SF40 Heavy - Revision history

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} German anti-air ferry {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.79 "Project X"]] in the fleet closed beta test.
+The '''Siebelfähre 40''' (Siebel ferry 40), or just the '''SF40''' for short, was a series of 200 shallow-draft catamaran landing craft developed by the Wehrmacht in 1941. Originally intended to be used for the planned invasion of the United Kingdom, it was later repurposed into a variety of roles. Ranging from troop transport, ad-hoc gunboat, floating flak battery, towed convoy escort, or even as a minelayer. Due to its simple design, the SF40 can be easily converted back-and-forth to fit with various needs. The in-game "SF40 Heavy" is based on the specific SF40 outfitted with four 88 mm flak cannons deployed in Lahdenpohja on the Finnish-Soviet border.
 == General info ==
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 '''Pros:'''
-* Powerful 88 mm guns can destroy a target with just 1 or 2 hits
+* Powerful 88 mm guns can destroy most of the common target with just a few hits
-* Can take quite a few hits
+* Can face up to three guns at the surface targets, or all fours against air targets
 * Velocity and flat trajectory of shells makes it suitable to hang back and snipe enemies from >2 km
 '''Cons:'''
-* Not very fast or manoeuvrable
+* Terrible mobility; very slow and sluggish to handle
-* Large target
+* Large target, easy to hit from the distance
-* Lacks an AP shell for dealing with armoured targets
+* Lacks an AP shell for dealing with armoured targets or early destroyers
 * Easy to torpedo or dive bomb due to its size and sluggishness
 * Lacks a proximity fuse shell, only has timed and impact fuses
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 == History ==
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-The Siebelfähre was designed by Friedrich Siebel, owner of a lesser-known German aircraft manufacturing company bearing his name. Siebel's idea was to provide the German army with a much needed easily mass-produced and effective transport vessel for the planned invasion of Britain.
+[[File:JSdia173.jpg|300px|thumb|right|An SF40 with heavy flak battery in the town of Lahdenpohja, Finland (Lakhdenpokhya in the modern-day Russia).]]The Siebelfähre was designed by Friedrich Siebel, owner of a lesser-known German aircraft manufacturing company bearing his name. Siebel's idea was to provide the German army with a much needed easily mass-produced and effective transport vessel for the planned invasion of Britain.
 His ferry would be a construction utilising parts of Bailey bridges and pontoons, which would make up the two barges connected in a catamaran style by a wooden deck. The vessel was supposed to be powered by aircraft engines and could easily be disassembled and reassembled thanks to its modular construction, allowing for the boat to also be transported by land.

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 * Not very fast or manoeuvrable
 * Large target
-* Lacks an AP shell for dealing with armoured targets.
+* Lacks an AP shell for dealing with armoured targets
 * The 37 mm fast firing flak on the SF40 Light is replaced by two single 20 mm mounts
 * Hard to get all 4 cannons on target
 * Easy to torpedo or dive bomb due to its size and sluggishness
-* Lacks a VT-fuze shell, only has timed and impact fuses
+* Lacks a proximity fuse shell, only has timed and impact fuses
 == History ==
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 * ''reference to the series of the ship;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
+* [[:Category:Barges|Barges]]
 * [[SF40 Light]]

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 * Superstructure: 20 mm, steel
-The SF40 Heavy's armour is basically the same as [[SF40 Leichte]] with changes around guns. It lacks armoured turret platforms, so guns taken out with HE shells might occur more often. Besides armour, the SF40 Heavy can be a tough opponent to sink since most HE shots will hit the deck with no damage to the hull. Also, the rather high crew complement of 47 (5 more than Leichte) makes it harder to incapacitate by killing crew, though this is still the easiest way to take out this barge. Clever captains will try to angle the ship to allow aiming 3 guns on enemy targets, but this also makes the opposing ship able to hit only one of the four ammo storages. Even though this storage is high above the waterline, hitting it doesn't happen often, since the bridge in the center is a way easier target to aim at.
+The SF40 Heavy's armour is basically the same as [[SF40 Light]] with changes around guns. It lacks armoured turret platforms, so guns taken out with HE shells might occur more often. Besides armour, the SF40 Heavy can be a tough opponent to sink since most HE shots will hit the deck with no damage to the hull. Also, the rather high crew complement of 47 (5 more than the SF40 Light) makes it harder to incapacitate by killing crew, though this is still the easiest way to take out this barge. Clever captains will try to angle the ship to allow aiming 3 guns on enemy targets, but this also makes the opposing ship able to hit only one of the four ammo storages. Even though this storage is high above the waterline, hitting it doesn't happen often, since the bridge in the center is a way easier target to aim at.
 === Mobility ===
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 * Large target
 * Lacks an AP shell for dealing with armoured targets.
-* The 37 mm fast firing flak on the SF40 Leichte is replaced by two single 20 mm mounts
+* The 37 mm fast firing flak on the SF40 Light is replaced by two single 20 mm mounts
 * Hard to get all 4 cannons on target
 * Easy to torpedo or dive bomb due to its size and sluggishness

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 The 8.8 cm FlaK guns mounted on the SF40 Heavy have a good reload rate, accuracy, and muzzle velocity, thus making it easy to aim and control. The access to distance-fuse high-explosive shells and an elevation up to 85° degrees is very effective against big attackers and bombers flying high and slow. The reload rate also makes the SF40 a really dangerous opponent. However, these guns can be quite clunky against fast PT boats due to their relatively slow traverse speed.
 === Secondary armament ===
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 The 20 mm multipurpose cannons with a fire rate of 480 rounds/min is very effective against small boats and lightly armoured ships as well as planes in close combat, thus making the SF 40 also effective against light and fast naval and air targets.
 == Usage in battles ==

