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Saint-Louis

Also called: 路易九世 Beta

France · Tier VIII · CA Cruiser · Tech Tree: Rapid Cruisers

HE fire-spam cruiserStack fires and HE DPM; Sonar buys safe vision around cover and torpedoes.

Playstyle

Work the islands rather than a firing line
Avoid: Playing her like a fast French cruiser

Key characteristics

High AP DPMSonarReload BoosterEngine BoostSpotter planeThin armor

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Saint-Louis Community Stats

Across 5,700+ Standard battles from 190+ players, Saint-Louis averages a 64% win rate, 94,600 damage and 1.2 kills per battle, and survives 47% of them.

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Playstyle

Overview

Saint-Louis is a Tier VIII French heavy cruiser whose 203mm guns bring 10.7 fires a minute (5th of 29), with Sonar as her vision tool: it lets her contest islands and smoke without exposing the hull. Her sonar reaches 4.7 km, which is the range at which she can commit to a contest without guessing. Both shells run cohort-strong (cohort-strong AP at 360,170 AP DPM and cohort-strong HE at 210,396 HE DPM), making her a dual-threat gunship: keep AP up against broadsides and citadels, and switch to HE against bow-in ships, superstructures, and the thin or angled targets AP over-penetrates or bounces off. The trade is thin armor in T8 CAs (100 mm, 35th of 36).

Positioning

Work the islands rather than a firing line. Sonar (4.7 km on ships, 3.3 km on torpedoes) is the whole kit, and it only pays inside that radius, so hold the cover beside a contested cap and use it to catch destroyers and torpedoes coming around the corner: HE into the destroyer, AP into any cruiser that shows you a broadside while it sits in smoke. Firing from a friendly smoke reveals you at 8.2 km, so pick the salvo rather than holding the trigger. Once the rudder is over she turns tightly for her cohort (720 m), so a committed turn costs less water than most of what she is fighting.

Potato Avoidance

Playing her like a fast French cruiser

Despite the Rapid Cruisers line name she is slow for her tier (33 kn), and her engine boost is the standard cruiser value, so she cannot rotate flanks or kite out of a bad spot the way her faster line-mates can. Commit to a lane early, lean on cover, and do not over-extend expecting to escape on speed.

Signature Traits

Engine Boost

+20% speed (about +6.6 kt), 180 s duration. Engine Boost consumable temporarily raises top speed. Mobility on demand to reposition, chase a kill, or break contact. Uncommon in T8 CAs.

ELITE MAIN BATTERY ↗

AP DPM machine · 360170 AP
HE DPM machine · 210396 HE
Fire-starter cruiser

Thin armor ↗

100 mm max plate, bottom decile of T8 CAs. Citadel windows open against peer-tier guns.

Acquisition

How to get Saint-Louis

Saint-Louis is available in the Rapid Cruisers 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

Saint-Louis sits in the Rapid Cruisers branch. The highlighted path shows the local branch context inside the full France tree.

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Official WG availability sources

November Update: Under the Black Flag Tech tree line Start: 2022-11-03
- Same as the first batch of Tier VIII ships, these will be available right away for Captains with researched Tier VII ships of the respective branches and sufficient XP on those.
- Cruiser Saint Louis

Builds

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Cohort position

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Where Saint-Louis sits among Tier VIII CAs (35 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%Turning circle720 m (5/36) Top 25%Main battery range15.92 km (8/36) Top 25%Fires per minute10.7 (5/29) Top 25%HE DPM210,396 (5/29) Top 25%AP DPM360,170 (5/35) Top 25%Secondary DPM (per side)196,000 (8/28) Top 25%Time to 90% speed24.8 s (9/36) Top 25%Displacement16,000 t (7/36) Top 25%Power-to-weight7.5 hp/t (9/36) Top 25%Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)298,106 (4/29) Top 25%Torpedo reload90 s (5/21) Bottom 25%Stealth profile13.83 km / 8.3 km (30/36 / 30/36) Bottom 25%Secondary HE alpha1,400 (23/27) Bottom 25%Secondary HE pen17 mm (23/27) Bottom 25%Torpedo speed60 kt (17/21) Bottom 25%Citadel belt100 mm (31/36) Bottom 10%Max armor100 mm (35/36) WorstSecondary fire chance5% (1 of 12 tied) WorstRepair heal rate0.5 %/s (1 of 17 tied)

