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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American motor gun boat {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.79 "Project X"]] as part of the fleet closed beta test.
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American motor gun boat {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.79 "Project X"]] as part of the fleet closed beta test.  The  Patrol Gunboat Hydrofoil ''Tucumcari'' (PGH-2) was built for operation by the Navy at a cost of $4 million by Boeing with subcontractor.  She was unique at time by using water-jet propulsion instead of propeller in water, the water intake being at base of rear foils, pushed though a jet turbine engine powered pump, and the water jet exits under the hull.  When in shallow water or coming to port the three hydrofoils would fold up and a small engine powered propeller with be used for maneuvering.  She was the bases for the ''[[Sparviero]]''-class and [[PG 02]] hydropfoil patrol boats.
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Armament was typical with PT boats, being common 40mm bofors and Browning machine guns.
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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The PGH-2 lacks armour, and the ammunition for the 40 mm Bofors gun is exposed, not to mention that they aren't armoured, so they can be hit easily.
 
The PGH-2 lacks armour, and the ammunition for the 40 mm Bofors gun is exposed, not to mention that they aren't armoured, so they can be hit easily.
  
The gunners are all exposed, so be careful not to let them get hit.
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The gunners are all exposed, so be careful not to let them get hit.  She is also a small boat and small crew, and at full speed is well above the water making for a larger target.
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
 
{{Specs-Fleet-Mobility}}
 
{{Specs-Fleet-Mobility}}
''Write about the ship's mobility. Evaluate its power and manoeuvrability, rudder rerouting speed, stopping speed at full tilt, with its maximum forward and reverse speed.''
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She is a hydrofoil, naturally she is quite fast, but far from the fastest in game.  She has a good turn radius but in doing so looses speed very fast. Fortunately acceleration is excellent and stopping is acceptable but doing S turns will rapidly slow you down.  The biggest downside is shallow water obstacles, at slow speed will frequently hit land, or sunken ships.   {{NavalMobility}}
 
 
{{NavalMobility}}
 
  
 
=== Modifications and economy ===
 
=== Modifications and economy ===
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{{main|Bofors L/60 Mark 3 (40 mm)}}
 
{{main|Bofors L/60 Mark 3 (40 mm)}}
  
''Provide information about the characteristics of the primary armament. Evaluate their efficacy in battle based on their reload speed, ballistics and the capacity of their shells. Add a link to the main article about the weapon: <code><nowiki>{{main|Weapon name (calibre)}}</nowiki></code>. Broadly describe the ammunition available for the primary armament, and provide recommendations on how to use it and which ammunition to choose.''
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''Main article: '''[[Bofors L/60 Mark 3 (40 mm)]]'''''
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''Your main armament and a powerful one at that. The singe Bofors cannons is in the bow with approximately 300 degrees of arc on horizontal plane.  The cannons become almost ineffective at ranges above 2Km(1.25Mi, 6560ft).'' ''Continuous firing will diminish the precision of rounds, and could case the cannon to stop working needing a long cool down.''
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{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="8" |[[Bofors L/60 Mark 3 (40 mm)|40 mm Bofors L/60 Mark 3]] (x1)
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|-
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!Vertical Guidance
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!Horizontal Guidance
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!Vertical Targeting Speed
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!Horizontal Targeting Speed
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!Ammo Capacity (Belt Capacity)
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!Rate of Fire (Rounds/Min)
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|-
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| -10°/+85°
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|±180°
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|30°/s
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|24°/s
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|2200 (n/a)
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|160
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|}
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; ''Available Ammunition''
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* ''Universal: AP-T/HEFI-T (The Universal belt is the starting of ammunition, it's pretty much good against anything but it may not be too good against armoured gunboats.)''
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* ''40mm HE clips: HEFI-T/HEFI-T/HEFI-T/AP-T (The HE clips is good against boats with little armour and planes, still effective against small destroyers)''
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* ''40mm AP clips:  AP-T/AP-T/AP-T/HEFI-T (The AP clips is better suited to go against armoured gunboats and damaging larger ships)''
  
