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Bourrasque
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Rank
AB
3.7
RB
3.7
Battle rating
France
Game nation
Destroyer
Main role
Free
Research
Free
Purchase
General information

The Bourrasque was a French WWII destroyer and the lead ship of her class. The Bourrasque-class destroyers were smaller and slower than the preceding Chacal-class destroyers. Bourrasque was laid down on 12th November 1923 and launched on 5th August 1925. The main armament consisted of four Canon de 130 mm Modéle 1919 in shielded single mounts covered by 10 mm thick antifragmentation armour plates on the front and sides. The secondary armament consisted of a pair of Canon de 37 mm Modéle 1925 for anti-aircraft protection and two triple launchers for 550 mm 23DT torpedoes. During her short war career, the ship participated in Operation Dynamo, where on 30th May 1940, while evacuating troops from Dunkerque, she struck a German naval mine and sunk with loss of about 500 out of the 1,100-1,200 crew and troops onboard.

Bourrasque was introduced together with French navy in Update "La Royale". The Bourrasque suffers from very slow turret rotation speed and abysmal reload of 11 seconds, which can be reduced down to 8 seconds when the crew is aced. The magazines and shell rooms are deep under the waterline, making them well-protected against detonation. Captains are advised to use SAP shells in the main guns for its penetration capability while aiming for enemy vessel weak spots such as magazines and shell rooms. The torpedoes are quite fast with max speed of 72 km/h while also having more than average range of 9 km and high explosive yield of 308 kg of TNT. The ship itself is quite mediocre, but when in good hands, it can be formidable foe, especially when relying on torpedo ambushes and close-range support roles with her powerful 130 mm cannons.


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Specification
Armour
Main fire tower 10 / 10 / 0 mm
Hull 16 mm (steel)
Superstructure 8 mm (steel)
Number of sections 7
Displacement 2,000 t
Crew 162 persons
Max speed
Forward 61527555 km/h
Backward 25223123 km/h
Primary armament
4 × Turret — 130 mm/40 model 1919 gun
Ammunition 440 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Vertical guidance -10 / 30°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 54.354.3 °/s
Vertical 54.354.3 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE373737373737
SAPBC615443363025
Secondary armament
2 × Turret — 37 mm/50 model 1933 gun
Ammunition 2,000 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
2.6 → 2 s
Vertical guidance -8 / 80°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 40344034 °/s
Vertical 3529.83529.8 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE333333
Additional armament
Setup 1 6 × 550 mm model 1923DT torpedo
Economy
Repair cost
AB free
RB free
Crew training free
Experts 1,000 SL
Aces 10 GE
Research Aces 80,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB
20 / 30 % SL
100 % RP
Total cost of modifications 3,360 RP
152 SL
Talisman cost 190 GE

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Seakeeping
Unsinkability
Firepower
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