Vauquelin

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Vauquelin

Destroyer | France | Tier VII

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price64000 exp

Purchase price5,150,000

Hit Points15,100

Main Battery

139 mm/40 Mle 1927 on an Mle 1927 CP mount5 х 1 pcs.

Rate of Fire12 shots/min.

Reload Time5 sec.

Rotation Speed10 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time18 sec.

Firing Range11.86 km.

Maximum Dispersion103 m.

HE Shell139 mm HE OEcl M1925

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,000

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell9 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity700 m./s.

HE Shell Weight40.2 kg.

AP Shell139 mm AP OPf Mle 1924

Maximum AP Shell Damage2,600

Initial AP Shell Velocity700 m./s.

AP Shell Weight40.4 kg.

Torpedo Tubes

550 mm tube lance-torpilles1 х 3 / 2 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.67 shots/min.

Reload Time90 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

Torpedo550 mm 23DT Mle 1

Maximum Damage14,833

Torpedo Speed68 knot

Torpedo Range7.98 km.

AA Defense

37 mm/50 Mle 1925 on a CA Mle 1925 mount4 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second6.4

. . . Firing Range3 km.

13.2 mm Hotchkiss Mle 1929 on a CAD Mle 1929 mount2 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second7

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed36 knot

Turning Circle Radius690 m.

Rudder Shift Time5.7 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range7.33 km.

Air Detectability Range3.51 km.

Battle Levels

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13.11

Vauquelin

Destroyer | France | Tier VII

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price64000 exp

Purchase price5,150,000

Hit Points18,100

Main Battery

139 mm/40 Mle 1927 on an Mle 1927 CP mount5 х 1 pcs.

Rate of Fire12 shots/min.

Reload Time5 sec.

Rotation Speed10 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time18 sec.

Firing Range13.05 km.

Maximum Dispersion103 m.

HE Shell139 mm HE OEcl M1925

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,000

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell9 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity700 m./s.

HE Shell Weight40.2 kg.

AP Shell139 mm AP OPf Mle 1924

Maximum AP Shell Damage2,600

Initial AP Shell Velocity700 m./s.

AP Shell Weight40.4 kg.

Torpedo Tubes

550 mm tube lance-torpilles3 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.67 shots/min.

Reload Time90 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

Torpedo550 mm 23DT Mle 1

Maximum Damage14,833

Torpedo Speed68 knot

Torpedo Range7.98 km.

AA Defense

13.2 mm Hotchkiss Mle 1929 on a CAD Mle 1929 mount6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second21

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

37 mm/50 CAIL Mle 1933 on a CAD Mle 1933 mount4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second9.2

. . . Firing Range3 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed36 knot

Turning Circle Radius690 m.

Rudder Shift Time4 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range7.33 km.

Air Detectability Range3.51 km.

Battle Levels

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VII

5,150,000

Vauquelin — French Tier VII destroyer.

A further development of the large destroyer sub-type (French "contre-torpilleurs"). In contrast to the Guépard class, she featured artillery with enhanced rapid-firing capabilities. Additionally, as opposed to the Aigle class, she had her torpedo armament arranged in a different manner, providing wider rotation angles for her torpedo tubes.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
139 mm/40 Mle 1927 on an Mle 1927 CP mount	12	18	103	2,000	9	2,600		0	420,000

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Vauquelin (A)	15,100	3	16	5		2/4	2/1			0	600,000
Vauquelin (B)	18,100	3	16	5		6	3			25,500	1,500,000

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
550 mm 23DT Mle 1	0.7	90	7.2	14,833	68	8		0	430,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
PCA n° 7 Mle 1		0		0	350,000
PCA n° 7 Mle 2		0		17,000	1,100,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 64,000 hp	36		0	405,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Player Opinion

Performance

Vauquelin is the stereotypical French destroyer with a high health pool, high speed, 139mm guns, 8 km torpedoes, no smoke, and Main Battery Reload Booster (MBRB). By this point, players should more or less know what to expect from a high-tiered French destroyer. Vauquelin's B hull has a health pool of 18,100 HP that is bested only by the Premium destroyer Z-39. Furthermore, she continues the French tradition of speed; with Engine Boost and the Sierra Mike signal flag, Vauquelin reaches up to an admirable 45.0 knots. Though this is the same as her predecessor, only 2 destroyers at Tier VII - Minsk and Leningrad - can surpass 45 knots. Despite these positive traits, Vauquelin is initially only a modest enhancement of her predecessor. Vauquelin's A hull comes with 5 guns slightly improved over Tier VI Guépard's and 7 torpedoes not improved over Tier V Jaguar's. This corresponds to a nonexistent increase in guns and a 1 tube increase in torpedoes. But, equipping a larger number of guns and torpedoes is not the only approach to designing a more powerful warship.

