Alsace
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+ | Continuing the grand tradition of the French battleships from ''[[Normandie]]'' at Tier VI onwards, ''Alsace'' brings 12 15" rifles in three quadruple turrets to the table. Historically designed to counter the German H-class battleship projects, Alsace is the next step up from ''[[Richelieu]]'', carrying a third turret to her rear, with her guns laid out in the 2-A-1 style common to her peers of ''[[Lion]]'', ''[[Iowa]]'', ''[[Missouri]]'', and ''[[Musashi]]''. She has more guns than any other battleship of her tier, the second highest base top speed, plentiful secondaries, a potent AA suite, and excellent agility. ''Alsace'' is well-suited for both mid-range duelling and close-range brawling, utilising her mobility to move into prime positions, and to escape if the situation turns against her. With Speed Boost active and the Sierra Mike signal flags equipped, Alsace can easily chase or outrun enemy battleships, even able to keep pace with cruisers in a straight line. | |||
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+ | However, ''Alsace'' doesn't have everything going for her. She has the smallest guns at Tier IX at 15", leading to her lower overmatch statistic, meaning she can't overmatch bow armour thicker than 25mm. While her armor is decent, she has the second lowest healthpool of all tier nine battleships; the lowest goes to British ''[[Lion]]'', but while ''[[Lion]]'' has her super-Repair Party, ''Alsace'' does not have this. ''Alsace'' relies on her high mobility and properly angling her armor (made easier by her excellent turret arcs) to survive against her peers at Tier IX. ''Alsace'' comes fully equipped for aggressive and mobile gameplay, where cruisers are easy prey and battleships have no hopes of keeping up with the agile and swift ''Alsace''. | |||
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? | * | + | * Excellent top speed of 32 knots, second to ''[[Iowa]]'' & ''[[Missouri]]'''s 33 knots. | |
? | * | + | * Carries the highest number of main guns at her tier, with 12 15" guns in three quadruple turrets. | |
? | * | + | * Good AP and HE shell velocities, both at 830 m/s. | |
? | * | + | * Excellent secondary range of 7.5km base, able to reach 11.3km with the correct build. | |
? | + | * Both the 100mm and 152mm secondary guns fire HE, and the 152mm guns have a 12.5% base fire chance and excellent damage. | ||
+ | * Excellent AA suite on her B hull. | |||
+ | * Decent rudder shift time. | |||
+ | * Excellent torpedo protection damage at 44%, second only to ''[[Musashi]]'''s 55%. | |||
+ | * Has the ability to use Speed Boost, pushing her top speed to 34.56 knots, with the Sierra Mike signal flag this takes her up to 36.29 knots | |||
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? | * | + | * Poor surface & air concealment. | |
? | * | + | * Lowest main gun range of her tier, tied with ''[[Friedrich der Große]]''. | |
? | * | + | * Large turning circle of 910 meters. | |
? | * | + | * Smallest main gun calibre of 380mm at tier nine, meaning ''Alsace'' can't overmatch the bow armor of cruisers like ''[[Baltimore]]'' and ''[[Roon]]''. | |
+ | * Most of the secondaries are 100mm guns, and can only reliably damage destroyers or superstructures on larger ships. | |||
+ | * Mediocre maximum dispersion and a lower sigma of 1.7, which partly counteracts the advantage of the high gun count. | |||
+ | * Second lowest healthpool at 74,700. | |||
+ | * Lowest healing potency from her Repair Party consumable. | |||
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? | + | Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage can be equipped for credits; Types 2 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce the accuracy of incoming shells. | ||
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Revision as of 16:52, 23 February 2018
380 mm/45 Mle 1935 in a turret3 х 4 pcs. |
Rate of Fire1.88 shots/min. |
Reload Time32 sec. |
Rotation Speed5 deg./sec. |
180 Degree Turn Time36 sec. |
Firing Range18.45 km. |
Maximum Dispersion264 m. |
HE Shell380 mm HE OEA Mle 1945 |
Maximum HE Shell Damage5,400 |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell36 % |
Initial HE Shell Velocity830 m./s. |
HE Shell Weight884 kg. |
AP Shell380 mm AP OPfK Mle 1943 |
Maximum AP Shell Damage11,900 |
Initial AP Shell Velocity830 m./s. |
AP Shell Weight885 kg. |
100 mm/45 Mle 1933 on an Mle 1937 mount12 х 2 pcs. |
Firing Range7.95 km. |
Rate of Fire15 shots/min. |
Reload Time4 sec. |
HE Shell100 mm HE OEA Mle 1928 |
Maximum HE Shell Damage1,400 |
Initial HE Shell Velocity780 m./s. |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 % |
152 mm/55 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1936 mount3 х 3 pcs. |
Firing Range7.95 km. |
Rate of Fire5 shots/min. |
Reload Time12 sec. |
HE Shell152 mm HE OEA Mle 1937 |
Maximum HE Shell Damage2,200 |
Initial HE Shell Velocity870 m./s. |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell12 % |
100 mm/45 Mle 1933 on an Mle 1937 mount12 х 2 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second81.6 |
. . . Firing Range5.01 km. |
152 mm/55 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1936 mount3 х 3 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second24.9 |
. . . Firing Range5.01 km. |
37 mm/70 Mle 1935 on an ACAD Mle 1936 mount12 х 2 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second145.2 |
. . . Firing Range3.51 km. |
25 mm Hotchkiss Mle 1939 on a CAD Mle 1939 mount10 х 2 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second56 |
. . . Firing Range2.49 km. |
Maximum Speed30.4 knot |
Turning Circle Radius910 m. |
Rudder Shift Time23.2 sec. |
Surface Detectability Range16.24 km. |
Air Detectability Range12.07 km. |
Alsace — French Tier IX battleship.
