Alsace

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Alsace

Battleship | France | Tier IX

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price190000 exp

Purchase price16,900,000

Hit Points69,000

Main Battery

380 mm/45 Mle 1935 in a turret3 х 4 pcs.

Rate of Fire1.88 shots/min.

Reload Time32 sec.

Rotation Speed5 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time36 sec.

Firing Range18.45 km.

Maximum Dispersion264 m.

HE Shell380 mm HE OEA Mle 1945

Maximum HE Shell Damage5,400

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell36 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity830 m./s.

HE Shell Weight884 kg.

AP Shell380 mm AP OPfK Mle 1943

Maximum AP Shell Damage11,900

Initial AP Shell Velocity830 m./s.

AP Shell Weight885 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

100 mm/45 Mle 1933 on an Mle 1937 mount12 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range7.95 km.

Rate of Fire15 shots/min.

Reload Time4 sec.

HE Shell100 mm HE OEA Mle 1928

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,400

Initial HE Shell Velocity780 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 %

Secondary Armament #2

152 mm/55 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1936 mount3 х 3 pcs.

Firing Range7.95 km.

Rate of Fire5 shots/min.

Reload Time12 sec.

HE Shell152 mm HE OEA Mle 1937

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,200

Initial HE Shell Velocity870 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell12 %

AA Defense

100 mm/45 Mle 1933 on an Mle 1937 mount12 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second81.6

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

152 mm/55 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1936 mount3 х 3 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second24.9

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

37 mm/70 Mle 1935 on an ACAD Mle 1936 mount12 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second145.2

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

25 mm Hotchkiss Mle 1939 on a CAD Mle 1939 mount10 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second56

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed30.4 knot

Turning Circle Radius910 m.

Rudder Shift Time23.2 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range16.24 km.

Air Detectability Range12.07 km.

Battle Levels

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13.8

Alsace

Battleship | France | Tier IX

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price190000 exp

Purchase price16,900,000

Hit Points74,700

Main Battery

380 mm/45 Mle 1935 in a turret3 х 4 pcs.

Rate of Fire1.88 shots/min.

Reload Time32 sec.

Rotation Speed5 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time36 sec.

Firing Range20.3 km.

Maximum Dispersion264 m.

HE Shell380 mm HE OEA Mle 1945

Maximum HE Shell Damage5,400

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell36 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity830 m./s.

HE Shell Weight884 kg.

AP Shell380 mm AP OPfK Mle 1943

Maximum AP Shell Damage11,900

Initial AP Shell Velocity830 m./s.

AP Shell Weight885 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

100 mm/55 Mle 1945 on a CAD Mle 1945 mount12 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range7.95 km.

Rate of Fire20 shots/min.

Reload Time3 sec.

HE Shell100 mm HE OEA Mle 1945

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,400

Initial HE Shell Velocity855 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell5 %

Secondary Armament #2

152 mm/55 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1936 mount3 х 3 pcs.

Firing Range7.95 km.

Rate of Fire5 shots/min.

Reload Time12 sec.

HE Shell152 mm HE OEA Mle 1937

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,200

Initial HE Shell Velocity870 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell12 %

AA Defense

100 mm/55 Mle 1945 on a CAD Mle 1945 mount12 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second177.6

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

152 mm/55 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1936 mount3 х 3 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second24.9

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

37 mm/70 Mle 1935 on an ACAD Mle 1936 mount12 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second145.2

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.24 mount10 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second61

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed32 knot

Turning Circle Radius910 m.

Rudder Shift Time16.6 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range16.24 km.

Air Detectability Range12.07 km.

Battle Levels

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IX

16,900,000

Alsace — French Tier IX battleship.

A battleship design developed in France in response to construction of the German "H"-class battleships. The ship was a development of the Richelieu class, but in contrast to her predecessor, she had more powerful artillery that was arranged according to a more reasonable scheme. One of the design versions received twelve 380 mm guns that were placed in three main turrets.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
380 mm/45 Mle 1935 in a turret	1.9	36	264	5,400	36	11,900		0	2,000,000

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Alsace (A)	69,000	19	430	3	12/3	10/12/12/3				0	2,400,000
Alsace (B)	74,700	19	430	3	12/3	10/12/12/3				64,000	5,500,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
PCA n° 9 Mle 1		0		0	1,000,000
PCA n° 9 Mle 2		0		28,000	2,600,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 180,000 hp	30.4		0	600,000
Propulsion: 192,000 hp	32		25,000	2,000,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Player Opinion

Performance

Warning: The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.
Refer to the in-game Port screens for more useful data.

