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Letuchiy
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Rank
AB
4.0
RB
4.0
Battle rating
USSR
Game nation
Destroyer
Main role
4,000
RP
Research
2,100
SL
Purchase
General information

The Letuchiy was a Romanian Regele Ferdinand-class destroyer. She was built by the Regina Marina at Pattison Yard, Naples. She was laid down in 1927 and commissioned on 7th September 1930. As built, her main armament was made up of five Swedish-made 120 mm cannons in single mounts, with two on the bow before the bridge, a third behind the funnels, and the last two aft. Anti-air protection was provided by a single 76 mm Bofors anti-air cannon and a pair of Škoda 4 cm guns. The torpedo armament was made up of two triple 533 mm launchers amidship. On 26th June 1941, she participated in the defense of the port of Constanta from Soviet attack. She allegedly damaged a Soviet destroyer leader during the battle. After that, due to the Soviet navy being superior in numbers to the German and Romanian navies in the Black Sea area, she conducted minelaying and convoy escort duties. In early 1944, she evacuated Axis troops from besieged Sevastopol. On 5th September 1944, after Romania switched sides, she was seized by the Soviets and renamed Letuchiy. She served in the Soviet navy until 1951 when she was handed back to the Romanian navy where she was renamed D22. She then continued serving until 1961 when she was sold for scrap.

The Letuchiy was introduced in Update "Apex Predators". Unlike her contemporaries, she lacks adequate anti-air protection as the pair of 4 cm guns have very limited firing arcs and low fire rate, making her extremely vulnerable to air attacks. The torpedo armament is adequate with Italian torpedoes being utilized. These trade range for speed having a limited range of only 4 km without the torpedo mode installed. Magazines are located under waterline, making them protected from direct hits that would otherwise lead to fatal explosion.


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Specification
Armour
Main fire tower 5 / 5 / 0 mm
Hull 16 mm (steel)
Superstructure 4 mm (steel)
Number of sections 8
Displacement 1,850 t
Crew 212 persons
Max speed
Forward 70608663 km/h
Backward 32284029 km/h
Primary armament
4 × Turret — 120 mm/50 Mk.4 Bofors M1924 cannon
Ammunition 800 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
7.8 → 6 s
Vertical guidance -5 / 30°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 86.886.8 °/s
Vertical 3.533.53 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE333333333333
SAP1139881716456
Secondary armament
8.8 cm/45 SK C/30 cannon
Ammunition 220 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Vertical guidance -5 / 70°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 1411.91411.9 °/s
Vertical 108.5108.5 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE111111111111
HEF-I111111111111
76 mm/40 Ansaldo cannon, mod.1917
Ammunition 240 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Vertical guidance -10 / 75°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 119.4119.4 °/s
Vertical 108.5108.5 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE101010101010
APHE694331262220
HE-TF101010101010
Anti-aircraft armament
2 × Turret — 4 cm Skoda anti-aircraft gun
Ammunition 1,000 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
2.6 → 2 s
Vertical guidance -5 / 85°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 1916.21916.2 °/s
Vertical 2117.92117.9 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HEF-T333333
Additional armament
Setup 1 6 × 533 mm steam turbined torpedo S.I. 250/533,4X7,5 Tipo A
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 435 → 566 SL
RB 680 → 884 SL
Crew training 600 SL
Experts 110,000 SL
Aces 45 GE
Research Aces 2,100 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB
50 / 90 % SL
100 % RP
Total cost of modifications 4,440 RP
2,695 SL
Talisman cost 300 GE

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