Bourgogne

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Bourgogne

Battleship | France | Tier X

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points74,700

Main Battery

380 mm/45 Mle 1935 in a turret3 х 4 pcs.

Rate of Fire2.14 shots/min.

Reload Time28 sec.

Rotation Speed5 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time36 sec.

Firing Range24.8 km.

Maximum Dispersion309 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.

Secondary Armament #1

152 mm/55 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1950 mount3 х 3 pcs.

Firing Range8.3 km.

Rate of Fire7.5 shots/min.

Reload Time8 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 %

Secondary Armament #2

127 mm/54 Mle 1948 on an Mle 1948 mount8 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range8.3 km.

Rate of Fire15 shots/min.

Reload Time4 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE Mark 41

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity808 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell9 %

AA Defense

152 mm/55 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1950 mount3 х 3 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second33

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

127 mm/54 Mle 1948 on an Mle 1948 mount8 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second125.6

. . . Firing Range5.19 km.

57 mm/60 Mle 1951 on an ACAD Mle 1948 mount12 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second306

. . . Firing Range3.81 km.

20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount4 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second14.4

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.24 mount8 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second48.8

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed32 knot

Turning Circle Radius910 m.

Rudder Shift Time16.6 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range16.24 km.

Air Detectability Range12.07 km.

Battle Levels

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13.3

Bourgogne

Battleship | France | Tier X

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points74,700

Main Battery

380 mm/45 Mle 1935 in a turret3 х 4 pcs.

Rate of Fire2.14 shots/min.

Reload Time28 sec.

Rotation Speed5 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time36 sec.

Firing Range24.8 km.

Maximum Dispersion309 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.

Secondary Armament #1

152 mm/55 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1950 mount3 х 3 pcs.

Firing Range8.3 km.

Rate of Fire7.5 shots/min.

Reload Time8 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 %

Secondary Armament #2

127 mm/54 Mle 1948 on an Mle 1948 mount8 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range8.3 km.

Rate of Fire15 shots/min.

Reload Time4 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE Mark 41

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity808 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell9 %

AA Defense

152 mm/55 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1950 mount3 х 3 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second33

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

127 mm/54 Mle 1948 on an Mle 1948 mount8 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second125.6

. . . Firing Range5.19 km.

57 mm/60 Mle 1951 on an ACAD Mle 1948 mount12 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second306

. . . Firing Range3.81 km.

20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount4 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second14.4

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.24 mount8 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second48.8

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed32 knot

Turning Circle Radius910 m.

Rudder Shift Time16.6 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range16.24 km.

Air Detectability Range12.07 km.

Battle Levels

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Special

Bourgogne — French special premium Tier X 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 380mm guns that were placed in three main turrets.

Bourgogne was first released for sale with Update 0.7.11 and is available exclusively via the Arsenal.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
380 mm/45 Mle 1935 in a turret	2.1	36	309	5,400	36	11,900		0	0

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Bourgogne	74,700	19	430	3	8/3	4/8/12/8/3				0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
PCA n° 10 Mle 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 192,000 hp	32		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Player Opinion

Performance

With a hefty price tag of 30,000, Bourgogne is the most expensive vessel in World of Warships; even beating out the infamous Stalingrad, albeit by only 2,000. Bourgogne, much like the other French reward premium Jean Bart, is an up-tiered and upgraded version of her tech tree counterpart. Captains familiar with the playstyle of Alsace will have absolutely no problem adapting to Bourgogne.

Sharing the same set of twelve 380 mm guns found on Alsace, Bourgogne has the smallest size guns of all Tier X battleships. Captains familiar with the overmatch mechanics will realize that this makes Bourgogne the only Tier X battleship to be unable to overmatch the bow and stern armor of the high-tier American and German cruisers. That being said, her combination of amazing rate of fire and the presence of the Main Battery Reload Booster  consumable will easily allow captains to severely punish any enemy vessel that fails to angle properly against her. If needed, her rate of fire also allows for use of high-explosive ammunition. As far as secondaries are concerned, she differs slightly from Alsace in that she has the same 8x2 127mm setup found on République, instead of the 12x2 100mm guns on Alsace. The larger shell size allows for the penetration of the secondaries to cross the infamous 19mm armor threshold, making her secondary suite quite a bit more useful than that of her sister.

