Soukou-Tei - Revision history

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U38088265: U38088265 moved page Soukou-Tei (1927) to Soukou-Tei: Renamed in 2.7

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U38088265 moved page Soukou-Tei (1927) to Soukou-Tei: Renamed in 2.7

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was the first vessel of the Army's new '''[[Soukou-Tei (Family)|Soukou-Tei-class]]''' (装甲艇, Armored Boat), also known as the '''AB-Tei-class'''. Designed as a naval landing escort boat, its main role was to provide fire support to Daihatsu-type landing craft and to be transportable by cargo ships like other landing craft. The '''Sakigake''' (さきがけ, Pioneer) was the initial prototype of her class completed in 1928, powered by a gasoline engine and armed with two [[Type 38 pattern 1907 (6.5 mm)|6.5 mm Type 38 machine guns]] and one [[Type 11 pattern 1922 (37 mm)|37 mm ''"Sniper"'' gun]] in tank-like turrets.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was the first vessel of the Army's new [[Soukou-Tei (Family)|Soukou-Tei class]] (装甲艇, Armored Boat), also known as the AB-Tei class. Designed as a naval landing escort boat, its main role was to provide fire support to Daihatsu-type landing craft and to be transportable by cargo ships like other landing craft. The Sakigake (さきがけ, Pioneer) was the initial prototype of her class completed in 1928, powered by a gasoline engine and armed with two [[Type 38 pattern 1907 (6.5 mm)|6.5 mm Type 38 machine guns]] and one [[Type 11 pattern 1922 (37 mm)|37 mm ''"Sniper"'' gun]] in tank-like turrets.
-It was introduced in [[Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy"]]. Its main purpose is to provide coastal landing support and river patrol,  It is designed for coastal assault and river patrol missions, but it is not very effective in open sea or against fast torpedo boats. The Sakigake in particular also only comes with early interwar armament that fails to deal any significant damage. A possible tactic for using the Sakigake is to ask fellow captains to tow it through the water, so that it can contribute some extra guns and armour that can withstand some low-tier weapons.
+It was introduced in [[Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy"]]. Its main purpose was to provide coastal landing support and river patrol, so it is not very effective on open waters or against fast torpedo boats. The Sakigake in particular also only comes with early interwar armament that fails to deal any significant damage. A possible tactic for using the Sakigake is to ask fellow captains to tow it through the water, so that it can contribute some extra guns and armour that can withstand some low-tier weapons.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Japanese armoured gun boat {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy"]].
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was the first vessel of the Army's new '''[[Soukou-Tei (Family)|Soukou-Tei-class]]''' (装甲艇, Armored Boat), also known as the '''AB-Tei-class'''. Designed as a naval landing escort boat, its main role was to provide fire support to Daihatsu-type landing craft and to be transportable by cargo ships like other landing craft. The '''Sakigake''' (さきがけ, Pioneer) was the initial prototype of her class completed in 1928, powered by a gasoline engine and armed with two [[Type 38 pattern 1907 (6.5 mm)|6.5 mm Type 38 machine guns]] and one [[Type 11 pattern 1922 (37 mm)|37 mm ''"Sniper"'' gun]] in tank-like turrets.
 == General info ==

