Ship:Hsienyang

14.8

Hsienyang

Destroyer | Pan-Asia | Tier VIII

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price110000 exp

Purchase price8,800,000

Hit Points12,800

Main Battery

127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.30 mod.0 mount4 х 1 pcs.

Rate of Fire18 shots/min

Reload Time3 sec

Rotation Speed33.96 deg/sec

180 Degree Turn Time5.3 sec

Firing Range11.4 km

Maximum Dispersion100 m

HE Shell127 mm HE Mk32

Maximum HE Damage1,800

Chance of Fire5 %

Initial HE Velocity792 m/s

HE Shell Weight24.5 kg

AP Shell127 mm AP/SC Mk38

Maximum AP Shell Damage2,100

Initial AP Shell Velocity792 m/s

AP Shell Weight25 kg

Torpedo Tubes

533 mm Mk14 Quintuple2 х 5 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.5 shots/min

Reload Time120 sec

Rotation Speed  deg/sec

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec

Maximum Damage

Torpedo Speed  knot

Torpedo Range  km

AA Defense

20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount6 х 1 pcs.

20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.24 mount2 х 2 pcs.

127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.30 mod.0 mount4 х 1 pcs.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed37.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius570 m

Rudder Shift Time4.9 sec

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range7.2 km

Air Detectability Range2.9 km

Battle Levels

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14.8

Hsienyang

Destroyer | Pan-Asia | Tier VIII

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price110000 exp

Purchase price8,800,000

Hit Points15,500

Main Battery

127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.30 mod.0 mount4 х 1 pcs.

Rate of Fire18 shots/min

Reload Time3 sec

Rotation Speed33.96 deg/sec

180 Degree Turn Time5.3 sec

Firing Range12.5 km

Maximum Dispersion108 m

HE Shell127 mm HE Mk32

Maximum HE Damage1,800

Chance of Fire5 %

Initial HE Velocity792 m/s

HE Shell Weight24.5 kg

AP Shell127 mm AP/SC Mk38

Maximum AP Shell Damage2,100

Initial AP Shell Velocity792 m/s

AP Shell Weight25 kg

Torpedo Tubes

533 mm Mk14 Quintuple2 х 5 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.5 shots/min

Reload Time117 sec

Rotation Speed  deg/sec

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec

Maximum Damage

Torpedo Speed  knot

Torpedo Range  km

AA Defense

20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount6 х 1 pcs.

40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.2 mount2 х 4 pcs.

127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.30 mod.0 mount4 х 1 pcs.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed37.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius570 m

Rudder Shift Time3.5 sec

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range7.2 km

Air Detectability Range2.9 km

Battle Levels

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VIII

8,800,000

Hsienyang — Pan-Asian Tier VIII destroyer.

A Gleaves-class destroyer (USS Rodman, DD-456) built for the U.S. Navy. The ship was transferred to the Republic of China (Taiwan) in 1955. The ship's armament consisted of dual-purpose main battery guns and two quintuple torpedo tubes.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chances of HE shells causing a fire on target (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.30 mod.0 mount	18	5.3	100	1,800	5	2,100		0	650,000

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Hsienyang (A)	12,800	3	20	4		6/2/4	2			0	850,000
Hsienyang (B)	15,500	3	20	4		6/2/4	2			30,000	2,500,000

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
533 mm Mk IX*	0.5	120	7.2					0	800,000
Mk15 mod. 3	0.5	117	7.2					20,000	1,500,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk8 mod. 1		0		0	400,000
Mk8 mod. 2		0		14,000	1,400,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 50,000 hp	37.5		0	700,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Player Opinion

Performance

Warning: The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.
Refer to the in-game Port screens for more useful data.

Hsienyang will feel very similar to captains with experience playing Tier VIII American destroyer Benson. Hsienyang and Benson have very similar anti-aircraft damage values, and both have the same main battery guns with a high rate of fire capable of crippling opposing destroyers.

While the ships themselves may be similar, the way the two engage in combat is quite different. Hsienyang has 12.5km upgraded main battery range, more than the Benson, which allows her to fire upon opponents from farther away. However, the most notable tool the Hsienyang and other Pan-Asian destroyers have are their deep water torpedoes. While they cannot hit other destroyers, they are lethal against all other classes of ship and have higher flooding chance. These torpedoes are super stealthy and can only be surface spotted 0.7km away, giving enemy targets minimal time to evade. In comparison, Benson’s upgraded torpedoes are surface spotted from 1.1km away. These hard-to-dodge deep water torpedoes, combined with the rapid rate of fire of the main battery guns, makes Hsienyang very good in dealing damage over time on enemy targets.

