T-61

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Destroyer | Germany | Tier VI

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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. It differed favorably from other same-type German ships by its overall well-balanced combat features.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	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	600,000

	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	760,000

	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	430,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
FKS Typ 6 Mod. 1		0		0	530,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 45,000 hp	35		0	165,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Player Opinion

Performance

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.

LittleWhiteMouse's Premium Ship Review: T-61 from the NA forums

Pros:

Great survivability; second largest health pool out of all Tier VI destroyers.
Decent main batteries; fast rate of fire and decent turret traverse with decent firing range.
Good torpedoes; good maximum damage per torpedo, fast torpedoes, good range and good reload time.
Good concealment; on par with its Tier VI Japanese and Russian counterparts (Fubuki and Gnevny, respectively).

Cons:

Underwhelming anti-aircraft armament; short range and low DPS.
Poor smoke; smoke screen does not last very long, similar to other German destroyers.
Weak against armor piercing shells; the armor layout and spacing puts her at risk of being penetrated by high caliber AP rounds.
No 150mm guns; cannot mount the 150mm guns that Ernst Gaede has access to.

Research

As a premium ship, T-61 doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for T-61 are as follows:

Slot 1: Magazine Modification 1 or Main Armaments Modification 1 , to either decrease the chances of detonating, or of losing guns and torpedo tubes.
Slot 2: Propulsion Modification 1 , to mitigate and reduce the changes of the engine being knocked out for a long period of time.
Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1 , for the accuracy bonus on main battery guns.
Slot 4: Propulsion Modification 1 (), to more quickly reach full speed from being stationary. Useful for dodging torpedoes in smoke.

Commander Skills

Key skills for T-61 commanders include a core destroyer build of Priority Target at Level 1, Last Stand at Level 2, Superintendent at Level 3, and Concealment Expert at Level 4. Many other useful skills such as Basic Firing Training, Adrenaline Rush, Torpedo Armament Expertise, and Expert Marksmen, highlight the versatile selection of skills the ship can take strengthening its guns, torpedoes, or team versatility.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns. ★★★	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines. ★★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched.	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time.	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters.	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time.	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire. ★★	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes.
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable.	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables. ★★	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm. ★★	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range. ★	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen.	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost. ★★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★★
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding.	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier.	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes. ★★★	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage.	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns. ★★★	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★★★	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target. ★★★	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes.
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of shells from secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only.	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three.	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +30% to the armor penetration capacity of HE shells. -1% chance of fire on target caused by shells <=139mm. -3% chance of fire on target caused by shells >139mm. ★	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +5% attack aircraft aiming speed. +5% torpedo bomber aiming speed. +10% dive bomber aiming speed.	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% damage/sec. within the explosion radius of shells fired from long-range AA defenses. ★★	Massive AA Fire Instantaneous Damage +100%. Priority AA sector cooldown +50%.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken. ★★	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended

Consumables

T-61 can equip the following consumables:

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

Premium version of all consumables are useful to reduce the cooldowns.

Camouflage

As a premium ship, T-61 comes included with Type 10 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

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. I f excessive fire damage and detonations are of concern, the flags India Yankee () and Juliet Charlie () can be used to reduce time spent on fire and remove the chance of detonating entirely.

As T-61 is a premium ship, the economic and special signal flags can be mounted to further boost the economic and experience gains of the ship.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★★	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. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★★	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 .

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

Gallery

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

Historical Info

Ships of Germany

Destroyers	II V-25 • III G-101 • IV V-170 • V T-22 • VI Ernst Gaede • VI T-61 • VI Karl von Schönberg • VII Leberecht Maass • VII Z-31 • VII Z-39 • VIII Z-23 • VIII Gustav-Julius Maerker • VIII Z-35 • IX Z-46 • IX Felix Schultz • IX Z-44 • IX ZF-6 • X Z-52 • X Elbing • X Z-42
Cruisers	I Hermelin • II Dresden • II Emden • III Kolberg • IV Karlsruhe • V Königsberg • VI Nürnberg • VI Admiral Graf Spee • VI Leipzig • VI HSF Admiral Graf Spee • VII Yorck • VII München • VII Weimar • VIII Admiral Hipper • VIII Prinz Eugen • VIII Mainz • VIII Schill • VIII Mainz B • VIII Cross of Dorn • VIII Wiesbaden • IX Roon • IX Siegfried • IX Ägir • IX Admiral Schröder • IX Roon CLR • X Hindenburg • ★ Clausewitz
Battleships	III Nassau • III Von der Tann • III König Albert • IV Kaiser • IV Moltke • V König • V Derfflinger • VI Bayern • VI Mackensen • VI Prinz Eitel Friedrich • VII Gneisenau • VII Prinz Heinrich • VII Scharnhorst • VII AL Prinz Heinrich • VII Scharnhorst B • VII Scharnhorst '43 • VIII Tirpitz • VIII Bismarck • VIII Zieten • VIII Odin • VIII Brandenburg • VIII Anhalt • VIII Brandenburg B • VIII Tirpitz B • IX Friedrich der Grosse • IX Prinz Rupprecht • IX Pommern • IX Pommern B • X Grosser Kurfürst • X Schlieffen • X Preussen • X Mecklenburg • ★ Hannover
Aircraft Carriers	IV Rhein • VI Weser • VI Erich Loewenhardt • VIII August von Parseval • VIII Graf Zeppelin • VIII Graf Zeppelin B • X Manfred von Richthofen • X Max Immelmann

