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Tier VIIICruiser
FranceEliteCommonGlobal
FranceEliteCommonGlobalCherbourg
WoWS World of Warships France Cruiser · Tier VIII
- Main Battery
- 305 mm/50 Mle 1930 in a turret
- 2 turrets × 4 barrels
- Range 16.1 km
- Secondaries
- 130 mm HE OEA Mle 1934
- Range 7.6 km
Specifications
Cherbourg Win Rate & Combat Stats
Sample of 453.6K players · as of 2026-08-06ServerBattlesWin rateAvg damage
EUBattles 679,696
679.7K679,696
Win rate
52.50%
#18 of 66
Avg damage
46,784
#24 of 66
ASIABattles 442,974
443K442,974
Win rate
52.44%
#23 of 65
Avg damage
46,707
#24 of 65
NABattles 293,140
293.1K293,140
Win rate
52.48%
#16 of 64
Avg damage
46,355
#22 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 Points43,100
#7 of 70
Group avg 37,939Flood Damage25%
Main Belt Armor170 mm
Deck Armor30 mm
Bow / Stern Armor25 mm
Ship Length196.9 m
Ship Width28.3 m
Main Battery
Main Guns2 × 4
Caliber305 mm
Firing Range16.1 km
#21 of 70
Group avg 16.0 kmReload Time29.0 s
Rotation Time30.0 s
Max Dispersion183 m
Sigma1.80
Shell Types
AP Shell
Damage8,200
Shell Velocity870 m/s
Overmatch Threshold21.3 mm
Ricochet Angle45° / 60°
Normalization6°
Fuse Threshold51 mm
Air Drag0.265
Flight Time8.43 s
DPM135,724
#68 of 70
Group avg 254,031HE Shell
Damage4,050
Shell Velocity905 m/s
Fire Chance17%
Penetration51 mm
Air Drag0.21
Flight Time8.35 s
DPM67,034
Secondary Battery
Secondary Guns7
Range7.6 km
AA Defense
AA Ranges
2.5 km179 dps
3.0 km28 dps
Maneuverability
Max Speed31.9 knots
#64 of 70
Group avg 33.1 knotsTurning Radius670 m
#12 of 70
Group avg 732 mRudder Shift Time17.4 s
Engine Power130,000 hp
Displacement26,529 t
Power-to-Weight4.90 hp/t
Concealment
Max Surface Detection15.19 km
#70 of 70
Group avg 12.57 kmMin Surface Detection12.30 km
Air Detection8.46 km
Submarine Detection8.46 km
Consumables
Slot 1
Damage Control Party
Damage Control Party
Reload60 s
Duration5 s
Charges∞
Slot 2
Hydroacoustic Search
Hydroacoustic Search
Reload120 s
Duration100 s
Charges3
Ship Detect5.0 km
Torp. Detect3.5 km
or
auxTorpBooster
auxTorpBooster
auxTorpBooster
Reload120 s
Duration30 s
Charges3
Slot 3
Engine Boost
Engine Boost
Reload90 s
Duration180 s
Charges3
Speed Boost+20%
or
Catapult Fighter
Catapult Fighter
Reload90 s
Duration60 s
Charges3
Fighters3
Slot 4
Repair Party
Repair Party
Reload80 s
Duration28 s
Charges3
Heal Rate0.5%/s
Citadel10%
Non-Citadel50%
Slot 5
Main Battery Reload Booster
Main Battery Reload Booster
Reload80 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%
Cherbourg Change History
- Nerfmain battery reload time28 → 29 s
- Nerfmain battery reload time25 → 28 s
- BuffDeck armor27 → 30 mm
- BuffCitadel deck armor20 → 30 mm
- BuffDepth charge airstrike reload time90 → 45 s
Ballistics
Armor Model
Overview
After signing the Washington Naval Treaty, France had the right to build new battleships despite the restrictions on ships of this type. The design of new ships began; they could be classified as battlecruisers or "large" cruisers in terms of their characteristics. In 1930, a project for a new ship was developed. It had a displacement of 23,333 tons, a speed of 30 knots, and was armed with eight 305 mm guns in two quadruple-gun turrets on the bow.
Modules
305 mm/50 Mle 1930 in a turret
305 mm/50 Mle 1930 in a turret
Main Battery
Rate of Fire:2.1
Max AP Damage:8,200
Max HE Damage:4,050
Rotation Time:30s
Cherbourg (A)
Cherbourg (A)
Hull
AA Guns:29
Main Guns:2
Secondary Guns:7
HP:43,100
Range:16-305
Torpedo Tubes:0
Cherbourg (B)
Cherbourg (B)
Hull
AA Guns:29
Main Guns:2
Secondary Guns:7
HP:49,500
Range:16-305
Torpedo Tubes:0
Propulsion: 130,000 hp
Propulsion: 130,000 hp
Engine
Max Speed:31.9 knots
PCA n° 8 Mle 1
PCA n° 8 Mle 1
Fire Control
Range:0 km
PCA n° 8 Mle 2
PCA n° 8 Mle 2
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
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