Gascogne
Also called: 加斯科涅 Beta- 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
- Avoid: Using the 32-kn speed to push rather than to rotate
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Gascogne Community Stats
Across 8,100+ Standard battles from 180+ players, Gascogne averages a 60% win rate, 82,100 damage and 1.2 kills per battle, and survives 46% of them.
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Record History
Playstyle
Overview
Gascogne is a Tier VII French sniper battleship (17.8 km): the long main battery reach lets her land AP citadels from positions where peer BBs have to push to engage. Standout traits: best superstructure armor in T7 BBs (32 mm, 3rd of 47) and burny secondaries in T7 BBs (12, 9th of 46). The trade is AA DPS in T7 BBs (304, 44th of 49).
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. The helm answers quickly (13.8 s), so she can break an incoming salvo that slower hulls have to eat.
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
+8% speed (about +2.6 kt), 180 s duration. Engine Boost takes her to 34.6 kt, faster than 53 of 60 T7 cruisers - enough to run down most cruisers or pull away from them, though destroyers still outpace her. Uncommon in T7 BBs.
- Long gun range · 17.8 km
- Long-range sniper BB
32 mm superstructure, best of T7 BBs. HE farms less.
12% best HE fire chance per secondary shell (before target resistance), top decile of T7 BBs. Stacks fires faster than peers in a brawl.
40 s Repair Party reload, top decile of T7 BBs. Heals up more often than peers.
304 AA DPS, bottom quartile of T7 BBs. Aircraft chew through with impunity; lean on positioning over AA.
How to get Gascogne
Gascogne is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition paths: Global XP and Containers. WG has listed Gascogne in the Store for 750,000 Global XP (most recently 2020-08-27), 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.
- Global XP750,000 GXP in the Legends Store (Aug 2020).
- ContainersAppears in official container odds below; availability depends on the container being sold or awarded.
While you save up, check active promo codes for free doubloons, camouflages, and other rewards.
Best listed chance for this ship
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Santa Level 5
0.428571%
Tier VII Premium ship
Archived · Santa Level 5 · 1 of 35 ships
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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
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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%
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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%
- Santa Level 4 → Santa Level 50.042857%
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Santa Level 3
0.102143%
Tier VII Premium ship
Archived · Santa Level 3 · 4 paths combined · 1 of 35 ships
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- Santa Level 30.057143%
- Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 50.021429%
- Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 40.017143%
- Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 4 → Santa Level 50.006429%
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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%
- Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 4.00.011282%
- Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 4.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.006346%
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Mystic Lantern
0.07619%
Tier VII Premium ship
Event · Mystic Lantern · 1 of 42 ships
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Super Santa '23
0.051724%
Tier VII Premium ship
Archived · Super Santa '23 · 1 of 29 ships
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Super Santa '22
0.034615%
Tier VII Premium ship
Archived · Super Santa '22 · 1 of 13 ships
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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%
- Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 40.005714%
- Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 50.003214%
- Santa Level 20.002857%
- Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 40.002571%
- Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 4 → Santa Level 50.002143%
- Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 4 → Santa Level 50.000964%
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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%
- Champion's Box → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 50.004286%
- Champion's Box → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 40.003429%
- Champion's Box → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 4 → Santa Level 50.001286%
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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%
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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%
- Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 30.001286%
- 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%
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Ultimate Crate
0.005172%
Tier VII Premium ship
Archived · Ultimate Crate → Super Santa '23 · 1 of 29 ships
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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%
- Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 4.00.000113%
- Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 4.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.000104%
- Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.000104%
- Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 4.00.000102%
- Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 4.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.000063%
- Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 4.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.000057%
Official WG availability sources
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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
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“Veni, Vidi, Vici” Update
750,000 Global XP
2020-08-27
- Tier VII French battleship Gascogne, available for 750,000 Global XP.
