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Revision as of 23:41, 5 January 2020
Contents
Description
The Elco 77 ft PT-20 is a rank I American motor torpedo boat
with a battle rating of 1.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.79 "Project X" as part of the fleet closed beta test.
General info
Survivability and armour
The 77 ft PT-20 has no areas with serious amounts of armour protection. The hull of the vessel consists of 40 mm thick ship wood and the bridge on top is made of 15 mm ship wood. Any projectile that hits will penetrate and deal damage and almost no protection from fragmentation and splash damage is provided. Any attempt to rely on outlasting an opponent in combat will result in damage to the vessel. The crew is 15 people which is about average for the PT-20's BR, although any prolonged engagement will likely end in a destruction through loss of the crew. The PT-20 has a total of 4 compartments, with the second housing the fuel tanks and the third containing the three engines. Damage to the middle of the ship will often set fires or disable the mobility of the PT-20.
Mobility
Mobility Characteristics | ||
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Weight (tons) | ||
33 | ||
Max Speed (km/h) | ||
Mode | Stock | Upgraded |
Arcade | 78 | 106 |
Realistic/Simulator | 65 | 76 |
The 77 ft PT-20 is a very quick and agile vessel and is able to reach it's top speed in under 15 seconds from a stopped position. A 180° turn can be performed in about 10 seconds when started at full speed, and a complete loop can be made in under 20 seconds. Half rudder deflection is achieved in 2 seconds and maximum deflection in around 10 seconds.
Armament
Primary armament
2x 12.7 mm AN-M2 (x2) | ||||||
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Turrets | ||||||
Port Turret | Starboard Turret | |||||
Vertical guidance | -5°/+65° | -5°/+65° | ||||
Horizontal guidance | ±180° | ±180° | ||||
Ammo capacity | 9,600 | |||||
Rounds per turret | 4,800 |
Important to note is the fact that the main armament is unable to aim at targets on the water directly ahead due to the turrets being located just behind the bridge. Off to the side of the vessel it is possible to aim one or both of the turrets and directly astern it is possible to use both.
Ammunition
Penetration Statistics | |||||||
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Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration in mm @ 90° | |||||
10m | 100m | 500m | 1000m | 1500m | 2000m | ||
M20 | API-T | 31 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
M2 | AP | 33 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
M1 | I | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Shell Details | ||||||||||
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Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity in m/s |
Projectile Mass in kg |
Fuse delay
in m: |
Fuse sensitivity
in mm: |
Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent): |
Normalization At 30° from horizontal: |
Ricochet: | ||
0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||
M20 | API-T | 887 | 0.0403 | N/A | N/A | N/A | _._° | __° | __° | __° |
M2 | AP | 856 | 0.046 | N/A | N/A | N/A | _._° | __° | __° | __° |
M1 | I | 944 | 0.041 | 0.02 | 0.3 | 1.2 | _._° | __° | __° | __° |
Ammunition Belts | |||||
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Belts | Shell Composition | Combat Usage | |||
Universal | API-T / AP / I / AP | ||||
.50 AP | API-T / AP / AP / AP | ||||
.50 APIT | API-T / API-T / API-T / I |
Torpedo armament
533 mm Mk.8-3 C/D torpedo | ||||||||
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# on ship | Mass (kg) | Maximum speed in water (km/h) |
Travel distance (km) | Depth stroke (m) | Arming distance (m) |
Explosive type | Explosive mass (kg) | |
4 | 1379 | 54 | 3.65 | 1.0 | 50 | Torpex | 272 |
Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- .50 caliber machine guns can effectively deal with just about any opponent it faces.
- As with all in-game torpedoes, the 21-inch torpedoes can instantly obliterate an enemy ship, given they hit their mark.
- Decent top speed.
Cons:
- .50 cal turrets have very poor gun depression when facing forwards; will have difficulty in engaging targets head-on.
- The arrangement of the torpedoes requires firing from an angle against an enemy.
History
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, as well as adding them at the end of the article.
Media
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See also
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- reference to the series of the ship;
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External links
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- encyclopedia page on ship;
- other literature.
USA boats | |
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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 |