MPK Pr.12412P
| This page is about the Soviet motor torpedo gun boat MPK Pr.12412P. For the regular version, see MPK Pr.12412. |
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Description
During the mid 1970s, the Soviet Navy saw the need for a new anti-submarine corvette for patrolling the Black sea. The resulting vessel from Project 12412 was named the "Molniya-2", or per its NATO reporting name, the Pauk class. The Molniya-2 saw a production span from 1977 to 1989, where it was built for multiple branches of the Soviet forces (namely the Navy and the Coast Guard), along with multiple export customers around the world including Cuba, India, and Bulgaria. After the fall of the USSR, the Monlyia-2s in Soviet service were passed on to successor states, namely the Ukranian and Russian navy. As of 2022, at least one Pr.12412 is still in active service with each of these countries in ongoing conflicts.
The MPK Pr.12412P (Molnyia-2) is a premium rank IV Soviet motor torpedo gun boat introduced in Update "Wind of Change". Ingame, the boat bolsters an already incredible line-up of coastal vessels at that rank of the Soviet tech tree, Joining the likes of other formidable vessels of similar tonnage such as its sister MPK Pr.12412 in the tech tree and the powerful SKR-7, the "Molnyia-2" brings more to the table than some of its contemporaries. The Pr.12412 has access to a rapid firing autoloaded 76mm turret with access to two kinds of HE shells, including a HE-VT proximity fuse shell for dealing with aerial targets (with the help of its radar-aided fire control system), along with a rotary AK-630 CIWS in the rear for dealing with closer and lower flying targets by filling the air with lead at 5,000 RPM. The diverse armament does not end there, as the Pr.1241.2 also has access to mortars, depth chargers, and decent torpedos all at once, making it a true "jack of all trades, yet master of none" for its class. One must be cautious when playing the Pr.12412 due to its sup-par armor (which becomes even more useless when uptiered to face bluewater destroyers), and to not be too trigger happy with the AK-630 CIWS due to its tendency to jam under sustained fire, and its insane rate of fire depleting ammo supplies very quickly when left unchecked.
General info
Survivability and armour
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Mobility
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| Upgraded | 87 | 51 | |
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| Upgraded | 65 | 38 | |
Modifications and economy
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Armament
Primary armament
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| Penetration statistics | |||||||
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 100 m | 1,000 m | 2,000 m | 3,000 m | 4,000 m | 5,000 m | ||
| HE OF-62 | HE* | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| HE ZS-62 | HE-VT | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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| HE OF-62 | HE* | 980 | 5.9 | 0 | 0.1 | 616 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
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| HE ZS-62 | HE-VT | 980 | 5.9 | 0 | 0.1 | 400 | 8 | 739.2 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |
Secondary armament
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- Universal: HEF-T* · HEF-I* · HEF-I* · HEF-I* · HEF-I* · HEF-I*
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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 | ||
| HEF-T* | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| HEF-I* | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
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| Ammunition | Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
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| HEF-T* | 900 | 0.39 | 0 | 0.1 | 17.86 | 79° | 80° | 81° | ||||
| HEF-I* | 900 | 0.39 | 0 | 0.1 | 75.46 | 79° | 80° | 81° | ||||
Additional armament
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Good speed for its size
- Fast-firing guns
- Good at capturing and contesting points
- Gets coastal ship spawn
- Good AA platform
Cons:
- No Armour
- Weak against destroyers and bigger ships
- Small ammo storage
- Gets put into many bluewater battles
History
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Media
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See also
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External links
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| USSR boats | |
|---|---|
| Motor torpedo boats | D-3 · G-5 · G-5 (ShVAK) · Pr.123-bis · Pr.123K (A-10bis) · Pr.123K · Pr.183 |
| Motor gun boats | TKA-412 · MO-4 · OD-200 · Pr.253L · Pr.183 BM-21 · Ya-5M |
| Motor torpedo gun boats | Pr. 206 · Pr.206-M · MPK Pr.12412 · MPK Pr.12412P · MPK Pr.11451 |
| Gunboats | Groza |
| Armoured gun boats | BMO · MBK-161 early · MBK-161 late · MBK pr.186 · MBK pr.186 (MK 85) · Pr.1124 early · Pr.1124 late · Pr.1124 MLRS |
| Pr.191 · Pr.191M · Pr.1204 · Pr.1204 late | |
| USSR premium ships | |
|---|---|
| Motor torpedo boats | G-5 (ShVAK) · Pr.123K (A-10bis) |
| Motor gun boats | TKA-412 · Pr.183 BM-21 · Ya-5M |
| Motor torpedo gun boats | MPK Pr.12412P |
| Armoured gun boats | MBK-161 early · MBK pr.186 (MK 85) · Pr.1124 MLRS · Pr.1204 |
| Sub-chasers | MPK Pr.122bis |
| Frigates | Rosomacha |
| Destroyers | Kerch · Ryany · Leningrad · Stroyny · Smelyi · Neustrashimy · Blagorodnyy |
| Light cruisers | Murmansk · Kerch · Zheleznyakov |
| Battleships | Marat |
