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Playstyle

Overview

Picardie is a Tier VII French secondary battleship with top-decile secondary reach out to 7 km: the kit rewards closing inside secondary range and letting the auto-fire battery work alongside the mains, not holding mid-range AP lines. Standout traits: best flat HE shells in T7 BBs (905) and best AA reach in T7 BBs (5.2 km).

Positioning

Push to within secondary range (~7 km) so the secondary battery starts contributing damage. A secondary BB at mid range is wasting half her kit; the geometry that pays out is close enough that the secondaries DPM peer BBs instead of the main battery alone.

Potato Avoidance

Holding mid-range AP lines like a standard BB

The secondary battery is half the kit, so a mid-range secondary BB is leaving damage on the table every minute; commit to the brawl angle or play a different ship.

Signature Traits

Flat HE shells

905.0 m/s HE muzzle velocity, best of T7 BBs. Flatter trajectory, easier to land at range.

Long-reach AA

5.2 km AA reach, best of T7 BBs.

Best-in-class stealth

14.4 km surface detect, top decile of T7 BBs. Stays dark longer.

Sharp rudder

17.5 s rudder shift, top decile of T7 BBs. Snappy weave.

Loose grouping

Sigma 1.5, bottom decile of T7 BBs. Shells scatter more; bracketing matters.

Low fire chance

15.0% fire chance per HE shell, bottom decile of T7 BBs. AP carries more weight.

Acquisition

How to get Picardie

Picardie is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition paths: Containers and Campaign. 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.

ContainersAppears in official container odds below; availability depends on the container being sold or awarded.
CampaignEarnable in the Rose of Picardy campaign; campaign ships can later return through other limited methods.

Best listed chance for this ship

Mystic Lantern 0.074419% Tier VII Premium ship Event containers · Mystic Lantern · 1 of 43 ships

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Rose of Picardy Campaign Breakdown Campaign Start: 2025-01-27 · End: 2025-03-02 Official campaign breakdown naming this ship as a campaign/reward-context ship; explicit source windows are used when present, otherwise the end date is inferred from the next indexed campaign breakdown when available.
Official WoWS Legends container odds Containers Official container drop rows linked below include direct and nested effective ship odds.
Through the Spy Glass: Picardie Ship feature / release Start: 2025-01-27 · End: open/unknown end Official Through the Spy Glass feature for this ship; useful as a release/availability source, but not a guaranteed current-store listing.

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Mystic Lantern 0.074419% · Tier VII Premium ship

Builds Beta

Build around main-battery grouping, reload-booster value, and controlled secondary pressure. Official inspiration guidance calls out Angelo Iachino for shell grouping and Franz von Hipper for secondary range/grouping.

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Commanders frequently paired with this ship Angelo Iachino Franz von Hipper

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Cohort position

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Where Picardie sits among Tier VII BBs (39 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.

BestStealth profile14.4 km / 11.52 km (1/39 / 1/39) BestRudder shift17.5 s (1 of 2 tied) BestHE velocity905 m/s (1/38) BestAA range5.2 km (1 of 3 tied) Top 10%AP DPM294,321 (4/39) Top 10%AP arming threshold51 mm (3/39) Top 10%Displacement36,301 t (2/39) Top 25%HE DPM138,272 (5/38) Top 25%Secondary dispersion bracket42 (7/39) Top 25%Secondary HE pen32 mm (10/37) Top 25%Secondary range7 km (7/39) Top 25%Repair heal rate0.66 %/s (7/39) Top 25%Deck armor150 mm (6/36) Bottom 25%Hit points61,000 HP (33/39) Bottom 25%Fires per minute5.93 (30/38) Bottom 25%Main dispersion235.4 m (35/39) Bottom 25%Engine power107,000 hp (35/39) Bottom 25%Turn-speed retention152.9 hp/m (31/39) Bottom 25%Stern armor30 mm (31/37) Bottom 10%Main battery caliber305 mm (37/39) Bottom 10%AA DPS274 (37/39) Bottom 10%AA threat917 (37/39) Bottom 10%Citadel belt190 mm (35/37) WorstSigma1.5 (39/39) WorstNo torpedoes (27 of 39 in cohort)

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Not standouts for Picardie -- 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.

Max speed30 kt(20/39) Traverse-to-turn ratio3.96 ×(30/39) Main battery range17.29 km(13/39) Main battery reload24.3 s(14/39) Secondary DPM (per side)235,636(16/39) HE alpha1,800(27/37) Secondary fire chance9%(19/37) AP velocity798 m/s(25/39) Acceleration9 s(21/39) Power-to-weight2.95 hp/t(26/39) Repair charges3(19/39) Max armor350 mm(27/39) NormAP fuse timer0.03 s(31 of 39 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(38 of 39 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(37 of 39 tied at this value) NormBow armor32 mm(29 of 37 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.

