World of Warships: Legends ship guide

Champagne

Also called: 香槟 Beta
France · Tier VII · Battleship · Premium
Sniper battleshipLong-range guns citadel broadsides from a backline peers cannot match.
Playstyle
  • Anchor a flank at 16-19 km with bow toward the closest threat, then use the speed advantage at 34 kn to rotate to the cap that needs a second battleship rather than the one your team already has
  • Avoid: Using the 34-kn speed to push rather than to rotate
Key characteristics
Heavy AP pen2 sigma accuracy18.2 km gun rangeHeavy HE shellsFragileWeak AA
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Across 8,700+ Standard battles from 230+ players, Champagne averages a 59% win rate, 84,700 damage and 1.1 kills per battle, and survives 47% of them.

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Playstyle

Overview

Champagne is a Tier VII French sniper battleship (18.2 km): the long main battery reach lets her land AP citadels from positions where peer BBs have to push to engage. Standout traits: sigma in T7 BBs (2, 7th of 49) and long-range AP brick in T7 BBs (579.8 mm, 2nd of 49). The trade is AA DPS in T7 BBs (225, 49th of 49).

Positioning

Anchor a flank at 16-19 km with bow toward the closest threat, then use the speed advantage at 34 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. The helm answers quickly (14 s), so she can break an incoming salvo that slower hulls have to eat.

Potato Avoidance

Using the 34-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

Engine Boost

+8% speed (about +2.7 kt), 180 s duration. Engine Boost takes her to 36.7 kt, faster than 57 of 60 T7 cruisers - enough to run down most cruisers or pull away from them, and outruns most destroyers too. Uncommon in T7 BBs.

ELITE MAIN BATTERY ↗
  • Long gun range · 18.2 km
  • Tight grouping
  • Long-range AP brick · 579.8 mm
  • Heavy HE shells · 6700 damage
  • Close-range AP brick · 880.7 mm
Fast for the class ↗

34 kt, top decile of T7 BBs. Lets you rotate flanks or escape disengagements.

Weak AA ↗

225 AA DPS, bottom decile of T7 BBs. Aircraft chew through with impunity; lean on positioning over AA.

Low AP DPM ↗

163059 AP DPM, bottom decile of T7 BBs. Citadel windows matter more than spam.

Acquisition

How to get Champagne

Champagne is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition paths: Campaign, Global XP, and Containers. WG has listed Champagne in the Store for 750,000 Global XP (most recently 2022-03-03), so it can be bought without spending doubloons; Store stock rotates, so check in game for current availability. 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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Best listed chance for this ship

  • Super VII crate 4% One of the Tier VII Premium ships Event · Super VII crate · 1 of 25 ships
  • Santa Level 5 0.428571% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Santa Level 5 · 1 of 35 ships
  • Spectral Vault 5.0 0.384615% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Spectral Vault 5.0 · 1 of 39 ships
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  • Mega Santa '23 0.172414% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Mega Santa '23 · 1 of 29 ships
  • Spectral Vault 4.0 0.160256% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Spectral Vault 4.0 · 2 paths combined · 1 of 39 ships
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    • Spectral Vault 4.00.102564%
    • Spectral Vault 4.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.057692%
  • Santa Level 4 0.157143% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Santa Level 4 · 2 paths combined · 1 of 35 ships
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    • Santa Level 40.114286%
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    • Santa Level 30.057143%
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  • Spectral Vault 3.0 0.080449% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Spectral Vault 3.0 · 4 paths combined · 1 of 39 ships
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    • Spectral Vault 3.00.051282%
    • Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.011538%
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    • Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 4.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.006346%
  • Mystic Lantern 0.07619% Tier VII Premium ship Event · Mystic Lantern · 1 of 42 ships
  • Super Santa '23 0.051724% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Super Santa '23 · 1 of 29 ships
  • Super Santa '22 0.034615% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Super Santa '22 · 1 of 13 ships
  • Santa Level 2 0.026036% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Santa Level 2 · 7 paths combined · 1 of 35 ships
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    • Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 30.008571%
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    • Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 4 → Santa Level 50.002143%
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  • Champion's Box 0.020429% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Champion's Box · 4 paths combined · 1 of 35 ships
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    • Champion's Box → Santa Level 30.011429%
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  • Spectral Vault 2.0 0.013814% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Spectral Vault 2.0 · 7 paths combined · 1 of 39 ships
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    • Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 3.00.005128%
    • Spectral Vault 2.00.002564%
    • Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 4.00.002051%
    • Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.001154%
    • Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 4.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.001154%
    • Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 4.00.001128%
    • Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 4.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.000635%
  • Santa Level 1 0.007834% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Santa Level 1 · 9 paths combined · 1 of 35 ships
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    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 30.002857%
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    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 50.001071%
    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 40.000857%
    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 50.000482%
    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 20.000429%
    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 40.000386%
    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 4 → Santa Level 50.000321%
    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 4 → Santa Level 50.000145%
  • Ultimate Crate 0.005172% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Ultimate Crate → Super Santa '23 · 1 of 29 ships
  • Spectral Vault 1.0 0.002048% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Spectral Vault 1.0 · 11 paths combined · 1 of 39 ships
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    • Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 3.00.000513%
    • Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 3.00.000462%
    • Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 2.00.000231%
    • Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 4.00.000185%
    • Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.000115%
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Official WG availability sources
  • "A Tall Glass of Victory" Campaign Breakdown Campaign Start: 2021-05-17 · End: 2021-06-20
    • The "A Tall Glass of Victory" Campaign comprises 100 milestones, runs for 5 weeks, and features French Tier VII battleship Champagne.
  • May Update: Things Are Heating Up! Campaign Start: 2021-05-13
    • To unlock Champagne, you’ll need to complete the Campaign’s 100 milestones and acquire the Admiralty Backing.
    • French Tier VII battleship Champagne
  • Vive la France: Bastille Day in Legends Sale 2025-07-14
    • Visit the Store from July 14 through 28 to find discounted French ships and a variety of other content.
    • Discounted ships include:
    • Tier VII battleships Gascogne and Champagne in a bundle with Boosters and camouflages — 25% off
  • March update: All That is Gold Does Not Glitter 750,000 Global XP 2022-03-03
    • Champagne is making her glorious return and is available in the Store for 750,000 Global XP.
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Cohort position

