L'Adroit

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L'Adroit

Destroyer | France | Tier V

Tech Tree Position

General

Hit Points12,300

Main Battery

130 mm/40 Mle 1924 on an Mle 1924 mount4 x 1 pcs.

Rate of Fire10.91 shots/min.

Reload Time5.5 sec.

Rotation Speed13 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time13.8 sec.

Firing Range11.2 km.

Maximum Dispersion99 m.

HE Shell130 mm HE OEA Mle 1923

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,900

HE Shell Chance to Cause Fire9 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity725 m./s.

HE Shell Weight35 kg.

AP Shell130 mm HE OPFA Mle 1923

Maximum AP Shell Damage2,300

Initial AP Shell Velocity725

AP Shell Weight32 kg.

Torpedo Tubes

550 mm tube lance-torpilles2 x 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.69 shots/min.

Reload Time87 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

Maximum Damage8533

Torpedo Speed65 knot

Torpedo Range8.0 km.

Torpedo Detectability1,400 m.

Anti-Air Defense

37 mm/50 Mle 1925 on a CAD Mle 1925 mount2 x 1 pcs.

13.2 mm Hotchkiss Mle 1929 on a CAD Mle 19292 x 2 pcs.

N/AN/A pcs.

N/AN/A pcs.

. . . Long AA RangeN/A pcs.

. . . Long AA DPSN/A pcs.

. . . Mid AA Range3.0 pcs.

. . . Mid AA DPS3.5 pcs.

. . . Short AA Range1.5 pcs.

. . . Short AA DPS14 pcs.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed33 knot.

Turning Circle Radius560 m.

Rudder Shift Time3 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range6.63 km.

Air Detectability Range2.70 km.

Battle Levels

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L'Adroit — French Tier V destroyer.

One of the fourteen French destroyers of the 1920s was the successor of the Bourrasque class. These ships were built to address the shortage of modern destroyers in the French Navy. New 130 mm guns and slightly larger dimensions distinguished them from the prototype. During World War II, the lead ship, L'Adroit, performed patrol and escort duties, but she was lost in May 1940 while covering the Allied evacuation from Dunkirk.

Modules

	Hit Points	Plating (mm)	Belt Armor (mm)	Rudder Shift Time (Seconds)	Turning Circle (Meters)	Surface Concealment (Kilometers)	Aerial Concealment (Kilometers)
L'Adroit	12,300	10 mm	10 mm	3 sec.	560 m.	6.63 km.	2.70 km.

	Main Turrets	Reload Time	180° Turn Time	Maximum Dispersion	Maximum Range
130 mm/40 Mle 1924 on an Mle 1924 mount	4 x 1	5.5 sec.	13.8 sec.	99 m.	11.2 km.

	Torpedo Launchers	Reload Time (Seconds)	Range (Kilometers)	Maximum Damage	Speed (Knots)	Detectability (Kilometers)
550 mm tube lance-torpilles	2 x 3	87 sec.	8.0 km.	8533	65 knts.	1,400 km.

Player Opinion

Performance

L’Adroit is a Tier V French Destroyer, one of two Tech Tree Tier 5 French Destroyers, and being the start of the brand new alternative line of French Destroyers that revolves around torpedo destroyer gameplay, ending with the Cassard at Tier X. As opposed to her tech tree counterpart, the Jaguar, L’Adroit specializes more into a balanced playstyle, with a decent armament loadout, decent speed, and good concealment for the tier.

Armor

L’Adroit’s armor isn’t anything particularly noteworthy for the Tier, with the standard 10mm of all around armor that all Tier V DDs have. However, her HP pool is slightly above average at 12,300 Hitpoints, which can be buffed to 14,050 hitpoints with Survivability Expert. Additionally, L’Adroit receives the improved saturation of the mainline French Destroyers, which means L’Adroit can afford to take a few extra hits from HE Shells, although it does not work against overpenetrations from AP rounds. However, this comes with the downside of having no Smoke Generator, which means that the ship can become exceedingly vulnerable when caught out.

Armaments

Compared to Jaguar, L’Adroit has a slightly weaker armaments package on paper with one less main battery gun and worse torpedoes, with 8,533 torpedo alpha compared to Jaguar’s 11,267. However, L’Adroit has a way faster reload on her main guns with a 5.5 second base reload compared to Jaguar’s 6.6 second reload. L’Adroits torpedoes also have a slightly longer range of 8.0km and a higher base speed of 65 knots. The overall package is relatively solid for a Tier 5 Destroyer in terms of gun power but somewhat below average for torpedo power. L’Adroits gunnery puts her towards the top of the pack for Tier 5 Destroyers, only behind Jaguar, Gremyashchy, Hill and Nicholas in terms of DPM, with the ballistics being above average and the alpha damage and sustained DPM being quite high compared to most torpedo oriented destroyers of the tier. However, it should be noted that the rear firing angles are somewhat poor and she has a 40 degree blindspot to her rear on both sides, making long duration kiting battles somewhat risky. The torpedo armament is usable against a wide range of targets thanks to the high speed and good damage of the torpedoes for the tier, but the somewhat long reload means that without focusing too heavily into them they are a somewhat sporadic weapon in terms of usage.

