World of Warships: Legends ship guide

Turenne

Also called: 杜伦尼 Beta
France · Tier III · Battleship · Premium
Mid-range battleshipAP into broadsides, HE for chip pressure when no broadsides show.
Playstyle
  • Anchor a flank at 12-15 km with bow toward the closest threat
  • Avoid: Taking the long way round the map edge to flank
Key characteristics
Lobs over islandsStrong torpedo beltHigh-arc HE shellsLow AP DPM
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Across 640+ Standard battles from 120+ players, Turenne averages a 62% win rate, 44,500 damage and 1.3 kills per battle, and survives 37% of them.

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Playstyle

Overview

Turenne is a Tier III French battleship with 305mm guns at 14.1 km on a 28-second reload. Her damage profile is AP into broadside targets and HE for chip pressure when no broadsides are available. Standout traits: torpedo belt percent in T3 BBs (19, 3rd of 18) and high-arc HE shells in T3 BBs (20.6°, 2nd of 18). The trade is AP DPM in T3 BBs (142,286, 17th of 18).

Positioning

Anchor a flank at 12-15 km with bow toward the closest threat. Rotate one or two map cells with the team rather than holding solo; a battleship alone on a flank is a free focus target for the enemy. At 21 kn you cannot re-cross the map, so the flank you pick early is the one you fight all game; choose it for where the enemy battleships will end up, not where they start. Once the rudder is over she turns tightly for her cohort (510 m), so a committed turn costs less water than most of what she is fighting.

Potato Avoidance

Taking the long way round the map edge to flank

At 21 kn five minutes of sailing buys about 3.2 km, so a border run costs most of the mid-game and arrives after the fight it was meant to decide. She wins by holding a lane and trading from it: pick the flank before the first salvo, then let the guns do the travelling.

Signature Traits

ELITE ARMOR ↗
  • Strong torpedo belt · 19%
  • Torpedo belt specialist
LOBBING BATTERY ↗
  • High-arc HE shells · 20.56°
  • High-arc howitzer
Low AP DPM ↗

142286 AP DPM, bottom quartile of T3 BBs. Citadel windows matter more than spam.

Light citadel belt ↗

175 mm citadel belt, bottom decile of T3 BBs. Citadels through angle are possible.

Acquisition

How to get Turenne

Turenne is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition path: Global XP.

While you save up, check active promo codes for free doubloons, camouflages, and other rewards.

Official WG availability sources
  • Vive la France: Bastille Day in Legends Global XP 2025-07-14
    • Starting July 14, French Tier III battleship Turenne will become available for Global XP for the first time!
  • July Update: Of Stars and Freedom Global XP 2025-06-26
    • Starting July 14, visit the Store to find three Premium ships that will be available for Global XP for the first time: Pan-European Tier IV battleship Viribus Unitis, Japanese Tier V battleship Mutsu, and French Tier III battleship Turenne.

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Cohort position

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Where Turenne sits among Tier III BBs (17 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 10%Displacement20,250 t (2/18) Top 25%Stealth profile12.12 km / 9.7 km (5/18 / 5/18) Top 25%Smoke fire bloom9.26 km (5/18) Top 25%Rudder shift11.2 s (5/18) Top 25%Turning circle510 m (3/18) Top 25%Main battery range14.11 km (4/18) Top 25%HE velocity905 m/s (4/18) Bottom 25%Hit points35,000 HP (17/18) Bottom 25%HE DPM72,000 (16/18) Bottom 25%AP DPM142,286 (17/18) Bottom 25%Main dispersion204.2 m (17/18) Bottom 25%Secondary DPM (per side)84,000 (15/18) Bottom 25%Secondary HE alpha1,400 (16/17) Bottom 25%Secondary HE pen17 mm (15/17) Bottom 25%Engine power24,800 hp (16/17) Bottom 25%Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)96,735 (16/18) WorstFires per minute3.77 (18/18) WorstSecondary fire chance4% (1 of 2 tied) WorstAA range1 km (15/15) WorstAA threat17 (15/15) WorstCitadel belt175 mm (18/18)
See 22 mid-pack stats

