Propulsion: Upgrading the engines provides an additional 1.6 knots of maximum speed.Gun Fire Control System: Upgrade to PCA n° 9 Mle 2 for an extra 10% range on the main battery.Research of this module unlocks progression to République. Hull: Upgrade to Hull (B) for improved rate of fire on her 100mm secondary batteries, additional health, a modest increase in anti-aircraft firepower, and improved rudder traverse speed.

Alsace comes fully equipped for aggressive and mobile game play, where cruisers are easy prey and battleships have no hopes of keeping up with the agile and swift Alsace.Īvailability of researchable upgrades for Alsace is as follows: Alsace relies on her high mobility and properly angling her armor (made easier by her excellent turret arcs) to survive against her peers at Tier IX. While her armor is decent, she has the second lowest health pool of all tier nine battleships the lowest goes to British Lion, but while Lion has a super-charged version of the Repair Party consumable, Alsace does not. She has the smallest guns at Tier IX at 15', leading to her lower overmatch statistic, meaning she can't overmatch bow armor thicker than 25mm. However, Alsace doesn't have everything going for her. With Speed Boost active and the Sierra Mike signal flags equipped, Alsace can easily chase or outrun enemy battleships, even able to keep pace with cruisers in a straight line. Alsace is well-suited for both mid-range dueling and close-range brawling, utilizing her mobility to move into prime positions, and to escape if the situation turns against her. She has more guns than any other battleship of her tier, the second highest base top speed, plentiful secondaries, a potent AA suite, and excellent agility. Historically designed to counter the German H-class battleship projects, Alsace is the next step up from Richelieu, carrying a third turret to her rear, with her guns laid out in the AB-X style common to her peers of Lion, Iowa, Missouri, and Musashi. Continuing the grand tradition of the French battleships from Normandie at Tier VI onward, Alsace brings twelve 15-inch rifles in three quadruple turrets to the table. The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.įor a graphic summary of ships Tiers VIII thru XI see LittleWhiteMouse's 'Actual AA DPS'.

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