french battleships versus german battleships world of warships

There's not much else to talk about, the two battleships' speeds are even, and neither has very good anti-aircraft armament (at least before Richelieu's refit in the US): although Richelieu has more barrels the French 25mm AA gun wasn't as good as the German 20mm (evident by its virtual uselessness in the hands of the Japanese). The superior German fire control would only increase the advantage. However, Bismarck's secondary battery is far superior: both the 105mm and 150mm batteries have larger effective ranges than the French 100mm gun, and the 105's RoF outstrips the French gun by almost a factor of 2 (18 RPM max compared to 10) while the 150 falls short but has nearly 40% more range. Richelieu has the armor advantage: superior vertical protection, similar horizontal protection (in fact her belt is 10mm thicker, although Bismarck's internal turtleback shouldn't be discounted even if its real-world effects weren't as drastic as they are in-game), and better turret armor (430mm to the Germans' 360). In other characteristics, the ships are pretty evenly matched.

Not to mention the Germans had the Seetakt radar system to aid in rangefinding: Richelieu's early surface radar system was terrible and it wasn't until her refit in the USA that she got any radar systems on par with the Germans (but she wasn't given American radar FCS). On the other hand, Bismarck achieved about 2.3 rounds/minute, and her hoists achieved delivery rates equivalent to 3 RPM in trials: logic dictates that with a fast-enough crew she could have achieved a rate of fire of close to if not at 3 RPM. Even Richelieu in the 1950s managed only 1.875: in theory it could get up to 2.2 RPM if they stacked shells in the turret. The French 380mm guns were severely hampered by how anemic their hoists were, their rate of fire was about 1.33 rounds/minute in WWII-era test.

French battleships versus german battleships world of warships