Ergonomics

L’Adroit boasts relatively good handling and concealment amongst her tier mates, although she is significantly limited by a base speed of just 33 knots when most other Tier 5 destroyers will easily eclipse 35 knots or more even without a speed flag. L’Adroit captains will need to make good usage of the numerous charges of Emergency Engine Power Consumable that the ship has, which can take the top speed of the ship all the way up to 44.9 knots for 50 seconds, assuming that commanders are running the 4 point Swift in Silence Skill along with the Sierra Mike flag.

However, L’Adroit captains should not struggle too much with running, given that the ship boasts some of the better concealment for a Tier 5 Destroyer, with a base concealment of 6.6 kilometers that can be minimized to 6.0km, which allows commanders to stay undetected while conducting longer ranged torpedo runs, or allow them to quickly run away and disengage from a threat that they cannot handle. However, L’Adroit captains should be wary of the fact that there are a number of destroyers at this tier with similar or better concealment, which means that they can potentially end up being outspotted and killed without ever being able to get eyes on their pursuer.

Defensive Capacities

L’Adroit’s AA Defense is not noteworthy enough to speak on, with very poor DPS and short range that renders the ship vulnerable to attacks from any carriers that it can face. Her depth charges are fairly standard for the tier, with 8 maximum charges yielding a total of 24,000 potential damage, placing it towards the bottom of the pack for destroyers at Tier V in terms of dealing with submarines. The armament can be relied upon to deal with submerged destroyers whe needed, but it’s not as strong as some other destroyers of the Tier such as Nicholas, Hill or Acasta.

Performance

L’Adroit performs relatively well for a Tier 5 Destroyer. The decently rounded armaments combined with solid ergonomics package allows for the ship to perform a wider range of roles, especially compared to her tech tree French counterpart and premium counterpart. However, this comes with the downside of being unable to effectively trade against proper gunboats at the tier such as the Russians, the Americans, or the Italian Maestrale. This also becomes especially problematic when uptiered, given that L’Adroit lacks a smoke screen and her base speed is quite slow, and there is a high likelihood that the ship can get run down by equal or higher tier destroyers. Overall, the ships is a very solid hybrid destroyer that brings it's own unique traits to the table.

Pros:

• Solid gun power that ranks towards the top of Tier 5 Destroyers in terms of DPM, alpha strike, and ballistics
• Torpedo armament has good speed, solid damage, and good range that allows for stealth torpedo runs
• Above average hitpoint pool for a Tier 5 Destroyer
• High speed when Engine Boost is engaged
• Engine Boost consumable has a decent uptime of 50 seconds and a fast cooldown of 90 seconds ( compared to most other destroyers with a 120 second cooldown )

Cons:

• Torpedoes have a relatively long reload of 90 seconds
• Gun firing arcs are relatively poor towards the front and rear when trying to use all four guns
• Ship is very slow when off boost, with a base top speed of 33 knots she ranks amongst the slowest of all Tier V DDs
• Concealment is middle of the pack for a Tier V Destroyer
• No Smoke Generator means that the ship can be rendered vulnerable when caught out

Research

Researchable upgrades for L'Adroit:

1. Hull: Upgrade to Hull (B) for improved survivability, maneuverability and AA. Research of this module unlocks progression to Duchaffault.
2. Torpedoes: Upgrade to 550 mm 19D Mle 2 for more torpedo range, damage and speed.
3. Gun Fire Control System: Upgrade to PCA n° 5 Mle 2 for an extra 10% range on the main battery.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades are:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
• Slot 2: Engine Room Protection
• Slot 3: Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed. ★	Liquidator +30% chance (multiplicative) of causing flooding. ★★	Consumables Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except:  Damage Control Party ,  Repair Party . ★	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type. ★	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	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the damage-inflicting area of HE shells fired at submarines. ★	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed. ★★	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of: Hydroacoustic Search , Surveillance Radar , Smoke Generator , & Engine Boost . ★	Extra-Heavy Ammunition +7.5% main battery AP shell damage. +10% damage from depth charges. ★	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies aiming at you with main battery. ★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★★
3	Main Battery & AA Specialist -5% main battery reload time. +10% continuous AA damage. ★	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time. ★★	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half. ★	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables. ★	Survivability Expert +350 HP per ship tier. ★★★
4	Main Battery & AA Expert +20% main battery range. +15% flak damage. ★	Swift in Silence So long as the ship remains undetected: +8% ship speed +5% main battery reload time. ★★★	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.. ★★	Fearless Brawler +1 flak burst per salvo. -10% main battery reload when ship is spotted. ★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	Dazzle For 15 seconds after you are detected: * +20% dispersion of enemy shells fired at you. * +8% ship speed. ★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