Not standouts for Turenne -- 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 speed21 kt(12/18) Main battery caliber305 mm(9/18) Main battery reload28 s(7/18) Sigma1.8(6/18) HE shell damage4,200(11/18) HE fire chance22%(14/18) AP shell damage8,300(7/18) AP velocity798 m/s(14/18) Time to 90% speed33.3 s(7/17) Acceleration (0-12 kt)18 s(11/17) AP arming threshold51 mm(10/18) Power / turn radius48.6 hp/m(11/17) Power-to-weight1.22 hp/t(10/17) AP pen at 10 km262 mm(12/18) Secondary range4.5 km(7/18) AA DPS17(12/15) Repair charges3(9/18) Max armor300 mm(9/18) Bow armor19 mm(9/18) Stern armor19 mm(10/18) NormSecondary dispersion bracket57(15 of 18 tied at this value) NormAP fuse timer0.01 s(13 of 18 tied at this value)
Survivability
Hit Points35,000
Displacement20,250 t
Hull dimensions
ƒLength x beam at the waterline, plus draft. Length matters when dodging torpedoes; beam and draft shape how hard the ship is to hit.
147.2 x 26.4 m (ship-model figure)
Armor range12–300 mm
Plate armor thicknesses12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 30, 40, 45, 48, 50, 70, 100, 130, 155, 170, 175, 180, 230, 235, 250, 300 mm
Armor material/layer entries87
Fire resistance
ƒtop hull: 1 − 0.9001 fire coefficient = 10%. 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.
10%
Fire duration60 s
Fire damage
ƒOne unattended fire: 0.003 of max HP per second (0.3%) × 60 s = 0.18 of the pool; 0.18 × 35,000 HP = 6,300 HP on this ship. 4 fire points can burn at once.
0.3% of HP per second
Flood duration40 s
Flood damage
ƒOne unattended flood: 0.005 of max HP per second (0.5%) × 40 s = 0.2 of the pool; 0.2 × 35,000 HP = 7,000 HP on this ship.
0.5% of HP per second
Torp Reduction
ƒ1 − 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
ƒPer-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.
17,500
Steering gear HP
ƒDurability 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.
10,500
Effective HP
ƒBase 35,000 HP plus everything Repair Party can restore: 0.005 of max HP per second (0.5%) × 28 s × 35,000 HP = 4,900 HP per charge, × 3 charges = 14,700 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.
38,889–49,700
Repairable: penetration50%
Repairable: citadel10%
Repairable: steering gear50%
Section HP
Bow section HP
ƒDamage saturation pool for the bow: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 1,300 = 2,600), 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.
1,300
Casemate section HP
ƒDamage saturation pool for the casemate: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 7,500 = 15,000), 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.
7,500
Hull section HP
ƒDamage saturation pool for the hull: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 26,300 = 52,600), 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.
26,300
Superstructure section HP
ƒDamage saturation pool for the superstructure: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 800 = 1,600), 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 ×. 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.
800
Stern section HP
ƒDamage saturation pool for the stern: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 800 = 1,600), 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.
800
Citadel section HP
ƒThis 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: 305 mm/45 Mle 1910
Mounts / barrels6 mounts / 12 barrels
Reload time28 s
Firing range14.1 km
Turret traverse3 °/s
Turret armor400 mm
Turret traverse arcs
ƒHow 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.
±140°, 157° starboard-only, 157° port-only, 165° port-only, 165° starboard-only, ±143°
Guns to bear
ƒ180° − 140° (the most restricted aft-facing mount's arc) = 40° off bow; 180° − 143° (the most restricted forward-facing mount's arc) = 37° 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.
40° off bow / 37° off stern
Shell Grouping (σ)1.8
Dispersion type
ƒIn practice: 2% wider (worse) horizontal dispersion and 2% more vertical spread at max range (14.1 km) than a standard battleship: about 204 m wide × 123 m tall, against 201 m × 121 m. Also on this curve (55): AL Vittorio Veneto, Alsace, Andrea Doria, BA Binah, BA Tirpitz, Bayern, Bismarck, Bismarck B, Brandenburg, Bretagne, Cavour, Cristoforo Colombo and 43 more.
European battleship
Max Horiz Disp
ƒHorizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the dispersion model: σH=(R30·idealRadius−minRadiusidealDistance+minRadius)·30 =(1410530·12−2.21000+2.2)·30=204.2m
204.2 m at 14.1 km
Max Vert Disp
ƒVertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: σV=σH·radiusOnMax =204.2·0.6=122.5m
122.5 m at 14.1 km
Med Horiz Disp
ƒ50%-hit horizontal radius: σH,50=σH·0.6σ =204.2·0.61.8=68.1m
68.1 m at 14.1 km
Med Vert Disp
ƒ50%-hit vertical radius: σV,50=σV·0.6σ =122.5·0.61.8=40.8m
40.8 m at 14.1 km
Turret turn time
ƒ180 degrees / 3 deg/s traverse speed = 60 s.
60 s
Shells/min
ƒ8 broadside guns x 60 / 28 s base reload = 17.1.
17.1
HE shells
HE alpha4,200
HE Velocity905 m/s
Fire Chance22%
HE fire DPM vs T3 BB24744
Effective HE DPM vs T3 BB96744
HE penetration
ƒ51 mm ≈ 305 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).
51 mm
HE full-salvo alpha
ƒ4,200 HE damage x 8 broadside guns = 33,600.
