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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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| − | The '''{{Specs|name}}''' | + | The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was the lead ship of the 14 ''Cyclone''-class patrol ships, being commissioned on 7 August 1993. The ''Cyclone''-class were designed with the intention of supporting the operation of the Navy SEALs by serving as a long range deployment and extraction platform. However, the ''Cyclone''-class were rejected by both the Navy SEAL and the regular Navy, as they considered the ship too big and small for their needs, respectively. ''Cyclone'' and some of her sister ships were then relegated to the US Coast Guard on 29 February 2000. After just 4 years of service with the Coast Guard (and 11 years in total with the US), ''Cyclone'' were then sold off to the Philippine Navy on 8 March 2004, and was renamed '''BRP General Mariano Alvarez''', and is still under active service to this day. |
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| + | Introduced in [[Update "Drone Age"]]. The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the first naval vessel in the game to be added while her real life counterpart is still in active service (albeit under a different flag). Being purposefully designed as a support vessel, she is armed with a small but fast-firing 25 mm autocannons with high penetration, allowing her to make a short work of smaller coastal vessel. In addition, despite her relatively small displacement and low crew count, the Cyclone features a detailed damage model that allows her to take a lot of hits from low-calibre rounds. However, the Cyclone is still lacking in firepower to deal with larger frigates or destroyers, and they can still easily cripple you with their large calibre guns. | ||
== General info == | == General info == | ||
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{{Specs-Fleet-Armour}} | {{Specs-Fleet-Armour}} | ||
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| − | + | Despite having a relatively low displacement for her size at 387 tons, the Cyclone is unique for being the lightest ship to have a "detailed" damage model: Instead of taking crew loss from her hull section being damaged, she instead only takes crew loss when her crew compartment located inside her superstructure was damaged. This allows her hull to take a lot of punishments from various smaller autocannons and is practically immune to machine guns. | |
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| + | However, with a crew count of just 28, the Cyclone doesn't have much endurance should her critical crew compartment being damaged. This means she does not fare well against any vessel with large calibre cannons (above 76 mm), especially various frigates with autoloading cannons. | ||
=== Mobility === | === Mobility === | ||
{{Specs-Fleet-Mobility}} | {{Specs-Fleet-Mobility}} | ||
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| − | + | Being designed as a SOF support vessel, the Cyclone features excellent mobility. She can accelerate and decelerate very quickly and can turn better than most of her peer. This allows her to make an evasive manoeuvre to avoid incoming fire. | |
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{{main|25-mm/87 mk.38 (25 mm)}} | {{main|25-mm/87 mk.38 (25 mm)}} | ||
| − | The 25mm/87 Mk.38 is a navalized copy of the ground 25mm M242 cannon (mounted on M3 Bradley) in term of the gun performance and ammo characteristics, though the naval version has its ammo belt slightly re-adjusted with pure HEI-T and APDS belts as researchable modifications. Notice that in naval battles, | + | The 25mm/87 Mk.38 is a navalized copy of the ground 25mm M242 cannon (mounted on M3 Bradley) in term of the gun performance and ammo characteristics, though the naval version has its ammo belt slightly re-adjusted with pure HEI-T and APDS belts as researchable modifications. Notice that in naval battles, APDS doesn't create secondary shatters (the spalling in ground battles); it's a pure kinetic-damage ammo. The gun fires at 3 round per second and overheats in 17 seconds. In naval scenarios, APDS is the only option for Cyclone. The self-destroying property of HEI-T renders this type of bullet almost completely useless because boats at this tier and BR often carry punchy 40 mm and above autocannons and fight beyond 2 km. |
* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|HEI-T*|High-explosive incendiary tracer (self-destroying)}}{{-}}{{Annotation|APDS|Armour-piercing discarding sabot}} | * '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|HEI-T*|High-explosive incendiary tracer (self-destroying)}}{{-}}{{Annotation|APDS|Armour-piercing discarding sabot}} | ||
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== Usage in battles == | == Usage in battles == | ||
