Pr.1204

This page is about the premium Soviet armoured gun boat Pr.1204. For the regular version, see Pr.1204 late.

Pr.1204

Pr.1204

USSR

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.3	2.3	2.3

Class:

PREMIUM

Armored gun boat

Heavy boat

Boat

Purchase:1 150

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Description

The Pr.1204 was a Soviet armoured gunboat developed in 1965, intended to replace the outdated Pr.191M. Initially, the plan was to mount the experimental PT-90 tank turret as the main cannon, but since the tank did not enter production, the boat received a 76 mm D-56TS tank gun, in the same turret as the PT-76B. Production of the boat started in 1967, with a further upgrade beginning in 1970. A total of around 118 Pr.1204s were built between 1967 and 1972. 56 boats were used by the Soviet Navy, while the remaining 62 were deployed by the Soviet Border Troops. Eventually, the Soviet Navy felt the boat was underperforming, and almost all were transferred to the Soviet Border Troops.

Introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision", the Pr.1204 performs similarly to its predecessor, the Pr.191 armoured boat, but it has better speed, making it a little bit easier to move around the map. Its main cannon, the 76 mm D-56TS, has both HE and APHE shells that can damage light and heavily armoured targets. It is also equipped with 14.5 mm KPV heavy machine guns, capable of destroying enemy boats with a well-placed shot in a short time. Additionally, it carries YAM-43 small coastal mines that can be used to block enemy paths to strategic points.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Citadel4 / 8 / 4 mm

Main fire tower15 / 15 / 15 mm

Hull8 mm (steel)

Superstructure4 mm (steel)

Number of section5

Displacement71 t

Crew14 people

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Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB65 / 29 km/h

RB48 / 22 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	29
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	48	22

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB2 005

RB2 125

Crew training6 900

Experts46 000

Aces320

Research Aces500 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 100 / 130 / 50 %

2 × 130 / 130 / 130 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Rudder Replacement Propeller Replacement Engine Maintenance	Damage Control Division Fire Division Smokescreen New Pumps	14mm_ussr_KPVT_HEI_ammo_pack Auxiliary Armament Targeting 14mm_ussr_KPVT_API_ammo_pack 76mm_ussr_d56_navy_AP_ammo_pack Primary Armament Targeting Improved Rangefinder Artillery Support Mines

Armament

Primary armament

Turret76 mm/52 D-56TS cannon

Ammunition150 rounds

Vertical guidance-4° / 30°

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Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		100 m	1,000 m	2,000 m	3,000 m	4,000 m	5,000 m
OF-350M	HE	10	10	10	10	10	10
BR-354	APHE	96	79	63	51	41	34

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (s)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
OF-350M	HE	680	6.2	0	0.1	621	79°	80°	81°
BR-354	APHE	662	6.3	0.01	4	49.28	47°	60°	65°

Secondary armament

Turret2 x 14.5 mm KPV machine gun

Ammunition3000 rounds

Belt capacity50 rounds

Fire rate600 shots/min

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• Universal: API-T · IAI · AP-I(c) · IAI
• IAI: IAI · IAI · IAI · API-T
• API-T: API-T · AP-I(c) · AP-I · IAI

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
API-T	38	35	25	17	11	7
IAI	8	8	7	5	4	4
AP-I(c)	40	37	27	19	13	9
AP-I	40	39	34	29	24	20

Shell details
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
						0%	50%	100%
API-T	1,000	0.06	-	-	-	47°	56°	65°
IAI	1,000	0.06	0	0.1	1.5	47°	56°	65°
AP-I(c)	1,000	0.06	-	-	-	47°	56°	65°
AP-I	1,000	0.06	-	-	-	47°	56°	65°

Additional armament

Setup 110 x YAM-43 small moored contact coastal mine

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

The Pr.1204 (or "Shmel") class of river boats were developed in the mid 1960's as a successor to the USSR's aging fleet of WWII era river boats. 118 Shmel class river boats were built between 1967 and 1974. The boats were designed specifically to operate in shallow waters, such as rivers or littoral waters. The Shmel class was designed to support operations in rivers or or shallow water conditions such as denying waterway passages, protecting harbors supporting troop movements, as well as providing fire support form ship to shore scenarios. As of 2017,several are still in service with the Russian Navy, with at least 4 assigned to the Caspian fleet.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Pr.1204 from live.warthunder.com.

See also

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• reference to the series of the ship;
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External links

• [Military Factory] Shmel (class) / Project 1204 Armored Artillery Gunboat / Patrol Boat

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