Gearing

0.10.3

Destroyer | U.S.A. | Tier X

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Gearing — American Tier X 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.

Six of the class are preserved as military museum ships: USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. in Fall River, Massachusetts; ROKS Jeong Buk (ex-USS Everett F. Larson) in Gangneung, South Korea; ROKS Jeon Ju (ex-USS Rogers) in Dangjin, South Korea; ROCS Te Yang (ex-USS Sarsfield) in Tainan City, Taiwan; TCG Gayret (ex-USS Eversole) in Izmit, Turkey; and USS Orleck in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ( )
127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.38 mount	20	7.2	98	1,800	5	2,100		0	1,900,000

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ( )
Gearing (A)	19,400	6	21	3		2/3/2/12	2	0		0	2,650,000

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ( )
Mk16 mod. 1	0.6	103	7.2	19,033	66	10.5		0	2,500,000
Mark 17	0.5	116	7.2	17,900	66	16.5		30,000	2,500,000

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ( )
Mk10 mod. 1	0	11.1		0	1,600,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ( )
Propulsion: 60,000 hp	36		0	1,750,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Player Opinion

Performance

As the Tier X American destroyer, Gearing represents the ultimate embodiment of the jack-of-all-trades destroyer in World of Warships.

Like all American destroyers, the primary focus is her main battery guns. Gearing is built around the same style of dual barrel 127mm turrets that form the main battery of Atlanta and Flint, as well as the secondary batteries of North Carolina, Iowa, and Montana. Gearing packs three such turrets, with a stock reload speed of 3.0 seconds. This makes her utterly devastating to enemy destroyers at close range, as few other destroyers in the game can match her raw rate of fire. Her main battery is also more than capable of threatening and harassing cruisers and battleships from behind cover or within smoke.

As of Update 0.7.6, Gearing has a choice of torpedoes. Captains who are comfortable using Fletcher’s Mark 16 mod. 1 torpedoes can continue to do so, while the Mark 17's are the among the longest-legged fish in the game, clocking in at a 16.5 km range. Captains are unlikely to land many hits at that distance, but it gives Gearing the ability to threaten enemy ships from well beyond the range of her main battery. The Mark 17's are equally as difficult for opposing ships to spot as the Mark 16's, despite doing slightly less damage. Gearing’s access to Upgrade Slot 6 gives her the same choice Fletcher has between a couple of Main Battery Builds or a Torpedo Build when customizing her upgrades and commander skills.

Like Fletcher, Gearing can equip the Defensive AA Fire () consumable without giving up anything to do so, which helps shore up the traditional destroyer weakness to enemy air strikes. Her anti-aircraft suite is otherwise unremarkable. Veteran American destroyer captains will also notice that Gearing handles differently than Benson and Fletcher; she's slightly slower to respond to rudder commands and has a noticeably larger turning radius. This makes her more challenging to handle in tight quarters or when dodging torpedoes. Captains should allow for some adjustment time in learning how Gearing handles differently before intentionally putting her into situations where precision handling is expected.

One notable curiosity about her armor scheme: Gearing sports an area of 21mm armor around her midsection, up from the 19 mm typical of destroyers of her tier. This is sufficient to shatter enemy high-explosive shells up to 129mm, which can give an extra advantage in duels with most other destroyers. Opposing destroyers are advised to either use AP against a broadside Gearing or avoid aiming at her midsection.

Despite having below average top speed for her tier, Gearing can adapt to changing battlefield situations in ways capable of making captains of other destroyers jealous.

