- For PC
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- OS: Windows 7 SP1/8/10 (64 bit)
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.2 GHz
- Memory: 4GB
- Video Card: DirectX 10.1 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or Ryzen 5 3600 and better
- Memory: 16 GB and more
- Video Card: DirectX 11 level video card or higher and drivers: Nvidia GeForce 1060 and higher, Radeon RX 570 and higher
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
- OS: Mac OS Big Sur 11.0 or newer
- Processor: Core i5, minimum 2.2GHz (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 6 GB
- Video Card: Intel Iris Pro 5200 (Mac), or analog from AMD/Nvidia for Mac. Minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Mac OS Big Sur 11.0 or newer
- Processor: Core i7 (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 8 GB
- Video Card: Radeon Vega II or higher with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
- OS: Most modern 64bit Linux distributions
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 660 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months; the minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Ubuntu 20.04 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7
- Memory: 16 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 1060 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD (Radeon RX 570) with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
Our focus today is the American 77 ft Elco PT-20 Class starter torpedo boat,
which is capable of performing very well even outside the ‘sandbox’.
We’ve already acquainted our players with boats from the American Electric Launch Company (shortened to Elco) with Kennedy’s famous PT-109. War Thunder’s American naval tech tree will have quite a few vehicles developed by this company, including the reserve 77 ft Elco PT-20 torpedo boat. This boat will be at rank I in the US naval tree and will be one of the first boats that War Thunder players will become familiar with in battle.
In the summer of 1940, American naval command demanded the replacement of low-power and outdated 18 inch (457 mm) torpedoes with the new, 21 inch (533 mm) caliber torpedoes. Increasing the caliber meant increasing the torpedoes’ length. However, the torpedo boats produced at that time were only 70 feet long – not long enough to house the larger torpedo tubes. In order to begin production and deployment of the new torpedo carriers as soon as possible, Elco’s engineers suggested alterations to the design of a torpedo boat project from a previous state order, increasing its length by 7 feet. The first boat for which such changes were made was the PT-20, which became the pioneer of a new series of torpedo boats.
Now let’s take a look at the boat in the game. The PT-20 is a medium-size boat (23.5 meters long) with a medium speed – at full speed, the boat can reach 41 knots (around 75 km/h). As for her armament – it’s great for rank I! The boat has two twinned high-caliber Browning machine guns in fairings along the sides.
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Although the turrets can’t rotate 360 degrees (their arc of fire is limited), they’re excellent at dealing with contemporary boats and small airplanes that try to launch an assault on the PT-20. The boat is equipped with four torpedo bays with respectable 533 mm torpedoes – players will often see the very same torpedoes on higher rank boats. The boat’s commander only has to aim well – these torpedoes will do the rest of the work in destroying any target above water.
The 77 ft Elco PT-20 Class torpedo boat is an excellent introductory vessel for small fleet warfare in War Thunder. This beautiful and dangerous boat will arrive in the first battles of the War Thunder naval closed beta test. Join in!
The War Thunder Team!
Comments (75)
It just amazes me that so much work is put into a game that is actually FREE. Nice job Gaijin. People forget that this game costs you nothing. Nobody is making you buy boats. Yet you still have this Y-generation of people that have such a sense of entitlement that they do nothing but complain about WT updates. Like that old saying, give them a hand and they will want your arm. I bet that half the people that complain about WT use their Mother's credit card to buy premium accounts LOL.
Seeing this makes my day!
IKR? This is a great game that is frequently badmouthed by whiners. Sure, it has some issues, but every great game has its quirks....
Commrades, why must you all ignore the past statements? Gracious Snail Commissars have said repeatedly that our performance in the CBT will determine the future of bigger boats... though personally I wouldn't care to be a battleship with all of the bombers in the game, or a carrier captain for that matter.
Damage control
I would.
does japan have only 5 boats? (((
:D
_FunnyKiller_, nice work btw
Will the announced 30 ships per nation be exclusively torpedo, river and coast boat, or will we have any bigger ship at the beninning ?
30 Ships for all nations a think 6 for each nation
I think it has been answered multiple times that in the start of CBT only these smaller vessels will be playable
The boat roster is growing. Hopefully the release date will be soon(TM).
I wish we had aircraft carriers so the mods could be aircraft combinations like the F4u or F8F!
Still waiting for the enemy that this boat maily faced... *sigh*
You know you have done something wrong when players are more interested in AI than playables.
Estorm732, I meant IJN boats.
I can't wait to see how the CBT plays. I have my JFK PT-109 all ready to go and the PT-20 is adorable!
Same, and i have or is able to research most of the U.S aircraft, so hopefully there will be some combined battles in CBT. Can't wait. But i'm not sure how will we get into the CBT server, never been on one.
wait did it say,"these torpedoes will do the rest of the work in destroying any target above water." above the water. above the water? I know this has already been stated but... Subs.. Under water.. Depth Charges... Still a little crazy right? above the water and, under...
"[...]destroying any target above water." ... does that mean we can kill planes with torpedoes in combined battles? I guess the PT-20 might be too OP.
little_bit_mad, lol to op. American Bias is BACK!
Really great job guys :)
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