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Tier VIIICruiser
FrancePremiumUncommonGlobal
FrancePremiumUncommonGlobalBayard
WoWS World of Warships France Cruiser · Tier VIII
- Main Battery
- 152 mm/55 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1930 mount
- 4 turrets × 3 barrels
- Range 16.4 km
- Secondaries
- 100 mm HE OEA Mle 1945
- Range 7.6 km
- Torpedoes
- 550 mm tube lance-torpilles
- 2 launchers × 3 tubes
- Range 9 km
Specifications
Bayard Win Rate & Combat Stats
Sample of 453.6K players · as of 2026-08-06ServerBattlesWin rateAvg damage
EUBattles 545,618
545.6K545,618
Win rate
54.48%
#3 of 66
Avg damage
56,537
#1 of 66
ASIABattles 278,049
278K278,049
Win rate
54.60%
#6 of 65
Avg damage
56,805
#1 of 65
NABattles 233,880
233.9K233,880
Win rate
53.63%
#4 of 64
Avg damage
56,059
#1 of 64
Averages from our own crawled player sample, not official server-wide data. The sample skews toward active clan players, so its overall win rate runs about 1 point above the true server average. Battle counts are career totals and include games played before this ship’s past balance changes.
Survivability
Hit Points34,700
#51 of 70
Group avg 37,939Flood Damage28%
Main Belt Armor120 mm
Deck Armor27 mm
Bow / Stern Armor25 mm
Ship Length197.0 m
Ship Width18.6 m
Main Battery
Main Guns4 × 3
Caliber152 mm
Firing Range16.4 km
#19 of 70
Group avg 16.0 kmReload Time7.0 s
Rotation Time15.0 s
Max Dispersion146 m
Sigma2.00
Shell Types
AP Shell
Damage3,300
Shell Velocity870 m/s
Overmatch Threshold10.6 mm
Ricochet Angle45° / 60°
Normalization8.5°
Fuse Threshold25 mm
Air Drag0.3226
Flight Time11.84 s
DPM339,429
#11 of 70
Group avg 254,031HE Shell
Damage2,200
Shell Velocity870 m/s
Fire Chance12%
Penetration30 mm
Air Drag0.3401
Flight Time12.50 s
DPM226,286
Torpedoes
Torpedo Tubes2
Speed60 knots
Range9.0 km
#18 of 44
Group avg 8.4 kmDamage14,833
#25 of 44
Group avg 15,366Alpha Damage41,200
Splash Damage1,100
Flood Chance246%
Detectability1.30 km
Reload Time90.0 s
#14 of 44
Group avg 95.3 s180° Rotation7.2 s
Arming Time1 s
Spread Angle3.6° / 12°
Torpedo Caliber550 mm
Tube Module HP1,200
Fuse Depth0.14 m
Secondary Battery
Secondary Guns4
Range7.6 km
Sigma1.00
Max Dispersion463.2 m
Accuracy★☆☆☆☆ Decorative
Total DPM224,000
100 mm HE Shell(4×2)
Damage1,400
HE Penetration17 mm
Fire Chance5%
Rate of Fire20 rpm
AA Defense
Flak Bursts4
Flak Damage1,330
AA Ranges
3.8 km277 dps
5.8 km74 dps
Maneuverability
Max Speed34.0 knots
#14 of 70
Group avg 33.1 knotsTurning Radius730 m
#34 of 70
Group avg 732 mRudder Shift Time9.3 s
Engine Power120,000 hp
Displacement12,627 t
Power-to-Weight9.50 hp/t
Concealment
Max Surface Detection11.87 km
#34 of 70
Group avg 12.57 kmMin Surface Detection9.61 km
Air Detection7.16 km
Submarine Detection7.16 km
Consumables
Slot 1
Damage Control Party
Damage Control Party
Reload60 s
Duration5 s
Charges∞
Slot 2
auxTorpBooster
auxTorpBooster
auxTorpBooster
Reload120 s
Duration30 s
Charges3
or
Hydroacoustic Search
Hydroacoustic Search
Reload120 s
Duration100 s
Charges3
Ship Detect5.0 km
Torp. Detect3.5 km
Slot 3
Engine Boost
Engine Boost
Reload90 s
Duration180 s
Charges3
Speed Boost+20%
Slot 4
Main Battery Reload Booster
Main Battery Reload Booster
Reload120 s
Duration15 s
Charges4
Reload Coeff.×0.5
Armament
Depth Charge Airstrike
Depth Charge Airstrike
Reload30 s
Charges2
Strike Range0.5–7.0 km
Planes6
Flights2
Bomb Damage4200
Fire Chance24%
Ballistics
Armor Model
Overview
The further development of the La Galissonnière- and De Grasse-class light cruisers dictates an increase in the number of guns by a triple-gun turret, which could have resulted in an increase in displacement due to the added spacing. The standard displacement of such a cruiser would have been 10,000 tons, which could have allowed her to comply with the restrictions of the Washington Naval Treaty. The dual-purpose secondary battery was represented by mounts with 100 mm guns. Such a cruiser would have been a direct analog of the Town-class British cruisers or the Soviet cruisers of Project 68.