Show direct source rows
- Mega Santa '23 0.172414% · Tier VII Premium ship
- Mystic Lantern 0.07619% · Tier VII Premium ship
- Santa Level 2 0.002857% · Tier VII Premium ship
- Santa Level 3 0.057143% · Tier VII Premium ship
- Santa Level 4 0.114286% · Tier VII Premium ship
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Builds
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Cohort position
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Where Gascogne 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.
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Not standouts for Gascogne -- 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.
Peers in this cohort
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Stats & specs
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How 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.ƒ
180° − 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.ƒ
In practice: 17% tighter (better) horizontal dispersion and 17% less vertical spread at max range (17.8 km) than a standard battleship: about 198 m wide × 119 m tall, against 238 m × 143 m. Also on this curve (56): Al Ägir, Alaska, Alaska B, Anhalt, BA Utnapishtim's Ship, Borodino, Brest, Carnot, Champagne, Cherbourg, Congress, Ägir and 44 more.ƒ
Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the dispersion model:ƒ
Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:ƒ
50%-hit horizontal radius:ƒ
50%-hit vertical radius:ƒ
180 degrees / 5 deg/s traverse speed = 36 s.ƒ
Zero upgrades: 8 broadside guns x 60 / 28 s base reload = 17.1. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 8 broadside guns x 60 / 25.286 s (25.2 s = 177 ticks) all-upgrades reload (28 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 25.2 s) = 19.HE shells
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63 mm ≈ 380 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).ƒ
5,400 HE damage x 8 broadside guns = 43,200.ƒ
Zero upgrades: 43,200 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 28 s base reload = 92,571. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 43,200 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 25.286 s (25.2 s = 177 ticks) all-upgrades reload (28 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 25.2 s) = 102,508.ƒ
Zero upgrades: 17.1 shells/min × 0.36 (36% fire chance) = 6.17. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 19 shells/min × 0.36 (36% fire chance) = 6.83.AP shells
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floor(380 mm caliber / 14.3) = 26 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).ƒ
AP formula evaluated at muzzle velocity: .ƒ
Same formula at the ship's max firing range (17.8 km), where the shell has slowed to 577.2 m/s: .ƒ
13,000 AP damage x 8 broadside guns = 104,000.ƒ
Zero upgrades: 104,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 28 s base reload = 222,857. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 104,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 25.286 s (25.2 s = 177 ticks) all-upgrades reload (28 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 25.2 s) = 246,780.ƒ
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.ƒ
Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 3.5 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.ƒ
Dual-purpose: your secondaries doing double duty against aircraft. The same mounts appear on the Secondary Battery card - shared guns, not extra hardware.ƒ
Dual-purpose: your secondaries doing double duty against aircraft. The same mounts appear on the Secondary Battery card - shared guns, not extra hardware.ƒ
Effective 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 74 from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.ƒ
Effective DPS: 50 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.75 hit probability = 131 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.ƒ
Far 74 + Outer Medium 131 = 205ƒ
Effective DPS: 31 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.7 hit probability = 76 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.ƒ
Far 74 + Outer Medium 131 + Near 76 = 281ƒ
Effective DPS: 9 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.75 hit probability = 24 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.ƒ
Far 74 + Outer Medium 131 + Near 76 + Inner Medium 24 = 305ƒ
Each ~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 × 200 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.ƒ
Damage a plane takes for flying into one flak cloud, before any reductions.ƒ
Each 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.ƒ
A new flak salvo (the AA explosions above) fires roughly every 2 s.ƒ
Flak keeps firing while at least one secondary battery mount is operational - even losing every dedicated AA mount does not stop it.ƒ
The 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.ƒ
Sum of each gun family's fires/min (per side): 7.2 + 2.7 = 9.9. 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.ƒ
