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Gearing

Also called: 基林 Beta

U.S.A. · Tier ★ · Destroyer · Premium

Gunboat destroyerA gun-first destroyer: lean on main-battery DPM and treat the torpedoes as a finisher.

Playstyle

Hold mid-cap distance and lean into gunboat trades from cover where the peer destroyer cannot match your fires-per-minute
Avoid: Trading guns in open water against peer DDs

Key characteristics

Long torps (16.5 km)11.3 km gun rangeHeavy HE shellsHigh HE DPMHigh AP DPMSlow torp reload

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Community Data

Gearing Community Stats

Across 17,000+ Standard battles from 270+ players, Gearing averages a 64% win rate, 57,300 damage and 1.1 kills per battle, and survives 46% of them.

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Playstyle

Overview

Gearing is a Legendary American gunboat destroyer: her damage comes from sustained main battery pressure on caps and open-water trades. Torpedoes are a secondary threat for closing lanes, not her main damage. Her 127mm guns reload in 3 s, so the damage comes from staying in the trade rather than from any one salvo. Both shells run cohort-strong (top-decile AP at 276,000 AP DPM and cohort-best HE at 264,000 HE DPM), making her a dual-threat gunship: keep AP up against broadsides and citadels, and switch to HE against bow-in ships, superstructures, and the thin or angled targets AP over-penetrates or bounces off. Standout traits: best HE alpha in Legendary DDs (2,200, 1st of 14) and main battery range in Legendary DDs (11.3 km, 3rd of 14). The trade is torpedo reload in Legendary DDs (136 s, 13th of 14).

Positioning

Hold mid-cap distance and lean into gunboat trades from cover where the peer destroyer cannot match your fires-per-minute. Avoid open-water duels with ships running smoke or radar; the torpedoes are a closer, not the plan, so gunfire from cover wins more than from blue water. Concretely: 11.3 km of reach against 7.1 km of detection leaves about 4.2 km in which you can shoot before the answer arrives. Your guns lose penetration at range, so aim AP at broadsides you can still citadel and put HE into superstructures and upper-hull sections, rather than the bow-in or belt armor your shells bounce and shatter on. Shooting from the cloud gives you away at 2.6 km, and a destroyer here is spotted at about 7.1 km, so you see it coming with roughly 4.4 km to spare. Vision is mutual: past the 2 km guaranteed ring you cannot see out either, and nothing in her kit sees through it, so pop the smoke where someone is already lighting the enemy or you will sit in it with nothing to shoot. Enemy sonar (about 4.9 km) and radar (about 9.9 km) read straight in regardless. She is genuinely evasive in both phases of a turn, answering the helm in 3.3 s and carving a 640 m circle, so you can break a salvo and still be where you meant to go.

Potato Avoidance

Trading guns in open water against peer DDs

Your damage is sustained main-battery pressure from cover (the torpedoes are a secondary threat), so open-water duels just stack incoming HE on you while you fire back. You are visible from 7.1 km with 19,400 HP to spend, so the second ship to join the trade decides it.

Signature Traits

Engine Boost

+8% speed (about +2.9 kt), 120 s duration. Engine Boost consumable gives a small speed nudge - useful for closing a gap or steadying a torpedo run, not for running anything down.

ELITE MAIN BATTERY ↗

Heavy HE shells · 2200 damage
HE DPM machine · 264000 HE
AP DPM machine · 276000 AP
Long gun range · 11.3 km

Thickest plate ↗

21 mm on her single heaviest plate, top decile of Legendary DDs. Its thickest plate shrugs standard HE under 127 mm and is only overmatched by 305 mm AP and up; the ends are far thinner.

Long-range torps ↗

16.5 km torpedo range, best of Legendary DDs.

Slow torp reload ↗

136 s torpedo reload, bottom decile of Legendary DDs. Long wait between drops.

Low fire chance ↗

5% fire chance per HE shell, bottom decile of Legendary DDs. AP carries more weight.

