Letuchiy

Letuchiy

Ognevoy

Letuchiy

Ognevoy

USSR

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.0	4.0	4.0

Class:

Destroyer

Research:4 000

Purchase:2 100

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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

Armourfront / side / back

Main fire tower5 / 5 / 0 mm

Hull16 mm (steel)

Superstructure4 mm (steel)

Number of section8

Displacement1 850 t

Crew212 people

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Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB86 / 40 km/h

RB70 / 32 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	63	29	~111.77	~217.41
	Upgraded	86	40	___	___
RB/SB	Stock	___	___	___	___
	Upgraded	70	32	___	___

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB435 → 565

RB680 → 884

Total cost of modifications4 440

2 695

Talisman cost300

Crew training600

Experts2 100

Aces45

Research Aces110 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

40 / 90 / 100 %

100 / 100 / 100 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Research: 150 Cost: 90 45 Rudder Replacement Research: 200 Cost: 120 60 Propeller Replacement Research: 220 Cost: 135 65 Engine Maintenance Research: 360 Cost: 220 110	Damage Control Division Research: 150 Cost: 90 45 Fire Division Research: 200 Cost: 120 60 Smokescreen Research: 200 Cost: 120 60 Shrapnel Protection Research: 220 Cost: 135 65 Ventilation Research: 220 Cost: 135 65 New Pumps Research: 360 Cost: 220 110 Ammo Wetting Research: 360 Cost: 220 110	76mm_it_ansaldo_navy_aphe_ammo_pack Research: 150 Cost: 90 45 Anti-Air Armament Targeting Research: 150 Cost: 90 45 120mm_ussr_50_bofors_sap_ammo_pack Research: 150 Cost: 90 45 88mm_spgr_br_lh31_navy_hei_ammo_pack Research: 150 Cost: 90 45 Auxiliary Armament Targeting Research: 200 Cost: 120 60 76-mm HE-TF Research: 200 Cost: 120 60 Improved Rangefinder Research: 220 Cost: 135 65 Primary Armament Targeting Research: 220 Cost: 135 65 Torpedo Mode Research: 360 Cost: 220 110

Armament

Primary armament

4 х Turret120 mm/50 Mk.4 Bofors M1924 cannon

Ammunition200 rounds

Vertical guidance-5° / 30°

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Penetration statistics
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

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (s)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
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

Turret8.8 cm/45 SK C/30 cannon

Ammunition220 rounds

Turret76 mm/40 Ansaldo cannon, mod.1917

Ammunition240 rounds

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Penetration statistics
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

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
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°

Penetration statistics
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

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	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

2 х Turret4 cm Skoda anti-aircraft gun

Ammunition500 rounds

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Additional armament

Setup 16 x 533 mm steam turbined torpedo S.I. 250/533,4X7,5 Tipo A

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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

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Letuchiy from live.warthunder.com.

See also

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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