Charles Martel

Charles Martel — French Tier VIII cruiser.

A heavy cruiser project (Project C5A3) designed to rival potential adversaries: new ships of this type that were being built in Germany. The main difference from the previous ships was manifested in the enhancement of the ship's main guns located in triple turrets.

Ship Stats

Survivability

Health: 31,624

Citadel Protection: 10%

Fire and Flooding Resistance: 10%

Damage Reduction: 9%

Torpedo Damage Reduction: 10.50%


Armour

Bow: 25 mm

Stern: 25 mm

Deck: 65 mm

Belt: 127 mm


Maneuverability

Top Speed: 32.23 Knots 

Time to Full Speed: 12.96 s

Max Traverse Speed: 7.20 deg/s

Turn Time: 8.70 s


Main Guns (203 mm L/50 Mle 1931 3x3)

Reload Time: 11 s

Range: 12.10 km

Dispersion Min/Max/Vertical: 96 m / 270 m / 64.80 m

Sigma: 1 σ

HE Damage: 661

Fire Chance: 8%

AP Damage: 873

Citadel Chance: 9%

Citadel Damage Rate: 200%

Turret Traverse: 9 deg/s


Torpedo Tubes (550 mm tube lance-torpilles 2x3)

Reload Time: 40 s

Range: 8.10 km

Min/Max Torpedo Spread: 2.50 deg / 5 deg

Torpedo Damage: 4,012

Flood Chance: 14%

Torpedo Concealment: 1.83 km

Torpedo Traverse Speed: 24 deg/s


Anti-Aircraft Armament

Large Caliber AA Damage: 106

Large Caliber AA Range: 3.60 km

Small Caliber AA Damage: 189

Small Caliber AA Range: 1.80 km

Total AA Damage: 295


Concealment

Surface Detection: 8.40 km

After Firing Guns: 12.30 km

Ship Equipment, Elite Bonus and Supplies

Engine Accelerator III x3

Max Speed: 16% for 25 seconds

Before: 32.23 Knots

After: 37.39 Knots


Rapid Reload II x3

Main gun reload time: -30% for 20 seconds

Before: 10.50 s

After: 7.70 s


Advanced Engine

Max Speed: +5%

Acceleration: +10%

Before: 32.23 knots / 12.96 s

After: 33.84 knots / 12.38 s


Elite Gun Operator

Main Battery Reload Time: -3%

Main Battery Traverse Speed: +7%

Before: 11 s / 9 deg/s

After 10.67 s / 9.63 deg/s

Ship Play-style

Historical Info