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 {{About
-| about = Japanese armored gun boat '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
+| about = Japanese armoured gun boat '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
-| usage = other uses
+| usage = other versions
 | link = Soukou-Tei (Family)
 }}
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 == General info ==
 === Survivability and armour ===
 {{Specs-Fleet-Armour}}
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 {{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 Soukou-Tei has incredibly poor speed and overall mobility, it can reach a max of 26 kph in realistic battle modes, which is slower than the vast majority of ships in-game, on some of the larger maps this boat will take an unnecessarily long amount of time to reach combat ranges it can actually fight in, which can be tedious to play around. Its ability to turn isn't terrible but isn't overly impressive either, it's about as much as you'd expect from a vessel this slow.
+[[File:Soukou-Tei 1927 survivability.png|thumb|Soukou-Tei under heavy enemy fire - situation that should be avoided at all cost.|left]]
+The Soukou-Tei has incredibly poor speed and overall mobility, it can reach a max of 26 km/h in realistic battle modes, which is slower than the vast majority of ships in-game, on some of the larger maps this boat will take an unnecessarily long amount of time to reach combat ranges it can actually fight in, which can be tedious to play around. Its ability to turn isn't terrible but isn't overly impressive either, it's about as much as you'd expect from a vessel this slow.
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 {{main|Type 11 pattern 1922 (37 mm)}}
-This boat is equipped with a low-velocity 37 mm cannon for its primary weapon, its performance overall is very poor and leaves a lot to be desired. It can only fire HE rounds which don't have a lot of penetration power, but they do adequate damage for the calibre and the gun can fire very rapidly. Despite this, though the gun is very inaccurate and close to unusable at the range, even at close range it's easy to miss, and if your enemy is quite fast it will take a few shots to acquire the lead and start landing shots on target. Additionally, in rougher conditions, the gun is almost entirely unusable, as it will bob up and down to such an extent that it becomes a real chore to land shots within even a few hundred meters.
+This boat is equipped with a low-velocity 37 mm cannon for its primary weapon, its performance overall is very poor and leaves a lot to be desired. It can only fire HE rounds which don't have a lot of penetration power, but they do adequate damage for the calibre and the gun can fire very rapidly. Despite this, though the gun is very inaccurate and close to unusable at the range, even at close range it's easy to miss, and if your enemy is quite fast it will take a few shots to acquire the lead and start landing shots on target. Additionally, in rougher conditions, the gun is almost entirely unusable, as it will bob up and down to such an extent that it becomes a real chore to land shots within even a few hundred metres.
 === Secondary armament ===
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 {{main|Type 38 pattern 1907 (6.5 mm)}}
-The Soukou-Tei also comes with two 6.5 mm machine guns, and these are close to being the least effective offensive weapons in the entire game. They can't penetrate the hull of any ships reliably past a few hundred meters and are limited to only being able to knock out exposed crew members, and even this is incredibly unreliable. The guns can only really deal reliable damage against aircraft, however, the guns cannot elevate past 25 degrees, meaning that if an aircraft is diving down to attack, these secondary guns will not be able to fire at them.
+The Soukou-Tei also comes with two 6.5 mm machine guns, and these are close to being the least effective offensive weapons in the entire game. They can't penetrate the hull of any ships reliably past a few hundred metres and are limited to only being able to knock out exposed crew members, and even this is incredibly unreliable. The guns can only really deal reliable damage against aircraft, however, the guns cannot elevate past 25 degrees, meaning that if an aircraft is diving down to attack, these secondary guns will not be able to fire at them.
 == Usage in battles ==
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 In any case, though aiming to stay close to friendlies is the best way to keep yourself afloat, you can't take much fire and you can't dish out damage, so you'll need a buffer from your team to help you out, in a one on one engagement you'll likely lose, as you just don't have the accuracy of the firepower to be able to quickly sink enemy boats at long or close range. You can, however, aid some of the larger ships in sinking enemy boats, try to aim for the same targets as your team to contribute to knocking them out.
-Because most if not all friendly vessels will outpace you, try to aim to reach some cover around some commonly travelled areas of the map first, and then team up with any large friendly ships that come close to you afterwards, this allows for you to stay relatively safe for as long as possible. Try not to stray too far from cover or friendlies, you can't reliably engage past 1,000 meters anyway, and if an enemy starts engaging you at range and you're not in cover, there's nothing you can do as you're just too slow to retreat, and lack the firepower to cause much damage.
+Because most if not all friendly vessels will outpace you, try to aim to reach some cover around some commonly travelled areas of the map first, and then team up with any large friendly ships that come close to you afterwards, this allows for you to stay relatively safe for as long as possible. Try not to stray too far from cover or friendlies, you can't reliably engage past 1,000 m anyway, and if an enemy starts engaging you at range and you're not in cover, there's nothing you can do as you're just too slow to retreat, and lack the firepower to cause much damage.
 === Pros and cons ===
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 '''Pros:'''
-* Fast fire rate for the main gun
+* Fast rate of fire for the main gun
 '''Cons:'''
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 * Secondary guns can't aim upwards to defend from aircraft
 * Can't hit anything in wavy waters
 == History ==
 <!-- ''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the ship in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the ship and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Ship-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the ship's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).'' -->
 {{main|Soukou-Tei (Family)|l1=History of the Soukou-Tei-Class}}
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+<gallery mode="nolines" widths="240px">
 File:Soukou-Tei (1927) Ceremonial (2).png|Launching ceremony of "Sakigake" at Ujina port, Hiroshima pref. (1927)
 File:Soukou-Tei (1927) Ceremonial.png|Launched ceremony of "Sakigake" at Ujina port, Hiroshima pref. (1927)
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 == Media ==
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 <gallery mode="nolines" widths="280px">
 Soukou-Tei 1927 mobility.png|right|thumb|Low freeboard makes manoeuvres look dramatic, but they're slow-pased
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 == See also ==
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 * ''reference to the series of the ship;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
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 == External links ==
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''
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 * Very inaccurate main gun
 * Secondary guns can't aim upwards to defend from aircraft
 {{Clear}}
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 == See also ==
 ''Links to articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the series of the ship;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
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 == External links ==
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''encyclopedia page on the ship;''

