La Galissonnière

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La Galissonnière

Cruiser | France | Tier VI

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price33500 exp

Purchase price2,850,000

Hit Points24,800

Main Battery

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

Rate of Fire6.67 shots/min.

Reload Time9 sec.

Rotation Speed12 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time15 sec.

Firing Range14.47 km.

Maximum Dispersion132 m.

HE Shell152 mm HE OEA Mle 1937

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,200

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell12 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity870 m./s.

HE Shell Weight55 kg.

AP Shell152 mm AP OPfK Mle 1937

Maximum AP Shell Damage3,300

Initial AP Shell Velocity870 m./s.

AP Shell Weight57.1 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

90 mm/50 Mle 1926 on an Mle 1930 mount4 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range5.6 km.

Rate of Fire15 shots/min.

Reload Time4 sec.

HE Shell90 mm HE OEA Mle 1925

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,300

Initial HE Shell Velocity850 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell5 %

Torpedo Tubes

550 mm tube lance-torpilles2 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire1 shots/min.

Reload Time60 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

Torpedo550 mm 23DT

Maximum Damage14,833

Torpedo Speed60 knot

Torpedo Range9 km.

AA Defense

90 mm/50 Mle 1926 on an Mle 1930 mount4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second15.2

. . . Firing Range3.99 km.

40 mm Bofors on a Mk.3 mount6 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second45.6

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

13.2 mm Hotchkiss Mle 1929 on a single mount16 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second40

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed31 knot

Turning Circle Radius650 m.

Rudder Shift Time10.7 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range12.92 km.

Air Detectability Range5.74 km.

Battle Levels

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13.9

La Galissonnière

Cruiser | France | Tier VI

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price33500 exp

Purchase price2,850,000

Hit Points27,300

Main Battery

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

Rate of Fire6.67 shots/min.

Reload Time9 sec.

Rotation Speed12 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time15 sec.

Firing Range15.92 km.

Maximum Dispersion132 m.

HE Shell152 mm HE OEA Mle 1937

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,200

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell12 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity870 m./s.

HE Shell Weight55 kg.

AP Shell152 mm AP OPfK Mle 1937

Maximum AP Shell Damage3,300

Initial AP Shell Velocity870 m./s.

AP Shell Weight57.1 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

90 mm/50 Mle 1926 on an Mle 1930 mount4 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range5.6 km.

Rate of Fire15 shots/min.

Reload Time4 sec.

HE Shell90 mm HE OEA Mle 1925

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,300

Initial HE Shell Velocity850 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell5 %

Torpedo Tubes

550 mm tube lance-torpilles2 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire1 shots/min.

Reload Time60 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

Torpedo550 mm 23DT

Maximum Damage14,833

Torpedo Speed60 knot

Torpedo Range9 km.

AA Defense

90 mm/50 Mle 1926 on an Mle 1930 mount4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second15.2

. . . Firing Range3.99 km.

40 mm Bofors on a Mk.2 mount6 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second95.4

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount16 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second57.6

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed31 knot

Turning Circle Radius650 m.

Rudder Shift Time7.7 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range12.92 km.

Air Detectability Range5.74 km.

Battle Levels

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VI

2,850,000

La Galissonnière — French Tier VI cruiser.

By the outbreak of World War II, La Galissonnière was one of the best light cruisers in the world. In contrast to her predecessor, she featured good main battery guns and the best armor protection among ships of this type. In 1943, cruisers of this class received enhanced anti-aircraft armament and surveillance radars.

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 ()
152 mm/55 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1930 mount	6.7	15	132	2,200	12	3,300		0	225,000

	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 ()
La Galissonnière (A)	24,800	6	105	3	4	16/6/4	2			0	375,000
La Galissonnière (B)	27,300	6	105	3	4	16/6/4	2			9,800	780,000

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
550 mm 23DT	1	60	7.2	14,833	60	9		0	200,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
PCA n° 6 Mle 1		0		0	200,000
PCA n° 6 Mle 2		0		5,500	440,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 84,000 hp	31		0	190,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Player Opinion

Performance

Tier VI's La Galissonnière has a main armament of nine 152mm guns on three turrets with an AB-X turret configuration, as well as a twin tube torpedo launcher on each side. Her main guns have fast shell velocity and decent range, along with a high fire chance for 152mm high explosive shells at 12%. While the reload is slower than other 152mm-gunned cruisers, this high fire chance makes her a threat to enemy ships, forcing them to use Damage Control Party  to put out fires or suffer large amounts of damage. Her armor piercing rounds are decent at short ranges and plunging fire citadels are possible, while her torpedoes are different from those of most cruisers at this tier, featuring a 9.0 km base range and only two tubes per side. Instead of a point blank self-defense weapon able to delete full health battleships, La Galissonnière’s torpedoes are more long range harassment and area denial weapons, good for throwing around islands and into caps hoping to hit unsuspecting enemies.