Acquisition

How to get Gearing

Gearing is the Legendary ship of the Universal Destroyers branch of the U.S.A. Tech Tree. It is not researched in the tree: it is obtained by completing its Research Bureau project. Acquisition path: Research Bureau.

Research BureauComplete the Gearing Research Bureau project, which follows the Universal Destroyers line.

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Builds

Pair with a commander whose unique skill complements her main armament; check the build tool for current recommendations.

Arleigh Burke

Smoke gunboat

InspirationsErich Bey · William Sims

Burke's accuracy and speed traits keep Gearing's five guns on target at any angle. Smoke up, farm damage, and sprint out before return fire lands.

William Sims

Torpedo pressure

InspirationsArleigh Burke · Erich Bey

Constant torp pressure without sacrificing gun capability. Alternate salvos to keep enemies dodging permanently, then punish them in smoke when they can't maneuver cleanly.

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Cohort position

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Where Gearing sits among Legendary DDs (13 ships). Notable standouts are shown first; the rest of the cohort-ranked stats are in the expand below. Acquisition variants (Black Friday, Founders Edition) are counted once with their base ship, not as separate peers.

BestHE DPM264,000 (1/14) BestEffective HE DPM (incl. fire)313,183 (1/14) BestTorpedo range16.5 km (1/14) Top 10%Rudder shift3.3 s (2/14) Top 10%AP DPM276,000 (2/11) Top 10%Max armor21 mm (2/14) Top 10%Citadel belt21 mm (2/14) Top 25%Turning circle640 m (3/14) Top 25%Main battery range11.28 km (3/14) Top 25%Displacement3,460 t (4/14) Bottom 25%Hit points19,400 HP (12/14) Bottom 25%Main dispersion99.6 m (13/14) Bottom 25%Torpedo reload136 s (13/14) WorstHE fire chance5% (14/14)

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Not standouts for Gearing -- here's where she sits on every other ranked stat in the cohort. Stats tagged NORM are tied across more than half the cohort, so the value is the cohort default rather than a standout.

Max speed36 kt(9/14) Concealment7.12 km(8/14) Smoke fire bloom2.65 km(8/14) Air detection3.56 km(8/14) Main battery caliber127 mm(9/14) Main battery reload3 s(6/14) Fires per minute6(11/14) AP shell damage2,300(6/11) AP velocity830 m/s(6/11) HE velocity830 m/s(7/14) Time to 90% speed17 s(9/13) Acceleration (0-12 kt)5.2 s(9/13) AP arming threshold21 mm(7/11) Engine power60,000 hp(10/13) Power / turn radius93.8 hp/m(10/13) Power-to-weight17.34 hp/t(8/13) AP pen at 10 km69 mm(4/11) AA DPS279(5/14) AA range5 km(7/14) AA threat927(7/14) Flak damage per salvo (expected)1,200(7/11) Torpedo damage≈16,700(5/14) Torpedo speed66 kt(7/14) Torpedo reaction time7.9 s(11/14) NormSigma2(13 of 14 tied at this value) NormAP fuse timer0.01 s(10 of 11 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(7 of 11 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(7 of 11 tied at this value) NormTurn speed retained81%(11 of 14 tied at this value)

Peers in this cohort

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Stats & specs

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Survivability

Hit Points19,400

Displacement3,460 t

Hull dimensions

Length x beam at the waterline, plus draft. Length matters when dodging torpedoes; beam and draft shape how hard the ship is to hit.

119 x 12.5 m

Armor range6–21 mm

Plate armor thicknesses6, 13, 19, 20, 21 mm

Armor material/layer entries26

Fire resistance

top hull: 1 − 0.6004 fire coefficient = 40%. Lowers how often hits set you on fire. It does not reduce the damage a burning fire does per second; fires burn at the full rate on every ship.

40%

Fire duration30 s

Fire damage

One unattended fire: 0.003 of max HP per second (0.3%) × 30 s = 0.09 of the pool; 0.09 × 19,400 HP = 1,746 HP on this ship. 4 fire points can burn at once.

