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Tier VI Cruiser Premium

France

Dupleix

Suffren-class heavy cruiser. An order was given to reinforce the armor to protect her from 155 mm shells at distances of up to 18,000 m. After joining the ranks, Dupleix was assigned to the 1st Light Division of the 1st Squadron in Toulon, and she was later transferred to the 1st Cruiser Division. With the outbreak of hostilities, the cruiser...

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Suffren-class heavy cruiser. An order was given to reinforce the armor to protect her from 155 mm shells at distances of up to 18,000 m. After joining the ranks, Dupleix was assigned to the 1st Light Division of the 1st Squadron in Toulon, and she was later transferred to the 1st Cruiser Division. With the outbreak of hostilities, the cruiser participated in patrol and escort missions, as well as in raids on Genoa. After the capitulation of France, Dupleix made almost no trips out to sea.

Doubloons
4,500
Official profile image of Dupleix

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
34,900
Maximum speed
32.0 knots
Surface detection
13.8 km
Main battery range
15.0 km
Main battery reload
15.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 15 km

Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection13.8 km
  • Main battery15 km
  • Secondary battery5.6 km
  • Torpedoes9 km

Damage comparison

Published maximum per hit

Ship-relative

Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.

  • HE · 203 mm HE OEA Mle 1927 2,800
  • AP · 203 mm AP OPf Mle 1936 4,800
  • Torpedo · 550 mm 23DT 14,833
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
32.0 knots
Turning circle radius
700 m
Rudder shift time
9.5 s
Maneuverability API rating 52

Concealment

Surface detection
13.8 km
Air detection
6.4 km
Submarine detection
6.4 km
Concealment API rating 52

Survivability

Hit points
34,900
Torpedo damage reduction
10 %
Survivability API rating 45

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
13–60 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 73
Maximum range
15.0 km
Reload time
15.0 s
Rate of fire
4.0 rounds/min
180° turn time
25.7 s
Maximum dispersion
136 m

Shells

Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.

203 mm HE OEA Mle 1927
HE
Maximum damage per hit
2,800
Fire chance
15.0 %
Muzzle velocity
850 m/s
Shell mass
124 kg
203 mm AP OPf Mle 1936
AP
Maximum damage per hit
4,800
Muzzle velocity
820 m/s
Shell mass
134 kg
Gun layout
Mount
203 mm/50 Mle 1924 on a Mle 1924 mount
Mounts
4
Barrels each
2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
5.6 km
Mount
90 mm HE OEA Mle 1925
Maximum damage per hit
1,300
Fire chance
5.0 %
Rate of fire
15.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
850 m/s

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 15

550 mm 23DT

Maximum range
9.0 km
Maximum damage per hit
14,833
Reload time
90 s
Speed
60 knots
Detectability
1.3 km
180° turn time
7.2 s
Torpedo-tube layout
Mount
550 mm tube lance-torpilles
Mounts
2
Tubes each
3

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 31
Aura
12.7 mm Browning on a single mount
Calibre
13 mm
Mounts
2
Aura
13.2 mm Hotchkiss Mle 1929 on a CAQ Mle 1929 mount
Calibre
13 mm
Mounts
2
Aura
37 mm/50 Mle 1925 on a CA Mle 1925 mount
Calibre
37 mm
Mounts
1
Aura
37 mm/50 CAIL Mle 1933 on a CAD Mle 1933 mount
Calibre
37 mm
Mounts
4
Aura
90 mm/50 Mle 1926 on an Mle 1930 mount
Calibre
90 mm
Mounts
4
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
34,900
Main-battery barrels
4
Secondary barrels
4
Torpedo tubes
2
AA mounts
13

Engine

Published maximum speed
32.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.

550 mm 23DT Mle 1

Default
Type
Torpedoes

Dupleix

Default
Type
Hull

Propulsion: 90,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

PCA n° 6 Mle 1

Default
Type
Suo

203 mm/50 Mle 1924 on a Mle 1924 mount

Default
Type
Artillery

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Propulsion Modification 1

Modernization

Reduces time to full speed

Credits
1,000,000

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Main Battery Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
250,000

Steering Gears Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
11
Upgrade slots
4
Published battle levels
6–8

Cross-nation comparison

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Speed
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Guns
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Speed
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Guns
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HP
34,600
Speed
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Guns
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Torps
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