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Where Champagne sits among Tier VII BBs (48 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.

BestHE fire chance49% (1/48) Top 10%Max speed34 kt (2/49) Top 10%Main battery range18.18 km (2/49) Top 10%HE shell damage6,700 (4/48) Top 10%AP pen at 10 km703 mm (2/49) Top 25%Rudder shift14 s (9/49) Top 25%Sigma2 (7/49) Top 25%Main dispersion200.7 m (12/49) Top 25%Secondary DPM (per side)301,500 (10/49) Top 25%Secondary fire chance12% (9/46) Top 25%AP velocity850 m/s (9/49) Top 25%HE velocity850 m/s (13/48) Top 25%Acceleration (0-12 kt)12.4 s (7/49) Top 25%Displacement42,544 t (7/49) Top 25%Power-to-weight4.18 hp/t (10/49) Top 25%Repair heal rate0.66 %/s (9/49) Bottom 25%Smoke fire bloom14.89 km (38/49) Bottom 25%Citadel belt240 mm (43/48) Bottom 10%Hit points57,100 HP (48/49) Bottom 10%AP DPM163,059 (47/49) Bottom 10%AA threat893 (48/49) Bottom 10%Flak damage per salvo (expected)945 (47/49) WorstSecondary range4.5 km (1 of 2 tied) WorstAA DPS225 (49/49) WorstNo torpedoes (33 of 49 in cohort)
See 25 mid-pack stats

Not standouts for Champagne -- 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.

