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== Description ==
 
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was the first vessel of the Army's new [[Soukou-Tei (Family)|Soukou-Tei class]] (装甲艇, Armored Boat), also known as the AB-Tei class. Designed as a naval landing escort boat, its main role was to provide fire support to Daihatsu-type landing craft and to be transportable by cargo ships like other landing craft. The Sakigake (さきがけ, Pioneer) was the initial prototype of her class completed in 1928, powered by a gasoline engine and armed with two [[Type 38 pattern 1907 (6.5 mm)|6.5 mm Type 38 machine guns]] and one [[Type 11 pattern 1922 (37 mm)|37 mm ''"Sniper"'' gun]] in tank-like turrets.
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The '''{{specs|name}}''' is a rank {{specs|rank}} Japanese armored gun boat {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy"]].
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It was introduced in [[Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy"]]. Its main purpose was to provide coastal landing support and river patrol, so it is not very effective on open waters or against fast torpedo boats. The Sakigake in particular also only comes with early interwar armament that fails to deal any significant damage. A possible tactic for using the Sakigake is to ask fellow captains to tow it through the water, so that it can contribute some extra guns and armour that can withstand some low-tier weapons.
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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This boat equips a 6.5 mm RHA on the bridge and in each turret. The armour can only prevent rifle calibre machine guns or fragment of shell from doing any damage.
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The Soukou-Tei (1927) has 6 mm of RHA protecting the turrets and the bridge, apart from this the hull is made up of the standard 6mm of steel. Overall, it's not very survivable at all, it does have some armour, but no enemy boats are going to struggle to get through it, cannons and heavy machine guns will have no trouble punching through. Additionally, because this vessel is so slow it is very easy to hit, as not much lead is required to land shots accurately, this artificially makes it less survivable than contemporary boats, despite the armour protection it has. It does, however, sit very low in the water, so this could lead to enemies missing a fair few shots at you if they're at the range, although like the majority of vessels around this battle rating use autocannons, it likely won't take very long for them to correct the range.
  
 
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In spite of small hull, its speed is not that good because this boat is equipped with only one small diesel engine.
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The Soukou-Tei has incredibly poor speed and overall mobility, it can reach a max of 26 km/h in realistic battle modes, which is slower than the vast majority of ships in-game, on some of the larger maps this boat will take an unnecessarily long amount of time to reach combat ranges it can actually fight in, which can be tedious to play around. Its ability to turn isn't terrible but isn't overly impressive either, it's about as much as you'd expect from a vessel this slow.
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On a large map, this boat typically will be sunk before taking on any enemy vessels within effective range of its armament.
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=== Modifications and economy ===
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== Armament ==
 
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=== Primary armament ===
 
=== Primary armament ===
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This boat is equipped with a low-velocity 37 mm cannon for its primary weapon, its performance overall is very poor and leaves a lot to be desired. It can only fire HE rounds which don't have a lot of penetration power, but they do adequate damage for the calibre and the gun can fire very rapidly. Despite this, though the gun is very inaccurate and close to unusable at the range, even at close range it's easy to miss, and if your enemy is quite fast it will take a few shots to acquire the lead and start landing shots on target. Additionally, in rougher conditions, the gun is almost entirely unusable, as it will bob up and down to such an extent that it becomes a real chore to land shots within even a few hundred metres.
  
 
=== Secondary armament ===
 
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[[File:Soukou-Tei 1927 secondaries.png|right|thumb|Secondaries provide acceptable anti-naval capability, but vertical guidance limits AA capability]]
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The Soukou-Tei also comes with two 6.5 mm machine guns, and these are close to being the least effective offensive weapons in the entire game. They can't penetrate the hull of any ships reliably past a few hundred metres and are limited to only being able to knock out exposed crew members, and even this is incredibly unreliable. The guns can only really deal reliable damage against aircraft, however, the guns cannot elevate past 25 degrees, meaning that if an aircraft is diving down to attack, these secondary guns will not be able to fire at them.
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There are two turrets on the front of the bridge and the stern armed with a Type 38 machine gun.
 
