Letuchiy
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Description
The Regele Ferdinand-class, Letuchiy, 1945 was a Romanian Regele Ferdinand-class destroyer. She was built by the Regina Marina at Pattison Yard, Naples. She was laid down in 1927 and commissioned on 7th September 1930. As built, her main armament was made up of five Swedish-made 120 mm cannons in single mounts, with two on the bow before the bridge, a third behind the funnels, and the last two aft. Anti-air protection was provided by a single 76 mm Bofors anti-air cannon and a pair of Škoda 4 cm guns. The torpedo armament was made up of two triple 533 mm launchers amidship. On 26th June 1941, she participated in the defense of the port of Constanta from Soviet attack. She allegedly damaged a Soviet destroyer leader during the battle. After that, due to the Soviet navy being superior in numbers to the German and Romanian navies in the Black Sea area, she conducted minelaying and convoy escort duties. In early 1944, she evacuated Axis troops from besieged Sevastopol. On 5th September 1944, after Romania switched sides, she was seized by the Soviets and renamed Letuchiy. She served in the Soviet navy until 1951 when she was handed back to the Romanian navy where she was renamed D22. She then continued serving until 1961 when she was sold for scrap.
The Letuchiy was introduced in Update "Apex Predators". Unlike her contemporaries, she lacks adequate anti-air protection as the pair of 4 cm guns have very limited firing arcs and low fire rate, making her extremely vulnerable to air attacks. The torpedo armament is adequate with Italian torpedoes being utilized. These trade range for speed having a limited range of only 4 km without the torpedo mode installed. Magazines are located under waterline, making them protected from direct hits that would otherwise lead to fatal explosion.
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
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| Game Mode | Upgrade Status | Maximum Speed (km/h) | Turn Time (s) | Turn Radius (m) | |
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| AB | Stock | 63 | 29 | ~111.77 | ~217.41 |
| Upgraded | 86 | 40 | ___ | ___ | |
| RB/SB | |||||
| Upgraded | 70 | 32 | ___ | ___ | |
Modifications and economy
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Armament
Primary armament
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 1,000 m | 2,500 m | 5,000 m | 7,500 m | 10,000 m | 15,000 m | ||
| sgr M/25 HE | HE | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| stgr M/39 SAP | SAP | 112 | 93 | 69 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
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Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (s) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg) |
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| sgr M/25 HE | HE | 800 | 21 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.77 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
| stgr M/39 SAP | SAP | 775 | 22.4 | 0.005 | 6 | 1.63 | 47° | 60° | 65° | |||
Secondary armament
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 100 m | 1,000 m | 2,000 m | 3,000 m | 4,000 m | 5,000 m | ||
| Spgr. L/4.5 Lh 31 | HE | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Spgr. L/4.5 Br. Lh 31 | HEF-I | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | |||||
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| Spgr. L/4.5 Lh 31 | HE | 700 | 9 | 0 | 0.1 | 698 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
| Spgr. L/4.5 Br. Lh 31 | HEF-I | 700 | 9 | 0 | 0.1 | 698 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 100 m | 1,000 m | 2,000 m | 3,000 m | 4,000 m | 5,000 m | ||
| 76 mm HE | HE | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 76 mm APHE | APHE | 69 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 76 mm HE-TF | HE-TF | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | |||||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
| 76 mm HE | HE | 690 | 6 | 0 | 0.1 | 650 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
| 76 mm APHE | APHE | 690 | 5.87 | 1.6 | 4 | 319 | 47° | 60° | 65° | |||
| 76 mm HE-TF | HE-TF | 690 | 6 | 0 | 0.1 | 650 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
Anti-aircraft armament
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Additional armament
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- 120 mm HE shell has a high explosive mass, useful against exposed crew and soft targets
Cons:
- Lacks useful AA armament
- Prone to fires
- Only one main gun is facing front
- Only HE shells for main guns and 88 mm
- Slowly rotating turrets
- Overall poor survivability
History
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Media
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See also
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External links
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| Cantieri Navali Pattison | |
|---|---|
| Destroyers | |
| Aquila-class | RN Aquila |
| Regele Ferdinand-class | Letuchiy* |
| *NMS Regina Maria before war reparation to the USSR | |
| USSR destroyers | |
|---|---|
| Imperial Russia | |
| Derzky-class | Frunze |
| Fidonisy-class | Kerch |
| Soviet Union | |
| Pr. 1 | Leningrad · Moskva |
| Pr. 45 | Opytny |
| Pr. 7 | Besposhchadny · Ryany |
| Pr. 7U | Soobrazitelny · Stroyny |
| Pr. 20 | Tashkent |
| Pr. 30 | Ognevoy |
| Pr. 30-bis | Smelyi · Bezuprechny |
| Pr. 41 | Neustrashimy |
| Pr. 56 | Spokoinyy · Blagorodnyy · Bravy |
| Trophies | Romania |
| Regele Ferdinand-class | Letuchiy |
