World of Warships: Legends ship guide

Also known as Somers CE, Somers Collector's Edition

Somers

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U.S.A. · Tier VII · Destroyer · Premium
Destroyer gunboatWin DD duels and cap fights with gun DPM.
Playstyle
  • Start on a cap edge or wide flank where you can spot and launch without being pinned
  • Avoid: Do not confuse this page with Somers CE
Key characteristics
Long torps (12 km)2 sigma accuracyLobs over islandsSmokeSlow torp reload
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Playstyle

Overview

Somers is a U.S. Tier VII premium destroyer surfaced from in-game data as a separate PASD710 ship from the existing Somers CE page. Play her as a torpedo-control destroyer that wins by vision, long torpedo lanes, and repeated pressure rather than by taking fair open-water gun duels.

Positioning

Start on a cap edge or wide flank where you can spot and launch without being pinned. Use concealment and smoke to reset, rotate with the faster hull when pressure shifts, and throw torpedoes into battleship routes before the enemy push is already on top of you.

Potato Avoidance

Confuse this page with Somers CE

The WoWS Legends Data Lab row has more HP and speed but a different torpedo package from PASD510_Somers, so the safe assumption is to treat it as its own variant until WG/page data catches up.

Signature Traits

Engine Boost

+8% speed, 120 s duration. Engine Boost consumable temporarily raises top speed. Mobility on demand to reposition, chase a kill, or break contact.

High-arc HE shells

42.8° HE impact angle at max range, top decile of T7 DDs. Lobs over cover.

High-arc AP shells

41.4° impact angle at max range, top decile of T7 DDs. Lobs over island cover.

Long-range torps

12.0 km torpedo range, top decile of T7 DDs.

Slow torp reload

130.0 s torpedo reload, worst of T7 DDs. Long wait between drops.

Easily spotted

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

Acquisition

How to get Somers

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

Official WG availability sources
  • "Gold Runner" Campaign Breakdown Campaign Start: 2022-03-07 · End: 2022-04-10 Official campaign breakdown naming this ship as a campaign/reward-context ship; explicit source windows are used when present, otherwise the end date is inferred from the next indexed campaign breakdown when available.
  • Autumn Update: In the Shadow of Leaves Patch/update availability Start: 2022-08-25 · End: open/unknown end Official update notes with ship availability, release, store, event, or tech-tree context.
  • 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.

Builds Beta

Use an American destroyer commander that improves concealment, torpedo reload, and survivability. Gun inspirations are secondary; torpedo uptime and staying alive to spot are the default plan.