​Continuing the grand tradition of the French battleships from Normandie at Tier VI onward, Alsace brings twelve 15-inch rifles in three quadruple turrets to the table. Historically designed to counter the German H-class battleship projects, Alsace is the next step up from Richelieu, carrying a third turret to her rear, with her guns laid out in the AB-X style common to her peers of Lion, Iowa, Missouri, and Musashi. She has more guns than any other battleship of her tier, the second highest base top speed, plentiful secondaries, a potent AA suite, and excellent agility. Alsace is well-suited for both mid-range dueling and close-range brawling, utilizing her mobility to move into prime positions, and to escape if the situation turns against her. With Speed Boost active and the Sierra Mike signal flags equipped, Alsace can easily chase or outrun enemy battleships, even able to keep pace with cruisers in a straight line.

However, Alsace doesn't have everything going for her. She has the smallest guns at Tier IX at 15", leading to her lower overmatch statistic, meaning she can't overmatch bow armor thicker than 25mm. While her armor is decent, she has the second lowest health pool of all tier nine battleships; the lowest goes to British Lion, but while Lion has a super-charged version of the Repair Party  consumable, Alsace does not. Alsace relies on her high mobility and properly angling her armor (made easier by her excellent turret arcs) to survive against her peers at Tier IX. Alsace comes fully equipped for aggressive and mobile game play, where cruisers are easy prey and battleships have no hopes of keeping up with the agile and swift Alsace.

Pros:

• Well protected citadel, difficult to hit
• Highly effective torpedo damage reduction of 44%
• Twelve gun broadside with heavy-hitting power
• Very fast shell travel time, easier to lead targets at long range
• Excellent firing angles to the rear, ideal when kiting/angling away
• Long range base secondary range of 8.0km, max of 12.0km when fully invested in
• High top speed and access to the Engine Boost  consumable

Cons:

• Covered in 32mm thick, vulnerable to large caliber HE spam and 460mm and larger AP overmatch
• Slow main battery reload speed
• 380mm AP rounds cannot overmatch angled cruisers with 27mm of armor or better
• Vulnerable to carrier strikes due to her thin armor and large size
• Poor main battery accuracy due to her below average sigma value of 1.6

Research

Availability of researchable upgrades for Alsace is as follows:

• Hull: Upgrade to Hull (B) for improved rate of fire on her 100mm secondary batteries, additional health, a modest increase in anti-aircraft firepower, and improved rudder traverse speed. Research of this module unlocks progression to République.
• Gun Fire Control System: Upgrade to PCA n° 9 Mle 2 for an extra 10% range on the main battery.
• Propulsion: Upgrading the engines provides an additional 1.6 knots of maximum speed.

Reaching the Fire Control System first is the top priority, as Alsace’s stock range sits at 18.4km, lower than all her peers. Her stock hull anti-aircraft suite is surprisingly capable, and the only major downside of Hull (A) is the base 23.2 second rudder shift time; this leaves captains with a choice between Hull (B) — to greatly reduce her rudder shift and improve her survivability and AA — or her Fire Control System to boost her range as their first upgrade. Finally, her Engine upgrade can be saved for last, as her base top speed of 30.4 knots already makes her the second fastest Tier IX battleship.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

As a Tier IX ship, Alsace has access to all six Upgrade Slots. Alsace can build for Secondaries or AA.

