French Battleship & Battlecruiser – Tier VII, VIII, IX & X Proposal by Volcanares

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

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

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

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

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

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

xo9a5rj — 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

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

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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