Like most cruisers, she is fairly soft and will take large amounts of damage from anything that lands shells on her. She handles somewhat sluggishly, bleeding large amounts of speed in turns. However, while slower on paper, La Galissonnière is given access to the Engine Boost  consumable, allowing her to increase her speed significantly and making her lower top speed a bit less noticeable. Her anti-aircraft armament is comprised mainly of quad 40mm Bofors and 20mm mounts, and while it's sufficient for self-defense, her long range AA power is badly lacking; she's not a ship that her teammates can rely on for anti-aircraft support.

Pros:

• Decent rate of fire compared to her predecessor Émile Bertin
• Main battery guns are accurate, with relatively flat arcs and a decent punch
• Has access to the Main Battery Reload Booster  consumable, significantly improving her rate of fire for 15 seconds at a time
• Relatively well-armored for a light cruiser
• Long ranged torpedoes for a cruiser
• Decent anti-aircraft capability, especially with Defensive AA consumable

Cons:

• Rate of fire still worse than other cruisers at the same tier mounting the same gun caliber
• Smaller torpedo armament array compared to her predecessor
• Steering gear is noticeably vulnerable - shells landing close enough to the rudder can easily disable it
• Slower than same-tier cruisers with sluggish handling and acceleration

Research

Research the B hull first. The extra health and agility are worth more than the extra range.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 to keep the guns active and firing.
• Slot 2: Engine Room Protection to keep the rudder functioning.
• Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1 to increase the firing accuracy of the main battery.
• Slot 4: Steering Gears Modification 1 to improve her agility by lowering the rudder shift time.

Commander Skills

Last Stand is critical as French cruisers are prone to steering damage.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed. ★★	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed.	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 of a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5km.	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★
2	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance fired at submarines. ★★	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time.	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search, Surveillance Radar, Smoke Generator, & Engine Boost.	Eye in the Sky Spotting Aircraft: • +2 charges • -50% cooldown time.	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★★	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.. ★★
3	Heavy HE and SAP Shells +10% HE and SAP shell damage. +15% ship detectability guns 149mm and up.	Pack a Punch +15% torpedo damage. +20% secondary battery range..	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★	Heavy AP Shells +5% damage for AP shells 190mm and larger.	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables. ★★	Survivability Expert +450 HP per ship tier.
4	Top Grade Gunner -10% reload time of secondary batteries If enemy ship is spotted within detectability range, -8% reload time of main battery.	Outnumbered If there are fewer allies than visible enemies within the ship's base main caliber firing range: +8% ship speed -10% main battery dispersion. ★★	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken..	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half.	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★	AAA & ASW Expert +25% continuous AA and flak damage. +15% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −50% ship consumables reload time..
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

La Galissonnière can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire  or Hydroacoustic Search 
• Slot 3: Engine Boost 
• Slot 4: Main Battery Reload Booster 

Signals

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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Historical Info

Design

With the conclusions of the London naval treaty of the 1930, the Marine Nationale understood that cruiser design projects would shifted away from the 10,000-ton “heavy-cruiser”. Following the completion of Algerié, In it’s place, the navy argued that 6000-ton "light cruisers" would be more economical; easier, and simpler to build in greater quantities. this suited the French, whom required ships to police her out-reached empires by sea. Using their work on Émile Bertin as a prototype, the navy set out to design a new class of light cruisers that could match the latest offerings by the British: the Leander-class cruisers. The new class of cruisers were designed with balance in mind; incorporating speed, firepower, and armour, as the previous design philosophy of “speed equals protection” did not always ring true, as seen with the Condottieri-class cruisers. with this in mind, after a year since the 1930 Naval Treaty, the design of what would become the La Galissonnière cruisers were set.

Starting the hull design with what was used for Émile Bertin, the cruiser used the same protection scheme pioneered on Algerié but on a lighter scale due to wight restrictions. while concessions had to be made for less vital components of the ship, the navy was uncompromising on it’s stance that the ships required a main belt of 100mm and a main deck of 30mm; adamant that this was the bare minimum required for adequate protection. The original idea was to use a 4 shaft system to power the cruisers, as the redundancy was a measure of safety itself. But the designers realized that if the system was dropped down to two shafts, there it would save 100 tonnes and increase endurance by another 500 nautical miles; the benefits outweighed the costs and the machinery was decreased. With less machinery to protect, the citadel and the necessary superstructure was able to be condensed and better protected. But due to the use of state-of-the-art boilers, the ship class saw no reduction in power output

To keep design and construction time as low as possible, the armament systems were of a similar design as the ones implemented on Émile Bertin, but on a much more heavily armoured scale, as the turrets mounted greater armour; requiring more power to use them. There was a desire for the main weapon systems to be under a high level of autonomous control, but unfortunately they were plagued by many technical defects through their service lives and were unable to deliver on the performances specs they promised. Another sign of simplification came at the desired anti-aircraft armament. whereas there was a plethora of secondary weapons on Algerié, the la gal cruisers emphasized their antiaircraft defence on 40mm cannons. In concession of weight, only couple-tube launchers were mounted for torpedoes, as opposed to the usual triple tube launchers.

