The last article for the French Battleship proposal, all Tiers VII, VIII, IX and X proposed by Volcanares.
Please note this is just a proposal by a player. There is no guarantee Wargaming will implement this branch as its proposed, neither should you consider this article as confirmation of a French Battleship Branch is coming to the game.
Tier VII – Strasbourg – Battleship Characteristics Displacement 27 300t Length 214m Width 31m Speed 29.5 knots Main Armament 8x 330mm Guns Secondary Armament & AA 16x 130mm + 4x 37mm + 8x 13.2mm Guns Torpedoes N/A Armor Belt: 283mm Deck: 115-125mm Turrets: 360mm
Strasbourg Battleship Strasbourg Battleship Tier VII – 37,000t Type A 28 – Battleship Characteristics Displacement 37 000t Length 254m Width 30.5m Speed 33 knots Main Armament 12x 305mm Guns Secondary Armament & AA 12x 130mm + 8x 90mm + 12x 37mm Guns Torpedoes N/A Armor Belt: 220-280mm Deck: 75mm Turrets: 120-155mm Conning Tower: 120-155mm
37 000t Type A 28 Battleship Tier VII – 37,000t Type B – Battleship Characteristics Displacement 37 000t Length 235m Width 31m Speed 27 knots Main Armament 6x 406mm Guns Secondary Armament & AA 12x 130mm + 8x 90mm + 12x 37mm Guns Torpedoes N/A Armor Belt: 220-280mm Deck: 75mm Turrets: 180-250mm Conning Tower: 200-230mm
37 000t Type B Battleship Tier VII – 37,000t Type A27 – Battleship Characteristics Displacement 37 000t Length 254m Width 30.5m Speed 33 knots Main Armament 12x 305mm Guns Secondary Armament & AA 12x 130mm + 8x 90mm + 12x 37mm Guns Torpedoes N/A Armor Belt: 220-280mm Deck: 75mm Turrets: 120-155mm Conning Tower: 120-155mm
37 000t Type A 27 Tier VIII – Richelieu – Battleship Characteristics Displacement 35 000t Length 248m Width 33m Speed 32.6 knots Main Armament 8x 380mm Guns Secondary Armament & AA 9x 152mm + 12x 100mm + 56x 40mm + 48x 20mm Guns Torpedoes N/A Armor Belt: 330mm Deck: 150-170mm Turrets: 430mm Conning Tower: 340mm
Richelieu Battleship Richelieu Battleship Tier VIII – Gascogne – Battleship Characteristics Displacement 35 000t Length 254m Width 30.5m Speed 33 knots Main Armament 8x 380mm Guns Secondary Armament & AA 9x 152mm + 16x 100mm Guns Torpedoes N/A Armor Belt: 330mm Deck: 150-170mm
Gascogne Battleship This picture is a photoshop, Gascogne was never built. Tier VIII – Jean Bart– Battleship Characteristics Displacement 35 000t Length 248m Width 35.5m Speed 32 knots Main Armament 8x 380mm Guns Secondary Armament & AA 9x 152mm + 24x 100mm + 28x 57mm Guns Torpedoes N/A Armor Belt: 330mm Deck: 150-170mm Turrets: 430mm Conning Tower: 340mm
Jean Bart Battleship Jean Bart Battleship Tier IX – Alsace Type I – Battleship Characteristics Displacement 40 000t Length 252m Width 35m Speed 31 knots Main Armament 9x 380mm Guns Secondary Armament & AA 9x 152mm + 16x 100mm Guns Torpedoes N/A Armor Belt: 330mm Deck: 170-180mm Turrets: ???mm Conning Tower: ???mm
Tier IX – Alsace Type II – Battleship Characteristics Displacement 42 500t Length 256m Width 35.5m Speed 31 knots Main Armament 9x 406mm Guns Secondary Armament & AA 9x 152mm + 16x 100mm Guns Torpedoes N/A Armor Belt: 330mm Deck: 170-180mm Turrets: ???mm Conning Tower: ???mm
Tier X – Alsace Type III – Battleship Characteristics Displacement 40 000t Length 252m Width 35m Speed 31 knots Main Armament 12x 380mm Guns OR 9x 450mm Secondary Armament & AA 9x 152mm + 24x 100mm Guns Torpedoes N/A Armor Belt: 330mm Deck: 170-180mm Turrets: 430mm Conning Tower: ???mm
Alsace Type III – Battleship Tier X battleship could have been fitted with 450mm guns that were developed for the French navy, to create a different Tier X battleship.
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the guy who done the photoshoped “historical image” done an excellent work !