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| + | The USS Cyclone is a quick vessel fitted with guns that can do short work of most coastal ships it'll encounter. She must stay in the coastal area hunting for them, using her good top speed to her advantage. However, she must stay away from frigates and destroyers that can be encountered at this BR. The 25 mm guns are indeed, very powerful against patrol boats, but they are lacking punch and can hardly significant damages to bigger targets. In addition, the USS Cyclone can hardly withstand a hit from a high-calibre round. Try to engage big vessels while they are already engaged by somebody else or already heavily damaged without overexposing yourself. | ||
=== Pros and cons === | === Pros and cons === | ||
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'''Pros:''' | '''Pros:''' | ||
| − | * Very survivable | + | * Very survivable against low-calibre rounds |
| − | * APDS | + | * APDS rounds have enough penetration to damage other armoured boats, such as MPK.161, HMS Peacock, or M-802 |
| − | * | + | * 25 mm guns are decent against low-flying aircraft |
* Decent top speed and mobility | * Decent top speed and mobility | ||
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* Has access to a radar system | * Has access to a radar system | ||
| − | * APDS rounds have decent velocity and easy to aim even | + | * APDS rounds have decent velocity and easy to aim even against air targets. |
'''Cons:''' | '''Cons:''' | ||
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* Large profile | * Large profile | ||
* Guns overheat quickly | * Guns overheat quickly | ||
| − | * Main guns | + | * Main guns lack punch against frigates and bigger ships |
| − | * High | + | * High-calibre machine guns have limited fire arc and aren't very effective even against small PT boats |
| − | * Can't sustain hits from high | + | * Can't sustain hits from high-calibre guns (102 mm and above) |
* Can't track targets with her radar | * Can't track targets with her radar | ||
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* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=us_cyclone_class_cyclone Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.] | * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=us_cyclone_class_cyclone Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.] | ||
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| + | {{Youtube-gallery|-2wgyj4gE5E|'''USS Cyclone: A Rare Look Inside USN's Smallest Warship''' - ''Cmdr. Tyrael''}} | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Latest revision as of 00:29, 24 November 2024
Contents
Description
The Cyclone-class, USS Cyclone (PC-1) was the lead ship of the 14 Cyclone-class patrol ships, being commissioned on 7 August 1993. The Cyclone-class were designed with the intention of supporting the operation of the Navy SEALs by serving as a long range deployment and extraction platform. However, the Cyclone-class were rejected by both the Navy SEAL and the regular Navy, as they considered the ship too big and small for their needs, respectively. Cyclone and some of her sister ships were then relegated to the US Coast Guard on 29 February 2000. After just 4 years of service with the Coast Guard (and 11 years in total with the US), Cyclone were then sold off to the Philippine Navy on 8 March 2004, and was renamed BRP General Mariano Alvarez, and is still under active service to this day.
Introduced in Update "Drone Age". The USS Cyclone is the first naval vessel in the game to be added while her real life counterpart is still in active service (albeit under a different flag). Being purposefully designed as a support vessel, she is armed with a small but fast-firing 25 mm autocannons with high penetration, allowing her to make a short work of smaller coastal vessel. In addition, despite her relatively small displacement and low crew count, the Cyclone features a detailed damage model that allows her to take a lot of hits from low-calibre rounds. However, the Cyclone is still lacking in firepower to deal with larger frigates or destroyers, and they can still easily cripple you with their large calibre guns.
General info
Survivability and armour
Despite having a relatively low displacement for her size at 387 tons, the Cyclone is unique for being the lightest ship to have a "detailed" damage model: Instead of taking crew loss from her hull section being damaged, she instead only takes crew loss when her crew compartment located inside her superstructure was damaged. This allows her hull to take a lot of punishments from various smaller autocannons and is practically immune to machine guns.
However, with a crew count of just 28, the Cyclone doesn't have much endurance should her critical crew compartment being damaged. This means she does not fare well against any vessel with large calibre cannons (above 76 mm), especially various frigates with autoloading cannons.
