Vautour

This page is about the French destroyer Vautour. For other uses, see Vautour (Family).

Vautour

La Combattante

Vauquelin

Vautour

La Combattante

Vauquelin

France

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.3	4.3	4.3

Class:

Destroyer

Research:9 200

Purchase:16 000

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Description

Vautour was a French contre-torpilleur, the second ship of the Aigle class, launched in August 1930. She had a typical fate for a French destroyer - before the surrender of France, she was mainly engaged in convoy escorts. After the signing of the Armistice of Compiègne, she became part of the Vichy fleet. In November 1942, she was scuttled with the rest of the fleet located in Toulon, to avoid falling into German hands. In January 1943, she was raised by the Italians and prepared for refurbishment, but in February 1944 she was sunk again during an Allied air raid on Toulon. After the end of the war, she was raised in 1951 and immediately scrapped.

Introduced in Update "La Royale", the Aigle-class (C), Vautour, 1931 features good anti-air and anti-coastal armament with a combination of 37 mm and 13.2 mm guns, allowing her to play a support role for friendly vessels. Against larger threats, she boasts excellent primary armament and very good long-range torpedoes. Much like the rest of the Aigle class, she suffers from low survivability. Her unique feature, compared to the rest of her class, is a complement of depth charges and a single secondary gun, 75 mm/35, which has very little practical use.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Main fire tower3 / 3 / 0 mm

Hull16 mm (steel)

Superstructure8 mm (steel)

Number of section7

Displacement3 410 t

Crew230 people

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Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB89 / 31 km/h

RB73 / 25 km/h

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Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	65	23	~127.08	~258.44
	Upgraded	89	31	___	___
RB/SB	Stock	___	___	___	___
	Upgraded	73	25	___	___

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB1 192 → 1 551

RB1 868 → 2 432

Total cost of modifications8 450

9 500

Talisman cost640

Crew training4 500

Experts16 000

Aces180

Research Aces190 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

100 / 240 / 100 %

118 / 118 / 118 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Research: 340 Cost: 380 85 Rudder Replacement Research: 380 Cost: 430 95 Propeller Replacement Research: 420 Cost: 470 105 Engine Maintenance Research: 550 Cost: 620 140	Damage Control Division Research: 340 Cost: 380 85 Fire Division Research: 380 Cost: 430 95 Smokescreen Research: 380 Cost: 430 95 Ventilation Research: 420 Cost: 470 105 Shrapnel Protection Research: 420 Cost: 470 105 New Pumps Research: 550 Cost: 620 140 Ammo Wetting Research: 550 Cost: 620 140	Anti-Air Armament Targeting Research: 340 Cost: 380 85 75mm_opf_mle1917_navy_sap_ammo_pack Research: 340 Cost: 380 85 138.6 mm SAP Research: 340 Cost: 380 85 Auxiliary Armament Targeting Research: 380 Cost: 430 95 75mm_oea_mle1917_navy_he_time_fuse_ammo_pack Research: 380 Cost: 430 95 Primary Armament Targeting Research: 420 Cost: 470 105 Improved Rangefinder Research: 420 Cost: 470 105 Torpedo Mode Research: 550 Cost: 620 140 Bomb mortar Research: 550 Cost: 620 140

Armament

Primary armament

5 х Turret138.6 mm/40 model 1927 gun

Ammunition100 rounds

Vertical guidance-10° / 28°

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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 1928	HE	36	36	36	36	36	36
OPFA Mle 1924	SAPBC	63	55	44	36	31	30

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 1928	HE	700	40.2	0	0.1	3.41	79°	80°	81°
OPFA Mle 1924	SAPBC	700	39.9	0.05	6	2.53	48°	63°	71°

Secondary armament

Turret75 mm/35 model 1925

Ammunition100 rounds

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Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		100 m	1,000 m	2,000 m	3,000 m	4,000 m	5,000 m
OEA Mle 1917 HE	HE	8	8	8	8	8	8
OPF Mle 1917 SAP	SAP	30	27	23	20	18	16
OEA Mle 1917 HE-TF	HE-TF	8	8	8	8	8	8

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 1917 HE	HE	570	6.18	0	0.1	450	79°	80°	81°
OPF Mle 1917 SAP	SAP	505	7.92	0	0.1	990	47°	60°	65°
OEA Mle 1917 HE-TF	HE-TF	570	6.18	0	0.1	450	79°	80°	81°

Anti-aircraft armament

4 х Turret37 mm/50 model 1925 gun

Ammunition1000 rounds

2 х Turret2 x 13.2 mm model 1929 Hotchkiss machine gun

Ammunition3600 rounds

Belt capacity30 rounds

Fire rate476 shots/min

2 х Turret13.2 mm model 1929 Hotchkiss machine gun

Ammunition1800 rounds

Belt capacity30 rounds

Fire rate476 shots/min

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Additional armament

Setup 16 x 550 mm model 1923DT torpedo

Setup 24 x Guiraud 100kg depth charge

Setup 36 x 550 mm model 1923DT torpedo

4 x Guiraud 100kg depth charge

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros:

• Excellent speed
• First ship in the French Naval Tech Tree to sport the 138,2mm guns
• Fire-rate (6.0 seconds)
• Good performance of the SAP rounds
• Very flexible firing arcs of the main guns
• High manoeuvrability

Cons:

• Little significant armour
• Lacklustre anti-Coastal Vessel armament
• 9km torpedo range (without Torpedo Mode researched)

History

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See also

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Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée (FCM)
Ships
Destroyers
Aigle-class	Vautour
Le Fantasque-class	Le Malin
Battleships
Courbet-class	Paris
Tanks
Light tank	FCM.36
Heavy tank	2C · 2C bis

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