Destroyers

Japan	II Tachibana • II Umikaze • II Tachibana Lima • III Wakatake • IV Isokaze • V Minekaze • V Fūjin • V Kamikaze • V Kamikaze R • V Mutsuki • VI Fubuki • VI Hatsuharu • VI Shinonome B • VI Shinonome • VII Akatsuki • VII Shiratsuyu • VII Yūdachi • VIII Akizuki • VIII Kagerō • VIII Asashio • VIII HSF Harekaze II • VIII Asashio B • VIII HSF Harekaze • VIII AL Yukikaze • IX Yūgumo • IX Kitakaze • IX Minegumo • IX STAR Kitakaze • X Shimakaze • X Harugumo • X Hayate • ★ Yamagiri
U.K.	II Medea • III Valkyrie • III Campbeltown • IV Wakeful • V Acasta • VI Icarus • VI Gallant • VII Jervis • VII Jupiter '42 • VIII Lightning • VIII Cossack • VIII Cossack B • IX Jutland • IX Somme • X Daring • X Druid
France	II Enseigne Gabolde • III Fusilier • IV Bourrasque • V Jaguar • V Siroco • VI Guépard • VI Aigle • VII Vauquelin • VIII Le Fantasque • VIII Le Terrible • IX Mogador • X Kléber • X Marceau • X Kléber CLR
U.S.S.R.	II Storozhevoi • III Derzki • IV Izyaslav • V Gremyashchy • V Podvoisky • V Okhotnik • VI Gnevny • VII Minsk • VII Leningrad • VII Tashkent '39 • VIII Ognevoi • VIII Kiev • IX Udaloi • IX Tashkent • IX Neustrashimy • X Khabarovsk • X Grozovoi • X Delny • ★ Zorkiy
U.S.A.	II Sampson • II Smith • III Wickes • IV Clemson • V Nicholas • V Hill • VI Farragut • VI Monaghan • VII Mahan • VII Sims • VII Sims B • VIII Benson • VIII Kidd • IX Fletcher • IX Benham • IX Halford • IX Black B • IX Black • X Gearing • X Somers • X Forrest Sherman • ★ Joshua Humphreys
Germany	II V-25 • III G-101 • IV V-170 • V T-22 • VI Ernst Gaede • VI T-61 • VI Karl von Schönberg • VII Leberecht Maass • VII Z-31 • VII Z-39 • VIII Z-23 • VIII Gustav-Julius Maerker • VIII Z-35 • IX Z-46 • IX Felix Schultz • IX Z-44 • IX ZF-6 • X Z-52 • X Elbing • X Z-42
Pan-Asia	II Longjiang • III Phra Ruang • IV Shenyang • V Jianwei • VI Fushun • VI Anshan • VII Gadjah Mada • VIII Hsienyang • VIII Siliwangi • VIII Loyang • VIII Fenyang • VIII Loyang B • VIII Ship Smasha • IX Chung Mu • X Yueyang • X Lüshun • ★ Kunming
Spain	X Álvaro de Bazán
Europe	II Tátra • III Romulus • IV Klas Horn • V Visby • V Muavenet • VI Västerås • VI Stord • VII Skåne • VII Grom • VII Błyskawica • VII Stord '43 • VIII Öland • VIII Split • VIII Orkan • IX Östergötland • IX Lambros Katsonis • IX Velos • IX Friesland • IX Jäger • X Halland • X Gdańsk • X Småland • X Ragnar • ★ Dalarna
Netherlands	IX Groningen • X Tromp
Italy	II Curtatone • III Nazario Sauro • IV Turbine • V Maestrale • VI Aviere • VI Leone • VII Luca Tarigo • VII FR25 • VIII Vittorio Cuniberti • IX Adriatico • IX Paolo Emilio • X Attilio Regolo
Commonwealth	III Vampire • VII Haida • VII Huron • X Vampire II
Pan-America	VI Juruá

