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Brest

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France · Tier VIII · Cruiser · Tech Tree: Cruiser Hunters

Heavy cruiserBig-gun cruiser: bully other cruisers with AP, angle versus battleships.

Playstyle

Hold 14-17 km from a contested cap with an island close enough to shadow back into, and bow toward the…
Avoid: Open-water broadside trading

Key characteristics

330 mm overmatchHeavy AP pen16 km gun rangeSonarSlow

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Playstyle

Overview

Brest is a Tier VIII French super-cruiser: a battleship-sized hull with a 330mm main battery on a cruiser frame. She is built to overmatch broadside cruisers with AP, not to brawl with battleships. Sonar (4.9 km on ships and 3.5 km on torpedoes, 96 s active, 180 s reload, long uptime) lights up DDs and torpedoes inside its bubble, which lets her contest the cap edge without taking the spotting cycle.

Positioning

Hold 14-17 km from a contested cap with an island close enough to shadow back into, and bow toward the closest BB. The heavy bow plate lets you hold the angle against same-tier guns, which is the protection the citadel needs; the hull does not tank battleship volleys broadside even if it can absorb them bow-on. The big guns reach for full AP citadels at that distance.

Potato Avoidance

Open-water broadside trading

Her 330mm shells citadel cruisers on the wrong frame, and her 55,300-HP hull does not recover from a punished salvo. Pick rotations and angles deliberately; the chip-damage role pays better than the trade-blow role on a cruiser of this profile.

Signature Traits

Big-caliber overmatch

23.1 mm overmatch threshold, best of T8 CAs. Punishes bow-tanking ships peers can't crack.

Close-range AP brick

675.7 mm AP pen at 1.5 km, top decile of T8 CAs. Citadels broadside cruisers up close.

Long-range AP brick

368.6 mm AP pen at max range, top decile of T8 CAs. Threatens citadels even from range.

Heavy HE shells

4800.0 damage per HE shell, best of T8 CAs. Punishes superstructure and modules harder than peers.

Slow reload

23.4 s reload, worst of T8 CAs. Salvos punish more, but cycle is slower than peers.

Stiff AP fuse

55.0 mm AP arming threshold, worst of T8 CAs. Over-pens thin plates; the trade-off pays off when most targets are battleship belt armor.

Acquisition

How to get Brest

Brest is available in the Cruiser Hunters branch of the France Tech Tree for 25,000,000 credits after researching it in the branch. Known module upgrades cost up to 6,250,000 credits. 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.

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France Tech Tree

Brest sits in the Cruiser Hunters branch. The highlighted path shows the local branch context inside the full France tree.

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Battleship

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Best listed chance for this ship

Anniversary '24 French-German Crate 0.25% Brest Event containers · Anniversary '24 French-German Crate

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Anniversary '24 French-German Crate 0.25% · Brest

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Cohort position

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Where Brest sits among Tier VIII CAs (27 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.

BestMain battery caliber330 mm (1/27) BestHE fire chance35% (1 of 2 tied) BestAcceleration9.5 s (1/27) Top 10%Main battery range16.08 km (3/27) Top 10%Secondary dispersion bracket33 (2/21) Top 10%HE alpha2,000 (3/20) Top 10%Secondary fire chance10% (2/20) Top 10%Max armor310 mm (2/27) Top 25%Hit points55,300 HP (6/27) Top 25%Stealth profile11.74 km / 7.05 km (5/27 / 4/27) Top 25%Secondary HE pen23 mm (6/20) Bottom 25%Rudder shift17.2 s (23/27) Bottom 25%HE DPM98,462 (23/25) Bottom 25%AP DPM198,974 (25/27) Bottom 25%Main dispersion170.8 m (22/27) Bottom 25%Engine power100,000 hp (23/27) Bottom 25%Turn-speed retention138.9 hp/m (22/27) Bottom 25%Displacement30,390 t (22/27) WorstMax speed31.5 kt (27/27) WorstTraverse-to-turn ratio3.88 × (27/27) WorstMain battery reload23.4 s (1 of 2 tied) WorstSigma1.8 (27/27) WorstAP arming threshold55 mm (27/27) WorstPower-to-weight3.29 hp/t (27/27) WorstNo torpedoes (11 of 27 in cohort) WorstCitadel belt40 mm (27/27)

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Not standouts for Brest -- 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.

Fires per minute7.18(17/25) Secondary DPM (per side)137,143(13/21) AP velocity870 m/s(11/27) HE velocity885 m/s(10/25) AA DPS499(13/27) AA range5.2 km(11/27) AA threat1,676(18/27) Repair heal rate0.6 %/s(11/27) Bow armor25 mm(17/27) Stern armor25 mm(20/27) Deck armor120 mm(9/26) NormAP fuse timer0.03 s(18 of 27 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(21 of 27 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(20 of 27 tied at this value) NormSecondary range5 km(17 of 21 tied at this value) NormRepair charges2(25 of 27 tied at this value)

Peers in this cohort

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Stats & specs

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

Sonar 4.93 kmRepair 2MBRBDef-AAEngine BoostFighter

Survivability

Hit PointsInitial: 50,100 → 55,300

Displacement30,390 t

Armor range16–310 mm

Plate armor thicknesses16, 25, 27, 30, 40, 50, 95, 120, 130, 150, 180, 190, 310 mm

Armor material/layer entries54

Fire resistance40%

Fire duration45 s

Torp Reduction19%

Magazine HP

The 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.

