Fletcher

Fletcher

 Fletcher — American • Tech Tree • Tier VII • Destroyer.

Fletcher belonged to the most numerous series of destroyers in the world. She proved to be a very successful ship combining high speed and efficient AA defenses, as well as powerful artillery and torpedo armament.

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

 Tier: VII
 Class: Destroyer
 Cost: 18 000 000
 XP: 210 000

 Entered Service: 1942
 Ships in Series: 175
 Predecessor: Benson
 Successors: Allen M. Sumner, Gearing

Ship Traits

Extended Smoke: Increased smoke screen duration.

Reloader: Above average main battery reload time.

Nimble Aim: Above average main battery traverse speed. Gives an edge in close quarters combat.

Survivability Stats

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	14 400	16 700
• Armor (mm)	13 - 20	-
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	0	0

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum Speed (kn)	36.5	36.5
• Turning Circle Radius (m)	560	560
• Rudder Shift Time (sec)	4.5	3

Concealment

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

Torpedos

TORPEDOS	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm quintuple	Torpedoes Mk 15 mod. 3
• Arrangement	2x5	2x5
• Reload Time (sec)	109	122
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Maximum Damage	11 600	16 633
• Detectability by Sea (km)	1.1	1.1
• Range (km)	9.2	9.2
• Speed (kn)	55	55

Main Artillery Stats

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main Artillery Name	127 mm Mk30 mod. 0	127 mm Mk30 mod. 0
• Main Artillery Arrangement	5x1	5x1
• Firing Range (km)	10	11
• Reload Time (sec)	3	3
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	5.3	5.3
• HE Maximum Damage	1800	1900
• HE Fire Chance (%)	5	5
• HE Penetration (mm)	21	21
• AP Maximum Damage	2100	2200
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery Stats

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20 mm Oerlikon Mk4	20 mm Oerlikon Mk4
• Arrangement	4x1	7x1
• DPS	14	25
• Range (km)	2	2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40 mm Bofors Mk1	40 mm Bofors Mk1
• Arrangement	2x2	5x2
• DPS	23	57
• Range (km)	3.5	3.5
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127 mm Mk30 mod. 0	127 mm Mk30 mod. 0
• Arrangement	5x1	5x1
• DPS	54	54
• Range (km)	5	5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Fletcher

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	14 400	13	20	0	5x1	2	4.5	0
Hull B	16 700	13	20	0	5x1	2	3	3 600 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
127 mm Mk30 mod. 0	5x1	3	5.3	1800	5	2100
127 mm Mk30 mod. 0	5x1	3	5.3	1900	5	2200

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	10 km	0
Targeting System Mk7 mod. 2	10 %	11 km	450 000

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection	Purchase Price
533mm quintuple	2x5	109s	7.2s	11 600	9.2	55	1.1	0
Torpedoes Mk 15 mod. 3	2x5	122s	7.2s	16 633	9.2	55	1.1	450 000

	Maximum Speed
Stock	36.5 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Fletcher

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 - Fletcher

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

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Destroyer - Fletcher

Pros:

• High rate of fire
• Decent HE and AP damage per minute
• Fast turret traverse
• Torpedoes have good damage and range
• Fast rudder-shift time and small turning circle radius
• Long duration Smoke Generatorconsumable

Cons:

• Floaty shell arcs makes hitting targets at long range difficult
• AA defenses, although they are decent, will not stop a determined airstrike
• Torpedoes are slow and have a long reload time

Performance

Changes

Destroyer - Fletcher

May 2020

• Her shells have had their air-drag coefficient reduced, making their trajectory a bit flatter and the overall shooting experience more comfortable.
• Main battery reload time lowered from 3.34 s to 3 s.

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

History

Destroyer - Fletcher

USS Fletcher (DD-445) was an american destroyer, the lead ship of her class of 175 units, which make it the most produced destroyer class in History. Designed without the treaties' limitations, she was bigger than the preceding Benson-Gleaves class destroyer to allow better range of operation in the Pacific Ocean. The Fletchers had the same weaponry as the Bensons with five dual purposes 5 inches/127mm main guns and two quintuple 21 inch/533mm torpedo launchers, but with slightly improved anti-air armament and engines compared to their predecessor. They were less top-heavy than the Bensons, allowing them to receive more upgrades during the war without needing major refits. Followed by the Allen M. Sumner and Gearing class, which were direct improvements over the Fletcher’s designs, the design itself was considered good enough to be used as a basis for the first post-war US destroyer design, the Forrest Sherman class.

She received 15 battle stars during world war two for her service in the Pacific.

Commissioned in the middle of 1942, Fletcher was deployed in New Caledonia to take part in multiple escort duties at Guadalcanal. During the early phases of the Guadalcanal Campaign, Fletcher provided artillery cover to landing troops, as well as anti-air cover and contributed to damaging the Japanese battleship Hiei before her sinking by US aeronaval. At the beginning of the Battle of Tassafaronga, she was the first vessel to get a radar contact and she contributed after the battle to rescue the crew of the sunken cruiser USS Northampton (CA-26). Until the end of the year, Fletcher stayed in the Solomons, conducting patrols, shore bombardment and AA covering.

In early 1943, Fletcher sank the Japanese submarine I-18 thanks to one USS Helena (CL-50)’s embarked plane. She took a short break at Sydney between the end of April and the beginning of May before resuming patrol duties in the Solomons during most of the year. In November, she took part in a carrier group to provide air support to the invasion of the Gilbert islands. At the end of the year, Fletcher returned to Pearl Harbor for a complete overhaul and training.

The next year, she escorted a Convoy during her return to the Pacific to resume escort, bombardment and AA cover duties in the Marshalls. Most of 1944 was dedicated to such duties. She took part in the battle of Leyte Gulf in October of the same year, covering the Americans troops during the landings operations and carrying reinforcements. She also contributed to the liberation of the Philippines.

In 1945, Fletcher took part in the operations at Luzon in the early days of the year. She provided artillery cover, as well as contributing to the minesweeping of the area. During shore bombardment during an assault on Corregidor, she took a hit. Maintaining the bombardment, her crew was only able to start the damage control half-hour after the hit, because of operations to save the crew of a sunken minesweeper. After the operations at Luzon, Fletcher resumed the patrols and the shore bombardments, returning to the west coast for an overhaul in May. When the war ended, she was put into reserve and was reclassified in 1949 as DDE-445 to serve as a specialised ASW escort vessel.

She took part in 1950 in the Korean War, conducting patrols around the Peninsula and taking part in the Inchon invasion, after which she returned to Pearl Harbor. A year later she returned to Korean water to screen the Seventh Fleet’s carriers as well as conducting, once again, shore bombardment. She finally returned to Pearl Harbor in 1952. She provided ASW screening during the evacuation of the Tachen islands in 1955 and served during the Vietnam War. Fletcher was decommissioned at San Diego in 1969, although efforts were made to save the ship.

In World of Warships Legends, USS Fletcher hull A represents her as-built configuration, with four single 20mm Oerlikon guns and two twin 40mm Bofor guns. Her second hull seems to be the standardised 1943 AA refit of the class, with seven single 20mm Oerlikon guns and five twin 40mm Bofor guns.

Source :

• https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/ships/modern-ships/uss-fletcher.html

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