Tornade

This page is about the French Destroyer Tornade. For other versions, see Bourrasque (Family).

Tornade

Tornade

France

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.7	3.7	3.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Destroyer

Purchase:400

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Description

The Tornade was a French torpilleur of the Bourrasque class, the ninth vessel of her type, launched in February 1925. Details about her military service remain scarce, but it is believed that her primary duties before the outbreak of World War II involved patrol and escort operations. Following the French surrender in 1940, the Tornade came under the control of Vichy France. During Operation Torch in November 1942, she was stationed at Oran, a strategic location targeted by the Allied Center Task Force. At the onset of the battle, the Tornade attempted to reach open sea; however, dense smoke obscured her path, causing her to run aground on a reef. As the crew worked to repair the hull and navigate the ship out, she was struck multiple times by the British light cruiser HMS Aurora, which destroyed her stern and one of her engine rooms. The Tornade capsized to starboard shortly thereafter, on 8 November 1942.

Introduced as a premium destroyer in Update "Seek & Destroy", the Bourrasque-class, Tornade, 1939 suffers from a very slow turret rotation speed and a low rate of fire, but this is at least partially compensated by the large explosive filler in both HE and SAP shells. The magazines and shell rooms are located deep below the waterline, providing good protection against detonation. Her torpedoes are excellent for the battle rating, featuring long range, high speed, and a large warhead. Compared to her researchable equivalent, she is equipped with an additional pair of 13.2 mm machine guns on either side of the superstructure at deck level for anti-air defense.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Main fire tower10 / 10 / 0 mm

Hull16 mm (steel)

Superstructure8 mm (steel)

Number of section7

Displacement2 000 t

Crew162 people

The Tornade, like other Bourrasque-class destroyers, features minimal armour, instead relying on its mobility and small size to avoid being hit. The only armour that can be found on the ship are the gun shields, reaching 10 mm thick. The ship is quite compact, meaning most shots that hit the vessel will damage or destroy a component, and the small number of crew means that prolonged combat will eventually lead to its destruction.

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB75 / 31 km/h

RB61 / 25 km/h

Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	75	31
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	61	25

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB283

RB449

Crew training450

Experts3 000

Aces45

Research Aces220 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 50 / 90 / 50 %

2 × 100 / 100 / 100 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Rudder Replacement Propeller Replacement Engine Maintenance	Damage Control Division Fire Division Smokescreen Ventilation Shrapnel Protection Ammo Wetting	Anti-Air Armament Targeting 130 mm M1923 SAP Auxiliary Armament Targeting Primary Armament Targeting Improved Rangefinder Torpedo Mode

Armament

Primary armament

4 х Turret130 mm/40 model 1919 gun

Ammunition110 rounds

Vertical guidance-10° / 30°

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Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		1,000 m	2,500 m	5,000 m	7,500 m	10,000 m	15,000 m
OEA Mle 1932	HE	37	37	37	37	37	37
OPFA Mle 1923	SAPBC	61	54	43	34	27	25

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (s)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
OEA Mle 1932	HE	725	34.83	0	0.1	3.96	79°	80°	81°
OPFA Mle 1923	SAPBC	725	32.05	0.035	5	1.98	48°	63°	71°

Secondary armament

2 х Turret37 mm/50 model 1933 gun

Ammunition1000 rounds

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Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
OEA Mle 1925	HE	3	3	3	3	3	3

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
OEA Mle 1925	HE	810	0.73	0	0.1	50	79°	80°	81°

Anti-aircraft armament

2 х Turret2 x 13.2 mm model 1929 Hotchkiss machine gun

Ammunition3600 rounds

Belt capacity30 rounds

Fire rate476 shots/min

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Additional armament

Setup 16 x 550 mm model 1923DT torpedo

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

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See also

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Destroyers
Bourrasque-class	Tornade

France destroyers
Bourrasque-class	Bourrasque · Tornade
Chacal-class	Chacal · Leopard · Panthere
Aigle-class	Aigle · Vautour · Milan
Vauquelin-class	Vauquelin
Le Fantasque-class	Le Malin · Le Triomphant
Mogador-class	Mogador
Hunt-class	La Combattante
Trophies	Germany
Desaix-class¹	Kleber
Type 1936	Marceau
	Italy
Chateaurenault-class²	Guichen
	Modified: ¹Type 1934A-class destroyers · ²Capitani Romani-class cruisers

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Destroyers	Panthere · Tornade · Aigle · Le Triomphant
Light cruisers	Duguay-Trouin
Heavy cruisers	Dupleix
Battleships	Courbet