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-| usage = the 37 mm version
+| usage = the 20 mm version
 | link = SF40 Light
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 His ferry would be a construction utilising parts of Bailey bridges and pontoons, which would make up the two barges connected in a catamaran style by a wooden deck. The vessel was supposed to be powered by aircraft engines and could easily be disassembled and reassembled thanks to its modular construction, allowing for the boat to also be transported by land.
-The idea was met with great enthusiasm from the German military, and an order for 400 of this ferrycraft soon followed. The order encompassed more than just one version of the vessel, however. For instance, some versions were specialised to perform anti-air duties and were meant to cover the landing troops from air attacks. These were equipped with light 20mm and 37mm AA guns up to the heavy FlaK 88mm cannon, depending on the version.
+The idea was met with great enthusiasm from the German military, and an order for 400 units of this ferrycraft soon followed. The order encompassed more than just one version of the vessel, however. For instance, some versions were specialised to perform anti-air duties and were meant to cover the landing troops from air attacks. These were equipped with light 20 mm and 37 mm AA guns up to the heavy FlaK 88 mm cannon, depending on the version.
 However, before all 400 vessels could be made, the Invasion of Britain was cancelled, and thus the need for the Siebelfähre also disappeared below the waves. Nonetheless, around 200 of these vessels were still made before the order was cancelled and a majority of them found use in transport and mine-laying operations in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. The Siebelfähre saw use right up to the end of the war, and some vessels continued serving well into the 1960s as civilian ferries.

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 * 2 cm/65 C/38 automatic cannon gunshields: 8 mm, hardened armour
-* 8,8 cm Flak.36 cannon gunshield: 8 mm, antifragmentation armour
+* 8.8 cm Flak.36 cannon gunshield: 8 mm, antifragmentation armour
 * Deckhouse: 10 mm, rolled homogeneous armour
 * Hull: 8 mm, steel
 * Superstructure: 20 mm, steel
-The SF40 Heavy's armour is basically same as [[SF40 Leichte]] with changes around guns. It lacks armoured turret platforms so guns taken out with HE shells might occur more often. Besides armour, the SF40 Heavy can be a tough opponent to sink since most HE shots will hit the deck with no damage to the hull. Also, the rather high crew complement of 47 (5 more then Leichte) makes it harder to incapacitate by killing crew, though this is still the easiest way to take out this barge. Clever captains will try to angle the ship to allow aiming 3 guns on enemy targets, but this also makes the opposing ship able to hit only one of the four ammo storages. Even though this storage is high above the waterline, hitting it doesn't happen often since the bridge in the center is a way easier target to aim at.
+The SF40 Heavy's armour is basically the same as [[SF40 Leichte]] with changes around guns. It lacks armoured turret platforms, so guns taken out with HE shells might occur more often. Besides armour, the SF40 Heavy can be a tough opponent to sink since most HE shots will hit the deck with no damage to the hull. Also, the rather high crew complement of 47 (5 more than Leichte) makes it harder to incapacitate by killing crew, though this is still the easiest way to take out this barge. Clever captains will try to angle the ship to allow aiming 3 guns on enemy targets, but this also makes the opposing ship able to hit only one of the four ammo storages. Even though this storage is high above the waterline, hitting it doesn't happen often, since the bridge in the center is a way easier target to aim at.
 === Mobility ===
 {{Specs-Fleet-Mobility}}
 <!-- ''Write about the ship's mobility. Evaluate its power and manoeuvrability, rudder rerouting speed, stopping speed at full tilt, with its maximum forward and reverse speed.'' -->
-The SF40 Heavy's top speed is terrible. At 28 km/h (Arcade) / 22 km/h (Realistic) when fully upgraded, it might take several minutes for it to reach its destination. Always watch out for enemy PT boats and their torpedoes as they are the greatest threat to the SF40 Heavy's survival.
+The SF40 Heavy's top speed is terrible. At 28 km/h (Arcade) / 22 km/h (Realistic) when fully upgraded, it might take several minutes for it to reach its destination. Always watch out for enemy PT boats and their torpedoes, as they are the greatest threat to the SF40 Heavy's survival.
 === Modifications and economy ===
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 {{main|Flak.36 (88 mm)}}
-The 8.8 cm FlaK guns mounted on the SF40 Heavy have a good reload rate, accuracy and muzzle velocity thus making it easy to aim and control. The access to distance-fuse high-explosive shells and an elevation up to 85° degrees is very effective against big attackers and bombers flying high and slow. The reload rate also makes the SF40 a really dangerous opponent. However, these guns can be quite clunky against fast PT boats due to their relatively slow traverse speed.
+The 8.8 cm FlaK guns mounted on the SF40 Heavy have a good reload rate, accuracy, and muzzle velocity, thus making it easy to aim and control. The access to distance-fuse high-explosive shells and an elevation up to 85° degrees is very effective against big attackers and bombers flying high and slow. The reload rate also makes the SF40 a really dangerous opponent. However, these guns can be quite clunky against fast PT boats due to their relatively slow traverse speed.
 === Secondary armament ===
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 {{main|2 cm/65 C/38 (20 mm)}}
-The 20 mm multi-purpose cannons with a fire rate of 480 rounds/min is very effective against small boats and lightly armoured ships as well as planes in close combat thus making the SF 40 also effective against light and fast naval and air targets.
+The 20 mm multipurpose cannons with a fire rate of 480 rounds/min is very effective against small boats and lightly armoured ships as well as planes in close combat, thus making the SF 40 also effective against light and fast naval and air targets.
 == Usage in battles ==
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=germ_sf40_schwere_flakkampffaehre Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 Image:SF-40 (schwer).jpg|
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