Vautour
| This page is about the French destroyer Vautour. For other uses, see Vautour (Family). |
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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
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Mobility
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| Game Mode | Upgrade Status | Maximum Speed (km/h) | Turn Time (s) | Turn Radius (m) | |
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| AB | Stock | 65 | 23 | ~127.08 | ~258.44 |
| Upgraded | 89 | 31 | ___ | ___ | |
| RB/SB | |||||
| Upgraded | 73 | 25 | ___ | ___ | |
Modifications and economy
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Armament
Primary armament
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| 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 |
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| 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
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| 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 |
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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
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Additional armament
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Excellent speed
- First ship in the French Naval Tech Tree to sport the 138,6mm guns
- Decent fire-rate (6.0 seconds)
- Potent SAP rounds
- Effective AA armament
- High manoeuvrability
Cons:
- Little significant armour
- 9km torpedo range (without Torpedo Mode researched)
History
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Media
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See also
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- links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.
External links
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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 | |
