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{{#vardefine:ship_name|Vauquelin}}
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<div class="b-description gw-frame-1"><div class="b-description-img b-description-img__indent b-description-img__single"><div style="width:160px; height:102px; opacity:.5; border-radius:2px; position:absolute; left:0; top:0; z-index:1; -webkit-transition:all 0.2s ease-out 0.1s; transition:all 0.2s ease-out 0.1s;">[[File:Wows_anno_flag_france.png|160px]]</div><div class="l-description-img_class"><span class="b-description-img_type b-description-img_type__Destroyer b-description-img_type__Destroyer-Tech Tree"></span><span class="b-description-img_class">VII</span></div><div class="b-description-img_vehicle">[[File:Ship_PFSD107_Vauquelin.png|160px|link=|left]]</div><div class="l-description-img_price"><span class="b-description-img_price b-description-img_price__gold"><span title="''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was first released for sale on DD Month YYYY.">5,150,000</span></span></div></div><p>[[Ship:{{#var:ship_name}}|{{#var:ship_name}}]] &mdash; France Tech Tree Tier&nbsp;VII [[Ship:Destroyer|Destroyer]].</p><p>For the first time in the French Navy, welding was widely used in the construction of the Vauquelin-class leaders. The 138.6 mm guns were replaced with the newer model of 1927, and the position and number of torpedo tubes changed. All of them were named after famous French sailors of the past. The lead ship of the series served in the southern Mediterranean region at the beginning of World War II.</p><p> </p></div>
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.


|Performance=<!-- write text about performance in battles below -->
===Pros===
* Pro 1
* Pro 2


''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.
===Cons===
* Con 1
* Con 2


''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.
==Ship Stats==
<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Hull Information</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SURVIVABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Vauquelin (A) !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Vauquelin (B)
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit Points || style="color:inherit;" | 15100 || style="color:inherit;" | 18100
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo protection damage reduction (%) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | —
|}
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''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''.
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ARMOR DETAIL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Belt (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Deck (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Superstructure (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Extremities (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
|}
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|Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
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* High burst damage with {{Main Battery Reload Booster}}.
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* 2nd highest health pool (behind ''[[Z-39]]'') and longest main battery range (tied with ''[[Sims]]'').
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MANEUVERABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Vauquelin (A) !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Vauquelin (B)
* Speedy 68 knot (2nd fastest at tier) torpedoes.
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* Wider, more player-friendly gun and torpedo arcs compared to predecessors.
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 36.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 36.0
* High maximum speed of 45 knots with {{Engine Boost}} and [[Ship:Flags#Sierra Mike|Sierra Mike]] {{Sierra Mike|Size=18px}} (behind ''[[Minsk]]'' and ''[[Leningrad]]'').
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Turning circle radius (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 690 || style="color:inherit;" | 690
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 7.4 || style="color:inherit;" | 5.3
|}
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|Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
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* No {{Smoke Generator}}, increasing difficulty of disengaging and vulnerability to carriers.
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* Torpedoes are the same as Tier V ''[[Jaguar]]'''s with unimpressive (though not insignificant) maximum damage.
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | CONCEALMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Vauquelin (A) !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Vauquelin (B)
* Fairly large detectability range and turning radius.
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by sea (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 7.33 || style="color:inherit;" | 7.33
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by air (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 3.51 || style="color:inherit;" | 3.51
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 3.03
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by depths (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 3.51 || style="color:inherit;" | 3.51
|}
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|Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
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Availability of researchable upgrades for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is as follows:
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* '''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]]''.
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* '''Gun Fire Control System:'''  Upgrade to PCA n° 7 Mle 2 for an extra 10% range on the main battery.  
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MAIN BATTERY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | PCA n° 7 Mle 1 !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | PCA n° 7 Mle 2
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 5×1 139mm
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Firing range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 11.86 || style="color:inherit;" | 13.05
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 5.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 12
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 18.0
|}
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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.
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DISPERSION !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion type || style="color:inherit;" | Standard DD dispersion
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion formula || style="color:inherit;" | Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Sigma || style="color:inherit;" | 2.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum dispersion (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 103
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 5 km || style="color:inherit;" | 52
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 10 km || style="color:inherit;" | 90
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 11.86 km || style="color:inherit;" | 104
|}
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HE SHELL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 139 mm HE OEcl M1925
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 2000
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 9.0%
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 700
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell weight (kg) || style="color:inherit;" | 40.2
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 23
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|Upgrades=<!-- write text about best upgrades below, add * after upgrade link to designate that another upgrade may be viable -->
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AP SHELL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 139 mm AP OPf Mle 1924
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 2600
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 700
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell weight (kg) || style="color:inherit;" | 40.4
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fuse time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.025
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Ricochet start (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 45
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Always ricochet (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 60
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Normalisation (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 10
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Arming threshold (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 23
|}
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | TORPEDO LAUNCHERS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Number of launchers || style="color:inherit;" | 2
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo name || style="color:inherit;" | PFPT004
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 90.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 7.2
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage || style="color:inherit;" | 41200
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.3
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 68
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 1.4
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Flooding chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 2.46%
|}
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The recommended upgrades for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' are as follows:
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* '''Slot 1''': {{Main Armaments Modification 1}}
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* '''Slot 2''': {{Damage Control System Modification 1}} or {{Engine Room Protection}}
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* '''Slot 3''': {{Aiming Systems Modification 1}} or {{Torpedo Tubes Modification 1}}
'''Vauquelin (A)'''
* '''Slot 4''':  {{Steering Gears Modification 1}} or {{Propulsion Modification 1}}


