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Bourgogne

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France · Tier ★ · Battleship
Fast battleshipUse speed to flank and trade from angles; reposition between salvos.
Playstyle
  • Anchor a flank at 14-17 km with bow toward the closest threat, then use the speed advantage at 32 kn to…
  • Avoid: Using the 32-kn speed to push rather than to rotate
Key characteristics
High AP DPMEngine Boost
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Playstyle

Overview

Bourgogne is a Legendary French fast battleship at 32 kn with Engine Boost on the consumable slot. Mobility lets her rotate flanks battleship-fast and pick fights where her guns get the first salvo. Standout traits: best torpedo belt percent in Legendary BBs (55) and best AP DPM in Legendary BBs (366,154).

Positioning

Anchor a flank at 14-17 km with bow toward the closest threat, then use the speed advantage at 32 kn to rotate to the cap that needs a second battleship rather than the one your team already has. Mobility means you can pick which fight you are in; do not waste it by holding center the whole match.

Potato Avoidance

Using the 32-kn speed to push rather than to rotate

The mobility advantage is about picking which cap fight you arrive at, not about leading the brawl line; a fast BB that overextends loses HP that the kit cannot trade back.

Signature Traits

Strong torpedo belt

55.0% torpedo damage reduction, best of Legendary BBs.

AP DPM machine

366154 AP DPM, best of Legendary BBs. Punishes broadsides.

Burny secondaries

12.0% best HE fire chance per secondary shell (before target resistance), best of Legendary BBs. Stacks fires faster than peers in a brawl.

Bow-tanker

Bow plate thicker than the cohort overmatch threshold. Angle straight on and shrug off same-tier guns.

Torpedo belt specialist

Torpedo damage reduction in the top bracket. Tanks torpedo strikes that delete peers.

Acquisition

How to get Bourgogne

Bourgogne is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition path: Premium/Event.

Builds Beta

Build for main-battery accuracy, reload, speed, concealment, and survivability. Reload Booster and Engine Boost synergy is the core.

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Cohort position

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Where Bourgogne sits among Legendary BBs (17 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 DPM366,154 (1/17) BestSecondary fire chance12% (1/15) Top 10%AP arming threshold63 mm (2/17) Top 25%Max speed32 kt (5/17) Top 25%Main battery reload23.4 s (3/17) Top 25%Fires per minute11.08 (4/16) Top 25%HE DPM166,154 (5/16) Top 25%HE alpha2,200 (3/15) Top 25%AP velocity830 m/s (3/17) Top 25%HE velocity830 m/s (4/16) Top 25%Turn-speed retention211 hp/m (5/17) Top 25%Displacement54,000 t (4/17) Top 25%Power-to-weight3.56 hp/t (4/17) Top 25%AA range5.2 km (5/17) Bottom 25%Hit points74,700 HP (15/17) Bottom 25%Main battery caliber380 mm (16/17)
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Not standouts for Bourgogne -- 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.

Concealment15.89 km(7/17) Air detection12.71 km(7/17) Rudder shift21.6 s(6/17) Traverse-to-turn ratio4.82 ×(10/17) Main battery range17.45 km(6/17) Sigma1.8(13/17) HE fire chance36%(10/16) Main dispersion234.5 m(13/17) Secondary DPM (per side)290,250(6/17) Secondary HE pen25 mm(6/15) Acceleration9.6 s(11/17) Engine power192,000 hp(6/17) Secondary range6 km(7/17) AA DPS587(12/17) AA threat2,516(7/17) Repair charges3(7/17) Max armor430 mm(10/17) Citadel belt405 mm(10/16) Deck armor120 mm(9/16) NormSecondary dispersion bracket57(12 of 17 tied at this value) NormAP fuse timer0.03 s(15 of 17 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(14 of 17 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(14 of 17 tied at this value) NormRepair heal rate0.5 %/s(12 of 17 tied at this value) NormBow armor32 mm(13 of 16 tied at this value) NormStern armor32 mm(13 of 16 tied at this value)

Stats & specs

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All values are ship base stats with modifications and upgrade changes denoted inline.