 
=== Secondary armament ===
 
=== Secondary armament ===
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{{main|AN-M2 (12.7 mm)}}
 
{{main|AN-M2 (12.7 mm)}}
  
''Some ships are fitted with weapons of various calibres. Secondary armaments are defined as weapons chosen with the control <code>Select secondary weapon</code>. Evaluate the secondary armaments and give advice on how to use them. Describe the ammunition available for the secondary armament. Provide recommendations on how to use them and which ammunition to choose. Remember that any anti-air armament, even heavy calibre weapons, belong in the next section. If there is no secondary armament, remove this section.''
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''Main article'': '''''[[Mk 2 mortar]]'''''
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The 81 mm mortar is located on the aft deck of PGH-2. Generally not useful, except for that rare chance it is!
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{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="8" |[[Mk 2 (81 mm)|81 mm Mk 2 Mortar]] (x1)
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|-
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!Vertical Guidance
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!Horizontal Guidance
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!Vertical Targeting Speed
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!Horizontal Targeting Speed
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!Ammo Capacity (Belt Capacity)
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!Rate of Fire (Rounds/Min)
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|-
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| -5°/+40°
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|±180°
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|45°/s
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|20°/s
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|100 (N/A)
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|18
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|}
  
 
=== Anti-aircraft armament ===
 
=== Anti-aircraft armament ===
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{{main|Mk 2 mortar}}
 
{{main|Mk 2 mortar}}
  
''An important part of the ship's armament responsible for air defence. Anti-aircraft armament is defined by the weapon chosen with the control <code>Select anti-aircraft weapons</code>. Talk about the ship's anti-air cannons and machine guns, the number of guns and their positions, their effective range, and about their overall effectiveness – including against surface targets. If there are no anti-aircraft armaments, remove this section.''
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''Main article: '''[[AN-M2 (12.7 mm)]]'''''
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''The AN- M2 machine guns can fire until they run out of ammo, overall these are mostly used against smaller boats and planes, mostly ineffective at ranges above 1Km (0.62Mi, 3280ft).''
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; ''Available Ammunition''
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* ''Universal: API-T/AP/I/AP''
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* ''.50 AP belt: API-T/AP/AP/AP''
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* ''.50APIT belt: API-T/API-T/API-T/I''
  
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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The ''Tucumcari'' is the fastest boat in the USN, so she is good for one thing, capping distant points. While powerful, the 40mm bofors is not enough to take down other ships you will face, but be bigger target for them. She will need to take special tactics to do well, but can be a match winning units, so keep handy.  Your biggest threat is other rapid fire boats, less from slow firing ships over 4000m''.''
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
* Good top speed overall
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* Good top speed overall, best in USN
 
* Has a powerful 40 mm gun
 
* Has a powerful 40 mm gun
 
* Good manoeuvrability
 
* Good manoeuvrability
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'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
* Overall armament is rather light
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* Overall armament is rather light compared to others with lower BR.
* When at top speed, the bottom of the hull is exposed, due to the whole ship riding above the water, save the hydrofoil attachments
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* As with any hydrofoil when at top speed the hull rises, making her a bigger target.
* Very light anti-aircraft armament, allowing planes to get really close to her before dropping their ordnance
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* Very light anti-aircraft armament for BR, allowing planes to get really close to her before dropping their ordnance
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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''Links to articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 
''Links to articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
  
* ''reference to the series of the ship;''
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* [[Sparviero]]
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
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* [[PG 02]]
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* [[VS-10]]
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* [[VS-8 Schell I]]
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* [[Pr. 123K (A-11)]]
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* [[Pr. 206M]]
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==

