Sampson

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Sampson — American Tier II destroyer.

The U.S. Navy needed ships that could operate together with the ocean line fleet anywhere in the world and act as scouts for squadrons. This resulted in the introduction of long-range, low-silhouette destroyers. The most advanced series was represented by the six Sampson-class ships. The lead ship became part of a detachment of American ships operating in Europe and was used to escort convoys until the end of World War I.

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 ()
102 mm/50 Mk.9 on a single mount	8.6	15.7	73	1,500	6	1,700		0	7,500

	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 ()
Sampson (A)	8,500	6	13	4		2	4			0	10,000
Sampson (B)	9,100	6	13	4		2	4			250	28,000

	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 ()
Whitehead Mk5	2.7	22	7.2	5,900	49	5		0	9,500
Bliss Leavitt Mk7	2.6	23	7.2	6,033	54	5		200	24,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk3 mod. 1		0		0	4,500
Mk III mod. 2		0		130	16,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 18,000 hp	29.5		0	5,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1

Player Opinion

Performance

Budding American destroyer captains start their journey here with Tier II's Sampson. Sampson has a lot in common with her Japanese counterpart, Umikaze: both are hard to detect; both have torpedo reload speeds that allow them to put seemingly endless amounts of torpedoes in the water; both are fairly maneuverable and devilishly hard to hit.

They're far from identical, however. Sampson’s main battery is more usable than Umikaze’s in that the guns traverse and reload faster, though Umikaze’s shells hit harder. V-25 remains the best gunboat destroyer at Tier II thanks to her rate of fire, but Sampson’s guns do well enough for what they are.

It's her "other" main battery weapon that that terrifies low-tier battleships: wave after wave of torpedoes. Sampson’s fish are faster than those of Umikaze, and they come just as relentlessly, like clockwork, every 22-23 seconds. They have pretty short legs for torpedoes — only 4.5 km — but that's a handicap that American destroyer captains are advised to get used to early; they won't start seeing torpedoes capable of hitting targets at medium range until Mahan at Tier VII. The extremely short range will require Sampson captains to use islands as cover to approach their targets, or to make near-suicidal head-on charges against ships with far more health and bigger guns. In that sense, Sampson is a perfect introduction to the flavor of the line, though the guns do steadily improve over the next few tiers.

Pros:

Excellent concealment allows her work in very close to targets before launching torpedoes.
Highly maneuverable.
Low, flush-deck profile makes her a difficult target.
Torpedoes reload amazingly fast.

Cons:

Very little armor.
Anti-aircraft suite is essentially useless; luckily, she shouldn't see aircraft carriers.
Sheds a lot of speed while maneuvering.
Main battery reload time is painfully slow.

Research

Hull (B) is the best place to invest early experience gains in Sampson; the extra hit points aren't much, but every little bit helps. Which module upgrade is taken next is up to individual captains. The Torpedo module upgrade doesn't look like much, but a 10% improvement in speed makes her torpedoes much harder to dodge.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

At Tier II, Sampson only has access to Upgrade Slot 1. Either Main Armaments Modification 1 or Magazine Modification 1 are decent options to fill the slot.

Commander Skills

Preventative Maintenance is the best pick out of the Level 1 skills, to reduce the chances of having her engine knocked out by enemy gunfire. Level 2 offers Last Stand for those times when her engine goes out anyway. Basic Firing Training is probably the best of the lot at Level 3, though Superintendent isn't a bad pick either. Level 4's Concealment Expert makes her even harder to detect and is highly recommended.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns. ★	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines. ★★★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched. ★	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time.	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters.	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time.	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire.	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes.
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable.	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables.	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm. ★★	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range.	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen. ★	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost. ★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★★
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding. ★	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier. ★	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes.	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage.	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns. ★★★	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★★	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target. ★	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes. ★
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of shells from secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only.	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three.	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +30% to the armor penetration capacity of HE shells. -1% chance of fire on target caused by shells <=139mm. -3% chance of fire on target caused by shells >139mm.	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +5% attack aircraft aiming speed. +5% torpedo bomber aiming speed. +10% dive bomber aiming speed.	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% damage/sec. within the explosion radius of shells fired from long-range AA defenses. ★	Massive AA Fire Instantaneous Damage +100%. Priority AA sector cooldown +50%.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended

Consumables

Sampson has access to both Damage Control Party and Engine Boost. The premium version of the former is recommended, but investing the credits (or doubloons) in the premium version of the latter isn't really necessary.