Repair 3MBRB

Survivability

Hit Points61,000

Displacement36,301 t

Armor range12–350 mm

Plate armor thicknesses12, 13, 19, 22, 26, 30, 32, 40, 42, 48, 50, 70, 72, 75, 84, 100, 120, 140, 150, 180, 184, 190, 200, 226, 240, 266, 284, 300, 350 mm

Armor material/layer entries84

Fire resistance36.6%

Fire duration60 s

Torp Reduction32%

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.

26,700

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.

18,300

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 305 mm/45 Mle 1910

Mounts / barrels4 mounts / 16 barrels

Reload time27 s

Firing range17.3 km

Turret traverse5 °/s

Shell Grouping (σ)

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

1.5

Max Horiz Disp

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Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (17285/30·(12−2.2)/1000 + 2.2)·30 = 235.4 m

235.4 m

Max Vert Disp

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Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 235.4 × 0.6 = 141.2 m

141.2 m

Med Horiz Disp

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50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 235.4 × 0.382 (σ=1.5) = 89.9 m

89.9 m

Med Vert Disp

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50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 141.2 × 0.382 (σ=1.5) = 53.9 m

53.9 m

Turret turn time

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

36 s

Base shells/min

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16 broadside guns x 60 / 27 s base reload = 35.6.

35.6

HE shells

HE Damage3,500

HE Velocity905 m/s

Fire Chance15%

HE penetration

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51 mm ≈ 305 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

51 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

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3,500 HE damage x 16 broadside guns = 56,000.

56,000

Base HE DPM

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56,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 27 s base reload = 124,444.

124,444

Installed HE DPM

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56,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 24.3 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 138,272.

138,272

Base fires/min

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16 HE shells x 60 / 27 s reload x 15% fire chance = 5.33.

5.33

AP shells

AP Damage7,450

AP Velocity798 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.033 s

Fuse Threshold51 mm

AP overmatch

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floor(305 mm caliber / 14.3) = 21 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

21 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 × 2500 × 395^0.69 × 0.305^-1.07 × 798^1.38 = 557.4 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

557.4 mm

AP Pen Far

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Same formula at the ship's max firing range (21.6 km), where the shell has slowed to 448.1 m/s: 1e-7 × 2500 × 395^0.69 × 0.305^-1.07 × 448.1^1.38 = 251.4 mm.

251.4 mm

AP full-salvo alpha

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7,450 AP damage x 16 broadside guns = 119,200.

119,200

Base AP DPM

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119,200 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 27 s base reload = 264,889.

264,889

Installed AP DPM

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119,200 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 24.3 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 294,321.

294,321

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.

120

AA Defense

AA mount points38

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: (24×3.5×0.75) + (21×3.5×0.7) + (32×3.5×0.7) + (31×3.5×0.75) = 274. 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.

274

Maximum AA range

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

5.2 km

37 mm/50 Mle 193320×2 37mm

25 mm/60 CAD Mle 19396×2 25mm

13.2 mm/76 CAD Mle 19296×2 13mm

13.2 mm/76 CAQ Mle 19296×4 13mm

130 mm/45 Mle 1932 (DP)4×4 130mm

130 mm/45 Mle 1932 (DP)4×2 130mm

DPS

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Includes 31 continuous AA damage from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.

31

Range5.2 km

DPS32

Range3.1 km

Total DPS in Aura

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Far 31 + Outer Near 32 = 63

63

DPS24

Range3 km

Total DPS in Aura

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Far 31 + Outer Near 32 + Medium 24 = 87

87

DPS21

Range1.2 km

Total DPS in Aura

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Far 31 + Outer Near 32 + Medium 24 + Inner Near 21 = 108

108

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Secondary Battery

Mounts8

Firing range7.0 km

Shell Grouping (σ)1

Secondary dispersion type

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Max dispersion = range (km) × 42 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Improved (25%)

Max secondary dispersion @ 7 km

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7 km × 42 + 30 = 324 m.

324 m

Caliber130 mm

Reload time5.5 s

HE Damage1,800

Muzzle Velocity840 m/s

Fire Chance9%

Armor Pen32 mm

Min Ricochet91°

Max Ricochet60°

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Caliber130 mm

Reload time5.5 s

HE Damage1,800

Muzzle Velocity840 m/s

Fire Chance9%

Armor Pen32 mm

Min Ricochet91°

Max Ricochet60°

Maneuverability

Engine moduleEngine: 107,000 hp

Engine power107,000 hp

Maximum speed30 kt

Turning circle radius700 m

Engine power multiplier speed threshold7 kt

Traverse-to-turn ratio4.0× drags

Concealment

Detectability by sea14.4 km

Detectability by air11.52 km

Smoke firing penalty11.08 km

Detect after firing main guns14.4 km

Detect Fire Sea16.4 km

Detect Fire Air14.52 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party∞ charges · 80 s reload · 15 s active