  
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
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This ship is very difficult to use given that the twin 6.5 mm machine guns are vastly underpowered against even smaller ships like the LS3 or MTB1-1 and it's 37 mm cannon has trouble hitting anything due to the HE round's low velocity. This accuracy is further exacerbated by the fact that the rough seas which causes the gun the bob up and down constantly and despite it's small size it's quite slow and with a Battle Ranking of 1.7 it would encounter similarly ranked (but faster or better armed ships) very regularly. It's also very vulnerable to aerial bombardments as none of it's guns have high depression of firepower.
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Because of all the various drawbacks this vessel has, it's hard to pinpoint a truly effective way to play it, as it just does not excel in any capacity. A safe, and arguably effective way to play it is by using it as an escort for some of the larger ships on your team, this works in theory, but in practice, a lot of the large support vessels around this battle rating are almost twice as fast as you, so you'll likely be left lagging behind the group.
  
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As such, captains of this ship would often find themselves outgunned by other ships and very vulnerable to bombing runs. To make the most out of it, it's recommended to act as an escort to larger, slower ships who can provide the firepower while you can hide in it's silhouette plinking away at any low flying aircraft or small ships attempting to sneak in torpedoes or depth charge attacks. While it's unlikely to get any kills the covering fire might be enough of a distraction for them.
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In any case, though aiming to stay close to friendlies is the best way to keep yourself afloat, you can't take much fire and you can't dish out damage, so you'll need a buffer from your team to help you out, in a one on one engagement you'll likely lose, as you just don't have the accuracy of the firepower to be able to quickly sink enemy boats at long or close range. You can, however, aid some of the larger ships in sinking enemy boats, try to aim for the same targets as your team to contribute to knocking them out.
  
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Should you find yourself sailing solo, captains should take advantage of it's small size to hide behind terrain or any other obstacles and while difficult to use, the 37 mm HE rounds' low velocity does allow it to fire over low obstacles allowing it to act as light artillery of sorts. The armour itself is thin and not particularly useful against the type of calibers you'd be facing but it can be somewhat enhanced at a distance.  
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Because most if not all friendly vessels will outpace you, try to aim to reach some cover around some commonly travelled areas of the map first, and then team up with any large friendly ships that come close to you afterwards, this allows for you to stay relatively safe for as long as possible. Try not to stray too far from cover or friendlies, you can't reliably engage past 1,000 m anyway, and if an enemy starts engaging you at range and you're not in cover, there's nothing you can do as you're just too slow to retreat, and lack the firepower to cause much damage.
  
 
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[[File:Soukou-Tei 1927 cover.png|thumb|right|Soukou-Tei historically was used along coasts and rivers, similarly in-game it's most effective when using natural obstacles to surprise opponents and use its shallow draft to take positions larger boats cannot.]]
  
 
'''Pros:'''
 
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* Small hull is easy to hide behind the rocks
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* Fast rate of fire for the main gun
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* Able to quickly farm Silver Lions
 
  
 
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* Slow speed
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* Weak weapons
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* Very weak firepower overall
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* Main gun inaccurate beyond 1 km
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* Very inaccurate main gun
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* Secondary guns can't aim upwards to defend from aircraft
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* Can't hit anything in wavy waters
  
 
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"Soukou-Tei"(装甲艇), also called "AB-Tei"(AB艇) is a Japanese landing support craft built by Imperial Army since the 1920s.
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File:Soukou-Tei (1927) Ceremonial (2).png|Launching ceremony of "Sakigake" at Ujina port, Hiroshima pref. (1927)
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File:Soukou-Tei (1927) Ceremonial.png|Launched ceremony of "Sakigake" at Ujina port, Hiroshima pref. (1927)
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File:Soukou-Tei (1927) Trial.png|Trial cruise
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File:Japanese armored boat (NIH 111844).jpg|Sakigake(?) on a river patrol while onlookers watch, China, 2 September 1945
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"AB-Tei Pioneer" is the first prototype of AB-Tei built 1928. This boat was bit top-heavy so during the war it modified to mast get shorter. Pioneer means its hull name, "Sakigake"(さきがけ).
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During early of Chino-Japanese war, this boat was used for a patrol around Tianjin.
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Soukou-Tei 1927 mobility.png|right|thumb|Low freeboard makes manoeuvres look dramatic, but they're slow-pased
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Latest revision as of 16:05, 22 July 2023

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This page is about the Japanese armoured gun boat Soukou-Tei. For other versions, see Soukou-Tei (Family).
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Description

The Soukou-Tei, Sakigake was the first vessel of the Army's new Soukou-Tei class (装甲艇, Armored Boat), also known as the AB-Tei class. Designed as a naval landing escort boat, its main role was to provide fire support to Daihatsu-type landing craft and to be transportable by cargo ships like other landing craft. The Sakigake (さきがけ, Pioneer) was the initial prototype of her class completed in 1928, powered by a gasoline engine and armed with two 6.5 mm Type 38 machine guns and one 37 mm "Sniper" gun in tank-like turrets.

