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Cherbourg

Cruiser · 2×4 305 mm

Hit points49 500
Top speed31.9 kt
Sea detection (base)15.2 km
Turning radius670 m
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Cherbourg — World of Warships
Overview

General characteristics

NationFrance
ClassCruiser
Tier8
StatusTech Tree
Hit points49 500
Upgrade slots5
Handling

Mobility

Maximum speed31.9 kt
Turning radius670 m
Rudder shift time12.5 s
Battle levels8–10
Visibility

Base concealment

Detectability by sea15.2 km
Detectability by air8.5 km
Detectability by submarine8.5 km

Base API profile values before commander skills, upgrades and other modifiers.

Armament

Main battery

Layout2×4 305 mm
Total guns8
Caliber305 mm
Range17.7 km
Reload29 s
180° traverse30 s
Maximum dispersion196 m
Rate of fire2.1/min
AP / SAP shell

AP / SAP shell

Name305 mm AP OPf Mle 1931
Max damage8 200
Muzzle velocity870 m/s
Shell mass442 kg
HE shell

HE shell

Name305 mm HE OEA Mle 1931
Max damage4 050
Muzzle velocity905 m/s
Shell mass308 kg
Fire chance17%
Secondaries

Secondary battery

Secondary range7.6 km
130 mm HE OEA Mle 1934damage 1 900 · reload 5 s · 9% fire
AA

Anti-aircraft defense

API AA rating67
13 mm · 13.2 mm Hotchkiss Mle 1929 on a CAQ Mle 1929 mount12 mounts
25 mm · 25 mm Hotchkiss Mle 1939 on a CAS Mle 1939 mount4 mounts
37 mm · 37 mm/50 CAIL Mle 1933 on a CAD Mle 1933 mount6 mounts
130 mm · 130 mm/45 Mle 1932 on an Mle 1932 mount7 mounts
Calculated

Theoretical values

AP broadside alpha65 600
Theoretical AP DPM135 724
HE broadside alpha32 400
Theoretical HE DPM67 034

Before accuracy, penetration, saturation, angles and other mechanics.

Background

About the ship

After signing the Washington Naval Treaty, France had the right to build new battleships despite the restrictions on ships of this type. The design of new ships began; they could be classified as battlecruisers or "large" cruisers in terms of their characteristics. In 1930, a project for a new ship was developed. It had a displacement of 23,333 tons, a speed of 30 knots, and was armed with eight 305 mm guns in two quadruple-gun turrets on the bow.

Technical data imported from the public Wargaming API. For tech-tree ships, the displayed statistics use the fully researched configuration, before commander skills, upgrades, signals and other modifiers. Values may change with game updates.