See 34 mid-pack stats

Not standouts for Saint-Louis -- 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 points44,000 HP(27/36) Max speed33 kt(23/36) Smoke fire bloom8.16 km(24/36) Rudder shift10.2 s(14/36) Main battery caliber203 mm(19/36) Main battery reload7.5 s(13/36) Sigma2.05(17/36) HE shell damage2,950(17/29) HE fire chance15%(15/29) AP shell damage5,050(20/35) Main dispersion142.8 m(23/36) AP velocity845 m/s(17/35) HE velocity876 m/s(12/29) Acceleration (0-12 kt)9 s(15/36) AP arming threshold34 mm(17/35) Engine power120,000 hp(22/36) Power / turn radius166.7 hp/m(17/36) AP pen at 10 km223 mm(24/35) AA DPS516(15/36) AA range5 km(24/36) AA threat1,731(22/36) Flak damage per salvo (expected)1,782(24/36) Torpedo range9 km(12/21) Torpedo damage≈13,733(15/21) Torpedo reaction time8.1 s(15/21) Bow armor25 mm(20/36) Stern armor25 mm(21/36) NormSecondary dispersion bracket57(20 of 28 tied at this value) NormAP fuse timer0.033 s(24 of 35 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(25 of 35 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(24 of 35 tied at this value) NormTurn speed retained81%(32 of 36 tied at this value) NormSecondary range5 km(22 of 28 tied at this value) NormRepair charges2(33 of 36 tied at this value)

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Stats & specs

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Survivability

Hit PointsInitial: 40,000 → 44,000

Displacement16,000 t

Hull dimensions

Length x beam at the waterline, plus draft. Length matters when dodging torpedoes; beam and draft shape how hard the ship is to hit.

202.3 x 22.9 m (ship-model figure)

Armor range6–100 mm

Plate armor thicknesses6, 16, 20, 25, 26, 27, 38, 40, 45, 80, 100 mm

Armor material/layer entries41

Fire resistance

top hull: 1 − 0.6004 fire coefficient = 40%. Lowers how often hits set you on fire. It does not reduce the damage a burning fire does per second; fires burn at the full rate on every ship.

40%

Fire duration30 s

Fire damage

One unattended fire: 0.003 of max HP per second (0.3%) × 30 s = 0.09 of the pool; 0.09 × 44,000 HP = 3,960 HP on this ship. 4 fire points can burn at once.

0.3% of HP per second

Flood duration40 s

Flood damage

One unattended flood: 0.0025 of max HP per second (0.25%) × 40 s = 0.1 of the pool; 0.1 × 44,000 HP = 4,400 HP on this ship.

0.25% of HP per second

Torp Reduction

1 − 0.27 hull torpedo-damage coefficient / 0.333 unprotected baseline = 19%. Reduces torpedo hit damage. It does not affect flooding: floods start as often and tick at the full rate.

19%

Magazine HP

Per-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool from the ship's. Penetrating hits wear it down and the turret is likelier to be knocked out as it falls, so a larger pool keeps the guns firing through punishment that silences a peer's.

22,000

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.

13,200

Effective HP

Base 44,000 HP plus everything Repair Party can restore: 0.005 of max HP per second (0.5%) × 28 s × 44,000 HP = 6,160 HP per charge, × 2 charges = 12,320 HP. Ceiling, not a prediction: a charge only restores damage actually taken, and only the regeneratable share of it. In practice ships realize about half of this, mostly because half the charges go unspent; a charge that is used returns about 97% of the per-charge figure above. Repair Party is one choice in its slot on this ship, so this applies only if you take it.

56,320

Repairable: penetration50%

Repairable: citadel33%

Repairable: steering gear50%

Bow section HP

Damage saturation pool for the bow: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 3,300 = 6,600), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

3,300

Casemate section HP

Damage saturation pool for the casemate: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 3,300 = 6,600), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

3,300

Hull section HP

Damage saturation pool for the hull: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 33,000 = 66,000), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

33,000

Superstructure section HP

Damage saturation pool for the superstructure: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 3,400 = 6,800), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. The superstructure is not exempt: it saturates exactly like the bow and stern, so shells aimed at it stop dealing full damage once this pool is used up. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

3,400

Stern section HP

Damage saturation pool for the stern: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 3,300 = 6,600), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

3,300

Citadel section HP

This section has no practical saturation cap: every hit here keeps dealing its normal share of damage (on most ships the citadel; on many destroyers the casemate).