Sum 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: 8×2 100 mm (8/side) × 60/4 s × 1400 = 168,000 + 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).ƒ
Fires/min (per side) 9.9 × (1 − 0.366 fire resistance) × 60 s × 0.003 of max HP per second × 65,000 HP = 73,436. 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.ƒ
Secondary DPM (per side) 217,500 + secondary fire DPM 73,436 = 290,936: shell damage plus fire damage against one T7 battleship, every shell hitting.ƒ
Max dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.ƒ
5 km × 57 + 30 = 315 m.ƒ
Dual-purpose: the same mounts also fire at aircraft, so they appear on the AA Defense card too - shared guns, not extra hardware.ƒ
8×2 barrels / 2 sides × 60 / 4 s × 0.06 (6% fire chance) = 7.2. 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.Show 1 more gun family
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Dual-purpose: the same mounts also fire at aircraft, so they appear on the AA Defense card too - shared guns, not extra hardware.ƒ
3×3 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.ƒ
top speed / 4 + 4.9 = 32 / 4 + 4.9 = 12.9 kt. Base value; speed modifiers scale it.ƒ
Seconds 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.ƒ
Speed below which the engine's built-in power boost applies in reverse.ƒ
Time to reach 90% of top speed (28.8 kt of 32.0 kt).ƒ
Time to reach 99% of top speed (31.7 kt of 32.0 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.ƒ
With the rudder hard over the hull turns 4.2°/s, so a target drifts across the bow at that rate. Turret traverse minus hull turn: 5 − 4.2 = +0.8°/s, so the guns hold the target through the turn. Main Battery Mod. 2 (+20% traverse) and Mod. 3 (−15%) move this line.ƒ
Base value, no camouflage. With a Grade IV permanent camo (or any disposable camo): 15.49 km x 0.955 = 14.79 km. Camouflage does not change detectability by air.ƒ
Detectability by sea 15.49 km x 0.955 (Grade IV permanent camo or any disposable camo) = 14.79 km.ƒ
max(main battery range, sea detectability 15.49 km) = 17.82 km. Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach.ƒ
Air detectability 12.39 km + gun-firing bloom 7.6 km = 19.99 km. The bloom tracks main-battery caliber 380 mm × 0.020 = 7.6 km.ƒ
Sea detectability 15.49 km + 2.0 km while burning = 17.49 km.ƒ
Air detectability 12.39 km + 3.0 km while burning = 15.39 km.
Damage Control Party∞ charges · 80 s reload · 15 s active
Repair Party3 charges · 40 s reload · 28 s active · 11,679 HP (18.5% of max HP) total heal (per charge) ƒ
0.0066 of max HP per second (0.66%) × 28 s effective active time = 0.185 of max HP × 63,200 HP = 11,679 HP: up to 18.5% of max HP restored per charge.ƒ
0.185 of max HP per charge × 3 charges = 0.555 × 63,200 HP = 35,037 HP: up to 55.5% of max HP if the whole Repair Party loadout is used.ƒ
0.0066 (0.66% of max HP) × 63,200 HP = 417 HP/s. WoWS heals a flat percent of MAX HP each second, so this rate holds at any health level.
Catapult Fighter4 charges · 80 s reload · 60 s active · 5 km patrol radius ƒ
Derived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000):
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
H = horizontal, V = vertical spread. This ship's curve against the standard battleship curve, both evaluated at this ship's max range (17.8 km) with the same model as Max Horiz/Vert Disp: horizontal 198 / 238 m − 1 = -17%, vertical 119 / 143 m − 1 = -17%. Shell grouping (σ) is separate: it sets how shells bunch toward the centre of this ellipse.(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.(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.(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.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: at 0 m, at m, and at 17815 m. Below the kink: , so .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: at 0 m, at m, and at 17815 m. Above the kink: , so .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: at 0 m, at m, and at 17815 m. Above the kink: , so .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 , where 744.1 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 5 km (from 830 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.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 , where 669.2 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 10 km (from 830 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.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 , where 606.9 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 15 km (from 830 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.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, , where is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass: . That runs from a 830 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.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, , where is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass: . That runs from a 830 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.2 mounts × 4 barrels = 8; all 8 bear on the broadside.Model inputs