Repair Party3 charges · 80 s reload · 28 s active · 0.66% heal per second · 18.5% of max HP total heal

Main Battery Reload Booster2 charges · 180 s reload · 15 s active · +50% reload boost

Secondary Battery Reload Booster3 charges · 140 s reload · 30 s active · +50% damage boost · +25% reload boost

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Numbers the spec table cannot show directly: alpha-strike math, DPM, dispersion, AP penetration. Click the formula chip on any row to reveal how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

Shell Grouping (σ)1.5

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

Max Horiz Disp235.4 m

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (17285/30·(12−2.2)/1000 + 2.2)·30 = 235.4 m

Max Vert Disp141.2 m

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 235.4 × 0.6 = 141.2 m

Med Horiz Disp89.9 m

50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 235.4 × 0.382 (σ=1.5) = 89.9 m

Med Vert Disp53.9 m

50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 141.2 × 0.382 (σ=1.5) = 53.9 m

AP Pen Close557.4 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 × 2500 × 395^0.69 × 0.305^-1.07 × 798^1.38 = 557.4 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far251.4 mm

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (21.6 km), where the shell has slowed to 448.1 m/s: 1e-7 × 2500 × 395^0.69 × 0.305^-1.07 × 448.1^1.38 = 251.4 mm.

HE penetration51 mm

51 mm ≈ 305 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

AP overmatch21 mm

floor(305 mm caliber / 14.3) = 21 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

AP AOE Radius120

AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

Broadside guns used for alpha16

All 16 barrels bear on the broadside.

Turret turn time36 s

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

HE full-salvo alpha56,000

3,500 HE damage x 16 broadside guns = 56,000.

AP full-salvo alpha119,200

7,450 AP damage x 16 broadside guns = 119,200.

Base HE DPM124,444

56,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 27 s base reload = 124,444.

Base AP DPM264,889

119,200 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 27 s base reload = 264,889.

Installed HE DPM138,272

56,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 24.3 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 138,272.

Installed AP DPM294,321

119,200 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 24.3 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 294,321.

Base shells/min35.6

16 broadside guns x 60 / 27 s base reload = 35.6.

Installed shells/min39.5

16 broadside guns x 60 / 24.3 s installed Artillery reload = 39.5.

Base fires/min5.33

16 HE shells x 60 / 27 s reload x 15% fire chance = 5.33.

Installed fires/min5.93

16 HE shells x 60 / 24.3 s installed reload x 15% fire chance = 5.93.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS274

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (24×3.5×0.75) + (21×3.5×0.7) + (32×3.5×0.7) + (31×3.5×0.75) = 274. 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 index917

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 dispersion

Secondary dispersion typeImproved (25%)

Max dispersion = range (km) × 42 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Max secondary dispersion @ 7 km324 m

7 km × 42 + 30 = 324 m.

Secondary battery firepower

Secondary DPM (per side)235,636

Sum across all secondary families of (per-side barrels × 60 / reload_s × alpha), where per-side barrels = mounts × barrels-per-mount / 2 (the guns that bear on one broadside target). Per-family: 4×4 130 mm (8/side) × 60/5.5 × 1800 = 157,091 + 4×2 130 mm (4/side) × 60/5.5 × 1800 = 78,545. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).

Max HE alpha1800

Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 1800 from the 130 mm family.

Max HE fire chance9%

Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 9% from the 130 mm family.

Max HE pen32 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: 32 mm from the 130 mm family.

Armor

Hull HP 61,000, 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	32 mm primary (range 12–180 mm)	2,000 (3% of HP)	Overmatched by 460mm+ (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 12–300 mm)	45,800 (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	30 mm primary (range 12–200 mm)	2,200 (4% of HP)	Overmatched by 460mm+ (Aki, Musashi)Angle bounces 410mm30 mm: HE pens from 203mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	190 mm primary (range 22–190 mm)	≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap)	Citadel pen ×0.10 damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage	Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. Damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead (×0.10 direct pen, ×0.10 over-pen).
Superstructure	12 mm primary (range 12–350 mm)	2,000 (3% 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	26,700 magazine HP	Magazine detonation1–30% chance · below ~75% HP	Per-turret powder-magazine HP. Detonation chance scales from 1% (no mag damage) to 30% (full mag damage); this range is the in-game value. Detonation can't roll while the ship is above ~75% HP (the standard detonation-protection threshold, not a per-ship stat). Smaller magazines saturate to the 30% ceiling faster.
Secondary mount (130 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	18,300 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.

Exteriors

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Playstyle

Overview

Positioning

Potato Avoidance

Signature Traits

How to get Picardie

Best listed chance for this ship

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Cohort position

Peers in this cohort

Stats & specs

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Main battery formulas

AA defense

Secondary battery dispersion

Secondary battery firepower

Armor

Shell ballistics chart

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