It was introduced in Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy". Its main purpose was to provide coastal landing support and river patrol, so it is not very effective on open waters or against fast torpedo boats. The Sakigake in particular also only comes with early interwar armament that fails to deal any significant damage. A possible tactic for using the Sakigake is to ask fellow captains to tow it through the water, so that it can contribute some extra guns and armour that can withstand some low-tier weapons.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back
Main fire tower6 / 6 / 6 mm
Hull6 mm (steel)
Superstructure4 mm (steel)
Number of section3
Displacement18 t
Crew10 people

The Soukou-Tei (1927) has 6 mm of RHA protecting the turrets and the bridge, apart from this the hull is made up of the standard 6mm of steel. Overall, it's not very survivable at all, it does have some armour, but no enemy boats are going to struggle to get through it, cannons and heavy machine guns will have no trouble punching through. Additionally, because this vessel is so slow it is very easy to hit, as not much lead is required to land shots accurately, this artificially makes it less survivable than contemporary boats, despite the armour protection it has. It does, however, sit very low in the water, so this could lead to enemies missing a fair few shots at you if they're at the range, although like the majority of vessels around this battle rating use autocannons, it likely won't take very long for them to correct the range.

Mobility

Speedforward / back
AB35 / 19 km/h
RB26 / 14 km/h
Soukou-Tei under heavy enemy fire - situation that should be avoided at all cost.

The Soukou-Tei has incredibly poor speed and overall mobility, it can reach a max of 26 km/h in realistic battle modes, which is slower than the vast majority of ships in-game, on some of the larger maps this boat will take an unnecessarily long amount of time to reach combat ranges it can actually fight in, which can be tedious to play around. Its ability to turn isn't terrible but isn't overly impressive either, it's about as much as you'd expect from a vessel this slow.

Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode Upgrade Status Maximum Speed (km/h) Turn Time (s) Turn Radius (m)
Forward Reverse
AB Stock ___ ___
Upgraded 35 19
RB/SB Stock ___ ___
Upgraded 26 14

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference
AB209 → 263 Sl icon.png
RB314 → 395 Sl icon.png
Total cost of modifications4 450 Rp icon.png
2 670 Sl icon.png
Talisman cost300 Ge icon.png
Crew training600 Sl icon.png
Experts2 100 Sl icon.png
Aces45 Ge icon.png
Research Aces110 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
20 / 30 / 100 % Sl icon.png
100 / 100 / 100 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Seakeeping Unsinkability Firepower
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Dry-Docking
Research:
450 Rp icon.png
Cost:
270 Sl icon.png
80 Ge icon.png
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Rudder Replacement
Research:
250 Rp icon.png
Cost:
150 Sl icon.png
45 Ge icon.png
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Propeller Replacement
Research:
370 Rp icon.png
Cost:
220 Sl icon.png
70 Ge icon.png
Mods new ship engine.png
Engine Maintenance
Research:
480 Rp icon.png
Cost:
290 Sl icon.png
90 Ge icon.png
Mods ship damage control crew.png
Damage Control Division
Research:
450 Rp icon.png
Cost:
270 Sl icon.png
80 Ge icon.png
Mods ship fire control crew.png
Fire Division
Research:
250 Rp icon.png
Cost:
150 Sl icon.png
45 Ge icon.png
Mods engine smoke screen system.png
Smokescreen
Research:
250 Rp icon.png
Cost:
150 Sl icon.png
45 Ge icon.png
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New Pumps
Research:
480 Rp icon.png
Cost:
290 Sl icon.png
90 Ge icon.png
Mods new aux caliber turrets.png
Auxiliary Armament Targeting
Research:
250 Rp icon.png
Cost:
150 Sl icon.png
45 Ge icon.png
Mods new main caliber turrets.png
Primary Armament Targeting
Research:
370 Rp icon.png
Cost:
220 Sl icon.png
70 Ge icon.png
Mods ship rangefinder.png
Improved Rangefinder
Research:
370 Rp icon.png
Cost:
220 Sl icon.png
70 Ge icon.png
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Artillery Support
Research:
480 Rp icon.png
Cost:
290 Sl icon.png
90 Ge icon.png

