Benson

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 Benson — American • Tech Tree • Tier VI • Destroyer.

A rather large ship for her type. As compared to her predecessors, the ship was much better armed owing to more efficient artillery mounts and a successful arrangement of novel quintuple torpedo tubes.

 Navy: USN
 Ship: American
 Nation: United States
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: VI
 Class: Destroyer
 XP: 143 000

 Entered Service: 1940
 Ships in Series: 30
 Predecessor: Mahan
 Successors: Fletcher, Allen M. Sumner
 Variants: Loyang

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Extended Smoke: Increased smoke screen duration.

Reloader: Above average main battery reload time.

Sluggish Shot: Difficult to aim at long distances, but the trajectory allows for effective fire from cover.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	11 900	14 300
• Armor (mm)	6 - 20	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	0

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	38	38
• Turning circle radius (m)	570	570
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	4	2.7

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	7	-
• Detectability by air (km)	3.5	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.6	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm quintuple	Torpedoes Mk15 mod. 0
• Arrangement	2x5	2x5
• Reload time (sec)	110	109
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Maximum simulated damage	11 733	11 600
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.3	1.1
• Range (km)	8	9.2
• Speed (kt)	64	55

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	127mm Mk30	127mm Mk30
• Main artillery arrangement	5x1	5x1
• Firing range (km)	9.6	10.6
• Reload time (sec)	3.5	3.5
• 180° turn time (sec)	5.3	5.3
• HE maximum damage	1800	1800
• HE fire chance (%)	5	5
• HE penetration (mm)	21	21
• AP maximum damage	2100	2100
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	12.7 mm Browning M2 mod. 2	12.7 mm Browning M2 mod. 2
• Arrangement	6x1	2x1
• DPS	23	8
• Range (km)	1.2	1.2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127 mm Mk30 mod. 0	20 mm Oerlikon Mk4
• Arrangement	5x1	4x1
• DPS	48	14
• Range (km)	5	2
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	-	127 mm Mk30 mod.0
• Arrangement	-	5x1
• DPS	-	48
• Range (km)	-	5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Benson

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	11 900	6	20	0	5x1	2	4	0
Hull B	14 300	6	20	0	5x1	2	2.7	1 800 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
127mm Mk30	5x1	3.5	5.3	1800	5	2100
127mm Mk30	5x1	3.5	5.3	1800	5	2100

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	9.6 km	0
Targeting System Mk6 mod. 2	10 %	10.6 km	225 000

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection	Purchase Price
533mm quintuple	2x5	110s	7.2s	11 733	8	64	1.3	0
Torpedoes Mk15 mod. 0	2x5	109s	7.2s	11 600	9.2	55	1.1	225 000

	Maximum Speed
Stock	38 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Benson

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main battery dispersion -7% Secondary battery firing range +5% Secondary battery dispersion -5%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Damage Control Party duration +20% Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder-shift time -25%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Chromium Plated Barrels Main battery dispersion -5%	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting range +20% Torpedo acquisition range +20% RGA of ships +50%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder-shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%

Consumables

Destroyer - Benson

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and flooding recovery.

Duration: 5s Reload time: 40s The number of consumables is unlimited

Smoke Generator

Generates a smoke screen behind the ship that reduces the risk of being detected by the enemy.

Duration: 27s Dispersion time: 121s Reload time: 240s Number of consumables: 2

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the ship's maximum speed according to its base parameters with no bonuses applied.

Maximum speed: +8% Duration: 120s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Destroyer - Benson

Pros:

• High rate of fire
• High HE and AP damage per minute values
• Fast turret traverse
• Large torpedo salvo
• Fast rudder shift time and small turning circle radius
• Long duration Smoke Generatorconsumable

Cons:

• Floaty shell arcs makes hitting targets at long range difficult
• Long torpedo reload time
• Torpedoes are some of the slowest at her tier
• AA will not stop a determined airstrike

Performance

Changes

Destroyer - Benson

May 2021

• New artillery module added to ship progression:

• AP shell:

• Maximum damage increased from 2100 to 2200
• Muzzle speed increased from 792 to 830 m/s

• HE shell:

• Maximum damage increased from 1800 to 1900
• Muzzle speed increased from 792 to 830 m/s

Black Deals Under A Black Flag

• Stock torpedo range increased from 6.4 km to 8.0 km

History

Destroyer - Benson

USS Benson (DD-421) was an american destroyer, the lead ship of her class of 30 units. An evolution of the Sims class destroyers, she was designed by taking into consideration the experience gained with all the modern destroyers design of the 30s, from Farragut up to the Sims. Compared to their predecessor, the Benson class had a new machinery arrangement, and the torpedo armament was concentrated on the centerline, getting rid of the wing-mounted torpedo tubes. It was also the first US Navy destroyer to be fitted with quintuples torpedoes. The class was built in two groups : the first one, composed of the first height vessel of the class, was built with a simpler machinery system than the original design, and the second, built as designed. This difference in design led to the class to be known as the Benson-Gleaves class. The only external difference between both groups was the stack’s shapes.

She received 4 battle stars during world war two for her service in the pacific.

Commissioned in the middle of 1940, Benson did a short shakedown trial before being sent to French Guyana in September to prevent any axis activity in the area. Returning to the US a month later, Benson entered a post-shakedown trial until November, after which she was deployed to assure neutrality patrol, where she screened for a short time the battleship USS Texas (BB-35) in 1941. When the Royal Navy was hunting the german battleship Bismarck the same year, Texas and her group, including Benson, proceeded to scour the seas for the german ship until she sank by the hand of the Royal Navy in may. Returning to the US for a short preparation, Benson was deployed to assume escort duties between the US east coast and Island.

She was in the Pacific during the Japanese raid over Pearl Harbor and resumed the escort operation until the autumn of 1942, when she was assigned to Operation Torch, the invasion of French North Africa. Taking part in shore bombardment alongside the battleship USS Massachusetts (BB-59), she later collided with USS Trippe (DD-403), a Benham class destroyer. Returning to the US east coast for repair, she was damaged enough to be under repair until the end of Operation Torch. Resuming the escorting operations in 1943, Benson took part in the invasion of Sicily as part of Task Group 80.2. Joining later Task Force 81 to invade Italy, she witnesses the use by the German luftwaffe of the Fritz X guided gliding bomb on USS Savannah (CL-42) (a Brooklyn class cruiser, represented in-game by the premium ship Boise), and escorts her to Malta for temporary repair and prepares her to return to the United States. She then resumed escort and AA duties until 1944.

In early 1944, she returned home for an overhaul before being sent again in the Mediterranean to provide AA cover and in the middle of the year to contribute to the invasion of southern France. There, she took part in multiple shore bombardment alongside the Free French cruisers Montcalme and Jeanne d’Arc. Returning home in early 1945 and after a quick convoy escort in the Atlantic, Benson was transferred to the Pacific to contribute to the escort of the Essex class carriers USS Lexington (CV-16), USS Cowpens (CV-25) and USS Hancock (CV-19). She contributed to convoy escort until the surrender of Japan, after which she continued escort duties for two months. Returning home for decommissioning at the end of 1945, she was then put into reserve in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. In 1954, she was transferred to the Taiwanese government where she was renamed Lo Yang (DD-14). Benson was struck from the US Navy list in 1974, after her decommissioning from the Republic of China Navy.

In World of Warships Legends, USS Benson hull A represents her as-built configuration. Her second hull seems to be fictional, Benson having never received 20mm Oerlikon AA guns in her career.

Source:

• https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/b/benson-i.html

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