Revision as of 04:01, 31 January 2021

Rank VI USA | Premium | Golden Eagles
A-10A Thunderbolt (Early)
USS Tucumcari
us_tucumcari_pgh2.png
GarageImage USS Tucumcari.jpg
USS Tucumcari
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Description

The USS Tucumcari (PGH-2) is a rank IV American motor gun boat with a battle rating of 3.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.79 "Project X" as part of the fleet closed beta test. The Patrol Gunboat Hydrofoil Tucumcari (PGH-2) was built for operation by the Navy at a cost of $4 million by Boeing with subcontractor. She was unique at time by using water-jet propulsion instead of propeller in water, the water intake being at base of rear foils, pushed though a jet turbine engine powered pump, and the water jet exits under the hull. When in shallow water or coming to port the three hydrofoils would fold up and a small engine powered propeller with be used for maneuvering. She was the bases for the Sparviero-class and PG 02 hydropfoil patrol boats.

Armament was typical with PT boats, being common 40mm bofors and Browning machine guns.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back
Hull8 mm (steel)
Superstructure3 mm (steel)
Number of section3
Displacement57 t
Crew13 people

The PGH-2 lacks armour, and the ammunition for the 40 mm Bofors gun is exposed, not to mention that they aren't armoured, so they can be hit easily.

The gunners are all exposed, so be careful not to let them get hit. She is also a small boat and small crew, and at full speed is well above the water making for a larger target.

Mobility

Speedforward / back
AB122 / 17 km/h
RB91 / 13 km/h

She is a hydrofoil, naturally she is quite fast, but far from the fastest in game. She has a good turn radius but in doing so looses speed very fast. Fortunately acceleration is excellent and stopping is acceptable but doing S turns will rapidly slow you down. The biggest downside is shallow water obstacles, at slow speed will frequently hit land, or sunken ships. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan="4" | Mobility Characteristics |- ! rowspan="2" | Game Mode ! rowspan="2" | Upgrade Status ! colspan="2" | Maximum Speed (km/h) ! rowspan="2" style="display:none;"| Turn Time (s) ! rowspan="2" style="display:none;"| Turn Radius (m) |- ! Forward ! Reverse |- | rowspan="2" | AB | style="display:none;"| Stock | style="display:none;"| ___ | style="display:none;"| ___ | style="display:none;"| | style="display:none;"| |- | Upgraded || 122 || 17 | style="display:none;"| | style="display:none;"| |- | rowspan="2" | RB/SB | style="display:none;"| Stock | style="display:none;"| ___ | style="display:none;"| ___ | style="display:none;"| | style="display:none;"| |- | Upgraded || 91 || 13 | style="display:none;"| | style="display:none;"| |- |}