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Cohort position

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Where Somers sits among Tier VII DDs (33 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 (9/33) Top 25%Torpedo range12 km (6/32) Bottom 25%AP shell damage2,100 (28/31) Bottom 25%Main dispersion97.1 m (27/33) Bottom 25%Acceleration18.9 s (29/32) Bottom 25%AA range3.1 km (29/33) Bottom 10%Concealment7.32 km (31/33) Bottom 10%AP velocity792 m/s (29/31) Bottom 10%HE velocity792 m/s (31/33) Bottom 10%AA DPS30 (31/33) Bottom 10%AA threat55 (31/33) WorstHE fire chance5% (1 of 8 tied) WorstTorpedo reload130 s (1 of 3 tied)
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Not standouts for Somers -- 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(19/33) Air detection3.56 km(25/33) Rudder shift3.9 s(16/33) Traverse-to-turn ratio8.01 ×(15/33) Main battery caliber127 mm(20/33) Main battery range10.94 km(17/33) Main battery reload5.4 s(25/33) HE shell damage1,800(19/33) Fires per minute4.44(25/33) HE DPM160,000(13/33) AP DPM186,667(19/31) AP arming threshold21 mm(14/31) Engine power52,000 hp(21/33) Turn-speed retention83.9 hp/m(21/33) Displacement2,901 t(13/33) Power-to-weight17.92 hp/t(23/33) Torpedo damage≈16,700(13/32) Torpedo speed66 kt(15/32) Max armor20 mm(19/33) Citadel belt20 mm(16/29) Deck armor19 mm(11/25) NormAP fuse timer0.01 s(25 of 31 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(25 of 31 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(25 of 31 tied at this value) NormBow armor19 mm(25 of 29 tied at this value) NormStern armor19 mm(26 of 29 tied at this value)
Survivability
Hit Points17,300
Displacement2,901 t
Armor range13–20 mm
Plate armor thicknesses13, 19, 20 mm
Armor material/layer entries21
Fire resistance36.6%
Fire duration30 s
Torp Reduction0%
Magazine HP
ƒThe 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.
8,700
Steering gear HP
ƒDurability 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
Main Battery
ModuleArtillery: 127 mm Mk22
Mounts / barrels4 mounts / 8 barrels
Reload time6 s
Firing range10.9 km
Turret traverse14.7 °/s
Shell Grouping (σ)
ƒShell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.
2
Max Horiz Disp
ƒHorizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model: σH=(R30·idealRadiusminRadiusidealDistance+minRadius)·30 =(1094130·80.51000+0.5)·30=97.1m
97.1 m
Max Vert Disp
ƒVertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: σV=σH·radiusOnMax =97.1·0.6=58.2m
58.2 m
Med Horiz Disp
ƒ50%-hit horizontal radius: σH,50=σH·GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) =97.1·0.319(σ=2)=31m
31 m
Med Vert Disp
ƒ50%-hit vertical radius: σV,50=σV·GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) =58.2·0.32(σ=2)=18.6m
18.6 m
Turret turn time
ƒ180 degrees / 14.7 deg/s traverse speed = 12.2 s.
12.2 s
Base shells/min
ƒ8 broadside guns x 60 / 6 s base reload = 80.
80
HE shells
HE Damage1,800
HE Velocity792 m/s
Fire Chance5%
HE penetration
ƒ21 mm ≈ 127 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).
21 mm
HE full-salvo alpha
ƒ1,800 HE damage x 8 broadside guns = 14,400.
14,400
Base HE DPM
ƒ14,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 6 s base reload = 144,000.
144,000
Installed HE DPM
ƒ14,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.4 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 160,000.
160,000
Base fires/min
ƒ8 HE shells x 60 / 6 s reload x 5% fire chance = 4.
4
AP shells
AP Damage2,100
AP Velocity792 m/s
Min Ricochet45 deg
Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg
Fuse Timer0.01 s
Fuse Threshold21 mm
AP overmatch
ƒfloor(127 mm caliber / 14.3) = 8 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
8 mm
AP Pen Close
ƒCanonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: P=107·K·m0.69·d1.07·v01.38 =107·2598·250.69·0.1271.07·7921.38=218mm. Matches the in-game spec card.
218 mm
AP Pen Far
ƒSame formula at the ship's max firing range (13.7 km), where the shell has slowed to 248.8 m/s: P=107·2598·250.69·0.1271.07·248.81.38=44.1mm.
44.1 mm
AP full-salvo alpha
ƒ2,100 AP damage x 8 broadside guns = 16,800.
16,800
Base AP DPM
ƒ16,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 6 s base reload = 168,000.
168,000
Installed AP DPM
ƒ16,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.4 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 186,667.
186,667
AP AOE Radius
ƒAP 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.
10
Torpedoes
ModuleTorpedoes: 533 mm quadruple
Launchers / tubes3 launchers × 4 tubes = 12 tubes
Reload time130 s
Projectile speed66 kt
Range12 km
Maximum simulated damage
ƒEstimate of WG's in-game value; matches the in-game port screen within ±5%. Saturation: most targets only intersect one hull section, so the sim transfers ~1/3 of the warhead alpha (2/3 when the warhead blast >= 5000 and the burst reaches a second section). For this ship: Dsim=α·c=50,100·0.333=16,700.