Mobility
Being designed as a SOF support vessel, the Cyclone features excellent mobility. She can accelerate and decelerate very quickly and can turn better than most of her peer. This allows her to make an evasive manoeuvre to avoid incoming fire.
| Mobility Characteristics | |||
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| Game Mode | Upgrade Status | Maximum Speed (km/h) | |
| Forward | Reverse | ||
| AB | |||
| Upgraded | 87 | 46 | |
| RB/SB | |||
| Upgraded | 65 | 34 | |
Modifications and economy
| Seakeeping | Unsinkability | Firepower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Armament
Primary armament
The 25mm/87 Mk.38 is a navalized copy of the ground 25mm M242 cannon (mounted on M3 Bradley) in term of the gun performance and ammo characteristics, though the naval version has its ammo belt slightly re-adjusted with pure HEI-T and APDS belts as researchable modifications. Notice that in naval battles, APDS doesn't create secondary shatters (the spalling in ground battles); it's a pure kinetic-damage ammo. The gun fires at 3 round per second and overheats in 17 seconds. In naval scenarios, APDS is the only option for Cyclone. The self-destroying property of HEI-T renders this type of bullet almost completely useless because boats at this tier and BR often carry punchy 40 mm and above autocannons and fight beyond 2 km.
- Universal: HEI-T* · APDS
- 25 mm HEIT belts: HEI-T*
- 25 mm APDS belts: APDS
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
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| Ammunition | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | ||||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
| HEI-T* | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| APDS | 81 | 80 | 74 | 67 | 61 | 56 | |
| Shell details | ||||||||||||
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| Ammunition | Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||||||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
| HEI-T* | 1,100 | 0.19 | 0 | 0.1 | 54.4 | 79° | 80° | 81° | ||||
| APDS | 1,345 | 0.13 | - | - | - | 75° | 78° | 80° | ||||
Secondary armament
There are a pair of 12.7 mm AN-M2 machine guns each mounted on one side of the ship's bridge. Each machine gun only covers a sector less than a quadrant.
- Universal: API-T · AP · I · AP
- .50 AP belt: API-T · AP · AP · AP
- .50 APIT belt: API-T · API-T · API-T · I
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
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| Ammunition | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | ||||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
| AP | 29 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 14 | |
| I | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| API-T | 28 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 11 | |
| Shell details | ||||||||||||
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| Ammunition | Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||||||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
| AP | 856 | 0.05 | - | - | - | 47° | 56° | 65° | ||||
| I | 944 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 47° | 56° | 65° | ||||
| API-T | 887 | 0.04 | - | - | - | 47° | 56° | 65° | ||||
Usage in battles
The USS Cyclone is a quick vessel fitted with guns that can do short work of most coastal ships it'll encounter. She must stay in the coastal area hunting for them, using her good top speed to her advantage. However, she must stay away from frigates and destroyers that can be encountered at this BR. The 25 mm guns are indeed, very powerful against patrol boats, but they are lacking punch and can hardly significant damages to bigger targets. In addition, the USS Cyclone can hardly withstand a hit from a high-calibre round. Try to engage big vessels while they are already engaged by somebody else or already heavily damaged without overexposing yourself.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Very survivable against low-calibre rounds
- APDS rounds have enough penetration to damage other armoured boats, such as MPK.161, HMS Peacock, or M-802
- 25 mm guns are decent against low-flying aircraft
- Decent top speed and mobility
- Has access to a radar system
- APDS rounds have decent velocity and easy to aim even against air targets.
Cons:
- Large profile
- Guns overheat quickly
- Main guns lack punch against frigates and bigger ships
- High-calibre machine guns have limited fire arc and aren't very effective even against small PT boats
- Can't sustain hits from high-calibre guns (102 mm and above)
- Can't track targets with her radar
History
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Media
- Skins
- Videos
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.
External links
Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:
- topic on the official game forum;
- other literature.
| Bollinger Shipyards | |
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| Coastal Patrol Ships (PC) | |
| Cyclone-class | USS Cyclone |
| USA boats | |
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| Motor torpedo boats | PT-3 · PT-6 · PT-20 · PT-71 · PT-103 · PT-109 · PT-174 |
| PT-200 · PT-314 · Thunderbolt (PT-556) · PT-565 · PT-658 · PT-810 · PT-811 · PT-812 | |
| Motor gun boats | Kim Qui · LCS(L)(3) · PT-59 · PTF-7 · USS Candid · USS Asheville · USS Douglas · USS Flagstaff · USS Tucumcari · USS Cyclone |
| Armoured gun boats | LCM(6) Zippo |