Concealment15.44 km(34/49) Air detection12.35 km(34/49) Turning circle850 m(27/49) Main battery caliber406 mm(17/49) Main battery reload26.6 s(16/49) Fires per minute6.6(21/48) HE DPM90,289(36/48) AP shell damage12,100(25/49) Secondary HE alpha2,200(13/46) Secondary HE pen25 mm(23/46) Time to 90% speed34.4 s(33/49) AP arming threshold68 mm(35/49) Engine power178,000 hp(17/49) Power / turn radius209.4 hp/m(17/49) Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)139,246(30/48) AA range5 km(19/49) Repair charges3(23/49) Max armor355 mm(29/49) NormSecondary dispersion bracket57(34 of 49 tied at this value) NormSecondary sigma1(48 of 49 tied at this value) NormAP fuse timer0.033 s(40 of 49 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(47 of 49 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(46 of 49 tied at this value) NormBow armor32 mm(36 of 48 tied at this value) NormStern armor32 mm(35 of 48 tied at this value)
Survivability
Hit Points57,100
Displacement42,544 t
Hull dimensions
ƒLength x beam at the waterline, plus draft. Length matters when dodging torpedoes; beam and draft shape how hard the ship is to hit.
249.5 x 33 m (ship-model figure)
Armor range18–355 mm
Plate armor thicknesses18, 19, 20, 30, 32, 40, 50, 100, 150, 170, 233, 240, 280, 340, 355 mm
Armor material/layer entries58
Fire resistance
ƒtop hull: 1 − 0.6337 fire coefficient = 36.6%. Lowers how often hits set you on fire. It does not reduce the damage a burning fire does per second; fires burn at the full rate on every ship.
36.6%
Fire duration60 s
Fire damage
ƒOne unattended fire: 0.003 of max HP per second (0.3%) × 60 s = 0.18 of the pool; 0.18 × 57,100 HP = 10,278 HP on this ship. 4 fire points can burn at once.
0.3% of HP per second
Flood duration40 s
Flood damage
ƒOne unattended flood: 0.005 of max HP per second (0.5%) × 40 s = 0.2 of the pool; 0.2 × 57,100 HP = 11,420 HP on this ship.
0.5% of HP per second
Torp Reduction
ƒ1 − 0.239 hull torpedo-damage coefficient / 0.333 unprotected baseline = 28%. Reduces torpedo hit damage. It does not affect flooding: floods start as often and tick at the full rate.
28%
Magazine HP
ƒPer-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool from the ship's. Penetrating hits wear it down and the turret is likelier to be knocked out as it falls, so a larger pool keeps the guns firing through punishment that silences a peer's.
28,600
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.
17,100
Effective HP
ƒBase 57,100 HP plus everything Repair Party can restore: 0.0066 of max HP per second (0.66%) × 28 s × 57,100 HP = 10,552 HP per charge, × 3 charges = 31,656 HP. Ceiling, not a prediction: a charge only restores damage actually taken, and only the regeneratable share of it. In practice ships realize about half of this, mostly because half the charges go unspent; a charge that is used returns about 97% of the per-charge figure above.
63,444–88,756
Repairable: penetration50%
Repairable: citadel10%
Repairable: steering gear50%
Section HP
Bow section HP
ƒDamage saturation pool for the bow: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 2,700 = 5,400), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.
2,700
Casemate section HP
ƒDamage saturation pool for the casemate: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 5,200 = 10,400), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.
5,200
Auxiliary section HP
ƒDamage saturation pool for the auxiliary room: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 4,500 = 9,000), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.
4,500
Hull section HP
ƒDamage saturation pool for the hull: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 42,800 = 85,600), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.
42,800
Superstructure section HP
ƒDamage saturation pool for the superstructure: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 2,200 = 4,400), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. The superstructure is not exempt: it saturates exactly like the bow and stern, so shells aimed at it stop dealing full damage once this pool is used up. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.
2,200
Stern section HP
ƒDamage saturation pool for the stern: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 2,600 = 5,200), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.
2,600
Citadel section HP
ƒThis section has no practical saturation cap: every hit here keeps dealing its normal share of damage (on most ships the citadel; on many destroyers the casemate).
