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Wickes
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Destroyer | U.S.A. | Tier III
Tech Tree Position
Sampson
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Clemson
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General
Research price2200 exp
Purchase price250,000 Credits
Hit Points8,100 
Main Battery
102 mm/50 Mk.9 on a shielded mount4 х 1 pcs.
Rate of Fire8.57 shots/min.
Reload Timesec.
Rotation Speed11.5 deg./sec.
180 Degree Turn Time15.65 sec.
Firing Range8.37 km.
Maximum Dispersion84 m.
HE Shell102 mm HE/HC Mk15 
Maximum HE Shell Damage1,500 
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell%
Initial HE Shell Velocity884 m./s.
HE Shell Weight14.97 kg.
AP Shell102 mm AP/SC Mk16 
Maximum AP Shell Damage1,700 
Initial AP Shell Velocity884 m./s.
AP Shell Weight14.97 kg.
Torpedo Tubes
533 mm Triple4 х 3 pcs.
Rate of Fire1.88 shots/min.
Reload Time32 sec.
Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.
180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.
TorpedoBliss Leavitt Mk3 
Maximum Damage6,400 
Torpedo Speed48 knot
Torpedo Range5.001 km.
AA Defense
76.2 mm/23 Mk.14 on a single mount1 х 1 pcs.
. . . Average Damage per Second
. . . Firing Rangekm.
Maneuverability
Maximum Speed34 knot
Turning Circle Radius520 m.
Rudder Shift Timesec.
Concealment
Surface Detectability Range6.46 km.
Air Detectability Range2.46 km.
Battle Levels
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Wickes — American Tier III destroyer.

During World War I, the first destroyers of an improved design—flush-deck ships with greater displacement and firepower—were laid down, followed by the Wickes-class destroyers of the second series. The lead ship escorted transports until the end of the war. With the outbreak of World War II, Wickes went on patrol missions in the Caribbean Sea. In late 1940, the ship was transferred to the Royal Navy and renamed HMS Montgomery.

Modules

Main Battery Guns 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
(Credits)
102 mm/50 Mk.9 on a single mount/shielded mount8.615.7841,50061,700 025,000
Hull 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
(Credits)
Wickes (A)8,100613414 038,000
Wickes (B)8,90061342/14 70098,000
Torpedoes 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
(Credits)
Bliss Leavitt Mk31.9327.26,400485 021,000
Bliss Leavitt Mk91.5407.29,900565 35070,000
Fire Control System IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST
(%)
Maximum Firing Range
(km)
Research price
(exp)
Purchase price
(Credits)
Mk3 mod. 10 020,500
Mk III mod. 20 40052,000
Engine Maximum Speed
(knot)
Research price
(exp)
Purchase price
(Credits)
Propulsion: 26,400 hp34 021,000

Compatible Upgrades

 Slot 1 
Main Armaments Modification 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Magazine Modification 1
Damage Control Party Modification 1
 Slot 2 
Damage Control System Modification 1
Engine Boost Modification 1
Engine Room Protection

Player Opinion

Performance

Warning. The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.
Refer to the in-game Port screens for more useful data.

At first glance, Wickes might appear a downgrade from Sampson, particularly given her low health pool. While she is slightly more fragile than her predecessor, she makes up for it by retaining Sampson’s handling characteristics while gaining about 5 knots worth of top speed.

More importantly than that, Wickes moves up from Sampson’s twin double-tube launchers on each side of the ship to twin triple-tube launchers. Combined with the better damage from her upgraded Torpedo module, it is a huge increase in firepower. Wickes is a tremendous threat to enemy capital ships she's allowed to close with; however, now she can simply wipe them out with a single well-aimed salvo of torpedoes as opposed to Sampson’s steady "death by a thousand cuts" method. Her main battery is virtually unchanged from Sampson; the guns are the same, and she retains the unusual gun placement that prevents her from getting more than three barrels on target at once.

Overall, Wickes packs more firepower into a hull that is just as fragile as her predecessor, while continuing to encourage clever positioning and sneak attacks from behind cover in order to maximize damage from her deadly torpedo armament.

Pros:

  • Excellent maneuverability.
  • Quick turret traverse speed.
  • Able to drop waves of torpedoes from both sides.
  • Low detection range.