Modules
152 mm/55 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1930 mount
152 mm/55 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1930 mount
Main Battery
Rate of Fire:8
Max AP Damage:3,300
Max HE Damage:2,200
Rotation Time:15s
550 mm 23DT
550 mm 23DT
Torpedoes
Range:0 km
Max Damage:14,833
Reload Time:0.7 knots
Torpedo Speed:60 knots
Bayard
Bayard
Hull
AA Guns:10
Main Guns:4
Secondary Guns:4
HP:34,700
Range:13-120
Torpedo Tubes:2
Propulsion: 120,000 hp
Propulsion: 120,000 hp
Engine
Max Speed:34 knots
PCA n° 8 Mle 1
PCA n° 8 Mle 1
Fire Control
Range:0 km
Upgrades
Slot 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
AA mount survivability: +100%
Secondary battery survivability: +100%
Main Armaments Modification 1
Main Armaments Modification 1
Risk of main battery becoming incapacitated: -20%
Main battery survivability: +50%
Main battery repair time: -20%
Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -20%
Torpedo tubes survivability: +50%
Torpedo tubes repair time: -20%
Damage Control Party Modification 1
Damage Control Party Modification 1
Consumable action time: +40%
Slot 2
Engine Room Protection
Engine Room Protection
Risk of steering gears becoming incapacitated: -20%
Steering gears repair time: -20%
Risk of engine becoming incapacitated: -20%
Engine repair time: -20%
Damage Control System Modification 1
Damage Control System Modification 1
Risk of catching fire: -5%
Risk of flooding: -3%
Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1
Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1
Consumable action time: +20%
Engine Boost Modification 1
Engine Boost Modification 1
Consumable action time: +30%
Slot 3
Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -40%
Torpedo tubes traverse speed: +20%
Torpedo speed: +5%
Aiming Systems Modification 1
Aiming Systems Modification 1
Maximum main battery shell dispersion: -7%
Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -5%
Secondary battery firing range: +5%
Torpedo tubes traverse speed: +20%
AA Guns Modification 1
AA Guns Modification 1
Priority AA sector preparation time: -20%
Secondary Battery Modification 1
Secondary Battery Modification 1
Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -20%
Secondary battery firing range: +20%
Main Battery Modification 2
Main Battery Modification 2
Main battery traverse speed: +15%
Slot 4
Airstrike Modification 1
Airstrike Modification 1
Airstrike aircraft HP: +25%
Airstrike armament reload time: -20%
Depth charge damage: +15%
Steering Gears Modification 1
Steering Gears Modification 1
Rudder shift time: -20%
Propulsion Modification 1
Propulsion Modification 1
Maximum reverse speed at full power: +140%
Time to reach full engine power when decelerating: -50%
Maximum forward speed at full power: +140%
Time to reach full engine power when accelerating: -50%
Damage Control System Modification 2
Damage Control System Modification 2
Fire extinguishing time: -15%
Flooding recovery time: -15%
Slot 5
Ship Consumables Modification 1
Ship Consumables Modification 1
Ship consumable action time: +10%
Steering Gears Modification 2
Steering Gears Modification 2
Steering gears repair time: -80%
Rudder shift time: -40%
Concealment System Modification 1
Concealment System Modification 1
Squadron detectability range: -10%
Dispersion of shells fired by enemies attacking your ship: +5%
Ship's detectability range: -10%
Ship detectability for submarines when underwater: -10%
Torpedo Lookout System
Torpedo Lookout System
Assured acquisition range of torpedoes: 1.8km