Ship:Somme

IX

21,500 doubloons

Somme — U.K. Premium Tier IX Destroyer.

The Battle-class destroyers, featuring enhanced AA defenses, were designed drawing on lessons learned from wartime and ordered by the Admiralty between 1942 and 1943. The ships ordered in 1943 differed from their earlier counterparts by having more powerful main battery artillery, and among them was destroyer HMS Somme, named after one of the biggest battles of World War I. However, she was never commissioned and remained unclaimed due to the end of hostilities in 1945. She was eventually demolished on her stocks.

Pros

• High rate of fire
• Short-Burst Smoke Generator consumable available
• Repair Party consumable available

Cons

• Low Speed
• Shooting accurately over long ranges is challenging
• Engine Boost consumable unavailable

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	18400
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	—

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	19
• Deck (mm)	19
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	19

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	34.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	610
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	5.5

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	7.03
• Detectability by air (km)	3.26
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	2.47
• Detectability by depths (km)	3.26

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×2 113mm
• Firing range (km)	12.51
• Reload time (sec)	4.5
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	13.3
• 180° turn time (sec)	9.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard DD dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	108
• Dispersion at 5 km	52
• Dispersion at 10 km	90
• Dispersion at 12.51 km	109

HE SHELL
• Name	113 mm HE 5crh
• Maximum damage	1700
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	746
• Shell weight (kg)	24.95
• Penetration (mm)	19

AP SHELL
• Name	113 mm SAP 55 lb
• Maximum damage	2100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	746
• Shell weight (kg)	25
• Fuse time (sec)	0.01
• Ricochet start (°)	60
• Always ricochet (°)	67.5
• Normalisation (°)	10
• Arming threshold (mm)	19

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS	533 mm Mk IX**
• Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes)	2 × 5
• Torpedo name	533 mm Mk IX**
• Reload time (sec)	133
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	15,533
• Range (km)	10.0
• Speed (kt)	62
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	259

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
40 mm	2 × 2 + 3 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Mid-range	108.5	100%	3.5

Depth Charges

DEPTH CHARGES
• Max damage	5000
• Number of charges	2
• Bombs per charge	2
• Reload time (sec)	40.0

Compatible Upgrades

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

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Smoke Generator  (6 charges, 10.0s action, 70.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 180.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Repair Party  (2 charges, 10.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 184 hp/s)

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