Charles Martel

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 Charles Martel — French • Tech Tree • Tier VII • Cruiser.

A heavy cruiser project (Project C5A3) designed to rival potential adversaries: new ships of this type that were being built in Germany. The main difference from the previous ships was manifested in the enhancements of the ship's main guns located in triple turrets.

 Navy: FR
 Ship: French
 Nation: France
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: VII
 Class: Cruiser
 XP: 210 000

 Year of Design: 1939
 Predecessor: Algérie
 Successors: Saint-Louis, Henri IV
 Variants: Wukong

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Sure Shot: Shells with a good ballistic trajectory maintain velocity, making aiming easier.

Broad Launch: Wider maximum spread of the torpedo launcher.

Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	30 800	38 000
• Armor (mm)	6 - 140	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	16	16

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	32.5	32.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	690	690
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	13.8	8.9

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.4	-
• Detectability by air (km)	8	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	7.8	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	550mm tube lance-torpilles	-
• Arrangement	2x3	-
• Reload time (sec)	90	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	15 833	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.3	-
• Range (km)	10	-
• Speed (kt)	60	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	203mm/50 Mle 1931	203mm/55 Mle 1934
• Main artillery arrangement	3x3	3x3
• Firing range (km)	14.4	15.8
• Reload time (sec)	11	9.5
• 180° turn time (sec)	30	25.7
• HE maximum damage	2950	2950
• HE fire chance (%)	15	15
• HE penetration (mm)	34	34
• AP maximum damage	5050	5050
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	100 mm/45 Mle 1931	100 mm/45 Mle 1931
• Arrangement	5x2	5x2
• Firing range (km)	5	5
• Reload time (sec)	4	4
• HE maximum damage	1400	1400
• HE fire chance (%)	6	6
• HE penetration (mm)	17	17

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20 mm/70 Mk4	20 mm/70 Mk4
• Arrangement	8x1	16x1
• DPS	29	58
• Range (km)	2	2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	37 mm/70 ACAD Mle 1936	37 mm/70 ACAD Mle 1936
• Arrangement	4x2	4x2
• DPS	48	48
• Range (km)	3.5	3.5
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40 mm/56 Bofors Mk3	40 mm/56 Bofors Mk3
• Arrangement	4x1	4x1
• DPS	30	64
• Range (km)	3.5	3.5
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	100 mm/45 Mle 1931	100 mm/45 Mle 1931
• Arrangement	5x2	5x2
• DPS	34	34
• Range (km)	5	5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Charles Martel

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	30 800	6	140	16	3x3	2	13.8	0
Hull B	38 000	6	140	16	3x3	2	8.9	3 600 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage	Purchase Price
203mm/50 Mle 1931	3x3	11	30	2950	15	5050	0
203mm/55 Mle 1934	3x3	9.5	25.7	2950	15	5050	450 000

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	14.4 km	0
Targeting System 7 Mle 2	10 %	15.8 km	450 000

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
550mm tube lance-torpilles	2x3	90s	7.2s	15 833	10	60	1.3	0

	Maximum Speed
Stock	32.5 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Charles Martel

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 Launchers 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 - Charles Martel

Damage Control Party

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

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

Sonar

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

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

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

HP per second: +189 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the ship's maximum speed according to its base parameters with no bonuses applied.

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

Main Battery Reload Booster

Temporarily reduces main battery gun reload time.

Main battery reload time: -50% Duration: 15s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 90s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

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 - Charles Martel

Pros:

• Great set of consumables
• Torpedoes have good range, damage and decent speed
• Main batteries have good damage and a decent reload time

Cons:

• Low HP pool
• Only 3 torpedoes per side
• Mediocre AA capabilities

Performance

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How It's Done: Charles Martel

Changes

Cruiser - Charles Martel

May 2020

• A non-buffed Repair Party is now available instead of Catapult Fighter.
• Rudder-shift time lowered by 10% for both hulls.

New Horizons

• Main Battery Reload Booster consumable added as an alternative to Sonar in the 1st slot

All in Black

• Stock main battery reload time reduced from 12 s to 11 s
• Upgraded main battery reload time reduced from 10 s to 9.5 s

Breeze of Inspiration

• Main battery AP shell damage increased from 4800 to 5050
• Main battery HE shell damage increased from 2800 to 2950

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