As far as protection goes, she has the same armor scheme found on that of all other high-tier French battleships. A relatively well-protected citadel keeps her safe from receiving massive hits from enemy battleships, but captains should be aware that it isn't nearly as well protected as that of the German or British battleships, so taking citadel penetrations when full broadside is absolutely possible. Like the other French battleships, she is covered in 32mm plating, making her extremely vulnerable to high-explosive shells, as well as overmatch from the the 460mm guns found on Musashi and Yamato. Furthermore, her turrets are quite weakly armored, especially on the side and rear, so captains can expect to suffer turret incapacitations — and even fully destroyed turrets — with depressing regularity. Having the smallest health pool of all Tier X battleships combined with the weakness of her 32mm armor, the result is Bourgogne is quite bad at "tanking" incoming damage for the team.

Bourgogne’s mobility is a completely different story. With a top speed of 32 knots, she's already the fastest of the Tier X battleships; mount the Sierra Mike () signal flag and activate the Engine Boost  consumable, and Bourgogne can reach a whopping 38.6 knots. Captains should use this mobility to dictate the terms of engagement in every match. Whether it's re-positioning to a falling flank, creating a crossfire on a high-value enemy target, or quickly disengaging from an unfavorable situation, Bourgogne’s mobility is one of her most powerful assets. Whereas other battleships act as floating bunkers, Bourgogne’s playstyle is more similar to that of a cruiser. Knowing when and how to create crossfires is a necessary skill to make Bourgogne perform at her best.

Pros:

• 28 seconds base reload on her main battery which can be further enhanced by her Main Battery Reload Booster .
• Fastest battleship in the game thanks to her top speed of 32 knots which can be increased with Engine Boost  to 36.8 knots. Increasing further with the Sierra Mike () signal flag to 38.6 knots.
• 7.5km base secondary range (able to reach 11.3km when running a Secondary Build).
• Large secondary battery of eight dual-barreled 127mm turrets and three triple-barreled 152mm turrets.
• Good concealment allows her to reach 12.5km surface detection.
• Excellent range of 24.8km on her main guns.
• Above average rudder shift speed.
• Strong AA suite which is an improvement over République thanks to the addition of short-range mounts.

Cons:

• Large turning circle of 910 meters.
• Small gun caliber, giving Bourgogne difficulty in penetrating angled armor.
• Smallest hit point pool of all Tier X battleships.
• Armor is extremely susceptible to HE penetrations, as well as overmatch from Yamato and Musashi
• Mediocre dispersion with 1.8 sigma may give the main batteries inconsistent performance.

Research

As a premium ship, Bourgogne doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Bourgogne are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
• Slot 2: Engine Boost Modification 1 or Damage Control System Modification 1 
• Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1
• Slot 4: Damage Control System Modification 2
• Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1 
• Slot 6: Main Battery Modification 3

Commander Skills

Key skills for Bourgogne commanders include Priority Target, Expert Marksman, Superintendent, and Concealment Expert.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns. ★★★	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines. ★★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched. ★★	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time.	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters.	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time.	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire.	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes.
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable. ★	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables. ★★	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm. ★★★	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range.	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen.	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost. ★★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated.
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding. ★★★	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier.	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes.	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage.	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns. ★★	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★★★	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target. ★★	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes. ★
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of shells from secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only. ★★	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three. ★★★	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +30% to the armor penetration capacity of HE shells. -1% chance of fire on target caused by shells <=139mm. -3% chance of fire on target caused by shells >139mm.	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +5% attack aircraft aiming speed. +5% torpedo bomber aiming speed. +10% dive bomber aiming speed.	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% damage/sec. within the explosion radius of shells fired from long-range AA defenses. ★★	Massive AA Fire Instantaneous Damage +100%. Priority AA sector cooldown +50%.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful       ★★ - Frequently Useful       ★ - Occasionally Useful      No stars - Meh     Χ - Not recommended

Consumables

Bourgogne can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Repair Party 
• Slot 3: Main Battery Reload Booster 
• Slot 4: Engine Boost 

Premium variants of the consumables are recommended to improve performance in battle.

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Bourgogne comes included with a premium camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Signals

Bourgogne captains should mount standard signal flags to improve the ship's performance in battle. Sierra Mike () flags are highly recommended to increase the ship's top speed. India Delta () and India Yankee () flags should be mounted to improve the ship's survivability. November Foxtrot () flags can also be mounted to decrease consumable cooldown time. Lastly, economic and special signal flags can be mounted to increase the ship's economic gains per battle.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration. ★	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★★★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy. ★	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding.	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time. ★★	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used. ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

