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France
Cruiser
Tier II
Friant
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Image of Friant from World of Warships
II Friant
Nation
France
Class
Cruiser
Tier
IITwo
Peer
Tier Two Cruisers
Type
Tech Tree

Tech Tree

French Cruisers
I Jurien
II Friant
III Duguay-Trouin
IV Emile Bertin
V La Galissoniere
VI Algerie
VII Charles Martel
VIII Saint-Louis

Overview

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3Builds Submitted
2Reviews Submitted
3Records Submitted
Aug 2020Added to WoWS Builds

A light cruiser project designed after the end of World War I that revealed an acute shortage of this type of ship in the French Navy. The primary features of the project were high speed, weak armor, powerful torpedo armament and main guns placed in turrets.

Friant Stats

Survivability
Hitpoints20,300
Effective HP20,300
Armor6-30 mm
Torpedo Protection4%
Armament
Main Battery
Main Battery139 mm 4x2
Range11.70 km
Reload Time12.0 s
Turret Turn Time25.7 s
Gun Traverse Speed7.0°/s
Sigma2.00
HE Damage2,000
HE Alpha Strike16,000
HE DPM80,000
Fires Per Minute2.43
AP Damage2,700
Overmatch9 mm
AP Alpha Strike21,600
AP DPM108,000
torpedo
Torpedo Layout4x3
Torpedo Damage12,223
Torpedo Detectability1.20 km
Torpedo Range6.00 km
Torpedo Speed57.0 kt
Secondary Battery
Secondary Range3.00 km
Secondary Battery 190 mm 4x1
Secondary Range 13.00 km
Secondary Reload 14.0 s
Secondary Damage 11,300
Secondary Fire Chance 15.0%
Air Defense
AA Max DPS16
AA Max Range4.00 km
AA Mount 113 mm 2x1
AA DPS 15
AA Range 11.20 km
AA Mount 290 mm 4x1
AA DPS 211
AA Range 24.00 km
Maneuverability
Maximum Speed30.0 kt
Turning Circle560 m
Rudder Shift Time6.0 s
Detectability
Surface Detectability10.90 km
Air Detectability5.80 km
Firing in Smoke Penalty4.00 km

Friant Records

Damage126 949
SMOKEMUCHBRO
May 2023
Base XP2 082
Jazz_themerciful
Aug 2021
Damage Records
126 949May 2023
SMOKEMUCHBRO
Top Record
84 644Aug 2021
Jazz_themerciful
Second Place
Base XP Records
2 082Aug 2021
Jazz_themerciful
Top Record

Friant Reviews

Power3.50
Fun3.00
Learning Curve4.00
Skill Ceiling2.00
Utility2.50
Firebird0070s
Power5
Fun5
Learning Curve5
Skill Ceiling2
Utility4
tekno9000
Power2
Fun1
Learning Curve3
Skill Ceiling2
Utility1

Peer Comparison

Tier II Cruisers
Ships
Hitpoints
Reload
AP Damage
Max Speed
Surface Detectability
AL Avrora
22,5008.6 s2,70019.0 kt9.50 km
Aurora
22,5008.6 s2,70019.0 kt9.50 km
Bogatyr
23,0008.5 s2,40024.0 kt9.90 km
Caledon
19,0008.0 s2,90029.0 kt8.60 km
Charleston
29,5009.0 s3,00022.0 kt8.70 km
Charleston M
29,5009.0 s3,00022.0 kt8.70 km
Friant
20,30012.0 s2,70030.0 kt10.90 km
Katori
22,0007.0 s2,70018.0 kt8.50 km
Kolberg
18,3004.0 s2,30027.0 kt9.40 km
Mikasa
31,20022.0 s7,70018.0 kt8.60 km
Mikasa '23
31,20022.0 s7,70018.0 kt8.60 km
Oleg
24,1009.0 s2,70024.0 kt9.50 km
Oleg A
24,1009.0 s2,70024.0 kt9.50 km
St. Louis
27,0008.0 s3,00022.0 kt9.10 km
Taranto
19,60012.0 s4,00028.2 kt7.90 km
Tenryu
17,7006.0 s2,70032.5 kt8.50 km

Friant Builds

Community submitted commander builds
Open in Fitting Tool
2
frenchy second base
Mccarthysteven42
Oct 2020
1
T2 AI torp tank build
cleverawkwardstairs
Jun 2021
1
Friant Secondaries (meme)
cleverawkwardstairs
Mar 2021
BuildCreatorDate
2
frenchy second base
Mccarthysteven42
Oct 2020Open
1
T2 AI torp tank build
cleverawkwardstairs
Jun 2021Open
1
Friant Secondaries (meme)
cleverawkwardstairs
Mar 2021Open

Friant Consumables

Slot 1
Damage Control Party
Charges
∞
Cooldown
60 s
Duration
5 s
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