LCS(L)(3)

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Rank IV USSR | Premium | Golden Eagles
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LCS(L)(3)
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LCS(L)(3)
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Description

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The Landing Craft Support (Large) (Mark 3) is a rank V American motor gun boat with a battle rating of 3.7 (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

Armourfront / side / back
Hull8 mm (steel)
Superstructure4 mm (steel)
Number of section4
Displacement245 t
Crew73 people

Talk about the vehicle's armour. Note the most well-defended and most vulnerable zones, e.g. the ammo magazine. Evaluate the composition of components and assemblies responsible for movement and manoeuvrability. Evaluate the survivability of the primary and secondary armament separately. Don't forget to mention the size of the crew, which plays an important role in fleet mechanics. Tips for preserving survivability should be saved for the "Use in battle" section.

If necessary, use a graphic template to show the most well-protected or most vulnerable points in the armour.

Mobility

Speedforward / back
AB39 / 25 km/h
RB29 / 19 km/h

Write about the ship’s mobility. Evaluate its power and manoeuvrability, rudder rerouting speed, stopping speed at full tilt, with its maximum forward speed and reverse speed.

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference
AB4 200 → 5 279 Sl icon.png
RB5 211 → 6 550 Sl icon.png
Total cost of modifications208 400 Rp icon.png
332 000 Sl icon.png
Talisman cost2 000 Ge icon.png
Crew training200 000 Sl icon.png
Experts700 000 Sl icon.png
Aces1 500 Ge icon.png
Research Aces670 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
130 / 220 / 100 % Sl icon.png
190 / 190 / 190 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Seakeeping Unsinkability Firepower
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Dry-Docking
Research:
8 400 Rp icon.png
Cost:
13 000 Sl icon.png
200 Ge icon.png
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Rudder Replacement
Research:
7 900 Rp icon.png
Cost:
13 000 Sl icon.png
185 Ge icon.png
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Propeller Replacement
Research:
17 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
27 000 Sl icon.png
400 Ge icon.png
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Engine Maintenance
Research:
34 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
54 000 Sl icon.png
800 Ge icon.png
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Damage Control Division
Research:
8 400 Rp icon.png
Cost:
13 000 Sl icon.png
200 Ge icon.png
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Fire Division
Research:
7 900 Rp icon.png
Cost:
13 000 Sl icon.png
185 Ge icon.png
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Smokescreen
Research:
7 900 Rp icon.png
Cost:
13 000 Sl icon.png
185 Ge icon.png
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New Pumps
Research:
34 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
54 000 Sl icon.png
800 Ge icon.png
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Anti-Air Armament Targeting
Research:
8 400 Rp icon.png
Cost:
13 000 Sl icon.png
200 Ge icon.png
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40 mm HE clips
Research:
8 400 Rp icon.png
Cost:
13 000 Sl icon.png
200 Ge icon.png
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76 mm AP
Research:
8 400 Rp icon.png
Cost:
13 000 Sl icon.png
200 Ge icon.png
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Auxiliary Armament Targeting
Research:
7 900 Rp icon.png
Cost:
13 000 Sl icon.png
185 Ge icon.png
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40 mm AP clips
Research:
7 900 Rp icon.png
Cost:
13 000 Sl icon.png
185 Ge icon.png
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76 mm HE-RF
Research:
7 900 Rp icon.png
Cost:
13 000 Sl icon.png
185 Ge icon.png
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Primary Armament Targeting
Research:
17 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
27 000 Sl icon.png
400 Ge icon.png
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Improved Rangefinder
Research:
17 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
27 000 Sl icon.png
400 Ge icon.png

Armament

Primary armament

2 х Turret2 x 40 mm Bofors L/60 Mark 1 gun
Ammunition4000 rounds
Belt capacity4 rounds
Fire rate156 shots/min
Vertical guidance-15° / 88°

Provide information about the characteristics of the primary armament. Evaluate their efficacy in battle based on their reload speed, ballistics and the capacity of their shells.

Broadly describe the ammunition available for the primary armament, and provide recommendations on how to use it and which ammunition to choose.

Secondary armament

Turret3-inch Mark 10 cannon
Ammunition400 rounds

Some ships are fitted with weapons of various calibres. Secondary armament is defined by the weapon chosen with the control Select secondary weapon. Evaluate the secondary armament and give advice on how to use them. Describe the ammunition available for the secondary armament. Provide recommendations on how to use them and which ammunition to choose. Remember that anti-air armament, even heavy calibre weapons, belong in the next section.

Anti-aircraft armament

4 х Turret2 x 20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II autocannon
Ammunition3600 rounds
Belt capacity60 rounds
Fire rate450 shots/min

An important part of the ship’s armament responsible for air raid defence. Anti-aircraft armament is defined by the weapon chosen with the control Select anti-aircraft weapons. Talk about the ship’s anti-air cannons and machine guns, the number of guns and their positions, their effective range, and about their overall effectiveness – including against surface targets.

Additional armament

Describe the available additional armaments of the ship: depth charges, mines, torpedoes. Talk about their positions, available ammunition and launch features such as dead zones of torpedoes.

If there is no additional armament, remove this section.

Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier Seakeeping Unsinkability Firepower
I Dry-Docking Tool Set 76 mm AP Mk.29 40 mm HE clips Anti-Air Armament Targeting
II Rudder Replacement Fire Protection System Smokescreen 76 mm HE-VT 40 mm AP clips Auxiliary Armament Targeting
III Propeller Replacement Improved Rangefinder Primary Armament Targeting
IV Engine Maintenance New Pumps

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Two twin mounted 40 mm guns can decimate small vessels and torpedo boats
  • Secondary 76 mm gun has VT-fuse shell. If you use it correctly, you could counter enemy tying to lay the torpedo/heavy bomber
  • Decent crew count, able to resist small vessels
  • Does not hull break

Cons:

  • Rather sluggish, the slowest boat in its rank, on par with SF40, torpedo and bomber is a large threat
  • Wooden structure, very vulnerable to fire, the crew get knocked out quickly if you are on fire

History

During World War II, the American military took a big gamble on landing naval infantry and armour – the Americans used the strategy of quickly capturing coastline using landing ships in all three theaters of war. The landing ships and boats themselves had light armaments and could not fully cover their marines during landings, so the question arose about the creation of a small maneuverable gunboat with enough firepower to support naval landings against enemy infantry, lightly armoured fortifications and fire positions. The LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) designs were used as a basis, with the addition of a 76 mm gun with an armour screen, two twin 40 mm cannons and four twin 20 mm machine guns. The powertrain remained the same as on the LCI – two sets of four engines with 225 hp each, with a total power output of 1800 hp. The artillery ship’s maximum speed was 16 knots. The gunboat was designated LCS (L) – Landing Craft Support (Large). It took just 10 days to prepare such a ship from the landing platform. It could escort its landing party and support it with fire along the coast, and work as an anti-aircraft vessel or provide a smokescreen for the actions of larger ships. The LCS gunboat’s baptism of fire was in the battle for Okinawa. It was later used in operations on the Pacific Ocean. After the end of World War II, the US used these ships in the Korean War and Vietnam, and provided them to allies.

- From Devblog

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


Albina Engine and Machine Works Inc.
Landing Craft 
LCS(L)(3)  LCS(L)(3)*
  * Undefined hull number

USA boats
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 Tucumcari · USS Cyclone
Armoured gun boats  LCM(6) Zippo