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<div class="b-description gw-frame-1"><div class="b-description-img b-description-img__indent b-description-img__single"><div style="width:160px; height:102px; opacity:.5; border-radius:2px; position:absolute; left:0; top:0; z-index:1; -webkit-transition:all 0.2s ease-out 0.1s; transition:all 0.2s ease-out 0.1s;">[[File:Wows_anno_flag_usa.png|160px]]</div><div class="l-description-img_class"><span class="b-description-img_type b-description-img_type__Destroyer b-description-img_type__Destroyer-Tech Tree"></span><span class="b-description-img_class">III</span></div><div class="b-description-img_vehicle">[[File:Ship_PASD027_Wickes_1918.png|160px|link=|left]]</div><div class="l-description-img_price"><span class="b-description-img_price b-description-img_price__gold"><span title="''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was first released for sale on DD Month YYYY.">250,000</span></span></div></div><p>[[Ship:{{#var:ship_name}}|{{#var:ship_name}}]] &mdash; U.S.A. Tech Tree Tier&nbsp;III [[Ship:Destroyer|Destroyer]].</p><p>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.</p><p> </p></div>
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|Performance=<!-- write text about performance in battles below -->
===Pros===
{{AA Sidebar Warning Insert}}
* Large torpedo count per salvo
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. 
* Enhanced Smoke Generator consumable available


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. 
===Cons===
* Shooting accurately over long ranges is challenging
* Short-range torpedoes


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. 
==Ship Stats==
<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Hull Information</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SURVIVABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Wickes (A) !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Wickes (B)
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit Points || style="color:inherit;" | 8100 || style="color:inherit;" | 8900
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo protection damage reduction (%) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 0%
|}
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|Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
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* Excellent maneuverability.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
* Quick turret traverse speed.
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ARMOR DETAIL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
* Able to drop waves of torpedoes from both sides.
|-
* Low detection range.
| style="color:inherit;" | • Belt (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 13
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Deck (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 13
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Superstructure (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 6
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Extremities (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 6-10
|}
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|Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
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* Gun reload is a on the slow side.
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* Virtually no armor (as is typical of destroyers).
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MANEUVERABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Wickes (A) !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Wickes (B)
* 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).
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 34.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 34.0
* Anti-aircraft armament is non-existent.
|-
* Even less health than ''[[Sampson]]''.
| style="color:inherit;" | • Turning circle radius (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 520 || style="color:inherit;" | 520
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 4.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 2.7
|}
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|Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
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Availability of researchable upgrades for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is as follows:  
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
* '''Hull:'''  Upgrade to Hull (B) for a few more hit points and slightly more AA. Research of this module unlocks progression to ''[[Clemson]]''.
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | CONCEALMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Wickes (A) !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Wickes (B)
* '''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.  
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by sea (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 6.46 || style="color:inherit;" | 6.46
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by air (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 2.46 || style="color:inherit;" | 2.46
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 2.09
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by depths (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 2.46 || style="color:inherit;" | 2.46
|}
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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.
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MAIN BATTERY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Mk3 mod. 1 !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Mk III mod. 2
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 4×1 102mm
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Firing range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 8.37 || style="color:inherit;" | 9.21
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 7.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 8.6
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 15.7
|}
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|OptimalConfiguration=<!-- write some general text about selection of optimal configuration below (optional)-->
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DISPERSION !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion type || style="color:inherit;" | Standard DD dispersion
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion formula || style="color:inherit;" | Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Sigma || style="color:inherit;" | 2.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum dispersion (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 77
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 5 km || style="color:inherit;" | 52
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 8.37 km || style="color:inherit;" | 78
|}
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|Upgrades=<!-- write text about best upgrades below -->
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The recommended upgrades for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' are as follows:
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
* '''Slot 1''': {{Main Armaments Modification 1}}
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HE SHELL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
* '''Slot 2''': {{Engine Room Protection}}
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 102 mm HE/HC Mk15
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 1500
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 6.0%
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 884
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell weight (kg) || style="color:inherit;" | 14.97
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 17
|}
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|CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
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. 


