Kerch (destroyer) - Revision history

U12017485: fuze -> fuse

2024-11-04T17:57:37Z

fuze -> fuse

U28580205: /* Description */

2023-11-06T05:10:58Z

‎Description

U2126463: /* Description */

2023-11-05T21:24:54Z

‎Description

U9202753: Specs-Card ArtImage Added.

2023-05-07T18:42:55Z

Specs-Card ArtImage Added.

U38088265: /* Ammunition */ Converted to transclusion

2023-03-01T22:55:52Z

‎Ammunition: Converted to transclusion

U2126463: /* Secondary armament */ added belt composition

2022-10-29T11:22:03Z

‎Secondary armament: added belt composition

U2126463: /* Secondary armament */ added penetration chart

2022-10-29T11:13:49Z

‎Secondary armament: added penetration chart

U38088265: /* Primary armament */

2022-10-24T16:15:47Z

‎Primary armament

U2126463: /* Primary armament */ added penetration chart

2022-10-24T15:56:17Z

‎Primary armament: added penetration chart

U44629479: Edits

2022-09-18T06:30:11Z

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 * Cannons are mostly unprotected, even small-calibre machine guns can easily take them out
-* No access to contact-fuze HE shells, instead has a shrapnel shell that cannot set ships on fire
+* No access to contact-fuse HE shells, instead has a shrapnel shell that cannot set ships on fire
 * Horrible torpedoes with tiny warhead and short range
 * AA machine guns are mostly useless

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the first part of the description, cover the history of the ship's creation and military application. In the second part, tell the reader about using this ship in the game. Add a screenshot: if a beginner player has a hard time remembering vehicles by name, a picture will help them identify the ship in question.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a Fidonisy-class destroyer built for Imperial Russian Navy. The Fidonisy-class was improvement of previous Derzky-class destroyers. Kerch was laid down on 29th October 1915 and comissioned on 27th June 1917. After the Russian revolution, she joined the Bolsheviks and conducted several shore bombardments along the Crimea. On 29th April 1918, she sailed to Novorossiysk to avoid capture by advancing German forces. On 18th June, she scuttled Imperatritsa Mariya-class battleship Svobodnaya Rossiya and Kerch´s sister, Fidonisy to avoid being handed over to Germans as a result of Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Kerch herself was then scuttled for same reason off the harbour entrance at Tuapse. In 1929 the Soviets tried to refloat her, but the wreck broke apart. In 1932 they raised her engine room and used them as source of energy in Tuapse power plant.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a Fidonisy-class destroyer built for Imperial Russian Navy. The Fidonisy-class was improvement of previous Derzky-class destroyers. Kerch was laid down on 29th October 1915 and comissioned on 27<sup>th</sup> June 1917. After the Russian revolution, she joined the Bolsheviks and conducted several shore bombardments along the Crimea. On 29<sup>th</sup> April 1918, she sailed to Novorossiysk to avoid capture by advancing German forces. On 18<sup>th</sup> June, she scuttled Imperatritsa Mariya-class battleship Svobodnaya Rossiya and Kerch´s sister, Fidonisy to avoid being handed over to Germans as a result of Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Kerch herself was then scuttled for same reason off the harbour entrance at Tuapse. In 1929 the Soviets tried to refloat her, but the wreck broke apart. In 1932 they raised her engine room and used them as source of energy in the Tuapse power plant.
 Kerch was introduced in [[Update "New Power"]] as a GE premium. As a destroyer from the Imperial era, Kerch is very similar to the reserve [[Frunze]], mainly differing in its secondary weapons, where it has a somewhat more usable secondary battery but far worse torpedoes.