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
• Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 
• Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1 or Secondary Battery Modification 1
• Slot 4: Damage Control System Modification 2
• Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1 
• Slot 6: Main Battery Modification 3 or Auxiliary Armaments Modification 2

Commander Skills

As an agile but fragile Tier IX battleship, Alsace benefits from almost any improvement to her survival department, but her secondaries and AA batteries are perfect for improving. General-purpose skills that benefit any Alsace captain include Preventive Maintenance, Expert Marksman, Adrenaline Rush, Superintendent, Concealment Expert, and Fire Prevention.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack			Defense
1	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type.	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance when firing at submarines.	Consumables Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except:  Damage Control Party ,  Repair Party .	Emergency Repair Specialist -3% cooldown time of Damage Control Party  and Repair Party .	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning about a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5 km.	Preventive Maintenance −30% chance of main armament, engines, steering becoming incapacitated +15% to HP of secondary and AA guns. ★★★
2	Grease the Gears +20% main turret traverse speed.	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells. Base fire chance reduced by half.	Brisk So long as the ship remains undetected: +10% ship speed. ★★★	Vigilance +25% detection range of enemy torpedoes +7% damage reduction of Torpedo Protection System. .	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery.	AAA & ASW Expert +15% continuous AAA and flak damage . +10% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −40% ship consumables reload time..
3	Super-Heavy AP Shells +7.5% AP shell damage −10% fire and flood damage received +25% fire and flood duration.	Long-Range Secondary Battery Shells +20% secondary battery firing range.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Basics of Survivability -15% repair, fire, and flooding duration. ★★	Improved Repair Party Readiness −0.8% reload time of Repair Party each time your ship receives potential damage equal to 100% of the ship's base HP. After receiving 2M HP potential damage: +1 charge of Repair Party ..	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: •  +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. •  +25% continuous damage. •  +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament..
4	Furious 1st fire / flood   −10% Main battery reload time 2nd etc. (up to 5), each   −5% Main battery reload time	Manual Secondary Battery Aiming −10% secondary battery reload time. −10% secondary battery dispersion. When firing at a manually selected target: dispersion gradually improves from -25% to -50%.	Close Quarters Combat -10% reload time of main battery if an enemy ship is spotted within secondary range.	Emergency Repair Expert Damage Control Party  and Repair Party : +1 charge (each). +10% action time . ★★★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	Fire Prevention Expert -10% risk of fire. Three fires maximum. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Alsace can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Repair Party 
• Slot 3: Catapult Fighter 
• Slot 4: Engine Boost 

Signals

As a Tier IX Battleship, Alsace benefits greatly from signals that improve her survivability, such as November Foxtrot (), India Delta (), and India Yankee (). Signals that boost her secondary battery and anti-aircraft armament can also be useful.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration. ★★	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy. ★	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding.	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time. ★★	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used. ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

Gallery

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  Alsace launches a catapult fighter to help screen for torpedoes.

Historical Info

"Type No.3" (Alsace), 1939

Construction

Builder: Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët;
   Saint-Nazaire, France

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Specifications

45,000 tons displacement, standard

265m length

35m beam

9.22m draft

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Machinery

unknown number of geared steam turbines, 4 propellers

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Performance

31 knots at 220,000 shaft horsepower

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Armor

Main belt: 350mm

Decks: 32mm-190mm

Bulkheads: 76mm-178mm

Barbettes and Turrets: 405mm-430mm

Conning tower: 430mm

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Armament

Main

Twelve (3x4) 380mm/45 Mle 1935 guns

Secondary

Nine (3x3) 152mm/55 Mle 1936 guns

Twenty-four (12x2) 100mm/45 Mle 1933 guns

Anti-aircraft

Twenty-four (12x2) 37mm/70 ACAD Mle 1936 guns

Twenty (10x2) 25mm/60 CAD Mle 1939 guns

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Aircraft

4 float planes, 1 catapult

Line drawing of French battleship design study "Type No. 3".

History

During late 1939, studies were being drawn up for capital ships displacing 40,000 tons or greater to counter the German H-class battleships. Three studies were drawn up of a 40,000 ton, 42,500 ton and 45,000 ton battleships, alongside studies of 400mm, 406mm, and 420mm naval guns. To undertake the construction of a new generation of battleships even greater than the Richelieu class, would have required a major program to develop and expand pre-existing dockyards to be able to accommodate a ship of such a size. Early plans envisaged a dock 275 meters long and 58 meters wide, to be capable of accommodating the new generation of battleships that came to be the Alsace class, whose first form was slated to be 252 meters long and 35 meters wide.

