Richelieu

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 Richelieu — French • Tech Tree • Tier VII • Battleship.

One of the most successful and well-balanced "new generation" battleships in the world. The ship was equipped with 380 mm guns, had a high speed, strong armor and very good torpedo protection. The disadvantages of concentrating the ship's main guns on the bow were compensated by the favorable turret traverse angles.

 Navy: FR
 Ship: French
 Nation: France
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: VII
 Class: Battleship
 XP: 210 000

 Entered Service: 1940
 Ships in Series: 2
 Predecessor: Lyon
 Successors: Alsace, Bourgogne
 Variants: AL Richelieu

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.

Nimble Aim: Above average main battery traverse speed. Gives an edge in close quarters combat.

Sure Shot: Shells with a good ballistic trajectory maintain velocity, making aiming easier.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	54 500	63 700
• Armor (mm)	18 - 430	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	35	35

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	30.4	32
• Turning circle radius (m)	850	850
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	21.5	15.4

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.3	-
• Detectability by air (km)	12.2	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	13.9	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	380mm/45 Mle 1935	380mm/45 Mle 1935
• Main artillery arrangement	2x4	2x4
• Firing range (km)	16	17.6
• Reload time (sec)	28	28
• 180° turn time (sec)	36	36
• HE maximum damage	5400	5400
• HE fire chance (%)	36	36
• HE penetration (mm)	63	63
• AP maximum damage	11 900	11 900
• Sigma	1.9	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	152mm/55 Mle 1936	100mm/45 Mle 1931
• Arrangement	5x3	6x2
• Firing range (km)	5	5
• Reload time (sec)	12	4
• HE maximum damage	2200	1400
• HE fire chance (%)	12	6
• HE penetration (mm)	25	17
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	-	152mm/55 Mle 1936
• Arrangement	-	3x3
• Firing range (km)	-	5
• Reload time (sec)	-	12
• HE maximum damage	-	2200
• HE fire chance (%)	-	12
• HE penetration (mm)	-	25

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	13.2mm/76 CAQ Mle 1929	20mm/70 Mk4
• Arrangement	8x4	48x1
• DPS	40	173
• Range (km)	1.2	2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	37mm/70 ACAD Mle 1936	40mm/56 Bofors Mk2
• Arrangement	6x2	14x4
• DPS	73	223
• Range (km)	3.5	3.5
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	152mm/55 Mle 1936	100mm/45 Mle 1931
• Arrangement	5x3	6x2
• DPS	41	41
• Range (km)	5	5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Richelieu

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	54 500	18	430	35	2x4	21.5	0
Hull B	63 700	18	430	35	2x4	15.4	3 600 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
380mm/45 Mle 1935	2x4	28	36	5400	36	11 900
380mm/45 Mle 1935	2x4	28	36	5400	36	11 900

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	16 km	0
Targeting System 7 Mle 2	10 %	17.6 km	450 000

	Maximum Speed	Purchase Price
Stock	30.4 kn	0
Engine: 155 000 hp	32 kn	450 000

Modifications

Battleship - Richelieu

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main battery dispersion -7% Secondary battery firing range +5% Secondary battery dispersion -5%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary battery firing range +20% Secondary battery dispersion -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%	Armament Durability Mod 1 Main battery survivability +50% Secondary battery survivability +50% Survivability of AA mounts +50% Maximum HP -5%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Damage Control Party duration +20% Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder-shift time -25%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Chromium Plated Barrels Main battery dispersion -5%	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting range +20% Torpedo acquisition range +20% RGA of ships +50%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Battleship - Richelieu

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and flooding recovery.

Duration: 15s Reload time: 80s The number of consumables is unlimited

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

HP per second: +318 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Reduces secondary battery dispersion and tightens shell grouping.

Secondary battery shell grouping: +100% Secondary battery dispersion: -50% Duration: 30s Reload time: 160s Number of consumables: 3

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the ship's maximum speed according to its base parameters with no bonuses applied.

Maximum speed: +8% Duration: 180s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Richelieu

Pros:

• Fast; top speed being 32 knots
• Main battery guns have decent accuracy and good range
• Decent torpedo damage reduction
• Both main turrets are placed at the front of the ship and have more HP than her counterparts'

Cons:

• Poor maneuverability
• All important AA DPS has poor range
• Hull B lacks access to plane consumables
• Thin external armor; Richelieu is highly susceptible to HE shells

Performance

Changes

Battleship - Richelieu

June 2020

• Main turrets' HP increased by 50%

Christmas on the Waves

• Main battery reload time reduced from 30 s to 28 s
• Main battery shell grouping increased by 5.5% (from 1.8 to 1.9 Sigma)

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