Somers CE

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 Somers CE — American • Premium • Tier VII • Destroyer.

A destroyer flotilla leader equipped with eight guns that had the largest number of torpedoes per salvo among all the ships of the U.S. Navy.

Somers was released as the final reward of the Gold Runner campaign, which took place from March 7th to April 11th, 2022. It was later renamed Somers CE.

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

 Tier: VII
 Class: Destroyer

 Entered Service: 1937
 Ships in Series: 5

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Extended Smoke: Increased smoke screen duration.

Broad Launch: Wider maximum spread of the torpedo launcher.

Guns Aplenty: A high number of guns allows for a lot of damage from a single salvo.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	17 300	-
• Armor (mm)	3 - 20	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	38.6	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	620	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	3.9	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	7	-
• Detectability by air (km)	3.6	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.6	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm quadruple	-
• Arrangement	3x4	-
• Reload time (sec)	130	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	17 900	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.4	-
• Range (km)	12	-
• Speed (kt)	66	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	127mm Mk22	-
• Main artillery arrangement	4x2	-
• Firing range (km)	10.9	-
• Reload time (sec)	6	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	12.2	-
• 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	2x1	-
• DPS	8	-
• Range (km)	1.2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	28mm Mk2 mod. 2	-
• Arrangement	2x4	-
• DPS	14	-
• Range (km)	3.1	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Somers CE

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	17 300	3	20	0	4x2	3	3.9

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
127mm Mk22	4x2	6	12.2	1800	5	2100

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	10.9 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm quadruple	3x4	130s	7.2s	17 900	12	66	1.4

	Maximum Speed
Stock	38.6 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Somers CE

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main battery 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%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Torpedo Launchers Mod 3 Torpedo launcher reload time -15% Risk of torpedo launchers becoming incapacitated +50%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Main battery dispersion -3% Main battery range +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Destroyer - Somers CE

Damage Control Party

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

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 ship's maximum speed according to its base parameters with no bonuses applied.

Maximum speed: +8% Duration: 120s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Destroyer - Somers CE

Pros:

• Very high damage potential per salvo, thanks to its eight 127mm American guns.
• Great torpedo armament with long firing range, as well as decent speed and damage values.
• Long-lasting American Smoke Generatorconsumable.
• Good speed and agility.

Cons:

• Highly susceptible to low-caliber HE shells.
• Low shell velocity, making long range engagements difficult.
• Nearly non-existent AA armament.

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