Vauquelin's torpedoes are arranged atypically. Instead of mounting all 7 tubes on the centerline, a single double torpedo tube launcher is found on each side of the ship with the remaining triple launcher in a centerline space. This configuration is similar to the same-tiered destroyer Mahan and noticeably improves Vauquelin's torpedo arcs over all preceding French destroyers. A drawback of this peculiar positioning is that, short of turning the ship, captains may fire only 5 torpedoes in a full broadside. This is underwhelming compared to Tier VII destroyers that have an extensive focus on torpedoes and even some that do not. Nonetheless, Vauquelin's torpedoes hurt enough to force the enemy to think before they act and the 68 knot speed, behind only Skåne's researchable torpedoes, is not to be underestimated by fellow combatants. Vauquelin's B hull converts the two double launchers to triple launchers. This useful upgrade increases her torpedo armament to a not insubstantial total of 9 torpedo tubes.

As with her torpedoes, Vauquelin also has an improved gun firing arc toward the bow. This allows captains to better utilize Vauquelin's theoretical capabilities in practice. Though she packs 5 guns just like her predecessor, her guns turn faster by 2°/s and reload faster by 0.6 seconds for a 10°/s turret traverse speed and 5 second reload time. Neither attribute is exceptional and Vauquelin ranks middle of the pack for both. Vauquelin stands out with her 4 base charges of MBRB. Vauquelin's 5 guns do good damage per shell and even without MBRB, Vauquelin has a highly competitive damage per minute that exceeds even some artillery-focused destroyers such as Leberecht Maass. For the remaining enemy destroyers Vauquelin cannot out-damage, she can out-tank them thanks to her larger health pool. In these intense duels, the race to deal damage is closely contested and the aim of both captains will factor into the end result. Unsurprisingly, no enemy destroyer has even close to Vauquelin's shell and damage output for the 15 seconds MBRB is active. During this period, Vauquelin is competitive against even Tier VIII destroyers as fabled as Akizuki though a short 15 second encounter may not provide enough time to sink previously undamaged destroyers. The only respite for same- or lower-tiered enemy destroyers is to take advantage of Vauquelin's fairly high (though common at her tier) base detectability range of 7.56 km and (uncommon at her tier) lack of smoke. The inability to generate a smoke screen may encourage captains to adopt a mid- to long-range playstyle, for which harassing enemy cruisers and battleships is also safer.

Vauquelin truly is a capable, versatile ship. She is a gunboat at heart with torpedoes as either an offensive weapon or a defensive deterrent depending on personal preference. In contrast, her successor has just 300 more HP and trades 20% of Vauquelin's main battery DPM for 10% faster torpedoes with a 25% higher maximum damage. Captains who prefer active actions without smoke as a crutch will adapt well to Vauquelin.

Pros:

• High burst damage with Main Battery Reload Booster .
• 2nd highest health pool (behind Z-39) and longest main battery range (tied with Sims).
• Speedy 68 knot (2nd fastest at tier) torpedoes.
• Wider, more player-friendly gun and torpedo arcs compared to predecessors.
• High maximum speed of 45 knots with Engine Boost  and Sierra Mike (behind Minsk and Leningrad).

Cons:

• No Smoke Generator , increasing difficulty of disengaging and vulnerability to carriers.
• Torpedoes are the same as Tier V Jaguar's with unimpressive (though not insignificant) maximum damage.
• Fairly large detectability range and turning radius.

Research

Availability of researchable upgrades for Vauquelin is as follows:

• Hull: Upgrade to Hull (B) for better armor and anti-air defenses and more torpedo tubes. Research of this module unlocks progression to Le Fantasque.
• Gun Fire Control System: Upgrade to PCA n° 7 Mle 2 for an extra 10% range on the main battery.