No saturation cap

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 203 mm/55 Mle 1934

Mounts / barrels3 mounts / 9 barrels

Reload timeInitial: 9 s → 7.5 s

Firing range (base)14.5 km

Firing range (top fire control)15.9 km

Turret traverseInitial: 6 °/s → 7 °/s

Turret armor140 mm

Turret traverse arcs

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.

±143.5°, ±143°, ±145°

Guns to bear

180° − 143° (the most restricted aft-facing mount's arc) = 37° off bow; 180° − 143.5° (the most restricted forward-facing mount's arc) = 36.5° 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.

37° off bow / 36.5° off stern

See the firing-arcs diagram ↓

Shell Grouping (σ)2.05

Dispersion type

In practice: the baseline curve for a standard cruiser -- at max range (15.9 km) shells land in an ellipse about 143 m wide and 86 m tall. Also on this curve (215): AL Baltimore, AL Chapayev, AL Cheshire, AL Harbin, AL Montpelier, AL Tallinn, AL Zara, Aberdeen, Accord, Agano, Albemarle, Algérie and 203 more.

Standard cruiser

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the dispersion model:

σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30

= (\frac{15918.1}{30} \cdot \frac{8 - 1.1}{1000} + 1.1) \cdot 30 = 142.8 m

142.8 m at 15.9 km

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:

σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax

= 142.8 \cdot 0.6 = 85.7 m

85.7 m at 15.9 km

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius:

σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 142.8 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2.05} = 41.8 m

41.8 m at 15.9 km

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius:

σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 85.7 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2.05} = 25.1 m

25.1 m at 15.9 km

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 6 deg/s traverse speed = 30 s.

30 s

Shells/min

Zero upgrades: 9 broadside guns x 60 / 9 s base reload = 60. All upgrades (top gun + Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 9 broadside guns x 60 / 6.857 s (6.8 s = 48 ticks) all-upgrades reload (7.5 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 6.8 s) = 78.8.

Initial: 60 → 78.8

HE shells

HE alpha2,950

HE Velocity876 m/s

Fire Chance15%

HE fire DPM vs T8 BB87695

Effective HE DPM vs T8 BB298091

HE penetration

34 mm ≈ 203 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

34 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

2,950 HE damage x 9 broadside guns = 26,550.

26,550

HE DPM

Zero upgrades: 26,550 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 9 s base reload = 177,000. All upgrades (top gun + Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 26,550 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 6.857 s (6.8 s = 48 ticks) all-upgrades reload (7.5 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 6.8 s) = 232,312.

Initial: 177,000 → 232,312

Fires/min

Zero upgrades: 60 shells/min × 0.15 (15% fire chance) = 9. All upgrades (top gun + Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 78.8 shells/min × 0.15 (15% fire chance) = 11.81.

Initial: 9 → 11.81

AP shells

AP alpha5,050

AP Velocity845 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.033 s

Fuse Threshold34 mm

AP pen max range162 mm

AP overmatch

floor(203 mm caliber / 14.3) = 14 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

14 mm

AP Pen Close

AP formula evaluated at muzzle velocity:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}

= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2434 \cdot 134^{0.69} \cdot {0.203}^{- 1.07} \cdot 845^{1.38} = 430.6 mm

430.6 mm point-blank

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (15.9 km), where the shell has slowed to 416.2 m/s:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2434 \cdot 134^{0.69} \cdot {0.203}^{- 1.07} \cdot {416.2}^{1.38} = 162 mm

162 mm at 15.9 km

AP full-salvo alpha

5,050 AP damage x 9 broadside guns = 45,450.

45,450

AP DPM

Zero upgrades: 45,450 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 9 s base reload = 303,000. All upgrades (top gun + Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 45,450 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 6.857 s (6.8 s = 48 ticks) all-upgrades reload (7.5 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 6.8 s) = 397,688.

Initial: 303,000 → 397,688

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.

Torpedoes

ModuleTorpedoes: 550 mm 23DT

Launchers / tubes2 launchers × 3 tubes = 6 tubes

Reload time90 s

Projectile speed60.0 kt

Range9 km

Maximum simulated damage

Most targets only intersect one hull section, so a hit transfers about 1/3 of the warhead alpha (2/3 when the warhead blast >= 5000 and the burst reaches a second section). For this ship:

D_{sim} = α \cdot c = 41, 200 \cdot 0.333 = 13, 733

. In battle, a hit on the torpedo belt deals the per-hit figure × (1 − the target's torpedo protection %), a bow or stern hit deals it in full, and a torpedo never counts as a citadel hit.

