Le Fantasque's main guns elevated only to 30 degrees. Higher-angle mountings for weapons of this size would have required much more space. The ammunition figure is corrected during the explanation to 200 rounds per gun, giving 1,000 main-battery rounds, plus 75 star shells overall. A large ammunition supply did not remove the guns' limited rate of fire. All six ships were completed, making this the last fully built contre-torpilleur class before the war, while only two of the later Mogadors reached completion.
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Le Fantasque's gun elevation and ammunition limits
Low gun elevation, mounting space, and a modest rate of fire constrained a destroyer battery carrying 1,000 main rounds and 75 star shells overall.