MPK-163

MPK-163

D-3

Pr.123-bis

MPK-163

D-3

Pr.123-bis

USSR

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.0	2.0	2.0

Class:

Sub-chaser

Heavy boat

Boat

Research:7 900

Purchase:10 000

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Description

The Pr.122bis (MPK-163) is a rank II Soviet sub-chaser with a battle rating of 2.0 (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

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.

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Mobility

Straight line speed is excellent, when spaded this vessel is capable of reaching 71km/h in arcade, easily capable of outrunning stock S-boats. For its size, the boat is extremely fast and somewhat manouverable, however like its predecessor, the length of the boat makes it difficult to navigate in shallow waters or tight corridors, and stopping distance is also an issue.

Armament

Primary armament

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

The secondary gun is a 37 mm 70-k gun with a high rate of fire for its calibre and is most effective as an AA gun, and should be left as one, unless pesky patrol boats manage to surpass your large primary, then switch to this gun to take care of them quickly, as this gun has an exquisite firing arc on your boat and a good turn rate. It really isn't effective against other sub chasers of your size

Anti-aircraft armament

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.

Special armament

Depth charges, mines, rocket launchers and missiles are also effective in skilled hands and can be an unexpected surprise for an opponent. Evaluate the ammunition of this type of armament and rate its performance in combat.

Usage in battles

Describe the technique of using this ship, the characteristics of her use in a team and tips on strategy. Abstain from writing an entire guide – don’t get try to provide a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought. Talk about the most dangerous opponents for this vehicle and provide recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of playing with this vehicle in various modes (AB, RB, SB).

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Fast for a ship of it's size
• Effective cannon
• Good secondaries and AA guns for it's BR
• Lots of spaced out crew
• Surprisingly good flanker with it's heavy weapons and decent speed.

Cons:

• Reload on main cannon is mediocre at best.
• Large target
• Poor steering
• Has a habit of igniting easily

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 the ship;
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USSR sub-chasers
Pr. 122	MPK pr.122A · MPK Pr.122bis
Pr. 163	MPK-163
Pr. 201	MPK Pr.201K · MPK Pr.201M
Pr. 204	MPK Pr.204