Paris

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Paris
AB RB SB
6.3 6.3 6.3
Class:
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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 Sl icon.png
RB28 736 → 36 092 Sl icon.png
Total cost of modifications218 500 Rp icon.png
337 000 Sl icon.png
Talisman cost2 100 Ge icon.png
Crew training185 000 Sl icon.png
Experts640 000 Sl icon.png
Aces1 700 Ge icon.png
Research Aces720 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
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196 / 196 / 196 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Seakeeping Unsinkability Firepower
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Dry-Docking
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Rudder Replacement
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Propeller Replacement
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Engine Maintenance
Research:
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Cost:
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Damage Control Division
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Fire Division
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Shrapnel Protection
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Ventilation
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New Pumps
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Ammo Wetting
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Anti-Air Armament Targeting
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138.6 mm 1910 SAP
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305 mm 1910 APC
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Auxiliary Armament Targeting
Research:
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138.6 mm 1921 common SAP
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Primary Armament Targeting
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Improved Rangefinder
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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

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See also

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External links


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