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 | about = Japanese armored gun boat '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
 | usage = other uses
-| link = Soukou-Teii (Family)
+| link = Soukou-Tei (Family)
 }}
 {{Specs-Card
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 == General info ==
-[[File:Soukou-Teii 1927 survivability.png|thumb|Soukou-Teii under heavy enemy fire - situation that should be avoided at all cost.|left]]
+[[File:Soukou-Tei 1927 survivability.png|thumb|Soukou-Tei under heavy enemy fire - situation that should be avoided at all cost.|left]]
 === Survivability and armour ===
 {{Specs-Fleet-Armour}}
 <!-- ''Talk about the vehicle's armour. Note the most well-defended and most vulnerable zones, e.g. the ammo magazine. Evaluate the composition of components and assemblies responsible for movement and manoeuvrability. Evaluate the survivability of the primary and secondary armaments separately. Don't forget to mention the size of the crew, which plays an important role in fleet mechanics. Save tips on preserving survivability for the "Usage in battles" section. If necessary, use a graphical template to show the most well-protected or most vulnerable points in the armour.'' -->
-The Soukou-Teii (1927) has 6 mm of RHA protecting the turrets and the bridge, apart from this the hull is made up of the standard 6mm of steel. Overall, it's not very survivable at all, it does have some armour, but no enemy boats are going to struggle to get through it, cannons and heavy machine guns will have no trouble punching through. Additionally, because this vessel is so slow it is very easy to hit, as not much lead is required to land shots accurately, this artificially makes it less survivable than contemporary boats, despite the armour protection it has. It does, however, sit very low in the water, so this could lead to enemies missing a fair few shots at you if they're at the range, although like the majority of vessels around this battle rating use autocannons, it likely won't take very long for them to correct the range.
+The Soukou-Tei (1927) has 6 mm of RHA protecting the turrets and the bridge, apart from this the hull is made up of the standard 6mm of steel. Overall, it's not very survivable at all, it does have some armour, but no enemy boats are going to struggle to get through it, cannons and heavy machine guns will have no trouble punching through. Additionally, because this vessel is so slow it is very easy to hit, as not much lead is required to land shots accurately, this artificially makes it less survivable than contemporary boats, despite the armour protection it has. It does, however, sit very low in the water, so this could lead to enemies missing a fair few shots at you if they're at the range, although like the majority of vessels around this battle rating use autocannons, it likely won't take very long for them to correct the range.
 === Mobility ===