For Slot 1, {{Main Armaments Modification 1}} is preferred to keep armaments functioning.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AA ARMAMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MOUNTS × BARRELS
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | 37 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 4 × 1
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | 13 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 2 × 2
|}


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.
'''Continuous damage''' — average DPS within each action zone
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | RANGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DPS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | Short-range || style="color:inherit;" | 21 || style="color:inherit;" | 95% || style="color:inherit;" | 1.5
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | Mid-range || style="color:inherit;" | 17.5 || style="color:inherit;" | 100% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.0
|}


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.
'''Vauquelin (B)'''


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.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AA ARMAMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MOUNTS × BARRELS
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | 37 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 4 × 2
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | 13 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 6 × 2
|}


|CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
'''Continuous damage''' — average DPS within each action zone
<!--Key skills for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' commanders include INSERT TEXT HERE. -->
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | RANGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DPS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | Short-range || style="color:inherit;" | 87.5 || style="color:inherit;" | 95% || style="color:inherit;" | 1.5
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | Mid-range || style="color:inherit;" | 31.5 || style="color:inherit;" | 100% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.0
|}
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DEPTH CHARGES !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Max damage || style="color:inherit;" | 3400
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Number of charges || style="color:inherit;" | 2
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Bombs per charge || style="color:inherit;" | 1
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 40.0
|}
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{{Commander Skills 3 DD
<!-- Ratings 1,2,3 are legit. Others are ignored.-->
| rating11 =  <!-- Grease the Gears -->
| rating12 =  <!-- Liquidator -->
| rating13 = 2 <!-- Consumables Specialist -->
| rating14 =  <!-- Gun Feeder -->
| rating15 =  <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
| rating16 = 2 <!-- Preventive Maintenance -->


| rating21 =  <!-- Pyrotechnician -->
<!-- Add the ship code here to populate the upgrade table -->
| rating22 =  <!-- Swift Fish -->
{{Ship Upgrades Section|code=PFSD107_Vauquelin}}
| rating23 =  <!-- Consumables Enhancements -->
| rating24 =  <!-- Extra-Heavy AP Shells -->
| rating25 = <!-- Priority Target -->
| rating26 = 2 <!-- Last Stand -->


| rating31 = 2 <!-- Main Battery & AA Specialist -->
| rating32 =  <!-- Fill the Tubes -->
| rating33 = 2 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
| rating34 =  <!-- Inertial Fuse for HE Shells -->
| rating35 =  <!-- Superintendent -->
| rating36 = 2 <!-- Survivability Expert -->


| rating41 =  <!-- Main Battery & AA Expert -->
<!-- Consumables have to be tagged individually on a slot by slot basis -->
| rating42 = <!-- Swift in Silence -->
{{Ship Consumables Section|consumables=
| rating43 =  <!-- Radio Location -->
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}} (5.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)
| rating44 = 2 <!-- Fearless Brawler -->
* '''Slot 2:''' {{Main Battery Reload Booster}} (4 charges, 15.0s action, 100.0s cooldown)
| rating45 = 2 <!-- Concealment Expert -->
* '''Slot 3:''' {{Engine Boost}} (3 charges, 120.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
| rating46 =  <!-- Dazzle -->
}}
}}