33,600
HE DPM
ƒ33,600 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 28 s base reload = 72,000.
72,000
Fires/min
ƒ17.1 shells/min × 0.22 (22% fire chance) = 3.77.
3.77
AP shells
AP alpha8,300
AP Velocity798 m/s
Min Ricochet45 deg
Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg
Fuse Timer0.01 s
Fuse Threshold51 mm
AP overmatch
ƒfloor(305 mm caliber / 14.3) = 21 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
21 mm
AP Pen Close
ƒAP formula evaluated at muzzle velocity: P=10−7·K·m0.69·d−1.07·v01.38 =10−7·2300·428.350.69·0.305−1.07·7981.38=542.3mm.
542.3 mm point-blank
AP Pen Far
ƒSame formula at the ship's max firing range (14.1 km), where the shell has slowed to 394.6 m/s: P=10−7·2300·428.350.69·0.305−1.07·394.61.38=205.2mm.
205.2 mm at 14.1 km
AP full-salvo alpha
ƒ8,300 AP damage x 8 broadside guns = 66,400.
66,400
AP DPM
ƒ66,400 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 28 s base reload = 142,286.
142,286
AP AOE Radius
ƒAP 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.
40
AA Defense
AA mount points8
Maximum AA range
ƒLongest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 1 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.
1 km
8 mm Mle 19148×1 8mm
Near aura
Guns8 mm Mle 1914
Continuous DPS
ƒEffective DPS: 7 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.7 hit probability = 17 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.
17
Range1 km
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Secondary Battery
Mounts20
Firing range4.5 km
Shell Grouping (σ)1
Secondary DPM (per side)
ƒSum 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: 20×1 100 mm (10/side) × 60/10 s × 1400 = 84,000. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).
84,000
Secondary fire DPM vs T3 BB (per side)
ƒFires/min (per side) 2.4 × (1 − 0.1 fire resistance) × 60 s × 0.003 of max HP per second × 40,500 HP = 15,746. 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.
15,746
Total secondary DPM vs T3 BB (per side)
ƒSecondary DPM (per side) 84,000 + secondary fire DPM 15,746 = 99,746: shell damage plus fire damage against one T3 battleship, every shell hitting.
99,746
100 mm/45 Mle 189220×1 100mm
Caliber100 mm
Reload time10 s
HE alpha1,400
Muzzle Velocity740 m/s
Fire Chance4%
Secondary fires/min (per side)
ƒ20×1 barrels / 2 sides × 60 / 10 s × 0.04 (4% fire chance) = 2.4. 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.
2.4
HE Pen17 mm
Secondary dispersion type
ƒMax 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 @ 4.5 km
ƒ4.5 km × 57 + 30 = 286.5 m.
286.5 m
Maneuverability
Engine power24,800 hp
Maximum speed21.0 kt
Turning circle radius510 m
Rudder shift time11.2 s
Engine power-boost threshold7.0 kt
Engine spool-up time23 s
Reverse spool-up time11.5 s
Reverse speed
ƒtop speed / 4 + 4.9 = 21 / 4 + 4.9 = 10.2 kt. Base value; speed modifiers scale it.
10.2 kt
Crash stop
ƒSeconds 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.
46.4 s
Engine boost threshold (reverse)
ƒSpeed below which the engine's built-in power boost applies in reverse.
6.3 kt
Acceleration 0-90%
ƒTime to reach 90% of top speed (18.9 kt of 21.0 kt).
33.3 s
Acceleration 0-99%
ƒTime to reach 99% of top speed (20.8 kt of 21.0 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.
53.6 s
Guns in a full turn
ƒWith the rudder hard over the hull turns 4.6°/s, so a target drifts across the bow at that rate. Turret traverse minus hull turn: 3 − 4.6 = -1.6°/s, so the guns fall behind and catch up once the turn eases. Main Battery Mod. 2 (+20% traverse) and Mod. 3 (−15%) move this line.
fall behind by 1.6°/s
Concealment
Detectability by sea
ƒBase value, no camouflage. With a Grade IV permanent camo (or any disposable camo): 12.12 km x 0.955 = 11.57 km. Camouflage does not change detectability by air.
12.12 km
With Grade IV camouflage (sea)
ƒDetectability by sea 12.12 km x 0.955 (Grade IV permanent camo or any disposable camo) = 11.57 km.
11.57 km
Detectability by air9.7 km
Smoke firing penalty9.26 km
Detect when firing (sea)
ƒmax(main battery range, sea detectability 12.12 km) = 14.11 km. Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach.
14.11 km
Detect when firing (air)
ƒAir detectability 9.7 km + gun-firing bloom 6.1 km = 15.8 km. The bloom tracks main-battery caliber 305 mm × 0.020 = 6.1 km.
15.8 km
Detect when on fire (sea)
ƒSea detectability 12.12 km + 2.0 km while burning = 14.12 km.
14.12 km
Detect when on fire (air)
ƒAir detectability 9.7 km + 3.0 km while burning = 12.7 km.
12.7 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 · 4,900 HP (14% of max HP) total heal (per charge)
ƒ0.005 of max HP per second (0.5%) × 28 s effective active time = 0.14 of max HP × 35,000 HP = 4,900 HP: up to 14% of max HP restored per charge.
· 14,700 HP (42% of max HP) total heal (all charges)
ƒ0.14 of max HP per charge × 3 charges = 0.42 × 35,000 HP = 14,700 HP: up to 42% of max HP if the whole Repair Party loadout is used.
· 175 HP/s (0.5% of max HP) heal per second
ƒ0.005 (0.5% of max HP) × 35,000 HP = 175 HP/s. WoWS heals a flat percent of MAX HP each second, so this rate holds at any health level.
Enhanced Secondary Targeting3 charges · 160 s reload · 30 s active · +100% grouping · -50% dispersion

