Bougainville
Hit Points7,400 |
139 mm/40 Mle 1927 on an Mle 1927 CP mount3 х 1 pcs. |
Rate of Fire12.5 shots/min. |
Reload Time4.8 sec. |
Rotation Speed10 deg./sec. |
180 Degree Turn Time18 sec. |
Firing Range9.48 km. |
Maximum Dispersion86 m. |
HE Shell139 mm HE OEcl M1925 |
Maximum HE Shell Damage1,400 |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell9 % |
Initial HE Shell Velocity700 m./s. |
HE Shell Weight40.2 kg. |
8 mm Hotchkiss Mle 1914 on a single mount6 х 1 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second7.8 |
. . . Firing Range0.3 km. |
37 mm/50 Mle 1925 on a CA Mle 1925 mount4 х 1 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second6.4 |
. . . Firing Range0.36 km. |
Maximum Speed19 knot |
Turning Circle Radius350 m. |
Rudder Shift Time3.7 sec. |
Surface Detectability Range8.03 km. |
Air Detectability Range4.77 km. |
Bougainville — French Tier I cruiser.
The largest and most powerful representative of the aviso type, the French Navy equivalent of sloops and gunboats. This warship was intended for colonial service abroad and carried armament that was quite good for her size.
Modules
Compatible Upgrades
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Player Opinion
Performance
The gateway to the Marine Nationale in World of Warships starts here with Tier I's Bougainville. She represents a class of avisos (dispatch boats) that were constructed in the 1930s, and her most redeeming quality is that captains won't have to play her for very long.
Bougainville is unquestionably the weakest of the Tier I cruisers. She has a long rudder shift time and slow top speed to go with a weak main battery armament and almost no armor protection to speak of. Her speed and rudder shift time combine to make her handle sluggishly for a Tier I ship — especially compared to the likes of Black Swan or Orlan — and her guns have a very long reload. She can be easily citadeled at nearly any angle, even by high explosive rounds, and enemy cruisers that can equip armor piercing shells (such as the aforementioned Black Swan) will destroy her in short order.
Spending time playing Bougainville isn't enjoyable, but at least captains won't have to suffer very long. It is fortunate, then, that Tier II's Jurien de la Gravière is a more enjoyable ship.Pros:
- Largest health pool of all Tier I ships.
- Highest AA DPS of all Tier I ships (not that she will ever see an enemy aircraft carrier).
Cons:
- Nonexistent armor.
- Sluggish rudder.
- Fewest main battery guns of all Tier I ships.
Research
Optimal Configuration
Upgrades
With only one upgrade slot, options are limited. Captains who wish to invest the credits for the game or three they will spend in Bougainville are advised to equip Magazine Modification 1 in Upgrade Slot 1.
Commander Skills
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Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended |
Consumables
Bougainville only has access to the Repair Party consumable. Spending credits on the premium version is really a waste and not recommended.
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.
Signals
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Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.
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 |