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Also known as Somers Collector's Edition

Somers CE

Also called: 萨默斯：典藏版 · Somers коллекционный · Somers: 수집가 패키지 · Somers Collector's Edition · Somers : édition collector Beta

U.S.A. · Tier VII · Destroyer · Premium

Gun-and-torpedo destroyerA true hybrid: trade gunfire on the caps and torpedo the turns it forces.

Playstyle

Play the cap edge where both weapons reach: close enough to trade gunfire with the enemy destroyer
Avoid: Playing her as only one kind of destroyer

Key characteristics

Long torps (12 km)Lobs over islandsSmokeEngine BoostHigh-arc HE shellsWeak AA

Classic Edition / original snapshot

CE pages are kept separate because balance history can diverge from the later base ship. Strong base-ship WG feature sources may still apply when they describe the original configuration or launch context.

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Community Data

Somers CE Community Stats

Across 18,000+ Standard battles from 110+ players, Somers CE averages a 65% win rate, 52,800 damage and 1.2 kills per battle, and survives 52% of them.

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Playstyle

Overview

Somers CE is a Tier VII American gun-and-torpedo destroyer (7.3 km surface detection and 12 km torpedoes): her guns and torpedoes rank close together against her tier's destroyers, so neither carries her alone. Contest caps with gunfire and use the torpedoes to punish the turns and retreats that pressure forces. Standout traits: best big torpedo salvo in T7 DDs (12, 1st of 38) and best lingering smoke in T7 DDs (124 s, 4th of 30). The trade is AA DPS in T7 DDs (30, 41st of 42).

Positioning

Play the cap edge where both weapons reach: close enough to trade gunfire with the enemy destroyer, with torpedo lanes covering the routes the enemy must take to turn or retreat. Go dark between trades so the next salvo or wave is on your terms, and leave before the radar or spot timer matters. 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 km, so you see it coming with roughly 4.3 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 4.4 km) and radar (about 9.4 km) read straight in regardless.

Potato Avoidance

Playing her as only one kind of destroyer

Holding the torpedoes to keep a gun duel going, or skipping gun trades while you wait for a perfect torpedo window, leaves half the kit idle; she wins fights by using both.

Signature Traits

Engine Boost

+8% speed (about +3.1 kt), 120 s duration. Engine Boost consumable lifts top speed enough to open or close a gap deliberately, though not to outrun a committed chase.

ELITE TORPEDOES ↗

Big torpedo salvo · 12 tubes
Many torpedo launchers · 3 launchers

Lingering smoke ↗

124 s smoke cloud linger, best of T7 DDs. Each puff stays up longer after you stop laying it, holding the shield.

LOBBING BATTERY ↗

High-arc HE shells · 25.48°
High-arc AP shells · 24.69°
High-arc howitzer

Weak AA ↗

30 AA DPS, bottom decile of T7 DDs. Aircraft chew through with impunity; lean on positioning over AA.

Easily spotted ↗

7.3 km surface detect, bottom decile of T7 DDs. Visible before you can react; position early.

Acquisition

How to get Somers CE

Somers CE is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition path: Campaign.

CampaignEarned in the campaign “Gold Runner” (Mar 2022); campaign ships can later return through other limited methods.

While you save up, check active promo codes for free doubloons, camouflages, and other rewards.

Builds

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

Albert Gleaves

WG official

InspirationsWilliam Sims · Erich Bey

WG official build from Through the Spy Glass: USS Somers.

Source: Through the Spy Glass: USS Somers

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Cohort position

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Where Somers CE sits among Tier VII DDs (41 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.

Top 25%Max speed38.6 kt (9/42) Top 25%Torpedo range12 km (7/38) Bottom 25%Concealment7.32 km (38/42) Bottom 25%Main battery reload6 s (29/37) Bottom 25%AP shell damage2,100 (29/33) Bottom 25%Time to 90% speed17.8 s (33/42) Bottom 25%AA range3.1 km (33/42) Bottom 10%AP velocity792 m/s (31/33) Bottom 10%HE velocity792 m/s (33/35) Bottom 10%AA DPS30 (41/42) Bottom 10%AA threat55 (41/42) WorstHE fire chance5% (1 of 8 tied) WorstNo secondaries (35 of 42 in cohort) WorstTorpedo reload130 s (1 of 2 tied)

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Not standouts for Somers CE -- 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.