L'Adroit equips the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Emergency Engine Power  – 5 charges

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Charlie Kilo +5% ship HP; +2.5% squadron HP.	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. ★★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. ★★★	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 .

Gallery

Historical Info

L'Adroit, 1929

Construction

Builder: ACF Dunkerque

Laid down: May 26, 1925

Launched: April 1, 1927

Commissioned: July 1, 1929

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Specifications

1,380 tons displacement, standard

107.2m length

9.9m beam

3.5m draft (mean)

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Machinery

3 Du Temple Boilers, 2 Shafts, 2 Geared steam turbines

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Performance

33 knots at 30,576 shaft horsepower

3000nm range at 15 knots

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Armament

Main

4 (4x1) 130mm Mle 1924 rifles

Secondary

None

Anti-Aircraft

2 (2x1) 37mm Mle 1925 rifles

Torpedoes

6 (2x3) 550mm torpedo tubes with 23D/DV Torpedoes

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The history of L’Adroit is relatively brief. She is the lead ship of her class of French Navy Destroyers. Designed directly as a successor to the Bourrasque-class destroyers of the early 1920s, the L’Adroit-class destroyers featured enhanced dimensions and displacement compared to the Bourrasques, although they had an identical armament comprised of four single turret 130mm or 5.1 inch guns and two triple tube 550mm or 21.7 inch torpedo tubes, with all armaments mounted amidships and fully traversable to either side of the ship. Additionally, the L’Adroits also carried two single 37mm light machine guns mounted on the bridge of the ship to ward off air attacks, as well as launching equipment for up to 22 depth charges. The L’Adroit class was powered by three du Temple boilers, giving the ships up to 30,576 Shaft Horsepower on two geared steam turbines and two shafts, which gave the class a top speed of 33 knots and a maximum range of 3,000 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 15 knots.

L’Adroit herself was laid down at Arsenal de Chantelier de France in Dunkirk on May 26th 1925. She was launched on April 1st 1927 and completed July 1st 1929. She first saw action during the early months of WWII, where she was initially intended to participate in the evacuation of Dunkirk, helping to rescue 338,000 French and British troops as part of Operation Dynamo, an attempt to salvage what might remain of the armies of both the British and the French before the Germans managed to overwhelm the French Coastline and destroy what remained of the troops. However, while on station she was severely damaged by German Heinkel He 111 Bombers, which managed to score several direct hits with high explosive bombs near her magazine areas. The captain of the ship, Henri Dupin de Saint-Cyr was able to beach the stricken destroyer near the commune of Malo-Les-Bains. The entirety of the crew was able to evacuate the ship and reach a safe distance before L’Adroit’s forward magazine exploded, tearing a massive hole in the bow of the ship and rendering her a total loss. After World War 2, much of her wreck was salvaged for scrap, and the deteriorated remains of her hull remain a war grave and historical site, a testament to the men that ensured the safe evacuation of the French and British Troops during Operation Dynamo.

Historical Gallery

References

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 13.4 as Vent.

Testing Changes

• DevBlog 527:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• DevBlog 541:
  • Main battery reload time reduced from 6.4 to 5.5 s.
  • Main battery turret traverse time reduced from 18 to 13.8 s.
  • Main battery shell ballistics have been changed. The firing arcs will now be flatter.
  • Stock torpedo reload time reduced from 95 to 90 s.
  • Researchable torpedo reload time reduced from 95 to 87 s.
  • Changed parameters of the "Emergency Engine Power" consumable:
    • Bonus to maximum speed increased from 20 to 25%.
    • Action time increased from 40 to 60 s.
    • Cooldown time decreased from 120 to 90 s.
    • Number of charges increased from 3 to 5.
• DevBlog 546:
  • Emergency Engine Power consumable parameters have been changed:
    • Maximum speed bonus reduced from 25 to 20%.
    • Duration reduced from 60 to 50 s.

• Update 13.6:
  • Available as a reward of the 13.6 Free Event Pass.
• Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 13.8.
• Update 13.9:
  • Updated textures on the ship.

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