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Le Fantasque

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France · Tier VII · Destroyer · Tech Tree: Ambush Destroyers

Destroyer gunboatWin DD duels and cap fights with gun DPM.

Playstyle

Hold concealment edges on the contested cap at 7 km detection
Avoid: Burning the 7 km concealment advantage on guns

Key characteristics

Heavy AP pen2 sigma accuracyEngine BoostHigh fire chanceVisible torps

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Playstyle

Overview

Le Fantasque is a Tier VII French stealth-leaning destroyer with strong surface detection (7 km). The kit opens detection windows most peer DDs cannot match, so her value is contesting caps from concealment edges where the detection band holds. Standout traits: best HE alpha in T7 DDs (2,200) and best AP fuse timer in T7 DDs (0.025 s).

Positioning

Hold concealment edges on the contested cap at 7 km detection. The band opens windows for unspotted torpedo drops and clean repositions; lean into the gaps your peer DDs cannot read, and back out before detection closes.

Potato Avoidance

Burning the 7 km concealment advantage on guns

Every salvo lights you up and gives back the detection edge that makes the kit work; reserve guns for finishing damage on already-spotted ships, and prioritize torpedo drops you can fire while undetected.

Signature Traits

Long-range AP brick

104.5 mm AP pen at max range, top decile of T7 DDs. Threatens citadels even from range.

Close-range AP brick

244.6 mm AP pen at 1.5 km, top decile of T7 DDs. Citadels broadside cruisers up close.

Heavy HE shells

2200.0 damage per HE shell, best of T7 DDs. Punishes superstructure and modules harder than peers.

Deep-fuse AP

0.03 s AP fuse timer, best of T7 DDs. Shells travel deeper before detonating; citadels through belt armor more reliably.

Fast for the class

42.7 kt, top decile of T7 DDs. Lets you rotate flanks or escape disengagements.

Visible torps

1.8 km torpedo detect, bottom decile of T7 DDs. Easy to dodge if targets are looking.

Acquisition

How to get Le Fantasque

Le Fantasque is available in the Ambush Destroyers branch of the France Tech Tree for 18,000,000 credits after researching it in the branch. Known module upgrades cost up to 4,500,000 credits.

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France Tech Tree

Le Fantasque sits in the Ambush Destroyers branch. The highlighted path shows the local branch context inside the full France tree.

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Cohort position

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Where Le Fantasque sits among Tier VII DDs (30 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 shell damage2,200 (1 of 4 tied) BestAP fuse timer0.03 s (1 of 5 tied) Top 10%Max speed42.7 kt (2/30) Top 25%Main battery caliber139 mm (7/30) Top 25%HE fire chance10% (5/30) Top 25%AP shell damage2,950 (8/28) Top 25%Engine power74,000 hp (7/30) Top 25%Power-to-weight21.89 hp/t (7/30) Top 25%Torpedo speed72 kt (6/29) Bottom 25%Rudder shift5.6 s (24/30) Bottom 25%Traverse-to-turn ratio5.48 × (27/30) Bottom 25%Acceleration12.81 s (25/30) Bottom 25%AP arming threshold23 mm (23/28) Bottom 25%Torpedo range8.01 km (23/29)

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Not standouts for Le Fantasque -- here's where she sits on every other ranked stat in the cohort. Stats tagged NORM are tied across more than half the cohort, so the value is the cohort default rather than a standout.

Hit points18,500 HP(11/30) Concealment6.95 km(15/30) Air detection3.48 km(16/30) Main battery range10.95 km(13/30) Main battery reload5.4 s(23/30) Fires per minute5.56(15/30) HE DPM122,222(19/30) AP DPM163,889(21/28) Main dispersion89.7 m(9/30) AP velocity840 m/s(13/28) HE velocity840 m/s(14/30) Turn-speed retention107.2 hp/m(9/30) Displacement3,380 t(23/30) AA DPS174(15/30) AA range3.5 km(19/30) AA threat490(16/30) Torpedo damage16,667(15/29) Torpedo reload90 s(9/29) Max armor20 mm(17/30) Citadel belt20 mm(16/29) Bow armor20 mm(14/29) Stern armor20 mm(14/29) Deck armor19 mm(11/25) NormAP ricochet start45°(23 of 28 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(23 of 28 tied at this value)

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Stats & specs

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

MBRBEngine Boost

Survivability

Hit PointsInitial: 15,400 → 18,500

Displacement3,380 t

Armor range13–20 mm

Plate armor thicknesses13, 19, 20 mm

Armor material/layer entries24

Fire resistanceInitial: 33.3% → 36.6%

Fire duration30 s

Torp Reduction0%

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.

