Ship:Gearing

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19,500,000

Gearing — U.S.A. Tech Tree Tier X Destroyer.

The Fletcher-class destroyers didn't quite meet the requirements of the U.S. Navy: The ships' contours and inadequate AA defenses were subject to criticism. The new class of destroyers had an elongated hull, which resulted in an increase in displacement but solved the stability issue. Most of the ships entered service after the end of World War II and served in the navies of 12 countries during the Cold War. USS Gearing didn't participate in World War II either—she was used to conduct training operations in the 1940s and 1950s.

Pros

• Low detectability
• Enhanced Smoke Generator consumable available
• High rate of fire [of main battery armaments]
• Defensive AA Fire consumable available

Cons

• Shooting accurately over long ranges is challenging

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	19400
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	0%

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	21
• Deck (mm)	19
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	19

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	36.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	640
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	3.3

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	7.33
• Detectability by air (km)	3.41
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	2.83
• Detectability by depths (km)	3.41

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×2 127mm
• Firing range (km)	11.12
• Reload time (sec)	3.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	20
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard DD dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	98
• Dispersion at 5 km	52
• Dispersion at 10 km	90
• Dispersion at 11.12 km	98

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	Mk16 mod. 1	Mk17 mod. 0
• Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes)	2 × 5	2 × 5
• Torpedo name	Mk16 mod. 1	Mk17 mod. 0
• Reload time (sec)	103	116
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Damage	19,033	17,900
• Range (km)	10.5	16.5
• Speed (kt)	66	66
• Detectability (km)	1.4	1.4
• Flooding chance (%)	323	301

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	3 × 2
40 mm	2 × 4 + 2 × 2
20 mm	12 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	105	95%	2.0
Mid-range	108.5	100%	3.5
Long-range	63	100%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
3	1680	100%	3.5–5.8

Depth Charges

DEPTH CHARGES
• Max damage	5100
• Number of charges	2
• Bombs per charge	14
• 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  (3 charges, 30.0s action, 160.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Engine Boost  (3 charges, 120.0s action, 120.0s cooldown) or Defensive AA Fire  (4 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

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  Gearing
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  Gearing in her default camo
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  The "Master of the Water World" style for Gearing
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  The "FlyFire" style for Gearing

Historical Gallery

Ship Change Log

• Update 0.1.5:
  • Added to the game in Update 0.1.5 (Alpha) as a Tier IX destroyer.
• Update 0.2.2.5:
  • Moved to Tier X in Update 0.2.2.5.
• Update 0.5.0:
  • Defensive Fire consumable added.
• Update 0.5.2:
  • XP earnings increased by 4%.
  • Credit earnings increased by 3%.
• Update 0.5.7:
  • The armored model of the hull was refined.
• Update 0.6.4:
  • The appearance was improved.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 2.83 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • The efficiency of the Defensive Fire consumable was increased. Now it increases the power of the aura by four times (instead of three).
  • 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 40mm guns.
• Update 0.7.3:
  • Added a special space camouflage. Until the release of Update 0.7.4, camouflage can be purchased in the game client for 8,000 doubloons.
• Update 0.7.6:
  • Stock Mk16 mod.1 torpedo tubes were added (similar to those of the destroyer Fletcher) with the following characteristics:
    • Maximum damage: 19033.
    • Range: 10.5 km.
    • Speed: 66 knots.
    • Reload time: 106 s.
    • Detectability from ships: 1.4 km.
• Update 0.7.7:
  • For 127mm AP / SC Mk38 armor-piercing shells, the detonation time of the fuse was decreased from 0.03 to 0.01 s.
• Update 0.8.6:
  • Reload time of researchable torpedo tubes decreased from 136 to 122 s.
• Update 0.9.1:
  • Reload time of stock torpedo tubes decreased from 106 to 103 s.
  • Reload time of researchable torpedo tubes decreased from 122 to 118 s.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • Reload time of researchable torpedo tubes decreased from 118 to 116 s.
  • Fixed the position of the destroyer in the "Designer's Table" port.
• Update 0.9.5:
  • Small changes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.9.6:
  • The bonus to the permanent damage of AA defenses by the Defensive AA Fire consumable was increased from +50% to +75%.
• Update 0.9.7:
  • The bonus to the permanent damage of AA defenses by the Defensive AA Fire consumable was increased from +75% to +100%.
• Update 0.10.5:
  • Fixed geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.5:
  • Ship's 3D model changed, resulting in:
    • 0.5 m increase in draught.
    • 1.2 m decrease in hull height.
    • 0.7 m decrease in waterline length.
    • 0.6 m decrease in total length.
    • 1.23 m decrease in waterline hull width.
    • 1.95 m decrease in maximum hull width.
  • Aiming sector of the third main battery turret decreased by 1 degree on each side.
  • Aiming sector of the first torpedo launcher decreased by 7 degrees on each side.
  • Aiming sector of the second torpedo launcher increased by 9 degrees on each side.
  • The second torpedo launcher can now rotate 360 degrees.
  • The amount of HP in the bow increased from 2,100 to 2,200.
  • The amount of HP in the stern reduced from 2,000 to 1,900.
  • Armor thickness of the ship's central part below the waterline increased from 19 to 21 mm.
  • The conning tower is now included in the superstructure plating, and has the same armor thickness of 13 mm.
• Update 0.11.6:
  • Minor improvements to the models and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.7:
  • Fixed the geometry and textures of the ship.
  • Fixed the textures for the permanent camouflage “Gold Bug”