Gearing

Gearing

 Gearing — American • Legendary Tier • Destroyer.

Developed from the Fletcher class, Gearing was the largest destroyer built by the U.S. Navy during World War II. The ship was superior in firepower to all foreign counterparts, owing to new dual-purpose twin mounts with a very high rate of fire. Numerous automatic AA guns ensured a respective level of efficiency for her AA defenses.

Gearing was released as a Bureau project reward on March 9th, 2021.

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

 Tier: Legendary
 Class: Destroyer
 Cost: (Research Bureau)

 Entered Service: 1945
 Ships in Series: 105
 Predecessor: Allen M. Sumner

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	19 400	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 21	-
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	0	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum Speed (kn)	36	-
• Turning Circle Radius (m)	640	-
• Rudder Shift Time (sec)	3.3	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by Sea (km)	7.1	-
• Detectability by Air (km)	3.6	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.6	-

Torpedos

TORPEDOS	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm quintuple	-
• Arrangement	2x5	-
• Reload Time (sec)	136	-
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum Damage	17 900	-
• Detectability by Sea (km)	1.4	-
• Range (km)	16.5	-
• Speed (kn)	66	-

Main Artillery Stats

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main Artillery Name	127mm Mk38 mod. 0	-
• Main Artillery Arrangement	3x2	-
• Firing Range (km)	10.7	-
• Reload Time (sec)	3	-
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	7.2	-
• HE Maximum Damage	2000	-
• HE Fire Chance (%)	5	-
• HE Penetration (mm)	21	-
• AP Maximum Damage	2300	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery Stats

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk4	-
• Arrangement	12x1	-
• DPS	43	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk1	-
• Arrangement	2x2	-
• DPS	23	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk2	-
• Arrangement	2x4	-
• DPS	32	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk38 mod. 0	-
• Arrangement	3x2	-
• DPS	45	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Gearing

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	19 400	6	21	0	3x2	2	3.3

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
127mm Mk38 mod. 0	3x2	3	7.2	2000	5	2300

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	10.7 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm quintuple	2x5	136s	7.2s	17 900	16.5	66	1.4

	Maximum Speed
Stock	36 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Gearing

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 - Gearing

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 - Gearing

Pros:

• High rate of fire
• Good HE and AP damage per minute
• Fast turret traverse
• Torpedos with good damage and range
• Fast rudder-shift time and small turning circle radius
• Midsection can shatter HE shells that have 20 mm of penetration or less
• 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
• Slow ship speed at 36 knots

Performance

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How It's Done: Gearing

Changes

Destroyer - Gearing

Double the Fun, Double the Trouble

• Increased muzzle velocity of both AP and HE shells by 5%
• AP shell damage increased from 2100 to 2300
• HE shell damage increased from 1800 to 2000

Crimson Tale

• Bow HP reduced from 3150 to 2100
• Stern HP reduced from 3000 to 2000
• Superstructure HP reduced from 2700 to 1800

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