Ship:Halford

IX

18,000 doubloons

Halford — U.S.A. Premium Tier IX Destroyer.

USS Halford, a Fletcher-class destroyer, received a catapult for a float plane in place of her aft torpedo mount and one of her main guns, allowing the ship to launch a Kingfisher scout observation plane. The catapult turned out not to be operationally suitable for the intended purpose and was ultimately removed from Halford in October 1943. In 1944, the ship provided fire cover for amphibious operations on the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, and the Philippines; she took part in battles in the Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf. During the course of World War II, Halford was awarded 13 battle stars.

This ship is rather unique in that she carries a squadron of HE rocket-equipped attack aircraft.

Pros

• Long-range torpedoes
• Enhanced Smoke Generator consumable available
• High maneuverability

Cons

• Few torpedo tubes
• Short firing range
• Shooting accurately over long distances can be challenging

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	17100
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	0%

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

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	38.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	630
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	3.9

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	7.54
• Detectability by air (km)	3.41
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	2.91
• Detectability by depths (km)	3.41

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	4×1.0 127mm
• Firing range (km)	12.09
• Reload time (sec)	2.8
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	21.4
• 180° turn time (sec)	5.3

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard DD dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	105
• Dispersion at 5 km	52
• Dispersion at 10 km	90
• Dispersion at 12.09 km	106

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	Mk29 mod. 1
• Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes)	1 × 5
• Torpedo name	Mk29 mod. 1
• Reload time (sec)	100
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	19,033
• Range (km)	13.5
• Speed (kt)	66
• Detectability (km)	1.4
• Flooding chance (%)	323

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	4 × 1
40 mm	1 × 2
20 mm	8 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	77	95%	2.0
Mid-range	24.5	100%	3.5
Long-range	66.5	100%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
3	1540	100%	3.5–5.8

Depth Charges

DEPTH CHARGES
• Max damage	5100
• Number of charges	2
• Bombs per charge	16
• Reload time (sec)	40.0

Aircraft

ROCKET PLANES
• Hit points	1660
• Cruise speed (kt)	176
• Squadrons	1
• Per squadron	5
• Plane regeneration time (sec)	120.0
• Ammo name	Tiny Tim
• Ammo type	HE
• Rockets in payload	2
• Damage per rocket	5400
• Preparation time (sec)	5.0

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: Engine Boost  (3 charges, 120.0s action, 120.0s cooldown) or Defensive AA Fire  (4 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Smoke Generator  (3 charges, 30.0s action, 160.0s cooldown)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

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  Halford
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  The aviation facilities on Halford (aircraft crane and catapult)

Historical Gallery

Ship Change Log

• Update 12.3:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 12.3.
  • Preliminary characteristics.
    • A second squadron of attack aircraft has been added, which can be launched immediately after giving up control of the first. Both squadrons reload simultaneously: after the first squadron is launched, a 240 second reload timer starts ticking. When it finishes, it will have reloaded both squadrons simultaneously, regardless of when control is given up on the second squadron.
    • The “Smoke Generator” consumable has been added, similar in characteristics to that of Tier IX American destroyers.
    • Detectability range by sea reduced from 8.3 to 7.9 km.
    • Detectability range after firing main battery guns in smoke reduced from 3.3 to 3.1 km.
    • Detectability range by air increased from 3.3 to 3.6 km.
    • Squadron reloading has been changed: now, each squadron reloads sequentially for 120 s.
    • Added the “Engine Cooling” consumable to the attack aircraft squadron.
    • Detectability range by sea reduced from 7.9 to 7.5 km.
    • All other types of detectability reduced accordingly.
• Update 14.7:
  • Main Battery parameters changed:
    • Range increased: 10.2 to 12.1km
    • Reload time decreased: 3.3 to 2.8s
    • Shell ballistics changed. Their trajectories will now be flatter.
    • Number of aircraft per squadron increased: 4 to 5