27,700

Steering gear HP

Durability 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.

16,600

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 330 mm/52 St. Chamond Mle 1932

Mounts / barrels2 mounts / 8 barrels

Reload time26 s

Firing range (base)14.6 km

Firing range (top fire control)16.1 km

Turret traverse5 °/s

Shell Grouping (σ)

Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.

1.8

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (14620/30·(10−1.6)/1000 + 1.6)·30 = 170.8 m

170.8 m

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 170.8 × 0.6 = 102.5 m

102.5 m

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 170.8 × 0.344 (σ=1.8) = 58.7 m

58.7 m

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 102.5 × 0.343 (σ=1.8) = 35.2 m

35.2 m

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 5 deg/s traverse speed = 36 s.

36 s

Base shells/min

8 broadside guns x 60 / 26 s base reload = 18.5.

18.5

HE shells

HE Damage4,800

HE Velocity885 m/s

Fire Chance35%

HE penetration

55 mm ≈ 330 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

55 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

4,800 HE damage x 8 broadside guns = 38,400.

38,400

Base HE DPM

38,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 26 s base reload = 88,615.

88,615

Installed HE DPM

38,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 23.4 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 98,462.

98,462

Base fires/min

8 HE shells x 60 / 26 s reload x 35% fire chance = 6.46.

6.46

AP shells

AP Damage9,700

AP Velocity870 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.033 s

Fuse Threshold55 mm

AP overmatch

floor(330 mm caliber / 14.3) = 23 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

23 mm

AP Pen Close

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 × 2428 × 560^0.69 × 0.33^-1.07 × 870^1.38 = 713.2 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

713.2 mm

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (20.1 km), where the shell has slowed to 539.3 m/s: 1e-7 × 2428 × 560^0.69 × 0.33^-1.07 × 539.3^1.38 = 368.7 mm.

368.7 mm

AP full-salvo alpha

9,700 AP damage x 8 broadside guns = 77,600.

77,600

Base AP DPM

77,600 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 26 s base reload = 179,077.

179,077

Installed AP DPM

77,600 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 23.4 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 198,974.

198,974

AP AOE Radius

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.

120

AA Defense

AA mount points26

Close-range AA DPS

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (54×3.5×0.9) + (66×3.5×0.85) + (42×3.5×0.9) = 499. 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.

499

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.

5.2 km

20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk24Initial: 20 mm/70 Mk4 (18×1) → 20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk24 (18×2)

40 mm/56 Bofors Mk1Initial: 8×2 → 4×2 40mm

40 mm/56 Bofors Mk2 (upgraded hull only)4×4 40mm

139 mm/50 Mle 1938 (DP)8×2 139mm

DPS

Includes 42 continuous AA damage from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.

Range5.2 km

DPSInitial: 46 → 54

Range3.5 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 42 + Medium 54 = 96

DPSInitial: 40 → 66

Range2 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 42 + Medium 54 + Near 66 = 162

162

Secondary Battery

Mounts8

Firing range5.0 km

Shell Grouping (σ)1

Caliber139 mm

Reload time7 s

HE Damage2,000

Muzzle Velocity840 m/s

Fire Chance10%

Armor Pen23 mm

Min Ricochet91°

Max Ricochet60°

Secondary dispersion type

Max dispersion = range (km) × 33 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Improved (40%, German battlecruiser type)

Max secondary dispersion @ 5 km

5 km × 33 + 30 = 195 m.

195 m

Maneuverability

Engine moduleEngine: 100,000 hp

Engine power100,000 hp

Maximum speed31.5 kt

Turning circle radius720 m

Engine power multiplier speed threshold7 kt

Traverse-to-turn ratio3.9× drags

Concealment

Detectability by sea11.74 km

Detectability by air7.05 km

Smoke firing penalty9.67 km

Detect after firing main guns11.74 km

Detect Fire Sea13.74 km

Detect Fire Air10.05 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party∞ charges · 60 s reload · 5 s active

Choose one

Main Battery Reload Booster2 charges · 120 s reload · 15 s active · +50% reload boost

Sonar2 charges · 180 s reload · 96 s active · 4.93 km ship detect · 3.47 km torpedo detect

Defensive AA Fire3 charges · 140 s reload · 25 s active · +100% flak burst boost

Choose one

Repair Party2 charges · 60 s reload · 28 s active · 0.6% heal per second · 16.8% of max HP total heal

Catapult Fighter3 charges · 70 s reload · 55 s active · 5.56 km patrol radius · 1 squadron size