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.

Gallery

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 Halford • IX Black B • IX Black • X Gearing • X Somers • X Forrest Sherman • ★ Joshua Humphreys
Cruisers	I Erie • II Chester • II Albany • III St. Louis • III Charleston • IV Phoenix • V Omaha • V Marblehead • V Marblehead Lima • V Rattlehead • 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 Congress • VIII Rochester • VIII San Diego • VIII AL Montpelier • IX Buffalo • IX Seattle • IX Vallejo • IX Alaska • IX Tulsa • IX Alaska B • X Des Moines • X Worcester • X Puerto Rico • X Salem • X Austin • ★ Annapolis
Battleships	III South Carolina • IV Wyoming • IV Arkansas Beta • V New York • V Oklahoma • V Texas • VI New Mexico • VI Arizona • VI W. Virginia '41 • VII Colorado • VII Florida • VII West Virginia '44 • VII California • VIII North Carolina • VIII Kansas • VIII Nebraska • VIII Alabama • VIII Massachusetts • VIII Alabama VL • VIII Constellation • VIII Massachusetts B • VIII Alabama ST • VIII North Carolina CLR • IX Iowa • IX Minnesota • IX Delaware • IX Missouri • IX Kearsarge • IX Illinois • IX Kearsarge B • IX Georgia • X Montana • X Vermont • X Louisiana • X Ohio • X Rhode Island • X Wisconsin • ★ Maine
Aircraft Carriers	IV Langley • VI Independence • VI Ranger • VIII Yorktown • VIII Lexington • VIII Enterprise • VIII Saipan • VIII Hornet • VIII Saipan B • X Essex • X Midway • X Franklin D. Roosevelt • ★ United States

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 B • 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 • IX Minegumo • IX STAR Kitakaze • X Shimakaze • X Harugumo • X Hayate • ★ Yamagiri
U.K.	II Medea • III Valkyrie • III Campbeltown • IV Wakeful • V Acasta • VI Icarus • VI Gallant • VII Jervis • VII Jupiter '42 • VIII Lightning • VIII Cossack • VIII Cossack B • IX Jutland • IX Somme • X Daring • X Druid
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 • X Kléber CLR
U.S.S.R.	II Storozhevoi • III Derzki • IV Izyaslav • V Gremyashchy • V Podvoisky • V Okhotnik • VI Gnevny • VII Minsk • VII Leningrad • VII Tashkent '39 • VIII Ognevoi • VIII Kiev • IX Udaloi • IX Tashkent • IX Neustrashimy • X Khabarovsk • X Grozovoi • X Delny • ★ Zorkiy
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 Halford • IX Black B • IX Black • X Gearing • X Somers • X Forrest Sherman • ★ Joshua Humphreys
Germany	II V-25 • III G-101 • IV V-170 • V T-22 • VI Ernst Gaede • VI T-61 • VI Karl von Schönberg • 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 • X Z-42
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 • VIII Loyang B • VIII Ship Smasha • IX Chung Mu • X Yueyang • X Lüshun • ★ Kunming
Spain	X Álvaro de Bazán
Europe	II Tátra • III Romulus • IV Klas Horn • V Visby • V Muavenet • VI Västerås • VI Stord • VII Skåne • VII Grom • VII Błyskawica • VII Stord '43 • VIII Öland • VIII Split • VIII Orkan • IX Östergötland • IX Lambros Katsonis • IX Velos • IX Friesland • IX Jäger • X Halland • X Gdańsk • X Småland • X Ragnar • ★ Dalarna
Netherlands	IX Groningen • X Tromp
Italy	II Curtatone • III Nazario Sauro • IV Turbine • V Maestrale • VI Aviere • VI Leone • VII Luca Tarigo • VII FR25 • VIII Vittorio Cuniberti • IX Adriatico • IX Paolo Emilio • X Attilio Regolo
Commonwealth	III Vampire • VII Haida • VII Huron • X Vampire II
Pan-America	VI Juruá

