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Cherbourg

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

Cherbourg Win Rate & Combat Stats

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

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 722,007

722K722,007

Win rate

52.48%

#16 of 66

Avg damage

46,803

#24 of 66

ASIABattles 467,964

468K467,964

Win rate

52.36%

#22 of 65

Avg damage

46,617

#25 of 65

NABattles 311,303

311.3K311,303

Win rate

52.41%

#15 of 65

Avg damage

46,321

#24 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 Points43,100

#7 of 70

Group avg 37,939

Flood Damage25%

Main Belt Armor170 mm

Deck Armor30 mm

Bow / Stern Armor25 mm

Ship Length196.9 m

Ship Width28.3 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout2×4(Total barrels 8)

Caliber305 mm

Firing Range16.1 km

#21 of 70

Group avg 16.0 km

Reload 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

Nominal all-gun DPM135,724

#68 of 70

Group avg 254,182

HE Shell

Damage4,050

Shell Velocity905 m/s

Fire Chance17%

Penetration51 mm

Air Drag0.21

Flight Time8.35 s

Nominal all-gun DPM67,034

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns7

Range7.6 km

AA Defense

Flak Bursts4

Flak Damage1,400

AA Ranges

Long range6.0 km84 dps

Mid range3.0 km28 dps

Short range2.5 km179 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed31.9 knots

#64 of 70

Group avg 33.1 knots

Turning Radius670 m

#12 of 70

Group avg 732 m

Rudder 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 km

Min Surface Detection12.30 km

Air Detection8.46 km

Submarine Detection8.46 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke12.25 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

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

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%

Slot 3

Engine Boost

Increases ship's maximum speed.

Reload90 s

Duration180 s

Charges3

Speed Boost+20%

Fighters

Follow the ship and automatically attack enemy aircraft. Can attack Airstrike squadrons multiple times before returning to the ship. Cannot spot enemy ships.

Reload90 s

Duration60 s

Charges3

Fighters3

Slot 4

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

Reload80 s

Duration28 s

Charges3

Heal Rate0.5%/s

Citadel10%

Non-Citadel50%

Slot 5

Main Battery Reload Booster

Reduces main battery gun reload time.

Reload80 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%

Cherbourg Change History

12.2Dev Blog 2023-03-02 ↗
- Nerfmain battery reload time28 → 29 s
11.3Test shipsDev Blog 2022-04-27 ↗
- Nerfmain battery reload time25 → 28 s
- Buffdeck armor27 → 30 mm
- Buffcitadel deck armor20 → 30 mm
- Buffdepth charge airstrike reload time90 → 45 s

See all version changes →

Modules

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)

Hull

AA Guns:29

Main Guns:2

Secondary Guns:7

HP:43,100

Range:16-305

Torpedo Tubes:0

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

Engine

Max Speed:31.9 knots

PCA n° 8 Mle 1

Fire Control

Range:0 km

PCA n° 8 Mle 2

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

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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Cherbourg

Specifications

Cherbourg Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

Cherbourg Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

305 mm/50 Mle 1930 in a turret

Main Battery

Cherbourg (A)

Hull

Cherbourg (B)

Hull

Propulsion: 130,000 hp

Engine

PCA n° 8 Mle 1

Fire Control

PCA n° 8 Mle 2

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

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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