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The VAS 201 is equipped with two 20mm/65 Breda autocannons, one at the bow and one at the stern. When facing forward only one gun can shoot and in order to get the rear gun on target, a big part of the ship needs to be exposed. The autocannons themselves have quite a low rate of fire and very small clips of 12 shells, although they are reloaded very quickly. The damage is similar to the German or the American 20mm autocannons, although it has a lower damage than the German one and lower fire rate compared to the American one
  
 
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The VAS 201 is equipped with 2xSi 200 torpedoes. They are average in most statistics, although they have a somewhat low speed. As the boat faces entirely small and nimble enemies, torpedoes in general are not too effective as the enemy can dodge them with ease. As in the low tiers torpedoes are very situational, it's advised to leave the ship without torpedoes as they count as an external ammorack, which can destroy the ship if hit.
  
 
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The VAS 201 can equip 16xBT G depth charges. They are next to useless, as they are made to destroy submarines, which are not yet in the game and all ships can escape the blast of the depth charge. Overall it's a very situational weapon, that's not advised to use or equip, as it counts as an external ammorack, which can destroy the ship if hit while not adding any considerable advantage
  
 
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Two 20mm cannons deal a lot more consistent damage, compared to the reserve MAS 555
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Revision as of 13:01, 12 July 2020

Introducing Wiki 3.0
VAS 201
it_vas_baglietto_68t_1serie.png
VAS 201
Italy flag.png Italy
I Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
1.3 1.3 1.3
Class:
Research:4 000 Specs-Card-Exp.png
Purchase:2 100 Specs-Card-Lion.png

Description

GarageImage VAS 201.jpg


The Baglietto 68t, VAS 201 is a rank I Italian motor torpedo boat with a battle rating of 1.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Starfighters".

General info

Survivability and armour

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Mobility

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Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode Upgrade Status Maximum Speed (km/h) Turn Time (s) Turn Radius (m)
Forward Reverse
AB Stock ___ ___
Upgraded 53 35
RB/SB Stock ___ ___
Upgraded 38 25

Armament

Primary armament

Main article: 20 mm/65 Breda (20 mm)

The VAS 201 is equipped with two 20mm/65 Breda autocannons, one at the bow and one at the stern. When facing forward only one gun can shoot and in order to get the rear gun on target, a big part of the ship needs to be exposed. The autocannons themselves have quite a low rate of fire and very small clips of 12 shells, although they are reloaded very quickly. The damage is similar to the German or the American 20mm autocannons, although it has a lower damage than the German one and lower fire rate compared to the American one

Torpedo armament

Main article: Si 200 (450 mm)

The VAS 201 is equipped with 2xSi 200 torpedoes. They are average in most statistics, although they have a somewhat low speed. As the boat faces entirely small and nimble enemies, torpedoes in general are not too effective as the enemy can dodge them with ease. As in the low tiers torpedoes are very situational, it's advised to leave the ship without torpedoes as they count as an external ammorack, which can destroy the ship if hit.

Special armament

Main article: B TG depth charge

The VAS 201 can equip 16xBT G depth charges. They are next to useless, as they are made to destroy submarines, which are not yet in the game and all ships can escape the blast of the depth charge. Overall it's a very situational weapon, that's not advised to use or equip, as it counts as an external ammorack, which can destroy the ship if hit while not adding any considerable advantage

Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier Seakeeping Unsinkability Firepower
I Dry-Docking Tool Set Granata mod.35
II Rudder Replacement Fire Protection System Smokescreen Perforante mod.35
III Propeller Replacement Depth Charges Primary Armament Targeting
IV Engine Maintenance New Pumps Artillery Support

Pros and cons

Pros:

Two 20mm cannons deal a lot more consistent damage, compared to the reserve MAS 555

Can shoot forwards and the firing arc of the rear gun is not bad

Quite fast clip reload of the main armament

Cons:

Tiny 12 round clips for the main armament

Although more stable than the reserve MAS 555, it's still not the most stable gun platform in the Battle Rating

Somewhat slow

History

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Media

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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.

External links

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  • topic on the official game forum;
  • encyclopedia page on the ship;
  • other literature.


Italy boats
Motor torpedo boats  MC-490 · Freccia P-493 · MAS 555 · MAS 561 · MAS 569
  MS-15 · MS-53 · MS-472 · Stefano Turr · VAS 201 · GIS 811 · MS 444 · MC 485
Motor gun boats  MAS 441 · MS-473 · MV-611 · Alano · Sparviero
Motor torpedo gun boats  Saetta P-494
Gunboats  Albatros · Alcione

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