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Overview

Orage is a Tier VIII French stealth-leaning destroyer with strong surface detection (6.7 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 smoke duration in T8 DDs (20 s) and end-plate armor (20 mm).

Positioning

Hold concealment edges on the contested cap at 6.7 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 6.7 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-burning smoke

20.0 s Smoke Generator duration, best of T8 DDs. Holds the smoke shield longer.

Long-reach AA

5.2 km AA reach, top decile of T8 DDs.

Heavy belt

Citadel belt in the top bracket. Incoming AP rarely citadels through angle.

Heavy armor deck

Armor deck in the top bracket. Plunging fire and HE land for reduced damage compared to peers.

Slow for the class

34.0 kt, bottom quartile of T8 DDs. Hard to rotate flanks or disengage; commit positioning early.

Acquisition

How to get Orage

Orage is available in the French Torpedo Destroyers branch of the France Tech Tree for 25,000,000 credits after researching it in the branch. Known module upgrades cost up to 6,250,000 credits.

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France Tech Tree

Orage sits in the French Torpedo Destroyers branch. The highlighted path shows the local branch context inside the full France tree.

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Build for speed, concealment, torpedo reload/damage, survivability, and enough gun/AA utility to support the torpedo role.

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Cohort position

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Where Orage sits among Tier VIII DDs (25 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.

Top 25%Stealth profile6.74 km / 3.37 km (5/25 / 4/25) Top 25%Rudder shift5.4 s (7/25) Top 25%Displacement3,202 t (5/25) Top 25%AA range5.2 km (5/25) Top 25%Torpedo range12 km (6/24) Bottom 25%Hit points18,100 HP (20/25) Bottom 25%Main battery reload5.4 s (21/25) Bottom 25%HE DPM126,667 (20/24) Bottom 25%AP DPM163,333 (21/23) Bottom 25%AP velocity808 m/s (19/23) Bottom 25%HE velocity808 m/s (19/24) Bottom 25%Torpedo damage13,600 (21/24) Bottom 10%Fires per minute4.67 (23/24) WorstMax speed34 kt (1 of 3 tied) WorstTorpedo speed40 kt (24/24)

See 21 mid-pack stats

Not standouts for Orage -- 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.

Traverse-to-turn ratio11.14 ×(14/25) Main battery caliber127 mm(17/25) Main battery range10.96 km(14/25) HE shell damage1,900(11/24) HE fire chance7%(15/24) AP shell damage2,450(9/23) Main dispersion89.7 m(8/25) Acceleration11.9 s(19/25) AP fuse timer0.01 s(13/23) AP arming threshold21 mm(11/23) Engine power65,000 hp(12/25) Turn-speed retention104.8 hp/m(8/25) Power-to-weight20.3 hp/t(9/25) AA DPS208(16/25) AA threat905(10/25) Torpedo reload105 s(12/24) Deck armor19 mm(9/18) NormAP ricochet start45°(17 of 23 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(17 of 23 tied at this value) NormMax armor20 mm(22 of 25 tied at this value) NormCitadel belt20 mm(21 of 24 tied at this value)

Peers in this cohort

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Stats & specs

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

SmokeEngine Boost

Survivability

Hit PointsInitial: 16,800 → 18,100

Displacement3,202 t

Armor range13–20 mm

Plate armor thicknesses13, 19, 20 mm

Armor material/layer entries23

Fire resistance40%

Fire duration30 s

Torp Reduction0%

Magazine HP

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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.

9,100

Steering gear HP

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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.

5,400

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 6×127 mm

Mounts / barrels3 mounts / 6 barrels

Reload time6 s

Firing range (base)10 km

Firing range (top fire control)11 km

Turret traverse18 °/s

Shell Grouping (σ)

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

2

Max Horiz Disp

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Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (9960/30·(8−0.5)/1000 + 0.5)·30 = 89.7 m

89.7 m

Max Vert Disp

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

53.8 m

Med Horiz Disp

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

28.7 m

Med Vert Disp

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

17.2 m

Turret turn time

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

10 s

Base shells/min

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

60

HE shells

HE Damage1,900

HE Velocity808 m/s

Fire Chance7%

HE penetration

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21 mm ≈ 127 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

21 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

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1,900 HE damage x 6 broadside guns = 11,400.

11,400

Base HE DPM

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11,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 6 s base reload = 114,000.

114,000

Installed HE DPM

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11,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.4 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 126,667.

126,667

Base fires/min

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6 HE shells x 60 / 6 s reload x 7% fire chance = 4.2.

4.2

AP shells

AP Damage2,450

AP Velocity808 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.01 s

Fuse Threshold21 mm

AP overmatch

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floor(127 mm caliber / 14.3) = 8 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

8 mm

AP Pen Close

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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 × 2200 × 32.5^0.69 × 0.127^-1.07 × 808^1.38 = 227.4 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

227.4 mm

AP Pen Far

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Same formula at the ship's max firing range (13.7 km), where the shell has slowed to 294.6 m/s: 1e-7 × 2200 × 32.5^0.69 × 0.127^-1.07 × 294.6^1.38 = 56.5 mm.