Cons:

  • Gun reload is a on the slow side.
  • Virtually no armor (as is typical of destroyers).
  • Guns are arranged such that only 3 can be brought to bear on a target at a time.
  • Torpedoes are out-ranged by both German and Japanese counterparts (G-101 and Wakatake, respectively).
  • Anti-aircraft armament is non-existent.
  • Even less health than Sampson.

Research

Availability of researchable upgrades for Wickes is as follows:

  • Hull: Upgrade to Hull (B) for a few more hit points and slightly more AA. Research of this module unlocks progression to Clemson.
  • Torpedoes: Upgrading to the Bliss-Leavitt Mark 9's provides Wickes’s torpedo armament with a major boost in damage and a little more range on her fish.
  • Gun Fire Control System: Upgrade to Mk3 mod. 2 for an extra 10% range on the main battery.
In an odd twist for American destroyers, the best place to spend initial experience gains in Wickes is in the upgraded Torpedo module. Hull (B) provides a smidgeon more health and should be taken next. The Fire Control System module upgrade to boost her gun range can be saved for last.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Wickes are as follows:

Commander Skills

Priority skills for any Wickes commander are Preventative Maintenance at Level 1, Last Stand at Level 2, Survivability Expert at Level 3, and Concealment Expert at Level 4.

Consumables

Wickes can equip the following consumables:

Signals

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

Gallery

Historical Info

Historical Gallery

References

  1. USS Wickes (DD-75) - Wikipedia
  2. Wickes-class destroyer - Wikipedia

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

  • Added to the game in Update 0.3.0.
  • Update 0.5.0:
    • Main battery turret rotation speed increased from 10 to 11.5 degrees per second.
    • Added the ability to upgrade Bliss-Leavitt Mark 9 torpedoes.
  • Update 0.5.2:
    • Credit earnings increased by 11%.
  • Update 0.5.7:
    • The armor model of the hull was refined.
  • Update 0.5.8:
    • The sector of rotation of the main battery turret No. 1 is equal to 360°.
  • Update 0.6.11:
    • Improved appearance with the use of special technology for improved rendering of thin elements.
  • Update 0.6.12:
    • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 2.09 km.
  • Update 0.6.13:
    • Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
    • The survivability of air defense weapons was tested and brought to a single standard. The change affects the 76.2 mm gun.
  • Update 0.7.0:
    • Fixed a bug with the displacement of the camera from first person under water.
  • Update 0.7.9:
    • Range of stock torpedoes was increased from 4.5 to 5 km.
  • Update 0.10.5:
    • Fixed geometry and textures of the ship.
  • Update 0.11.6:
    • Ship's 3D model changed, resulting in:
      • 0.04 m increase in draught.
      • 0.32 m decrease in hull height.
      • 0.55 m increase in waterline length.
      • 0.1 m increase in total length.
      • 0.05 m increase in waterline hull width.
      • 0.05 m decrease in maximum hull width.
    • Amount of HP in the stern of Hull A increased from 700 to 900.
    • Amount of HP in the superstructure of Hull A decreased from 400 to 300.
    • Firing sector of the starboard main battery gun of Hull A increased by 3 degrees.
    • Aiming sector of the second torpedo launcher of Hull A decreased by 1 degree.
    • Aiming sector of the third and fourth torpedo launchers of Hull A increased by 3 degrees.
    • Amount of HP in the stern of Hull B increased from 800 to 900.
    • Amount of HP in the superstructure of Hull B decreased from 400 to 300.
  • Update 0.11.9:
    • Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.

Ships of U.S.A.
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Destroyers
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U.S.A.  II Sampson • II SmithDoubloons • III Wickes • IV Clemson • V Nicholas • V HillDoubloons • VI Farragut • VI MonaghanDoubloons • VII Mahan • VII SimsDoubloons • VII Sims BDoubloons • VIII Benson • VIII KiddDoubloons • IX Fletcher • IX BenhamDoubloons • IX HalfordDoubloons • IX Black BDoubloons • IX BlackDoubloons • X Gearing • X SomersDoubloons • X Forrest ShermanDoubloons •  Joshua Humphreys 
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