{{Commander Skills 3 DD
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| rating11 = <!-- Grease the Gears -->
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
| rating12 = <!-- Liquidator -->1
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AP SHELL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
| rating13 = <!-- Consumables Specialist -->1
|-
| rating14 = <!-- Gun Feeder -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 102 mm AP/SC Mk16
| rating15 = <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->1
|-
| rating16 = <!-- Preventive Maintenance -->3
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 1700
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 884
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell weight (kg) || style="color:inherit;" | 14.97
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fuse time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.01
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Ricochet start (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 45
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Always ricochet (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 60
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Normalisation (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 10
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arming threshold (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 17
|}
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<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Torpedoes</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | TORPEDO LAUNCHERS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Bliss Leavitt Mk3 !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Bliss Leavitt Mk9 mod. 1b
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes) || style="color:inherit;" | 4 × 3 || style="color:inherit;" | 4 × 3
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo name || style="color:inherit;" | Bliss Leavitt Mk3 || style="color:inherit;" | Bliss Leavitt Mk9 mod. 1b
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 32 || style="color:inherit;" | 40
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 7.2 || style="color:inherit;" | 7.2
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage || style="color:inherit;" | 6,400 || style="color:inherit;" | 9,900
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 5.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 5.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 48 || style="color:inherit;" | 56
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 1 || style="color:inherit;" | 1.1
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Flooding chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 99 || style="color:inherit;" | 159
|}
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| rating21 =  <!-- Pyrotechnician -->1
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| rating22 = <!-- Swift Fish -->1
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| rating23 = <!-- Consumables Enhancements -->
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| rating24 = <!-- Extra-Heavy AP Shells -->
'''Wickes (A)'''
| rating25 =  <!-- Priority Target -->2
| rating26 = <!-- Last Stand -->3


| rating31 = <!-- Main Battery & AA Specialist -->3
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
| rating32 =  <!-- Fill the Tubes -->1
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AA ARMAMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MOUNTS × BARRELS
| rating33 = <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->3
|-
| rating34 = <!-- Inertial Fuse for HE Shells -->
| style="color:inherit;" | 76 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 1 × 1
| rating35 =  <!-- Superintendent -->
|}
| rating36 =  <!-- Survivability Expert -->3


| rating41 = <!-- Main Battery & AA Expert -->1
'''Continuous damage''' — average DPS within each action zone
| rating42 = <!-- Swift in Silence -->2
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
| rating43 =  <!-- Radio Location -->2
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | RANGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DPS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
| rating44 = <!-- Fearless Brawler -->
|-
| rating45 = <!-- Concealment Expert -->3
| style="color:inherit;" | Long-range || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5 || style="color:inherit;" | 100% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.0
| rating46 = <!-- Dazzle -->2
|}
}}
 
'''Wickes (B)'''


|Consumables=<!-- write text about selection of Consumables below -->
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' can equip the following consumables:
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AA ARMAMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MOUNTS × BARRELS
* '''Slot 1:'''  {{Damage Control Party}}
|-
* '''Slot 2:'''  {{Smoke Generator}}
| style="color:inherit;" | 76 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 1 × 1
* '''Slot 3:'''  {{Engine Boost}}
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | 13 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 2 × 1
|}


|Camouflage=<!-- write text about useful camouflage below -->
'''Continuous damage''' — average DPS within each action zone
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | RANGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DPS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | Short-range || style="color:inherit;" | 17.5 || style="color:inherit;" | 95% || style="color:inherit;" | 1.5
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | Mid-range || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5 || style="color:inherit;" | 100% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.0
|}
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DEPTH CHARGES !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Max damage || style="color:inherit;" | 5100
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Number of charges || style="color:inherit;" | 2
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Bombs per charge || style="color:inherit;" | 1
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 40.0
|}
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|Signals=<!-- write text about best set of signals below -->
<!-- Add the ship code here to populate the upgrade table -->
{{Ship Upgrades Section|code=PASD027_Wickes_1918}}


{{Signal Flags
| November Echo Setteseven =
| Mike Yankee Soxisix =
| India X-Ray = 2
| Juliet Whiskey Unaone = 2
| Victor Lima = 2
| Hotel Yankee = 1


| November Foxtrot = 1
<!-- Consumables have to be tagged individually on a slot by slot basis -->
| Sierra Mike = 3
{{Ship Consumables Section|consumables=
| India Delta =
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}} (5.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)
| Juliet Yankee Bissotwo =
* '''Slot 2:''' {{Smoke Generator}} (3 charges, 30.0s action, 160.0s cooldown)
| India Yankee =
* '''Slot 3:''' {{Engine Boost}} (3 charges, 120.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
| Juliet Charlie = 2
}}
}}


|Gallery=<!-- write below list of files without tags. description (if necessary) for each should be separated with | --><gallery>
==Gallery==
 
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File:Wickes_Hull_A.jpg|Hull A
File:T318WickesB1050ti.jpg|Hull B
File:Wickes_Hull_B_Type1.jpg|Type 1 Camo on Hull B
File:Wickes_Hull_B_Type2.jpg|Type 2 Camo on Hull B
File:Wickes_Hull_B_Type5.jpg|Type 5 Camo on Hull B


<gallery>
File:WickesOcean.png|''Wickes''
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</gallery>
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|History=<!-- write text below -->
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===Construction===
:Bath Iron Works, Bath, United States
:Laid down: 26 June 1917
:Launched: 25 June 1918
:Commissioned: 31 July 1918
 
===Specifications===
:1,107 tons displacement, standard
:98.4m length
:9.4m beam
:2.8m draft
 
