Smith A

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 Smith A — American • Premium • Tier II • Destroyer.

The first U.S. Navy destroyer designed to operate on the high seas. Unlike all destroyers built before, she was equipped with a turbine power unit and uniform caliber main guns.

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

 Tier: II
 Class: Destroyer
 Cost: (Special)

 Entered Service: 1909
 Ships in Series: 5
 Variants: Smith

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Rapid Reload: Above-average torpedo reload speed.

Modest Guns: The ship is armed with low-caliber main battery guns.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	7300	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 10	-
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	0	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum Speed (kn)	35	-
• Turning Circle Radius (m)	480	-
• Rudder Shift Time (sec)	2	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by Sea (km)	5.4	-
• Detectability by Air (km)	2.8	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2	-

Torpedos

TORPEDOS	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	457mm single	-
• Arrangement	3x1	-
• Reload Time (sec)	12	-
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum Damage	8433	-
• Detectability by Sea (km)	0.9	-
• Range (km)	6	-
• Speed (kn)	57	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main Artillery Name	76.2mm Mk5	-
• Main Artillery Arrangement	5x1	-
• Firing Range (km)	7.9	-
• Reload Time (sec)	3.5	-
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	18	-
• HE Maximum Damage	1100	-
• HE Fire Chance (%)	4	-
• HE Penetration (mm)	13	-
• AP Maximum Damage	1100	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Smith A

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	7300	6	10	0	5x1	3	2

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
76.2mm Mk5	5x1	3.5	18	1100	4	1100

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	7.9 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
457mm single	3x1	12s	7.2s	8433	6	57	0.9

	Maximum Speed
Stock	35 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Smith A

SLOT 0

Steering Gears Mod 1 Steering gear impairment chance -20% Steering gear repair time -20%

Propulsion Mod 1 Risk of engine becoming incapicitated -20% Engine repair time -20%

Consumables

Destroyer - Smith A

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 5s Relaod 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: 23s Dispersion time: 109s Reload time: 180s 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 - Smith A

Pros:

• Fast firing guns.
• Fast reloading torpedoes (at 12 seconds base).
• Small profile –> hard to hit.
• Decent maneuverability.

Cons:

• 76mm guns are the smallest in the game, with low damage and bad penetration values.
• Abysmal gunnery range.
• Lowest torpedo alpha at only two torpedoes in a salvo maximum.
• Small health pool.
• Quite slow for a destroyer.

Performance

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