Pros:

Excellent main battery rate of fire and traverse speed
Excellent torpedo range with the Mark 17 torpedoes (16.5km)
Fairly good AA defenses for a destroyer
Like preceding USN destroyers, Gearing has access to the Defensive AA Fire () consumable
Gearing's midsection belt is 21mm thick, enough to shatter HE shells of 120mm and lower calibers
Decent concealment
Combined with all relevant upgrades, the ship's unique upgrade makes Gearing one of the stealthiest Tier 10 destroyers

Cons:

Shortest main battery range among Tier 10 destroyers
Poor shell velocity, very high shell arcs and low HE fire chance
The Mark 17 torpedoes have a longer reload, lower damage and lower flooding chance than the stock torpedoes
The thicker midsection makes Gearing more vulnerable to AP full penetrations
Must give up Engine Boost () to equip Defensive AA Fire ()
Gearing is fairly sluggish compared to other USN destroyers

Research

Availability of researchable upgrades for Gearing is as follows:

Torpedoes: The Mk17 torpedoes reload much slower and don't hit quite as hard, but travel significantly farther and are just as hard to detect as the Mk16 mod 1's.

Optimal Configuration

Similar to Benson and Fletcher, Gearing can be tailored to maximize either her torpedo armament or main battery guns. Most players will opt to maximize the damage output of her main battery given that this is already her strongest armament.

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Gearing are fairly obvious choices, and largely self-explanatory:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 ()
Slot 2: Engine Room Protection () *
Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1 () *
Slot 4: Propulsion Modification 1 ()
Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1 () *
Slot 6: See below.

Slot 3 offers either Aiming Systems Modification 1 (), Torpedo Tubes Modification 1 () or AA Guns Modification 1 (); none of them are bad choices. AA Guns Modification 1 is recommended for captains who wish to equip Defensive AA Fire () and play a larger role in assisting friendly capital ships from fending off enemy aircraft. Many captains will opt to leave their AA guns disabled most of the time — for stealth — and plug Aiming Systems Modification 1 into this slot. Similarly, Defensive AA Fire Modification 1 () is available in Slot 2 in order to maximize Gearing’s anti-aircraft role. Torpedo Tubes Modification 1 in this slot will help counteract some of the negative effects of equipping Torpedo Tubes Modification 2 () in Slot 6.

Slot 5 offers the default option of Concealment System Modification 1, while players who sink the time into obtaining Gearing’s unique upgrade, Improved Hull Concealment (), may opt to install it as well. It offers greater concealment bonuses than Concealment System Modification 1 (), but also decreases the reload speed of main guns, shifting the ship more towards the usage of stealth and torpedoes. It does not exclude the relevant choice in Slot 6 though, so the negative effects can be offset by the upgrade chosen for that slot.

The upgrade chosen for Slot 6 will largely determine how Gearing plays.

Main Battery (Maximum Rate of Fire) Build: One popular build for Gearing captains is to stack buffs to her main battery rate of fire. From an upgrade perspective, this means plugging Main Battery Modification 3 () into the final upgrade slot; when paired with Level 3 commander skill Basic Firing Training, it drops her reload speed to a mind-numbing 2.4 seconds.

Main Battery (Maximum Range) Build: Also worth considering is the ability to stack Gun Fire Control System Modification 2 () with the Level 4 commander skill Advanced Firing Training and push Gearing’s main battery range well past 15 km. It is worth noting that shell flight times at such ranges are extreme and landing hits against anything but slow-moving battleships will be incredibly challenging.

Torpedo Build: A less popular — but no less potent — Gearing build is to buff her torpedo reload time by stacking Torpedo Tubes Modification 2 () in Slot 6 with the Level 3 commander skill Torpedo Armament Expertise. Combined, these upgrades significantly improve Gearing’s torpedo reload time.