0.3% of HP per second

Flood duration40 s

Flood damage

One unattended flood: 0.0025 of max HP per second (0.25%) × 40 s = 0.1 of the pool; 0.1 × 19,400 HP = 1,940 HP on this ship.

0.25% of HP per second

Torp Reduction

1 − 0.333 hull torpedo-damage coefficient / 0.333 unprotected baseline = 0%. Reduces torpedo hit damage. It does not affect flooding: floods start as often and tick at the full rate.

Magazine HP

Per-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool from the ship's. Penetrating hits wear it down and the turret is likelier to be knocked out as it falls, so a larger pool keeps the guns firing through punishment that silences a peer's.

9,700

Steering gear HP

Durability of the steering gears. As this pool drops, hits are likelier to jam the rudder; unlike most modules the steering can be knocked out and repaired but is never permanently destroyed.

5,800

Repairable: penetration50%

Repairable: steering gear50%

Bow section HP

Damage saturation pool for the bow: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 2,100 = 4,200), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

2,100

Casemate section HP

This section has no practical saturation cap: every hit here keeps dealing its normal share of damage (on most ships the citadel; on many destroyers the casemate).

No saturation cap

Hull section HP

Damage saturation pool for the hull: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 14,600 = 29,200), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

14,600

Superstructure section HP

Damage saturation pool for the superstructure: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 1,800 = 3,600), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. The superstructure is not exempt: it saturates exactly like the bow and stern, so shells aimed at it stop dealing full damage once this pool is used up. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

1,800

Stern section HP

Damage saturation pool for the stern: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 2,000 = 4,000), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

2,000

Main Battery

These main guns are dual-purpose: they also fire at aircraft and feed the AA Defense card.

ModuleArtillery: 127 mm Mk38

Mounts / barrels3 mounts / 6 barrels

Reload time3 s

Firing range11.3 km

Turret traverse25 °/s

Turret armor20 mm

Turret traverse arcs

How far each mount can train, in degrees to either side of the mount's own facing. A rear turret with ±150° leaves a 60° blind wedge over the bow; one-sided arcs are wing mounts that cover a single side. The data does not say which way each mount faces, so the arcs are listed per mount without bow/stern angles.

±146°, ±144°, ±152°

Guns to bear

180° − 152° (the most restricted aft-facing mount's arc) = 28° off bow; 180° − 144° (the most restricted forward-facing mount's arc) = 36° off stern. How far off the bow (or stern) the ship must angle before every main turret can fire: the widest blind wedge among the rear-facing (or forward-facing) mounts, from each mount's trainable arc.

28° off bow / 36° off stern

See the firing-arcs diagram ↓

Shell Grouping (σ)2

Dispersion type

In practice: the baseline curve for a standard destroyer -- at max range (11.3 km) shells land in an ellipse about 100 m wide and 60 m tall. Also on this curve (225): AL Avrora, AL Yukikaze, AL Z24, Acasta, Achilles, Adriatico, Aigle, Akatsuki, Akizuki, Albany, Allen M. Sumner, Attilio Regolo and 213 more.

Standard destroyer

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the dispersion model:

σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30

= (\frac{11280}{30} \cdot \frac{8 - 0.5}{1000} + 0.5) \cdot 30 = 99.6 m

99.6 m at 11.3 km

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:

σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax

= 99.6 \cdot 0.6 = 59.8 m

59.8 m at 11.3 km

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius:

σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 99.6 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 29.9 m

29.9 m at 11.3 km

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius:

σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 59.8 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 17.9 m

17.9 m at 11.3 km

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 25 deg/s traverse speed = 7.2 s.

7.2 s

Shells/min

Zero upgrades: 6 broadside guns x 60 / 3 s base reload = 120. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 6 broadside guns x 60 / 2.714 s (2.7 s = 19 ticks) all-upgrades reload (3 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 2.7 s) = 132.6.

Initial: 120 → 132.6

HE shells

HE alpha2,200

HE Velocity830 m/s

Fire Chance5%

HE fire DPM vs T8 BB49183

Effective HE DPM vs T8 BB313183

HE penetration

21 mm ≈ 127 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

21 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

2,200 HE damage x 6 broadside guns = 13,200.

