Pr.191

Pr.191

Pr.191M

Pr.191

Pr.191M

USSR

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.7	2.7	2.7

Class:

Armored gun boat

Heavy boat

Boat

Research:26 000

Purchase:76 000

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Description

The Pr.191 is a rank III Soviet armoured gun boat with a battle rating of 2.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced during Update 1.79 "Project X" when the Soviet fleet was implemented into the game.

General info

Survivability and armour

As an "armoured gun boat", the Pr.191 has layers of armour around the hull and bridge to help against small-arms fire from the opposition. Almost all the armour on the boat are of the RHA composition, and so their stated thickness are their actual protection values provided for the ship.

The armour covers the bridge and turrets in all angles. However, despite all this armour in the fuselage enveloping the ship's centre and the rear turret's ammo stowage, it does not cover the bow ammo rack carrying the 85 mm rounds for the main armament; nor does it cover the rear fuel tanks, steering gear, and transmission. Because of this, glancing shots towards the bow and stern of the boat may put the ship into a perilous situation.

Armour type:

• Rolled homogenous armour
• Hardened armour (Rear turret base)

Armour	Bow (Slope angle)	Sides	Stern	Deck
Hull	7 mm	7 mm (0-32°)	7 mm	10 mm (0-89°)
Bridge	14 mm	14 mm	14 mm	10 mm (90°)
Armour	Front	Sides	Rear	Roof
Main turret	30 mm (0-42°) Front 10 mm (23-47°) Gun mantlet	30 mm (9-13°)	30 mm (17°)	20 mm (88-90°)
Secondary turrets	12 mm	12 mm	12 mm	12 mm

Notes:

• Turret base have an armour thickness of 10 mm. While the bow 85 mm turret base is made of RHA, the stern turret base is made of hardened armour.

Mobility

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons)
50.3
Max Speed (km/h)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	25.2	__.__
Realistic/Simulator	25.2	__.__

Armament

Primary armament

85 mm ZiS-C-53
Vertical guidance	-8°/+77°
Horizontal guidance	±140°
Ammo capacity	180

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 0° Angle of Attack
		100m	1000m	2000m	3000m	4000m	5000m
85 mm O-365K	HE	38	30	24	20	16	11
85 mm BR-365	APHEBC	132	112	193	77	65	55

Shell details
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%
85 mm O-365K	HE	785	9.54	0.0	0.1	741	+0°	79°	80°	81°
85 mm BR-365	APHEBC	792	9.2	1.2	15	164	-1°	48°	63°	71°

Secondary armament

12.7 mm DShK (x4)
Turrets (Bow to stern)
	Centre turret (x2)	Stern turret (x2)
Vertical guidance	-5°/+85°
Horizontal guidance	±180°	-135°/+145°
Ammo capacity	8,000

Special armament

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Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier	Seakeeping	Unsinkability		Firepower
I	Dry-Docking	Tool Set		12.7 mm HE belts	85 mm BR-365
II	Rudder Replacement	Fire Protection System	Smokescreen	12.7 mm APIT belts	Auxiliary Armament Targeting
III	Propeller Replacement				Primary Armament Targeting	Improved Rangefinder
IV	Engine Maintenance	New Pumps		Mines

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Possesses a whoppin' 85 mm cannon to pick off targets
• Relatively thin profile, presents a rather small target when facing enemy face-on

Cons:

• The main 85 mm gun is limited towards only the front and bits of the sides
• Is covered in armour... except for the front ammo rack and rear mobility modules and fuel tanks
• Small crew complement

History

Following the Soviet's experience with the Pr.1124 and 1125 armoured boats, development for an improved successor came in the immediate post-war period of 1946, assigned to Central Design Bureau №19 (TsKB-19) at Leningrad. The improvements were for more armour, an 85 mm gun, two 12.7 mm machine guns and powered by the T-34 V-12 diesel engine. The boat developed as the Project 191 in Shipyard №344 at the city of Molotov (today known as Perm).

The single unit produced was designated BK-166. From the ship's development, improvements were made with M-50 diesel engines and 14.5 mm machine guns that would be used in succeeding units as the Project 191M, of which 118 units would be produced.

Media

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See also

• Pr.191M - Main production variant of the ship, with the main improvements in machine gun armaments and mobility.

External links

• [Navypedia] BK-166 armoured motor gunboat (project 191) (1946)
• [RussianShips.info] Project 191