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Le Corse
IV
Rank
AB
4.0
RB
4.0
Battle rating
France
Research country
Frigate
Main role
6,090
GE
Purchase
Premium vehicle
Status
General information

The Le Corse (F761) was a frigate in the French Navy and the lead ship of its class, also known as the E50 class. She was laid down in March 1952, launched on August 8, 1952, and commissioned on April 23, 1955. Designed as a fast anti-submarine escort vessels, the Le Corse class ships were armed with three twin 57 mm guns, two single 20 mm Erlikon guns, four triple 550 mm torpedo tubes, a 375 mm anti-submarine missile launcher from Bofors, and bomb launchers.

The Le Corse first served in the Mediterranean Fleet as a submarine hunter and then transitioned to the role of an escort ship. In 1965, she was placed in reserve with the Atlantic Fleet and based in Brest. She was decommissioned in 1975 and sunk as a target ship in 1976.

The Le Corse was introduced in Update 2.53 "Line of Contact". Unlike its sister ship, the Le Brestois, it lacks a 100 mm gun. Otherwise, the frigate stands out in its armament. However, its 57 mm guns only have HE shells. Moreover, although it has a large number of torpedoes, each one carries only 200 kg of TNT. This is sufficient to counter light destroyers but insufficient against leaders or light cruisers.



Specification
Armour
Main fire tower 10 / 10 / 10 mm
Hull 16 mm (steel)
Superstructure 4 mm (steel)
Number of sections 6
Displacement 1,702 t
Crew 198 persons
Max speed
Forward 52447353 km/h
Backward 14121914 km/h
Primary armament
3 × Turret — 2 × 57 mm/60 ACAD Mle 1951
Ammunition 9,000 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
0.6 → 0.5 s
Vertical guidance -10 / 85°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 2521.32521.3 °/s
Vertical 2521.32521.3 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
100 m1000 m2000 m3000 m4000 m5000 m
HEF-I987777
Secondary armament
2 × Turret — 20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II autocannon
Ammunition 3,600 rounds
Belt capacity 60 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Fire rate 450 shots/min
Vertical guidance -10 / 70°
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/HEF-I/AP-T343226211816
AP-T/AP-T/AP-T/HEF-I343226211816
HEF-T/HEF-I/AP-T/HEF-I343226211816
Additional armament
Setup 1 24 × 550 mm L3 torpedo
Setup 2 28 × 375 mm M/50 Bofors anti submarine rocket launcher
Setup 3 24 × 550 mm L3 torpedo
28 × 375 mm M/50 Bofors anti submarine rocket launcher
Economy
Repair cost
AB 5,309 SL
RB 7,685 SL
Crew training 10,000 SL
Experts 580,000 SL
Aces 1,200 GE
Research Aces 1,140,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB
2 x (205 / 400) % SL
2 x 178 % RP
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