Sims

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 Sims — American • Premium • Tier VI • Destroyer.

A well-armed high-speed destroyer with excellent maneuverability. High rate of fire and excellent aiming speeds for her dual-purpose artillery mounts ensured good firepower and efficient AA defenses for her time.

Sims was released in the store on February 1st, 2021.

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

 Tier: VI
 Class: Destroyer
 Cost: (Doubloons) 12 500

 Entered Service: 1939
 Ships in Series: 12
 Variants: Sims B

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Extended Smoke: Increased smoke screen duration.

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

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

Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	15 000	-
• Armor (mm)	1 - 20	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	38.5	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	500	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	2.7	-

Concealment

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

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm quadruple	533mm quadruple
• Arrangement	2x4	2x4
• Reload time (sec)	87	72
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Maximum simulated damage	11 600	9667
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.3	1
• Range (km)	7	10.5
• Speed (kt)	65	49

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	127mm Mk30 mod. 0	-
• Main artillery arrangement	4x1	-
• Firing range (km)	10.8	-
• Reload time (sec)	3.1	-
• 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	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	12.7mm Browning M2 mod. 2	-
• Arrangement	4x1	-
• DPS	15	-
• Range (km)	1.2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk4	-
• Arrangement	2x1	-
• DPS	7	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk30 mod. 0	-
• Arrangement	4x1	-
• DPS	43	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Sims

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	15 000	1	20	0	4x1	2	2.7

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
127mm Mk30 mod. 0	4x1	3.1	5.3	1800	5	2100

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	10.8 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection	Purchase Price
533mm quadruple	2x4	87s	7.2s	11 600	7	65	1.3	0
533mm quadruple	2x4	72s	7.2s	9667	10.5	49	1	0

	Maximum Speed
Stock	38.5 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Sims

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main batter 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 - Sims

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: 27s Dispersion time: 121s 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 - Sims

Pros:

• Two centerline-mounted quadruple torpedo launchers, each one able to fire to both sides.
• Guns have very fast turret traverse; they are always on target.
• High rate of fire from her main battery.
• Good top speed.
• Outstanding maneuverability with a turning circle radius of only 500m and a 2.7 seconds rudder-shift time.

Cons:

• Alternative torpedoes deal very little damage and are very slow.
• Like all American destroyers equipped with 127mm guns, she suffers from the notorious 'rainbow' shell arc; it's hard to hit ships at long range.
• Weak AA defenses.
• Has one less main battery gun than Benson and Kidd.
• Mediocre concealment, which is worse than all the other Tier VI American destroyers.

Performance

Changes

Destroyer - Sims

Into Black Waters

• Main battery reload time reduced from 3.34 s to 3.1 s
• Ship HP increased from 13 800 to 15 000

• Engine HP increased from 13 800 to 15 000
• Bow HP increased from 2100 to 2300
• Stern HP increased from 1200 to 1300
• Hull HP increased from 10 400 to 11 300
• Steering gear HP increased from 4100 to 4500
• Superstructure HP increased from 900 to 1000

• Stock torpedo range increased from 5.49 km to 6.99 km
• Upgraded torpedo range increased from 9.15 km to 10.5 km
• Upgraded torpedo alpha damage increased from 8500 to 9667

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