The Normandie class of dreadnought battleships was a group of five ships ordered for the French Navy in 1912–13. The class comprised Normandie, the lead ship, Flandre, Gascogne, Languedoc, and Béarn. The design incorporated a radical arrangement for the twelve 340 mm (13.3 in) main battery guns: three quadruple gun turrets, as opposed to the twin turrets used by most other navies. The first four ships were also equipped with an unusual hybrid propulsion system that used both steam turbine and triple expansion engines to increase fuel efficiency.

The ships, named after provinces of France, were never completed due to shifting production requirements after the outbreak of war in 1914. The first four ships were sufficiently advanced in construction to permit their launching to clear the shipyards for other, more important work. Many of the guns built for the ships were instead converted for use by the Army. After the war, the French Navy considered several proposals to complete the ships, either as originally designed or modernized to account for lessons from the war. The weak French post-war economy, however, necessitated that the first four ships be broken up for scrap. The last ship, which was not significantly advanced at the time work halted, was converted into an aircraft carrier in the 1920s. She remained in service in various capacities until the 1960s. The ship was ultimately scrapped in 1967.

Normandie will be a regular Tier VI battleship, all stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers, and are subject to change before the final release.

Initial Stats

Tier 6 Hitpoints 48,300 Plating 25 mm Belt 180 mm Main battery 3×4 340mm Firing range 18 km HE damage 4,700 AP damage 9,500 Reload time 30 s 180 degree turn time 30 s Maximum dispersion 242 m HE initial velocity 921 m/s AP initial velocity 780 m/s Sigma 1.80? Maximum speed 28 kt Turning circle radius 640 m Rudder shift time 18.8 s Surface detectability 16.2 km Air detectability 10.4 km Detectability after firing in Smoke

13.7 km Anti-Torpedo Reduction

13% Consumables

Damage Control Party / Repair Party

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