13,200

HE DPM

Zero upgrades: 13,200 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 3 s base reload = 264,000. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 13,200 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 2.714 s (2.7 s = 19 ticks) all-upgrades reload (3 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 2.7 s) = 291,789.

Initial: 264,000 → 291,789

Fires/min

Zero upgrades: 120 shells/min × 0.05 (5% fire chance) = 6. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 132.6 shells/min × 0.05 (5% fire chance) = 6.63.

Initial: 6 → 6.63

AP shells

AP alpha2,300

AP Velocity830 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.01 s

Fuse Threshold21 mm

AP overmatch

floor(127 mm caliber / 14.3) = 8 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

8 mm

AP Pen Close

AP formula evaluated at muzzle velocity:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}

= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2598 \cdot 25^{0.69} \cdot {0.127}^{- 1.07} \cdot 830^{1.38} = 232.5 mm

232.5 mm point-blank

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (11.3 km), where the shell has slowed to 313.7 m/s:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2598 \cdot 25^{0.69} \cdot {0.127}^{- 1.07} \cdot {313.7}^{1.38} = 60.7 mm

60.7 mm at 11.3 km

AP full-salvo alpha

2,300 AP damage x 6 broadside guns = 13,800.

13,800

AP DPM

Zero upgrades: 13,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 3 s base reload = 276,000. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 13,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 2.714 s (2.7 s = 19 ticks) all-upgrades reload (3 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 2.7 s) = 305,053.

Initial: 276,000 → 305,053

AP AOE Radius

AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

Torpedoes

ModuleMark 17

Launchers / tubes2 launchers × 5 tubes = 10 tubes

Reload time136 s

Projectile speed66.0 kt

Range16.5 km

Maximum simulated damage

Most targets only intersect one hull section, so a hit transfers about 1/3 of the warhead alpha (2/3 when the warhead blast >= 5000 and the burst reaches a second section). For this ship:

D_{sim} = α \cdot c = 50, 100 \cdot 0.333 = 16, 700

. In battle, a hit on the torpedo belt deals the per-hit figure × (1 − the target's torpedo protection %), a bow or stern hit deals it in full, and a torpedo never counts as a citadel hit.

≈ 16,700

Maximum damage (ammunition)

50,100 warhead alpha / 3 + 1,200 blast = 17,900. Warhead alpha / 3 plus the blast addend: the per-torpedo damage figure. The 'Maximum simulated damage' row above applies target geometry to the same warhead.

17,900

Torpedo module damage

Per-torpedo module/blast damage parameter. Most torpedoes carry 500 to 2,000; ships announced by WG as dealing increased module damage carry 9,000 to 12,000, so their hits knock out engines, rudders, and turrets far more often. Comparative figure.

1,200

Torpedo detectability1.4 km

Reaction time

How long a target has to dodge after your torpedo is spotted at its detectability range (lower means less warning):

t_{react} = \frac{1.4 km}{66 kt \times 2.6855} = 7.9 s

. 2.6855 converts knots to m/s on the game clock. Base value; commander torpedo-concealment skills lower it further.

7.9 s

Flooding chance

This torpedo carries a flooding-chance value of 3.01 per hit, shown as

3.01 \times 100 = 301 %

. Values above 100% are normal: in battle the base chance is scaled down by the target's torpedo protection (the Torp Reduction stat on its Survivability card) and any flood-resistance modifiers, so a value above 100% keeps flooding likely even through partial protection.

301%

Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s

Launch arcscentreline 270°

Torp Turn

Time to rotate the launchers 180 deg:

t_{turn} = \frac{180 °}{25 ° / s} = 7.2 s

7.2 s

Torp Arming207 m

Per-side salvo damage

One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 10 x 16,700 = 167,000. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.

