VTB-14
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Description
The VTB-14 is a rank I French motor torpedo boat with a battle rating of 1.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Dance of Dragons".
General info
Survivability and armour
Talk about the vehicle's armour. Note the most well-defended and most vulnerable zones, e.g. the ammo magazine. Evaluate the composition of components and assemblies responsible for movement and manoeuvrability. Evaluate the survivability of the primary and secondary armaments separately. Don't forget to mention the size of the crew, which plays an important role in fleet mechanics. Save tips on preserving survivability for the "Usage in battles" section. If necessary, use a graphical template to show the most well-protected or most vulnerable points in the armour.
Mobility
Write about the ship's mobility. Evaluate its power and manoeuvrability, rudder rerouting speed, stopping speed at full tilt, with its maximum forward and reverse speed.
| Mobility Characteristics | |||
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| Game Mode | Upgrade Status | Maximum Speed (km/h) | |
| Forward | Reverse | ||
| AB | |||
| Upgraded | 124 | 38 | |
| RB/SB | |||
| Upgraded | 89 | 27 | |
Modifications and economy
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Armament
Primary armament
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- Universal: AP · T · AP · T
- 7.7 mm AP belt: AP · AP · AP · T
- 7.7 mm API belt: IT · IT · IT · IT
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
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| Ammunition | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | ||||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
| T | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
| AP | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
| IT | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| Shell details | ||||||||||||
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| Ammunition | Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay | Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||||||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
| T | 835 | 0.01 | - | - | - | 47° | 56° | 65° | ||||
| AP | 830 | 0.01 | - | - | - | 47° | 56° | 65° | ||||
| IT | 830 | 0.01 | - | - | - | 47° | 56° | 65° | ||||
Additional armament
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Fast and agile
- Stable gunnery platform at high speeds
- 360° arc of fire for both guns, with very good vertical guidance
- Good survivability for the BR
- Small silhouette
- Tiny steering gear is very unlikely to suffer critical damage
Cons:
- Poor firepower
- Limited selection of ammunition
- Very short range of the torpedoes, making them extremely situational
- Torpedoes dropped from the aft of the vessel take longer to reach the target, but this additional distance increases the likelihood that the torpedo will arm itself before hitting the target at point-blank range.
History
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Media
Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.
See also
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- reference to the series of the ship;
- links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.
External links
| Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire (ACL) | |
|---|---|
| Motor Torpedo Boats | |
| VTB-8-class | VTB-8 · VTB-9 |
| VTB-11-class | VTB-11 · VTB-13 · VTB-14 |
| Destroyers | |
| Jaguar-class | Leopard |
| Battleships | |
| Bretagne-class | Lorraine |
| See also | Loire Aviation |
| France boats | |
|---|---|
| Motor torpedo boats | VTB-8 · VTB-9 · VTB-11 · VTB-14 |
| VLT-1 · VLT-2 · VTB-19 | |
| MTB-96 | |
| Motor gun boats | L9059 · La Combattante · VTB-13 |
| Gunboats | La Suprise |
