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Coastal Fleet
Fairmile H LCS(L)(2)
III
Rank
AB
2.3
RB
2.3
Battle rating
Great Britain
Game nation
Boat
Main role
36,000
RP
Research
115,000
SL
Purchase
General information

Fairmile H LCS(L)(2) was a type of British Royal Navy Landing Craft Support introduced in 1943. The ship was designed for continuous shelling of coastal positions during the advance of the landing force towards the coast. She featured anti-tank capability with the use of a 6-pounder QF gun turret, adopted from the Valentine tank. A total of 10 vessels were built, 3 of which were destroyed during the first day of Operation Infatuate.

The Fairmile H LCS(L)(2) was introduced in Update "Direct Hit" as a British motor gun boat. The ship has numerous independent weapon systems, providing good anti-air and anti-boat cover, but struggling with heavier targets. She carries a unique tank turret with heavy armour, making her extremely unlikely to have her primary armament knocked out. She also has a trainable mortar, launching depth charges at a fixed range for rare kills of opportunity. Finally, much like other Landing Craft Support vessels, she's very slow, making her easier to knock out with bombs or torpedoes than other coastal vessels.


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Specification
Armour
Main fire tower 65 / 60 / 65 mm
Hull 6 mm (steel)
Superstructure 6 mm (steel)
Number of sections 4
Displacement 116 t
Crew 25 persons
Max speed
Forward 28243727 km/h
Backward 14121914 km/h
Primary armament
57 mm 6pdr QF Mk.V cannon
Ammunition 512 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Vertical guidance -12 / 20°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 1210.21210.2 °/s
Vertical 2.92.52.92.5 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
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Secondary armament
2 × Turret — 20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mark V autocannon
Ammunition 3,600 rounds
Belt capacity 60 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 450 shots/min
Vertical guidance -5 / 50°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 7563.87563.8 °/s
Vertical 6555.36555.3 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HEF-T/HEF-I/AP-T343226211816
AP-T/AP-T/AP-T/HEF-I343226211816
HEF-T/HEF-I/AP-T/HEF-I343226211816
Anti-aircraft armament
2 × 12.7 mm Vickers Mk.V machine gun
Ammunition 4,000 rounds
Belt capacity 200 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
13 → 10 s
Fire rate 600 shots/min
Vertical guidance -5 / 70°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 60516051 °/s
Vertical 5546.85546.8 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP/HEI/T242421181615
Special armament
Ordnance ML 4.2-inch mortar
Ammunition 110 rounds
Vertical guidance -1 / 2°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 30 °/s
Vertical 30 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
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Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 1,276 → 1,637 SL
RB 1,733 → 2,223 SL
Crew training 33,000 SL
Experts 360,000 SL
Aces 590 GE
Research Aces 115,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB
100 / 140 % SL
148 % RP
Total cost of modifications 35,700 RP
77,400 SL
Talisman cost 1,200 GE

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Seakeeping
Unsinkability
Firepower
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