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Bayard

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

Bayard Win Rate & Combat Stats

Sample of 495.2K players · as of 2026-10-15

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 596,510

596.5K596,510

Win rate

54.16%

#5 of 66

Avg damage

55,939

#1 of 66

ASIABattles 303,255

303.3K303,255

Win rate

54.25%

#6 of 65

Avg damage

56,063

#2 of 65

NABattles 260,997

261K260,997

Win rate

53.26%

#6 of 65

Avg damage

54,946

#1 of 65

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 37,939

Flood Damage28%

Main Belt Armor120 mm

Deck Armor27 mm

Bow / Stern Armor25 mm

Ship Length197.0 m

Ship Width18.6 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout4×3(Total barrels 12)

Caliber152 mm

Firing Range16.4 km

#19 of 70

Group avg 16.0 km

Reload 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

Nominal all-gun DPM339,429

#10 of 70

Group avg 254,182

HE Shell

Damage2,200

Shell Velocity870 m/s

Fire Chance12%

Penetration30 mm

Air Drag0.3401

Flight Time12.50 s

Nominal all-gun DPM226,286

Torpedoes

550 mm 23DT

Torpedo Tubes2

Speed60 knots

Range9.0 km

#18 of 44

Group avg 8.4 km

Damage14,833

#25 of 44

Group avg 15,366

Alpha Damage41,200

Splash Damage1,100

Flood Chance246%

Detectability1.30 km

Reload Time90.0 s

#14 of 44

Group avg 95.3 s

180° 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

Long range5.8 km74 dps

Mid range3.8 km277 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed34.0 knots

#14 of 70

Group avg 33.1 knots

Turning Radius730 m

#34 of 70

Group avg 732 m

Rudder 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 km

Min Surface Detection9.61 km

Air Detection7.16 km

Submarine Detection7.16 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke5.90 km

Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Extinguishes fires, removes instances of flooding, and repairs damaged modules. Prevents enemy acoustic torpedoes from homing.

Reload60 s

Duration5 s

Charges∞

Slot 2

Auxiliary and Torpedo Armament Booster

Temporarily boosts the performance of secondary, torpedo, and airstrike armaments.

Reload120 s

Duration30 s

Charges3

Secondary battery damage+10%

Torpedo tube reload time-20%

Airstrike armament reload time-20%

Hydroacoustic Search

Increases the range of assured acquisition of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those within smoke screens.

Reload120 s

Duration100 s

Charges3

Ship Detect5.0 km

Torp. Detect3.5 km

Slot 3

Engine Boost

Increases ship's maximum speed.

Reload90 s

Duration180 s

Charges3

Speed Boost+20%

Slot 4

Main Battery Reload Booster

Reduces main battery gun reload time.

Reload120 s

Duration15 s

Charges4

Reload Coeff.×0.5

Armament

Depth Charge Airstrike

Carries out aerial bombardment of the marked area with depth charges. Depth charges can hit enemy submarines. They also have chances of causing fire, flooding, and incapacitating modules. Increased chances of incapacitating sonar. Effective against enemy mines. Cannot spot enemy ships.

Reload30 s

Charges2

Strike Range0.5–7.0 km

Planes6

Flights2

Bomb Damage4200

Fire Chance24%

Modules

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

Torpedoes

Range:0 km

Max Damage:14,833

Reload Time:0.7 knots

Torpedo Speed:60 knots

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Hull

AA Guns:10

Main Guns:4

Secondary Guns:4

HP:34,700

Range:13-120

Torpedo Tubes:2

Propulsion: 120,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:34 knots

PCA n° 8 Mle 1

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

AA mount survivability: +100%

Secondary battery survivability: +100%

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

Consumable action time: +40%

Slot 2

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

Risk of catching fire: -5%

Risk of flooding: -3%

Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1

Consumable action time: +20%

Engine Boost Modification 1

Consumable action time: +30%

Slot 3

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -40%

Torpedo tubes traverse speed: +20%

Torpedo speed: +5%

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

Priority AA sector preparation time: -20%

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -20%

Secondary battery firing range: +20%

Main Battery Modification 2

Main battery traverse speed: +15%

Slot 4

Airstrike Modification 1

Airstrike aircraft HP: +25%

Airstrike armament reload time: -20%

Depth charge damage: +15%

Steering Gears Modification 1

Rudder shift time: -20%

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

Fire extinguishing time: -15%

Flooding recovery time: -15%

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Ship consumable action time: +10%

Steering Gears Modification 2

Steering gears repair time: -80%

Rudder shift time: -40%

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

Assured acquisition range of torpedoes: 1.8km

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Specifications

Bayard Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Torpedoes

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

152 mm/55 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1930 mount

Main Battery

550 mm 23DT

Torpedoes

Bayard

Hull

Propulsion: 120,000 hp

Engine

PCA n° 8 Mle 1

Fire Control

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Main Armaments Modification 1

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Slot 2

Engine Room Protection

Damage Control System Modification 1

Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1

Engine Boost Modification 1

Slot 3

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Aiming Systems Modification 1

AA Guns Modification 1

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Main Battery Modification 2

Slot 4

Airstrike Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 1

Propulsion Modification 1

Damage Control System Modification 2

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 2

Concealment System Modification 1

Torpedo Lookout System

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