Kerch (destroyer)

Kerch

Kerch

USSR

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.3	3.3	3.3

Class:

PREMIUM

Destroyer

Purchase:250

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Description

The Fidonisy-class, Kerch, 1917 is a premium rank I Soviet destroyer with a battle rating of 3.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "New Power".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Main fire tower38 / 0 / 0 mm

Hull16 mm (steel)

Superstructure4 mm (steel)

Number of section7

Displacement1 700 t

Crew168 people

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Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB72 / 26 km/h

RB59 / 22 km/h

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Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	72	26
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	59	22

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB309

RB358

Total cost of modifications5 160

520

Crew training150

Experts1 000

Aces20

Research Aces145 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 40 / 60 / 50 %

2 × 75 / 75 / 75 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Research: 450 Cost: 45 50 Rudder Replacement Propeller Replacement Engine Maintenance Research: 960 Cost: 95 110	Damage Control Division Fire Division Smokescreen Research: 330 Cost: 35 40 Shrapnel Protection Research: 450 Cost: 45 50 Ventilation Research: 450 Cost: 45 50 New Pumps Ammo Wetting Research: 960 Cost: 95 110	Anti-Air Armament Targeting Research: 450 Cost: 45 50 40mm_qf_mkxv_he_ammo_pack Research: 450 Cost: 45 50 Auxiliary Armament Targeting 40mm_qf_mkxv_ap_ammo_pack Research: 330 Cost: 35 40 102mm_ussr_navy_shrapnel_ammo_pack Research: 330 Cost: 35 40 Primary Armament Targeting Improved Rangefinder

Armament

Primary armament

4 х Turret102 mm/60 Pattern 1911 naval gun

Ammunition160 rounds

Vertical guidance-10° / 30°

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Secondary armament

2 х Turret40 mm 2pdr QF Mk.IIc automatic cannon

Ammunition2240 rounds

Belt capacity56 rounds

Fire rate200 shots/min

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Anti-aircraft armament

2 х Turret7.62 mm Maxim machine gun

Ammunition1500 rounds

Belt capacity1000 rounds

Fire rate600 shots/min

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Additional armament

Setup 114 x 450 mm wet-heater torpedo pattern 1910

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

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Media

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See also

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External links

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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

USSR premium ships
Motor torpedo boats	G-5 (ShVAK) · Pr.123K (A-10bis)
Motor gun boats	TKA-412 · Pr.183 BM-21 · Ya-5M
Motor torpedo gun boats	MPK Pr.12412P
Armoured gun boats	MBK-161 early · MBK pr.186 (MK 85) · Pr.1124 MLRS · Pr.1204
Sub-chasers	MPK Pr.122bis
Frigates	Rosomacha
Destroyers	Kerch · Ryany · Leningrad · Stroyny · Smelyi · Neustrashimy · Blagorodnyy
Light cruisers	Murmansk · Kerch · Zheleznyakov
Battleships	Marat