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I know the reload time of the Richelieu is often debated. But i've also heard an important and pretty unique thing (I dunno if it has been mentionned here). It seems like the guns could be (theorically) reloaded at any angle. I've checked on Navweaps : About the Dunkerque : "An electric chain rammer was carried on an extension of the gun cradle and theoretically permitted loading and any angle of elevation. In practice, it was found that shells jammed in the breech at higher elevations when the other guns were firing. As a result, loading usually took place at angles no more than 15 degrees." About the Richelieu : "These turrets were equipped with a unique "semi-flexible" chain rammer carried on an extension from each cradle which permitted loading at any angle and thus a theoretical high rate of fire. The shells were "vigorously rammed" so that they would be held in place at high elevations by their own driving bands." It seems like this feature was a mixed success. But still it can be considered in game for a relatively short reload time.

Hey guys, i'm a bit off, but i found this Battleships Comparison page. Pretty interesting so far and in depth despite some subjective points. I drop the link if you're interested : http://www.combinedfleet.com/baddest.htm

That was pretty instructive. Despite de cons, this protective system has the merit of being a very singular one.

Thanks ! All good i put the link in my favourites for later. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I think i found some stats for the 450mm mle 1920. Nothing official but one member of this forum seems relatively well informed about it : http://pages14-18.mesdiscussions.net/pages1418/Pages-d-Histoire-Artillerie/Artillerie/canon-marine-450mm-sujet_915_1.htm I'm gonna translate the main characteristics : Manufacturer : Schneider in the Creusot steelworks. Designation : 450 mm modèle 1920 Tested in 1929 : fired in a 50° angle Velocity : 851 m/s Range : 51.923 m (pretty impressive) Still, i think the 380 mm can handle the job. Plus i would be sad if the last french BB wasn't even in a 4x3 configuration. (it's too badass to be left aside )

I have the same opinion. I think Alsace could fit tier X. There are so many "hidden" variables that can be tweaked to make it a good tier X without being unrealistic. But i understand perplexity of some people. The Montana & Yamato are basicaly monstrous. And it looks like little Alsace would looks like a shrimp fishing boat next to them. But hey the size & firepower of these 2 doesn't only have pros. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey about those underwater protections i talked about a little above. I managed to find out some numbers on Wikipedia (yea i know) : - 4.10 meters (13.5 ft) on King George V - 5 meters (16 ft) on Scharnhorst - 6 meters (20 ft) on Bismarck - 3.8 meters (12 ft) on Littorio-class (Seems like it was a very singular cylindrical protection developed by an Italian naval chief disigner) - 7 meters (23 ft) on Richelieu - 7.5 meters (24.6 ft) on Dunkerque So yeah i know it's Wikipedia. Far from being the best source of information. So i tried to check the sources they are refering to. Found the free part of Jordan & Dumas 2009 Lot of informations about the Dunkerque. But not able to continue to read about the Richelieu since this part is pay to read. Thanks to that, i learned that the difference of 0.5m on Richelieu & Dunkerque is explained by a difference in the arrangment of the boilers. Finally, here is something to give you an idea of the protection on the Richelieu (and the protection of the Littorio just for curiosity, bcs it's a really singular architecture) : Littorio : There you go. I'm aware it was really incomplete and rough. But i think it gives an overall idea.

Hey, That's not really the problem. There is enough ships to fill up that BB line. The main problem remains the choice of the Tier X. Oh and btw. I just want to point something about the underwater protections and the late french BB ships (Dunkerque, Richelieu, and probably Alsace) : They were pretty huge ! That's definitively something to consider in game balance concerning torpedoes.

Autre que le Bismarck, il y en a beaucoup qui m'intéressent personnellement : La classe Richelieu (Ce qu'il y a de sympa avec cette classe c'est qu'on pourra profiter pleinement de toute la puissance de feu sans avoir à exposer les côtés vu que les 8 canons sont à l'avant) La classe Alsace (moins lourde mais légèrement mieux armée. Restée à l'état de projet) La classe Littorio italienne (N'empêche que les italiens ont pas mal de navires qui pourraient être viables dans le jeu) La classe H allemande (On peut toujours rêver). 140 000 tonnes le H 44 (Quand on voit que le Yamato en fait 70 000) Le problème c'est que ce serait absolument pas équilibré, et puis de toutes façons le manque de données est trop handicapant pour cette classe jamais produite.

Assez largement déçu (pour avoir été de ceux qui ont check à 6 am et 2 pm), mais bon j'imagine que ce genre d'horaire a été choisi justement pour la basse fréquentation. Pour éviter un flood massif de demandes probablement. Ou bien peut-être parce qu'ils ont pas voulu s'embêter à décaler la news en fonction des différents fuseaux, donc laissée à l'heure russe. A vrai dire j'en sais trop rien... Mais en tous cas, ça fait plaisir de voir un retour du staff.

La page m'indique que "Les candidatures au beta-test fermé sont désormais terminées". Il faut attendre le soir ou bien c'est une erreur d'affichage (genre pas à jour suite aux précédents tests) ? Parce que je suis venu à 6h du mat, ce n'etait pas disponible non plus.