Bougainville
Hit Points7,400 |
139 mm/40 Mle 1927 on an Mle 1927 CP mount3 х 1 pcs. |
Rate of Fire12.5 shots/min. |
Reload Time4.8 sec. |
Rotation Speed10 deg./sec. |
180 Degree Turn Time18 sec. |
Firing Range9.48 km. |
Maximum Dispersion86 m. |
HE Shell139 mm HE OEcl M1925 |
Maximum HE Shell Damage1,400 |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell9 % |
Initial HE Shell Velocity700 m./s. |
HE Shell Weight40.2 kg. |
8 mm Hotchkiss Mle 1914 on a single mount6 х 1 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second7.8 |
. . . Firing Range0.3 km. |
37 mm/50 Mle 1925 on a CA Mle 1925 mount4 х 1 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second6.4 |
. . . Firing Range0.36 km. |
Maximum Speed19 knot |
Turning Circle Radius350 m. |
Rudder Shift Time3.7 sec. |
Surface Detectability Range8.03 km. |
Air Detectability Range4.77 km. |
Bougainville — French Tier I cruiser.
The largest and most powerful representative of the aviso type, the French Navy equivalent of sloops and gunboats. This warship was intended for colonial service abroad and carried armament that was quite good for her size.
Modules
Compatible Upgrades
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Player Opinion
Performance
The gateway to the Marine Nationale in World of Warships starts here with Tier I's Bougainville. She represents a class of avisos (dispatch boats) that were constructed in the 1930s.
Bougainville has a long rudder shift time and slow top speed to go with almost no armor protection to speak of. Her speed and rudder shift time combine to make her handle sluggishly for a Tier I ship — especially compared to the likes of Black Swan or Orlan.Pros:
- Second-largest health pool of all Tier I ships.
- Highest shell damage of all Tier I ships.
- High damage per minute.
Cons:
- Slowest Tier I ship (together with Black Swan and Chengan).
- Nonexistent armor.
- Sluggish rudder.
- Fewest main battery guns of all Tier I ships.
Research
Optimal Configuration
Upgrades
With only one upgrade slot, options are limited. Captains who wish to invest the credits for the game or three they will spend in Bougainville are advised to equip Magazine Modification 1 in Upgrade Slot 1.
Commander Skills
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Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful |
Consumables
Bougainville equips the Damage Control Party consumable.
Signals
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Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.
Gallery
Historical Info
Historical Gallery
References
Ship Change Log
See here for links to Update notes.
Testing Changes
- October 25, 2018:
- Hitpoints redistributed between the ship's extremities and superstructure.
- HE shell maximum damage increased to 1400.
- Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.6.3.
- Introduced in Update 0.6.4.
- Update 0.6.5:
- Fixed geometry.
- Update 0.6.7:
- XP earnings increased by 10%.
- Credit earnings increased by 5%.
- Update 0.6.8:
- Main battery reload time decreased from 6.0 to 4.8 s.
- Update 0.6.11:
- Accuracy at close range was increased, similar to other Tier I ships.
- Update 0.6.12:
- Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 3.34 km.
- Update 0.6.13:
- Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
- Redistributed health points in extremities and superstructures.
- HE shell damage increased from 1,000 to 1,400.
- Update 0.8.2:
- Researchable modules were removed, and bonuses from them are included in the parameters of the stock ship.
- For each researched module: 600 ship xp was added, and for each purchased: 6,000 credits was added.
- Update 0.8.4:
- The citadel was replaced with a vital part of the ship, like that of destroyers.
- Update 0.8.5:
- XP earnings decreased by 5%.
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