Also noteworthy is the fact that Hsienyang is the first Pan-Asian destroyer to gain access to the Surveillance Radar  consumable. This allows Hsienyang to sneak up to unsuspecting enemy ships in a smoke cloud or cover and expose them to allied ships. However, her Surveillance Radar  is fairly short-ranged, so effective usage of the radar may require a captain to put Hsienyang at risk. In addition, the 15 second duration is a very short window of time to allow allies to shoot at targets detected by Surveillance Radar , thus it is somewhat impractical for spotting damage. Rather, the Surveillance Radar  is more useful as a tool for gaining information on the enemy ships' whereabouts and to scare enemy ships into abandoning their position and relocating.

For captains who opt out of Surveillance Radar , Hsienyang comes with the Pan-Asian version of Smoke Generator  that veterans of the line will be familiar with. In contrast to the smoke from American destroyers — that has both a long emission time and a long duration — the Pan-Asian Smoke Generator  is active for a long duration but the smoke itself dissipates fairly quickly. For Hsienyang, the Smoke Generator  is active for 30 seconds and dissipates in 70 seconds. These smoke characteristics allow Hsienyang to create long smoke lines to smoke up a strategic point, cover up allies, and/or provide cover to shoot out from.

Pros:

• Main batteries have rapid rate of fire.
• Like Tier VIII American counterpart Benson, Hsienyang has very good handling.
• First Pan-Asian destroyer to have access to Surveillance Radar .
• Torpedoes are incredibly stealthy, with a surface detectability range of 0.7km.

Cons:

• Deep water torpedoes cannot hit destroyers.
• Main battery shells have high shell arcs, making it difficult to hit fast moving ships at range.
• Torpedoes have very long reload time.
• Must sacrifice Smoke Generator  in order to use Surveillance Radar .
• Surveillance Radar  has very short duration (15 seconds) and very short range (7.5km).

Research

Availability of researchable upgrades for Hsienyang is as follows:

• Hull: Upgrade to Hull (B) for a speedier rudder shift, more health, and a very minor uptick in AA. Research of this module unlocks progression to Chung Mu.
• Torpedoes: The torpedo upgrade is largely a buff; the additional range and damage are welcome, but the lower speed may leave some captains preferring the stock torpedoes.
• Gun Fire Control System: Upgrade to Mk8 mod. 2 for an extra 10% range on the main battery.

Hull (B) should be the first place to spend experience. Truthfully, the torpedo and GFCS module upgrades can be considered optional; landing shells with Hsienyang’s guns at long range is challenging enough without additional range, and the improved torpedo module may not appeal to all captains.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Hsienyang are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 in order to preserve the functionality of her main battery guns and torpedo launchers.
• Slot 2: Engine Room Protection * in order to keep Hsienyang moving.
• Slot 3: AA Guns Modification 1 * in order to boost her anti-aircraft abilities.
• Slot 4: Propulsion Modification 1 in order to get her moving quickly.
• Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1  in order to maximize her stealth.

Upgrade Slot 2 may also be filled in by Smoke Generator Modification 1 for captains that want to maximize the Smoke Generator  active time to 39 seconds. Upgrade Slot 3 may also be filled in by Engine Boost Modification 1 to boost the Engine Boost  active time to 180 seconds.

Commander Skills

Key skills for Hsienyang commanders include Priority Target, Last Stand, Survivability Expert, and Concealment Expert for the first ten points. Adrenaline Rush is highly recommended as well, however Last Stand is more important. There are many different 3 point skills to choose from; Basic Firing Training and Demolition Expert are useful skills for players who want a gunboat build, while Torpedo Armament Expertise is a skill for those that choose a torpedo boat based build. Superintendent is also a highly recommended 3 point skill to take. Advanced Firing Training may be useful for players that prefer to shoot from longer distances, but in return that increases the range that Hsienyang will be spotted from while firing.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed.	Liquidator +30% chance (multiplicative) of causing flooding.	Consumable Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except:  Damage Control Party ,  Repair Party .	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type.	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning about a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5 km.	Preventive Maintenance −30% chance of main armament, engines, steering becoming incapacitated +15% to HP of secondary and AA guns. ★★
2	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the damage-inflicting area of HE shells fired at submarines.	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed. ★★	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of: Hydroacoustic Search , Surveillance Radar , Smoke Generator , & Engine Boost . ★★	Extra-Heavy Ammunition +7.5% main battery AP shell damage. +10% damage from depth charges.	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies aiming at you with main battery.	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★
3	Main Battery & AA Specialist -5% main battery reload time. +10% continuous AA damage.	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time. ★★	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half.	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables.	Survivability Expert +350 HP per ship tier.
4	Main Battery & AA Expert +20% main battery range. +15% flak damage.	Swift in Silence So long as the ship remains undetected: +8% ship speed +5% main battery reload time. ★★	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken..	Fearless Brawler +1 flak burst per salvo. -10% main battery reload when ship is spotted.	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★	Dazzle For 15 seconds after you are detected: * +20% dispersion of enemy shells fired at you. * +8% ship speed.
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Hsienyang can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Smoke Generator  or Surveillance Radar 
• Slot 3: Engine Boost 
• Slot 4: Torpedo Reload Booster 

As is typical of destroyers, Smoke Generator II () is recommended to improve Hsienyang’s survivability.