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-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. It differed favorably from other same-type German ships by its overall well-balanced combat features.
+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. It differed favorably from other same-type German ships by its overall well-balanced combat features.<br><br>{{Model3DViewer|c82f248e4fc846cfa192fde1ab40a40e}}
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-''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is similar to her Tier VI tech tree counterpart ''[[Ernst Gaede]]''. Both ships share the same 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, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' has main batteries that fire slightly faster than ''Ernst Gaede''’s, giving the firepower edge to ''{{#var:ship_name}}''. Unlike ''Ernst Gaede'' though, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' does not get access to the 150mm main battery guns.
+''{{#var:ship_name}}'' 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, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' has main batteries that fire slightly faster than ''Ernst Gaede''’s, giving the firepower edge to ''{{#var:ship_name}}''. Unlike ''Ernst Gaede'' though, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' does not get access to the 150mm main battery guns.
 Besides main battery performance, the ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' 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.  ''{{#var:ship_name}}''’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, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' has a very quick torpedo reload time at 68 seconds, over 20 seconds better than the torpedo reload time of ''Ernst Gaede''.
 ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is overall a stealthier, more torpedo-centric version of ''Ernst Gaede''. Although her main battery rate of fire is faster, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' lacks access to the 150mm guns that ''Ernst Gaede'' can use to punish enemies with high damage shots.
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+'''[https://forum.worldofwarships.com/topic/166862-premium-ship-review-108-t-61/ LittleWhiteMouse's Premium Ship Review: T-61] from the NA forums'''}}
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+* Underwhelming anti-aircraft armament; short range and low DPS.
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+* Poor smoke; smoke screen does not last very long, similar to other German destroyers.
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+* Weak against armor piercing shells; the armor layout and spacing puts her at risk of being penetrated by high caliber AP rounds.
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+* No 150mm guns; cannot mount the 150mm guns that ''Ernst Gaede'' has access to.
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 The recommended upgrades for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' are as follows:
-* '''Slot 1''': {{Magazine Modification 1}} or {{Main Armaments Modification 1}}, to either decrease your chances of detonating, or of losing guns and torpedo tubes.
+* '''Slot 1''': {{Magazine Modification 1}} or {{Main Armaments Modification 1}}, to either decrease the chances of detonating, or of losing guns and torpedo tubes.
-* '''Slot 2''': {{Propulsion Modification 1}}, to mitigate and reduce the changes of your engine being knocked out for a long period of time.
+* '''Slot 2''': {{Propulsion Modification 1}}, to mitigate and reduce the changes of the engine being knocked out for a long period of time.
-* '''Slot 3''': {{Aiming Systems Modification 1}}, for the accurately bonuses to main battery guns.
+* '''Slot 3''': {{Aiming Systems Modification 1}}, for the accuracy bonus on main battery guns.
 * '''Slot 4''': {{Propulsion Modification 2}}, to more quickly reach full speed from being stationary. Useful for dodging torpedoes in smoke.
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 ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' can equip the following consumables:
-* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}}
+* '''Slot 1:'''  {{Damage Control Party}}
-* {{Repair Party}}
+* '''Slot 2:'''  {{Smoke Generator}}
-* {{Smoke Generator}}
+* '''Slot 3:'''  {{Engine Boost}}
-* {{Engine Boost}}
+* '''Slot 4:'''  {{Hydroacoustic Search}}
-* {{Hydroacoustic Search}}
 Premium version of all consumables are useful to reduce the cooldowns.
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-The ''{{#var:ship_name}}'', as a normal premium destroyer, should take the standard flags for improving its offensive and defensive performance in battle. For offensive flags, these include India X-Ray ({{India X-Ray|Size=18px}}) and Victor Lima ({{Victor Lima|Size=18px}}) to improve the fire chance, and Juliet Whiskey Unaone ({{Juliet Whiskey Unaone|Size=18px}}) to improve chance of flooding. For defensive and utility flags, November Foxtrot ({{November Foxtrot|Size=18px}}) and Sierra Mike ({{Sierra Mike|Size=18px}}) are the primary choices to reduce consumable cool-downs and increase the top speed, respectively. If excessive fire damage and detonations are of concern, the flags India Yankee ({{India Yankee|Size=18px}}) and Juliet Charlie ({{Juliet Charlie|Size=18px}}) can be used to reduce time spent on fire and remove the chance of detonating entirely.
+''{{#var:ship_name}}'' should take the standard flags for improving its offensive and defensive performance in battle. For offensive flags, these include India X-Ray ({{India X-Ray|Size=18px}}) and Victor Lima ({{Victor Lima|Size=18px}}) to improve the fire chance, and Juliet Whiskey Unaone ({{Juliet Whiskey Unaone|Size=18px}}) to improve chance of flooding. For defensive and utility flags, November Foxtrot ({{November Foxtrot|Size=18px}}) and Sierra Mike ({{Sierra Mike|Size=18px}}) are the primary choices to reduce consumable cooldowns and increase the top speed, respectively. I f excessive fire damage and detonations are of concern, the flags India Yankee ({{India Yankee|Size=18px}}) and Juliet Charlie ({{Juliet Charlie|Size=18px}}) can be used to reduce time spent on fire and remove the chance of detonating entirely.
 As ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is a premium ship, the economic and special signal flags can be mounted to further boost the economic and experience gains of the ship.
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 :Eight (2x4) 533mm torpedo tubes
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+[[File:FTTB1940_lines.jpg|none|frame|x260px|link=|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.
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 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 centerline 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.  Thereforem ''T-61'' was scheduled to be towed to Germany in late 1944 for final outfitting, but the incomplete destroyer sunk during an assault by the Royal Air Force off the Dutch coast.
+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 sunk during an assault by the Royal Air Force off the Dutch coast.
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