No saturation cap
Main Battery
ModuleArtillery: 406 mm/50 Schneider
Mounts / barrels2 mounts / 6 barrels
Reload time26.6 s
Firing range18.2 km
Turret traverse7 °/s
Turret armor430 mm
Turret traverse arcs
ƒHow far each mount can train, in degrees to either side of the mount's own facing. A rear turret with ±150° leaves a 60° blind wedge over the bow; one-sided arcs are wing mounts that cover a single side. The data does not say which way each mount faces, so the arcs are listed per mount without bow/stern angles.
±144°, ±150°
Guns to bear
ƒ180° − 144° (the most restricted aft-facing mount's arc) = 36° off bow; 180° − 150° (the most restricted forward-facing mount's arc) = 30° off stern. How far off the bow (or stern) the ship must angle before every main turret can fire: the widest blind wedge among the rear-facing (or forward-facing) mounts, from each mount's trainable arc.
36° off bow / 30° off stern
Shell Grouping (σ)2
Dispersion type
ƒIn practice: 17% tighter (better) horizontal dispersion and 17% less vertical spread at max range (18.2 km) than a standard battleship: about 201 m wide × 120 m tall, against 242 m × 145 m. Also on this curve (56): Al Ägir, Alaska, Alaska B, Anhalt, BA Utnapishtim's Ship, Borodino, Brest, Carnot, Cherbourg, Congress, Constellation, Ägir and 44 more.
Improved battleship & large cruiser
Max Horiz Disp
ƒHorizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the dispersion model: σH=(R30·idealRadius−minRadiusidealDistance+minRadius)·30 =(1818030·10−1.61000+1.6)·30=200.7m
200.7 m at 18.2 km
Max Vert Disp
ƒVertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: σV=σH·radiusOnMax =200.7·0.6=120.4m
120.4 m at 18.2 km
Med Horiz Disp
ƒ50%-hit horizontal radius: σH,50=σH·0.6σ =200.7·0.62=60.2m
60.2 m at 18.2 km
Med Vert Disp
ƒ50%-hit vertical radius: σV,50=σV·0.6σ =120.4·0.62=36.1m
36.1 m at 18.2 km
Turret turn time
ƒ180 degrees / 7 deg/s traverse speed = 25.7 s.
25.7 s
Shells/min
ƒZero upgrades: 6 broadside guns x 60 / 26.714 s (26.6 s = 187 ticks) base reload = 13.5. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 6 broadside guns x 60 / 24 s (23.9 s = 168 ticks) all-upgrades reload (26.6 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 23.9 s) = 15.
Initial: 13.5 → 15
HE shells
HE alpha6,700
HE Velocity850 m/s
Fire Chance49%
HE fire DPM vs T7 BB48981
Effective HE DPM vs T7 BB139270
HE penetration
ƒ68 mm ≈ 406 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).
68 mm
HE full-salvo alpha
ƒ6,700 HE damage x 6 broadside guns = 40,200.
40,200
HE DPM
ƒZero upgrades: 40,200 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 26.714 s (26.6 s = 187 ticks) base reload = 90,289. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 40,200 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 24 s (23.9 s = 168 ticks) all-upgrades reload (26.6 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 23.9 s) = 100,500.
Initial: 90,289 → 100,500
Fires/min
ƒZero upgrades: 13.5 shells/min × 0.49 (49% fire chance) = 6.6. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 15 shells/min × 0.49 (49% fire chance) = 7.35.
Initial: 6.6 → 7.35
AP shells
AP alpha12,100
AP Velocity850 m/s
Min Ricochet45 deg
Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg
Fuse Timer0.033 s
Fuse Threshold68 mm
AP pen max range580 mm
AP overmatch
ƒfloor(406 mm caliber / 14.3) = 28 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
28 mm
AP Pen Close
ƒAP formula evaluated at muzzle velocity: P=10−7·K·m0.69·d−1.07·v01.38 =10−7·2900·9000.69·0.406−1.07·8501.38=916.9mm.
916.9 mm point-blank
AP Pen Far
ƒSame formula at the ship's max firing range (18.2 km), where the shell has slowed to 609.8 m/s: P=10−7·2900·9000.69·0.406−1.07·609.81.38=579.8mm.
579.8 mm at 18.2 km
AP full-salvo alpha
ƒ12,100 AP damage x 6 broadside guns = 72,600.
72,600
AP DPM
ƒZero upgrades: 72,600 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 26.714 s (26.6 s = 187 ticks) base reload = 163,059. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 72,600 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 24 s (23.9 s = 168 ticks) all-upgrades reload (26.6 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 23.9 s) = 181,500.
Initial: 163,059 → 181,500
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.
150
AA Defense
AA mount points21
Maximum AA range
ƒLongest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 3.1 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.