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 {{About
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 [[File:Soukou-Tei 1927 survivability.png|thumb|Soukou-Tei under heavy enemy fire - situation that should be avoided at all cost.|left]]
 === Survivability and armour ===
 <!--''Talk about the vehicle's armour. Note the most well-defended and most vulnerable zones, e.g. the ammo magazine. Evaluate the composition of components and assemblies responsible for movement and manoeuvrability. Evaluate the survivability of the primary and secondary armament separately. Don't forget to mention the size of the crew, which plays an important role in fleet mechanics. Save tips for preserving survivability in the "Use in battle" section.''
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 The Soukou-Tei (1927) has 6mm of RHA protecting the turrets and the bridge, apart from this the hull is made up of the standard 6mm of steel. Overall, it's not very survivable at all, it does have some armour, but no enemy boats are going to struggle to get through it, cannons and heavy machine guns will have no trouble punching through. Additionally, because this vessel is so slow it is very easy to hit, as not much lead is required to land shots accurately, this artificially makes it less survivable than contemporary boats, despite the armour protection it has. It does, however, sit very low in the water, so this could lead to enemies missing a fair few shots at you if they're at the range, although like the majority of vessels around this battle rating use autocannons, it likely won't take very long for them to correct the range.
 === Mobility ===
 <!--''Write about the ship’s mobility. Evaluate its power and manoeuvrability, rudder rerouting speed, stopping speed at full tilt, with its maximum forward speed and reverse speed.''-->
 The Soukou-Te has incredibly poor speed and overall mobility, it can reach a max of 26 kph in realistic battle modes, which is slower than the vast majority of ships in-game, on some of the larger maps this boat will take an unnecessarily long amount of time to reach combat ranges it can actually fight in, which can be tedious to play around. Its ability to turn isn't terrible but isn't overly impressive either, it's about as much as you'd expect from a vessel this slow.
 == Armament ==
 === Primary armament ===
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 [[File:Soukou-Tei 1927 secondaries.png|right|thumb|Secondaries provide acceptable anti-naval capability, but vertical guidance limits AA capability]]
 === Secondary armament ===
 <!--''Some ships are fitted with weapons of various calibres. The secondary armament is defined as the weapon chosen with the control <code>Select secondary weapon</code>. Evaluate the secondary armament and give advice on how to use them. Describe the ammunition available for the secondary armament. Provide recommendations on how to use them and which ammunition to choose. Remember that anti-air armament, even heavy calibre weapons, belong in the next section.''-->
 {{main|Type 38 pattern 1907 (6.5 mm)}}
 The Soukou-Tei also comes with two 6.5mm machine guns, and these are close to being the least effective offensive weapons in the entire game. They can't penetrate the hull of any ships reliably past a few hundred meters and are limited to only being able to knock out exposed crew members, and even this is incredibly unreliable. The guns can only really deal reliable damage against aircraft, however, the guns cannot elevate past 25 degrees, meaning that if an aircraft is diving down to attack, these secondary guns will not be able to fire at them.
 == Usage in battles ==

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 Because most if not all friendly vessels will outpace you, try to aim to reach some cover around some commonly travelled areas of the map first, and then team up with any large friendly ships that come close to you afterwards, this allows for you to stay relatively safe for as long as possible. Try not to stray too far from cover or friendlies, you can't reliably engage past 1,000 meters anyway, and if an enemy starts engaging you at range and you're not in cover, there's nothing you can do as you're just too slow to retreat, and lack the firepower to cause much damage.{{Clear}}
 [[File:Soukou-Tei 1927 cover.png|thumb|right|Soukou-Tei historically was used along coasts and rivers, similarly in-game it's most effective when using natural obstacles to surprise opponents and use its shallow draft to take positions larger boats cannot.]]
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 * Secondary guns can't aim upwards to defend from aircraft
 {{Clear}}
 == History ==
 <!--''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the ship in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.''-->