Engine Boost2 charges · 120 s reload · 180 s active · +20% speed bonus

Module options (2)

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

HullUpgrade

Hit points50,100 → 55,300
Rudder shift24 → 17.2 s
Close-range AA DPS86 → 120
Turret traverse5 → 6 °/s

Fire controlUpgrade

Main battery range14,620 → 16,082 m

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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 Disp170.8 m

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (14620/30·(10−1.6)/1000 + 1.6)·30 = 170.8 m

Max Vert Disp102.5 m

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 170.8 × 0.6 = 102.5 m

Med Horiz Disp58.7 m

50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 170.8 × 0.344 (σ=1.8) = 58.7 m

Med Vert Disp35.2 m

50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 102.5 × 0.343 (σ=1.8) = 35.2 m

Dispersion familyBC Disp.

Battlecruiser dispersion. The standard mid-tier reference family that Georgia, Stalingrad, and Siegfried are compared against.

AP Pen Close713.2 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 × 2428 × 560^0.69 × 0.33^-1.07 × 870^1.38 = 713.2 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far368.7 mm

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (20.1 km), where the shell has slowed to 539.3 m/s: 1e-7 × 2428 × 560^0.69 × 0.33^-1.07 × 539.3^1.38 = 368.7 mm.

HE penetration55 mm

55 mm ≈ 330 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

AP overmatch23 mm

floor(330 mm caliber / 14.3) = 23 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

AP AOE Radius120

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 time36 s

180 degrees / 5 deg/s traverse speed = 36 s.

HE full-salvo alpha38,400

4,800 HE damage x 8 broadside guns = 38,400.

AP full-salvo alpha77,600

9,700 AP damage x 8 broadside guns = 77,600.

Base HE DPM88,615

38,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 26 s base reload = 88,615.

Base AP DPM179,077

77,600 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 26 s base reload = 179,077.

Installed HE DPM98,462

38,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 23.4 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 98,462.

Installed AP DPM198,974

77,600 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 23.4 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 198,974.

Base shells/min18.5

8 broadside guns x 60 / 26 s base reload = 18.5.

Installed shells/min20.5

8 broadside guns x 60 / 23.4 s installed Artillery reload = 20.5.

Base fires/min6.46

8 HE shells x 60 / 26 s reload x 35% fire chance = 6.46.

Installed fires/min7.18

8 HE shells x 60 / 23.4 s installed reload x 35% fire chance = 7.18.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS499

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (54×3.5×0.9) + (66×3.5×0.85) + (42×3.5×0.9) = 499. 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 index1676

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 typeImproved (40%, German battlecruiser type)

Max dispersion = range (km) × 33 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Max secondary dispersion @ 5 km195 m

5 km × 33 + 30 = 195 m.

Secondary battery firepower

Secondary DPM (per side)137,143

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: 8×2 139 mm (8/side) × 60/7 × 2000 = 137,143. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).

Max HE alpha2000

Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 2000 from the 139 mm family.

Max HE fire chance10%

Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 10% from the 139 mm family.

Max HE pen23 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: 23 mm from the 139 mm family.

Armor

Hull HP 50,100 → 55,300 with hull upgrade, 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
Bow	25 mm primary (range 25–40 mm)	1,900 (3% of HP)	Overmatched by 380mm+ (Bismarck, Richelieu)Angle bounces 356mm25 mm: HE pens from 150mm+	Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Hull (midship)	16 mm primary (range 16–310 mm)	41,500 (75% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ (Scharnhorst '43, Schill)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern	25 mm primary (range 25–150 mm)	1,700 (3% of HP)	Overmatched by 380mm+ (Bismarck, Richelieu)Angle bounces 356mm25 mm: HE pens from 150mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	40 mm primary (range 27–40 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).
Superstructure	16 mm primary (range 16–120 mm)	2,200 (4% 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 HP	27,700 magazine HP	Magazine detonation1–30% chance · below ~75% HP	Per-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 (139 mm mount)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	800 per-mount HP	Destroyed at 0 HP	Per-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 (40 mm mount)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	200 per-mount HP	Destroyed at 0 HP	Per-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.
Engine (module, research)	engine coefficient (unconfirmed)	-0.100 research estimate	Largest on BB/BC; zero on destroyers	Engine durability isn't a per-ship HP field in the binary. This small negative coefficient is non-zero only on battleships, battlecruisers, and the heaviest cruisers, and is exactly zero on every destroyer, so it scales with hull displacement rather than any commander skill. Most likely an engine drag or power term in the same family as the decoded deceleration fields; exact meaning unconfirmed in the current decoder.
Rudder (module)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	16,600 module HP	Incapacitated at 0 HP	When 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 Brest. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Buff ×1Main Battery ×2

2024-03-21

Ministry of Balance: Spring Changes

At Tier VIII, the playstyle of the French large cruisers becomes even more difficult to achieve, so Brest gains a bigger change to her reload time than Cherbourg.
Main Battery reload time reduced from 28 to 26 seconds.

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Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Brest can equip, from in-game data.

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Primary official WG sources

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