Commander Skills

The following information is provided for players who wish to create a permanent captain for the ship. Those players who are retraining captains or using the ship to gain extra experience for a captain should consult the page relevant to the ship to which the captain will be assigned.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed.	Liquidator +30% chance (multiplicative) of causing flooding. ★★	Consumables Specialist -10% cooldown time of: Main Battery Reload Booster (), Torpedo Reload Booster (), Spotting Aircraft (), Catapult Fighter (), & Defensive AA Fire (). ★	Gun Feeder -50% time to switch loaded shell type.	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning about a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5 km. ★	Preventive Maintenance -30% chance of main armament, engines, steering becoming incapacitated. ★★★
2	Pyrotechnician +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. ★	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed. ★	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of: Hydroacoustic Search (), Surveillance Radar (), Smoke Generator (), & Engine Boost ().	Extra-Heavy AP Shells +5% main battery AP shell damage.	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies aiming at you with main battery. ★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★★
3	Main Battery & AA Specialist -5% main battery reload time. +10% continuous AA damage. ★★	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time. ★★	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half.	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables.	Survivability Expert +350 HP per ship tier. ★★★
4	Main Battery & AA Expert +20% main battery range. +15% flak damage. ★	Swift in Silence So long as the ship remains undetected: +8% ship speed +5% main battery reload time. ★★	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.. ★★	Fearless Brawler -10% main battery reload when ship is spotted +1 flak burst per salvo. +5% detectability range of the ship.	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	Dazzle For 15 seconds after you are detected: +20% dispersion of enemy shells fired at you. ★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Gearing can equip the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party ()
Slot 2: Smoke Generator ()
Slot 3: Engine Boost () or Defensive AA Fire ()

Just like her predecessors, Defensive AA Fire () is recommended over Engine Boost () due to the extreme threat that enemy aircraft create for a Gearing. Simply having it equipped and demonstrating to an enemy carrier that it is available is frequently a deterrent to them swarming Gearing with bombers or assigning a squadron to keep her spotted.

Camouflage

Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage can be equipped for credits; Types 1 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce detectibility range.

Players who wish to spend doubloons can equip Gearing with Type 20 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, increases her credit earnings, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Signals

Captains who have opted for a Torpedo Build Gearing will want to equip a Juliet Whiskey Unaone () signal in order to maximize potential damage from torpedo hits. Throwing on a Sierra Mike () is an excellent way to help make up for her slow top speed. November Foxtrot () and Juliet Charlie () are also highly recommended, if available. Main Battery Build Gearing captains should also consider Victor Lima () and India X-Ray () signals to increase the fire chance of her main battery shells.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.^[1] ★★	Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.^[1] ★	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.
November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party () is used.	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration.	Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation.^[1] ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +15% action time of a Smoke Generator ().	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search () -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire ().
Economic
Zulu +20% credits earned for the battle. ★★★	India Bravo Terrathree -10% to the cost of the ship's post-battle service. ★★	Equal Speed Charlie London +50% XP earned for the battle. ★★	Zulu Hotel +50% Commander XP earned for the battle. ★★	Papa Papa +300% Free XP earned for the battle. ★★
Special
Wyvern +50% credits earned for the battle. ★★	Red Dragon +100% XP earned for the battle. +100% Commander XP earned for the battle. ★★	Dragon Flag +333% Commander XP earned for the battle. ★★	Ouroboros +777% Free XP earned for the battle. ★★	Hydra +50% XP earned for the battle. +150% Commander XP earned for the battle. +250% Free XP earned for the battle. ★★	Basilisk +75% XP earned for the battle. +30% credits earned for the battle.
Leviathan +50% XP earned for the battle. +100% Commander XP earned for the battle. +200% Free XP earned for the battle. +20% credits earned for the battle. ★★	Scylla +50% XP earned for the battle. +150% Commander XP earned for the battle. +25% credits earned for the battle. ★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

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References

Ships of U.S.A.

