Supertest: French Tier IV Premium Destroyer Siroco
4 min readTo wrap up the French destroyers analysis, let’s have a look at the Siroco, the tier IV premium (no this article isn’t coming late at all).
The Siroco is a Bourrasque-class destroyer of the French navy. She was completed in 1927. The ship took part in the evacuation of Dunkerque but was hit by torpedoes from the German S-boats S-23 and S-26 and sank. Of the 930 troops and crew aboard, 660 were killed.
First of all, the French are artillery destroyers with Engine Boost, giving + 20% to the speed and Main Battery Reload consumable, accelerating the reload of the main caliber guns by 50%. When fighting in them, it is necessary to properly use the advantage in speed and the ability over a short period of time to significantly increase firepower. They have good armor-piercing shells, which at high tiers can cause damage directly to the citadel of light cruisers from a distance of 8–10 km and heavy cruisers from a distance of 6–7 km. An inconsiderate cruiser, presenting broadside, can become an easy target!
A nice addition will be torpedoes with an average range of 8 km, but an impressive speed of 75 knots.
The main difference is the lack of the seemingly standard and basic consumable for destroyers, Smoke Generator. But, given the fact that the destroyer at tier X can achieve speeds of up to 55 knots, this deficiency can be partly compensated for with skillful maneuvering and speed changes. In addition, the hit points of the French destroyers are allocated in the same manner as the test destroyer L’effronté (Le Terrible). This system allows destroyers to live longer under intense enemy fire.
To sum up, we can say that this new concept of destroyers is more suited to those who prefer speed and an artillery heavy style of play, and for the successful implementation of all their strengths, commanders will need to develop two skills: competent positioning and a “Hit and Run” style of combat.
Hull | Engine | Gun Fire Control System | Main battery | Torpedoes |
Siroco |
Propulsion: 33 000 Hp |
PCA n° 4 Mle 1 |
130 mm/40 Mle 1919 |
550 mm 23DT |
| Tier | IV |
| Health | 11 700 HP |
| Main Armament | |
| Maximum Firing Range | 11.810 km |
| 130 mm/40 Mle 1919 | 4 x 1 130 mm |
| Torpedo Armament | |
| Maximum Firing Range | 9.000 km |
| 550 mm tube lance-torpilles | 2 x 3 550 mm |
| Maximum speed | 33 kt |
| Turning Circle Radius | 550 m |
| Rudder Shift Time | 3.0 s |
| Surface Detectability | 6.84 km |
| Air Detectability | 3.36 km |
| Detectability After Firing Main Gus in Smoke | 2.6 km |
| 4 x 1 130 mm/40 Mle 1919 | |
| Reloading Time | 6.0 s |
| 180 Degree Turn Time | 18.0 s |
| Optimal front firing angle | 47° |
| Optimal rear firing angle | 55° |
| Sigma | 2.00 sigma |
| Maximum Dispersion | 104 m |
| Shells | |
| Type of Projectile | HE |
| Alpha Damage | 1 900 HP |
| Damage | 570 HP |
| HE penetration | 21 mm |
| Explosion Size | 045 |
| Chance to Cause Fire | 9 % |
| Projectile Speed | 725 m/s |
| Air Drag | 0.323 |
| Projectile Mass | 34.85 |
| Projectile Krupp | 1 |
| Type of Projectile | AP |
| Alpha Damage | 2 300 HP |
| Chance to Cause Fire | -0.5 % |
| Projectile Speed | 725 m/s |
| Air Drag | 0.323 |
| Projectile Mass | 32.05 |
| Projectile Krupp | 1 803 |
| Projectile Detonator | 0.025 s |
| 2 x 3 550 mm tube lance-torpilles | |
| Reloading Time | 90 s |
| Maximum Distance | 9.0 km |
| Optimal front firing angle | 60° |
| Optimal rear firing angle | 59° |
| Damage | 14 833 |
| Speed | 60 kt |
| Surface Detectability | 1.3 km |
| 2 x 1 37 mm/50 CAS Mle 1925 | |
| Sector range | 0.9 km – 3.0 km |
| Hit chance | 85 % |
| Sector’s damage | 40 |
| Sector’s damage frequency | 3.62 s |
| Sector’s damage per second | 11 |
| Flak clouds number | 1 |
| Flak cloud damage | 210 |
| 2 x 2 13.2 mm/76 CAD Mle 1929 | |
| Sector range | 0.1 km – 0.9 km |
| Hit chance | 81 % |
| Sector’s damage | 70 |
| Sector’s damage frequency | 2.39 s |
| Sector’s damage per second | 29 |
| Sector reinforcement | |
| Sector reinforcement bonus | +50% |
| Sector reinforcement time | 5 s |
| Sector reinforcement shift time | 5 s |
Slot 1 | Slot 2 |
 Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 60 s |  Number of charges: 2 Work time: 120 s Cooldown: 180 s Boost: +20% maximum speed |
 Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 40 s |  Number of charges: 3 Work time: 120 s Cooldown: 120 s Boost: +20% maximum speed |
The armor
The Siroco is protected by 10 mm of armor for both the hull and the superstructure. The gun mounts are however only protected by 3 mm of armor.
Personal opinion on the ship
This ship is basically a carbon copy of the Bourrasque. There are some tiny differences in terms of firing angles for example of the maneuverability but except that, it’s just the same ship as Bourrasque.
I’m not sure of the purpose of the ship here… She doesn’t have anything special, she doesn’t really have a nice history. If it doesn’t change at all, I would expect her to be one of these ships that you get for free and then sit in your port taking the rust.
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Wasn’t this ship going to be at tier V?
They announced her as a tier V but in the game files, she is a tier IV. It would make much more sense since she is a carbon copy of a tier IV ship.