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the first part of the description, cover the history of the ship's creation and military application. In the second part, tell the reader about using this ship in the game. Add a screenshot: if a beginner player has a hard time remembering vehicles by name, a picture will help them identify the ship in question.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet destroyer {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "New Power"]].
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a Fidonisy-class destroyer built for Imperial Russian Navy. The Fidonisy-class was improvement of previous Derzky-class destroyers. Kerch was laid down on 29th October 1915 and comissioned on 27th June 1917. After the Russian revolution, she joined the Bolsheviks and conducted several shore bombardments along the Crimea. On 29th April 1918, she sailed to Novorossiysk to avoid capture by advancing German forces. On 18th June, she scuttled Imperatritsa Mariya-class battleship Svobodnaya Rossiya and Kerch´s sister, Fidonisy to avoid being handed over to Germans as a result of Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Kerch herself was then scuttled for same reason off the harbour entrance at Tuapse. In 1929 the Soviets tried to refloat her, but the wreck broke apart. In 1932 they raised her engine room and used them as source of energy in Tuapse power plant.
-A Fidonisy-class destroyer from the imperial era, Kerch is very similar to the reserve [[Frunze]], mainly differing in its secondary weapons, where it has a somewhat more usable secondary battery but far worse torpedoes.
+Kerch was introduced in [[Update "New Power"]] as a GE premium. As a destroyer from the Imperial era, Kerch is very similar to the reserve [[Frunze]], mainly differing in its secondary weapons, where it has a somewhat more usable secondary battery but far worse torpedoes.
 == General info ==

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 {{Specs-Card
 |code=ussr_destroyer_kerch
-|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
+|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}
 }}

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 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet destroyer {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "New Power"]].
 A Fidonisy-class destroyer from the imperial era, Kerch is very similar to the reserve [[Frunze]], mainly differing in its secondary weapons, where it has a somewhat more usable secondary battery but far worse torpedoes.
 == General info ==
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 Another point worth mentioning is the fact that the arrangement of the guns is not exactly the best, with a single gun at the front and the 3 others all at the back. This means that you can only use a single gun against a target directly in front of you.
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:Pattern 1911 (102 mm)/Ammunition|102 mm HE, 102 mm shrapnel}}
 === Secondary armament ===
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 The biggest difference between Kerch and the Frunze is that it's using two 40 mm Pom-Pom autocannons instead of a manually loaded 76 mm and 45 mm as secondary armaments. Despite only featured two single mounts at the aft and stern, these guns are quite reliable for AA defence due to wide coverage, and it's able to fend off PT boats at close distance.
 * '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
-* '''40 mm HE belts:''' {{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
+* '''40 mm HE:''' {{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
-* '''40 mm AP belts:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}
+* '''40 mm AP:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:2pdr QF Mk.IIc (40 mm)/Ammunition|HEF, AP-T}}
 === Anti-aircraft armament ===
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 * Main cannons are very accurate
 * Good crew count for reserve ship, can soak up a little more damage than some other reserves
 * Easy to control and manoeuvrable
 * Small superstructure makes it harder to hit
 * Pom-Pom autocannons are useful for fending off aircraft and boats

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:13, 29 October 2022
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	The biggest difference between Kerch and the Frunze is that it's using two 40 mm Pom-Pom autocannons instead of a manually loaded 76 mm and 45 mm as secondary armaments. Despite only featured two single mounts at the aft and stern, these guns are quite reliable for AA defence due to wide coverage, and it's able to fend off PT boats at close distance.		The biggest difference between Kerch and the Frunze is that it's using two 40 mm Pom-Pom autocannons instead of a manually loaded 76 mm and 45 mm as secondary armaments. Despite only featured two single mounts at the aft and stern, these guns are quite reliable for AA defence due to wide coverage, and it's able to fend off PT boats at close distance.
		+	{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
		+	! colspan="7" \| Penetration statistics
		+	\|-
		+	! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" \| Shell
		+	! colspan="6" \| Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		+	\|-
		+	! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
		+	\|-
		+	\| AP-T \|\| 60 \|\| 57 \|\| 48 \|\| 39 \|\| 32 \|\| 26
		+	\|-
		+	\| HEF \|\| 3 \|\| 3 \|\| 3 \|\| 3 \|\| 3 \|\| 3
		+	\|-
		+	\|}
		+	{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
		+	! colspan="10" \| Shell details
		+	\|-
		+	! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" \| Ammunition
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Velocity<br>(m/s)
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Fuse delay<br>(m)
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
		+	! colspan="3" \| Ricochet
		+	\|-
		+	! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
		+	\|-
		+	\| AP-T \|\| 701 \|\| 0.91 \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| 47° \|\| 60° \|\| 65°
		+	\|-
		+	\| HEF \|\| 701 \|\| 0.82 \|\| 0 \|\| 0.1 \|\| 71 \|\| 79° \|\| 80° \|\| 81°
		+	\|-
		+	\|}