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference
AB3 108 → 3 940 Sl icon.png
RB4 069 → 5 159 Sl icon.png
Total cost of modifications89 800 Rp icon.png
154 800 Sl icon.png
Talisman cost1 700 Ge icon.png
Crew training87 000 Sl icon.png
Experts300 000 Sl icon.png
Aces1 100 Ge icon.png
Research Aces520 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
130 / 200 / 100 % Sl icon.png
172 / 172 / 172 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Seakeeping Unsinkability Firepower
Mods new ship hull.png
Dry-Docking
Research:
3 600 Rp icon.png
Cost:
6 200 Sl icon.png
160 Ge icon.png
Mods new ship rudder.png
Rudder Replacement
Research:
3 400 Rp icon.png
Cost:
5 800 Sl icon.png
155 Ge icon.png
Mods new ship screw.png
Propeller Replacement
Research:
11 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
19 000 Sl icon.png
490 Ge icon.png
Mods new ship engine.png
Engine Maintenance
Research:
9 800 Rp icon.png
Cost:
17 000 Sl icon.png
440 Ge icon.png
Mods ship damage control crew.png
Damage Control Division
Research:
3 600 Rp icon.png
Cost:
6 200 Sl icon.png
160 Ge icon.png
Mods ship fire control crew.png
Fire Division
Research:
3 400 Rp icon.png
Cost:
5 800 Sl icon.png
155 Ge icon.png
Mods engine smoke screen system.png
Smokescreen
Research:
3 400 Rp icon.png
Cost:
5 800 Sl icon.png
155 Ge icon.png
Mods new ship pumps.png
New Pumps
Research:
9 800 Rp icon.png
Cost:
17 000 Sl icon.png
440 Ge icon.png
Mods new aa caliber turrets.png
Anti-Air Armament Targeting
Research:
3 600 Rp icon.png
Cost:
6 200 Sl icon.png
160 Ge icon.png
Mods ammo.png
40 mm HE clips
Research:
3 600 Rp icon.png
Cost:
6 200 Sl icon.png
160 Ge icon.png
Mods tank ammo.png
.50 AP belt
Research:
3 600 Rp icon.png
Cost:
6 200 Sl icon.png
160 Ge icon.png
Mods new aux caliber turrets.png
Auxiliary Armament Targeting
Research:
3 400 Rp icon.png
Cost:
5 800 Sl icon.png
155 Ge icon.png
Mods ammo.png
40 mm AP clips
Research:
3 400 Rp icon.png
Cost:
5 800 Sl icon.png
155 Ge icon.png
Mods tank ammo.png
.50 APIT belt
Research:
3 400 Rp icon.png
Cost:
5 800 Sl icon.png
155 Ge icon.png
Mods new main caliber turrets.png
Primary Armament Targeting
Research:
11 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
19 000 Sl icon.png
490 Ge icon.png
Mods ship art support.png
Artillery Support
Research:
9 800 Rp icon.png
Cost:
17 000 Sl icon.png
440 Ge icon.png

Armament

Primary armament

Turret40 mm Bofors L/60 Mark 3 gun
Ammunition2000 rounds
Belt capacity4 rounds
Fire rate160 shots/min
Vertical guidance-10° / 85°

Main article: Bofors L/60 Mark 3 (40 mm)

Your main armament and a powerful one at that. The singe Bofors cannons is in the bow with approximately 300 degrees of arc on horizontal plane. The cannons become almost ineffective at ranges above 2Km(1.25Mi, 6560ft). Continuous firing will diminish the precision of rounds, and could case the cannon to stop working needing a long cool down.

40 mm Bofors L/60 Mark 3 (x1)
Vertical Guidance Horizontal Guidance Vertical Targeting Speed Horizontal Targeting Speed Ammo Capacity (Belt Capacity) Rate of Fire (Rounds/Min)
-10°/+85° ±180° 30°/s 24°/s 2200 (n/a) 160
Available Ammunition
  • Universal: AP-T/HEFI-T (The Universal belt is the starting of ammunition, it's pretty much good against anything but it may not be too good against armoured gunboats.)
  • 40mm HE clips: HEFI-T/HEFI-T/HEFI-T/AP-T (The HE clips is good against boats with little armour and planes, still effective against small destroyers)
  • 40mm AP clips: AP-T/AP-T/AP-T/HEFI-T (The AP clips is better suited to go against armoured gunboats and damaging larger ships)

Secondary armament

2 х Turret2 x 12.7 mm Browning AN-M2 machine gun
Ammunition4000 rounds
Belt capacity200 rounds
Fire rate577 shots/min
Main article: AN-M2 (12.7 mm)

Main article: Mk 2 mortar

The 81 mm mortar is located on the aft deck of PGH-2. Generally not useful, except for that rare chance it is!

81 mm Mk 2 Mortar (x1)
Vertical Guidance Horizontal Guidance Vertical Targeting Speed Horizontal Targeting Speed Ammo Capacity (Belt Capacity) Rate of Fire (Rounds/Min)
-5°/+40° ±180° 45°/s 20°/s 100 (N/A) 18

Anti-aircraft armament

Turret81 mm Mk 2 mortar
Ammunition100 rounds
Main article: Mk 2 mortar

Main article: AN-M2 (12.7 mm)

The AN- M2 machine guns can fire until they run out of ammo, overall these are mostly used against smaller boats and planes, mostly ineffective at ranges above 1Km (0.62Mi, 3280ft).

