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Kim Qui
III
Rank
AB
3.3
RB
3.3
Battle rating
USA
Game nation
Heavy boat
Main role
48,000
RP
Research
180,000
SL
Purchase
South Vietnam
Operator country
General information

The USS PGM-59, commissioned in the RVNN (Republic of Vietnam Navy; HQVNCH) as the HQ-605 Kim Qui (Vietnamese Chu Nom: 金龜(or 龟); Golden Turtle) was a variant of the PGM-39-class gunboat built in the US, some of which were supplied to allied countries during the Cold War. The ship was built in Tacoma, WA in 1963 and was then transferred to RVNN; due to the lack of records both in Vietnam and the USN, the ship is currently lost in history.

The Kim Qui was introduced in Update "Wind of Change". Although classified as a gunboat and only having just over 100 tons of displacement, the armaments onboard pack enough punch at its tier in broadsides thanks to the powerful 40 mm Bofors and twin 20 mm cannons. However, the ship itself is very prone to be devastated by the main cannons of enemy gunboats with higher calibre HE shells. Additionally, Kim Qui's turtle-like speed will hinder its combat manoeuvrability and flexibility to retreat from a heated battlefield.


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Specification
Armour
Hull 8 mm (steel)
Superstructure 4 mm (steel)
Number of sections 4
Displacement 118 t
Crew 17 persons
Max speed
Forward 32274231 km/h
Backward 15132015 km/h
Primary armament
40 mm Bofors L/60 Mark 3 gun
Ammunition 2,000 rounds
Belt capacity 4 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
0.5 → 0.4 s
Fire rate 160 shots/min
Vertical guidance -6 / 70°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 3025.53025.5 °/s
Vertical 2420.42420.4 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
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Secondary armament
2 × Turret — 2 × 20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II autocannon
Ammunition 7,200 rounds
Belt capacity 60 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Fire rate 450 shots/min
Vertical guidance -6 / 60°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 60516051 °/s
Vertical 5042.55042.5 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
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Anti-aircraft armament
2 × Turret — 12.7 mm Browning AN-M2 machine gun
Ammunition 4,000 rounds
Belt capacity 200 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
15.6 → 12 s
Fire rate 576 shots/min
Vertical guidance -10 / 60°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 7563.87563.8 °/s
Vertical 6555.36555.3 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
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Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 1,661 → 2,088 SL
RB 2,134 → 2,682 SL
Crew training 52,000 SL
Experts 180,000 SL
Aces 700 GE
Research Aces 390,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB
100 / 150 % SL
154 % RP
Total cost of modifications 45,400 RP
97,400 SL
Talisman cost 1,300 GE

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Seakeeping
Unsinkability
Firepower
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