World of Warships: Legends ship guide

Algérie W

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France · Tier VI · Cruiser · Premium · Algerie Variant
AP citadel cruiserPunish broadsides with AP; angle to deny return citadels.
Playstyle
  • Use speed and range to flank, then activate Reload Booster when broadsides or finishing opportunities a…
  • Avoid: Do not waste Reload Booster into angled targets or sit still in open water
Key characteristics
2 sigma accuracyStrong secondaries (5 km)SonarEngine BoostSluggish for the tonnage
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Playstyle

Overview

Algérie is a Tier VI French cruiser with Main Battery Reload Booster access, balanced by a longer reload. Play her as a mobile cruiser that creates burst windows.

Positioning

Use speed and range to flank, then activate Reload Booster when broadsides or finishing opportunities appear.

Potato Avoidance

Waste Reload Booster into angled targets or sit still in…

Do not waste Reload Booster into angled targets or sit still in open water.

Signature Traits

Engine Boost

+15% speed, 180 s duration. Engine Boost consumable temporarily raises top speed. Mobility on demand to reposition, chase a kill, or break contact, uncommon in T6 CAs.

AP citadel cruiser

AP alpha and sigma both top-bracket. Punishes broadside cruisers and BB superstructures.

Overmatch specialist

Caliber-driven overmatch reaches armor thicknesses most cohort peers can't crack. Punish bow-tankers.

Sluggish for the tonnage

6.16 hp per ton, bottom decile of T6 CAs. Engine struggles to overcome the hull's mass, so the ship bleeds speed harder than peers in sustained turns.

Acquisition

How to get Algérie W

Algérie W is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition path: Containers. Container chances are shown as the listed odds of receiving this exact ship, dividing grouped ship-pool odds across the resolved ships and including nested container paths when a crate can drop another crate.

Best listed chance for this ship

  • Santa Level 5 0.486111% Tier VI Premium ship Event containers · Santa Level 5 · 1 of 36 ships
  • Santa Level 4 0.1875% Tier VI Premium ship Event containers · Santa Level 4 · 2 paths combined · 1 of 36 ships
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    • Santa Level 40.138889%
    • Santa Level 4 → Santa Level 50.048611%
  • Piñata Chest 0.16% Tier V or VI Premium ship Event containers · Piñata Chest · 1 of 25 ships
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    • Santa Level 30.083333%
    • Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 50.024306%
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    • Santa Level 20.027778%
    • Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 30.0125%
    • Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 40.006944%
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    • Champion's Box → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 40.004167%
    • Champion's Box → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 4 → Santa Level 50.001458%
  • Santa Level 1 0.014065% Tier VI Premium ship Event containers · Santa Level 1 · 10 paths combined · 1 of 36 ships
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    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 30.004167%
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    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 50.001215%
    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 40.001042%
    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 50.000547%
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    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 4 → Santa Level 50.000365%
    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 4 → Santa Level 50.000164%
    • Santa Level 10.000056%
  • Ultimate Crate 0.010606% Tier VI Premium ship Event containers · Ultimate Crate → Super Santa '23 · 1 of 33 ships
  • Secret Santa '23 0.000061% Tier VI Premium ship Event containers · Secret Santa '23 · 1 of 33 ships
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Cohort position

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Where Algérie W sits among Tier VI CAs (41 ships). Notable standouts are shown first; the rest of the cohort-ranked stats are in the expand below. Acquisition variants (Black Friday, Founders Edition) are counted once with their base ship, not as separate peers.

BestAP fuse timer0.03 s (1 of 19 tied) Top 25%HE fire chance15% (9/37) Top 25%AP shell damage5,050 (7/40) Top 25%Secondary DPM (per side)126,000 (9/36) Top 25%Secondary range5 km (7/36) Bottom 25%Stealth profile12.98 km / 7.79 km (35/41 / 35/41) Bottom 25%Main battery range14.25 km (37/41) Bottom 25%HE DPM121,026 (29/37) Bottom 25%AP velocity820 m/s (31/40) Bottom 25%AA DPS210 (33/41) Bottom 10%Power-to-weight6.16 hp/t (39/41)
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Not standouts for Algérie W -- here's where she sits on every other ranked stat in the cohort. Stats tagged NORM are tied across more than half the cohort, so the value is the cohort default rather than a standout.

