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Tier IV Destroyer

France

Bourrasque

The destroyer project that was proposed after the end of World War I was not sufficiently armed compared to the British and Italian ships. The new destroyers received 130 mm guns, and the standard displacement was increased to 1,455 tons. With the outbreak of World War II, the lead ship of the Bourrasque class participated in search and convoy...

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The destroyer project that was proposed after the end of World War I was not sufficiently armed compared to the British and Italian ships. The new destroyers received 130 mm guns, and the standard displacement was increased to 1,455 tons. With the outbreak of World War II, the lead ship of the Bourrasque class participated in search and convoy operations. Bourrasque was destroyed on May 30, 1940, during the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk.

Credits
725,000
Official profile image of Bourrasque

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
9,300
Maximum speed
33.0 knots
Surface detection
6.6 km
Main battery range
10.7 km
Main battery reload
6.0 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 detection6.6 km
  • Main battery10.7 km
  • Torpedoes7.5 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 · 130 mm HE OEA Mle 1923 1,900
  • AP · 130 mm AP OPFA Mle 1923 2,300
  • Torpedo · 550 mm 19D Mle 0 11,266
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
33.0 knots
Turning circle radius
560 m
Rudder shift time
3.0 s
Maneuverability API rating 61

Concealment

Surface detection
6.6 km
Air detection
2.7 km
Submarine detection
2.7 km
Concealment API rating 92

Survivability

Hit points
9,300
Torpedo damage reduction
0 %
Survivability API rating 14

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
3–10 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 51
Maximum range
10.7 km
Reload time
6.0 s
Rate of fire
9.1 rounds/min
180° turn time
18.0 s
Maximum dispersion
95 m

Shells

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

130 mm HE OEA Mle 1923
HE
Maximum damage per hit
1,900
Fire chance
9.0 %
Muzzle velocity
725 m/s
Shell mass
32 kg
130 mm AP OPFA Mle 1923
AP
Maximum damage per hit
2,300
Muzzle velocity
725 m/s
Shell mass
32 kg
Gun layout
Mount
130 mm/40 Mle 1919 on an Mle 1919 mount
Mounts
4
Barrels each
1

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 11

550 mm 19D Mle 0

Maximum range
7.5 km
Maximum damage per hit
11,266
Reload time
75 s
Speed
57 knots
Detectability
1.2 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 10
Aura
12.7 mm Browning on a single mount
Calibre
13 mm
Mounts
4
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
9,300
Main-battery barrels
4
Torpedo tubes
2
AA mounts
4

Engine

Published maximum speed
33.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

PCA n° 4 Mle 1

Default
Type
Suo
Purchase
38,000 credits
Next modules
1

PCA n° 4 Mle 2

Type
Suo
Research
1,400 XP
Purchase
165,000 credits
Next ships
1

550 mm 19D Mle 0

Default
Type
Torpedoes
Purchase
88,000 credits

Bourrasque (A)

Default
Type
Hull
Purchase
65,000 credits
Next modules
1

Bourrasque (B)

Type
Hull
Research
1,900 XP
Purchase
189,000 credits
Next ships
1

Propulsion: 33,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine
Purchase
43,000 credits

130 mm/40 Mle 1919 on an Mle 1919 mount

Default
Type
Artillery
Purchase
45,000 credits

Compatible upgrades

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

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
250,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Next ships

Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.

Ship
L'Adroit
Research cost
13,000 XP
Ship
Jaguar
Research cost
11,500 XP
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
3
Researchable next ships
2
Upgrade slots
2
Published battle levels
4–5

Cross-nation comparison

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