Kléber

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 Kléber — French • Legendary Tier • Destroyer.

Developed in the early days of World War II, this large destroyer design constituted a further development of the Mogador class. The main distinctive features of these new ships were the different combination of artillery guns and more powerful AA defenses.

Kléber was released as a Bureau project reward on May 17th, 2021.

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

 Tier: Legendary
 Class: Destroyer
 Cost: (Research Bureau)

 Year of Design: 1940
 Predecessor: Mogador

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Barrage: Equipped or can be equipped with Main Battery Reload Booster.

Big Guns: This ship is armed with high-caliber main battery guns.

Guns Aplenty: A high number of guns allows for a lot of damage from a single salvo.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	21 900	-
• Armor (mm)	10 - 20	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	44	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	740	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	4.8	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	7.3	-
• Detectability by air (km)	3.7	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.9	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	550mm lance-torpilles	-
• Arrangement	4x3	-
• Reload time (sec)	85	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	17 200	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.8	-
• Range (km)	6	-
• Speed (kt)	75	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	139mm/50 Mle 1929	-
• Main artillery arrangement	4x2	-
• Firing range (km)	11	-
• Reload time (sec)	7	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	18	-
• HE maximum damage	2000	-
• HE fire chance (%)	10	-
• HE penetration (mm)	23	-
• AP maximum damage	2700	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	57mm/60 ACAD Mle 1951	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• DPS	102	-
• Range (km)	4.5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Kléber

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	21 900	10	20	0	4x2	4	4.8

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
139mm/50 Mle 1929	4x2	7	18	2000	10	2700

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	11 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
550mm lance-torpilles	4x3	85s	7.2s	17 200	6	75	1.8

	Maximum Speed
Stock	44 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Kléber

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%	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%	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

Destroyer - Kléber

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 5s Reload time: 40s The number of consumables is unlimited

Main Battery Reload Booster

Temporarily reduces main battery gun reload time.

Main battery reload time: -50% Duration: 20s Reload time: 150s 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: 120s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Destroyer - Kléber

Pros:

• Large HP pool
• Very high top speed at 44 knots
• Six torpedoes per side with great firing arcs
• Torpedoes are fast, deal high damage and reload quickly
• Main battery guns have good fire-setting chances and deal good damage
• Access to the Main Battery Reload Boosterconsumable

Cons:

• Large turning circle radius for a destroyer
• Poor AA capabilities
• Due to its large size, Kléber is easier to hit than other destroyers
• Torpedoes are short-ranged
• Lacks access to the Smoke Generatorconsumable

Performance

Changes

Destroyer - Kléber

Fury on the Wings of Wisdom

• Torpedo range reduced from 8 km to 6 km

Big Small Changes

• Main Battery Reload Booster charges increased from 1 to 2
• Main Battery Reload Booster duration increased from 15 s to 20 s
• Torpedo reload time increased from 77 s to 85 s
• Torpedo damage reduced from 18 400 to 17 200

Christmas on the Waves

• Detectability by sea increased from 7 km to 7.3 km
• Detectability by air increased from 3.5 km to 3.7 km
• Detectability after firing in smoke increased from 2.8 km to 2.9 km

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