5 km
37 mm/50 Mle 193312×2 37mm
25 mm/60 CAD Mle 19399×2 25mm
100 mm/45 Mle 1933 (DP)
ƒDual-purpose: your secondaries doing double duty against aircraft. The same mounts appear on the Secondary Battery card - shared guns, not extra hardware.
12×2 100mm
152 mm/55 Mle 1936 (DP)
ƒDual-purpose: your secondaries doing double duty against aircraft. The same mounts appear on the Secondary Battery card - shared guns, not extra hardware.
3×3 152mm
Far aura
Guns100 mm/45 Mle 1933 (DP) + 152 mm/55 Mle 1936 (DP)
Continuous DPS
ƒEffective DPS in in-game units (raw aura damage × 3.5 × hit probability, summed per contributing aura) - matches the Close-range AA DPS headline's currency. Includes 105 from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.
105
Range5 km
Near aura
Guns25 mm/60 CAD Mle 1939
Continuous DPS
ƒEffective DPS: 33 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.7 hit probability = 81 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.
81
Range3.1 km
Total DPS in Aura
ƒFar 105 + Near 81 = 186
186
Medium aura
Guns37 mm/50 Mle 1933
Continuous DPS
ƒEffective DPS: 15 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.75 hit probability = 39 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.
39
Range3 km
Total DPS in Aura
ƒFar 105 + Near 81 + Medium 39 = 225
225
Flak
AA explosions
ƒEach ~2 s salvo fires 2 AA explosions in quick succession, each leaving 3 clouds ahead of the attacking squadron, plus 1 stray cloud farther out that appear off-beat between salvos - up to 7 clouds per salvo × 180 damage each. Planes that fly into a cloud take its damage; clouds dissipate before the next salvo lands. Defensive AA Fire, where fitted, multiplies the AA explosions within each salvo, and commander skills that raise the Number of AA explosions add to it.
2 per salvo, 3 clouds each + 1 outer cloud
Cloud damage
ƒDamage a plane takes for flying into one flak cloud, before any reductions.
180
Cloud spawn chance
ƒEach cloud in the pattern rolls this chance to spawn, so salvos average fewer clouds than the maximum. Often called flak 'hit chance', but spawned clouds always damage planes that fly into them - the roll is on spawning.
75%
Salvo interval
ƒA new flak salvo (the AA explosions above) fires roughly every 2 s.
every ~2 s
Fired by
ƒFlak keeps firing while at least one secondary battery mount is operational - even losing every dedicated AA mount does not stop it.
Secondary battery
Flak zone
ƒThe activation band: flak fires while attacking planes are inside it. Clouds are placed ahead of the planes' path, so clouds can land short of 2.5 km or past 5 km - once planes get inside the band, new salvos stop. AA range bonuses push the outer edge out; the 2.5 km inner edge does not move.
2.5-5 km
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Secondary Battery
Mounts15
Firing range4.5 km
Shell Grouping (σ)1
Total secondary fires/min (per side)
ƒSum of each gun family's fires/min (per side): 10.8 + 2.7 = 13.5. Per side: the barrels that bear on one broadside target (mounts × barrels / 2). A ceiling: assumes every shell hits and ignores the four-fire cap and Fire Prevention.
13.5
Secondary DPM (per side)
ƒSum across all secondary families of (per-side barrels × 60 / reload_s × alpha), with each reload counted in whole 1/7 s ticks (guns fire on the first tick after the reload), where per-side barrels = mounts × barrels-per-mount / 2 (the guns that bear on one broadside target). Per-family: 12×2 100 mm (12/side) × 60/4 s × 1400 = 252,000 + 3×3 152 mm (4.5/side) × 60/12 s × 2200 = 49,500. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).
301,500
Secondary fire DPM vs T7 BB (per side)
ƒFires/min (per side) 13.5 × (1 − 0.366 fire resistance) × 60 s × 0.003 of max HP per second × 65,000 HP = 100,140. Per side: the barrels that bear on one broadside target (mounts × barrels / 2). A ceiling: assumes every shell hits and ignores the four-fire cap and Fire Prevention.
100,140
Total secondary DPM vs T7 BB (per side)
ƒSecondary DPM (per side) 301,500 + secondary fire DPM 100,140 = 401,640: shell damage plus fire damage against one T7 battleship, every shell hitting.
401,640
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 @ 4.5 km
ƒ4.5 km × 57 + 30 = 286.5 m.
286.5 m
100 mm/45 Mle 1933 (12×2) (DP)
ƒDual-purpose: the same mounts also fire at aircraft, so they appear on the AA Defense card too - shared guns, not extra hardware.
Caliber100 mm
Reload time4 s
HE alpha1,400
Muzzle Velocity780 m/s
Fire Chance6%