It is recommended for captains to first research the Hull upgrade for an additional 3,000 HP on Vauquelin. Captains may decide to then proceed immediately to the next ship on the tech tree, Le Fantasque. Alternatively, captains may research the PCA n° 7 Mle 2 upgrade for a 10% increase to Vauquelin's already large main battery range.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Vauquelin are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
• Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1  or Engine Room Protection
• Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1 or Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
• Slot 4: Steering Gears Modification 1 or Propulsion Modification 1

For Slot 1, Main Armaments Modification 1 is preferred to keep armaments functioning.

For Slot 2, Engine Room Protection is useful as incapacitation of the engine and/or steering gear can be fatal. With the Last Stand skill, Damage Control System Modification 1  becomes viable as it can decrease the chance of fire and flooding.

For Slot 3, Aiming Systems Modification 1 is useful for a slight decrease in dispersion. Alternatively, Torpedo Tubes Modification 1 can be equipped to increase Guépard's torpedo speed by 3.4 knots to 71.4 knots.

For Slot 4, Steering Gears Modification 1 allows captains to better dodge incoming shells at range. Propulsion Modification 1 is another option for faster acceleration.

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed.	Liquidator +30% chance (multiplicative) of causing flooding.	Consumables Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except:  Damage Control Party ,  Repair Party . ★★	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type.	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning about a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5 km.	Preventive Maintenance −30% chance of main armament, engines, steering becoming incapacitated +15% to HP of secondary and AA guns. ★★
2	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the damage-inflicting area of HE shells fired at submarines.	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed.	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of: Hydroacoustic Search , Surveillance Radar , Smoke Generator , & Engine Boost .	Extra-Heavy Ammunition +7.5% main battery AP shell damage. +10% damage from depth charges.	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies aiming at you with main battery.	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★
3	Main Battery & AA Specialist -5% main battery reload time. +10% continuous AA damage. ★★	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half.	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables.	Survivability Expert +350 HP per ship tier. ★★
4	Main Battery & AA Expert +20% main battery range. +15% flak damage.	Swift in Silence So long as the ship remains undetected: +8% ship speed +5% main battery reload time.	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken..	Fearless Brawler +1 flak burst per salvo. -10% main battery reload when ship is spotted. ★★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★	Dazzle For 15 seconds after you are detected: * +20% dispersion of enemy shells fired at you. * +8% ship speed.
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Vauquelin equips the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Main Battery Reload Booster 
• Slot 3: Engine Boost 

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Charlie Kilo +5% ship HP; +2.5% squadron HP. ★★★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration.	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. ★★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. ★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used.
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Gallery

Historical Info

Vauquelin, 1933

Construction

Builder: A.C. de France; Dunkerque, France

Laid down: 13 March 1930

Launched: D29 September 1932

Commissioned: 1 June 1933

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Specifications

2,441 tons displacement, standard

3,120 tons displacement, full

129.3m length

11.8m beam

4.4m draft

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Machinery

Four (4) Du Temple boilers

Two (2) Parsons geared steam turbines

585 tons oil

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Performance

36 knots at 64,000 shaft horsepower

3,000 nm at 14 knots

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Armament

Main

Five (5x1) 138.6mm/40 Mle 1927

Anti-aircraft

Four (4x1) 37mm/50 Mle 1925

Four (2x2) 13.2mm Hotchkiss MG Mle 1929

Torpedoes

Seven (1x3+2x2) 550mm 23DT

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Complement

232 (12 officers and 220 sailors)

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CAPTION.

History

The French destroyer Vauquelin was the lead ship of her class of destroyers (contre-torpilleurs) built for the French Navy during the 1930s.

After France surrendered to Germany in June 1940 during World War II, Vauquelin served with the navy of Vichy France. She was among the ships of the French fleet scuttled at Toulon, France, on 27 November 1942.

Design

The Vauquelin-class was largely a repeat of the prior Aigle-class, which had remained generally similar to the Guépard-class, though major improvements had been incorporated. As a result, destroyers of the Aigle and Vauquelin-classes were slightly heavier. The main difference was the machinery, and although it gave the same power as the prior class, was much more robust and reliable than what had equipped the Guépard-class. Fuel economy was also improved, and the improved hull form allowed for an increase in top speed to 36 knots, despite machinery power not increasing.

