Black B

Black B

 Black B — 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.

 Navy: USN
 Ship: American
 Nation: United States
 Categoy: Premium

 Tier: VII
 Class: Destroyer
 Cost: (Doubloons) 17 500

 Entered Service: 1943
 Ships in Series: 175
 Variants: Black

Ship Traits

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.

Survivability Stats

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	16 700	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 20	-
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	0	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum Speed (kn)	35	-
• Turning Circle Radius (m)	560	-
• Rudder Shift Time (sec)	3	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by Sea (km)	7.1	-
• Detectability by Air (km)	3.5	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.6	-

Torpedos

TORPEDOS	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm quintuple	-
• Arrangement	2x5	-
• Reload Time (sec)	96	-
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum Damage	21 600	-
• Detectability by Sea (km)	0.9	-
• Range (km)	13.7	-
• Speed (kn)	43	-

Main Artillery Stats

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main Artillery Name	127mm Mk30 mod. 0	-
• Main Artillery Arrangement	5x1	-
• Firing Range (km)	11	-
• Reload Time (sec)	3.6	-
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	5.3	-
• HE Maximum Damage	1800	-
• HE Fire Chance (%)	5	-
• HE Penetration (mm)	21	-
• AP Maximum Damage	2100	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Black B

	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

Destroyer - Black B

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

Destroyer - Black B

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

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Destroyer - Black B

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
• 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

USS Black, unlike the rest of her American contemporaries, has access to Smoke Generator and Surveillance Radar, which gives it the option to reject typical concealment skills and inspirations in favor of a more aggressive loadout to make better use of its Radar. The torpedoes compliment the idea of holding chokepoints and reading your opponents with more than enough damage output to scare anything in close quarters, while having the range to keep people guessing provided you're ok with their 43 knots speed. However, in exchange for the ability to play more aggressively and decisively win cap contests the ship gets weaker AA, can't run Engine Boost and Radar at the same time for added mobility, and has worse shell ballistics and shell alpha.

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