Vauquelin
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* Fastest destroyer at Tier VII, when Engine Boost is active [Not quite true currently, behind both Minsk and Leningrad. At Tier VIII, the speed really picks up.] | * Fastest destroyer at Tier VII, when Engine Boost is active [Not quite true currently, behind both Minsk and Leningrad. At Tier VIII, the speed really picks up.] | |||
* Fastest torpedoes at Tier VII [Not quite true currently, behind Z-39.] | * Fastest torpedoes at Tier VII [Not quite true currently, behind Z-39.] | |||
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* No smoke screen (She depends heavily on her Speed and Terrain around her) | * No smoke screen (She depends heavily on her Speed and Terrain around her) | |||
* Vulnerable to magazine detonation [I didn't really feel this while playing her.] | * Vulnerable to magazine detonation [I didn't really feel this while playing her.] |
Revision as of 05:57, 11 July 2020
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. |
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. |
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. |
Maximum Speed36 knot |
Turning Circle Radius690 m. |
Rudder Shift Time5.7 sec. |
Surface Detectability Range7.33 km. |
Air Detectability Range3.51 km. |
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
Compatible Upgrades
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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 - 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 captains may fire only 5 torpedoes in a full broadside short of turning the ship. This is underwhelming compared to Tier VII destroyers that have an extensive focus on torpedoes and even some that don't. 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 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 she may not be able to sink previously undamaged destroyers within a short, 15 second encounter. 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 lack of smoke. The inability to generate a smoke screen may encourage captains to adopt a mid- to long-range playstyle, for which harrasing 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 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).
- Hard-hitting 68 knot (2nd fastest at tier) torpedoes.
- High maximum speed of 45 knots with Engine Boost and Sierra Mike (behind Minsk and Leningrad).
- Wider, more player-friendly gun and torpedo arcs compared to predecessors.
Cons:
- No Smoke Generator, increasing difficulty of disengaging and vulnerability to carriers.
- Fairly large detectability range and turning radius.
- Torpedoes are the same as Tier V Jaguar's with unimpressive (though not insignificant) maximum damage.
Optimal Configuration
Commander Skills
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Cost (points) |
Endurance | Attack | Support | Versatility | ||||
1 |
★★★ |
★★ |
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Χ |
Χ |
Χ |
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Χ |
2 |
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★★ |
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Χ |
Χ |
★ |
★★★ |
3 |
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★★ |
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Χ |
★★★ |
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★★ |
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4 |
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Χ |
★★ |
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★★★ |
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended |
Consumables
Vauquelin equips the following consumables:
- Slot 1: Damage Control Party
- Slot 2: Main Battery Reload Booster
- Slot 3: Engine Boost
Gallery
Historical Info
Historical Gallery
References
Destroyers | II Enseigne Gabolde • III Fusilier • IV Bourrasque • V Jaguar • V Siroco • VI Guépard • VI Aigle • VII Vauquelin • VIII Le Fantasque • VIII Le Terrible • IX Mogador • X Kléber • X Marceau • X Kléber CLR |
Cruisers | I Bougainville • II Jurien de la Gravière • III Friant • IV Duguay-Trouin • V Émile Bertin • VI La Galissonnière • VI De Grasse • VI Dupleix • VI Montcalm • VII Algérie • VII Toulon • VIII Charles Martel • VIII Cherbourg • VIII Bayard • IX Saint-Louis • IX Brest • IX Carnot • X Henri IV • X Marseille • X Colbert • ★ Condé |
Battleships | III Turenne • IV Courbet • V Bretagne • VI Normandie • VI Dunkerque • VI Dunkerque B • VII Lyon • VII Strasbourg • VIII Richelieu • VIII Gascogne • VIII Champagne • VIII Flandre • VIII Picardie • IX Alsace • IX Jean Bart • IX Jean Bart B • X République • X Bourgogne • ★ Patrie |
Aircraft Carriers | VI Béarn |