Cyclone – Tier V – French Destroyer – Stats, Armour & Pictures
2 min readMember of Bourrasque-class destroyers, Cyclone provided fire support for Allies during Dunkirk Evacuation, participated in the rescue mission. On May 31, she was hit by a torpedo launched from German torpedo boats, but Polish destroyer B?yskawica saved her. Introduced as a Premium Tier V French Destroyer.
Source: Gamemodels3d.com
Please be aware all the following data is from Supertest Server, meaning it’s not final and it might change before the final release.
Pictures
Amour
Statistics
General
Level | 5 |
Health | 11 700 |
Main battery | |
? Maximum firing range | 11 720 |
??130-??/40 Mle 1919 | ?4?x?1 130?mm |
Torpedo tubes | |
??550 mm tube lance-torpilles | ?2?x?3 550?mm |
Air defense | |
??37 mm/50 CA Mle 1925 | ?2?x?1 37?mm |
??13.2 mm/76 CAD Mle 1929 | ?2?x?2 13.2?mm |
Maximum speed | 30.0 |
Turning radius | 560 |
Rudder shift time | 3.98 |
Surface detectability range | 7.2 |
Air detectability range | 3.36 |
Price | 9 990 |
Main Battery
130-??/40 Mle 1919 | |
?Guns | ?1?x?130?mm |
?Reloading time | 10 |
?Accuracy | |
??Sigma | 2.0? |
??Horizontal Dispersion | 118 |
??Vertical Spread | 310 |
?Traverse Speed | 10 |
?Vertical traverse rate | 10 |
?Max HP | 4 000 |
Type of projectile | HE |
Alpha damage | 1 900 |
Damage | 570 |
Alpha piercing HE | 22 |
Explosion size | 0.45 |
Burn prob | 0.09 |
Projectile speed | 725 |
Projectile mass | 34.85 |
Projectile krupp | 1 |
Projectile detonator | 0.001 |
Detonator threshold | 2 |
Underwater Dist Factor | 0.8 |
Underwater Penetration Factor | 0.9 |
Type of projectile | AP |
Alpha damage | 2 300 |
Damage | 0 |
Alpha piercing HE | 0 |
Explosion size | 0 |
Burn prob | -0.5 |
Projectile speed | 725 |
Projectile mass | 32.05 |
Projectile krupp | 1 803 |
Projectile detonator | 0.025 |
Detonator threshold | 22 |
Underwater Dist Factor | 0.8 |
Underwater Penetration Factor | 0.9 |
Main Battery Sector Fire
Main Battery Turret Placement
Torpedo Tubes
550 mm tube lance-torpilles | |
?Torpedoes | ?3?x?550?mm |
?Reloading time | 84 |
?Traverse Speed | 25 |
?Vertical traverse rate | 25 |
?Torpedo angles | 3.6…12 |
?Max HP | 1 200 |
Caliber | 550 |
Arming time | 1 |
Alpha damage | 33 700 |
Damage | 1 000 |
Alpha piercing HE | 1 000 |
Speed | 57 |
Max distance | 200 (?6.0?km?) |
Surface detectability range | 1.2 |
Alert distance | 100 |
Explosion size | 1 |
Burn prob | 0 |
Torpedo Tubes Sector Fire
Torpedo Tubes Placement
Air Defense
Aura Medium
37 mm/50 CA Mle 1925 (?2?x?1 37?mm?) | |
??Antiair aura | 0.04 |
??Maximum firing range | 60 (?1.8?km?) |
??Reloading time | 0.5 |
??Max HP | 200 |
Aura Near
13.2 mm/76 CAD Mle 1929 (?2?x?2 13.2?mm?) | |
??Antiair aura | 0.03 |
??Maximum firing range | 40 (?1.2?km?) |
??Reloading time | 0.1 |
??Max HP | 200 |
Hull
Health | 11 700 |
Maximum speed | 30 |
Rudder shift time | 3.98 |
Turning radius | 560 |
Visibility Coefficient | 17.39 |
Surface detectability range | 7.2 |
Air detectability range | 3.36 |
Engine
Engine power | 33 000 |
Forward engine up time | 20 |
Backward engine up time | 10 |
Max HP | 11 700 |
Modules
Hull | Engine | Gun Fire Control System | Main battery | Torpedoes |
?Cyclone | ??? 33 000 ?.?. | ?PCA ?4 Mle 1 | ?130-??/40 Mle 1919 | ?550 mm 19D |
Consumables
Slot 1 | Slot 2 | Slot 3 |
Upgrades
Slot 1 | Slot 2 | Slot 3 |
The Cyclone (Bourrasque cl***) had a top speed of 33 knots, not 30….
And looking at her real performances and those of the other French DD, she should be Tier 3/4. Tier 4 at best for balancing purpose but not more ! ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_destroyer_Cyclone )
I’m really wondering if WG do any research at all or if they just don’t give a sh*t…
I’m hoping this is just a bot ship for the Dunkirk event and its “Tier” doesn’t actually matter because human beings will never play it. Could also be why the smoke generator’s only got Tier IV duration (73 sec) instead of the 77 sec usual for Tier V.
Well i hope so too