The Richelieu was the most advanced French battleship in World War II, how good was it?

Updated on military 2024-05-04
13 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    It's very waterproof and fast.

    The construction of the Richelieu began in 1935, but the French shipbuilding industry was relatively weak, so it was not possible to compare the pace of its construction with that of Britain and the United States. By June 1940, only 95 of the construction progress had been completed. Despite the fact that the main equipment on board has been installed, they have not yet been commissioned and have not formed combat effectiveness.

    At this time, the Germans bypassed the Maginot Line and swept through northern France. In order to avoid falling into German hands, the Richelieu left Brest on 15 June and arrived in Dakar, Senegal, on 18 June. During World War II, it joined the Allies to fight bravely.

    Although the Richelieu ceased to be useful after the war, it remained a symbol of the French Navy until the 1950s. In several wars in the French colonies of North Africa, most of them were used as a naval deterrent. Due to the high maintenance costs of the battleship, the Richelieu was decommissioned in 1959 and was initially used as a crew training ship in Brest, before being scrapped** in 1964 and finally disbanded at a shipbreaking yard in Italy.

    The battleship Richelieu was the most powerful and advanced battleship built in the French Navy. Due to the weakening of France's national power after World War I, France was unable to build more battleships, so a lot of effort was put into such battleships. In order to maintain strong forward fire and density, Richelieu did not use a rear-facing main gun, but a 380-mm naval gun instead of a 406-mm naval gun.

    The layout of the two quadruple guns is unique. All the weight gained by giving up part of the firepower was spent on improving the protection system. It also proved its worth in subsequent wars, and its level of defense was second only to that of the Yamato-class battleships, allowing it to survive a variety of disasters.

    In a series of subsequent political mediations, Richelieu also became a maritime symbol of Free France and eventually returned to his homeland.

    Unlike the global navy of the United Kingdom and the United States, the French navy before World War II was essentially a regional navy. Its colonies were mainly concentrated in North Africa, so its main task was to seize control of the Mediterranean Sea and ensure maritime links between the colonies and mainland France. Thus, the operational idea of the Richelieu-class battleships, which were the core of the local main fleet, was that it could fight the main Italian forces or the British Mediterranean Fleet in the Mediterranean, and at the same time could escort convoys, disrupt diplomacy, support and suppress land fires.

    Based on this, Richelieu's downgrade has the following characteristics in design: it is fast, but the endurance is not too high. It had a main gun sufficient to cope with the new Italian battleship, as well as a secondary gun for attacking small targets, it had a strong horizontal armor belt and had to strengthen its air defense.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    The battleship Richelieu was one of the most advanced and developed ships of the World War II era. Can be equipped with a variety of ** cannons. Both in terms of ship displacement and personnel supply are world-class.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    The ships of this class have a standard displacement of 38,500 tons, a full load displacement of 47,548 tons, and are equipped with two new quadruple 1935 45 times diameter 380 mm main turrets, which are arranged side by side on the foredeck.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    According to some relevant military reports, the battleship once repelled American and Soviet naval forces in the ocean.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    The world of warships is still doing very well, the grade score is very clear, and the caliber is justice!!

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    When the main guns are all dismantled, it will not be bullish.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    Overall, it's a good boat, and it's easy to look at and use. The speed of 30 knots is eye-catching, which is considered very fast in a battleship. There are no obvious shortcomings in the comprehensive performance balance, and the air defense has become more unfavorable after replacing it with the American 40mm Bofors.

    The legs are not long, but this is a design problem brought about by the combat area, and it cannot be regarded as a shortcoming. The 380mm 45model1935 has excellent data in the table below. The main gun is arranged in a strange way, and there are pros and cons for everyone to take a look at (the picture is from the battleship).

    In general, the turret (including the gun mount) has stronger protection than the Veneto class except for the top. The TDS design is original and is also filled with foam rubber to cut impact. The whole system has been tested in actual combat, and the effect is naturally not said.

    Finally, there is the main outfit, Richelieu's main outfit is 330m degrees, followed by an anti-spall liner and a layer of dome armor (of course, the dome armor is also largely involved in the task of anti-spalling). "Even if the shell penetrates Richelieu's main armor, there are two plates of 50mm dome armor and 30-50mm mine armor behind it, and it is almost impossible for a shell at the end of the crossbow to penetrate these two layers of protection, and it is even more impossible for shrapnel to penetrate these two layers of protection. ”—tuna。

    Summing up these factors, Richelieu can be said to be a very good type of battleship, and the combat power ranking is to compete with Veneto for the 4th position (2333 played Beast Chess again), and the specific situation is like this, I hope to adopt it.

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    I can't say the specifics.,It should be a more powerful battleship.。。。 You can refer to Richelieu's encyclopedia.

  9. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    Richelieu, standard displacement of 35,000 tons, full load displacement of 47,600 tons, equipped with two new quadruple 1935 45 times diameter 380 mm main turrets, arranged side by side on the foredeck; The aft deck is lined with three triple 152 mm high flat guns in a three-point position, and six twin 100 mm anti-aircraft guns on both sides of the hull.