Armament

Primary armament

Turret37 mm Type 11 pattern 1922 cannon
Ammunition500 rounds
Vertical guidance-6° / 14°
Main article: Type 11 pattern 1922 (37 mm)

This boat is equipped with a low-velocity 37 mm cannon for its primary weapon, its performance overall is very poor and leaves a lot to be desired. It can only fire HE rounds which don't have a lot of penetration power, but they do adequate damage for the calibre and the gun can fire very rapidly. Despite this, though the gun is very inaccurate and close to unusable at the range, even at close range it's easy to miss, and if your enemy is quite fast it will take a few shots to acquire the lead and start landing shots on target. Additionally, in rougher conditions, the gun is almost entirely unusable, as it will bob up and down to such an extent that it becomes a real chore to land shots within even a few hundred metres.

Secondary armament

2 х Turret6.5 mm Type 38 pattern 1907 machine gun
Ammunition1500 rounds
Belt capacity30 rounds
Fire rate600 shots/min
Secondaries provide acceptable anti-naval capability, but vertical guidance limits AA capability
Main article: Type 38 pattern 1907 (6.5 mm)

The Soukou-Tei also comes with two 6.5 mm machine guns, and these are close to being the least effective offensive weapons in the entire game. They can't penetrate the hull of any ships reliably past a few hundred metres and are limited to only being able to knock out exposed crew members, and even this is incredibly unreliable. The guns can only really deal reliable damage against aircraft, however, the guns cannot elevate past 25 degrees, meaning that if an aircraft is diving down to attack, these secondary guns will not be able to fire at them.

Usage in battles

Because of all the various drawbacks this vessel has, it's hard to pinpoint a truly effective way to play it, as it just does not excel in any capacity. A safe, and arguably effective way to play it is by using it as an escort for some of the larger ships on your team, this works in theory, but in practice, a lot of the large support vessels around this battle rating are almost twice as fast as you, so you'll likely be left lagging behind the group.

In any case, though aiming to stay close to friendlies is the best way to keep yourself afloat, you can't take much fire and you can't dish out damage, so you'll need a buffer from your team to help you out, in a one on one engagement you'll likely lose, as you just don't have the accuracy of the firepower to be able to quickly sink enemy boats at long or close range. You can, however, aid some of the larger ships in sinking enemy boats, try to aim for the same targets as your team to contribute to knocking them out.

Because most if not all friendly vessels will outpace you, try to aim to reach some cover around some commonly travelled areas of the map first, and then team up with any large friendly ships that come close to you afterwards, this allows for you to stay relatively safe for as long as possible. Try not to stray too far from cover or friendlies, you can't reliably engage past 1,000 m anyway, and if an enemy starts engaging you at range and you're not in cover, there's nothing you can do as you're just too slow to retreat, and lack the firepower to cause much damage.

Pros and cons

Soukou-Tei historically was used along coasts and rivers, similarly in-game it's most effective when using natural obstacles to surprise opponents and use its shallow draft to take positions larger boats cannot.

Pros:

  • Fast rate of fire for the main gun

Cons:

  • Incredibly slow
  • Very weak firepower overall
  • Very inaccurate main gun
  • Secondary guns can't aim upwards to defend from aircraft
  • Can't hit anything in wavy waters

History

Main article: History of the Soukou-Tei-Class

  • Launching ceremony of "Sakigake" at Ujina port, Hiroshima pref. (1927)

  • Launched ceremony of "Sakigake" at Ujina port, Hiroshima pref. (1927)

  • Trial cruise

  • Sakigake(?) on a river patrol while onlookers watch, China, 2 September 1945

Media

Skins
Images

  • Low freeboard makes manoeuvres look dramatic, but they're slow-pased

  • Soukou-Tei in Ultra-Low Quality

  • Soukou-Tei in Ultra-Low Quality, engaging an enemy boat.

See also

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;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • other literature.


Japan boats
Motor torpedo boats  Type T-1 · Type T-14 · Type T-14 (mod. 1) · Type T-38 · Type T-51a · Type T-51b
  PT-802 · PT-808 · PT-15
Motor gun boats  Ha-Go (mod. 1) · Type 4 (mod. 2) · Type 4 (Mod 4)
  Asagao (YTE-01) · PG 02
Armoured gun boats  Soukou-Tei · Soukou-Tei No.4
Gunboats  Chidori

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