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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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− | '''Dupleix''' was a French [[Suffren (Family)|Suffren-class]] heavy cruiser named after Joseph François Dupleix, the 18th century Governor-General of French India. She was the final vessel of her class, launched October 1930 and commissioned May 1932. | + | '''Dupleix''' was a French [[Suffren (Family)|Suffren-class]] heavy cruiser named after Joseph François Dupleix, the 18th century Governor-General of French India. She was the final vessel of her class, launched October 1930 and commissioned May 1932. |
− | Pre-war, she played a fictional heavy cruiser Alma in a 1935 movie ''Veille d'armes''. With the outbreak of WW2 she was assigned to Force X, hunting German submarines and merchant ships, capturing a Reefer steam ship SS Santa Fé. In June 1940 she participated in Operation Vado, attacking gasworks among other targets on the shores of Northern Italy. With the Franco-German Armistice, Dupleix was assigned to the 1st Cruiser Division in the Vichy | + | Pre-war, she played a fictional heavy cruiser Alma in a 1935 movie ''Veille d'armes''. With the outbreak of WW2, she was assigned to Force X, hunting German submarines and merchant ships, capturing a Reefer steam ship SS Santa Fé. In June 1940, she participated in Operation Vado, attacking gasworks among other targets on the shores of Northern Italy. With the Franco-German Armistice, Dupleix was assigned to the 1st Cruiser Division in the Vichy French High Sea Force. She didn't see any combat until Case Anton, the German takeover of the Vichy France. In defiance of the German breach of the armistice, French sailors burned Dupleix, along with numerous other vessels, during the scuttling of the French fleet at Toulon. |
− | The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium French heavy cruiser introduced during [[Update "La Royale"]], and later removed from the Gaijin store after the [[wt:en/news/8677-shop-the-new-year-sale-in-the-gaijinnet-store-en|2023 New Year sale]]. Compared to her [[Colbert|researchable counterpart]], she has | + | The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium French heavy cruiser introduced during [[Update "La Royale"]], and later removed from the Gaijin store after the [[wt:en/news/8677-shop-the-new-year-sale-in-the-gaijinnet-store-en|2023 New Year sale]]. Compared to her [[Colbert|researchable counterpart]], she has improved armour and a more widely distributed crew, giving her better survivability in battle, but still below-average for her battle rating. In all other ways she's very similar to her sister ship, which is located in a lower BR across the game modes, making Dupleix a very peculiar vessel, struggling to deal with most of the enemies she gets to fight. |
== General info == | == General info == |
Latest revision as of 08:11, 26 July 2024
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Description
Dupleix was a French Suffren-class heavy cruiser named after Joseph François Dupleix, the 18th century Governor-General of French India. She was the final vessel of her class, launched October 1930 and commissioned May 1932.
Pre-war, she played a fictional heavy cruiser Alma in a 1935 movie Veille d'armes. With the outbreak of WW2, she was assigned to Force X, hunting German submarines and merchant ships, capturing a Reefer steam ship SS Santa Fé. In June 1940, she participated in Operation Vado, attacking gasworks among other targets on the shores of Northern Italy. With the Franco-German Armistice, Dupleix was assigned to the 1st Cruiser Division in the Vichy French High Sea Force. She didn't see any combat until Case Anton, the German takeover of the Vichy France. In defiance of the German breach of the armistice, French sailors burned Dupleix, along with numerous other vessels, during the scuttling of the French fleet at Toulon.
The Suffren-class, Dupleix, 1942 is a premium French heavy cruiser introduced during Update "La Royale", and later removed from the Gaijin store after the 2023 New Year sale. Compared to her researchable counterpart, she has improved armour and a more widely distributed crew, giving her better survivability in battle, but still below-average for her battle rating. In all other ways she's very similar to her sister ship, which is located in a lower BR across the game modes, making Dupleix a very peculiar vessel, struggling to deal with most of the enemies she gets to fight.
General info
Survivability and armour
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Mobility
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Mobility Characteristics | |||
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Game Mode | Upgrade Status | Maximum Speed (km/h) | |
Forward | Reverse | ||
AB | |||
Upgraded | 69 | 34 | |
RB/SB | |||
Upgraded | 59 | 29 |
Modifications and economy
Armament
Primary armament
Provide information about the characteristics of the primary armament. Evaluate their efficacy in battle based on their reload speed, ballistics and the capacity of their shells. Add a link to the main article about the weapon: {{main|Weapon name (calibre)}}
. Broadly describe the ammunition available for the primary armament, and provide recommendations on how to use it and which ammunition to choose.
Penetration statistics | |||||||
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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 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
OPF Mle 1927 SAPBC | SAPBC | 151 | 140 | 123 | 109 | 97 | 79 |
Shell details | ||||||||||||
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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 | 850 | 123.82 | 0 | 0.1 | 9.13 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
OPF Mle 1927 SAPBC | SAPBC | 850 | 123.1 | 0.03 | 9 | 8.88 | 48° | 63° | 71° |
Secondary armament
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. Evaluate the secondary armaments and give advice on how to use them. Describe the ammunition available for the secondary armament. Provide recommendations on how to use them and which ammunition to choose. Remember that any anti-air armament, even heavy calibre weapons, belong in the next section. If there is no secondary armament, remove this section.
Penetration statistics | |||||||
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Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
100 m | 1,000 m | 2,000 m | 3,000 m | 4,000 m | 5,000 m | ||
OEA Mle 1925 HE | HE | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
OEA Mle 1925 HE-TF | HE-TF | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Shell details | ||||||||||||
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Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | |||||
0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
OEA Mle 1925 HE | HE | 850 | 9.5 | 0 | 0.1 | 905 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
OEA Mle 1925 HE-TF | HE-TF | 850 | 9.5 | 0 | 0.1 | 905 | 79° | 80° | 81° |
Anti-aircraft armament
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. Talk about the ship's anti-air cannons and machine guns, the number of guns and their positions, their effective range, and about their overall effectiveness – including against surface targets. If there are no anti-aircraft armaments, remove this section.
Additional armament
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Scout plane
Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
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Pros:
Cons:
History
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template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>
, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />
. This section may also include the ship's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===
, also if applicable).
Media
- Skins
See also
Links to articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:
- reference to the series of the ship;
- links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.
External links
Arsenal de Brest | |
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Light Cruisers | |
Duguay-Trouin-class | Duguay-Trouin · Primauguet |
Heavy Cruisers | |
Suffren-class | Colbert · Dupleix |
Battleships | |
Bretagne-class | Bretagne |
France heavy cruisers | |
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Suffren-class | Colbert · Dupleix |
France premium ships | |
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Motor torpedo boats | VLT-2 |
Destroyers | Panthere · Tornade · Aigle · Le Triomphant |
Light cruisers | Duguay-Trouin |
Heavy cruisers | Dupleix |
Battleships | Courbet |