167,000

AA Defense

AA mount points16

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 3.5 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

5 km

40 mm Bofors Mk12×2 40mm

40 mm Bofors Mk22×4 40mm

20 mm Oerlikon Mk412×1 20mm

Gunsmain battery (DP)

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS in in-game units (raw aura damage × 3.5 × hit probability, summed per contributing aura) - matches the Close-range AA DPS headline's currency. Includes 66 from dual-purpose main battery firing as AA in this range band.

Range5 km

Guns40 mm Bofors Mk1 + 40 mm Bofors Mk2

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 32 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 1 hit probability = 112 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

112

Range3.5 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 66 + Medium 112 = 178

178

Guns20 mm Oerlikon Mk4

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 30 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.95 hit probability = 100 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

100

Range2 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 66 + Medium 112 + Near 100 = 278

278

AA explosions

Each ~2 s salvo fires 2 AA explosions in quick succession, each leaving 2 clouds ahead of the attacking squadron, plus 1 stray cloud farther out that appear off-beat between salvos - up to 5 clouds per salvo × 240 damage each. Planes that fly into a cloud take its damage; clouds dissipate before the next salvo lands. Defensive AA Fire, where fitted, multiplies the AA explosions within each salvo, and commander skills that raise the Number of AA explosions add to it.

2 per salvo, 2 clouds each + 1 outer cloud

Cloud damage

Damage a plane takes for flying into one flak cloud, before any reductions.

240

Cloud spawn chance

Every potential cloud spawns - the full pattern, every salvo. Often called flak 'hit chance', but spawned clouds always damage planes that fly into them - the roll is on spawning.

100%

Salvo interval

A new flak salvo (the AA explosions above) fires roughly every 2 s.

every ~2 s

Fired by

Flak keeps firing while at least one main battery mount is operational - even losing every dedicated AA mount does not stop it.

Main battery

Flak zone

The activation band: flak fires while attacking planes are inside it. Clouds are placed ahead of the planes' path, so clouds can land short of 2.5 km or past 5 km - once planes get inside the band, new salvos stop. AA range bonuses push the outer edge out; the 2.5 km inner edge does not move.

2.5-5 km

See the AA layers diagram ↓

Maneuverability

Engine power60,000 hp

Maximum speed36.0 kt

Turning circle radius640 m

Rudder shift time3.3 s

Engine power-boost threshold7.0 kt

Engine spool-up time7.7 s

Reverse spool-up time3.8 s

Reverse speed

top speed / 4 + 4.9 = 36 / 4 + 4.9 = 13.9 kt. Base value; speed modifiers scale it.

13.9 kt

Crash stop

Seconds from top speed to a dead stop after ordering full reverse: reverse power winds in over the reverse spool-up while water drag does most of the braking, using the ship's own reverse-power ratio. The full curve is on the acceleration chart. Full reverse stops about a quarter faster than a plain Stop order from top speed.

15.9 s

Engine boost threshold (reverse)

Speed below which the engine's built-in power boost applies in reverse.

10.8 kt

Acceleration 0-90%

Time to reach 90% of top speed (32.4 kt of 36.0 kt).

17 s

Acceleration 0-99%

Time to reach 99% of top speed (35.6 kt of 36.0 kt). 99% rather than 100% because true top speed is asymptotic (thrust meets drag), so the last fraction of a knot is never quite gained.

28.3 s

Guns in a full turn

With the rudder hard over the hull turns 7.2°/s, so a target drifts across the bow at that rate. Turret traverse minus hull turn: 25 − 7.2 = +17.8°/s, so the guns hold the target through the turn. Main Battery Mod. 2 (+20% traverse) and Mod. 3 (−15%) move this line.

hold target (+17.8°/s spare)

See the full acceleration curve ↓

Concealment

Detectability by sea

Base value, no camouflage. With a Grade IV permanent camo (or any disposable camo): 7.12 km x 0.955 = 6.8 km. Camouflage does not change detectability by air.

7.12 km

With Grade IV camouflage (sea)

Detectability by sea 7.12 km x 0.955 (Grade IV permanent camo or any disposable camo) = 6.8 km.

