VTB-13

VTB-13

VTB-13

Description

The VTB-13 is a rank French motor gun boat with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (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
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded

Armament

Primary armament

Provide information about the characteristics of the primary armament. Evaluate their efficacy in battle based on their reload speed, ballistics and the capacity of their shells. Add a link to the main article about the weapon: {{main|Weapon name (calibre)}}. Broadly describe the ammunition available for the primary armament, and provide recommendations on how to use it and which ammunition to choose.

• Universal: HEF-T · HEF-I · AP-T
• 20 mm HE: HEF-T · HEF-I · AP-T · HEF-I
• 20 mm AP: AP-T · AP-T · AP-T · HEF-I

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
HEF-T	2	2	2	2	2	2
HEF-I	2	2	2	2	2	2
AP-T	34	32	24	17	12	8

Shell details
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
						0%	50%	100%
HEF-T	830	0.12	0	0.1	6.57	79°	80°	81°
HEF-I	830	0.12	0	0.1	11.17	79°	80°	81°
AP-T	830	0.12	-	-	-	47°	60°	65°

Secondary armament

Some ships are fitted with weapons of various calibres. Secondary armaments are defined as weapons chosen with the control Select secondary weapon. Evaluate the secondary armaments and give advice on how to use them. Describe the ammunition available for the secondary armament. Provide recommendations on how to use them and which ammunition to choose. Remember that any anti-air armament, even heavy calibre weapons, belong in the next section. If there is no secondary armament, remove this section.

• 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
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
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°

Usage in battles

Describe the technique of using this ship, the characteristics of her use in a team and tips on strategy. Abstain from writing an entire guide – don't try to provide a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought. Talk about the most dangerous opponents for this vehicle and provide recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of playing with this vehicle in various modes (AB, RB, SB).

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Fast and agile
• 20 mm Oerlikon at the lowest BR
• Excellent choice of ammunition, great ballistics, and enough rounds in a single magazine to destroy any target at this BR
• Ability to switch to a 7.7 mm secondary weapon, allowing AI gunners to engage aerial targets with the Oerlikon at over 2 km range
• Small silhouette
• Tiny steering gear is very unlikely to suffer critical damage

Cons:

• Forward firing arcs are covered only by the 7.7 mm secondary, which is inadequate against the majority of targets
• When angling the boat to use the Oerlikon, the entire length of the boat is exposed, making it an easy kill
• The lack of torpedoes can be detrimental against large targets at higher BRs

History

Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the ship in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the ship and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Ship-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. This section may also include the ship's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

Links to articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

• reference to the series of the ship;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] French Coastal Fleet Closed Testing Begins Soon!

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