Signals

As a destroyer with decent firepower, Hsienyang can use various signal flags to boost that firepower. These signal flags include India X-Ray () and Victor Lima () for increasing fire chance for main batteries, and Juliet Whiskey Unaone () to increase flooding chance for torpedoes. Sierra Mike () is also recommended to increase the speed of the ship, while November Foxtrot () will decrease the reload time for consumables.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Charlie Kilo +5% ship HP; +2.5% squadron HP. ★★★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration.	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★★★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. ★★★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. ★★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used.
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Gallery

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Historical Info

Hsienyang, YEAR

Construction

FABRICATION YARD;CITY, COUNTRY

Laid down: DD MONTH YEAR

Launched: DD MONTH YEAR

Commissioned: DD MONTH YEAR

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Specifications

XX tons displacement, standard

XXm length

XXm beam

XXm draft

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Machinery

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Performance

XX knots at XX shaft horsepower

XX nm at XX knots

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Armament

Main

Anti-aircraft

Torpedoes

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Aircraft

Total

Fighters

Bombers

History

USS Rodman (DD-456/DMS-21), a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral Hugh Rodman. Rodman was laid down on 16 December 1940 by the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey and launched on 26 September 1941; sponsored by Mrs. Albert K. Stebbins, Jr., grandniece of Admiral Rodman. The destroyer was commissioned on 27 January 1942, Commander William Giers Michelet in command.

Reclassified DD-456 on 15 January 1955, she decommissioned 28 July 1955 and was transferred the same day to the Republic of China to serve as RCS Hsienyang (DD-16). In this service she became infamous for being involved in collisions twice in 1956 and was subsequently nicknamed "Gōng Yáng" ("ram"). After she ran aground c. 1969, her new name and pennant number were reassigned to the former USS Macomb, which was acquired in 1970.
Rodman earned five battle stars during World War II.

Design

Service

Historical Inaccuracies

• Hsienyang did not have any torpedoes tubes when she was transferred to Taiwan. Both sets had been removed in summer 1945.

Historical Gallery

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  USS Rodman, underway in 1954.

References

1. USS Rodman (DD-456) - Wikipedia
2. USS Macomb (DD-458) - Wikipedia
3. Gleaves-class destroyer - Wikipedia

Ship Change Log

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.6.10.

Testing Changes

• October 10, 2017:
  • Surveillance Radar consumable action time was increased from 10 to 15 s.
• November 9, 2017:
  • The Smoke Generator consumable was adjusted:
    • The action time was decreased from 40 to 30 s.
    • The dispersal time was increased from 60 to 70 s.
    • The consumable cooldown was increased from 90 to 120 s, and from 60 to 80 s for the premium version.
• November 23, 2017:
  • Base torpedo launchers were added to the ship, similar to those of the preceding ship's top torpedo launchers.
  • Torpedo launchers that were previously mounted became the new top option, and needed to be researched.

• Introduced in Update 0.6.14.
• Update 0.7.0:
  • Fixed textures and geometry.
• Update 0.7.1:
  • Disabled national voiceovers for the ship. Now, even if the national voiceover is selected, the voiceover of the player's region or the selected sound mode in the settings will be played.
• Update 0.7.6:
  • The cooldown time of the Smoke Generator consumable was increased from 120 to 150 s (from 80 to 100 s for improved consumables).
• Update 0.7.7:
  • For 127mm AP / SC Mk38 armor-piercing shells, the fuse detonation time was decreased from 0.03 to 0.01 s.
• Update 0.9.1:
  • Researchable torpedoes speed was increased from 55 to 56 knots.
  • Researchable torpedo tubes reload time decreased from 122 to 119 s.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • Researchable torpedo tubes reload time decreased from 119 to 117 s.
• Update 0.9.5:
  • Small changes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.10.4:
  • Researchable torpedoes range increased from 9.2 to 9.5 km.
  • Researchable torpedoes speed increased from 56 to 59 knots.
• Update 0.11.4:
  • Torpedo Reload Boost consumable added
    • Number of consumable charges: 2
    • Reload time: 300 s.
• Update 0.11.7:
  • Minor fixes to the model and textures of the ship.
• Update 12.8:
  • Fixed textures for the ship.
• Update 13.1:
  • The Lunar Demon permanent camouflage was added.
• Update 13.3:
  • The number of bombs per Depth Charge drop decreased from 18 to 14.
  • Depth Charge damage increased from 1,700 to 2,100.

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