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 |Performance=<!-- write text about performance in battles below -->
+Budding American destroyer captains start their journey here with Tier II's ''Sampson''.  ''Sampson'' has a lot in common with her Japanese counterpart, ''[[Umikaze]]'': both are hard to detect; both have torpedo reload speeds that allow them to put seemingly endless amounts of torpedoes in the water; both are fairly maneuverable and devilishly hard to hit.
-|Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
+They're far from identical, however.  ''Sampson''’s main battery is more usable than ''Umikaze''’s in that the guns traverse and reload faster, though ''Umikaze''’s  shells hit harder.  ''[[V-25]]'' remains the best gunboat destroyer at Tier II thanks to her rate of fire, but ''Sampson''’s guns do well enough for what they are.
-Get the Gun fire control system first for a much needed range increase.<br />
-Get the hull upgrade only because you need it to move on to Wickes. It adds very little performance.<br />
+It's her "other" main battery weapon that that terrifies low-tier battleships: wave after wave of torpedoes.  ''Sampson''’s fish are faster than those of ''Umikaze'', and they come just as relentlessly, like clockwork, every 22-23 seconds.  They have pretty short legs for torpedoes — only 4.5 km — but that's a handicap that American destroyer captains are advised to get used to early; they won't start seeing torpedoes capable of hitting targets at medium range until ''[[Mahan]]'' at Tier VII.  The extremely short range will require ''Sampson'' captains to use islands as cover to approach their targets, or to make near-suicidal head-on charges against ships with far more health and bigger guns.  In that sense, ''Sampson'' is a perfect introduction to the flavor of the line, though the guns do steadily improve over the next few tiers.
-Skip the waste of time torpedo upgrade, it only adds 133 damage, zero range, 5kph speed, and reduces rate of fire.<br />
 |Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
-* High concealment almost at 100 allows you to drop your Torpedoes very close to targets.
+* Excellent concealment allows her work in very close to targets before launching torpedoes.
-* Very manoeuvrable.
+* Highly maneuverable.
-* Fast with 30kts speed.
+* Low, flush-deck profile makes her a difficult target.
+* Torpedoes reload amazingly fast.
 |Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
-* Very little armour
+* Very little armor.
-* The AA is almost useless can only disrupt bombers not shoot them down.
+* Anti-aircraft suite is essentially useless; luckily, she shouldn't see aircraft carriers.
-* Turns too fast for its engine to cope with; you will lost a lot of speed on a tight turn.
+* Sheds a lot of speed while maneuvering.
+* Main battery reload time is painfully slow.
+|Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
+Hull (B) is the best place to invest early experience gains in ''Sampson''; the extra hit points aren't much, but every little bit helps.  Which module upgrade is taken next is up to individual captains.  The Torpedo module upgrade doesn't look like much, but a 10% improvement in speed makes her torpedoes much harder to dodge.
+|OptimalConfiguration=<!-- write some general text about selection of optimal configuration below (optional)-->
+|Upgrades=<!-- write text about best upgrades below -->
+At Tier II, ''Sampson'' only has access to [[Ship:Upgrades#Tier_I.2B_Equipment_.28Slot_1.29|Upgrade Slot 1]].  Either Main Armaments Modification 1 or Magazine Modification 1 are decent options to fill the slot.
+|CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
+Preventative Maintenance is the best pick out of the Level 1 skills, to reduce the chances of having her engine knocked out by enemy gunfire.  Level 2 offers Last Stand for those times when her engine goes out anyway.  Basic Firing Training is probably the best of the lot at Level 3, though Superintendent isn't a bad pick either.  Level 4's Concealment Expert makes her even harder to detect and is highly recommended.
+{{Commander Skills
+| Priority Target = 1
+| Preventative Maintenance = 3
+| Expert Loader = 1
+| Aircraft Servicing Expert =
+| Direction Center for Catapult Aircraft =
+| Dogfighting Expert =
+| Incoming Fire Alert =
+| Evasive Maneuver =