Repair 3MBRBEngine Boost
Survivability
Hit Points74,700
Displacement54,000 t
Armor range19–430 mm
Plate armor thicknesses19, 20, 30, 32, 40, 50, 85, 100, 120, 150, 160, 170, 190, 250, 275, 350, 370, 405, 430 mm
Armor material/layer entries64
Fire resistance40%
Fire duration60 s
Torp Reduction55%
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.
37,400
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.
22,400
Main Battery
ModuleArtillery: 380 mm/45 Mle 1935
Mounts / barrels3 mounts / 12 barrels
Reload time26 s
Firing range17.4 km
Turret traverse5 °/s
Shell Grouping (σ)
ƒShell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.
1.8
Max Horiz Disp
ƒHorizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (17450/30·(12−2)/1000 + 2)·30 = 234.5 m
234.5 m
Max Vert Disp
ƒVertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 234.5 × 0.6 = 140.7 m
140.7 m
Med Horiz Disp
ƒ50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 234.5 × 0.344 (σ=1.8) = 80.6 m
80.6 m
Med Vert Disp
ƒ50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 140.7 × 0.344 (σ=1.8) = 48.4 m
48.4 m
Turret turn time
ƒ180 degrees / 5 deg/s traverse speed = 36 s.
36 s
Base shells/min
ƒ12 broadside guns x 60 / 26 s base reload = 27.7.
27.7
HE shells
HE Damage5,400
HE Velocity830 m/s
Fire Chance36%
HE penetration
ƒ63 mm ≈ 380 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).
63 mm
HE full-salvo alpha
ƒ5,400 HE damage x 12 broadside guns = 64,800.
64,800
Base HE DPM
ƒ64,800 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 26 s base reload = 149,538.
149,538
Installed HE DPM
ƒ64,800 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 23.4 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 166,154.
166,154
Base fires/min
ƒ12 HE shells x 60 / 26 s reload x 36% fire chance = 9.97.
9.97
AP shells
AP Damage11,900
AP Velocity830 m/s
Min Ricochet45 deg
Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg
Fuse Timer0.033 s
Fuse Threshold63 mm
AP overmatch
ƒfloor(380 mm caliber / 14.3) = 26 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
26 mm
AP Pen Close
ƒCanonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: 1e-7 × Krupp × mass^0.69 × caliber_m^-1.07 × v0^1.38 = 1e-7 × 2347 × 885^0.69 × 0.38^-1.07 × 830^1.38 = 761.8 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.
761.8 mm
AP Pen Far
ƒSame formula at the ship's max firing range (21.8 km), where the shell has slowed to 543.4 m/s: 1e-7 × 2347 × 885^0.69 × 0.38^-1.07 × 543.4^1.38 = 424.6 mm.
424.6 mm
AP full-salvo alpha
ƒ11,900 AP damage x 12 broadside guns = 142,800.
142,800
Base AP DPM
ƒ142,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 26 s base reload = 329,538.
329,538
Installed AP DPM
ƒ142,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 23.4 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 366,154.
366,154
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.
225
AA Defense
AA mount points24
Close-range AA DPS
ƒSum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (140×3.5×0.75) + (35×3.5×0.7) + (11×3.5×0.75) + (40×3.5×0.75) = 587. 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.
587
Maximum AA range
ƒLongest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.
5.2 km
57 mm/60 ACAD Mle 195112×2 57mm
20 mm/70 Mk44×1 20mm
20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk248×2 20mm
127 mm/54 Mle 1948 (DP)8×2 127mm
152 mm/55 Mle 1950 (DP)3×3 152mm
Outer Far aura
DPS
ƒIncludes 40 continuous AA damage from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.
40
Range5.2 km
Inner Far aura
DPS
ƒIncludes 11 continuous AA damage from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.
11
Range5 km
Total DPS in Aura
ƒOuter Far 40 + Inner Far 11 = 51
51
Medium aura
DPS140
Range4.5 km
Total DPS in Aura
ƒOuter Far 40 + Inner Far 11 + Medium 140 = 191
191
Near aura
DPS35
Range2 km
Total DPS in Aura
ƒOuter Far 40 + Inner Far 11 + Medium 140 + Near 35 = 226
226
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Secondary Battery
Mounts11
Firing range6.0 km
Shell Grouping (σ)1
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 @ 6 km
ƒ6 km × 57 + 30 = 372 m.
372 m
127 mm/54 Mle 1948 (×8)
Caliber127 mm
Reload time4 s
HE Damage1,800
Muzzle Velocity808 m/s
Fire Chance9%
Armor Pen21 mm
Min Ricochet91°
Max Ricochet60°
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152 mm/55 Mle 1950 (×3)
Caliber152 mm
Reload time8 s
HE Damage2,200
Muzzle Velocity870 m/s
Fire Chance12%
Armor Pen25 mm
Min Ricochet91°
Max Ricochet60°
Maneuverability
Engine moduleEngine: 192,000 hp
Engine power192,000 hp
Maximum speed32 kt
Turning circle radius910 m
Engine power multiplier speed threshold7 kt
Traverse-to-turn ratio4.8× drags
Concealment
Detectability by sea15.89 km
Detectability by air12.71 km
Smoke firing penalty14.55 km
Detect after firing main guns15.89 km
Detect Fire Sea17.89 km
Detect Fire Air15.71 km
Guaranteed Detect2 km
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Consumables
Damage Control Party∞ charges · 80 s reload · 15 s active
Repair Party3 charges · 80 s reload · 28 s active · 0.5% heal per second · 14% of max HP total heal
Main Battery Reload Booster2 charges · 180 s reload · 15 s active · +50% reload boost
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Engine Boost2 charges · 180 s reload · 180 s active · +8% speed bonus
Secondary Battery Booster3 charges · 160 s reload · 30 s active · +100% damage boost · +50% reload boost
Module options (1)

