Fairmile C (312)
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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
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Mobility
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| Game Mode | Upgrade Status | Maximum Speed (km/h) | |
| Forward | Reverse | ||
| AB | |||
| Upgraded | 65 | 24 | |
| RB/SB | |||
| Upgraded | 48 | 18 | |
Modifications and economy
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Armament
Primary armament
The primary armament is composed of two 40 mm guns, an aft-mounted 2 pdr Rolls Royce cannon with 1,200 rounds of ammunition and a bow-mounted 2pdr QF Mk.IIc automatic cannon with 1,120 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 | ||||||
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| 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, with its higher concentration of HE over the other belts. It is the most effective against lightly armoured boats and aircraft. To deal with armoured 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 armour-piercing rounds, with this belt you will not need to reload when engaging armoured targets.
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
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Anti-aircraft armament
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Additional armament
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
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Pros:
- Low muzzle velocity of the 2 40mm guns gives it good shell arc, allowing it to engage targets from cover
- 2 turrets with twin 12.7mm guns are efficient versus aircraft and fast moving boats
Cons:
- 2pdr QF Mk.IIc. 40mm suffers from long reload and its the only forward facing gun
- Trying to use both 40mm guns exposes its side, making it vulnerable to total crew knockout
- No torpedoes
- Very fragile for its speed and size
- Currently has a top speed bug of only 56km/h instead of the advertised 65km/h, making its Depth Charges even more unusable against destroyers
History
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Media
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See also
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- reference to the series of the ship;
- links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.
External links
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- encyclopedia page on ship;
- other literature.
| Fairmile Marine Company | |
|---|---|
| Motor Launch (ML) | |
| Fairmile A | Fairmile A (ML100) |
| Fairmile B | Fairmile B (ML345) |
| Motor Torpedo/Gun Boat (MTB/MGB) | |
| Fairmile C | Fairmile C (312) · Fairmile C (332) |
| Fairmile D | Fairmile D (601) · Fairmile D (617) · Fairmile D (697) · Fairmile D (5001) |
| Landing Craft Support (LCS) | |
| Fairmile H | Fairmile H LCS(L)(2) |
| Britain boats | |
|---|---|
| Motor torpedo boats | Brave Borderer · Dark Aggressor · Dark Aggressor TD · Fairmile D (617) · Fairmile D (697) · Fairmile D (5001) · HMS Gay Archer |
| MTB-1(1) · MTB-1(2) · MTB Vosper · MTB Vosper(2) · MTB-422 | |
| Motor gun boats | Dark Adventurer · Fairmile A (ML100) · Fairmile B (ML345) · Fairmile C (312) · Fairmile C (332) · Fairmile D (601) · Fairmile H LCS(L)(2) |
| HMAS Arrow · HMAS Fremantle · MGB-61 · MGB-75 · ML 1383 · SGB Grey Fox · SGB Grey Goose | |
| Gunboats | HMS Spey |