====Machinery====
:4 boilers, 2 turbines
 
====Performance====
:35 knots at 24,200 shaft horsepower
:2,500 nm at 20 knots
 
====Armament====
=====Main=====
:Four (4x1) 102mm guns
=====Secondary=====
:One (1x1) 76.2mm gun
=====Torpedoes=====
:Twelve (4x3) 533mm torpedo tubes


===History===
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====Design====
The ''Wickes'' was a class of destroyers designed during World War I. As the successor to the ''Caldwell'' class, the primary improvements consisted of increased range and speed, resulting in a heavier ship with little increase in combat power. They were intended to operate in conjunction with the future ''Omaha'' class cruisers and ''Constellation'' class battlecruisers, forming the light component of the fast heavy units which the navy was expecting.
 
Of the ''Wickes'' class destroyers, the majority were completed after the end of World War I and consequently saw little service outside peacetime environments. Many were laid up or stricken from service as the newer, more modern generation of destroyers began to enter service in the 1930s.
 
The entry of the United States into World War II saw the recommissioning of dozens of the ''Wickes'' class destroyers. Because of their age and obsolescence, conversion from fleet destroyer to more specialist roles became common.
 
====Conversions and Characteristics Thereof====
===== ASW modifications (15 ships: DD-118, -126, -130, -142, -144, -145, -147, -152, -153, -154, -155, -157, -158, -159, and -160) =====
:All four 102mm rifles landed, replaced by six (6x1) 76.2mm rifle.
:Aft torpedo bank (2x3) landed, replaced by two of six (6x1) 76.2mm rifles.
:Extra depth charge equipment installed, including K-guns.
===== APD, fast transport (12 ships: DD-103, -113, -114, -115, -116, -125, -137, -147, -157, -160, and -164) =====
:Both torpedo banks (4x3) landed, mountings for four LCP(R) installed.
:Forward boiler removed.
===== DMS, destroyer minesweeper (9 ships: DD-117, -119, -136, -141, -146, -161, -178, -179, and -180) =====
:Stern rebuilt to accommodate minesweeping equipment.
===== DM, destroyer minelayer (4 ships: DD-121, -122, -123, and -124) =====
:Both torpedo banks (4x3) landed, replaced with stowage for 80 mines.
 
|HistoricalGallery=<!-- write below list of files without tags. description (if necessary) for each should be separated with | --><gallery>
File:Bernadou.jpeg|USS ''Bernadou'' (DD-153) in Measure 2 camouflage. She has been stripped down (masts removed) and modified for close-in support of the Torch landings in North Africa.
File:Talbot.jpeg|USS ''Talbot'' (DD-114) as built, interwar paint scheme.
File:Wickes mothballed.jpeg|A view of "Red Lead Row" in San Francisco harbor, 1920s.
File:Biddle.jpeg|USS ''Biddle'' (DD-151). The removal of the aft mast, absence of aft funnel, and absence of aft torpedo bank indicates modification for ASW duties.
File:Dickerson.jpeg|USS ''Dickerson'' (DD-157) after APD conversion. Aft mast, forward funnels, and both torpedo banks have been removed. Davits installed and four LCP(R) loaded.
File:Dent.jpeg|USS ''Dent'' (DD-116) as built, in WWI dazzle camouflage pattern.
File:Breckenridge.jpeg|USS ''Breckenridge'' (DD-148).  Her mainmast, aft funnel, and aft torpedo bank have been removed. Note the additional ASW armament, including K-guns. She retains her 102mm guns.
File:Roper.jpeg|An excellent colorized photo of USS ''Roper'' (DD-147). She is modified for ASW duties and possesses the 76.2mm gun arrangement.
File:Ward.jpeg|USS ''Ward'' (DD-139) afire after Kamikaze attack. She would later sink, three years to the day after initiating the opening engagement of the Pacific War against a Japanese midget submarine outside Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.
File:Crane.jpeg|USS ''Crane'' (DD-109) as built, interwar photo.
File:Chew.jpeg|USS ''Chew'' (DD-106). An excellent photo exhibiting ASW conversion. Her aft mast, aft torpedo bank, and aft funnel have been removed. Her enhanced ASW armament, including K-guns, are clearly visible. She retains her 102mm armament.
File:Herbert.jpeg|USS ''Herbert'' (DD-160) as built. Note the awning framework which has been put up over the forward gun.
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*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.
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III
250,000

Wickes — U.S.A. Tech Tree 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.

Pros

  • Large torpedo count per salvo
  • Enhanced Smoke Generator consumable available

Cons

  • Shooting accurately over long ranges is challenging
  • Short-range torpedoes

Ship Stats

Hull Information

Main Battery

Torpedoes

AA Defense

Depth Charges


Compatible Upgrades

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


Consumables

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