Black

Tier VII | Type: Destroyer
Cost	Campaign Reward
Variants	Black B

STOCK STATS

Survivability

Hitpoints16 700

Armor6 - 20 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction0 %

Artillery

Main Battery

127mm Mk30 mod. 05x1

Firing Range11 km

Reload Time3.6 s

180° Turn Time5.3 s

HE Maximum Damage1800

HE Fire Chance5 %

HE Penetration21 mm

AP Maximum Damage2100

Sigma2.0

Torpedoes

533mm quintuple2x5

Reload Time96 s

180° Turn Time7.2 s

Maximum Damage21 600

Detectability by Sea0.9 km

Range13.7 km

Speed43 kn

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed35 kn

Turning Circle Radius560 m

Rudder Shift Time3 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea7.1 km

Detectability by Air3.5 km

Detectability while firing in smoke2.6 km

Black — American Premium Tier VII Destroyer.

One of the numerous and very successful Fletcher-class destroyers which boasted a suffienciently high speed, powerful dual-purpose artillery, efficient AA defenses, and decent torpedo armament.

Black was released as one of the final rewards of the Lucky Six campaign, which took place from June 20th to July 25th, 2022.

Entered Service: 1943
Ships in a series: 175

Ship Traits			Premium Trait
Extended Smoke: Increased smoke screen duration.	Reloader: Above average main battery reload time.	Slow Torpedoes: Below-average torpedo speed.	Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Modules

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	16 700	6	20	0	5x1	2	3

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
127mm Mk30 mod. 0	5x1	3.6	5.3	1800	5	2100

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	11 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm quintuple	2x5	96s	7.2s	21 600	13.7	43	0.9

	Maximum Speed
Stock	35 kn

Modifications

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Dispersion of Main Battery -7% Torpedo tubes traverse speed +20% Secondary Battery firing range +5% Dispersion of secondary battery -5%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder shift time -20%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting Range +20% Torpedo visibility range +20% Range of Guaranteed Acquisition of ships +50%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Torpedo Tube Mod 3 Torpedo tubes reload -15% Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated +50%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Dispersion of Main Battery -3% Range of main guns +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Average AA damage +25%

Consumables

Damage Control Party

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

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: 28s Dispersion time: 124s Reload time: 240s Number of consumables: 2

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the maximum ship speed.

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

Surveillance Radar

Significantly increases the range of guaranteed acquisition of enemy ships, including those within a smoke screen.

Range: 7.5km Duration: 19s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 3

Player Opinion

Pros:

• Extremely fast main battery traverse speed
• Very quick main battery rate of fire
• Torpedoes have very low detectability, good reload speed, good range and high alpha damage
• Has access to the Surveillance Radarconsumable
• Decent AA suite for a destroyer
• Good turning circle radius and quick rudder-shift time
• Long duration Smoke Generatorconsumable

Cons:

• Poor shell velocity and very high arcs make long range gunnery difficult
• Torpedoes are exceptionally slow
• Slower ship speed than tech-tree counterpart Fletcher
• Needs to get rid of its Engine Boostconsumable to get Surveillance Radar, which prevents it from getting the important speed boost it needs due to its low speed

Performance

Changes

Blossom in Gold

• Surveillance Radar duration increased from 13 s to 19 s

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