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Sims Black

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U.S.A. · Tier VI · Destroyer

Hybrid destroyerBalance guns and torps; cap, spot, and trade as the map allows.

Playstyle

Play just ahead of cruiser support, taking short trades around caps and using smoke to reset or protect…
Avoid: Do not spend all your health in the first cap duel; American destroyers are strongest when they survive…

Variant of Sims

Cosmetic-only variant of Sims. Identical hull, modules, and consumables; differs in appearance and acquisition only.

Community Data

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Playstyle

Overview

Sims Black is a Tier VI American premium destroyer best treated as a cap-contesting destroyer that uses guns, smoke, and team support to win vision fights. Its value comes from surviving long enough to keep vision active, choose favorable trades, and turn torpedo or gun pressure into objective control.

Positioning

Play just ahead of cruiser support, taking short trades around caps and using smoke to reset or protect teammates instead of farming lazily. Choose cap edges and flank lanes with an escape route, balancing spotting, gun trades, and torpedo angles without getting trapped.

Potato Avoidance

Spend all your health in the first cap duel; American…

The common throw is overcommitting before the minimap is settled, then losing the ship’s best tools before they can matter late.

Acquisition

How to get Sims Black

Sims Black is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition path: Containers. Container chances are shown as the listed odds of receiving this exact ship, dividing grouped ship-pool odds across the resolved ships and including nested container paths when a crate can drop another crate.

ContainersAppears in official container odds below; availability depends on the container being sold or awarded.

Best listed chance for this ship

Black Friday '25 crate 2% VI Sims B Event containers · Black Friday '25 crate · 1 of 2 ships

Official WG availability sources

Official WoWS Legends container odds Containers Official container drop rows linked below include direct and nested effective ship odds.
Through the Spy Glass: USS Somers Ship feature / release Start: 2022-03-09 · End: open/unknown end Official Through the Spy Glass feature for this ship; useful as a release/availability source, but not a guaranteed current-store listing.
Through the spy glass: USS Hill Ship feature / release Start: 2022-03-23 · End: open/unknown end Official Through the Spy Glass feature for this ship; useful as a release/availability source, but not a guaranteed current-store listing.
Through the Spy Glass: Hayate Ship feature / release Start: 2022-11-07 · End: open/unknown end Official Through the Spy Glass feature for this ship; useful as a release/availability source, but not a guaranteed current-store listing.
Through the Spy Glass: Elbing Ship feature / release Start: 2022-12-17 · End: open/unknown end Official Through the Spy Glass feature for this ship; useful as a release/availability source, but not a guaranteed current-store listing.
Through the Spy Glass: Constellation Ship feature / release Start: 2023-05-22 · End: open/unknown end Official Through the Spy Glass feature for this ship; useful as a release/availability source, but not a guaranteed current-store listing.
Through the Spy Glass: FR25 Ship feature / release Start: 2023-06-05 · End: open/unknown end Official Through the Spy Glass feature for this ship; useful as a release/availability source, but not a guaranteed current-store listing.
Through the Spy Glass: Lüshun Ship feature / release Start: 2024-05-01 · End: open/unknown end Official Through the Spy Glass feature for this ship; useful as a release/availability source, but not a guaranteed current-store listing.

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Black Friday '25 crate 2% · VI Sims B

Builds Beta

Albert Gleaves, Arleigh Burke, and Bumblebee are useful American destroyer commander directions. Inspirations usually start with concealment, then add HP, torpedo reload, gun performance, or speed depending on whether you want safer scouting or harder cap fights.

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Commanders frequently paired with this ship Albert Gleaves Arleigh Burke

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The stats below come from the base ship, Sims. This ship is built on the same hull; in-game data for the variant itself is not available.

Stats & specs

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

SmokeEngine Boost

Survivability

Hit Points15,000

Displacement2,330 t

Armor range10–19 mm

Plate armor thicknesses10, 13, 15, 16, 19 mm

Armor material/layer entries27

Fire resistance30%

Fire duration30 s

Torp Reduction0%

Magazine HP

The magazine is the module a detonation comes from. Penetrating hits to it raise the detonation chance from 1% toward 30% as its HP is worn down, so a larger magazine pool rides out citadel hits longer before a detonation becomes likely.

7,500

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.

4,500

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 4×127 mm

Mounts / barrels4 mounts / 4 barrels

Reload time3.1 s

Firing range10.8 km

Turret traverse34 °/s

Shell Grouping (σ)

Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (10816/30·(8−0.5)/1000 + 0.5)·30 = 96.1 m

96.1 m

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 96.1 × 0.6 = 57.7 m

57.7 m

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 96.1 × 0.319 (σ=2) = 30.7 m

30.7 m

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 57.7 × 0.319 (σ=2) = 18.4 m

18.4 m

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 34 deg/s traverse speed = 5.3 s.

5.3 s

Base shells/min

4 broadside guns x 60 / 3.1 s base reload = 77.4.

77.4

HE shells

HE Damage1,800

HE Velocity792 m/s

Fire Chance5%

HE penetration

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

21 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

1,800 HE damage x 4 broadside guns = 7,200.

7,200

Base HE DPM

7,200 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 3.1 s base reload = 139,355.