    The armor plates near the waterline are 328 mm thick and have a 15-degree camber, and there are 18 mm thick spall liners behind the armor plates. In the bow and stern of the ship, the thickness of the armor was 127-152 mm. The Seliu-class battleships have extremely strong underwater protection capabilities, and the armor below the waterline is greatly exceeded, and the horizontal armor and lightning resistance performance are also greatly exceeded.

    The many actual battles of the Second World War proved the excellent protection of the Richelieu-class battleships.

    When France designed the Richelieu-class ships, they required high speeds. The Richelieu uses four steam turbines with a total power of 150,000 horsepower, four axles of propulsion, and a design speed of 30 knots. Compared to the high speed, the endurance of the Richelieu class is not outstanding.

    The Richelieu can carry 6,800 tons of heavy fuel oil and has a maximum endurance of 5,000 nautical miles when sailing at an economic speed of 18 knots. But the Mediterranean operation was enough.

    Nelson class, standard displacement 33950 tons, full load displacement, 38000 tons.

    **: 3 triple 16-inch 45x guns; 6 twin 6-inch 50x caliber secondary guns; 6 inch 45x caliber guns; 8 40-mm guns (16 40-mm guns were added in 1938 and 60 20-mm guns were added during the war); Millimeter torpedo tubes.

    Armor: main armor belt 13-14 inches; transverse armor (front) 8-12 inches, (rear) 10-4 inches; armored deck (power compartment) 3 inches, (ammunition magazine) 6 inches; turret (frontal) 16 inches, (top) 7 inches, gun mounts 15-12 inches; Conning tower 13 inches.

    Power: 2 steam turbines and 8 oil-fired boilers, power: 45,000 hp. Speed: knots, oil storage: 3805 tons of heavy oil, cruising power: 7000 nautical miles.

    The Richelieu class is stronger than the Nelson class in all aspects, and it was built 10 years late, and the design ideas and equipment technology are more advanced, the only deficiency is that the main gun is slightly weaker, the caliber is one inch less, and the number is one less, mainly because the imaginary enemy of the Richelieu class is the Italian and German navies, and there is no need to strengthen the main gun. Personally, I think that if you fight, Richeliu will have the advantage. Because the actual combat proved that the Nelson-class main gun adopts a high-speed light bullet configuration, the penetration ability is actually not as good as the old 15-inch main gun, and the Nelson-class speed is too slow, and it cannot accompany the high-speed fleet action at all.

  10. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    Five-five open, whoever hits the first to kill the Sen side has a good chance of winning. The original Richelieu is inferior to the North Carolina, but the Richelieu has been sent to the United States for modification, and the fire control system and radar system have also been supplemented.

    In terms of firepower, the North Carolina class is equipped with 9 MK6 406 mm 45 x diameter guns, and the Richelieu class is equipped with 8 M1935 380 mm 45 x diameter guns. The North Carolina class has one more main gun, and the firepower is greater than that of the Richelieu class.

    In terms of ammunition types, the North Carolina class has super-heavy bullets, and the Richelieu class also has new armor-piercing shells, and the armor-piercing ability of the two is comparable.

    In terms of protection, the armor defense of the North Carolina class is only at the level of defense against 356 mm guns, while the armor protection of the Richelieu class is at the level of defense against 380 mm guns. The Richelieus level of defense is stronger, but it is only at the level of interpenetration.

    The South Dakota class can crush the Richelia class, the North Carolina class has only built 2 ships, and the South Dakota class has built 4 ships, which shows that the US military itself is not very satisfied with the North Carolina class).

  11. Anonymous users2024-01-30

    The Richelieu-class battleship is a first-class battleship built by the French Navy, and it is also the most powerful and last first-class battleship in the history of the French Navy.

    Displacement: 38,500 tons of standard displacement, 47,548 tons of full load displacement (49,850 tons of Jean Bar).

    Dimensions: 248 meters long, 33 meters wide, draft meters (Jean Bar meters).

    The main engine power is 150,000 horsepower (165,000 horsepower on Jean Bar), speed: 30 knots (32 knots on Jean Bar); Endurance: 5000 nautical miles at 18 knots.

    Armament: 8 quadruple 380mm 45x guns; 9 triple 152mm 55x secondary guns; 12 twin 100mm 45x anti-aircraft guns (24 Jean-Barr); 4 quadruple mm anti-aircraft machine guns (48 40mm Bofors cannons and several 20mm Erlikon cannons converted in the United States in 1942, allowing Barr to carry a large number of 57mm anti-aircraft guns when completed); Carrier-based aircraft: 3 seaplanes (the hangar and catapult were removed after the refit in 1942).

    Armor: waterline armor belt (maximum) 330 mm degrees; upper deck 150-170 mm, main deck 50-40 mm; turret frontal 430 mm; Turret 405 mm; Command tower 340 mm. The total weight of the armor is 16,460 tons.

    Crew: 1550-1670 people.

  12. Anonymous users2024-01-29

    Compared with the American and Japanese ships of the same period, there is a gap.

    In Europe, it's not top-notch either.

  13. Anonymous users2024-01-28

    The data looks good. Actually, so-so. After all, France's coastal defense strategy at that time was coastal defense.

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