Friant

Friant — French Tier III cruiser.

A light cruiser project designed after the end of World War I that revealed an acute shortage of this type of ship in the French Navy. The primary features of the project were high speed, weak armor, powerful torpedo armament, and main guns placed in turrets.


Ship Stats

Survivability

Health: 15,369

Citadel Protection: 7.50%

Fire and Flooding Resistance: 10%

Damage Reduction: 6%

Torpedo Damage Reduction: 4.50%


Armour

Bow: 6 mm

Stern: 6 mm

Deck: 13 mm

Belt: 40 mm


Maneuverability

Top Speed: 29.45 Knots 

Time to Full Speed: 11.62 s

Max Traverse Speed: 7.50 deg/s

Turn Time: 6 s


Main Guns (139 mm L/55 Mle 1921 4x2)

Reload Time: 10 s

Range: 8.78 km

Dispersion Min/Max/Vertical: 72 m / 186 m / 57.60 m

Sigma: 1 σ

HE Damage: 392

Fire Chance: 4%

AP Damage: 458

Citadel Chance: 3%

Citadel Damage Rate: 150%

Turret Traverse: 9 deg/s


Torpedo Tubes (550 mm tube lance-torpilles 4x2)

Reload Time: 50 s

Range: 6 km

Min/Max Torpedo Spread: 2.50 deg / 5 deg

Torpedo Damage: 2,725

Flood Chance: 11%

Torpedo Concealment: 1.83 km

Torpedo Traverse Speed: 20 deg/s


Concealment

Surface Detection: 6.42 km

After Firing Guns: 9.18 km

Ship Equipment, Elite Bonus and Supplies

Escort Specialization

Main Battery Traverse Speed: +7%

Max Speed: +3%

Large Caliber AA Damage: +5%

Before: 9 deg/s / 29.45 Knots / 0

After: 9.63 deg/s / 30.33 Knots / 0


Elite Gun Operator

Main Battery Reload Time: -3%

Main Battery Traverse Speed: +7%

Before: 10 s / 9 deg/s

After 9.70 s / 9.63 deg/s

Ship Play-style

Historical Info