≈ 13,733

Maximum damage (ammunition)

41,200 warhead alpha / 3 + 1,100 blast = 14,833. Warhead alpha / 3 plus the blast addend: the per-torpedo damage figure. The 'Maximum simulated damage' row above applies target geometry to the same warhead.

14,833

Torpedo module damage

Per-torpedo module/blast damage parameter. Most torpedoes carry 500 to 2,000; ships announced by WG as dealing increased module damage carry 9,000 to 12,000, so their hits knock out engines, rudders, and turrets far more often. Comparative figure.

1,100

Torpedo detectability1.3 km

Reaction time

How long a target has to dodge after your torpedo is spotted at its detectability range (lower means less warning):

t_{react} = \frac{1.3 km}{60 kt \times 2.6855} = 8.1 s

. 2.6855 converts knots to m/s on the game clock. Base value; commander torpedo-concealment skills lower it further.

8.1 s

Flooding chance

This torpedo carries a flooding-chance value of 2.46 per hit, shown as

2.46 \times 100 = 246 %

. Values above 100% are normal: in battle the base chance is scaled down by the target's torpedo protection (the Torp Reduction stat on its Survivability card) and any flood-resistance modifiers, so a value above 100% keeps flooding likely even through partial protection.

246%

Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s

Launch arcswing 140° (one launcher per beam)

Torp Turn

Time to rotate the launchers 180 deg:

t_{turn} = \frac{180 °}{25 ° / s} = 7.2 s

7.2 s

Torp Arming191 m

Per-side salvo damage

One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 3 x 13,733 = 41,199. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.

41,199

AA Defense

AA mount points32

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 3.5 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

5 km

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

40 mm/56 Bofors Mk1Initial: 12×2 → 8×2 40mm

20 mm/70 Mk4Initial: 20×1 → 12×1 20mm

20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk24 (upgraded hull only)8×2 20mm

100 mm/45 Mle 1931 (DP)

Dual-purpose: your secondaries doing double duty against aircraft. The same mounts appear on the Secondary Battery card - shared guns, not extra hardware.

7×2 100mm

Guns100 mm/45 Mle 1931 (DP)

Continuous DPS

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 113 from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.

113

Range5 km

Guns40 mm/56 Bofors Mk1 + 40 mm/56 Bofors Mk2

Continuous DPS

Initial: 71 × 3.5 × 0.9 = 224 → 76 × 3.5 × 0.9 = 239. Raw aura damage × 3.5 × hit probability, the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

Initial: 224 → 239

Range3.5 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 113 + Medium 239 = 352

352

Guns20 mm/70 Mk4 + 20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk24

Continuous DPS

Initial: 45 × 3.5 × 0.85 = 134 → 55 × 3.5 × 0.85 = 164. Raw aura damage × 3.5 × hit probability, the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

Initial: 134 → 164

Range2 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 113 + Medium 239 + Near 164 = 516

516

AA explosions

Each ~2 s salvo fires 2 AA explosions in quick succession, each leaving 4 clouds ahead of the attacking squadron, plus 1 stray cloud farther out that appear off-beat between salvos - up to 9 clouds per salvo × 220 damage each. Planes that fly into a cloud take its damage; clouds dissipate before the next salvo lands. Defensive AA Fire, where fitted, multiplies the AA explosions within each salvo, and commander skills that raise the Number of AA explosions add to it.

2 per salvo, 4 clouds each + 1 outer cloud

Cloud damage

Damage a plane takes for flying into one flak cloud, before any reductions.

220

Cloud spawn chance

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.

90%

Salvo interval

A new flak salvo (the AA explosions above) fires roughly every 2 s.

every ~2 s

Fired by

Flak keeps firing while at least one secondary battery mount is operational - even losing every dedicated AA mount does not stop it.

Secondary battery

Flak zone

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.

2.5-5 km

See the AA layers diagram ↓

Secondary Battery

Mounts7

Firing range5.0 km

Shell Grouping (σ)1

Secondary DPM (per side)

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: Initial: 7×2 100 mm (7/side) × 60/4 s × 1400 = 147,000 → 7×2 100 mm (7/side) × 60/3 s × 1400 = 196,000. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).

