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== Description ==
 
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet armoured gun boat {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.83 "Masters of the Sea"]].
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet armoured gun boat {{Battle-rating|1}}. It was introduced during [[Update 1.79 "Project X"]] when the Soviet fleet was implemented into the game.
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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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.
 
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.
  
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* Rolled homogeneous armour
 
* Rolled homogeneous armour
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* Hardened armour (Rear and top 12.7mm dshk turrets)
  
 
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! Armour !! Bow (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Stern !! Deck
 
! Armour !! Bow (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Stern !! Deck
 
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| Hull || 7 mm || 7 mm (0-32°) || 7 mm || 10 mm (0-89°)
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| Hull || 7 mm || 7 mm (0-32°) || 7 mm || 10 mm (0-89°)  
 
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| Bridge || 14 mm || 14 mm || 14 mm || 10 mm (90°)  
 
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! Armour !! Front !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 
! Armour !! Front !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
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=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
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In general, the Pr. 191 has pretty bad mobility. The ship has a max speed of 29 km/h spaded in RB, which is slow even for Soviet armoured gun boats. As well, the ship isn't too responsive and doesn't have a great turning circle. All in all, the ship should not rely on its mobility due to its poor turn and speed capabilities.
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! colspan="3" | Mobility characteristic
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! colspan="3" |Weight (tons)
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=== Modifications and economy ===
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! colspan="3" | Max Speed (km/h)
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== Armament ==
 
== Armament ==
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=== Primary armament ===
 
=== Primary armament ===
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{{main|85 mm/54.6 ZIS-C-53 (85 mm)}}
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{{main|ZiS-C-53 (85 mm)}}
  
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
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! colspan="6" | [[ZiS-C-53 (85 mm)|85 mm ZiS-C-53]]
 
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! scope="row" | Horizontal guidance
 
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| colspan="6" | ±140°
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| colspan="6" | ±140°  
 
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! scope="row" | Ammo capacity
 
! scope="row" | Ammo capacity
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==== Ammunition ====
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{{:85 mm/54.6 ZIS-C-53 (85 mm)/Ammunition|85 mm O-365K, 85 mm BR-365}}
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''in m:''
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''in mm:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° <br> from horizontal:''
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| 85 mm O-365K || HE || 785 || 9.54 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 741 || +0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
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| 85 mm BR-365 || APHEBC || 792 || 9.2 || 1.2 || 15 || 164 || -1° || 48° || 63° || 71°
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=== Secondary armament ===
 
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{{main|DShK (12.7 mm)}}
 
{{main|DShK (12.7 mm)}}
  
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! scope="row" | Ammo capacity
 
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* '''12.7 mm HE belts:''' {{Annotation|IAI|Immediate-action incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|IAI|Immediate-action incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|IAI|Immediate-action incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}
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* '''12.7 mm APIT belts:''' {{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|IAI|Immediate-action incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}
 
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{{main|MIRAB mine}}
 
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This ship comes with 10 MIRAB mines. These mines are rather small, and should be used only against corvette and smaller sized ships Several hits may sink a destroyer from flooding.
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This ship comes with 10 MIRAB mines. They are rather small, and should be used only against corvette and smaller sized ships. Several hits may sink a destroyer from flooding. The best use for these mines is to lay them at a capture point and hope that an enemy ship runs over the mine and gets blown up; however, it may be the best option to simply not carry them at all, as they do pose a risk of detonating when hit.
 
  
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
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The Pr. 191 is quite an interesting ship to play, due to its unique set of characteristics - heavy armament, good armour, and bad manoeuvrability. This ship excels at longer range combat, making full use of its super-heavy main armament.
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RB -The Pr.191can be considered a sniper. The armor is not strong enough to stop most HE shells above 50mm, but we can consider this ship mainly 12.7mm proof, it can even withstand some 20mm rounds from afar. The player should try to stay between 2000m and 4000m where his 85mm gun will perform best. The dual 12.7 Dshk turrets can help against the occasional aircraft, but don't expect too much from them. Any ship with APHE over 37mm will shred you apart. Your ammo aren't protected well, another reason to stay afar.
  
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The size of this ship means larger vessels main not target you, nor even see you, while your 85mm still can hurt quite badly destroyers.
  
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The Pr. 191 can work very well in certain situations, particularly longer-range engagements. This is because of its great weapons load, namely the 85 mm cannon mounted in front of the bridge. Assuming that you have decent accuracy, you can easily sink enemy vessels with a few hits. The Pr. 191 also carries two dual 12.7 mm DShK machine gun turrets, which provide a surprisingly good measure of anti-aircraft and anti-MTB defence. Note that the anti-aircraft armament is otherwise bare, meaning that the ship is very poorly defended from aerial threats at longer ranges, where the DShKs are less effective.
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The Pr. 191 is rather lacking in survivability compared to some of its peers. The ship has a crew of 14 sailors, which isn't particularly impressive for a Soviet armoured gun boat. As well, the Pr. 191 lacks heavy armour, with 30 mm protecting the turret and just 7 mm of hull armour. This means that the ship can, and will, be shredded by any enemy cannon fire. As a result, captains should make use of island cover to maximise survivability. One additional good strategy is to stay bow-in on the enemy at longer ranges. This prevents enemies from hitting all three of the ship's sections at once, which greatly reduces the risk of being shredded.
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
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* Possesses a powerful 85 mm cannon to pick off targets quickly
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* Decent secondary armament of four (2 x 2) 12.7 mm DShK machine guns in dual mounts
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== History ==
 
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Following the Soviet's experience with the [[Pr.1124 (1945)|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.<ref name="Navpedia_191M" /> The boat developed as the '''Project 191''' in Shipyard №344 at the city of Molotov (today known as Perm).<ref name="Navpedia_191" /><ref name="RusShip_191" />
 
Following the Soviet's experience with the [[Pr.1124 (1945)|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.<ref name="Navpedia_191M" /> The boat developed as the '''Project 191''' in Shipyard №344 at the city of Molotov (today known as Perm).<ref name="Navpedia_191" /><ref name="RusShip_191" />
  
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== See also ==
 
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* [[Pr.191M]] - Main production variant of the ship, with the main improvements in machine gun armaments and mobility.
 
