M-17

M-17

M-17

Description

The M-class, M-17 is a rank German sub-chaser with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update "Direct Hit".

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
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded

Armament

Primary armament

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		1,000 m	2,500 m	5,000 m	7,500 m	10,000 m	15,000 m
Sprgr. L/4.4 Kpf.Z	HE	20	20	20	20	20	20
Sprgr. L/4.4 Bd.Z	HE	42	34	25	20	20	20
Sprgr. L/4.4 Zt.Z	HE-TF	20	20	20	20	20	20

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (s)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
Sprgr. L/4.4 Kpf.Z	HE	785	15.1	0	0.1	1.55	79°	80°	81°
Sprgr. L/4.4 Bd.Z	HE	785	15.1	0.015	5	1.55	79°	80°	81°
Sprgr. L/4.4 Zt.Z	HE-TF	785	15.1	0	0.1	1.55	79°	80°	81°

Secondary armament

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Additional armament

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Usage in battles

The M-17 is similar to the M-802 but without the reinforced engine armour or the torpedoes. As with most sub-chasers, it's slow and won't arrive first to the battlefield, but the ship has well armoured 105 mm main guns with enough fire power to hull break many ships or pen destroyers with base fuze HE in desperate scenarios. Facing destroyers is ill-advised as they have higher caliber guns in larger quantity.

This ship should be used at long range to allow for more time to react to smaller vessels as well as the torpedoes as the slow speed of this ship makes it a torpedo magnet. In a pinch, the vessel can litter a capture point with mines, albeit they require a lot of skill and patience to use and often act as an extra ammo rack prone to detonate.

To counter this vessel, the most vulnerable place is the bow where the ammo rack is. A single bomb or torpedo there is guaranteed to sink the vessel. The safest option would be swarming the M-17 as multiple ships at different flanks will overwhelm the ship easily.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Heavy-hitting main armament can knock out many coastal vessels
• Coastal spawn allows the vehicle to face small vessels
• Fast reload rate
• High survivability
• Can carry many mines

Cons:

• Sluggish speed makes this ship vulnerable to torpedoes
• Outgunned by destroyers
• Massive target
• Low calibre AA is ineffective at long ranges

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the M-17 from live.warthunder.com.

See also

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External links

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Stettiner Oderwerke
Minesweepers
M-class Type 1935	M-17

Germany sub-chasers
M-class	M-17 · M-802
R-1-class	Drache
Project 89.2	Bernau