Coastal Fleet
Thunderbolt (PT-556)
III
Rank
AB
3.0
RB
3.0
Battle rating
USA
Game nation
Boat
Main role
1,600
Purchase
Premium vehicle
Status
General information
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Specification
Armour
Hull
40 mm (wood)
Superstructure
15 mm (wood)
Number of sections
3
Displacement
61 t
Crew
12 persons
Max speed
Forward
766510678 km/h
Backward
20172821 km/h
Primary armament
20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II autocannon
Ammunition
1,800 rounds
Belt capacity
60 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Fire rate
450 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-5 / 60°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
7563.87563.8 °/s
Vertical
6555.36555.3 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEF-T/HEF-I/AP-T | 34 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 16 | |
| AP-T/AP-T/AP-T/HEF-I | 34 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 16 | |
| HEF-T/HEF-I/AP-T/HEF-I | 34 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 16 | |
4 × 20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II autocannon
Ammunition
7,200 rounds
Belt capacity
60 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Fire rate
450 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-15 / 85°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
60516051 °/s
Vertical
5042.55042.5 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEF-T/HEF-I/AP-T | 34 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 16 | |
| AP-T/AP-T/AP-T/HEF-I | 34 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 16 | |
| HEF-T/HEF-I/AP-T/HEF-I | 34 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 16 | |
Secondary armament
37 mm AN-M4 cannon
Ammunition
900 rounds
Belt capacity
30 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
9.1 → 7 s
Fire rate
150 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-6 / 30°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
4538.34538.3 °/s
Vertical
3529.83529.8 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEFI-T | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| API-T | 41 | 39 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 23 | |
Anti-aircraft armament
2 × Turret — 2 × 12.7 mm Browning AN-M2 machine gun
Ammunition
8,000 rounds
Belt capacity
200 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
15.6 → 12 s
Fire rate
576 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-7 / 60°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
60516051 °/s
Vertical
5546.85546.8 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| API-T/AP/HEI/AP | 29 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 6 | |
Additional armament
Setup 1
4 × 569 mm Mk.13 torpedo
Economy
Repair cost
AB
1,101 
RB
1,622
Crew training
10,000
Experts
710,000
Aces
590
Research Aces
180,000 
Reward multiplier
AB / RB
2 x (100 / 175) %
2 x 148 %
Premium vehicle
All modifications are unlocked
Seakeeping |
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Unsinkability | |
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Firepower | ||
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