9,300

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.

5,600

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 139 mm/50 Mle 1929

Mounts / barrels5 mounts / 5 barrels

Reload time6 s

Firing range (base)10 km

Firing range (top fire control)11 km

Turret traverse10 °/s

Shell Grouping (σ)

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

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (9959/30·(8−0.5)/1000 + 0.5)·30 = 89.7 m

89.7 m

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 89.7 × 0.6 = 53.8 m

53.8 m

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 89.7 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 28.7 m

28.7 m

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 53.8 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 17.2 m

17.2 m

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 10 deg/s traverse speed = 18 s.

18 s

Base shells/min

5 broadside guns x 60 / 6 s base reload = 50.

HE shells

HE Damage2,200

HE Velocity840 m/s

Fire Chance10%

HE penetration

23 mm ≈ 139 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

23 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

2,200 HE damage x 5 broadside guns = 11,000.

11,000

Base HE DPM

11,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 6 s base reload = 110,000.

110,000

Installed HE DPM

11,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.4 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 122,222.

122,222

Base fires/min

5 HE shells x 60 / 6 s reload x 10% fire chance = 5.

AP shells

AP Damage2,950

AP Velocity840 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.025 s

Fuse Threshold23 mm

AP overmatch

floor(139 mm caliber / 14.3) = 9 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

9 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 × 2400 × 39.9^0.69 × 0.139^-1.07 × 840^1.38 = 273.8 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

273.8 mm

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (13.7 km), where the shell has slowed to 418 m/s: 1e-7 × 2400 × 39.9^0.69 × 0.139^-1.07 × 418^1.38 = 104.5 mm.

104.5 mm

AP full-salvo alpha

2,950 AP damage x 5 broadside guns = 14,750.

14,750

Base AP DPM

14,750 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 6 s base reload = 147,500.

147,500

Installed AP DPM

14,750 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.4 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 163,889.

163,889

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.

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Torpedoes

ModuleTorpedoes: 550 mm lance-torpilles

Launchers / tubes3 launchers × 3 tubes = 9 tubes

Reload time90 s

Projectile speed72 kt

Range8.01 km

Maximum simulated damage15,467 (est.)

Alpha damage46,400

Torpedo detectability1.8 km

Torpedo launcher traverse26 °/s

Torp Turn6.9 s

Torp Arming222 m

Per-side salvo damage

per-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.

139,203

AA Defense

AA mount points11

Close-range AA DPS

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (27×3.5×1) + (24×3.5×0.95) = 174. 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.

174

Maximum AA range

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

3.5 km

40 mm/56 Bofors Mk2 (upgraded hull only)1×4 40mm

40 mm/56 Bofors Mk1 (upgraded hull only)2×2 40mm

20 mm/70 Mk48×1 20mm

40 mm/56 Bofors Mk3 (stock hull only)3×1 40mm

DPSInitial: 17 → 27

Range3.5 km

DPSInitial: 26 → 24

Range2 km

Total DPS in Aura

Medium 27 + Near 24 = 51

Maneuverability

Engine moduleEngine: 74,000 hp

Engine power74,000 hp

Maximum speed42.7 kt

Turning circle radius690 m

Engine power multiplier speed threshold7 kt

Traverse-to-turn ratio5.5× slow

Concealment

Detectability by sea6.95 km

Detectability by air3.48 km

Smoke firing penalty2.8 km

Detect after firing main guns6.95 km

Detect Fire Sea8.95 km

Detect Fire Air6.48 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party∞ charges · 40 s reload · 5 s active

Main Battery Reload Booster2 charges · 150 s reload · 20 s active · +50% reload boost

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

Module options (3)

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

HullUpgrade

Hit points15,400 → 18,500
Rudder shift7.8 → 5.6 s
Close-range AA DPS43 → 51

Fire controlUpgrade

Main battery range9,959 → 10954.9 m

TorpedoesUpgrade

Reload95 → 90 s
Speed69 → 72 kt

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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)2

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

Max Horiz Disp89.7 m

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (9959/30·(8−0.5)/1000 + 0.5)·30 = 89.7 m

Max Vert Disp53.8 m

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 89.7 × 0.6 = 53.8 m

Med Horiz Disp28.7 m

50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 89.7 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 28.7 m

Med Vert Disp17.2 m

50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 53.8 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 17.2 m

Dispersion familyDD Disp.

