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Friant

WoWS World of Warships France Cruiser · Tier III

Main Battery: 139 mm/55 Mle 1923 in a turret; 4 turrets × 2 barrels; Range 11.7 km
Torpedoes: 550 mm tube lance-torpilles; 4 launchers × 3 tubes; Range 6 km

Friant Win Rate & Combat Stats

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

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 820,728

820.7K820,728

Win rate

51.06%

#9 of 18

Avg damage

23,459

#14 of 18

ASIABattles 221,587

221.6K221,587

Win rate

52.94%

#8 of 18

Avg damage

28,830

#13 of 18

NABattles 353,519

353.5K353,519

Win rate

51.41%

#8 of 18

Avg damage

26,561

#14 of 18

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 Points18,900

#12 of 18

Group avg 20,478

Flood Damage4%

Main Belt Armor13 mm

Deck Armor20 mm

Bow / Stern Armor6 mm

Ship Length149.9 m

Ship Width14.5 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout4×2(Total barrels 8)

Caliber139 mm

Firing Range11.7 km

#5 of 18

Group avg 11.3 km

Reload Time9.0 s

Rotation Time15.0 s

Max Dispersion113 m

Sigma2.00

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage2,150

Shell Velocity790 m/s

Overmatch Threshold9.7 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization10°

Fuse Threshold23 mm

Air Drag0.2588

Flight Time7.86 s

Nominal all-gun DPM114,667

#13 of 18

Group avg 188,015

HE Shell

Damage1,600

Shell Velocity840 m/s

Fire Chance8%

Penetration23 mm

Air Drag0.2897

Flight Time7.73 s

Nominal all-gun DPM85,333

Torpedoes

550 mm 19D

Torpedo Tubes4

Speed57 knots

Range6.0 km

#4 of 7

Group avg 6.1 km

Damage12,233

#1 of 7

Group avg 10,233

Alpha Damage33,700

Splash Damage1,000

Flood Chance199%

Detectability1.20 km

Reload Time84.0 s

#7 of 7

Group avg 46.6 s

180° Rotation7.2 s

Arming Time1 s

Spread Angle3.6° / 12°

Torpedo Caliber550 mm

Tube Module HP1,200

Fuse Depth0.14 m

AA Defense

Flak Bursts1

Flak Damage770

AA Ranges

Long range4.6 km25 dps

Long range3.0 km11 dps

Short range1.5 km7 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed30.0 knots

#2 of 18

Group avg 25.0 knots

Turning Radius560 m

#15 of 18

Group avg 480 m

Rudder Shift Time8.4 s

Engine Power54,000 hp

Displacement6,000 t

Power-to-Weight9.00 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection11.00 km

#18 of 18

Group avg 9.93 km

Min Surface Detection9.90 km

Air Detection5.11 km

Submarine Detection5.11 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke5.04 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∞

Friant Change History

14.2Dev Blog 2025-02-20 ↗
Main Battery parameters changed
- Buffreload time12 → 9.6 s
- Nerfmaximum he shell damage2,000 → 1,600
- Nerfmaximum ap shell damage2,700 → 2,150
- Buffmain battery turret traverse time25.7 → 15 s
- Shell ballistic parameters changed. The firing arcs will now be flatter

See all version changes →

Modules

139 mm/55 Mle 1923 in a turret

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:6.3

Max AP Damage:2,150

Max HE Damage:1,600

Rotation Time:15s

550 mm 19D

Torpedoes

Range:0 km

Max Damage:12,233

Reload Time:0.7 knots

Torpedo Speed:57 knots

Friant (A)

Hull

AA Guns:6

Main Guns:4

Secondary Guns:0

HP:18,900

Range:6-30

Torpedo Tubes:4

Friant (B)

Hull

AA Guns:6

Main Guns:4

Secondary Guns:4

HP:20,300

Range:6-30

Torpedo Tubes:4

Propulsion: 54,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:30 knots

PCA n° 3 Mle 1

Fire Control

Range:0 km

PCA n° 3 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%

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Friant

Specifications

Friant Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Torpedoes

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

Friant Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

139 mm/55 Mle 1923 in a turret

Main Battery

550 mm 19D

Torpedoes

Friant (A)

Hull

Friant (B)

Hull

Propulsion: 54,000 hp

Engine

PCA n° 3 Mle 1

Fire Control

PCA n° 3 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

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