139,355

Base fires/min

4 HE shells x 60 / 3.1 s reload x 5% fire chance = 3.87.

3.87

AP shells

AP Damage2,100

AP Velocity792 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

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: 1e-7 × Krupp × mass^0.69 × caliber_m^-1.07 × v0^1.38 = 1e-7 × 2598 × 25^0.69 × 0.127^-1.07 × 792^1.38 = 218 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

218 mm

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (13.5 km), where the shell has slowed to 249.1 m/s: 1e-7 × 2598 × 25^0.69 × 0.127^-1.07 × 249.1^1.38 = 44.2 mm.

44.2 mm

AP full-salvo alpha

2,100 AP damage x 4 broadside guns = 8,400.

8,400

Base AP DPM

8,400 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 3.1 s base reload = 162,581.

162,581

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.

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Torpedoes

ModuleTorpedoes: Bliss Leavitt Mk7 mod. 2B

Launchers / tubes2 launchers × 4 tubes = 8 tubes

Reload time72 s

Projectile speed49 kt

Range10.5 km

Maximum simulated damage8,867 (est.)

Alpha damage26,600

Torpedo detectability1 km

Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s

Torp Turn7.2 s

Torp Arming151 m

Per-side salvo damage

per-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.

70,936

AA Defense

AA mount points6

Close-range AA DPS

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (5×3.5×1) + (13×3.5×0.95) + (22×3.5×1) = 138. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships.

138

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.

5 km

20 mm Oerlikon Mk42×1 20mm

12.7 mm Browning M2 mod. 24×1 13mm

DPS

Includes 22 continuous AA damage from dual-purpose main battery firing as AA in this range band.

Range5 km

DPS5

Range2 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 22 + Medium 5 = 27

DPS13

Range1.2 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 22 + Medium 5 + Near 13 = 40

Maneuverability

Engine moduleEngine: 50,000 hp

Engine power50,000 hp

Maximum speed38.5 kt

Turning circle radius500 m

Engine power multiplier speed threshold7 kt

Traverse-to-turn ratio15.0× snappy

Concealment

Detectability by sea7.12 km

Detectability by air3.56 km

Smoke firing penalty2.65 km

Detect after firing main guns7.12 km

Detect Fire Sea9.12 km

Detect Fire Air6.56 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

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

Smoke Generator2 charges · 240 s reload · 15 s emit / 121 s cloud active

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

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Numbers the spec table cannot show directly: alpha-strike math, DPM, dispersion, AP penetration. Click the formula chip on any row to reveal how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

Shell Grouping (σ)2

Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.

Max Horiz Disp96.1 m

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (10816/30·(8−0.5)/1000 + 0.5)·30 = 96.1 m

Max Vert Disp57.7 m

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 96.1 × 0.6 = 57.7 m

Med Horiz Disp30.7 m

50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 96.1 × 0.319 (σ=2) = 30.7 m

Med Vert Disp18.4 m

50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 57.7 × 0.319 (σ=2) = 18.4 m

AP Pen Close218 mm

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: 1e-7 × Krupp × mass^0.69 × caliber_m^-1.07 × v0^1.38 = 1e-7 × 2598 × 25^0.69 × 0.127^-1.07 × 792^1.38 = 218 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far44.2 mm

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (13.5 km), where the shell has slowed to 249.1 m/s: 1e-7 × 2598 × 25^0.69 × 0.127^-1.07 × 249.1^1.38 = 44.2 mm.

HE penetration21 mm

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

AP overmatch8 mm

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

AP AOE Radius10

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.

Broadside guns used for alpha4

All 4 barrels bear on the broadside.

Turret turn time5.3 s

180 degrees / 34 deg/s traverse speed = 5.3 s.

HE full-salvo alpha7,200

1,800 HE damage x 4 broadside guns = 7,200.

AP full-salvo alpha8,400

2,100 AP damage x 4 broadside guns = 8,400.

Base HE DPM139,355

7,200 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 3.1 s base reload = 139,355.

Base AP DPM162,581

8,400 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 3.1 s base reload = 162,581.

Base shells/min77.4

4 broadside guns x 60 / 3.1 s base reload = 77.4.

Base fires/min3.87

4 HE shells x 60 / 3.1 s reload x 5% fire chance = 3.87.

Torpedoes

Torpedo detectability1 km

Estimated torpedo reaction time7.8 s

detectability / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).

Torpedo speed49 kt

Travel time to max range82.4 s

range / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).

Tube count8

2 launchers x 4 tubes.

Per-side salvo8 torpedoes

8 (centerline launchers train across - full salvo to either side).

Full-salvo damage70,936

tube count x per-torpedo simulated damage (all torpedoes hitting).

Per-side salvo damage70,936

per-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS138

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (5×3.5×1) + (13×3.5×0.95) + (22×3.5×1) = 138. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships.

Maximum AA range5 km

Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.

AA threat index472

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 range1.2 km

Balance History

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

Buff ×11Main Battery ×1Torpedo ×3

2025-10-30

Ministry of Balance: Preparing for Winter

Main battery reload time reduced from 3.34 to 3.1 seconds.
Ship HP increased from 13,800 to 15,000.
Engine HP increased from 13,800 to 15,000.
Bow HP increased from 2,100 to 2,300.
Stern HP increased from 1,200 to 1,300.
Hull HP increased from 10,400 to 11,300.
Steering gear HP increased from 4,100 to 4,500.
Superstructure HP increased from 900 to 1,000.
Stock torpedo range increased from 5.49 to 6.99 km.
Upgraded torpedo range increased from 9.15 to 10.5 km.
+1 more official change line in the source post.

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Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Sims Black can equip, from in-game data.

DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior
Decorative
S BlackDecorative

Primary official WG sources

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