Toulouse class Battleship is the only Ether equivalent of a dreadnought in the French fleet.

Ships in class: Toulouse

Hull: 27 (VL/3) PV: 157
TR: 6, AV: 3
Primary: 8/d10 (x2)
Secondary: 6/d6(x2)
Light: 12/d4(x1)
Torpedoes: 5/d10 (x3)
Equipment:
Babbage Engine
Machine Guns X 4
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The Invaincu FAC carrier got its name from naval officers who scoffed at its thin armor, minimal firepower and gyroscopic stabilizer -- all evidence that engineers envisioned the carrier dropping its FACs, then turning tail. It did, however, manage to fill a badly niche in the Ether Fleet's roster.

Ships in class: Invaincu

Hull: 11 (M/1) PV: 25
TR: 6, AV: 1
Primary: -
Secondary: 4/d6(x2)
Light: 6/d4(x1)
Torpedoes: -
Equipment:
Gyroscopic Stabilizer
FACs X 6
Machine Guns X 2
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The Gambetta and Freycinet were the fleet's armored cruisers, and followed the basic French approach of scrimping on primaries while going hog wild with the secondary guns.  Later designs would  reveal the ships as poor front line combatants by the opening rounds of WWI; but the hulls would prove admirably suited to escort missions, due to their armament and Babbage Engines.

Ships in class: Gambetta, Freycinet

Hull: 15 (M/3) PV: 83
TR: 5, AV: 2
Primary: 4/d8(x2)
Secondary: 12/d4(x2)
Light: 12/d4(x1)
Torpedoes: 2/d10(x3)
Equipment:
Babbage Engine
Machine Guns X 2
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The D'Iberville class Defense Ship was a converted light cruiser aimed at disrupting Austro-Hungarian and Italian supply routes -- or bombing land based facilities from high orbit.  Rugged, and equipped with the armament needed to fend off enemy destroyers, it was a bizarre, if effective design.

Ships in class: D'Iberville, Cassini

Hull: 7 (S/2) PV: 32
TR: 6 AV: 2
Primary: 1/d8(x2)
Secondary: 4/d4(x2)
Light: 4/d4(x1)
Torpedoes: -
Equipment:
Bomb Racks X2
Machine Guns X2
Mine Factors X5
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Excuse me

I sent some French ships to Dan around two weeks ago, including the Hardest Ship Name To Spell Properly, the D'Entrecasteaux. So there 

Sheesh...:D

Ne'er mind 

Sorry for the long delay in replying.  I really like the designs- the strong secondary battery balanced damage wise with the primary is an interesting paradigm.  I've noticed that your French seem to consider Babbage Engines pretty standard on thier larger ships.  Any fluff reason for this?

I really like the Invaincu.  As an interesting possibility, if the doctrine is to drop FAC, turn away and run maybe a mine factor or three would be appropriate?
EDIT: forgot to ask, what's the Invaincu's flight group consist of?

The Fusilier is a pretty tough looking destroyer, but also pretty expensive (almost as expensive as the CL)  and it appears to only has a single sister.  I don't know what sort of Ether-presence you envision the French having, but I could see the French needing a more numerous (and cheaper) boat for patrol duties and the like.

Individually the designs are good, together as a fleet they look like a blast to play!

-Will

You talkin' to me?  Let's see the stats! 

Rich

The French are pink.

I was fond of 'em myself.  But I wasn't aware that Dan had some already in the hopper.  If you want a word file with them included so you can use them, lemme know and I'll shoot them your way.