Aigle

Aigle

Aigle

France

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.3	4.3	4.3

Class:

PREMIUM

Destroyer

Purchase:850

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Description

Aigle was the lead ship of her class of contre-torpilleurs, commissioned in September 1932. During World War II, she performed mostly escort duties. With the start of hostilities against Italy, she participated in Operation Vado in June 1940, silencing the coastal defence battery at Cape Vado and engaging other coastal installations as well as Italian torpedo boats. After the signing of the Armistice at Compiègne and the surrender of France, she served in the Vichy Fleet, again primarily in escort duty. She did not see any combat until Case Anton, the German takeover of Vichy France. In defiance of the German breach of the armistice, French sailors burned Aigle, along with numerous other vessels, during the scuttling of the French fleet at Toulon.

The Aigle-class (C), Aigle, 1942 was introduced into the game with the start of closed beta testing of the French bluewater fleet in Update "Sky Guardians" as a premium vessel. She was removed from the game after War Thunder's 11th Anniversary sale. She returned to sale on the anniversary of her launch. Being in her 1942 refit, she features very good anti-air and anti-coastal armament, in particular a large amount of medium-range 37 mm guns, making her an excellent support for friendly vessels. Against larger threats, she boasts excellent primary armament and very good long-range torpedoes. Her biggest issue is the lack of survivability, even if she has the largest crew complement of her class. She also has the lowest speed in her class, but the difference is not significant enough to affect combat performance.

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

Crew240 people

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Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB88 / 31 km/h

RB71 / 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	___	___
	Upgraded	88	31
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	71	25

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB1 906

RB1 617

Crew training3 400

Experts23 000

Aces180

Research Aces380 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 140 / 260 / 50 %

2 × 118 / 118 / 118 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Rudder Replacement Propeller Replacement Engine Maintenance	Damage Control Division Fire Division Smokescreen Ventilation Shrapnel Protection New Pumps Ammo Wetting	Anti-Air Armament Targeting 138.6 mm SAP Auxiliary Armament Targeting Primary Armament Targeting Improved Rangefinder Torpedo Mode

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

4 х Turret37 mm/50 model 1925 gun

Ammunition1000 rounds

Turret2 x 37 mm/50 model 1933 gun

Ammunition2000 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

The torpedoes of the Aigle are rather slow compared to the ones the German or American ships can carry. In trade for the slow speed, they have an above-average travel distance of 9km with a decent amount of explosive filler of 308g of TNT, for inflicting great damage to enemy ships. Further, the Aigle is rather limited by only having 6 of those torpedoes, disallowing unthought use of the 1923DT torpedoes.

The torpedo launchers of the Aigle are located at two positions, 3 in the centre and 3 in the back of the ship. This allows the ship to have good torpedo launch angles over the sides which allows the ship to launch torpedoes while retreating from a position or turning away from enemy fire.

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Decent HE and SAPBC ammunition, great for fighting other destroyers and coastal fleet targets
• Turrets have antifragmentation armour to offer, reducing the chance of the turret being knocked out
• Ammunition is stored further down in the ship, making it harder to cause an explosion
• Very fast ship, making it harder to hit and improving survivability
• Torpedoes have a long travel distance

Cons:

• Main guns lack solid AP for more armoured targets
• Slow turret traverse of the main guns, making it harder to quickly react
• Can only carry 6 torpedoes, requiring the player to carefully consider when to use them
• Hull lacks any armour protection
• Torpedoes are rather slow and hard to effectively use over long distances

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Aigle from live.warthunder.com.

See also

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External links

• [Devblog] French Navy: destroyer Aigle

Ateliers et Chantiers de France (ACF)
Destroyers
Bourrasque-class	Bourrasque
Aigle-class	Aigle
Vauquelin-class	Vauquelin
Le Fantasque-class	Le Triomphant

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

France premium ships
Motor torpedo boats	VTB-9 · VLT-2
Destroyers	Panthere · Tornade · Aigle · Le Triomphant
Light cruisers	Duguay-Trouin
Heavy cruisers	Dupleix
Battleships	Courbet