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WoWS World of Warships France Cruiser · Tier VIII

Main Battery: 305 mm/45 Mle 1910 in a turret; 2 turrets × 4 barrels; Range 18.8 km
Secondaries: 155 mm HE OEA Mle 1920
Secondaries: 100 mm HE OEA Mle 1928; Range 7.6 km

Metz Win Rate & Combat Stats

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

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 378,165

378.2K378,165

Win rate

50.35%

#49 of 66

Avg damage

41,641

#49 of 66

ASIABattles 255,162

255.2K255,162

Win rate

50.46%

#52 of 65

Avg damage

41,944

#46 of 65

NABattles 171,227

171.2K171,227

Win rate

50.32%

#44 of 65

Avg damage

41,651

#44 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 Points42,500

#9 of 70

Group avg 37,939

Flood Damage25%

Main Belt Armor170 mm

Deck Armor30 mm

Bow / Stern Armor25 mm

Ship Length205.1 m

Ship Width24.5 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout2×4(Total barrels 8)

Caliber305 mm

Firing Range18.8 km

#2 of 70

Group avg 16.0 km

Reload Time30.0 s

Rotation Time25.7 s

Max Dispersion244 m

Sigma1.80

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage8,000

Shell Velocity850 m/s

Overmatch Threshold21.3 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization6°

Fuse Threshold51 mm

Air Drag0.255

Flight Time10.69 s

Nominal all-gun DPM128,000

#70 of 70

Group avg 254,182

HE Shell

Damage4,050

Shell Velocity905 m/s

Fire Chance17%

Penetration51 mm

Air Drag0.233

Flight Time10.52 s

Nominal all-gun DPM64,800

Burst Fire

Increases main battery gun rate of fire by allowing you to shoot a series of quick salvos at short intervals. Each salvo series is followed by a longer reload time.

Salvoes2

Burst Interval1.7 s

Full Reload40 s

Main battery firing range-38.7%

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns8

Range7.6 km

Sigma1.00

Max Dispersion463.2 m

Accuracy★☆☆☆☆ Decorative

Total DPM340,440

100 mm HE Shell(6×2)

Damage1,400

HE Penetration17 mm

Fire Chance6%

Rate of Fire15 rpm

155 mm HE Shell(2×3)

Damage2,200

HE Penetration26 mm

Fire Chance11%

Rate of Fire6.7 rpm

AA Defense

Flak Bursts3

Flak Damage1,190

AA Ranges

Long range5.8 km56 dps

Mid range3.0 km35 dps

Short range2.5 km238 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed30.0 knots

#69 of 70

Group avg 33.1 knots

Turning Radius710 m

#23 of 70

Group avg 732 m

Rudder Shift Time11.5 s

Engine Power147,000 hp

Displacement21,890 t

Power-to-Weight6.72 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection13.74 km

#53 of 70

Group avg 12.57 km

Min Surface Detection11.13 km

Air Detection9.64 km

Submarine Detection9.64 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke10.88 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

Repair Party

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

Reload60 s

Duration20 s

Charges4

Heal Rate1.0%/s

Citadel33%

Non-Citadel75%

Slot 3

Engine Boost

Increases ship's maximum speed.

Reload120 s

Duration180 s

Charges3

Speed Boost+15%

Slot 4

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 5

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

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%

Firing Mode

Burst Fire

Increases main battery gun rate of fire by allowing you to shoot a series of quick salvos at short intervals. Each salvo series is followed by a longer reload time.

Salvoes2

Burst Interval1.7 s

Full Reload40 s

Main battery firing range-38.7%

Metz Change History

14.2Test shipsDev Blog 2025-02-27 ↗
Burst Fire mode parameters changed · Main battery firing range penalty increased: -33.4 to -38.7%
- In effect, this reduces the main battery firing range from 12.5km to 11.5km while Burst Fire mode is active.
- Nerfnumber of charges of the specialized repair teams consumable5 → 4
14.0Test shipsDev Blog 2025-01-16 ↗
- Main battery base accuracy slightly improved. It is now similar to that of Vyazma and Oregon.
Fight or Flight feature changed
- Nerfmain battery dispersion bonus-23 → -17 %
Parameters of the "Repair Party" consumable were changed
- Nerfhp restoration per second637 → 425

See all version changes →

Modules

305 mm/45 Mle 1910 in a turret

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:2

Max AP Damage:8,000

Max HE Damage:4,050

Rotation Time:25.7s

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Hull

AA Guns:32

Main Guns:2

Secondary Guns:8

HP:42,500

Range:13-305

Torpedo Tubes:0

Propulsion: 147,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:30 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

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

Metz Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

Metz Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

305 mm/45 Mle 1910 in a turret

Main Battery

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Hull

Propulsion: 147,000 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

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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