Bayard

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 Bayard — French • Premium • Tier VII • Cruiser.

A version that constitutes a further development in cruiser De Grasse's initial design, featuring greater firepower as a result of increasing the number of main turrets to four.

Bayard was released in the store on October 3rd, 2022.

 Navy: FR
 Ship: French
 Nation: France
 Category: Premium

 Tier: VII
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost: (Doubloons) 17 500

 Entered Service: 1953
 Ships in Series: 1

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.

Reloader: Above average main battery reload time.

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

Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	34 700	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 120	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	16	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	34	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	730	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	9.3	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.2	-
• Detectability by air (km)	7.9	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	6.7	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	550mm lance-torpilles	-
• Arrangement	2x3	-
• Reload time (sec)	90	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	14 833	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.3	-
• Range (km)	9	-
• Speed (kt)	60	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	152mm/55 Mle 1930	-
• Main artillery arrangement	4x3	-
• Firing range (km)	15.8	-
• Reload time (sec)	7.5	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	15	-
• HE maximum damage	2200	-
• HE fire chance (%)	12	-
• HE penetration (mm)	30	-
• AP maximum damage	3300	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	100mm/55 CAD Mle 1945	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• Firing range (km)	5	-
• Reload time (sec)	3	-
• HE maximum damage	1400	-
• HE fire chance (%)	5	-
• HE penetration (mm)	17	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	57mm/60 ACAD Mle 1951	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• DPS	153	-
• Range (km)	4.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	100mm/55 CAD Mle 1945	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• DPS	59	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Bayard

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	34 700	6	120	16	4x3	2	9.3

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
152mm/55 Mle 1930	4x3	7.5	15	2200	12	3300

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	15.8 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
550mm lance-torpilles	2x3	90s	7.2s	14 833	9	60	1.3

	Maximum Speed
Stock	34 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Bayard

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%
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%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder-shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Torpedo Tube Mod 3 Torpedo launcher reload time -15% Risk of torpedo launchers becoming incapacitated +50%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Main battery dispersion -3% Main battery range +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Cruiser - Bayard

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 5s Reload time: 60s The number of consumables is unlimited

Sonar

Increases the range of guaranteed acquisition of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those within smoke screens.

Detection of torpedoes: 3.1km Detection of ships: 4.4km Duration: 96s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the maximum ship speed.

Maximum speed: +20% Duration: 180s Reload time: 120s Number of consumables: 2

Main Battery Reload Booster

Temporarily accelerates the reload speed of the main battery guns.

Main battery reload time: -50% Duration: 20s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 2

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 40s Reload time: 160s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Bayard

Pros:

• Great set of consumables
• Decent base speed
• Torpedoes have good range, decent speed and damage
• Good maneuverability
• Main batteries have a high rate of fire, deal good damage, have decent chance to cause fires and a high HE penetration

Cons:

• Only 3 torpedoes per side
• Low HP pool
• Mediocre concealment for a light cruiser
• Lacks access to the Repair Partyconsumable

Performance

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