Destroyers	II Sampson • II Smith  • III Wickes • IV Clemson • V Nicholas • V Hill  • VI Farragut • VI Monaghan  • VII Mahan • VII Sims  • VII Sims B  • VIII Benson • VIII Kidd  • IX Fletcher • IX Benham  • IX Black  • X Gearing • X Somers
Cruisers	I Erie • II Chester • II Albany  • III St. Louis • III Charleston  • IV Phoenix • V Omaha • V Marblehead  • V Marblehead Lima  • VI Pensacola • VI Dallas • VII Atlanta  • VII New Orleans • VII Helena • VII Indianapolis  • VII Atlanta B  • VII Boise  • VII Flint  • VIII Baltimore • VIII Cleveland • VIII Wichita  • VIII Anchorage  • VIII AL Montpelier  • IX Buffalo • IX Seattle • IX Alaska  • IX Alaska B  • X Des Moines • X Worcester • X Puerto Rico • X Salem  • X Austin
Battleships	III South Carolina • IV Wyoming • IV Arkansas Beta  • V New York • V Oklahoma  • V Texas  • VI New Mexico • VI Arizona  • VI W. Virginia 1941  • VII Colorado • VII Florida  • VII California  • VIII North Carolina • VIII Kansas • VIII Alabama  • VIII Massachusetts  • VIII Alabama VL  • VIII Constellation • VIII Massachusetts B  • VIII Alabama ST  • IX Iowa • IX Minnesota • IX Missouri  • IX Georgia  • X Montana • X Vermont • X Ohio
Aircraft Carriers	IV Langley • VI Ranger • VIII Lexington • VIII Enterprise  • VIII Saipan  • X Midway • X Franklin D. Roosevelt

Destroyers

Japan	II Tachibana  • II Umikaze • II Tachibana Lima  • III Wakatake • IV Isokaze • V Minekaze • V Fūjin  • V Kamikaze  • V Kamikaze R  • V Mutsuki • VI Fubuki • VI Hatsuharu • VI Shinonome  • VII Akatsuki • VII Shiratsuyu • VII Yūdachi  • VIII Akizuki • VIII Kagerō • VIII Asashio  • VIII HSF Harekaze II  • VIII Asashio B  • VIII HSF Harekaze  • VIII AL Yukikaze  • IX Yūgumo • IX Kitakaze • X Shimakaze • X Harugumo • X Hayate
U.S.S.R.	II Storozhevoi • III Derzki • IV Izyaslav • V Gremyashchy  • V Podvoisky • V Okhotnik  • VI Gnevny • VII Minsk • VII Leningrad  • VIII Ognevoi • VIII Kiev • IX Udaloi • IX Tashkent • IX Neustrashimy  • X Khabarovsk • X Grozovoi • X DD R-10
U.S.A.	II Sampson • II Smith  • III Wickes • IV Clemson • V Nicholas • V Hill  • VI Farragut • VI Monaghan  • VII Mahan • VII Sims  • VII Sims B  • VIII Benson • VIII Kidd  • IX Fletcher • IX Benham  • IX Black  • X Gearing • X Somers
Italy	VI Leone  • IX Paolo Emilio
Germany	II V-25 • III G-101 • IV V-170 • V T-22 • VI Ernst Gaede • VI T-61  • VII Leberecht Maass • VII Z-31 • VII Z-39  • VIII Z-23 • VIII Gustav Julius Maerker • VIII Z-35  • IX Z-46 • IX Felix Schultz • IX Z-44  • IX ZF-6  • X Z-52 • X Elbing
Europe	II Tátra • III Romulus • IV Klas Horn • V Visby • VI Västerås • VII Skåne • VII Błyskawica  • VIII Öland • VIII Orkan  • IX Östergötland • IX Friesland  • X Halland • X Småland
France	II Enseigne Gabolde • III Fusilier • IV Bourrasque • V Jaguar • V Siroco  • VI Guépard • VI Aigle  • VII Vauquelin • VIII Le Fantasque • VIII Le Terrible  • IX Mogador • X Kléber • X Marceau
U.K.	II Medea • III Valkyrie • III Campbeltown  • IV Wakeful • V Acasta • VI Icarus • VI Gallant  • VII Jervis • VIII Lightning • VIII Cossack  • VIII Cossack B  • IX Jutland • X Daring • X Druid
Pan-Asia	II Longjiang • III Phra Ruang • IV Shenyang • V Jianwei • VI Fushun • VI Anshan  • VII Gadjah Mada • VIII Hsienyang • VIII Siliwangi  • VIII Loyang  • VIII Fenyang  • IX Chung Mu • X Yueyang
Commonwealth	III Vampire  • VII Haida  • X Vampire II
Pan-America	VI Juruá

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