Secondary fires/min (per side)
ƒ12×2 barrels / 2 sides × 60 / 4 s × 0.06 (6% fire chance) = 10.8. Per side: the barrels that bear on one broadside target (mounts × barrels / 2). A ceiling: assumes every shell hits and ignores the four-fire cap and Fire Prevention.
10.8
HE Pen17 mm
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152 mm/55 Mle 1936 (3×3) (DP)
ƒDual-purpose: the same mounts also fire at aircraft, so they appear on the AA Defense card too - shared guns, not extra hardware.
Caliber152 mm
Reload time12 s
HE alpha2,200
Muzzle Velocity870 m/s
Fire Chance12%
Secondary fires/min (per side)
ƒ3×3 barrels / 2 sides × 60 / 12 s × 0.12 (12% fire chance) = 2.7. Per side: the barrels that bear on one broadside target (mounts × barrels / 2). A ceiling: assumes every shell hits and ignores the four-fire cap and Fire Prevention.
2.7
HE Pen25 mm
Maneuverability
Engine power178,000 hp
Maximum speed34.0 kt
Turning circle radius850 m
Rudder shift time14 s
Engine power-boost threshold7.0 kt
Engine spool-up time23 s
Reverse spool-up time11.5 s
Reverse speed
ƒtop speed / 4 + 4.9 = 34 / 4 + 4.9 = 13.4 kt. Base value; speed modifiers scale it.
13.4 kt
Crash stop
ƒSeconds from top speed to a dead stop after ordering full reverse: reverse power winds in over the reverse spool-up while water drag does most of the braking, using the ship's own reverse-power ratio. The full curve is on the acceleration chart. Full reverse stops about a quarter faster than a plain Stop order from top speed.
44.9 s
Engine boost threshold (reverse)
ƒSpeed below which the engine's built-in power boost applies in reverse.
10.2 kt
Acceleration 0-90%
ƒTime to reach 90% of top speed (30.6 kt of 34.0 kt).
34.4 s
Acceleration 0-99%
ƒTime to reach 99% of top speed (33.7 kt of 34.0 kt). 99% rather than 100% because true top speed is asymptotic (thrust meets drag), so the last fraction of a knot is never quite gained.
53.9 s
Guns in a full turn
ƒWith the rudder hard over the hull turns 4.5°/s, so a target drifts across the bow at that rate. Turret traverse minus hull turn: 7 − 4.5 = +2.5°/s, so the guns hold the target through the turn. Main Battery Mod. 2 (+20% traverse) and Mod. 3 (−15%) move this line.
hold target (+2.5°/s spare)
Concealment
Detectability by sea
ƒBase value, no camouflage. With a Grade IV permanent camo (or any disposable camo): 15.44 km x 0.955 = 14.75 km. Camouflage does not change detectability by air.
15.44 km
With Grade IV camouflage (sea)
ƒDetectability by sea 15.44 km x 0.955 (Grade IV permanent camo or any disposable camo) = 14.75 km.
14.75 km
Detectability by air12.35 km
Smoke firing penalty14.89 km
Detect when firing (sea)
ƒmax(main battery range, sea detectability 15.44 km) = 18.18 km. Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach.
18.18 km
Detect when firing (air)
ƒAir detectability 12.35 km + gun-firing bloom 8.12 km = 20.47 km. The bloom tracks main-battery caliber 406 mm × 0.020 = 8.12 km.
20.47 km
Detect when on fire (sea)
ƒSea detectability 15.44 km + 2.0 km while burning = 17.44 km.
17.44 km
Detect when on fire (air)
ƒAir detectability 12.35 km + 3.0 km while burning = 15.35 km.
15.35 km
Guaranteed Detect2 km
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Consumables
Damage Control Party∞ charges · 80 s reload · 15 s active
Repair Party3 charges · 40 s reload · 28 s active · 10,552 HP (18.5% of max HP) total heal (per charge)
ƒ0.0066 of max HP per second (0.66%) × 28 s effective active time = 0.185 of max HP × 57,100 HP = 10,552 HP: up to 18.5% of max HP restored per charge.
· 31,656 HP (55.5% of max HP) total heal (all charges)
ƒ0.185 of max HP per charge × 3 charges = 0.555 × 57,100 HP = 31,656 HP: up to 55.5% of max HP if the whole Repair Party loadout is used.
· 377 HP/s (0.66% of max HP) heal per second
ƒ0.0066 (0.66% of max HP) × 57,100 HP = 377 HP/s. WoWS heals a flat percent of MAX HP each second, so this rate holds at any health level.
Choose one
Main Battery Reload Booster2 charges · 180 s reload · 15 s active · +50% reload boost
Catapult Fighter4 charges · 80 s reload · 60 s active · 5 km patrol radius
ƒDerived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): 167×301000=5 km
· 1 squadron size
Observation Seaplane4 charges · 200 s reload · 30 s active · 1 squadron size · Tightens main-battery shell grouping
Enhanced Secondary Targeting3 charges · 160 s reload · 30 s active · +100% grouping · -50% dispersion
Engine Boost2 charges · 180 s reload · 180 s active · +8% speed bonus