Stats above use the fully-upgraded modules. These are the research-tree alternatives; trade-offs are flagged.

HullUpgrade
  • Turret traverse5 → 5.5 °/s

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Numbers the spec table cannot show directly: alpha-strike math, DPM, dispersion, AP penetration. Click the formula chip on any row to reveal how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

Shell Grouping (σ)1.8
Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.
Max Horiz Disp234.5 m
Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (17450/30·(12−2)/1000 + 2)·30 = 234.5 m
Max Vert Disp140.7 m
Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 234.5 × 0.6 = 140.7 m
Med Horiz Disp80.6 m
50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 234.5 × 0.344 (σ=1.8) = 80.6 m
Med Vert Disp48.4 m
50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 140.7 × 0.344 (σ=1.8) = 48.4 m
Dispersion familyEU BB Disp.
Standard BB dispersion. Used as the baseline for cross-family comparisons.
AP Pen Close761.8 mm
Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: 1e-7 × Krupp × mass^0.69 × caliber_m^-1.07 × v0^1.38 = 1e-7 × 2347 × 885^0.69 × 0.38^-1.07 × 830^1.38 = 761.8 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.
AP Pen Far424.6 mm
Same formula at the ship's max firing range (21.8 km), where the shell has slowed to 543.4 m/s: 1e-7 × 2347 × 885^0.69 × 0.38^-1.07 × 543.4^1.38 = 424.6 mm.
HE penetration63 mm
63 mm ≈ 380 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).
AP overmatch26 mm
floor(380 mm caliber / 14.3) = 26 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
AP AOE Radius225
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 alpha12
All 12 barrels bear on the broadside.
Turret turn time36 s
180 degrees / 5 deg/s traverse speed = 36 s.
HE full-salvo alpha64,800
5,400 HE damage x 12 broadside guns = 64,800.
AP full-salvo alpha142,800
11,900 AP damage x 12 broadside guns = 142,800.
Base HE DPM149,538
64,800 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 26 s base reload = 149,538.
Base AP DPM329,538
142,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 26 s base reload = 329,538.
Installed HE DPM166,154
64,800 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 23.4 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 166,154.
Installed AP DPM366,154
142,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 23.4 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 366,154.
Base shells/min27.7
12 broadside guns x 60 / 26 s base reload = 27.7.
Installed shells/min30.8
12 broadside guns x 60 / 23.4 s installed Artillery reload = 30.8.
Base fires/min9.97
12 HE shells x 60 / 26 s reload x 36% fire chance = 9.97.
Installed fires/min11.08
12 HE shells x 60 / 23.4 s installed reload x 36% fire chance = 11.08.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS587
Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (140×3.5×0.75) + (35×3.5×0.7) + (11×3.5×0.75) + (40×3.5×0.75) = 587. 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 range5.2 km
Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.
AA threat index2516
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 range2 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 @ 6 km372 m
6 km × 57 + 30 = 372 m.