Hit points35,600 HP(15/41) Max speed32.5 kt(25/41) Rudder shift8.5 s(13/41) Traverse-to-turn ratio4.82 ×(23/41) Main battery caliber203 mm(13/41) Main battery reload11.7 s(27/41) Sigma2(23/41) HE shell damage2,950(11/37) Fires per minute6.15(27/37) AP DPM207,179(29/40) Main dispersion131.3 m(21/41) HE alpha1,400(27/36) Secondary fire chance6%(21/36) Secondary HE pen17 mm(25/36) HE velocity850 m/s(19/37) AP arming threshold34 mm(28/40) Engine power84,000 hp(29/41) Turn-speed retention127.3 hp/m(31/41) Displacement13,644 t(25/41) AA range5 km(13/41) AA threat789(31/41) Torpedo range9 km(15/32) Torpedo damage≈13,733(24/32) Torpedo speed60 kt(23/32) Torpedo reload90 s(19/32) Max armor110 mm(25/41) NormAP ricochet start45°(31 of 40 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(29 of 40 tied at this value)
Survivability
Hit Points35,600
Displacement13,644 t
Armor range6–110 mm
Plate armor thicknesses6, 13, 16, 18, 20, 22, 30, 35, 40, 60, 70, 80, 100, 110 mm
Armor material/layer entries47
Fire resistance30%
Fire duration30 s
Torp Reduction16%
Magazine HP
ƒThe magazine is the module a detonation comes from. Penetrating hits to it raise the detonation chance from 1% toward 30% as its HP is worn down, so a larger magazine pool rides out citadel hits longer before a detonation becomes likely.
17,800
Steering gear HP
ƒDurability of the steering gears. As this pool drops, hits are likelier to jam the rudder; unlike most modules the steering can be knocked out and repaired but is never permanently destroyed.
10,700
Main Battery
ModuleArtillery: 203 mm/50 Mle 1931
Mounts / barrels4 mounts / 8 barrels
Reload time13 s
Firing range14.2 km
Turret traverse7 °/s
Shell Grouping (σ)
ƒShell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.
2
Max Horiz Disp
ƒHorizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model: σH=(R30·idealRadiusminRadiusidealDistance+minRadius)·30 =(1425030·81.11000+1.1)·30=131.3m
131.3 m
Max Vert Disp
ƒVertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: σV=σH·radiusOnMax =131.3·0.6=78.8m
78.8 m
Med Horiz Disp
ƒ50%-hit horizontal radius: σH,50=σH·GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) =131.3·0.32(σ=2)=42m
42 m
Med Vert Disp
ƒ50%-hit vertical radius: σV,50=σV·GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) =78.8·0.32(σ=2)=25.2m
25.2 m
Turret turn time
ƒ180 degrees / 7 deg/s traverse speed = 25.7 s.
25.7 s
Base shells/min
ƒ8 broadside guns x 60 / 13 s base reload = 36.9.
36.9
HE shells
HE Damage2,950
HE Velocity850 m/s
Fire Chance15%
HE penetration
ƒ34 mm ≈ 203 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).
34 mm
HE full-salvo alpha
ƒ2,950 HE damage x 8 broadside guns = 23,600.
23,600
Base HE DPM
ƒ23,600 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 13 s base reload = 108,923.
108,923
Base fires/min
ƒ8 HE shells x 60 / 13 s reload x 15% fire chance = 5.54.
5.54
AP shells
AP Damage5,050
AP Velocity820 m/s
Min Ricochet45 deg
Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg
Fuse Timer0.033 s
Fuse Threshold34 mm
AP overmatch
ƒfloor(203 mm caliber / 14.3) = 14 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
14 mm
AP Pen Close
ƒCanonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: P=107·K·m0.69·d1.07·v01.38 =107·2434·1340.69·0.2031.07·8201.38=413.1mm. Matches the in-game spec card.
413.1 mm
AP Pen Far
ƒSame formula at the ship's max firing range (17.8 km), where the shell has slowed to 385.7 m/s: P=107·2434·1340.69·0.2031.07·385.71.38=145.9mm.
145.9 mm
AP full-salvo alpha
ƒ5,050 AP damage x 8 broadside guns = 40,400.
40,400
Base AP DPM
ƒ40,400 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 13 s base reload = 186,462.
186,462
AP AOE Radius
ƒAP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.
25
Torpedoes
ModuleTorpedoes: 550 mm lance-torpilles
Launchers / tubes2 launchers × 3 tubes = 6 tubes
Reload time90 s
Projectile speed60 kt
Range9 km
Maximum simulated damage