Available Ammunition
  • Universal: API-T/AP/I/AP
  • .50 AP belt: API-T/AP/AP/AP
  • .50APIT belt: API-T/API-T/API-T/I

Usage in battles

The Tucumcari is the fastest boat in the USN, so she is good for one thing, capping distant points. While powerful, the 40mm bofors is not enough to take down other ships you will face, but be bigger target for them. She will need to take special tactics to do well, but can be a match winning units, so keep handy. Your biggest threat is other rapid fire boats, less from slow firing ships over 4000m.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Good top speed overall, best in USN
  • Has a powerful 40 mm gun
  • Good manoeuvrability

Cons:

  • Overall armament is rather light compared to others with lower BR.
  • As with any hydrofoil when at top speed the hull rises, making her a bigger target.
  • Very light anti-aircraft armament for BR, allowing planes to get really close to her before dropping their ordnance

History

The USS Tucumcari, named after the city in New Mexico, was a hydrofoil boat developed by the Boeing company in the late 1960s to test a decade's worth of hydrofoil research and development. She was a true state-of-the-art ship, sporting the latest in hydrofoil technology, electronics and a powerful gas turbine engine. All of this granted the ship an excellent top speed and maneuverability, whilst also allowing it to seamlessly traverse even rough waters. USS Tucumcari was delivered and commissioned to the U.S. Navy in March 1968.

In her early service life, Tucumcari was thoroughly tested in the Pacific waters off the American west coast, performing various patrol missions and taking part in fleet exercises. Following this, the ship was sent on its first combat missions to Vietnam, taking part in Operation Market Time. There, Tucumcari managed to successfully prove her effectiveness in combat conditions with positive remarks on her performance.

After her return to the United States in 1970, she was transferred to the Atlantic Fleet before being sent off on a European demonstration tour in 1971. Throughout the tour, USS Tucumcari visited several European (NATO) countries including Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Britain, Greece and Turkey, in an effort to demonstrate the capability of hydrofoil propulsion to other NATO members.

USS Tucumcari returned to the States once more in October 1971 and resumed with, among others, coastal patrol duties with the U.S. Coast Guard. In November 1972 however, the ship was severely damaged after running aground on a coral reef at full speed during a simulated combat mission off the coast of Puerto Rico. Due to the excessive damage, it was deemed uneconomical to recover and repair the ship. Thus, USS Tucumcari was struck off the Naval Register in November 1973 and was subsequently taken apart for scraps.

- From Devblog

The USN's success with the Tucumcari was noticed by the Italians, and used the hydrofoil layout of the former as the bases for their new Sparviero-class patrol boat. Although they look similar at a glance, it is mainly limited to just the hydrofoils and water jet propulsion, the rest of the hull was unique design. The Japanese in turn were interested and purchased 3 of the Sparviero's but changed the armaments, in game as the PG 02.

Media

See also

Links to articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

External links


Marine Branch, Boeing
Gunboats 
Patrol Combatant, Hydrofoil (PGH)  USS Tucumcari
See Also  For Boeing-built aircraft, see Boeing Aircraft

USA boats
Motor torpedo boats  PT-3 · PT-6 · PT-20 · PT-71 · PT-103 · PT-109 · PT-174
  PT-200 · PT-314 · Thunderbolt (PT-556) · PT-565 · PT-658 · PT-810 · PT-811 · PT-812
Motor gun boats  Kim Qui · LCS(L)(3) · PT-59 · PTF-7 · USS Candid · USS Asheville · USS Douglas · USS Flagstaff · USS Tucumcari · USS Cyclone
Armoured gun boats  LCM(6) Zippo