Paris

Paris

Colbert

Lorraine

Paris

Colbert

Lorraine

France

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
6.3	6.3	6.3

Class:

Battleship

Research:230 000

Purchase:640 000

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Description

Battleship Paris was the third of the Courbet class, a third dreadnought launched for the French Navy in September 1912. She spent World War One assisting the army of the Montenegro with shore bombardments and blockading the Strait of Otranto. Following the end of the war she assisted Spanish forces in Morocco during the French intervention in the Rif War. In 1931, she became a training ship and underwent two modernisations before the beginning of the Second World War. With the outbreak of the war she was transferred to the Atlantic, and, following the German invasion, she assisted the French forces at the Somme river front. She then moved to defend the port of Le Havre in Normandy from Luftwaffe attacks until she was hit by a bomb on 11 June 1940. She moved under her own power to Brest, but as the French surrender neared, she sailed to Plymouth in the UK with 2,800 men onboard. Until the end of the war she served as a depot ship for the British navy and as a barracks ship for the Polish navy. In August 1945 she was towed into Brest where she continued her service as a depot ship until her scrapping in 1956.

The Paris was introduced in Update "La Royale". Compared to the direct counterparts, she has a better damage output in exchange for a somewhat worse armour protection. Her biggest highlight is the damage output of the AP shells, if those shells manage to penetrate the target. She's best used in a typical role for a World War One-origin battleships: pushing the capture points and fighting with her direct counterparts.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Citadel0 / 250 / 42 mm

Main fire tower250 / 250 / 360 mm

Hull25 mm (steel)

Superstructure16 mm (steel)

Number of section9

Displacement26 000 t

Crew1 187 people

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Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB47 / 29 km/h

RB40 / 25 km/h

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Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	47	29
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	40	25

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB22 774 → 28 604

RB28 736 → 36 092

Total cost of modifications218 500

337 000

Talisman cost2 100

Crew training185 000

Experts640 000

Aces1 700

Research Aces720 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

450 / 600 / 100 %

196 / 196 / 196 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Research: 8 700 Cost: 13 000 220 Rudder Replacement Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 310 Propeller Replacement Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 280 Engine Maintenance Research: 24 000 Cost: 37 000 610	Damage Control Division Research: 8 700 Cost: 13 000 220 Fire Division Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 310 Shrapnel Protection Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 280 Ventilation Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 280 New Pumps Research: 24 000 Cost: 37 000 610 Ammo Wetting Research: 24 000 Cost: 37 000 610	Anti-Air Armament Targeting Research: 8 700 Cost: 13 000 220 138.6 mm 1910 SAP Research: 8 700 Cost: 13 000 220 305 mm 1910 APC Research: 8 700 Cost: 13 000 220 Auxiliary Armament Targeting Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 310 138.6 mm 1921 common SAP Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 310 Primary Armament Targeting Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 280 Improved Rangefinder Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 280

Armament

Primary armament

6 х Turret2 x 305 mm/45 model 1906-10 gun

Ammunition200 rounds

Vertical guidance-5° / 23°

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Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		1,000 m	2,500 m	5,000 m	7,500 m	10,000 m	15,000 m
OEA Mle 1927 HE	HE	66	66	66	66	66	66
OPF Mle 1910 APC	APC	460	410	341	286	243	190

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (s)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
OEA Mle 1927 HE	HE	905	308	0	0.1	27.72	79°	80°	81°
OPF Mle 1910 APC	APC	798	428.35	0.03	17	18.11	48°	63°	71°

Secondary armament

22 х Turret138.6 mm/55 model 1910 gun

Ammunition275 rounds

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Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		1,000 m	2,500 m	5,000 m	7,500 m	10,000 m	15,000 m
OEA Mle 1919 HE	HE	36	36	36	36	36	36
OPF Mle 1910 SAP	Common	67	49	34	34	34	34
OPF Mle 1921 SAPBC	SAPBC	73	62	47	35	34	34

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (s)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
OEA Mle 1919 HE	HE	840	31.5	0	0.1	3.41	79°	80°	81°
OPF Mle 1910 SAP	Common	830	36.5	0.05	6	2.93	47°	60°	65°
OPF Mle 1921 SAPBC	SAPBC	790	39.5	0.05	6	2.93	48°	63°	71°

Anti-aircraft armament

7 х Turret75 mm/50 model 1922 gun

Ammunition100 rounds

5 х Turret2 x 13.2 mm model 1929 Hotchkiss machine gun

Ammunition3600 rounds

Belt capacity30 rounds

Fire rate476 shots/min

2 х Turret13.2 mm model 1929 Hotchkiss machine gun

Ammunition1800 rounds

Belt capacity30 rounds

Fire rate476 shots/min

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Usage in battles

Paris is best used much in the same way other BR 6.3 battleships are - to push the capture points and eliminate counterparts or heavy cruisers. Due to the inadequate penetration of the AP shells it will struggle against the battleships in the higher BRs, thus they are best avoided. A decent number of the anti-air guns can provide a great protection against torpedo boats, while the SAP-equipped casemate guns are relatively good at countering enemy destroyers. Still, the vessel at its core is still a World War One-era battleship, making it vulnerable to enemy airplanes and concentrated enemy fire.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Exceptional damage per minute with the AP shells, though they lack penetration to deal with some of the more heavily armoured targets
• Above average damage per minute with the HE shells
• Above average anti-air armament for a World War One-era battleship
• High crew count
• Bow magazines are deep below the waterline protected by two layers of armour

Cons:

• Overall average or below average armour compared to the contemporaries
• A very narrow angle (only 5°) in which both wing turrets can be used to shoot at the enemy directly ahead or behind the ship
• Aft and central magazines are right below the water line, making them more likely to explode

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Paris from live.warthunder.com.

See also

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External links

• [Wikipedia] French battleship Paris
• [uboat.net] FR Paris
• [NAVYPEDIA] COURBET battleships (1913 - 1914)

Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée (FCM)
Ships
Destroyers
Aigle-class	Vautour
Le Fantasque-class	Le Malin
Battleships
Courbet-class	Paris
Tanks
Light tank	FCM.36
Heavy tank	2C · 2C bis

France battleships
Courbet-class	Courbet · Paris
Bretagne-class	Bretagne · Lorraine
Dunkerque-class	Dunkerque