Ship:T-61

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T-61

Destroyer | Germany | Tier VI

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points14,700

Main Battery

128 mm/45 SK C/34 on an MPLC/34 mount4 х 1 pcs.

Rate of Fire15 shots/min

Reload Time4 sec

Rotation Speed8 deg/sec

180 Degree Turn Time22.5 sec

Firing Range11.6 km

Maximum Dispersion102 m

HE Shell128 mm Spr.Gr.

Maximum HE Damage1,500

Chance of Fire6 %

Initial HE Velocity830 m/s

HE Shell Weight28 kg

AP Shell128 mm P.Spr.Gr.

Maximum AP Shell Damage3,000

Initial AP Shell Velocity830 m/s

AP Shell Weight28 kg

Torpedo Tubes

533 mm Vierling2 х 4 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.9 shots/min

Reload Time68 sec

Rotation Speed  deg/sec

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec

TorpedoG7 Steinbutt

Maximum Damage13,700

Torpedo Speed65 knot

Torpedo Range8 km

AA Defense

20 mm/65 C/38 on a Flak 35 Vierling L/38 mount4 х 4 pcs.

37 mm/69 Flak M42 on an LM/42 mount2 х 2 pcs.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed35 knot

Turning Circle Radius600 m

Rudder Shift Time3.6 sec

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range6.8 km

Air Detectability Range3 km

Battle Levels

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VI

Special

T-61 — German special premium Tier VI destroyer.

Designed as an average-sized destroyer, her design was officially known as Flottentorpedoboot 1940. This series of ships were built in the Netherlands based on Dutch designs and components. They differed favorably from other same-type German ships by their overall well-balanced combat features.

T-61 was first available early August 2018. As of Update 0.10.5 (in June 2021) she is no longer available.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chances of HE shells causing a fire on target (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
128 mm/45 SK C/34 on an MPLC/34 mount	15	22.5	102	1,500	6	3,000		0	0

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
T-61	14,700	8	16	4		4/2	2			0	0

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
G7 Steinbutt	0.9	68	7.2	13,700	65	8		0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
FKS Typ 6 Mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 45,000 hp	35		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Player Opinion

Performance

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T-61 is similar to her Tier VI tech tree counterpart Ernst Gaede. Both ships share the same 128mm main batteries and the same torpedoes. They also have access to Hydroacoustic Search , being the only destroyers at Tier VI to have this consumable. These two factors make both ships very good in close range combat and ambushing enemies in smoke screens. However, T-61 has main batteries that fire slightly faster than Ernst Gaede’s, giving the firepower edge to T-61. Unlike Ernst Gaede though, T-61 does not get access to the 150mm main battery guns.

Besides main battery performance, the T-61 can also perform the role of torpedo boat superbly. She has a torpedo range of 8.0 km and has a surface detectability range of 6.8 km without the commander skill Concealment Expert. With this skill, her detection range goes down to 6.1 km, giving her plenty of space to torpedo enemies from beyond her detection range. T-61’s detection range is also lower than the Ernst Gaede's minimum surface detectability range of 6.6 km, a significant reduction in detection. Additionally, T-61 has a very quick torpedo reload time at 68 seconds, over 20 seconds better than the torpedo reload time of Ernst Gaede.

T-61 is overall a stealthier, more torpedo-centric version of Ernst Gaede. Although her main battery rate of fire is faster, T-61 lacks access to the 150mm guns that Ernst Gaede can use to punish enemies with high damage shots.

Pros:

• Good main battery rate of fire and range
• Good AP DPM and HE penetration
• Good torpedo damage, range and reload speed
• Very good hitpoint pool, one of the best for a Tier 6 destroyer
• Good concealment
• Access to the Hydroacoustic Search  consumable

Cons:

• Low HE DPM
• Very poor Smoke Generator  performance
• Slow main battery traverse speed
• Fairly slow for a destroyer, with a base speed of only 35 knots
• Weak AA, vulnerable to planes
  

Research

As a premium ship, T-61 has no upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for T-61 are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
• Slot 2: Engine Room Protection
• Slot 3: Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
• Slot 4: Propulsion Modification 1

Commander Skills

Key skills for T-61 commanders include a core destroyer build of Preventive Maintenance at Level 1, Last Stand at Level 2, Survivability Expert at Level 3, and Concealment Expert at Level 4.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed. ★	Liquidator +30% chance (multiplicative) of causing flooding. ★★	Consumable Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except:  Damage Control Party ,  Repair Party .	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type.	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning about a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5 km. ★	Preventive Maintenance −30% chance of main armament, engines, steering becoming incapacitated +15% to HP of secondary and AA guns. ★★
2	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the damage-inflicting area of HE shells fired at submarines.	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed. ★★	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of: Hydroacoustic Search , Surveillance Radar , Smoke Generator , & Engine Boost . ★★	Extra-Heavy Ammunition +7.5% main battery AP shell damage. +10% damage from depth charges.	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies aiming at you with main battery. ★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★★
3	Main Battery & AA Specialist -5% main battery reload time. +10% continuous AA damage. ★★	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time. ★★	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half.	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables. ★	Survivability Expert +350 HP per ship tier. ★★★
4	Main Battery & AA Expert +20% main battery range. +15% flak damage. ★	Swift in Silence So long as the ship remains undetected: +8% ship speed +5% main battery reload time.	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.. ★★	Fearless Brawler +1 flak burst per salvo. -10% main battery reload when ship is spotted. ★★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	Dazzle For 15 seconds after you are detected: * +20% dispersion of enemy shells fired at you. * +8% ship speed.
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

T-61 equips the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Smoke Generator  - 3 charges
• Slot 3: Engine Boost  - 3 charges
• Slot 4: Hydroacoustic Search  - 3 charges

Camouflage

As a premium ship, T-61 comes with Default permanent camouflage and a set of permanent combat bonuses.