Firepower also increased despite using an identical number of guns of the same caliber. The new 138.6mm/40 Mle 1927 replaced the old Mle 1923, and was based on the German 15cm Tbts KL/45 used by Kaiserliche Marine destroyers in WWI. This gun had incorporated a German-style sliding breech, a major improvement over the Welin interrupted screw breech. This greatly reduced the firing cycle, down to a theoretical 5 seconds (12 rounds per minute). Additionally, the height of the trunnions was lowered by nine centimeters, making it easier top load the gun at lower elevations. This had the unfortunate affect of lowering the maximum elevation to only +28°, and thus maximum ballistic range to 16,600 meters, but the French reasoned this gave little loss since the gunnery of these types of ships was generally limited to 13,000 meters at best. This being said, the difficulty in manually handling the shells and charges remained, and likewise hoist capacity – 20 rounds per minute for each of the two hoists (one fore, one aft) – had not improved over the prior classes. While this had been more than enough for the 138.6/40 Mle 1923, this meant that the sustained rate of fire of the destroyers was limited to 10 rpm, assuming the amidships gun (no.3) was not fed. Thus, the destroyers became more reliant on the ready racks (24 round each save for no.3, which had 48 rounds) for their initial fire, and less inclined to sustained combat, where rate of fire was limited to around 8 rpm.

Fire control of the Vauquelin was improved over Aigle, incorporating a better 3-meter stereoscopic rangefinder (still no director) and an improved Mle 1929 fire control computer, which transmitted both train and elevation data to the guns via a FTP system (versus only train angle with the prior Mle 1923).

Anti-aircraft firepower remained the same, and torpedoes remained the same – but torpedo tube positioning changed. The aft triple bank remained where it was (using a new Mle 1928T mount), but the forward triple bank was deleted in favor of a pair of twin mounts (Mle 1928D), one on each side, which overall had much better angles of fire than the old triple mount (a 140° arc versus a 60° arc).

The final major difference was the optimization for minelaying of the Vauqeulin-class, which featured a modified stern shape for minelaying, and greater mine capacity (increasing from 20 to 50 compared to prior classes).

Overall, the class represented a significant improvement over the Aigle-class, and were much better than the Guépard-class. They had much more reliable machinery despite maintaining just as high a speed, and were overall more durable. Their effective firepower increased with their faster-firing guns, and their fire control system was overall better than any contre-torpilleur that preceded them. They were considered to be very stable ships, making them good gunnery platforms – although high wind affected them greatly due to their high silhouette and slim hull form, an issue common to all contre-torpilleurs. Likewise, this also caused them to turn very poorly, which was also common to all contre-torpilleurs. Although these issues detracted from their performance, as did their poor air defense and lack of effective anti-submarine warfare equipment (namely a lack of means to detect enemy submarines), they represented a generally very successful evolution of the contre-torpilleur design that had started with the Jaguar-class.

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Historical Gallery

References

1. French destroyer Vauquelin (1931) - Wikipedia
2. Vauquelin-class destroyer - Wikipedia

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.8.3.

Testing Changes

• Mar 26, 2019:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• May 27, 2019:
  • Main battery 180 degree turn time decreased from 27.7 to 22.5 s.
  • HE shell damage increased from 1,400 to 2,000.
• June 21, 2019:
  • Hitpoints of researchable hull increased from 16,900 to 18,100.
  • Main battery 180 degree turn time decreased from 22.5 to 18 s.
  • Torpedo speed increased from 57 to 68 knots.
  • Torpedo detectability range increased from 1.2 to 1.4 km.
• July 10, 2019:
  • Detectability range by air decreased from 4.38 to 3.51 km.
• July 12, 2019:
  • Maximum torpedo damage decreased from 18,400 to 14,833.
  • Main battery reload time increased from 4.8 to 5 s.
• July 19, 2019:
  • The chance of the engine and steering gears being incapacitated was decreased.

• In Update 0.8.6, became available for completing a combat mission from the French Destroyers container during the French Destroyers event.
• Introduced in Update 0.8.7:
  • Increased the normalization of AP shells from 8.5 to 10 degrees.
• Update 0.9.3:
  • Minor fixes to textures and ship model.
• Update 0.9.6:
  • Fixed geometry and textures.
  • The value of the in-game turning circle radius was changed to 690 m to correct prior discrepancy.
• Update 0.11.1:
  • Acceleration slightly decreased while engine is damaged.
• Update 12.4:
  • The textures and geometry of the ship have been changed.

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