Courbet

Courbet

VTB-8

Courbet

VTB-8

France

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
6.3	6.3	6.3

Class:

PREMIUM

Battleship

Purchase:8 380

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Description

The lead ship of her class, Courbet was the first dreadnought built for the French Navy, launched in September 1911, but commissioned only 8 months before the beginning of the World War One. She was a flagship during the Battle of Antivari, where she participated in a sinking of the Austrian protected cruiser SMS Zenta. During the rest of the war, she prevented the Austro-Hungarian fleet from attempting to break out of the Adriatic. During the interwar years she served as a gunnery training ship and underwent multiple modernisations, which included changes to the main battery turrets, machinery, fire control, and more. Due to the time in dock and service as a training ship, she rarely left port. After the German invasion of France, she was mobilised to defend French ports along the coast of La Manche and to participate in Operation Aerial. Soon after, she sailed to Portsmouth in England and joined the Free French Navy as an anti-aircraft battery and later accommodation ship. Later, she was reassigned as a target ship, in order to test the secret bombs which were later used in the Dambuster Raid. After the Normandy landings, she was pulled by tugboats to be used as a part of the breakwater for the improvised harbour off Sword Beach. In that role, she was attacked by a secret German manned torpedoes, Negers, becoming the first vessel to suffer damage from secret weapons of both the Allies and Axis. After the war, her scrapping took until 1970.

The Courbet was introduced in Update "Air Superiority". Compared to the direct counterparts, she has a better damage output in exchange for somewhat worse armour protection. Her biggest highlight is the damage output of the AP shells, though only if those shells manage to penetrate the target, which is something they might struggle with, especially against higher BR vessels. She's best used in a typical role for a World War One-origin battleship: 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

Displacement25 579 t

Crew1 187 people

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Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB45 / 29 km/h

RB39 / 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	45	29
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	39	25

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB8 788

RB11 055

Crew training10 000

Experts1 280 000

Aces1 800

Research Aces1 550 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 450 / 600 / 50 %

2 × 202 / 202 / 202 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Rudder Replacement Propeller Replacement Engine Maintenance	Damage Control Division Fire Division Shrapnel Protection Ventilation New Pumps Ammo Wetting	Anti-Air Armament Targeting 138.6 mm 1910 SAP 305 mm 1910 APC Auxiliary Armament Targeting 138.6 mm 1921 common SAP Primary Armament Targeting Improved Rangefinder

Armament

Primary armament

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

Ammunition200 rounds

Vertical guidance-5° / 12°

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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

4 х Turret3 pdr QF Hotchkiss cannon

Ammunition300 rounds

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Additional armament

Setup 112 x 45 cm 1909R torpedo

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

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Media

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See also

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External links

• [Devblog] Premium Battleships Courbet and Leonardo da Vinci
• [Wikipedia] French battleship Courbet (1911)
• [Wikipedia] Courbet-class battleship
• [uboat.net] FR Courbet of the French Navy - French Battleship of the Courbet class - Allied Warships of WWII
• [Navypedia] COURBET battleships (1913 - 1914)

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