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Coastal Fleet
PT-658
III
Rank
AB
2.7
RB
2.7
Battle rating
USA
Game nation
Boat
Main role
Premium vehicle
Status
General information

The Higgins 78-foot Patrol Torpedo boat, pennant number PT-658, was launched in April 1945, just as the Second World War was drawing to a close. Originally designated for transfer to the USSR, she did not enter active service until 1946, with her first assignment being as a missile range patrol boat in California, ensuring that no stray vessels entered areas where they might be accidentally struck by missiles or drones under test. She also serviced the radar station on Santa Rosa Island, delivering personnel and equipment. In 1958, she was sold into private hands, renamed Porpoise, and kept largely in her original condition until 1993, when she was transferred to Save the PT Boat, Inc., a non-profit formed by a group of veterans, which restored her to her original 1945 configuration. As of 2012, she was one of only two operational PT boats in the United States, featuring non-functional replicas of the original armament and sailing under her own power from the Vigor Industrial Shipyard in Portland, Oregon.

The Higgins 78 ft PT-658 was introduced during Update "Direct Hit" as a reward for Battle Pass: Season V, "River Hunter" and returned as one of the random rewards in Battle Pass: Season XVI, "Skilled Marksman", inside the level 38 reward - trophy with random naval vessel. The boat is a notable improvement over the PT-200 and other similar US PT boats in this BR range, owing to an additional 20 mm gun and an increased crew count. It offers surprisingly good performance in battles, being able to punch well above its weight class, while still offering high speed, manoeuvrability, and 4 torpedoes typical for the US PT boats. All of this is topped by an RP and SL bonus thanks to its premium status.


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Specification
Armour
Hull 40 mm (wood)
Superstructure 15 mm (wood)
Number of sections 3
Displacement 58 t
Crew 17 persons
Max speed
Forward 746310476 km/h
Backward 16142317 km/h
Primary armament
40 mm Bofors L/60 Mark 3 gun
Ammunition 2,000 rounds
Belt capacity 4 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
0.5 → 0.4 s
Fire rate 160 shots/min
Vertical guidance -7 / 88°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 40344034 °/s
Vertical 3025.53025.5 °/s

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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

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Secondary armament
2 × Turret — 20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II autocannon
Ammunition 3,600 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

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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

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Additional armament
Setup 1 4 × 569 mm Mk.13 torpedo
Setup 2 2 × Mk.6 depth charge
Setup 3 4 × 569 mm Mk.13 torpedo
2 × Mk.6 depth charge
Setup 4 16 × 127 mm Mk.7 rocket
Setup 5 4 × 569 mm Mk.13 torpedo
16 × 127 mm Mk.7 rocket
Setup 6 4 × 569 mm Mk.13 torpedo
16 × 127 mm Mk.7 rocket
2 × Mk.6 depth charge
Economy
Repair cost
AB 1,702 SL
RB 1,894 SL
Crew training 10,000 SL
Experts 115,000 SL
Aces 500 GE
Research Aces 640,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB
2 x (110 / 175) % SL
2 x 142 % RP
Premium vehicle
All modifications are unlocked

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