PT-20

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PT-20
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Description

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The Elco 77 ft PT-20 is a rank I American motor torpedo boat with a battle rating of 1.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.79 "Project X" as part of the fleet closed beta test.

General info

Survivability and armour

The 77 ft PT-20 has no areas with serious amounts of armour protection. The hull of the vessel consists of 40 mm thick ship wood and the bridge on top is made of 15 mm ship wood. Any projectile that hits will penetrate and deal damage and almost no protection from fragmentation and splash damage is provided. Any attempt to rely on outlasting an opponent in combat will result in damage to the vessel. The crew is 15 people which is about average for the PT-20's BR, although any prolonged engagement will likely end in a destruction through loss of the crew. The PT-20 has a total of 4 compartments, with the second housing the fuel tanks and the third containing the three engines. Damage to the middle of the ship will often set fires or disable the mobility of the PT-20.

Mobility

Mobility Characteristics
Weight (tons)
33
Max Speed (km/h)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 78 106
Realistic/Simulator 65 76

The 77 ft PT-20 is a very quick and agile vessel and is able to reach it's top speed in under 15 seconds from a stopped position. A 180° turn can be performed in about 10 seconds when started at full speed, and a complete loop can be made in under 20 seconds. Half rudder deflection is achieved in 2 seconds and maximum deflection in around 10 seconds.

Armament

Primary armament

Main article: AN-M2 (12.7 mm)
2x 12.7 mm AN-M2 (x2)
Turrets
Port Turret Starboard Turret
Vertical guidance -5°/+65° -5°/+65°
Horizontal guidance ±180° ±180°
Ammo capacity 9,600
Rounds per turret 4,800

Important to note is the fact that the main armament is unable to aim at targets on the water directly ahead due to the turrets being located just behind the bridge. Off to the side of the vessel it is possible to aim one or both of the turrets and directly astern it is possible to use both.

Ammunition
Penetration Statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead
Penetration in mm @ 90°
10m 100m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m
M20 API-T 31 30 25 21 17 14
M2 AP 33 32 27 23 19 16
M1 I 2 2 1.5 1 0.5 0
Shell Details
Ammunition Type of
warhead
Velocity
in m/s
Projectile
Mass in kg
Fuse delay

in m:

Fuse sensitivity

in mm:

Explosive Mass in g
(TNT equivalent):
Normalization At 30°
from horizontal:
Ricochet:
0% 50% 100%
M20 API-T 887 0.0403 N/A N/A N/A _._° __° __° __°
M2 AP 856 0.046 N/A N/A N/A _._° __° __° __°
M1 I 944 0.041 0.02 0.3 1.2 _._° __° __° __°
Ammunition Belts
Belts Shell Composition Combat Usage
Universal API-T / AP / I / AP
.50 AP API-T / AP / AP / AP
.50 APIT API-T / API-T / API-T / I

Torpedo armament

Main article: Mk.8-3 C/D (533 mm)
533 mm Mk.8-3 C/D torpedo
# on ship Mass (kg) Maximum speed
in water (km/h)
Travel distance (km) Depth stroke (m) Arming
distance (m)
Explosive type Explosive mass (kg)
4 1379 54 3.65 1.0 50 Torpex 272

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

  • .50 caliber machine guns can effectively deal with just about any opponent it faces.
  • As with all in-game torpedoes, the 21-inch torpedoes can instantly obliterate an enemy ship, given they hit their mark.
  • Decent top speed.

Cons:

  • .50 cal turrets have very poor gun depression when facing forwards; will have difficulty in engaging targets head-on.
  • The arrangement of the torpedoes requires firing from an angle against an enemy.

History

The 77 ft PT-20 was a follow-on to the first serial production PT boats in the United States, the Elco 70 ft PT-10 series. The PT-20 series was longer and heavier than their predecessors which caused a reduction in speed, although they were given additional torpedo tubes in an effort to increase the firepower. The change to 21 inch (53.3 cm) torpedo tubes up from 18 inch (45.7 cm) was a large addition to weight, and the earlier 70 ft PT boats could not carry the desired amount of torpedo tubes. In late 1941 and early 1942 a total of around 50 of these 77 ft Elco PT boats were produced and these would form the basis for the other widely produced versions such as the Elco 80 ft PT-103.

Media

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See also

  • PT-103: Elco's successor to the 77 ft PT-20 series, and one of the most widely produced versions of the PT boats in World War II

External links

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USA boats
Motor torpedo boats  PT-3 · PT-6 · PT-20 · PT-71 · PT-103 · PT-109 · PT-174
  PT-200 · PT-314 · Thunderbolt (PT-556) · PT-565 · PT-658 · PT-810 · PT-811 · PT-812
Motor gun boats  Kim Qui · LCS(L)(3) · PT-59 · PTF-7 · USS Candid · USS Asheville · USS Douglas · USS Flagstaff · USS Tucumcari · USS Cyclone
Armoured gun boats  LCM(6) Zippo