6.8 km

Detectability by air3.56 km

Smoke firing penalty2.65 km

Detect when firing (sea)

max(main battery range, sea detectability 7.12 km) = 11.28 km. Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach.

11.28 km

Detect when firing (air)

Air detectability 3.56 km + gun-firing bloom 2.54 km = 6.1 km. The bloom tracks main-battery caliber 127 mm × 0.020 = 2.54 km.

6.1 km

Detect when on fire (sea)

Sea detectability 7.12 km + 2.0 km while burning = 9.12 km.

9.12 km

Detect when on fire (air)

Air detectability 3.56 km + 3.0 km while burning = 6.56 km.

6.56 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party∞ charges · 40 s reload · 5 s active

Smoke Generator3 charges · 200 s reload · 30 s emit / 130 s cloud active · 450 m radius

Engine Boost2 charges · 180 s reload · 120 s active · +8% speed bonus

Under the hood

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All values are ship base stats with modifications and upgrade changes denoted inline.

The constants behind the formulas and the long tail: shell and dispersion inputs, fixed-range anchors, salvo math, layered AA. Click the formula chip on any row to see how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

vs standard DDStandard

The standard destroyer dispersion curve.

Shell scatter width @ 5 km52.5 m

(166.7 × (8 − 0.5) / 1000 + 0.5) × 30 = 52.5 m. Horizontal scatter at a fixed 5 km, from the same dispersion model as the rows below - a knife-fight-range anchor comparable across ships.

Shell scatter width @ 10 km90 m

(333.3 × (8 − 0.5) / 1000 + 0.5) × 30 = 90 m. How wide your shells scatter at 10 km, from the same dispersion model as the max-range figure above. Picking a fixed range makes this number directly comparable from ship to ship: max-range dispersion makes a longer-range gun look worse even when it's tighter at any common range. The interactive Dispersion tab on the Charts card plots the full curve from 0 to max range.

Shell scatter height @ 5 km24.5 m

How tall the scatter ellipse is at a fixed 5 km, from the same model, comparable from ship to ship. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data:  $radiusOnZero = 0.2$  at 0 m,  $radiusOnDelim = 0.5$  at  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 11280 = 5640$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 11280 m. Below the kink:  $k = 0.2 + (0.5 - 0.2) \cdot \frac{5000}{5640} = 0.466$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 52.5 \cdot 0.466 = 24.5 m$ .

Shell scatter height @ 10 km52 m

How tall the same scatter ellipse is at 10 km. Comparable from ship to ship for the same reason as the width value above. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data:  $radiusOnZero = 0.2$  at 0 m,  $radiusOnDelim = 0.5$  at  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 11280 = 5640$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 11280 m. Above the kink:  $k = 0.5 + (0.6 - 0.5) \cdot \frac{10000 - 5640}{11280 - 5640} = 0.5773$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 90 \cdot 0.5773 = 52 m$ .

AP pen 5 km123 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 5 km, from the same ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2598 \cdot 25^{0.69} \cdot {0.127}^{- 1.07} \cdot {522.1}^{1.38} = 123 mm$ , where 522.1 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 5 km (from 830 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP pen 10 km69 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 10 km, from the same ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2598 \cdot 25^{0.69} \cdot {0.127}^{- 1.07} \cdot {342.5}^{1.38} = 69 mm$ , where 342.5 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 10 km (from 830 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP flight time @ 10 km7.16 s

How long an AP shell takes to reach a target at a fixed 10 km, from the same numerically integrated trajectory the Charts card plots. The shell slows under quadratic air drag,  $a_{drag} = k ρ v^{2}$ , where  $ρ$  is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and  $k$  bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.3 \cdot {0.127}^{2}}{8 \cdot 25} = 7.6 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 830 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77 because the game clock runs faster than real time. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.

HE flight time @ 10 km7.24 s

How long an HE shell takes to reach a target at a fixed 10 km, from the same numerically integrated trajectory the Charts card plots. The shell slows under quadratic air drag,  $a_{drag} = k ρ v^{2}$ , where  $ρ$  is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and  $k$  bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.3 \cdot {0.127}^{2}}{8 \cdot 24.5} = 7.76 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 830 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77 because the game clock runs faster than real time. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.

