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![]() ![]() Nevertheless, Dupleix can accelerate to quite tolerable for its class 32 knots (almost 60 km/h). Reinforced armor obviously affects the mobility of the cruiser. Like her sister, the Dupleix also has a torpedo armament of a pair of three-tube launchers in the central part of the deck. ![]() ![]() ![]() Anti-aircraft artillery is represented by four twin mounts of 37 mm cannons, a pair of quadruple Hotchkiss guns, as well as 13.2 mm Brownings for short range combat. The Dupleix is armed with the same 90mm guns as the Colbert, but here they are placed in four twin mounts instead of eight single mounts. The auxiliary guns have also been slightly changed. Of course, this armor is not able to withstand most armor-piercing rounds even from light cruisers, but Dupleix can count on more stable protection of vital modules when being hit by cruisers’ HE and even semi-AP shells at acute angles. Internal protection of the boiler rooms has also been improved. On the sides of the hull in the central part of the hull, the plates descend below the waterline, the sections covering the main guns magazines at the bow and stern have an elongated profile. The plates of the main armor belt are 60 mm thick and, most importantly, cover a much larger area. While Colbert could only offer the captain a narrow 50mm armor belt along the hull, the Dupleix is slightly better protected. So, the main difference between Dupleix from Colbert, aside from her premium status, is a modified and improved armoring. Rapid-firing 203mm main guns, good sailing performance and solid air defense capabilities are complemented by reinforced armor. The French heavy cruiser Dupleix belongs to the Suffren class, which is already familiar to French navy testers from the cruiser Colbert. ![]()
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