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 BB2% wider H · 2% taller V
H = horizontal, V = vertical spread. This ship's curve against the standard battleship curve, both evaluated at this ship's max range (14.1 km) with the same model as Max Horiz/Vert Disp: horizontal 204 / 201 m − 1 = +2%, vertical 123 / 121 m − 1 = +2%. Shell grouping (σ) is separate: it sets how shells bunch toward the centre of this ellipse.
Shell scatter width @ 5 km115 m
(166.7 × (12 − 2.2) / 1000 + 2.2) × 30 = 115 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 km164 m
(333.3 × (12 − 2.2) / 1000 + 2.2) × 30 = 164 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 height @ 5 km47.5 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·Rmax=0.5·14105=7052 m, and radiusOnMax=0.6 at 14105 m. Below the kink: k=0.2+(0.5−0.2)·50007052=0.4127, so σV=σH·k=115·0.4127=47.5m.
Shell scatter height @ 10 km88.9 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·Rmax=0.5·14105=7052 m, and radiusOnMax=0.6 at 14105 m. Above the kink: k=0.5+(0.6−0.5)·10000−705214105−7052=0.5418, so σV=σH·k=164·0.5418=88.9m.
AP pen 5 km373 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·K·m0.69·d−1.07·v1.38 =10−7·2300·428.350.69·0.305−1.07·608.81.38=373mm, where 608.8 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 5 km (from 798 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 km262 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·K·m0.69·d−1.07·v1.38 =10−7·2300·428.350.69·0.305−1.07·471.41.38=262mm, where 471.4 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 10 km (from 798 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 km6.01 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, adrag=kρv2, where ρ is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and k bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass: k=πCdd28m=π·0.52·0.30528·428.35=4.43×10−5. That runs from a 798 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 km5.95 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, adrag=kρv2, where ρ is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and k bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass: k=πCdd28m=π·0.52·0.30528·308=6.17×10−5. That runs from a 905 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)8
Counted from each mount's firing arc: most barrels that bear at once: 8 of 12, on the beam; casemate/wing mounts only fire one side.