|Consumables=''{{#var:ship_name}}'' equips the following consumables:
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}}
* '''Slot 2:''' {{Main Battery Reload Booster}}
* '''Slot 3:''' {{Engine Boost}}


|Camouflage=<!-- write text about useful camouflage below -->
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{{Signal Flags
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| Charlie Kilo          = 3 <!-- + HP -->
| India Yankee          = <!-- -20% Fire duration -->
| Juliet Yankee Bissotwo =  <!-- -20% flood duration -->
| Hotel Yankee          =  <!-- ram someone -->
| Victor Lima          = 2 <!-- +1/0.5% (160mm) fire, +4% flood -->
| India X-Ray          = 2 <!-- +1/0.5% (160mm) fire -->
| Juliet Whiskey Unaone = 1 <!-- +15% flood chance -->
 
| Mike Yankee Soxisix  = <!-- Secondaries: +5% range, -5% reload, -5% dispersion-->
| November Echo Setteseven = 1 <!-- +5% AA damage -->
| Sierra Mike          = 3 <!-- +5% speed -->
| November Foxtrot      = 3 <!-- -5% Consumables reload -->
| India Delta          = <!-- +20% HP from Repair Party -->
| X-Ray Papa Unaone    = <!-- +15% Smoke Gen action time -->
| Sierra Bravo          =  <!-- +10% Hydro action time; -10% DAAF reload time -->
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===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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===History===
The French destroyer ''Vauquelin'' was the lead ship of her class of destroyers (contre-torpilleurs) built for the French Navy during the 1930s.<br />
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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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# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_destroyer_Vauquelin_(1931) French destroyer ''Vauquelin'' (1931) - Wikipedia]
# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauquelin-class_destroyer ''Vauquelin''-class destroyer - Wikipedia]
 
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*Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.8.3.
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*<span class="plainlinks">[https://medium.com/@devblogwows/french-destroyers-1cc22fdf5c87 Mar 26, 2019]</span>:
**Preliminary characteristics.
*<span class="plainlinks">[https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfWarships/comments/btltqj/st_changes_to_test_ships/ May 27, 2019]</span>:
**Main battery 180 degree turn time decreased from 27.7 to 22.5 s.
**HE shell damage increased from 1,400 to 2,000.
*<span class="plainlinks">[https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfWarships/comments/c39p3s/st_changes_to_test_ships/ June 21, 2019]</span>:
**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.
*<span class="plainlinks">[https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfWarships/comments/cbgdgc/st_changes_to_test_ships/ July 10, 2019]</span>:
**Detectability range by air decreased from 4.38 to 3.51 km.
*<span class="plainlinks">[https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfWarships/comments/cc9e6g/st_changes_to_vauquelin_and_guepard/ July 12, 2019]</span>:
**Maximum torpedo damage decreased from 18,400 to 14,833.
**Main battery reload time increased from 4.8 to 5 s.
*<span class="plainlinks">[https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfWarships/comments/cf6noj/changes_to_test_ships/ July 19, 2019]</span>:
**The chance of the engine and steering gears being incapacitated was decreased.
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*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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VII
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Vauquelin — France Tech Tree Tier VII Destroyer.

For the first time in the French Navy, welding was widely used in the construction of the Vauquelin-class leaders. The 138.6 mm guns were replaced with the newer model of 1927, and the position and number of torpedo tubes changed. All of them were named after famous French sailors of the past. The lead ship of the series served in the southern Mediterranean region at the beginning of World War II.

Pros

  • Pro 1
  • Pro 2

Cons

  • Con 1
  • Con 2


Ship Stats

Hull Information

Main Battery

Torpedoes

AA Defense

Depth Charges


Compatible Upgrades

 Slot 1 
 Main Armaments Modification 1
 Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
 Damage Control Party Modification 1
 Slot 2 
 Damage Control System Modification 1
 Engine Boost Modification 1
 Engine Room Protection
 Slot 3 
 Main Battery Modification 2
 AA Guns Modification 1
 Aiming Systems Modification 1
 Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
 Slot 4 
 Damage Control System Modification 2
 Propulsion Modification 1
 Steering Gears Modification 1
 Depth Charges Modification 1


Consumables


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