* [[Pr.191M]] - Main production variant of the ship, with the main improvements in machine gun armaments and mobility.
  
 
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* [http://www.navypedia.org/ships/russia/ru_cf_bk191.htm [Navypedia<nowiki>]</nowiki> BK-166 armoured motor gunboat (project 191) (1946)]
 
* [http://www.navypedia.org/ships/russia/ru_cf_bk191.htm [Navypedia<nowiki>]</nowiki> BK-166 armoured motor gunboat (project 191) (1946)]
 
* [http://russianships.info/eng/warfareboats/ [RussianShips.info<nowiki>]</nowiki> Project 191]
 
* [http://russianships.info/eng/warfareboats/ [RussianShips.info<nowiki>]</nowiki> Project 191]
  
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<ref name="Navpedia_191">Gogin, Ivan. "BK-166 armoured motor gunboat (project 191) (1946)." Navypedia, [http://www.navypedia.org/ships/russia/ru_cf_bk191.htm Website].</ref>
 
<ref name="Navpedia_191">Gogin, Ivan. "BK-166 armoured motor gunboat (project 191) (1946)." Navypedia, [http://www.navypedia.org/ships/russia/ru_cf_bk191.htm Website].</ref>
 
<ref name="Navpedia_191M">Gogin, Ivan. "BK-167 Armoured Motor Gunboats (Project 191M) (1947 - 1953)." Navypedia, [http://www.navypedia.org/ships/russia/ru_cf_bk167.htm Website].</ref>
 
<ref name="Navpedia_191M">Gogin, Ivan. "BK-167 Armoured Motor Gunboats (Project 191M) (1947 - 1953)." Navypedia, [http://www.navypedia.org/ships/russia/ru_cf_bk167.htm Website].</ref>
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<ref name="RusShip_191">Brichevsky, Andrew and Volkov, Roman. "Gun Boat - Project 191." RussianShips.info, [http://russianships.info/eng/warfareboats/project_191.htm Website].</ref>
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<ref name="RusShip_191">Brichevsky, Andrew and Volkov, Roman. “Gun Boat - Project 191.” RussianShips.info, [http://russianships.info/eng/warfareboats/project_191.htm Website].</ref>
 
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Revision as of 03:56, 23 December 2020

Rank VI USSR | Premium | Golden Eagles
Su-25K Pack
Pr.191
ussr_pr_191.png
Pr.191
USSR flag.png USSR
III Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
2.7 2.7 2.7
Class:
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Description

GarageImage Pr.191.jpg


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 homogeneous armour
  • Hardened armour (Rear and top 12.7mm dshk turrets)
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

Main article: ZiS-C-53 (85 mm)
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

Main article: DShK (12.7 mm)
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

Main article: MIRAB mine

This ship comes with 10 MIRAB mines. These mines are rather small, and should be used only against corvette and smaller sized ships Several hits may sink a destroyer from flooding.

Usage in battles

AB -

RB -The Pr.191can be considered a sniper. The armor is not strong enough to stop most HE shells above 50mm, but we can consider this ship mainly 12.7mm proof, it can even withstand some 20mm rounds from afar. The player should try to stay between 2000m and 4000m where his 85mm gun will perform best. The dual 12.7 Dshk turrets can help against the occasional aircraft, but don't expect too much from them. Any ship with APHE over 37mm will shred you apart. Your ammo aren't protected well, another reason to stay afar.

The size of this ship means larger vessels main not target you, nor even see you, while your 85mm still can hurt quite badly destroyers.

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.[1] The boat developed as the Project 191 in Shipyard №344 at the city of Molotov (today known as Perm).[2][3]

The single unit produced was designated BK-166.[2][3] 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,[1] of which 118 units would be produced.[3]

Media

An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.

See also

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

External links


USSR boats
Motor torpedo boats  D-3 · G-5 · G-5 (ShVAK) · Pr.123-bis · Pr.123K (A-11) · Pr.123K · Pr.183
Motor gun boats  TKA-106 · MO-4 · OD-200 · Pr.183 BM-21 · Ya-5M
Motor torpedo gun boats  Pr. 206 · Pr.206-M · MPK Pr.12412 · MPK Pr.12412P
Gunboats  Groza
Armoured gun boats  BMO · MBK-161 early · MBK-161 late · MBK pr.186 · MBK pr.186 (MK 85) · Pr.1124 early · Pr.1124 late · Pr.1124 MLRS
  Pr.191 · Pr.191M · Pr.1204 · Pr.1204 late

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gogin, Ivan. "BK-167 Armoured Motor Gunboats (Project 191M) (1947 - 1953)." Navypedia, Website.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gogin, Ivan. "BK-166 armoured motor gunboat (project 191) (1946)." Navypedia, Website.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Brichevsky, Andrew and Volkov, Roman. “Gun Boat - Project 191.” RussianShips.info, Website.
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