Ship:Hill

V

3,500 doubloons

Hill — U.S.A. Premium Tier V Destroyer.

One of the ship designs meant to combine the features of both a destroyer and a cruiser was the preliminary design project of a destroyer leader with a displacement of 1,525 tons. The ship was supposed to have steam turbines with a gearbox, and her armament was to include five 127 mm guns. The predraft project was offered to the Bath Iron Works company, but the latter didn't show much interest, so the U.S. High Navy Command turned its attention to the 2,200-ton leader project.

Pros

• High damage per minute
• Large torpedo count per salvo
• Enhanced Smoke Generator consumable available

Cons

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

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	12100
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	0%

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	10
• Deck (mm)	10
• Superstructure (mm)	10
• Extremities (mm)	10

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	37.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	560
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	3.1

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	7.16
• Detectability by air (km)	2.86
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	2.75
• Detectability by depths (km)	2.86

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	5×1.0 127mm
• Firing range (km)	11.35
• Reload time (sec)	4.8
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	12.5
• 180° turn time (sec)	12.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard DD dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	100
• Dispersion at 5 km	52
• Dispersion at 10 km	90
• Dispersion at 11.35 km	100

HE SHELL
• Name	127 mm HE Mk32
• Maximum damage	1800
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Shell weight (kg)	24.5
• Penetration (mm)	21

AP SHELL
• Name	127 mm AP/SC Mk38
• Maximum damage	2100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Shell weight (kg)	25
• Fuse time (sec)	0.01
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	10
• Arming threshold (mm)	21

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS	Mk11
• Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes)	3 × 3
• Torpedo name	Mk11
• Reload time (sec)	66
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	11,733
• Range (km)	5.5
• Speed (kt)	56
• Detectability (km)	1.1
• Flooding chance (%)	192

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	5 × 1
28 mm	2 × 4
13 mm	2 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	21	95%	2.4
Mid-range	14	95%	2.4
Long-range	52.5	100%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
1	1120	100%	3.5–5.8

Depth Charges

DEPTH CHARGES
• Max damage	5100
• Number of charges	2
• Bombs per charge	6
• Reload time (sec)	40.0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Smoke Generator  (3 charges, 30.0s action, 160.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Engine Boost  (3 charges, 120.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

• 
  Hill with her default camo
• 
  Master of the Water World camo for Hill

Historical Gallery

Ship Change Log

• Update Apr 20, 2019:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• Update 0.8.4:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.8.4.
• Update June 21, 2019:
  • Main battery reload time increased from 4 to 4.8 s.
• Update 0.8.5:
  • Added for sale in the Premium Shop.
  • Also became available to earn as a reward for completing the 4th directive of the Rogue Wave event.
• Update 0.9.3:
  • Minor fixes to textures and ship model.
• Update 0.9.11:
  • Available for purchase in the Armory for 38,000 Coal or 3,800 Doubloons.
• Update 0.11.3:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.