Initial: 147,000 → 196,000

Secondary fire DPM vs T8 BB (per side)

Fires/min (per side) 7 × (1 − 0.4 fire resistance) × 60 s × 0.003 of max HP per second × 75,900 HP = 57,380. 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.

57,380

Total secondary DPM vs T8 BB (per side)

Secondary DPM (per side) 196,000 + secondary fire DPM 57,380 = 253,380: shell damage plus fire damage against one T8 battleship, every shell hitting.

253,380

Secondary dispersion type

Max dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Standard

Max secondary dispersion @ 5 km

5 km × 57 + 30 = 315 m.

315 m

Caliber100 mm

Reload time4 s → 3 s

HE alpha1,400

Muzzle Velocity780 m/s → 855 m/s

Fire Chance6% → 5%

Secondary fires/min (per side)

Stock hull: 7×2 barrels / 2 sides × 60 / 4 s × 0.06 (6% fire chance) = 6.3. Upgraded hull: 7×2 barrels / 2 sides × 60 / 3 s × 0.05 (5% fire chance) = 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.

6.3 → 7

HE Pen17 mm

Maneuverability

Engine power120,000 hp

Maximum speed33.0 kt

Turning circle radius720 m

Rudder shift timeInitial: 14.3 s → 10.2 s

Engine power-boost threshold7.0 kt

Engine spool-up time15.3 s

Reverse spool-up time7.7 s

Reverse speed

top speed / 4 + 4.9 = 33 / 4 + 4.9 = 13.2 kt. Base value; speed modifiers scale it.

13.2 kt

Crash stop

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.

28 s

Engine boost threshold (reverse)

Speed below which the engine's built-in power boost applies in reverse.

9.9 kt

Acceleration 0-90%

Time to reach 90% of top speed (29.7 kt of 33.0 kt).

24.8 s

Acceleration 0-99%

Time to reach 99% of top speed (32.7 kt of 33.0 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.

39.7 s

Guns in a full turn

With the rudder hard over the hull turns 5.7°/s, so a target drifts across the bow at that rate. Turret traverse minus hull turn: 6 − 5.7 = +0.3°/s, so the guns hold the target through the turn. Main Battery Mod. 2 (+20% traverse) and Mod. 3 (−15%) move this line.

hold target (+0.3°/s spare)

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Concealment

Detectability by sea

Base value, no camouflage. With a Grade IV permanent camo (or any disposable camo): 13.83 km x 0.955 = 13.21 km. Camouflage does not change detectability by air.

13.83 km

With Grade IV camouflage (sea)

Detectability by sea 13.83 km x 0.955 (Grade IV permanent camo or any disposable camo) = 13.21 km.

13.21 km

Detectability by air8.3 km

Smoke firing penalty8.16 km

Detect when firing (sea)

max(main battery range, sea detectability 13.83 km) = 15.92 km. Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach.

15.92 km

Detect when firing (air)

Air detectability 8.3 km + gun-firing bloom 4.06 km = 12.36 km. The bloom tracks main-battery caliber 203 mm × 0.020 = 4.06 km.

12.36 km

Detect when on fire (sea)

Sea detectability 13.83 km + 2.0 km while burning = 15.83 km.

15.83 km

Detect when on fire (air)

Air detectability 8.3 km + 3.0 km while burning = 11.3 km.

11.3 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party∞ charges · 60 s reload · 5 s active

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Main Battery Reload Booster2 charges · 120 s reload · 15 s active · +50% reload boost

Sonar2 charges · 180 s reload · 98 s active · 4.68 km ship detect
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Derived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): $\frac{156 \times 30}{1000} = 4.68 km$
· 3.27 km torpedo detect
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Derived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): $\frac{109 \times 30}{1000} = 3.27 km$

Defensive AA Fire3 charges · 140 s reload · 25 s active · ×2 flak burst boost
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Repeats the flak burst pattern ×2 within each salvo - more clouds in the air over the salvo, at the same spots.