Guns per full salvo (alpha, DPM)6

3 mounts × 2 barrels = 6; all 6 bear on the broadside.

Model inputs

Krupp (AP)2,598

Armor-penetration constant of the AP shell; penetration scales straight with it, so a 10% higher Krupp is 10% more penetration at every range.

AP shell mass25 kg

Enters penetration as mass^0.69 and slows the shell's drag deceleration, so a heavier shell keeps more velocity at range.

AP drag coefficient0.3

Air drag on the AP shell in flight; lower keeps velocity, and with it penetration, at long range.

AP muzzle velocity830 m/s

Starting speed of the AP shell; penetration scales with velocity^1.38.

HE muzzle velocity830 m/s

Starting speed of the HE shell; sets its flight time and lead.

idealRadius8

Horizontal dispersion growth per idealDistance of range, in 30 m units; the slope of the scatter-width line.

minRadius0.5

Horizontal dispersion at zero range, in 30 m units; the intercept of the scatter-width line.

idealDistance1,000 m

Range step over which horizontal dispersion grows by idealRadius.

taperDist4,000 m

Inside this range the scatter width tapers toward minRadius instead of following the line.

radiusOnZero0.2

Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at zero range.

radiusOnDelim0.5

Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at the delim point.

radiusOnMax0.6

Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at maximum range.

delim0.5

Where the vertical-scatter curve bends, as a share of maximum range.

Torpedoes

Estimated torpedo reaction time7.9 s

1400 m / (66.0 kt × 2.6855) = 7.9 s. detectability / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).

Torpedo speed66.0 kt

Travel time to max range93.1 s

16500 m / (66.0 kt × 2.6855) = 93.1 s. range / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).

Tube count10

2 launchers × 5 tubes.

Per-side salvo10 torpedoes

2 launchers × 5 tubes = 10, all to either side (centreline launchers train across - full salvo to either side).

Full-salvo damage167,000

All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 10 x 16,700 = 167,000. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.

AA defense

AA DPS at max range67

Only families that reach 5 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 40mm Bofors Mk1 2x2 -> 56 DPS @ 3.5 km; 40mm Bofors Mk2 2x4 -> 56 DPS @ 3.5 km; 20mm Oerlikon MK4 12x1 -> 100 DPS @ 2 km; Far AA (?) -> 67 DPS @ 5 km.

AA DPS layered by range67 DPS @ 5 km, 179 DPS @ 3.5 km, 279 DPS @ 2 km

@ 5 km: 67 from one family; @ 3.5 km: 56 + 56 + 67 = 179; @ 2 km: 56 + 56 + 100 + 67 = 279. Cumulative AA DPS at each family range threshold. Inner ranges stack the outer families, so a target closing the distance hits stronger AA bubbles as it crosses each band.

AA DPS at point-blank279

56 + 56 + 100 + 67 = 279 DPS: the sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (2 km).

AA threat index927

56 × 3.5 + 56 × 3.5 + 100 × 2 + 67 × 5 = 927. SUM over AA auras of (aura DPS x aura range km). A plane crossing the AA bubble is exposed to each aura for a time proportional to that aura's range, so long-reach DPS is worth more than the same DPS in a short bubble. Units: DPS*km; used to rank overall AA threat across the cohort.

Near aura range2 km

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Background

Developed from the Fletcher class, Gearing was the largest destroyer in the U.S. Navy during World War II. The ship was superior in firepower to all foreign counterparts, owing to new dual-purpose twin mounts with a very high rate of fire. Numerous automatic AA guns ensured a respective level of efficiency for her AA defenses.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 19,400, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds.

Bow & stern19 mm

Overmatched by 76+ AP guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.

