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The ships of the ''Dupleix'' class had a [[Main battery|main armament]] that consisted of eight [[quick-firing gun|quick-firing (QF)]] 45-[[caliber (artillery)|caliber]] [[Canon de 164 mm Modèle 1893|Canon de 164 mm Modèle 1893–96]] guns. They were mounted in four twin-gun turrets, one each fore and aft of the [[superstructure]] and a pair of wing turrets [[amidships]].<ref name=ck5>Chesneau & Kolesnik, p. 305</ref> The guns fired {{convert|54.9|kg|lb|adj=on|sp=us}} shells at [[Muzzle velocity|muzzle velocities]] ranging from {{convert|865|m/s|ft/s|sp=us}}. This gave them a range of about {{convert|10800|m|yd|sp=us}} at the turrets' maximum [[elevation (ballistics)|elevation]] of +15 degrees. Each gun was provided with 200 [[Cartridge (firearms)|rounds]], of which 44 shells were stowed in the turrets, which it could fire at a rate of three rounds per minute.<ref>Friedman, p. 223; Jordan & Caresse, pp. 85, 87, 89</ref>

The cruisers' [[Battleship secondary armament|secondary armament]] consisted of four 45-caliber QF [[Canon de 100 mm Modèle 1891|Canon de 100 mm Modèle de 1893]] guns on single mounts in unprotected casemates in the [[hull (watercraft)|hull]]. Their {{convert|16|kg|lb|adj=on|sp=us}} shells were fired at muzzle velocities of {{convert|710|m/s|ft/s|sp=us}} at a rate of six rounds per minute. At their maximum elevation of +20 degrees, the guns had a range of {{convert|9000|m|yd|sp=us}}. The sisters carried 250 rounds for each gun. For defense against [[torpedo boat]]s, they carried ten [[QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss|{{convert|47|mm|in|adj=on|sp=us}}]] and four {{convert|37|mm|adj=on|sp=us}} [[Hotchkiss gun]]s, all of which were on single mounts.<ref>Friedman, pp. 226–227; Jordan & Caresse, pp. 82, 89–90</ref> The ship were also equipped with two above-water {{convert|450|mm|in|adj=on|1|sp=us}} [[torpedo tube]]s, one on each broadside.<ref name=s9/>

===Protection===