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Repair Party2 charges · 80 s reload · 28 s active · 6,160 HP (14% of max HP) total heal (per charge)
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0.005 of max HP per second (0.5%) × 28 s effective active time = 0.14 of max HP × 44,000 HP = 6,160 HP: up to 14% of max HP restored per charge.
· 12,320 HP (28% of max HP) total heal (all charges)
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0.14 of max HP per charge × 2 charges = 0.28 × 44,000 HP = 12,320 HP: up to 28% of max HP if the whole Repair Party loadout is used.
· 220 HP/s (0.5% of max HP) heal per second
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0.005 (0.5% of max HP) × 44,000 HP = 220 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
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Derived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): $\frac{167 \times 30}{1000} = 5 km$
· 1 squadron size

Observation Seaplane4 charges · 200 s reload · 30 s active · 1 squadron size · Tightens main-battery shell grouping

Engine Boost2 charges · 120 s reload · 180 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 points40,000 → 44,000
Rudder shift14.3 → 10.2 s
Close-range AA DPS116 → 131
Secondary battery reload4 → 3 s
Total secondary DPM147,000 → 196,000
Max HE fire chance6 → 5 %
Turret traverse6 → 7 °/s

Fire controlUpgrade

Main battery range14,471 → 15918.1 m

ArtilleryUpgrade

Base reload9 → 7.5 s

Under the hood

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

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

Main battery formulas

vs standard cruiserStandard

The standard cruiser dispersion curve.

Shell scatter width @ 5 km67.5 m

(166.7 × (8 − 1.1) / 1000 + 1.1) × 30 = 67.5 m. Horizontal scatter at a fixed 5 km, from the same dispersion model as the rows below - a knife-fight-range anchor comparable across ships.

Shell scatter width @ 10 km102 m

(333.3 × (8 − 1.1) / 1000 + 1.1) × 30 = 102 m. How wide your shells scatter at 10 km, from the same dispersion model as the max-range figure above. Picking a fixed range makes this number directly comparable from ship to ship: max-range dispersion makes a longer-range gun look worse even when it's tighter at any common range. The interactive Dispersion tab on the Charts card plots the full curve from 0 to max range.

Shell scatter width @ 15 km136.5 m

(500 × (8 − 1.1) / 1000 + 1.1) × 30 = 136.5 m. Horizontal scatter at a fixed 15 km, from the same dispersion model - the long-range anchor. Only shown when the ship's guns reach 15 km.

Shell scatter height @ 5 km26.2 m

How tall the scatter ellipse is at a fixed 5 km, from the same model, comparable from ship to ship. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data:  $radiusOnZero = 0.2$  at 0 m,  $radiusOnDelim = 0.5$  at  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 15918.1 = 7959$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 15918.1 m. Below the kink:  $k = 0.2 + (0.5 - 0.2) \cdot \frac{5000}{7959} = 0.3885$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 67.5 \cdot 0.3885 = 26.2 m$ .

Shell scatter height @ 10 km53.6 m

How tall the same scatter ellipse is at 10 km. Comparable from ship to ship for the same reason as the width value above. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data:  $radiusOnZero = 0.2$  at 0 m,  $radiusOnDelim = 0.5$  at  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 15918.1 = 7959$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 15918.1 m. Above the kink:  $k = 0.5 + (0.6 - 0.5) \cdot \frac{10000 - 7959}{15918.1 - 7959} = 0.5256$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 102 \cdot 0.5256 = 53.6 m$ .

Shell scatter height @ 15 km80.3 m

How tall the scatter ellipse is at a fixed 15 km, from the same model. Only shown when the ship's guns reach 15 km. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data:  $radiusOnZero = 0.2$  at 0 m,  $radiusOnDelim = 0.5$  at  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 15918.1 = 7959$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 15918.1 m. Above the kink:  $k = 0.5 + (0.6 - 0.5) \cdot \frac{15000 - 7959}{15918.1 - 7959} = 0.5885$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 136.5 \cdot 0.5885 = 80.3 m$ .

AP pen 5 km308 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 5 km, from the same ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2434 \cdot 134^{0.69} \cdot {0.203}^{- 1.07} \cdot {662.6}^{1.38} = 308 mm$ , where 662.6 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 5 km (from 845 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP pen 10 km223 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 10 km, from the same ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2434 \cdot 134^{0.69} \cdot {0.203}^{- 1.07} \cdot {524.8}^{1.38} = 223 mm$ , where 524.8 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 10 km (from 845 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP pen 15 km169 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 15 km, from the same ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2434 \cdot 134^{0.69} \cdot {0.203}^{- 1.07} \cdot {429.5}^{1.38} = 169 mm$ , where 429.5 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 15 km (from 845 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP flight time @ 10 km5.51 s

How long an AP shell takes to reach a target at a fixed 10 km, from the same numerically integrated trajectory the Charts card plots. The shell slows under quadratic air drag,  $a_{drag} = k ρ v^{2}$ , where  $ρ$  is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and  $k$  bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.33 \cdot {0.203}^{2}}{8 \cdot 134} = 3.99 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 845 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.

