Cruisers Tier VII and up are considered 'full' heavy cruisers and have long-range, hard-hitting 203mm guns, torpedoes, and swift speed.Starting at Tier VI, French cruisers can mount a variant of the Engine Boost consumable that gives Tier VI-VII ships 15% bonus active for to their maximum speed, and a 20% bonus to Tiers VIII-X.French cruisers transition from light cruisers to heavy cruisers at Tier VI with a thicker armor belt and access to a unique cruiser consumable.Torpedo protection starting at Tier III reduces torpedo damage by 16% at Tier VII, and climbs slightly up to Tier X.French cruiser torpedoes have great aiming angles, a 6km range starting at Tier III and IV, and a 9km range starting at Tier V.The branch starts with light cruisers armed with big, long-range guns with excellent armor-piercing potential: 165mm at Tier II, 139mm at Tier III, 155mm at Tier IV and 152mm for Tier V and VI.

The new branch includes Bougainville, Jurien de la Gravière, Friant, Duguay-Trouin, Émile Bertin, La Galissonnière, Algérie, Charles Martel, Saint-Louis, and Henri IV.

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