ƒEstimate of WG's in-game value; matches the in-game port screen within ±5%. Saturation: most targets only intersect one hull section, so the sim transfers ~1/3 of the warhead alpha (2/3 when the warhead blast >= 5000 and the burst reaches a second section). For this ship: Dsim=α·c=41,200·0.333=13,733.
≈ 13,733
Torpedo detectability1.3 km
Flooding chance246%
Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s
Torp Turn
ƒTime to rotate the launchers 180 deg: tturn=180°25°/s=7.2s.
7.2 s
Torp Arming185 m
Per-side salvo damage
ƒOne side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 3 x 13,733 = 41,199.
41,199
AA Defense
AA mount points10
Close-range AA DPS
ƒSum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (28×3.5×0.9) + (23×3.5×0.85) + (17×3.5×0.9) = 210. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships.
210
Maximum AA range
ƒLongest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.
5 km
37 mm/70 ACAD Mle 19364×2 37mm
25 mm/60 CAD Mle 19396×2 25mm
100 mm/45 Mle 1931 (DP)6×2 100mm
Far aura
DPS
ƒIncludes 17 continuous AA damage from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.
17
Range5 km
Medium aura
DPS28
Range3.5 km
Total DPS in Aura
ƒFar 17 + Medium 28 = 45
45
Near aura
DPS23
Range3.1 km
Total DPS in Aura
ƒFar 17 + Medium 28 + Near 23 = 68
68
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Secondary Battery
Mounts6
Firing range5.0 km
Shell Grouping (σ)1
Caliber100 mm
Reload time4 s
HE Damage1,400
Muzzle Velocity780 m/s
Fire Chance6%
Armor Pen17 mm
Min Ricochet91°
Max Ricochet60°
Secondary dispersion type
ƒMax dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.
Standard
Max secondary dispersion @ 5 km
ƒ5 km × 57 + 30 = 315 m.
315 m
Maneuverability
Engine moduleEngine: 84,000 hp
Engine power84,000 hp
Maximum speed32.5 kt
Turning circle radius660 m
Engine power-boost threshold7 kt
Acceleration 0-90%
ƒTime to accelerate from 0 kt to 90% of top speed (29.2 kt of 32.5). Numerical integration of the WoWS engine model with the inputs decoded for this ship: maxPower=(Pm)0.42=(84,00013,644)0.42=2.1455; drag(v)=v|v|Vmax2·maxPower; piecewise acceleration a(v)={maxPower·2+drag(v)v<7 ktP(t)+drag(v)v7 kt; the engine ramps over τ=Tup2.61=402.61=15.3s. Euler step vn+1=vn+a(vn)Δt,Δt=0.01s until t90=min{t:v(t)0.9Vmax}=27.4s. The 0.42 exponent, quadratic drag and the TimeScale 2.61 are the calibrated game constants (New York's 60/2.61 = 23.0 s spool-up matches in-game); no closed form.
27.4 s
Acceleration 0-99%
ƒTime to accelerate from 0 kt to 99% of top speed (32.2 kt of 32.5). Same integration as the 0-90% row, read where t99=min{t:v(t)0.99Vmax}=45.1s. 99% (not 100%) because exact top speed is asymptotic - thrust equals drag at Vmax, so the last fraction of a knot is never quite gained.
45.1 s
Traverse-to-turn ratio
ƒHow many degrees the turret can swing for each degree the hull turns. Turn rate ωhull=180π·Vmax(m/s)Rturn=180π·32.5·0.5144660=1.45°/s, so ratio=ωturretωhull=71.45=4.8×. Below 5 the turrets drag in a turning fight; 25+ keeps up with any rudder.
4.8× drags
Concealment
Detectability by sea12.98 km
Detectability by air7.79 km
Smoke firing penalty7.47 km
Detect after firing main guns
ƒmax(base sea detectability, gun-firing bloom range). Firing never pulls your detection closer than base concealment.
12.98 km
Detect Fire Sea14.98 km
Detect Fire Air10.79 km
Guaranteed Detect2 km
Consumables
Damage Control Party∞ charges · 60 s reload · 5 s active
Choose one
Sonar2 charges · 180 s reload · 94 s active · 4.67 km ship detect · 3.3 km torpedo detect
Defensive AA Fire3 charges · 140 s reload · 25 s active · +100% flak burst boost
Catapult Fighter3 charges · 70 s reload · 55 s active · 5.56 km patrol radius · 1 squadron size
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Engine Boost2 charges · 120 s reload · 180 s active · +15% speed bonus
Main Battery Reload Booster2 charges · 180 s reload · 15 s active · +50% reload boost

