LÉ Orla

LÉ Orla

LÉ Orla

Britain

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.0	4.0	4.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Sub-chaser

Heavy boat

Boat

Purchase:6 090

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Description

The Peacock-class, LÉ Orla (P41) is a premium rank IV British sub-chaser with a battle rating of 4.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Direct Hit".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Hull16 mm (steel)

Superstructure3 mm (steel)

Number of section4

Displacement712 t

Crew39 people

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Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB70 / 33 km/h

RB46 / 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	70	33
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	46	22

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB3 031

RB4 732

Crew training10 000

Experts580 000

Aces1 200

Research Aces1 140 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 120 / 210 / 50 %

2 × 178 / 178 / 178 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Rudder Replacement Propeller Replacement Engine Maintenance	Damage Control Division Fire Division Smokescreen Shrapnel Protection New Pumps	Anti-Air Armament Targeting 20 mm HEIT belts 76mm_it_oto_sapom_navy_sap_ammo_pack Auxiliary Armament Targeting 20 mm APIT belts Primary Armament Targeting Improved Rangefinder 76mm_it_oto_mom_navy_he_vt_ammo_pack 20 mm APDS belts

Armament

Primary armament

Turret76 mm/62 OTO-Melara Compact automatic gun

Ammunition115 rounds

Vertical guidance-15° / 85°

the 76mm Oto Melara medium caliber naval armament is the main armament of this ship. It is capable if engaging naval targets at ranges of up to 17km with a high degree of precision. It is fully stabilized gun , using a RADAMEC fire control system, capable of engaging naval, air, or shore based targets.

The weapon system originated in Italy, entering service in 1984 (Irish Naval Service). It has a fire rate of 85 rounds per minute, with a weight of a single shell being approx. 12kg

Secondary armament

2 х Turret20 mm/65 Rh 202 automatic cannon

Ammunition2000 rounds

Belt capacity200 rounds

Fire rate1000 shots/min

The Rheinmetall 20 mm Rh- 202 Naval Cannon offers precise close range firepower. It has a high rate of fire, approx. 1030 rounds per minute with high accuracy. It has a variety of specialist ammunition available, allowing it to be used for both close range naval fire support as well as an inti-air point defence. It entered service (Irish Naval Service ) in 1984, with a range of 2km.

It is also armed with Browning 12.7 Heavy Machine guns as well as a FN MAG General Purpose Machine Gun.

Anti-aircraft armament

4 х Turret7.62 mm FN MAG machine gun

Ammunition1000 rounds

Belt capacity50 rounds

Fire rate600 shots/min

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

The L.É. ORLA was a former British Royal Navy patrol vessel stationed in the waters of Hong Kong, called the HMS SWIFT.

She was purchased by the Irish State in 1988, and given the name of L.É. ORLA The name of Orla is taken from Irish History, with it being a very popular name in the 12th Century in Ireland. The Namesake, Orla, has a strong connection with a historical king of Ireland, Brian Boru, with Orla being a grand niece of the king

The L.É. Orla is still in service with the Irish Naval service.

A notable call to fame for the L.É. Orla was that she was involved in the seizure of the biggest drug bust in the history of the state at the time, in 1993.

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See also

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External links

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https://www.military.ie/en/who-we-are/naval-service/the-fleet/le-orla-p41/

https://www.military.ie/en/who-we-are/naval-service/naval-service-weapons/

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