Signals

T-61 should take the standard flags for improving its offensive and defensive performance in battle. For offensive flags, these include India X-Ray () and Victor Lima () to improve the fire chance, and Juliet Whiskey Unaone () to improve chance of flooding. For defensive and utility flags, November Foxtrot () and Sierra Mike () are the primary choices to reduce consumable cooldowns and increase the top speed, respectively. If excessive fire damage is of concern, the flags India Yankee () can be used to reduce time spent on fire.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Charlie Kilo +5% ship HP; +2.5% squadron HP. ★★★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. ★★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. ★★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts.	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used.
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Gallery

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  Enemy fighters patrol a capture point, but the T-61's concealment enables it to sneak in unnoticed.
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  T-61 defends the fortress.

Historical Info

T-61, 1940

Construction

Wilton Fijenoord; Schiedam, Netherlands

Laid down: 1941

Launched: 1944

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Specifications

1931 tons displacement, standard

114.5m length

11.3m beam

3.24m draft

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Machinery

3 Yarrow watertube boilers,
  2 shaft Parsons geared turbines

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Performance

34.8 knots at 45,000 shaft horsepower

2100 nm at 19 knots

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Armament

Main

Four (4x1) 128mm/45 C34 guns

Anti-aircraft

Four (2x2) 37mm/83 M42 guns

Sixteen (4x4) 20mm C38 guns

Torpedoes

Eight (2x4) 533mm torpedo tubes

Line drawing of Flottentorpedoboot 1940.

History

The story of T-61 begins with the invasion of the Netherlands by the Germans in the middle of 1940. They soon realized that the country had fully functional naval shipyards that could operate at considerably advanced capacities. At this time, the German navy was still in its expansionary phase and attempting to compete with the might of other European navies. Planners understood they were still at numerical inferiority and decided to incorporate their new conquests into the German war machine. Construction on three destroyer hulls that had been stopped was restarted, the Germans having thought they were destroyed in their berths during the conquest of the Netherlands. Understanding they were salvageable, they were quickly put back to construction as Flottentorpedoboot (Fleet torpedo boat) project 1940.

Sitting at 114 meters in length and 11 meters in width, the design of these ships was comparable in size to the current torpedo boats in service in the Kriegsmarine. The plans called for dividing the hull into 13 watertight compartments; construction called for the hull to be built from pre-fabricated longitudinal bands of steel.

Luckily for the Germans, the propulsion machinery assigned to these vessels was still preserved, and was summarily put back on schedule production. This class of torpedo boats were to be powered by three Yarrow boilers that fed into two Parsons steam turbines. A minor setback: the boilers were low-pressure systems, as opposed to the high-pressure systems the Kriegsmarine had already adopted into most of their capital ships; they would not be as efficient in generating power. Despite so, the plans calculated an output of 45,000 shaft horsepower, which would propel the vessels to 35 knots.

Each was armed with four 128mm guns all in single mounts, dispersed as a pair found forward and aft of the vessel. These were controlled by a combination a main fire director on the main superstructure and an auxiliary director on the main mast. Most significantly, the class would carry a pair of quad-torpedo tube launchers amidships, mounted along the center line with the ability to fire over either side. These tubes were operated hydraulically, so this gave the ability for the crew to remotely operate and deploy the torpedoes; a feature being introduced to many navies at the time. Due to her size, she did not carry any reload for her torpedoes. To complete the suite, the class carried eight 20mm AA guns in two quad-mounts and four 37mm AA guns in two dual-mounts.

After the Germans acquired the materials and plans for these ex-Dutch ships, the Kriegsmarine went into full-scale production. The original plan called for eight ships in 1940, which was extended to another four more ships ordered in 1941. There was a plan to build another twelve ships in late 1941, but this order was soon cancelled. Four Dutch shipyards were awarded the contract to build the initial run of twelve ships. T-61 was a re-purpose of the hull of destroyer Tjerk Hiddes. Lack of available materials and limited cooperation from the Dutch workforce dragged construction schedules behind. Therefore, T-61 was scheduled to be towed to Germany in late 1944 for final outfitting, but the incomplete destroyer aunk during an assault by the Royal Air Force off the Dutch coast.

Historical Gallery

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  ZH-1, former HNLMS Gerard Callenburgh, as completed. ZH-1 was the design basis for the Flottentorpedoboot 1940 project, of with T-61 was a part.

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References

• Flottentorpedoboot 1940 - Wikipedia
• The Community Tries to Meme T-61 - The Sunday Shippost - News - World of Warships
• Armada: T-61 - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube

Ship Change Log

Testing Changes

• October 18, 2017:
  • Preliminary characteristics.

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.6.13.
• First appeared for sale in a special promotion in August 2018.
• Update 0.7.10:
  • The range of the Hydroacoustic Search consumable was unified - 4 km for detecting ships, 3 km for detecting torpedoes.
• Update 0.9.5:
  • Armor penetration of the 128 mm HE shells increased from 21 to 32 mm.
• Update 0.10.5:
  • T-61 was removed from sale in the Premium store.

Ships of Germany

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