	=== Anti-aircraft armament ===		=== Anti-aircraft armament ===

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 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(s)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
-! rowspan="2" | Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (kg)
+! rowspan="2" | Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 ! colspan="3" | Ricochet
 |-
 ! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 |-
-| 102 mm HE || HE || 823 || 17.5 || 0.035 || 5 || 2.1 || 79° || 80° || 81°
+| 102 mm HE || HE || 823 || 17.5 || 0.035 || 5 || 2,100 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 |-
-| 102 mm shrapnel || Shrapnel || 768 || 17.7 || 0 || 0.01 || 0.218 || 62° || 69° || 73°
+| 102 mm shrapnel || Shrapnel || 768 || 17.7 || 0 || 0.1 || 218 || 62° || 69° || 73°
 |-
 |}

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:56, 24 October 2022
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	Another point worth mentioning is the fact that the arrangement of the guns is not exactly the best, with a single gun at the front and the 3 others all at the back. This means that you can only use a single gun against a target directly in front of you.		Another point worth mentioning is the fact that the arrangement of the guns is not exactly the best, with a single gun at the front and the 3 others all at the back. This means that you can only use a single gun against a target directly in front of you.
		+
		+	{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
		+	! colspan="8" \| Penetration statistics
		+	\|-
		+	! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" \| Ammunition
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Type of<br>warhead
		+	! colspan="6" \| Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		+	\|-
		+	! 1,000 m !! 2,500 m !! 5,000 m !! 7,500 m !! 10,000 m !! 15,000 m
		+	\|-
		+	\| 102 mm HE \|\| HE \|\| 51 \|\| 42 \|\| 29 \|\| 26 \|\| 26 \|\| 26
		+	\|-
		+	\| 102 mm shrapnel \|\| Shrapnel \|\| 5 \|\| 5 \|\| 5 \|\| 5 \|\| 5 \|\| 5
		+	\|-
		+	\|}
		+	{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
		+	! colspan="10" \| Shell details
		+	\|-
		+	! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" \| Ammunition
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Type of<br>warhead
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Velocity<br>(m/s)
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Projectile<br>mass (kg)
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Fuse delay<br>(s)
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (kg)
		+	! colspan="3" \| Ricochet
		+	\|-
		+	! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
		+	\|-
		+	\| 102 mm HE \|\| HE \|\| 823 \|\| 17.5 \|\| 0.035 \|\| 5 \|\| 2.1 \|\| 79° \|\| 80° \|\| 81°
		+	\|-
		+	\| 102 mm shrapnel \|\| Shrapnel \|\| 768 \|\| 17.7 \|\| 0 \|\| 0.01 \|\| 0.218 \|\| 62° \|\| 69° \|\| 73°
		+	\|-
		+	\|}

	=== Secondary armament ===		=== Secondary armament ===

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 {{main|Pattern 1910 (450 mm)}}
-Although Kerch has three more torpedo tubes than the Frunze, it utilizes incredibly weak torpedoes with only 100 kg of explosive (less than half of Frunze's). This means it often requires more than one hit to destroy enemy ships. Other than that, its range is also awfully short at only 3 kilometres, so it cannot attack enemy ships other than at near point blank range. Interestingly it also has two spare torpedoes, a rarity in Russian vessels.
+Although Kerch has three more torpedo tubes than the Frunze, it utilizes incredibly weak torpedoes with only 100 kg of explosive (less than half of Frunze's). This means it often requires more than one hit to destroy enemy ships. Other than that, its range is also awfully short at only 3 km, so it cannot attack enemy ships other than at near point blank range. Interestingly it also has two spare torpedoes, a rarity in Russian vessels.
 == Usage in battles ==
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 * No access to contact-fuze HE shells, instead has a shrapnel shell that cannot set ships on fire
 * Horrible torpedoes with tiny warhead and short range
-* AA Machine Guns are mostly useless
+* AA machine guns are mostly useless
-* One of the slowest reserve destroyers
+* Slow reserve destroyer
 == History ==