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Main battery formulas

Shell Grouping (σ)2
Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.
Max Horiz Disp131.3 m
Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model: $\sigma_H = \left(\dfrac{R}{30}\cdot\dfrac{\text{idealRadius}-\text{minRadius}}{\text{idealDistance}} + \text{minRadius}\right)\cdot 30$ $= \left(\dfrac{14250}{30}\cdot\dfrac{8-1.1}{1000} + 1.1\right)\cdot 30 = 131.3\,\text{m}$
Max Vert Disp78.8 m
Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: $\sigma_V = \sigma_H \cdot \text{radiusOnMax}$ $= 131.3 \cdot 0.6 = 78.8\,\text{m}$
Med Horiz Disp42 m
50%-hit horizontal radius: $\sigma_{H,50} = \sigma_H \cdot \text{GetHalfHitsRatio}(\sigma)$ $= 131.3 \cdot 0.32\;(\sigma = 2) = 42\,\text{m}$
Med Vert Disp25.2 m
50%-hit vertical radius: $\sigma_{V,50} = \sigma_V \cdot \text{GetHalfHitsRatio}(\sigma)$ $= 78.8 \cdot 0.32\;(\sigma = 2) = 25.2\,\text{m}$
AP Pen Close413.1 mm
Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: $P = 10^{-7}\cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{-1.07} \cdot v_0^{1.38}$ $= 10^{-7}\cdot 2434 \cdot 134^{0.69} \cdot 0.203^{-1.07} \cdot 820^{1.38} = 413.1\,\text{mm}$. Matches the in-game spec card.
AP Pen Far145.9 mm
Same formula at the ship's max firing range (17.8 km), where the shell has slowed to 385.7 m/s: $P = 10^{-7}\cdot 2434 \cdot 134^{0.69} \cdot 0.203^{-1.07} \cdot 385.7^{1.38} = 145.9\,\text{mm}$.
HE penetration34 mm
34 mm ≈ 203 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).
AP overmatch14 mm
floor(203 mm caliber / 14.3) = 14 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
AP AOE Radius25
AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.
Broadside guns used for alpha8
All 8 barrels bear on the broadside.
Turret turn time25.7 s
180 degrees / 7 deg/s traverse speed = 25.7 s.
HE full-salvo alpha23,600
2,950 HE damage x 8 broadside guns = 23,600.
AP full-salvo alpha40,400
5,050 AP damage x 8 broadside guns = 40,400.
Base HE DPM108,923
23,600 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 13 s base reload = 108,923.
Base AP DPM186,462
40,400 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 13 s base reload = 186,462.
Base shells/min36.9
8 broadside guns x 60 / 13 s base reload = 36.9.
Base fires/min5.54
8 HE shells x 60 / 13 s reload x 15% fire chance = 5.54.

Torpedoes

Torpedo detectability1.3 km
Estimated torpedo reaction time8.3 s
detectability / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).
Torpedo speed60 kt
Travel time to max range57.7 s
range / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).
Tube count6
2 launchers x 3 tubes.
Per-side salvo3 torpedoes
tube count / 2 (symmetric port/starboard launcher layout; common on cruisers and battleships with deck torpedoes).
Full-salvo damage82,398
All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 13,733 = 82,398.
Per-side salvo damage41,199
One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 3 x 13,733 = 41,199.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS210
Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (28×3.5×0.9) + (23×3.5×0.85) + (17×3.5×0.9) = 210. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships.
Maximum AA range5 km
Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.
AA threat index789
SUM over AA auras of (aura DPS x aura range km). A plane crossing the AA bubble is exposed to each aura for a time proportional to that aura's range, so long-reach DPS is worth more than the same DPS in a short bubble. Units: DPS*km; used to rank overall AA threat across the cohort.
Near aura range3.1 km

Secondary battery dispersion

Secondary dispersion typeStandard
Max dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.
Max secondary dispersion @ 5 km315 m
5 km × 57 + 30 = 315 m.

Secondary battery firepower

Secondary DPM (per side)126,000
Sum across all secondary families of (per-side barrels × 60 / reload_s × alpha), where per-side barrels = mounts × barrels-per-mount / 2 (the guns that bear on one broadside target). Per-family: 6×2 100 mm (6/side) × 60/4 × 1400 = 126,000. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).
Max HE alpha1400
Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 1400 from the 100 mm family.
Max HE fire chance6%
Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 6% from the 100 mm family.
Max HE pen17 mm
Maximum HE armor penetration across secondary HE families (caliber × 1/6 for most nations; 1/4 for German/UK BBs). Shells whose pen falls under a plate's armor thickness shatter for 0 hull damage though fire chance still applies. Best on this ship: 17 mm from the 100 mm family.
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Balance History

Balance updates affecting Algérie W. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Buff ×6Main Battery ×3
2024-09-05

Ministry of Balance: Season of Change

  • Main battery AP shell damage increased from 4,800 to 5,050.
  • Main battery HE shell damage increased from 2,800 to 2,950.
  • Main battery maximum range increased from 13.9 to 14.25 km.
  • Stock hull rudder-shift time reduced from 13.4 to 12 seconds.
  • Upgraded hull rudder-shift time reduced from 9.5 to 8.5 seconds.
  • Ship maximum speed increased from 31 to 32.5 knots.
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