Hit points17,300 HP(27/42) Smoke fire bloom2.65 km(26/42) Air detection3.56 km(31/42) Rudder shift3.9 s(22/42) Turning circle620 m(19/42) Main battery caliber127 mm(23/37) Main battery range10.94 km(17/37) HE shell damage1,800(23/35) Fires per minute4(27/35) HE DPM144,000(13/35) AP DPM168,000(21/33) Main dispersion97.1 m(24/37) Acceleration (0-12 kt)5.1 s(27/42) AP arming threshold21 mm(15/33) Engine power52,000 hp(24/42) Power / turn radius83.9 hp/m(24/42) Displacement2,901 t(15/42) Power-to-weight17.92 hp/t(27/42) AP pen at 10 km55 mm(25/34) Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)173,671(15/35) Torpedo damage≈16,700(15/38) Torpedo speed66 kt(19/38) Torpedo reaction time7.9 s(21/38) Max armor20 mm(27/42) Citadel belt20 mm(25/42) Bow armor19 mm(22/42) Stern armor19 mm(23/42) NormAP fuse timer0.01 s(25 of 33 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(25 of 33 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(25 of 33 tied at this value) NormTurn speed retained81%(40 of 42 tied at this value)

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Stats & specs

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Survivability

Hit Points17,300

Displacement2,901 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.

116.7 x 13.9 m (ship-model figure)

Armor range13–20 mm

Plate armor thicknesses13, 19, 20 mm

Armor material/layer entries21

Fire resistance

top hull: 1 − 0.6337 fire coefficient = 36.6%. 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.

36.6%

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 × 17,300 HP = 1,557 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 × 17,300 HP = 1,730 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.

8,700

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.

5,200

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 × 2,300 = 4,600), 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 ×. 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.

2,300

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 × 13,000 = 26,000), 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.

13,000

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 × 1,100 = 2,200), 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 ×. 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.

1,100

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 × 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 ×. 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

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 127 mm Mk22

Mounts / barrels4 mounts / 8 barrels

Reload time6 s

Firing range10.9 km

Turret traverse14.7 °/s

Turret armor3 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.

2x ±148°, 2x ±146°

Guns to bear

180° − 146° (the most restricted aft-facing mount's arc) = 34° off bow; 180° − 148° (the most restricted forward-facing mount's arc) = 32° 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.

34° off bow / 32° 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 (10.9 km) shells land in an ellipse about 97 m wide and 58 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{10941}{30} \cdot \frac{8 - 0.5}{1000} + 0.5) \cdot 30 = 97.1 m

97.1 m at 10.9 km

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:

σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax

= 97.1 \cdot 0.6 = 58.2 m

58.2 m at 10.9 km

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius:

σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 97.1 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 29.1 m

29.1 m at 10.9 km

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius:

σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 58.2 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 17.5 m

17.5 m at 10.9 km

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 14.7 deg/s traverse speed = 12.2 s.

12.2 s

Shells/min

Zero upgrades: 8 broadside guns x 60 / 6 s base reload = 80. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 8 broadside guns x 60 / 5.429 s (5.4 s = 38 ticks) all-upgrades reload (6 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 5.4 s) = 88.4.

Initial: 80 → 88.4

HE shells

HE alpha1,800

HE Velocity792 m/s

Fire Chance5%

HE fire DPM vs T7 BB29671

Effective HE DPM vs T7 BB173671

HE penetration

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

21 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

1,800 HE damage x 8 broadside guns = 14,400.

14,400

HE DPM

Zero upgrades: 14,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 6 s base reload = 144,000. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 14,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.429 s (5.4 s = 38 ticks) all-upgrades reload (6 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 5.4 s) = 159,158.

Initial: 144,000 → 159,158

Fires/min

Zero upgrades: 80 shells/min × 0.05 (5% fire chance) = 4. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 88.4 shells/min × 0.05 (5% fire chance) = 4.42.

Initial: 4 → 4.42

AP shells

AP alpha2,100

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

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 792^{1.38} = 218 mm

218 mm point-blank

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (10.9 km), where the shell has slowed to 273.1 m/s:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2598 \cdot 25^{0.69} \cdot {0.127}^{- 1.07} \cdot {273.1}^{1.38} = 50.2 mm

50.2 mm at 10.9 km

AP full-salvo alpha

2,100 AP damage x 8 broadside guns = 16,800.

16,800

AP DPM

Zero upgrades: 16,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 6 s base reload = 168,000. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 16,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.429 s (5.4 s = 38 ticks) all-upgrades reload (6 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 5.4 s) = 185,684.

Initial: 168,000 → 185,684

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

ModuleTorpedoes: 533 mm quadruple

Launchers / tubes3 launchers × 4 tubes = 12 tubes

Reload time130 s

Projectile speed66.0 kt

Range12 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 264°

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 = 12 x 16,700 = 200,400. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.

