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BB Richelieu - 1936

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Richelieu class were battleships built for the French Navy between 1930's to 1950's, in response of Italian Littorio class, Richelieu, based on preceding Dunkerque class, scaled up and new main cannons, compact hull, new boilers, etc. France planned to build 4 ship, only 2 was completed before the outbreak of WW2. During WW2, Richelieu sails to Dakar, then attacked by Royal Navy, Richelieu was taken to US, repairing and refit it with more armaments, Richelieu saw active service in British Home Fleet, then French Indochina, took an initial campaign to retake French Indochina, return to France, and taking part in Suez Crisis, being reserved, and the sold to ship breakers.

CONTROLS

Throttle to move and brake to stop
Yaw to turn

AG 1 for main cannon (camera aim)
AG 2 for secondary turret (also camera aim)

Photos (taken by @ShiroNeko with his ship, Gascogne)

Additional Notes

Special thanks for @BMilan helping me with secondary turrets
and @ShiroNeko with the photos (very nice 👍👍)

This ship is heavy and laggy enough to lag my laptop for 2 hours straight
downloading this means i have no responsibility if it explodes your device
Happy gaming and enjoy

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor FS Richelieu 1936
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 105.0ft (32.0m)
  • Length 811.5ft (247.3m)
  • Height 193.1ft (58.8m)
  • Empty Weight 84,363lbs (38,266kg)
  • Loaded Weight 101,208lbs (45,907kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.023
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.026
  • Wing Loading 272.5lbs/ft2 (1,330.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 371.4ft2 (34.5m2)
  • Drag Points 75168

Parts

  • Number of Parts 1956
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 5,730