Fairmile C (312)

Fairmile C (312)

HMCS Brantford

Fairmile H LCS(L)(2)

Fairmile C (312)

HMCS Brantford

Fairmile H LCS(L)(2)

Britain

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.3	2.3	2.3

Class:

Motor gun boat

Boat

Research:26 000

Purchase:76 000

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Description

The Fairmile C (312) is a rank III British motor gun boat with a battle rating of 2.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.83 "Masters of the Sea" as part of the British fleet closed beta test.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Hull28 mm (wood)

Superstructure15 mm (wood)

Number of section4

Displacement72 t

Crew16 people

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Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB65 / 24 km/h

RB48 / 18 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	65	24
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	48	18

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB1 122 → 1 439

RB1 540 → 1 975

Total cost of modifications27 000

50 900

Talisman cost1 100

Crew training22 000

Experts76 000

Aces500

Research Aces320 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

90 / 130 / 100 %

142 / 142 / 142 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 100 125 Rudder Replacement Research: 1 000 Cost: 1 900 110 Propeller Replacement Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 200 190 Engine Maintenance Research: 2 900 Cost: 5 400 330	Damage Control Division Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 100 125 Fire Division Research: 1 000 Cost: 1 900 110 Smokescreen Research: 1 000 Cost: 1 900 110 New Pumps Research: 2 900 Cost: 5 400 330	Anti-Air Armament Targeting Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 100 125 40mm_qf_mkxv_he_ammo_pack Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 100 125 12.7 mm I Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 100 125 Auxiliary Armament Targeting Research: 1 000 Cost: 1 900 110 40mm_qf_mkxv_ap_ammo_pack Research: 1 000 Cost: 1 900 110 12.7 mm API Research: 1 000 Cost: 1 900 110 Primary Armament Targeting Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 200 190 Improved Rangefinder Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 200 190 Depth Charges Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 200 190 Artillery Support Research: 2 900 Cost: 5 400 330

Armament

Primary armament

Turret40 mm 2pdr Rolls Royce semi-automatic cannon

Ammunition1200 rounds

Belt capacity4 rounds

Fire rate231 shots/min

Vertical guidance-14° / 60°

Turret40 mm 2pdr QF Mk.IIc automatic cannon

Ammunition1 rounds

Belt capacity56 rounds

Fire rate200 shots/min

Vertical guidance-5° / 70°

The primary armament is composed of two 40 mm guns, an aft mounted 2 pdr Rolls Royce cannon with 1200 rounds of ammunition; and a bow mounted 2pdr QF Mk.IIc automatic cannon with 1120 rounds of ammunition. The aft gun has a magazine capacity of 4 rounds and a reload of 2.21 seconds with a stock crew, when used with an ace crew the reload is 1.7 seconds. The bow gun has a belt capacity of 56 rounds and a reload of 7.8 seconds with a stock crew, an ace crew can reload the gun in 6 seconds.

There are three ammunition choices available:

• Universal: HEF · AP-T · HEF · AP-T

• 40 mm HE: HEF · HEF · HEF · AP-T

• 40 mm AP: AP-T · AP-T · AP-T · HEF

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
Universal	60	57	50	43	38	34
40 mm HE	60	57	50	43	38	34
40 mm AP	60	57	50	43	38	34

The best ammunition for general use is the 40 mm HE belt, due to its higher concentration of HE over the other belts. This makes it the most effective against lightly armored boats and aircraft. For dealing with armored targets a large amount of the 40 mm AP belt should also be carried. Due to the long reload of the bow gun it may be advisable to try to engage targets with the aft gun when reloading or switching belts. Alternatively you may want to use the universal belt which trades damage output for more armor piercing rounds, with this belt you will not need to reload when engaging armored targets.

Currently, due to a bug, the ammo count for the primary armament in battle differs from what it should be. The bow gun has a total of 600 rounds of ammo in 10 belts of 60 rounds each and the aft gun has a total of 40 rounds of ammunition in 10 magazines of 4 rounds each. Because of this you should currently not rely on the aft gun for engaging targets.

Secondary armament

2 х Turret2 x 12.7 mm Vickers Mk.V machine gun

Ammunition4000 rounds

Belt capacity200 rounds

Fire rate600 shots/min

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Anti-aircraft armament

2 х Turret2 x 7.7 mm Vickers GO No.5 machine gun

Ammunition4000 rounds

Belt capacity100 rounds

Fire rate949 shots/min

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Additional armament

Setup 14 x Mk.VII depth charge

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros:

Cons:

• In AB 2pdr Rolls Royce breaks very quickly and never comes back
• 2pdr QF Mk.11c. suffers from long reload time so it cannot be used like the cannon on the FPB1102
• Layout of primary armaments (front and back) mean that it is most destructive when in parallel to the target
• No torpedoes
• Light armour

History

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See also

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