A battleship design developed in France in response to construction of the German "H"-class battleships. The ship was a development of the Richelieu class, but in contrast to her predecessor, she had more powerful artillery that was arranged according to a more reasonable scheme. One of the design versions received twelve 380 mm guns that were placed in three main turrets.
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Player Opinion
Performance
Continuing the grand tradition of the French battleships from Normandie at Tier VI onwards, Alsace brings 12 15" rifles in three quadruple turrets to the table. Historically designed to counter the German H-class battleship projects, Alsace is the next step up from Richelieu, carrying a third turret to her rear, with her guns laid out in the 2-A-1 style common to her peers of Lion, Iowa, Missouri, and Musashi. She has more guns than any other battleship of her tier, the second highest base top speed, plentiful secondaries, a potent AA suite, and excellent agility. Alsace is well-suited for both mid-range duelling and close-range brawling, utilising her mobility to move into prime positions, and to escape if the situation turns against her. With Speed Boost active and the Sierra Mike signal flags equipped, Alsace can easily chase or outrun enemy battleships, even able to keep pace with cruisers in a straight line.
However, Alsace doesn't have everything going for her. She has the smallest guns at Tier IX at 15", leading to her lower overmatch statistic, meaning she can't overmatch bow armour thicker than 25mm. While her armor is decent, she has the second lowest healthpool of all tier nine battleships; the lowest goes to British Lion, but while Lion has her super-Repair Party, Alsace does not have this. Alsace relies on her high mobility and properly angling her armor (made easier by her excellent turret arcs) to survive against her peers at Tier IX. Alsace comes fully equipped for aggressive and mobile gameplay, where cruisers are easy prey and battleships have no hopes of keeping up with the agile and swift Alsace.Pros:
- Excellent top speed of 32 knots, second to Iowa & Missouri's 33 knots.
- Carries the highest number of main guns at her tier, with 12 15" guns in three quadruple turrets.
- Good AP and HE shell velocities, both at 830 m/s.
- Excellent secondary range of 7.5km base, able to reach 11.3km with the correct build.
- Both the 100mm and 152mm secondary guns fire HE, and the 152mm guns have a 12.5% base fire chance and excellent damage.
- Excellent AA suite on her B hull.
- Decent rudder shift time.
- Excellent torpedo protection damage at 44%, second only to Musashi's 55%.
- Has the ability to use Speed Boost, pushing her top speed to 34.56 knots, with the Sierra Mike signal flag this takes her up to 36.29 knots
Cons:
- Poor surface & air concealment.
- Lowest main gun range of her tier, tied with Friedrich der Große.
- Large turning circle of 910 meters.
- Smallest main gun calibre of 380mm at tier nine, meaning Alsace can't overmatch the bow armor of cruisers like Baltimore and Roon.
- Most of the secondaries are 100mm guns, and can only reliably damage destroyers or superstructures on larger ships.
- Mediocre maximum dispersion and a lower sigma of 1.7, which partly counteracts the advantage of the high gun count.
- Second lowest healthpool at 74,700.
- Lowest healing potency from her Repair Party consumable.
Research
Optimal Configuration
Camouflage
Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage can be equipped for credits; Types 2 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce the accuracy of incoming shells.
Players who wish to spend doubloons can equip Alsace with Type 19 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, increases her credit earnings, and increases the amount of experience she earns.Gallery
Historical Info
Historical Gallery
Destroyers | II Enseigne Gabolde • III Fusilier • IV Bourrasque • V Jaguar • V Siroco • VI Guépard • VI Aigle • VII Vauquelin • VIII Le Fantasque • VIII Le Terrible • IX Mogador • X Kléber • X Marceau • X Kléber CLR |
Cruisers | I Bougainville • II Jurien de la Gravière • III Friant • IV Duguay-Trouin • V Émile Bertin • VI La Galissonnière • VI De Grasse • VI Dupleix • VI Montcalm • VII Algérie • VII Toulon • VIII Charles Martel • VIII Cherbourg • VIII Bayard • IX Saint-Louis • IX Brest • IX Carnot • X Henri IV • X Marseille • X Colbert • ★ Condé |
Battleships | III Turenne • IV Courbet • V Bretagne • VI Normandie • VI Dunkerque • VI Dunkerque B • VII Lyon • VII Strasbourg • VIII Richelieu • VIII Gascogne • VIII Champagne • VIII Flandre • VIII Picardie • IX Alsace • IX Jean Bart • IX Jean Bart B • X République • X Bourgogne • ★ Patrie |
Aircraft Carriers | VI Béarn |