Standard destroyer dispersion baseline.

AP Pen Close273.8 mm

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: 1e-7 × Krupp × mass^0.69 × caliber_m^-1.07 × v0^1.38 = 1e-7 × 2400 × 39.9^0.69 × 0.139^-1.07 × 840^1.38 = 273.8 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far104.5 mm

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (13.7 km), where the shell has slowed to 418 m/s: 1e-7 × 2400 × 39.9^0.69 × 0.139^-1.07 × 418^1.38 = 104.5 mm.

HE penetration23 mm

23 mm ≈ 139 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

AP overmatch9 mm

floor(139 mm caliber / 14.3) = 9 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

AP AOE Radius12

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 alpha5

All 5 barrels bear on the broadside.

Turret turn time18 s

180 degrees / 10 deg/s traverse speed = 18 s.

HE full-salvo alpha11,000

2,200 HE damage x 5 broadside guns = 11,000.

AP full-salvo alpha14,750

2,950 AP damage x 5 broadside guns = 14,750.

Base HE DPM110,000

11,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 6 s base reload = 110,000.

Base AP DPM147,500

14,750 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 6 s base reload = 147,500.

Installed HE DPM122,222

11,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.4 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 122,222.

Installed AP DPM163,889

14,750 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.4 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 163,889.

Base shells/min50

5 broadside guns x 60 / 6 s base reload = 50.

Installed shells/min55.6

5 broadside guns x 60 / 5.4 s installed Artillery reload = 55.6.

Base fires/min5

5 HE shells x 60 / 6 s reload x 10% fire chance = 5.

Installed fires/min5.56

5 HE shells x 60 / 5.4 s installed reload x 10% fire chance = 5.56.

Torpedoes

Torpedo detectability1.8 km

Estimated torpedo reaction time9.6 s

detectability / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).

Torpedo speed72 kt

Travel time to max range42.8 s

range / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).

Tube count9

3 launchers x 3 tubes.

Per-side salvo9 torpedoes

9 (centerline launchers train across - full salvo to either side).

Full-salvo damage139,203

tube count x per-torpedo simulated damage (all torpedoes hitting).

Per-side salvo damage139,203

per-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS174

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (27×3.5×1) + (24×3.5×0.95) = 174. 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 range3.5 km

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

AA threat index490

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

Armor

Hull HP 15,400 → 18,500 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	20 mm primary (range 19–20 mm)	1,500 (8% of HP)	Overmatched by 305mm+ (Toulon, Cherbourg)Angle bounces 283mm20 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Hull (midship)	19 mm	13,900 (75% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ (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	20 mm primary (range 19–20 mm)	1,000 (5% of HP)	Overmatched by 305mm+ (Toulon, Cherbourg)Angle bounces 283mm20 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	20 mm primary (range 13–20 mm)	≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap)	Citadel pen ×0.50 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 (×0.50 direct pen, ×0.10 over-pen).
Superstructure	19 mm	700 (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	9,300 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.
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.
Rudder (module)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	5,600 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 Le Fantasque. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Nerf ×4Buff ×8Main Battery ×5Torpedo ×4Concealment ×2

2023-01-12

Ministry of Balance Reports: Big Small Changes!

Main battery armament.
HE shell damage increased from 2,000 to 2,200.
AP shell damage increased from 2,700 to 2,950.
Main Battery Reload Booster charges increased from 1 to 2.
Main Battery Reload Booster duration increased from 15 to 20 s.
Torpedo armament.
Reload speed reduced from 90 to 95 s.
Torpedo detectability range decreased from 1.9 to 1.8 km.
Torpedo damage decreased from 18,400 to 16,667.
Reload speed reduced from 86 to 90 s.
+2 more official change lines in the source post.

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2021-05-13

May Update: Things Are Heating Up!

Default torpedo speed decreased from 75 kts to 69 kts; upgraded torpedoes—from 76 kts to 70 kts.
Default and upgraded torpedo detectability range by sea increased from 1.8 km to 1.9 km.

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Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

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2020-07-23 · Patch notes Update: July 2020 Patch notes 2021-05-13 · Patch notes May Update: Things Are Heating Up! Patch notes 2023-01-12 · Patch notes January Update: Fighting Spirit Patch notes