In all, six (6) La Galissonnière cruisers were built in the span of 1931 to 1933. They were commissioned into service in the Marine Nationale between 1936 and 1937.

Service

The cruisers served the pre-war years split evenly between the 3rd Cruiser Division (La Galissonnière, Jean de Vienne, Marseillaise) of the Mediterranean Squadron or the 4th Cruiser Division (Geoges Leygues, Montcalm, La Gloire) of the Atlantic Fleet.

With the start of the war, the 4th Cruiser Division was regularly used to screen the Atlantic convoys heading to Europe from the Americas. By early 1940, the Marine Nationale were in action off the coast of Norway and cruiser Montcalm came to relief of Émile Bertin and contributed to the evacuation of Namsos. As Italy moved towards a war-footing in late May 1940, action in and around the Mediterranean Sea was anticipated. In response, the French admiralty sent both 3rd and 4th Cruiser Divisions to be stationed at Algiers in North Africa.

With the capitulation of France on 22 June 1940, the cruisers fell under the control of the Vichy government, who ordered them to head for Mers-el-Kébir to counter the oncoming British Force H. Unable to arrive in time, the Vichy French government had no other option but to detour both divisions to berth at Toulon. A few months later, when Free French Forces took over French Equatorial Africa, the Vichy government sent the 4th Cruiser Division to counter this. Unfortunately due to mechanical and logistical issues, the 4th Division was diverted to Dakar instead, where they would be stationed till 1943. While in Dakar, they partook in the defense against Operation Menace.

Meanwhile in Toulon, the 3rd Cruiser Division were incorporated into the High Seas Force, which saw no major action against enemy combatants, due to a fuel shortage problem. When the Allies invaded North Africa in 1942, the Germans pushed into the “Zone Libre” and were making their way for Toulon. Not wishing to allow their vessels to be commandeered by the Germans, the Vichy Forces scuttled their High Seas Force.

The 4th Cruiser Division — stationed in Africa — joined the Allied Forces there. Between 1943 and 1944, Geoges Leygues, Montcalm, and La Gloire regularly carried out patrols in the Mediterranean, only to be intermittently sent to the United States to be refitted.

By 1944, all six cruisers supported Operations Overlord and Dragoon, the Allied landings on mainland Europe. Later that year, they returned to the Mediterranean to continue their patrols off Italian waters.

All six ships of the class survived World War II. After the war, they saw various deployments to Indochina and Algeria, serving sequentially as the Mediterranean Squadron flagships throughout the late 1950s. Eventually, they were all phased out of service and scrapped before 1960, with the exception of Montcalm (which wasn't scrapped until the 1970s).

Historical Inaccuracies

• Hull (A)'s anti-aircraft suite is fictional. When surviving ships of the La Galissonnière class first received the 40mm Bofors they were already in quadruple mounts.
• Hull (B) represents the ship in 1943 condition, after refitting in the United States; La Galissonnière was scuttled in Toulon in November 1942 and never joined the Allies.
• La Galissonnière-class cruisers carried 13.2mm machine guns in six twin mounts, not 16 single mounts.
• La Galissonnière’s only mid-range AA guns prior to surviving ships joining the Allies were one twin 37mm/50 Model 1933 and one twin 25mm/60 Hotchkiss gun.
• Aircraft catapult for Loire 130 flying boat on turret #3 is missing. This was removed when surviving ships of the class were refitted in the U.S.
• Glore’s 1943 dazzle camouflage is missing. This pattern exists in the game, but on De Grasse.
• Montcalm’s 1940 dazzle camouflage and tricolour bands on turrets #2 and #3 are also missing.

Historical Gallery

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  La Galissonnière

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  ONI report on the La Galissonnière-class.

References

1. French cruiser La Galissonnière - Wikipedia
2. La Galissonnière-class cruiser - Wikipedia

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.6.3.
• Introduced in Update 0.6.4.
• Update 0.6.6:
  • Main battery reload time decreased from 10 to 9 s.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 6.72 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
  • Improved display of thin elements.
• Update 0.6.15:
  • A bonus was added to the "Type 16" permanent camouflage - a 10% discount to the cost of post-battle maintenance.
• Update 0.7.8:
  • Added the Main Battery Reload Booster consumable.
• Update 0.7.9:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.7.10:
  • The range of the Hydroacoustic Search consumable was unified - 4 km for detecting ships, 3 km for detecting torpedoes.
• Update 0.8.7:
  • Added permanent camouflage "Dazzling" with standard bonuses:
    • −3% to detectability from ships.
    • +4% to the dispersion of enemy shells firing at your ship.
    • −10% to the cost of post-battle ship maintenance.
    • +50% to experience earned in a battle.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • HE shell armor penetration increased from 24 to 25 mm.
  • Changed armor thickness: deck armor increased from 16 to 25 mm.
• Update 0.9.3:
  • Minor fixes to textures and ship model.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 5.6 km.

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