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Coastal Fleet
LCS(L)(3)
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Rank
AB
3.7
RB
3.7
Battle rating
USA
Game nation
Heavy boat
Main role
250,000
RP
Research
700,000
SL
Purchase
General information

The Landing Craft Support (Large) (Mark 3) (or "LCS(L)(3)" for short) is a class of 130 amphibious warfare vessels built for the US Navy in 1944. Based on a hull from the Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) ships, the LCS(L)(3) was designed to quickly fill the gap of a fire support vessel to cover various landing operations across the Pacific theatre; each ship could be built from the ground up in as little as 10 days. The LCS(L)(3) were deployed in various island-hopping campaigns during the closing stages of the Pacific War, and would later be transferred to various allies of the United States after the war, such as Italy and Japan.

Introduced in Update 1.79 "Project X" as part of the fleet closed beta test, the LCS(L)(3) is a rather polarising coastal vessel. Compared to other coastal vessels with "simple" damage models, the LCS is quite a tough nut to crack, especially if the enemy does not have any autocannons at their disposal. However, the LCS's survivability is a far cry from any vessel with "detailed" damage models, such as its "predecessor", the USS Candid, as it is incapable of taking hits from any autocannons, let alone destroyer-calibre guns. The craft's large size and slow speed also mean that it is nearly impossible to avoid incoming fire. However, given the right time and circumstance, the LCS can still perform well against lesser coastal vessels, with a good assortment of Bofors and Oerlikon autocannons to deal with various torpedo boats.



Specification
Armour
Hull 8 mm (steel)
Superstructure 4 mm (steel)
Number of sections 4
Displacement 245 t
Crew 73 persons
Max speed
Forward 29253928 km/h
Backward 19162518 km/h
Primary armament
2 × Turret — 2 × 40 mm Bofors L/60 Mark 1 gun
Ammunition 8,000 rounds
Belt capacity 4 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
0.5 → 0.4 s
Fire rate 156 shots/min
Vertical guidance -15 / 88°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 3025.53025.5 °/s
Vertical 2420.42420.4 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP-T/HEFI-T817869615550
AP-T/AP-T/AP-T/HEFI-T817869615550
HEFI-T/HEFI-T/HEFI-T/AP-T817869615550
Secondary armament
3-inch Mark 10 cannon
Ammunition 400 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
4.5 → 3.4 s
Vertical guidance -10 / 85°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 1210.21210.2 °/s
Vertical 1815.31815.3 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE888888
APCBC1119279696257
HE-VT777777
Anti-aircraft armament
4 × Turret — 2 × 20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II autocannon
Ammunition 14,400 rounds
Belt capacity 60 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Fire rate 450 shots/min
Vertical guidance -5 / 70°
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/AP-T343226211816
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 4,200 → 5,279 SL
RB 5,211 → 6,550 SL
Crew training 200,000 SL
Experts 670,000 SL
Aces 1,500 GE
Research Aces 700,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB
130 / 220 % SL
190 % RP
Total cost of modifications 208,400 RP
332,000 SL
Talisman cost 2,000 GE

Research order:

Seakeeping
Unsinkability
Firepower
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