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Duguay-Trouin
III
Rank
AB
4.7
RB
4.7
Battle rating
France
Game nation
Light cruiser
Main role
800
GE
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Premium vehicle
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General information

Duguay-Trouin, the namesake of her class, was developed as the first French post-WW1 cruiser, launched on 14 August 1923. During the interwar period, she served as a convoy escort and gunnery training ship. In WW2, she unsuccessfully attempted to intercept Deutschland-class ships. After the French surrender, she joined Force X and became interned at Alexandria. After Case Anton, she joined Allied forces with the rest of Force X, and in 1943 underwent a refit. In 1944, she carried troops between Algeria, Corsica, and southern Italy. Following that, she participated in Operation Dragoon - amphibious landings in Southern France. Finally, she assisted Allied forces by bombarding Axis positions along the Italian coast. As the war ended, she took part in Sétif, Guelma and Kherrata massacres and ferried troops between France and Algeria. After a refit, she assisted French forces during the Malagasy Uprising in Madagascar and, from late October 1948 till September 1951 she was stationed in Singapore during the First Indochina War. She finally arrived back in Toulon in November 1951, after travelling over 70,000 nautical miles in the last 4 years. The vessel was so worn out that a decision was made to decommission her in March 1952 and sell her for breaking up in 1953, after serving one of the longest careers of the warships of her time.

The Duguay-Trouin was the second pre-order vessel, after Aigle, announced for the introduction of the French navy to War Thunder. She was added to the game in Update "Sky Guardians". Following the addition of the rest of the French navy in Update "La Royale" she was removed from the War Thunder store after the 11th Anniversary sale. She's best characterized by her excellent sustained firepower against enemy destroyers or light cruisers, along with relatively good survivability. She lacks the shells to counter heavily armoured warships or protection against a large volume of incoming High Explosive shells. Given the opportunity, she can be used to great effect in pushing the capture points or asserting the numeric advantage by dealing with the smaller vessels of the opposing force.



Specification
Armour
Citadel 20 / 20 / 20 mm
Main fire tower 30 / 30 / 30 mm
Hull 16 mm (steel)
Superstructure 8 mm (steel)
Number of sections 9
Displacement 8,760 t
Crew 578 persons
Max speed
Forward 61527152 km/h
Backward 29253425 km/h
Primary armament
4 × Turret — 2 × 155 mm/50 model 1920 gun
Ammunition 1,200 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
13 → 10 s
Vertical guidance -10 / 40°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 6.45.46.45.4 °/s
Vertical 65.165.1 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
1000 m2500 m5000 m7500 m10000 m15000 m
HE515151515151
HE877864534534
SAPBC142126104877355
Secondary armament
4 × Turret — 75 mm/50 model 1922 gun
Ammunition 400 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Vertical guidance -8 / 70°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 1916.21916.2 °/s
Vertical 1815.31815.3 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
100 m1000 m2000 m3000 m4000 m5000 m
HE888888
HE-TF888888
Anti-aircraft armament
6 × Turret — 40 mm Bofors L/60 Mark 3 gun
Ammunition 12,000 rounds
Belt capacity 4 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
0.5 → 0.4 s
Fire rate 160 shots/min
Vertical guidance -7 / 80°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 3025.53025.5 °/s
Vertical 2420.42420.4 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HEFI-T444444
20 × Turret — 20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II autocannon
Ammunition 36,000 rounds
Belt capacity 60 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Fire rate 450 shots/min
Vertical guidance -3 / 65°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 7563.87563.8 °/s
Vertical 6555.36555.3 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HEF-T/AP-T343226211816
Economy
Repair cost
AB 3,089 SL
RB 2,579 SL
Crew training 10,000 SL
Experts 180,000 SL
Aces 590 GE
Research Aces 710,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB
2 x (345 / 600) % SL
2 x 148 % RP
Premium vehicle
All modifications are unlocked

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