Under the hood

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

The constants behind the formulas and the long tail: shell and dispersion inputs, fixed-range anchors, salvo math, layered AA. Click the formula chip on any row to see how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

vs standard BB17% tighter H · 17% shorter V
H = horizontal, V = vertical spread. This ship's curve against the standard battleship curve, both evaluated at this ship's max range (18.2 km) with the same model as Max Horiz/Vert Disp: horizontal 201 / 242 m − 1 = -17%, vertical 120 / 145 m − 1 = -17%. Shell grouping (σ) is separate: it sets how shells bunch toward the centre of this ellipse.
Shell scatter width @ 5 km90 m
(166.7 × (10 − 1.6) / 1000 + 1.6) × 30 = 90 m. Horizontal scatter at a fixed 5 km, from the same dispersion model as the rows below - a knife-fight-range anchor comparable across ships.
Shell scatter width @ 10 km132 m
(333.3 × (10 − 1.6) / 1000 + 1.6) × 30 = 132 m. How wide your shells scatter at 10 km, from the same dispersion model as the max-range figure above. Picking a fixed range makes this number directly comparable from ship to ship: max-range dispersion makes a longer-range gun look worse even when it's tighter at any common range. The interactive Dispersion tab on the Charts card plots the full curve from 0 to max range.
Shell scatter width @ 15 km174 m
(500 × (10 − 1.6) / 1000 + 1.6) × 30 = 174 m. Horizontal scatter at a fixed 15 km, from the same dispersion model - the long-range anchor. Only shown when the ship's guns reach 15 km.
Shell scatter height @ 5 km32.9 m
How tall the scatter ellipse is at a fixed 5 km, from the same model, comparable from ship to ship. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data: radiusOnZero=0.2 at 0 m, radiusOnDelim=0.5 at delim·Rmax=0.5·18180=9090 m, and radiusOnMax=0.6 at 18180 m. Below the kink: k=0.2+(0.5−0.2)·50009090=0.365, so σV=σH·k=90·0.365=32.9m.
Shell scatter height @ 10 km67.3 m
How tall the same scatter ellipse is at 10 km. Comparable from ship to ship for the same reason as the width value above. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data: radiusOnZero=0.2 at 0 m, radiusOnDelim=0.5 at delim·Rmax=0.5·18180=9090 m, and radiusOnMax=0.6 at 18180 m. Above the kink: k=0.5+(0.6−0.5)·10000−909018180−9090=0.51, so σV=σH·k=132·0.51=67.3m.
Shell scatter height @ 15 km98.3 m
How tall the scatter ellipse is at a fixed 15 km, from the same model. Only shown when the ship's guns reach 15 km. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data: radiusOnZero=0.2 at 0 m, radiusOnDelim=0.5 at delim·Rmax=0.5·18180=9090 m, and radiusOnMax=0.6 at 18180 m. Above the kink: k=0.5+(0.6−0.5)·15000−909018180−9090=0.565, so σV=σH·k=174·0.565=98.3m.
AP pen 5 km801 mm
AP penetration at a fixed 5 km, from the same ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the AP formula P=10−7·K·m0.69·d−1.07·v1.38 =10−7·2900·9000.69·0.406−1.07·7711.38=801mm, where 771 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 5 km (from 850 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.
AP pen 10 km703 mm
AP penetration at a fixed 10 km, from the same ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the AP formula P=10−7·K·m0.69·d−1.07·v1.38 =10−7·2900·9000.69·0.406−1.07·701.41.38=703mm, where 701.4 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 10 km (from 850 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.
AP pen 15 km622 mm
AP penetration at a fixed 15 km, from the same ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the AP formula P=10−7·K·m0.69·d−1.07·v1.38 =10−7·2900·9000.69·0.406−1.07·641.61.38=622mm, where 641.6 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 15 km (from 850 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.
HE flight time @ 10 km4.7 s
How long an HE shell takes to reach a target at a fixed 10 km, from the same numerically integrated trajectory the Charts card plots. The shell slows under quadratic air drag, adrag=kρv2, where ρ is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and k bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass: k=πCdd28m=π·0.2218·0.40628·900=1.6×10−5. That runs from a 850 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77 because the game clock runs faster than real time. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.
AP flight time @ 10 km4.7 s
How long an AP shell takes to reach a target at a fixed 10 km, from the same numerically integrated trajectory the Charts card plots. The shell slows under quadratic air drag, adrag=kρv2, where ρ is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and k bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass: k=πCdd28m=π·0.2218·0.40628·900=1.6×10−5. That runs from a 850 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77 because the game clock runs faster than real time. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.
Guns per full salvo (alpha, DPM)6
2 mounts × 3 barrels = 6; all 6 bear on the broadside.