HE flight time @ 10 km5.43 s

How long an HE shell takes to reach a target at a fixed 10 km, from the same numerically integrated trajectory the Charts card plots. The shell slows under quadratic air drag,  $a_{drag} = k ρ v^{2}$ , where  $ρ$  is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and  $k$  bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.3296 \cdot {0.203}^{2}}{8 \cdot 123.82} = 4.31 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 876 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77 because the game clock runs faster than real time. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.

Guns per full salvo (alpha, DPM)9

3 mounts × 3 barrels = 9; all 9 bear on the broadside.

Model inputs

Krupp (AP)2,434

Armor-penetration constant of the AP shell; penetration scales straight with it, so a 10% higher Krupp is 10% more penetration at every range.

AP shell mass134 kg

Enters penetration as mass^0.69 and slows the shell's drag deceleration, so a heavier shell keeps more velocity at range.

AP drag coefficient0.33

Air drag on the AP shell in flight; lower keeps velocity, and with it penetration, at long range.

AP muzzle velocity845 m/s

Starting speed of the AP shell; penetration scales with velocity^1.38.

HE muzzle velocity876 m/s

Starting speed of the HE shell; sets its flight time and lead.

idealRadius8

Horizontal dispersion growth per idealDistance of range, in 30 m units; the slope of the scatter-width line.

minRadius1.1

Horizontal dispersion at zero range, in 30 m units; the intercept of the scatter-width line.

idealDistance1,000 m

Range step over which horizontal dispersion grows by idealRadius.

taperDist4,000 m

Inside this range the scatter width tapers toward minRadius instead of following the line.

radiusOnZero0.2

Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at zero range.

radiusOnDelim0.5

Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at the delim point.

radiusOnMax0.6

Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at maximum range.

delim0.5

Where the vertical-scatter curve bends, as a share of maximum range.

Torpedoes

Estimated torpedo reaction time8.1 s

1300 m / (60.0 kt × 2.6855) = 8.1 s. detectability / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).

Torpedo speed60.0 kt

Travel time to max range55.9 s

9000 m / (60.0 kt × 2.6855) = 55.9 s. range / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).

Tube count6

2 launchers × 3 tubes.

Per-side salvo3 torpedoes

6 wing tubes / 2 = 3: the launchers sit one per beam, so only half of them reach any one side. Each launcher reloads on its own, so she can fire one beam, turn, and fire the other without waiting.

Full-salvo damage82,398

All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 13,733 = 82,398. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.

AA defense

AA DPS at max range113

Only families that reach 5 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 40mm Bofors Mk2 4x4 -> 80 DPS @ 3.5 km; 40mm Bofors Mk1 8x2 -> 160 DPS @ 3.5 km; 20mm Oerlikon MK4 12x1 -> 98 DPS @ 2 km; 20mm Oerlikon MK20 Twin 8x2 -> 65 DPS @ 2 km; 2 100 55 Mle 1945 7x2 -> 113 DPS @ 5 km.

AA DPS layered by range113 DPS @ 5 km, 353 DPS @ 3.5 km, 516 DPS @ 2 km

@ 5 km: 113 from one family; @ 3.5 km: 80 + 160 + 113 = 353; @ 2 km: 80 + 160 + 98 + 65 + 113 = 516. Cumulative AA DPS at each family range threshold. Inner ranges stack the outer families, so a target closing the distance hits stronger AA bubbles as it crosses each band.

AA DPS at point-blank516

80 + 160 + 98 + 65 + 113 = 516 DPS: the sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (2 km).

AA threat index1731

80 × 3.5 + 160 × 3.5 + 98 × 2 + 65 × 2 + 113 × 5 = 1731. 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

Secondary battery firepower

Max HE alpha1400

The only family (100 mm): 1400. Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 1400 from the 100 mm family.

Max HE fire chance5%

The only family (100 mm): 5%. Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 5% from the 100 mm family.