Of the three designs, the main focal point was the main armament. Type No. 1, the 40,000 ton design, was an up-caling of the Project C3 design that came out of the studies for the latter two Richelieu-class battleships Gascogne and Clemenceau. Type No. 1 was to carry nine 380mm guns in three triple turrets, laid out in the contemporary AB-X style, with a secondary armament of nine 152mm guns in three triple turrets, and sixteen 100mm dual-purpose guns in eight dual turrets. It was designed to be capable of a top speed of 31 knots to keep pace with other French capital ships, with 170,000 shaft horsepower to propel her to this speed. Type No. 1 was the most realistic and achievable design, but it may not have been enough to counter the German H-class battleships, which were to be armed with 406mm guns.

Type No. 2 was a direct step up from Type No. 1, designed to carry nine new 406mm guns in the same layout as Type No. 1. Displacing 42,500 tons, Type No.2 was four meters longer than Type No. 1, and required an additional 20,000 shaft horsepower to maintain the top speed of 31 knots, bringing her total horsepower up to 190,000. Type No. 2 would have carried the largest guns in the Marine Nationale, but this would have been a problem, as it would have introduced a fourth gun caliber to the fleet (alongside Richelieu’s 380mm, Dunkerque’s 330mm, and Bretagne’s 340mm), while the other powerful navies — bar the Royal Navy — only had two calibers. Furthermore, the 406mm gun’s own development program would have inevitably delayed the construction of these new battleships, and early estimates showed that Alsace would not be completed until 1946.

Type No. 3 — the largest and most powerful study — was the largest complete ship study of the Marine Nationale. Displacing 45,000 tons, Type No. 3 reverted back to the 380mm guns, instead carrying twelve of them in three quadruple turrets, in the same turret design as the preceding Richelieus. Type No. 3’s AA suite was substantially improved, with the four additional 100mm DP dual gun turrets, and an increased number of 37mm AA guns. Type No. 3 was thirteen meters longer than the original Type No. 1 design, had a belt 20mm thicker, and was designed to be capable of outputting 220,000 shaft horsepower so the ship could reach 32 knots. While Type No. 3 had a wide range of benefits and outclassed almost all (known) current foreign battleships, the design was simply too large for the current French infrastructure and shipyards to handle.

The Naval General Staff’s choice was relatively straightforward. Type No. 2’s 406mm guns would take too long to properly develop, and Type No. 3 was simply too large to construct as of the moment and would require lengthy and expensive government investment in the shipyards. Type No. 1 was chosen, as it was regarded as a well-balanced design which used mostly existing weaponry and could be built with relatively minor adjustments and improvements to the French shipyards and infrastructure. Two battleships of the Type No. 1 design were approved on the 1st of April 1940. The first, named Alsace, was to be laid down at the Penhoët No. 1 slipway following the launch of aircraft carrier Joffre in 1941. However, following the collapse of the French Army in June 1940, all capital ship construction plans were scrapped, and the two ships of the Alsace-class ultimately never made it to the shipyards.

Historical Gallery

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  Artist's depiction of Alsace.

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  Various versions of the Alsace-class design projects in comparison with the Richelieu-class battleship.

References

1. Paper Ships: Battleship Alsace - News - World of Warships

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.6.15.

Testing Changes

• November 26, 2017:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• December 27, 2017:
  • Sigma was decreased from 2.0 to 1.7.
• December 27, 2017:
  • Secondary battery firing range was increased from 7 to 7.5 km.
• December 31, 2017:
  • Main battery maximum firing range reduced from 21.5km to 20.3km.
  • Spotting Aircraft consumable removed.

• Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.7.2.
• Update 0.7.3:
  • The "Engine Boost Modification 1" upgrade unit became available to slot.
• Update 0.7.7:
  • Main battery reload time increased from 30 to 32 s.
  • Sigma reduced from 1.7 to 1.6 σ.
• Update 0.7.9:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.8.5:
  • Credit earnings decreased by 5%.
  • Experience earnings decreased by 5%.
• Update 0.9.5:
  • Minor changes to geometry and textures.
  • Fixed a bug with incorrect aiming angles of secondary battery.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • Minor fixes to the geometry and textures of the ship.
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 7.95 km.
• Update 0.10.2:
  • Fixed geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.10.5:
  • Fixed geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 12.0:
  • Fixed a bug in secondary battery aiming angles:
    • The aiming angles were changed by 1°, which will not affect the combat efficiency of the ship.
• Update 12.5:
  • Fixed a bug that caused the main battery turrets of the ship to turn in different directions.

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