Model inputs

Krupp (AP)2,300
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 mass428.35 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 coefficient0.52
Air drag on the AP shell in flight; lower keeps velocity, and with it penetration, at long range.
AP muzzle velocity798 m/s
Starting speed of the AP shell; penetration scales with velocity^1.38.
HE muzzle velocity905 m/s
Starting speed of the HE shell; sets its flight time and lead.
idealRadius12
Horizontal dispersion growth per idealDistance of range, in 30 m units; the slope of the scatter-width line.
minRadius2.2
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.
taperDist4,500 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.

AA defense

AA DPS at max range17
Only families that reach 1 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 8mm Hotchkiss Mle 1914 8x1 -> 17 DPS @ 1 km.
AA DPS layered by range17 DPS @ 1 km
@ 1 km: 17 from one family. 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-blank17
17 = 17 DPS: the sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (1 km).
AA threat index17
17 × 1 = 17. 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 range1 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 chance4%
The only family (100 mm): 4%. Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 4% 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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Background

A version of the first French battleship design that adopted unified main battery guns. It was the development of the last French battleship-dreadnoughts that featured a characteristic and recognizable profile and diamond-shaped arrangement of guns.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 35,000, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds.

Bow & stern19 mm

Overmatched by 47+ AP guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.

Belt / citadel250 mm

Citadels come from a flat broadside at close range; held past ~30° of angle, AP shatters or bounces.

Farming13 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 10%, fires burn 60s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section Plates HP cap Threats Tactic
Bow19 mm primary (range 15–230 mm)1,300 (4% of HP)
Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Nassau, Von Der Tann)Angle bounces 203mm19 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)70 mm primary (range 12–250 mm)26,300 (75% of HP)
No common AP caliber overmatches70 mm: most HE shatters, standard pen from 460mm+
Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern19 mm primary (range 15–230 mm)800 (2% of HP)
Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Nassau, Von Der Tann)Angle bounces 203mm19 mm: HE pens from 127mm+
Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel250 mm primary (range 20–175 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.
Superstructure13 mm primary (range 13–300 mm)800 (2% 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 HP17,500 magazine HPTurret knocked outPer-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 HP800 per-mount HPDestroyed at 0 HPPer-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 (8 mm mount)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP200 per-mount HPDestroyed at 0 HPPer-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 HP10,500 module HPIncapacitated at 0 HPWhen 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 Turenne. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Buff ×2Main Battery ×2
2025-06-26

Ministry of Balance: Declaration of Changes

  • Main battery firing range increased from 13 to 14.1 km.
  • Main battery reload time reduced from 30 to 28 seconds.
  • The armor was updated.
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Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Turenne can equip.

  • Turenne default exterior
    DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior

Primary official WG sources

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