+| High Alert =
+| Jack of All Trades =
+| Expert Marksman = 2
+| Torpedo Acceleration =
+| Smoke Screen Expert = 1
+| Expert Rear Gunner =
+| Adrenaline Rush = 2
+| Last Stand = 3
+| Survivability Expert = 1
+| Basics of Survivability = 1
+| Torpedo Armament Expertise =
+| Emergency Takeoff =
+| Basic Firing Training = 3
+| Superintendent = 2
+| Demolition Expert = 1
+| Vigilance = 1
+| Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament =
+| Fire Prevention =
+| Inertia Fuse for HE Shells =
+| Air Supremacy =
+| Advanced Firing Training = 1
+| Manual Fire Control for AA Armament =
+| Radio Position Finding =
+| Concealment Expert = 3
+}}
+|Consumables=<!-- write text about selection of Consumables below -->
+''Sampson'' has access to both [[Ship:Consumables#Damage Control Party|Damage Control Party]] and [[Ship:Consumables#Engine Boost|Engine Boost]].  The premium version of the former is recommended, but investing the credits (or doubloons) in the premium version of the latter isn't really necessary.
+|Camouflage=<!-- write text about useful camouflage below -->
+[[Ship:Camouflage#Standard 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.
+|Signals=<!-- write text about best set of signals below -->
+|Gallery=<!-- write below list of files without tags. description (if necessary) for each should be separated with |} --><gallery>
+</gallery>
+|History=<!-- write text below -->
+===Construction===
+:Fore River Shipbuilding Company; Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
+:Laid down: 21 April 1915
+:Launched: 4 March 1916
+:Commissioned: 27 June 1916
+===Specifications===
+:1,111 tons displacement, standard
+:96.1m length
+:9.32m beam
+:3.28m draft
+====Machinery====
+:4 boilers, 2 turbines
-|Gallery=<!-- write below list of files without tags. description (if necessary) for each should be separated with template {{!}} --><gallery>
+====Performance====
-Image:Sampson_HG_1.jpg
+:29.5 knots at 17,700 shaft horsepower
+:5,800 nm at 15 knots
-</gallery>|History=<!-- write text below -->
+====Armament====
+=====Main=====
+:Four (4x1) 100mm guns
+=====Torpedoes=====
+:Twelve (4x3) 533mm torpedo tubes
-The Sampson class destroyers were a series of six destroyers built for the US Navy during World War I. The class was a modification of the O'Brien and Tucker with the primary change being an increase in torpedo firepower. They were the largest and last of the 26 "thousand tonner" destroyers.
+===Design===
+The ''Sampson''-class destroyers were a series of six destroyers built for the US Navy during World War I. The class was a modification of the ''O'Brien'' and ''Tucker'' classes, with the primary change being an increase in torpedo firepower. They were the largest and last of the 26 "thousand tonner" destroyers.
-|HistoricalGallery=<!-- write below list of files without tags. description (if necessary) for each should be separated with template {{!}} --><gallery>
+|HistoricalGallery=<!-- write below list of files without tags. description (if necessary) for each should be separated with | --><gallery>
+File:USS_Sampson_sl.jpg|Launching of USS ''Sampson'' at Quincy, Massachusetts, 4 March 1916.
+File:Rowan_running_trials_-_22JUL1916.jpg|USS ''Rowan'' running trials, 22 July 1916.  Note the ship's very dirty paintwork and incomplete condition, with weights installed in place of her guns.
+File:USS_Shaw_Build_2.jpg|Launching of USS ''Shaw'' at Mare Island, California, 9 December 1916.
+File:USS_Davis_Hampton_Roads.jpg|USS ''Davis'' anchored off of Hampton Roads, Virginia, 10 December 1916.
+File:USS_Sampson_anchor.jpg|''Sampson'' anchored off of Hampton Roads, Virginia, 13 December 1916.
+File:Uss_Sampson_class_destroyer.png|USS ''Allen'' anchored at Queenstown, Ireland, circa 1918.
+File:USS_Shaw_Aquitania_3.jpg|Damage to ''Shaw'' after her collision with RMS ''Aquitania'' on 9 October 1918.
+File:USS_Wilkes_1916.jpg|USS ''Wilkes'' on patrol during the Prohibition Era, undated.
+File:USS_Davis_Coast_Guard_3.jpg|''Davis'' in Boston Harbor on 20 February 1932, during her years of service with the US Coast Guard.
+File:USS_Allen_Perl_Harbor_2.jpg|''Allen'' underway off Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, 17 December 1942.  She was the only flush-deck destroyer to serve in World War II.
+</gallery>
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