56.5 mm

AP full-salvo alpha

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2,450 AP damage x 6 broadside guns = 14,700.

14,700

Base AP DPM

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14,700 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 6 s base reload = 147,000.

147,000

Installed AP DPM

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14,700 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.4 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 163,333.

163,333

AP AOE Radius

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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.

12

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Torpedoes

ModuleTorpedoes: 550 mm tube lance-torpilles

Launchers / tubes3 launchers × 3 tubes = 9 tubes

Reload time105 s

Projectile speed40 kt

Range12 km

Maximum simulated damage12,300 (est.)

Alpha damage36,900

Torpedo detectability1 km

Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s

Torp Turn7.2 s

Torp Arming123 m

Per-side salvo damage

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per-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.

110,700

AA Defense

AA mount points6

Close-range AA DPS

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Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (29×3.5×1) + (10×3.5×0.95) + (21×3.5×1) = 208. 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.

208

Maximum AA range

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

5.2 km

57 mm/60 ACAD Mle 1951 (upgraded hull only)2×2 57mm

20 mm/70 Mk44×1 20mm

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

DPS

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Includes 21 continuous AA damage from dual-purpose main battery firing as AA in this range band.

21

Range5.2 km

DPS29

Range4.5 km

Total DPS in Aura

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Far 21 + Medium 29 = 50

50

DPSInitial: 11 → 10

Range2 km

Total DPS in Aura

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Far 21 + Medium 29 + Near 10 = 60

60

Maneuverability

Engine moduleEngine: 65,000 hp

Engine power65,000 hp

Maximum speed34 kt

Turning circle radius620 m

Engine power multiplier speed threshold7 kt

Traverse-to-turn ratio11.1× ok

Concealment

Detectability by sea6.74 km

Detectability by air3.37 km

Smoke firing penalty2.51 km

Detect after firing main guns6.74 km

Detect Fire Sea8.74 km

Detect Fire Air6.37 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

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

Smoke Generator4 charges · 90 s reload · 20 s emit / 70 s cloud active

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.

HullTrade-off

Hit points16,800 → 18,100
Close-range AA DPS25 → 39
Maximum AA range3.5 → 4.5 km
Turret traverse18 → 15 °/s

Fire controlUpgrade

Main battery range9,960 → 10,956 m

TorpedoesTrade-off

Range11 → 12 km
Reload115 → 105 s
Alpha damage38,000 → 36,900
Display damage12,667 → 12,300

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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 = (9960/30·(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 Close227.4 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 × 2200 × 32.5^0.69 × 0.127^-1.07 × 808^1.38 = 227.4 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far56.5 mm

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (13.7 km), where the shell has slowed to 294.6 m/s: 1e-7 × 2200 × 32.5^0.69 × 0.127^-1.07 × 294.6^1.38 = 56.5 mm.

HE penetration21 mm

21 mm ≈ 127 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

AP overmatch8 mm

floor(127 mm caliber / 14.3) = 8 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 alpha6

All 6 barrels bear on the broadside.

Turret turn time10 s

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

HE full-salvo alpha11,400

1,900 HE damage x 6 broadside guns = 11,400.

AP full-salvo alpha14,700

2,450 AP damage x 6 broadside guns = 14,700.

Base HE DPM114,000

11,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 6 s base reload = 114,000.

Base AP DPM147,000

14,700 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 6 s base reload = 147,000.

Installed HE DPM126,667

11,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.4 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 126,667.

Installed AP DPM163,333

14,700 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.4 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 163,333.

Base shells/min60

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

Installed shells/min66.7

6 broadside guns x 60 / 5.4 s installed Artillery reload = 66.7.

Base fires/min4.2

6 HE shells x 60 / 6 s reload x 7% fire chance = 4.2.

Installed fires/min4.67

6 HE shells x 60 / 5.4 s installed reload x 7% fire chance = 4.67.

Torpedoes

Torpedo detectability1 km

Estimated torpedo reaction time9.6 s

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

Torpedo speed40 kt

Travel time to max range115.4 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 damage110,700

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

Per-side salvo damage110,700

per-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS208

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (29×3.5×1) + (10×3.5×0.95) + (21×3.5×1) = 208. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships.

Maximum AA range5.2 km

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

AA threat index905

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 16,800 → 18,100 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)	2,500 (14% of HP)	Overmatched by 305mm+ (Cherbourg, Brandenburg)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	13,600 (75% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ (Scharnhorst '43, Schill)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)	1,700 (9% of HP)	Overmatched by 305mm+ (Cherbourg, Brandenburg)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	no cap	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	9,100 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 (57 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	5,400 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.

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

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