Model inputs

Krupp (AP)2,900
Armor-penetration constant of the AP shell; penetration scales straight with it, so a 10% higher Krupp is 10% more penetration at every range.
AP shell mass900 kg
Enters penetration as mass^0.69 and slows the shell's drag deceleration, so a heavier shell keeps more velocity at range.
AP drag coefficient0.2218
Air drag on the AP shell in flight; lower keeps velocity, and with it penetration, at long range.
AP muzzle velocity850 m/s
Starting speed of the AP shell; penetration scales with velocity^1.38.
HE muzzle velocity850 m/s
Starting speed of the HE shell; sets its flight time and lead.
idealRadius10
Horizontal dispersion growth per idealDistance of range, in 30 m units; the slope of the scatter-width line.
minRadius1.6
Horizontal dispersion at zero range, in 30 m units; the intercept of the scatter-width line.
idealDistance1,000 m
Range step over which horizontal dispersion grows by idealRadius.
taperDist4,000 m
Inside this range the scatter width tapers toward minRadius instead of following the line.
radiusOnZero0.2
Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at zero range.
radiusOnDelim0.5
Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at the delim point.
radiusOnMax0.6
Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at maximum range.
delim0.5
Where the vertical-scatter curve bends, as a share of maximum range.

AA defense

AA DPS at max range105
Only families that reach 5 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 37 50 CAD Mle 1933 12x2 -> 39 DPS @ 3 km; 25mm Hotchkiss Mle 1940 9x2 -> 81 DPS @ 3.1 km; 100mm 45 Mle 1933 12x2 -> 84 DPS @ 5 km; 152 55 Mle 1936 3x3 -> 21 DPS @ 5 km.
AA DPS layered by range105 DPS @ 5 km, 186 DPS @ 3.1 km, 225 DPS @ 3 km
@ 5 km: 84 + 21 = 105; @ 3.1 km: 81 + 84 + 21 = 186; @ 3 km: 39 + 81 + 84 + 21 = 225. Cumulative AA DPS at each family range threshold. Inner ranges stack the outer families, so a target closing the distance hits stronger AA bubbles as it crosses each band.
AA DPS at point-blank225
39 + 81 + 84 + 21 = 225 DPS: the sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (3 km).
AA threat index893
39 × 3 + 81 × 3.1 + 84 × 5 + 21 × 5 = 893. 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 firepower

Max HE alpha2200
max(1400 (100 mm), 2200 (152 mm)) = 2200. Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 2200 from the 152 mm family.
Max HE fire chance12%
max(6% (100 mm), 12% (152 mm)) = 12%. 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
max(17 mm (100 mm), 25 mm (152 mm)) = 25 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.
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Background

A battleship design close to that of the Gascogne class. Her triple turrets and the 406 mm guns mounted in them were developed in France in the second half of the 1930s.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 57,100, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds.

Bow & stern32 mm

Overmatched by AP from only MusashiARP Musashi. Angled, everything else bounces.

Belt / citadel240 mm

Citadels come from a flat broadside at close range; held past ~30° of angle, AP shatters or bounces.

Farming19 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 37%, fires burn 60s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section Plates HP cap Threats Tactic
Bow32 mm primary (range 32–50 mm)2,700 (5% of HP)
Overmatched by 460mm+ AP (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)19 mm primary (range 19–355 mm)42,800 (75% of HP)
Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Scharnhorst, Scharnhorst '43)Angle bounces 203mm19 mm: HE pens from 127mm+
Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern32 mm primary (range 32–150 mm)2,600 (5% of HP)
Overmatched by 460mm+ AP (Aki, Musashi)Angle bounces 410mm32 mm: HE pens from 203mm+
Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel240 mm primary (range 18–240 mm)≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap)
Citadel pen: full damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage
Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. An AP citadel penetration deals the shell's full damage, the biggest single hit available; only over-penetrations are damped, to ×0.10.
Superstructure32 mm primary (range 32–340 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 HP28,600 magazine HPTurret knocked outPer-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool that does not drain ship HP. As it is worn down the turret is likelier to be knocked out, and a smaller pool gets there 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 (37 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 HP17,100 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.

Balance History

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

Buff ×6Main Battery ×4
2023-05-11

Ministry of Balance Reports: Ship Trimming

  • Main Battery Firing Range increased from 17.78 to 18.18 km.
  • Rudder Shift Time reduced from 15.5 to 14 s.
  • Added Main Battery Reload Booster consumable:
  • 3rd slot option.
  • 2 Charges, 180 s Cooldown, 15 s Active Time.
Read the full official post
2022-11-03

November Update: Under the Black Flag

  • HP increased from 52,600 to 57,100.
  • Maximum HE shell damage increased from 6,100 to 6,700.
Read the full official post
2021-08-26

September update: the Redinforcements

  • Maximum range of main guns increased from 17480m to 17780m. Shell grouping increased by 5%, reload time of main guns decreased from 28.6 seconds to 26.6 seconds. Repair party HP/second regeneration is increased by 33%.
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Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Champagne can equip.

  • Champagne default exterior
    DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior

Primary official WG sources

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