Secondary battery firepower

Secondary DPM (per side)290,250
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: 8×2 127 mm (8/side) × 60/4 × 1800 = 216,000 + 3×3 152 mm (4.5/side) × 60/8 × 2200 = 74,250. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).
Max HE alpha2200
Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 2200 from the 152 mm family.
Max HE fire chance12%
Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 12% from the 152 mm family.
Max HE pen25 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: 25 mm from the 152 mm family.

Armor

Hull HP 74,700, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds. HP caps are the exact in-game values, not estimated.

Section Plates HP cap Threats Tactic
Bow32 mm primary (range 32–50 mm)4,000 (5% of HP)
Overmatched by 460mm+ (Aki, Musashi)Angle bounces 410mm32 mm: HE pens from 203mm+
Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Hull (midship)85 mm primary (range 20–370 mm)56,000 (75% of HP)
No common caliber overmatches85 mm: standard HE shatters; improved HE (DE / FR BB) pens from 356mm+
Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern32 mm primary (range 32–150 mm)3,800 (5% of HP)
Overmatched by 460mm+ (Aki, Musashi)Angle bounces 410mm32 mm: HE pens from 203mm+
Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel405 mm primary (range 20–405 mm)≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap)
Citadel pen ×0.10 damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage
Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. Damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead (×0.10 direct pen, ×0.10 over-pen).
Superstructure19 mm primary (range 19–430 mm)3,800 (5% of HP)
Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage
Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage. HE-spam target, and the section saturates fast (often only a few thousand HP).
Turret (module, per magazine)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP37,400 magazine HPMagazine detonation1–30% chance · below ~75% HPPer-turret powder-magazine HP. Detonation chance scales from 1% (no mag damage) to 30% (full mag damage); this range is the in-game value. Detonation can't roll while the ship is above ~75% HP (the standard detonation-protection threshold, not a per-ship stat). Smaller magazines saturate to the 30% ceiling faster.
Secondary mount (152 mm mount)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP800 per-mount HPDestroyed at 0 HPPer-mount HP for the heaviest secondary on this ship. A mount destroyed at 0 HP is out for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. Smaller (lighter-caliber) secondaries typically share the same HP value.
AA mount (57 mm mount)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP200 per-mount HPDestroyed at 0 HPPer-mount HP for the heaviest AA on this ship. An AA mount destroyed at 0 HP stops shooting down planes for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. HE shells specifically target AA mounts since the small-caliber HP pool falls fast.
Rudder (module)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP22,400 module HPIncapacitated at 0 HPWhen module HP reaches 0 the rudder locks at its current angle until DCP repairs it. Repair via Damage Control Party.

Saturation cap = HP a section can absorb before further damage to it is reduced (the "bow-tank" effect). Citadel pool is ~165k on every ship (effectively no cap); damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead. Superstructure saturates fast but HE always pens regardless of the plate thickness. Rudder (and other module HPs) are a separate pool from ship HP: damaging a module doesn't drain ship HP. Incapacitated modules like the rudder and engine are restored by DCP, but secondary and AA mounts destroyed at 0 HP stay out for the rest of the battle.

Shell ballistics chart

AP penetration, impact velocity, flight time and impact angle vs range. Click to load the interactive chart.

Balance History

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

Buff ×1
2025-05-15

Ministry of Balance: New Horizons, Greater Heights

  • The length of the barbette rings was extended to reach the citadel, and the armor of the bottom ring has been increased from 80 to 85 mm. New superstructure elements were added. This change has minimal impact on the ship's performance.
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Primary official WG sources

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