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Historical Info

Bourgogne

Specifications

45,000 tons displacement, standard

265m length

35m beam

9.22m draft

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Machinery

unknown number of geared steam turbines, 4 propellers

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Performance

31 knots at 220,000 shaft horsepower

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Armor

Main belt: 350mm

Decks: 32mm-190mm

Bulkheads: 76mm-178mm

Barbettes and Turrets: 405mm-430mm

Conning tower: 430mm

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Armament

Main

Twelve (3x4) 380mm/45 Mle 1935 guns

Secondary

Nine (3x3) 152mm/55 Mle 1936 guns

Twenty-four (12x2) 100mm/45 Mle 1933 guns

Anti-aircraft

Twenty-four (12x2) 37mm/70 ACAD Mle 1936 guns

Twenty (10x2) 25mm/60 CAD Mle 1939 guns

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Aircraft

4 float planes, 1 catapult

Line drawing of French battleship design study "Type No. 3".

History

During late 1939, studies were being drawn up for capital ships displacing 40,000 tons or greater to counter the German H-class battleships. Three studies were drawn up of a 40,000 ton, 42,500 ton and 45,000 ton battleships, alongside studies of 400mm, 406mm, and 420mm naval guns. To undertake the construction of a new generation of battleships even greater than the Richelieu class, would have required a major program to develop and expand pre-existing dockyards to be able to accommodate a ship of such a size. Early plans envisaged a dock 275 meters long and 58 meters wide, to be capable of accommodating the new generation of battleships that came to be the Alsace class, whose first form was slated to be 252 meters long and 35 meters wide. Bourgogne was the name to be given to the fourth vessel of this class before the ships ordered were cut down from four to two.

Of the three competing designs, the main focal point was the main armament. Type No. 1, the 40,000 ton design, was an upscaling of the Project C3 design that came out of the studies for the latter two Richelieu-class battleships Gascogne and Clemenceau. Type No. 1 was to carry nine 380mm guns in three triple turrets, laid out in the contemporary AB-X style, with a secondary armament of nine 152mm guns in three triple turrets, and sixteen 100mm dual-purpose guns in eight dual turrets. It was designed to be capable of a top speed of 31 knots to keep pace with other French capital ships, with 170,000 shaft horsepower to propel her to this speed. Type No. 1 was the most realistic and achievable design, but it may not have been enough to counter the German H-class battleships, which were to be armed with 406mm guns.

Type No. 2 was a direct step up from Type No. 1, designed to carry nine new 406mm guns in the same layout as Type No. 1. Displacing 42,500 tons, Type No.2 was four meters longer than Type No. 1, and required an additional 20,000 shaft horsepower to maintain the top speed of 31 knots, bringing her total horsepower up to 190,000. Type No. 2 would have carried the largest guns in the Marine Nationale, but this would have been a problem, as it would have introduced a fourth gun caliber to the fleet (alongside Richelieu’s 380mm, Dunkerque’s 330mm, and Bretagne’s 340mm), while the other powerful navies — bar the Royal Navy — only had two calibers. Furthermore, the 406mm gun’s own development program would have inevitably delayed the construction of these new battleships, and early estimates showed that Alsace would not be completed until 1946.

Type No. 3 — the largest and most powerful study — was the largest complete ship study of the Marine Nationale. Displacing 45,000 tons, Type No. 3 reverted back to the 380mm guns, instead carrying twelve of them in three quadruple turrets, in the same turret design as the preceding Richelieus. Type No. 3’s AA suite was substantially improved, with the four additional dual-barreled 100mm dual-purpose gun turrets, and an increased number of 37mm AA guns. Type No. 3 was thirteen meters longer than the original Type No. 1 design, had a belt 20mm thicker, and was designed to be capable of outputting 220,000 shaft horsepower so the ship could reach 32 knots. While Type No. 3 had a wide range of benefits and outclassed almost all (known) current foreign battleships, the design was simply too large for the current French infrastructure and shipyards to handle.

The Naval General Staff’s choice was relatively straightforward. Type No. 2’s 406mm guns would take too long to properly develop, and Type No. 3 was simply too large to construct as of the moment and would require lengthy and expensive government investment in the shipyards. Type No. 1 was chosen, as it was regarded as a well-balanced design which used mostly existing weaponry and could be built with relatively minor adjustments and improvements to the French shipyards and infrastructure. Two battleships of the Type No. 1 design were approved on 1 April 1940. The first, named Alsace, was to be laid down at the Penhoët No. 1 slipway following the launch of aircraft carrier Joffre in 1941. However, following the collapse of the French Army in June 1940, all capital ship construction plans were scrapped, and the two ships of the Alsace-class ultimately never made it to the shipyards.

Historical Gallery

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  A line schematic for the Alsace class, of which Bourgogne is one of.

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  Side drawing of the Alsace class.

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