200,400

AA Defense

AA mount points4

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 3.1 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

3.1 km

28 mm Mk2 mod. 22×4 28mm

12.7 mm Browning M2 mod. 22×1 13mm

Guns28 mm Mk2 mod. 2

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 3 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.95 hit probability = 10 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

Range3.1 km

Guns12.7 mm Browning M2 mod. 2

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 6 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.95 hit probability = 20 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

Range1.2 km

Total DPS in Aura

Outer Near 10 + Inner Near 20 = 30

See the AA layers diagram ↓

Maneuverability

Engine power52,000 hp

Maximum speed38.6 kt

Turning circle radius620 m

Rudder shift time3.9 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 = 38.6 / 4 + 4.9 = 14.5 kt. Base value; speed modifiers scale it.

14.5 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.

16.8 s

Engine boost threshold (reverse)

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

9.9 kt

Acceleration 0-90%

Time to reach 90% of top speed (34.7 kt of 38.6 kt).

17.8 s

Acceleration 0-99%

Time to reach 99% of top speed (38.2 kt of 38.6 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.

29.9 s

Guns in a full turn

With the rudder hard over the hull turns 8.1°/s, so a target drifts across the bow at that rate. Turret traverse minus hull turn: 14.7 − 8.1 = +6.6°/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 (+6.6°/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): 7.32 km x 0.955 = 6.99 km. Camouflage does not change detectability by air.

7.32 km

With Grade IV camouflage (sea)

Detectability by sea 7.32 km x 0.955 (Grade IV permanent camo or any disposable camo) = 6.99 km.

6.99 km

Detectability by air3.56 km

Smoke firing penalty2.65 km

Detect when firing (sea)

max(main battery range, sea detectability 7.32 km) = 10.94 km. Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach.

10.94 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 7.32 km + 2.0 km while burning = 9.32 km.

9.32 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 Generator2 charges · 240 s reload · 28 s emit / 124 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 km24.9 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  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 10941 = 5470$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 10941 m. Below the kink:  $k = 0.2 + (0.5 - 0.2) \cdot \frac{5000}{5470} = 0.4742$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 52.5 \cdot 0.4742 = 24.9 m$ .

Shell scatter height @ 10 km52.5 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  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 10941 = 5470$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 10941 m. Above the kink:  $k = 0.5 + (0.6 - 0.5) \cdot \frac{10000 - 5470}{10941 - 5470} = 0.5828$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 90 \cdot 0.5828 = 52.5 m$ .

AP pen 5 km104 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  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2598 \cdot 25^{0.69} \cdot {0.127}^{- 1.07} \cdot {463.7}^{1.38} = 104 mm$ , where 463.7 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 5 km (from 792 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 km55 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  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2598 \cdot 25^{0.69} \cdot {0.127}^{- 1.07} \cdot {290.8}^{1.38} = 55 mm$ , where 290.8 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 10 km (from 792 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

HE flight time @ 10 km8.28 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:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.347 \cdot {0.127}^{2}}{8 \cdot 24.5} = 8.97 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 792 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.

AP flight time @ 10 km8.17 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:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.347 \cdot {0.127}^{2}}{8 \cdot 25} = 8.79 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 792 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)8

4 mounts × 2 barrels = 8; all 8 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 coefficient0.347

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

AP muzzle velocity792 m/s

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

HE muzzle velocity792 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 range67.7 s

12000 m / (66.0 kt × 2.6855) = 67.7 s. range / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).

Tube count12

3 launchers × 4 tubes.

Per-side salvo12 torpedoes

3 launchers × 4 tubes = 12, all to either side (centreline launchers train across - full salvo to either side).

Full-salvo damage200,400

All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 12 x 16,700 = 200,400. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.

AA defense

AA DPS at max range10

Only families that reach 3.1 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: Browning M2 Mod2 2x1 -> 20 DPS @ 1.2 km; 1in Mk2 Mod2 2x4 -> 10 DPS @ 3.1 km.

AA DPS layered by range10 DPS @ 3.1 km, 30 DPS @ 1.2 km

@ 3.1 km: 10 from one family; @ 1.2 km: 20 + 10 = 30. 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-blank30

20 + 10 = 30 DPS: the sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (1.2 km).

AA threat index55

20 × 1.2 + 10 × 3.1 = 55. 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 range3.1 km

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Background

Collector's Edition ships are preserved in a state they originally appeared in to make way for new variations. A destroyer flotilla leader equipped with eight guns that had the largest number of torpedoes per salvo among all the ships of the U.S. Navy.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 17,300, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds.

Bow & stern19 mm

Overmatched by 137+ AP guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.

Farming19 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 37%, fires burn 30s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	19 mm primary (range 19–20 mm)	2,300 (13% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Scharnhorst, Scharnhorst '43)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	13,000 (75% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Scharnhorst, Scharnhorst '43)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)	1,800 (10% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Scharnhorst, Scharnhorst '43)Angle bounces 203mm19 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	20 mm primary (range 13–20 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	19 mm	1,100 (6% 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	8,700 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 (28 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	5,200 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.

Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Somers CE can equip.

DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior

Primary official WG sources

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Somers CE

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