Max HE pen17 mm

The only family (100 mm): 17 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: 17 mm from the 100 mm family.

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Ship Charts

Background

A heavy cruiser project included in the last shipbuilding program during wartime. The ship was equal to ships of the preceding project, but the absence of treaty restrictions allowed her to have a larger displacement and reinforced AA capabilities.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 40,000 → 44,000 with hull upgrade, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds.

Bow & stern25 mm

Overmatched by 102+ AP guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.

Belt / citadel100 mm

Thin belt: battleship AP citadels straight through it broadside. Rely on angle, speed and concealment, never sit flat.

Farming16 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 40%, fires burn 30s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	25 mm primary (range 25–40 mm)	3,300 (8% of HP)	Overmatched by 380mm+ AP (Bismarck, Richelieu)Angle bounces 356mm25 mm: HE pens from 150mm+	Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Hull (midship)	16 mm primary (range 6–100 mm)	33,000 (75% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Scharnhorst '43, Schill)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern	25 mm primary (range 20–40 mm)	3,300 (8% of HP)	Overmatched by 380mm+ AP (Bismarck, Richelieu)Angle bounces 356mm25 mm: HE pens from 150mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	100 mm primary (range 27–100 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.
Turret (module, per magazine)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	22,000 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 (100 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 (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	13,200 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 Saint-Louis. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Buff ×22Main Battery ×6

2024-09-05

Ministry of Balance: Season of Change

Main battery AP shell damage increased from 4,800 to 5,050.
Main battery HE shell damage increased from 2,800 to 2,950.

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2024-03-21

Ministry of Balance: Spring Changes

Saint Louis is designed around being one of the ultimate glass-cannon ships, focused purely on damage potential. However, she often still struggles to compete, so we're improving her survivability and reload.
Stock Main Battery reload time reduced from 10 to 9 seconds.
Upgraded Main Battery reload time reduced from 8.5 to 7.5 seconds.
Stock Hull total health increased from 38,800 to 40,000:
Stock Hull Bow HP increased from 2,900 to 3,000.
Stock Hull Stern HP increased from 2,900 to 3,000.
Stock Hull HP increased from 29,100 to 30,000.
Stock Hull Magazine HP increased from 19,400 to 20,000.
Stock Hull Steering Gear HP increased from 11,600 to 12,000.
Stock Hull Superstructure HP increased from 3,000 to 3,100.
Stock Hull Casemate HP increased from 2,900 to 3,000.
Upgraded Hull total health 40,900 to 44,000:
Upgraded Hull Bow HP increased from 3,000 to 3,300.
Upgraded Hull Stern HP increased from 3,000 to 3,300.
Upgraded Hull HP increased from 30,700 to 33,000.
Upgraded Hull Magazine HP increased from 19,400 to 22,000.
Upgraded Hull Steering Gear HP increased from 12,300 to 13,200.
Upgraded Hull Superstructure HP increased from 3,200 to 3,400.
Upgraded Hull Casemate HP increased from 3,000 to 3,300.
Upgraded Hull Engine HP increased from 40,900 to 44,000.

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2023-11-02

MINISTRY OF BALANCE REPORTS: A FLURRY OF CHANGES

Saint Louis is fairly unpopular, as she didn't feel like an upgrade over Charles Martel. We're increasing her damage output to give her greater presence in battle.
Stock main battery reload time reduced from 11.5 to 10.0 s.
Upgraded main battery reload time reduced from 10.0 to 8.5 s.

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Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Saint-Louis can equip.

DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior
AL Saint LouisAzur Lane

Primary official WG sources

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2023-01-26 · Patch notes February Update: The Dragon Strikes Back Patch notes 2024-03-21 · Patch notes April Update: The Stars Align Patch notes 2024-09-05 · Patch notes September Update: Breeze of Inspiration Patch notes

Saint-Louis

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Playstyle

Overview

Positioning

Potato Avoidance

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How to get Saint-Louis

Builds

Cohort position

Peers in this cohort

Stats & specs

Under the hood

Main battery formulas

Model inputs

Torpedoes

AA defense

Secondary battery firepower

Ship Charts

Background

Armor Beta

Balance History

Ministry of Balance: Season of Change

Ministry of Balance: Spring Changes

MINISTRY OF BALANCE REPORTS: A FLURRY OF CHANGES

Skins & permanent camouflages

Primary official WG sources

Signature Traits