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The artillery power of the Type SB is adequate for its duties, but at no point should you attempt to take on a warship with it. Even a destroyer heavily outguns it, so instead keep it well away from the field of combat. Its AA defences consist of three 13mm machine guns, and these have nowhere near the potential to take out incoming threats, so air cover or a convoy is a good idea. | The artillery power of the Type SB is adequate for its duties, but at no point should you attempt to take on a warship with it. Even a destroyer heavily outguns it, so instead keep it well away from the field of combat. Its AA defences consist of three 13mm machine guns, and these have nowhere near the potential to take out incoming threats, so air cover or a convoy is a good idea. | ||
That said, care should be given when engaging a group of SB boats, especially when doing so with a destroyer or large cruiser, a group of them can lay down a surprisingly significant amount of fire, and has the potential to cause a critical amount of a damage to the hostile ship attacking them. | |||
'''Official Description:''' ''The Japanese military have never been shy to copy good ideas from elsewhere, and the SB Boat is a prize example of this. Observing the efficacy of the American LSTs at landing heavy materiel in amphibious assaults, the IJN rushed into production their own design with laterally-opening bow doors. The SB mounts twin 5" guns on forward pivots, along with machine guns for defense, but it is far from being a combat vessel.'' | '''Official Description:''' ''The Japanese military have never been shy to copy good ideas from elsewhere, and the SB Boat is a prize example of this. Observing the efficacy of the American LSTs at landing heavy materiel in amphibious assaults, the IJN rushed into production their own design with laterally-opening bow doors. The SB mounts twin 5" guns on forward pivots, along with machine guns for defense, but it is far from being a combat vessel.'' | ||