Armor-penetration constant of the AP shell; penetration scales straight with it, so a 10% higher Krupp is 10% more penetration at every range.Enters penetration as mass^0.69 and slows the shell's drag deceleration, so a heavier shell keeps more velocity at range.Air drag on the AP shell in flight; lower keeps velocity, and with it penetration, at long range.Starting speed of the AP shell; penetration scales with velocity^1.38.Starting speed of the HE shell; sets its flight time and lead.Horizontal dispersion growth per idealDistance of range, in 30 m units; the slope of the scatter-width line.Horizontal dispersion at zero range, in 30 m units; the intercept of the scatter-width line.Range step over which horizontal dispersion grows by idealRadius.Inside this range the scatter width tapers toward minRadius instead of following the line.Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at zero range.Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at the delim point.Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at maximum range.Where the vertical-scatter curve bends, as a share of maximum range.AA defense
Only families that reach 5 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 37 50 CAD Mle 1933 8x2 -> 24 DPS @ 3 km; 37 50 ACAD 8x2 -> 131 DPS @ 3.5 km; 25mm Hotchkiss Mle 1940 9x2 -> 76 DPS @ 3.1 km; 100mm 45 Mle 1933 8x2 -> 53 DPS @ 5 km; 152 55 Mle 1936 3x3 -> 20 DPS @ 5 km.@ 5 km: 53 + 20 = 73; @ 3.5 km: 131 + 53 + 20 = 204; @ 3.1 km: 131 + 76 + 53 + 20 = 280; @ 3 km: 24 + 131 + 76 + 53 + 20 = 304. 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.24 + 131 + 76 + 53 + 20 = 304 DPS: the sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (3 km).24 × 3 + 131 × 3.5 + 76 × 3.1 + 53 × 5 + 20 × 5 = 1131. 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.Secondary battery firepower
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(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(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.Ship Charts
Background
A battleship design developed on the basis of the very successful Richelieu class, which received improved AA capabilities and had the main turrets placed in the ship's aft and forward ends. Like her prototype, the ship boasted a high speed and very good torpedo protection.
Armor Beta
Hull HP 63,200, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds.
Overmatched by AP from only MusashiARP Musashi. Angled, everything else bounces.
Citadels come from a flat broadside at close range; held past ~30° of angle, AP shatters or bounces.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bow | 32 mm primary (range 32–50 mm) | 2,900 (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) | 47,400 (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. |
| Stern | 32 mm primary (range 32–150 mm) | 2,900 (5% of HP) | Overmatched by 460mm+ AP (Aki, Musashi)Angle bounces 410mm32 mm: HE pens from 203mm+ | Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation. |
| Citadel | 320 mm primary (range 18–250 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. |
| Superstructure | 32 mm primary (range 32–405 mm) | 2,400 (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 | 31,600 magazine HP | Turret knocked out | Per-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 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 (37 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. |
| Rudder (module) | separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP | 19,000 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.
Balance History
Balance updates affecting Gascogne. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.
Ministry of Balance: New Horizons, Greater Heights
- The length of the barbette rings was increased to reach the citadel. The ship's barbette armor is now more realistic, narrowing near the gun. The bulge armor was buffed from 18 to 32 mm. This change may slightly improve the ship's performance.
May Update: The Cat and the Eagle
- Armor updates to Gascogne, Bourgogne, Jean Bart, La Foudre, Richelieu, Alsace, Kaiser, König, and K. Albert.
Ministry of Balance: Breaking the Ice
- Main battery shell dispersion improved by 20% (from European battleship dispersion to battlecruiser dispersion).
Ministry of Balance Reports: Ship Trimming
- Main Battery Reload Time reduced from 30 to 28 s.
- Main Battery Firing Range increased from 17.52 to 17.82 km.
- Main Battery AP Shell Damage increased from 11,900 to 13,000.
- Rudder Shift Time reduced from 15.3 to 13.8 s.
September update: the Redinforcements
- Repair party HP/second regeneration is increased by 33%.
Skins & permanent camouflages
Every custom exterior Gascogne can equip.
DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior
Primary official WG sources
Filtered to official World of Warships: Legends pages where this ship is a focus, reward, line member, or high-context variant mention.
