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Tier VIII Battleship Premium

France

Gascogne

Against the backdrop of large-scale constructions of new battleships by all naval powers in the late 1930s, France began working on the project for a new battleship. After Dunkerque was tested, the concept of battleships with artillery placed on the bow was questioned. The plan was to build two new battleships that would match the speed and armor of the...

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Against the backdrop of large-scale constructions of new battleships by all naval powers in the late 1930s, France began working on the project for a new battleship. After Dunkerque was tested, the concept of battleships with artillery placed on the bow was questioned. The plan was to build two new battleships that would match the speed and armor of the Richelieu class. Battleship Gascogne was supposed to be constructed according to a design that positioned the main artillery at the aft and forward ends of the ship; however, the ship was not laid down due to the capitulation of France.

Doubloons
11,000
Official profile image of Gascogne

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
63,200
Maximum speed
32.0 knots
Surface detection
16.2 km
Main battery range
23.8 km
Main battery reload
28.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 25 km

Every bar uses the same 25 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection16.2 km
  • Main battery23.8 km
  • Secondary battery7.6 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 · 380 mm HE OEA Mle 1945 5,400
  • AP · 380 mm AP OPfK Mle 1943 11,900
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
32.0 knots
Turning circle radius
850 m
Rudder shift time
15.3 s
Maneuverability API rating 46

Concealment

Surface detection
16.2 km
Air detection
10.0 km
Submarine detection
10.0 km
Concealment API rating 33

Survivability

Hit points
63,200
Torpedo damage reduction
35 %
Survivability API rating 79

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
19–430 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 87
Maximum range
23.8 km
Reload time
28.0 s
Rate of fire
2.1 rounds/min
180° turn time
36.0 s
Maximum dispersion
299 m

Shells

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

380 mm HE OEA Mle 1945
HE
Maximum damage per hit
5,400
Fire chance
36.0 %
Muzzle velocity
830 m/s
Shell mass
884 kg
380 mm AP OPfK Mle 1943
AP
Maximum damage per hit
11,900
Muzzle velocity
830 m/s
Shell mass
885 kg
Gun layout
Mount
380 mm/45 Mle 1935 in a turret
Mounts
2
Barrels each
4

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
7.6 km
Mount
152 mm HE OEA Mle 1937
Maximum damage per hit
2,200
Fire chance
12.0 %
Rate of fire
5.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
870 m/s
Mount
100 mm HE OEA Mle 1928
Maximum damage per hit
1,400
Fire chance
6.0 %
Rate of fire
15.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
780 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 63
Aura
25 mm Hotchkiss Mle 1939 on a CAD Mle 1939 mount
Calibre
25 mm
Mounts
9
Aura
37 mm/70 Mle 1935 on an ACAD Mle 1936 mount
Calibre
37 mm
Mounts
8
Aura
37 mm/50 CAIL Mle 1933 on a CAD Mle 1933 mount
Calibre
37 mm
Mounts
8
Aura
100 mm/45 Mle 1933 on an Mle 1937 mount
Calibre
100 mm
Mounts
8
Aura
152 mm/55 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1936 mount
Calibre
152 mm
Mounts
3
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
63,200
Main-battery barrels
2
Secondary barrels
11
AA mounts
36

Engine

Published maximum speed
32.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Gascogne

Default
Type
Hull

380 mm/45 Mle 1935 in a turret

Default
Type
Artillery

PCA n° 8 Mle 1

Default
Type
Suo

Propulsion: 155,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

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

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

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

Torpedo Lookout System

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

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
12
Upgrade slots
5
Published battle levels
8–10

Cross-nation comparison

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Closest same-tier, same-class matches from other nations, ranked by published base statistics.

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Speed
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Guns
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HP
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Speed
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Guns
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HP
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Speed
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Guns
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