Farming6 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 40%, fires burn 30s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	19 mm primary (range 19–20 mm)	2,100 (11% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Gouden Leeuw)Angle bounces 203mm19 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Hull (midship)	19 mm	14,600 (75% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Gouden Leeuw)Angle bounces 203mm19 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern	19 mm primary (range 19–20 mm)	2,000 (10% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Gouden Leeuw)Angle bounces 203mm19 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	21 mm primary (range 19–21 mm)	≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap)	Citadel pen: full damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage	Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. An AP citadel penetration deals the shell's full damage, the biggest single hit available; only over-penetrations are damped, to ×0.10.
Superstructure	6 mm primary (range 6–21 mm)	1,800 (9% of HP)	Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage	Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage. HE-spam target, and the section saturates fast (often only a few thousand HP).
Turret (module, per magazine)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	9,700 magazine HP	Turret knocked out	Per-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool that does not drain ship HP. As it is worn down the turret is likelier to be knocked out, and a smaller pool gets there faster.
AA mount (40 mm mount)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	200 per-mount HP	Destroyed at 0 HP	Per-mount HP for the heaviest AA on this ship. An AA mount destroyed at 0 HP stops shooting down planes for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. HE shells specifically target AA mounts since the small-caliber HP pool falls fast.
Rudder (module)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	5,800 module HP	Incapacitated at 0 HP	When module HP reaches 0 the rudder locks at its current angle until DCP repairs it. Repair via Damage Control Party.

Saturation cap = HP a section can absorb before further damage to it is reduced (the "bow-tank" effect). Citadel pool is ~165k on every ship (effectively no cap); damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead. Superstructure saturates fast but HE always pens regardless of the plate thickness. Rudder (and other module HPs) are a separate pool from ship HP: damaging a module doesn't drain ship HP. Incapacitated modules like the rudder and engine are restored by DCP, but secondary and AA mounts destroyed at 0 HP stay out for the rest of the battle.

Balance History

Balance updates affecting Gearing. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Nerf ×4Buff ×8Main Battery ×6Consumable ×5

2026-03-26

Ministry of Balance: Spring Renewal

Main battery HE shell damage increased from 2,000 to 2,200.

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2025-10-30

Ministry of Balance: Preparing for Winter

Main battery firing range increased from 10.74 to 11.3 km.
Improved Smoke Generator:
Number of charges increased from 2 to 3.
Duration increased from 28 to 30 seconds.
Smoke dispersion time increased from 124 to 130 seconds.
Cooldown time reduced from 240 to 200 seconds.

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2024-10-10

Ministry of Balance: Trick and Treat

Bow HP reduced from 3,150 to 2,100.
Stern HP reduced from 3,000 to 2,000.
Superstructure HP reduced from 2,700 to 1,800.

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2021-09-30

Halloween Update: Double the Fun, Double the Trouble

Increased speed and maximum damage of both AP and HE shells:
Increased muzzle velocity of both AP and HE shells by 5%.
AP shells: from 2,100 to 2,300.
HE shells: from 1,800 to 2,000.

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Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Gearing can equip.

DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior
FlyFireDecorative
Gold Bug (Gearing)Transformers
Space skin for GearingSpace
Stars and Stripes
Stars and Stripes permanent camouflage for GearingStars and Stripes

Primary official WG sources

Filtered to official World of Warships: Legends pages where this ship is a focus, reward, line member, or high-context variant mention.

2022-09-01 · Official ship feature / stats Transformers Go Legendary Official source 2021-05-13 · Patch notes May Update: Things Are Heating Up! Patch notes 2021-09-30 · Patch notes Halloween Update: Double the Fun, Double the Trouble Patch notes 2021-12-16 · Patch notes Holiday Update: Chilling With the Beasts Patch notes 2024-10-10 · Patch notes Halloween Update: Crimson Tale Patch notes 2025-10-30 · Patch notes November Update: Into Black Waters Patch notes

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Under the hood

Main battery formulas

Model inputs

Torpedoes

AA defense

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Background

Armor Beta

Balance History

Ministry of Balance: Spring Renewal

Ministry of Balance: Preparing for Winter

Ministry of Balance: Trick and Treat

Halloween Update: Double the Fun, Double the Trouble

Skins & permanent camouflages

Primary official WG sources

Signature Traits