≈ 16,700
Torpedo detectability1.4 km
Flooding chance301%
Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s
Torp Turn
ƒTime to rotate the launchers 180 deg: tturn=180°25°/s=7.2s.
7.2 s
Torp Arming407 m
Per-side salvo damage
ƒOne side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 12 x 16,700 = 200,400.
200,400
AA Defense
AA mount points4
Close-range AA DPS
ƒSum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (6×3.5×0.95) + (3×3.5×0.95) = 30. 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.
30
Maximum AA range
ƒLongest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.
3.1 km
28 mm Mk2 mod. 22×4 28mm
12.7 mm Browning M2 mod. 22×1 13mm
Outer Near aura
DPS3
Range3.1 km
Inner Near aura
DPS6
Range1.2 km
Total DPS in Aura
ƒOuter Near 3 + Inner Near 6 = 9
9
Maneuverability
Engine moduleEngine: 52,000 hp
Engine power52,000 hp
Maximum speed38.6 kt
Turning circle radius620 m
Engine power-boost threshold7 kt
Acceleration 0-90%
ƒTime to accelerate from 0 kt to 90% of top speed (34.7 kt of 38.6). Numerical integration of the WoWS engine model with the inputs decoded for this ship: maxPower=(Pm)0.42=(52,0002,901)0.42=3.3609; drag(v)=v|v|Vmax2·maxPower; piecewise acceleration a(v)={maxPower·2+drag(v)v<7 ktP(t)+drag(v)v7 kt; the engine ramps over τ=Tup2.61=202.61=7.7s. Euler step vn+1=vn+a(vn)Δt,Δt=0.01s until t90=min{t:v(t)0.9Vmax}=18.9s. The 0.42 exponent, quadratic drag and the TimeScale 2.61 are the calibrated game constants (New York's 60/2.61 = 23.0 s spool-up matches in-game); no closed form.
18.9 s
Acceleration 0-99%
ƒTime to accelerate from 0 kt to 99% of top speed (38.2 kt of 38.6). Same integration as the 0-90% row, read where t99=min{t:v(t)0.99Vmax}=32.4s. 99% (not 100%) because exact top speed is asymptotic - thrust equals drag at Vmax, so the last fraction of a knot is never quite gained.
32.4 s
Traverse-to-turn ratio
ƒHow many degrees the turret can swing for each degree the hull turns. Turn rate ωhull=180π·Vmax(m/s)Rturn=180π·38.6·0.5144620=1.83°/s, so ratio=ωturretωhull=14.71.83=8.0×. Below 5 the turrets drag in a turning fight; 25+ keeps up with any rudder.
8.0× ok
Concealment
Detectability by sea7.32 km
Detectability by air3.56 km
Smoke firing penalty2.65 km
Detect after firing main guns
ƒmax(base sea detectability, gun-firing bloom range). Firing never pulls your detection closer than base concealment.
7.32 km
Detect Fire Sea9.32 km
Detect Fire Air6.56 km
Guaranteed Detect2 km
Consumables
Damage Control Party∞ charges · 40 s reload · 5 s active
Smoke Generator2 charges · 240 s reload · 15 s emit / 124 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 Disp97.1 m
Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model: $\sigma_H = \left(\dfrac{R}{30}\cdot\dfrac{\text{idealRadius}-\text{minRadius}}{\text{idealDistance}} + \text{minRadius}\right)\cdot 30$ $= \left(\dfrac{10941}{30}\cdot\dfrac{8-0.5}{1000} + 0.5\right)\cdot 30 = 97.1\,\text{m}$
Max Vert Disp58.2 m
Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: $\sigma_V = \sigma_H \cdot \text{radiusOnMax}$ $= 97.1 \cdot 0.6 = 58.2\,\text{m}$
Med Horiz Disp31 m
50%-hit horizontal radius: $\sigma_{H,50} = \sigma_H \cdot \text{GetHalfHitsRatio}(\sigma)$ $= 97.1 \cdot 0.319\;(\sigma = 2) = 31\,\text{m}$
Med Vert Disp18.6 m
50%-hit vertical radius: $\sigma_{V,50} = \sigma_V \cdot \text{GetHalfHitsRatio}(\sigma)$ $= 58.2 \cdot 0.32\;(\sigma = 2) = 18.6\,\text{m}$
AP Pen Close218 mm
Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: $P = 10^{-7}\cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{-1.07} \cdot v_0^{1.38}$ $= 10^{-7}\cdot 2598 \cdot 25^{0.69} \cdot 0.127^{-1.07} \cdot 792^{1.38} = 218\,\text{mm}$. Matches the in-game spec card.
AP Pen Far44.1 mm
Same formula at the ship's max firing range (13.7 km), where the shell has slowed to 248.8 m/s: $P = 10^{-7}\cdot 2598 \cdot 25^{0.69} \cdot 0.127^{-1.07} \cdot 248.8^{1.38} = 44.1\,\text{mm}$.
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 alpha8
All 8 barrels bear on the broadside.
Turret turn time12.2 s
180 degrees / 14.7 deg/s traverse speed = 12.2 s.
HE full-salvo alpha14,400
1,800 HE damage x 8 broadside guns = 14,400.
AP full-salvo alpha16,800
2,100 AP damage x 8 broadside guns = 16,800.
Base HE DPM144,000
14,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 6 s base reload = 144,000.
Base AP DPM168,000
16,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 6 s base reload = 168,000.
Installed HE DPM160,000
14,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.4 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 160,000.
Installed AP DPM186,667
16,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.4 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 186,667.
Base shells/min80
8 broadside guns x 60 / 6 s base reload = 80.
Installed shells/min88.9
8 broadside guns x 60 / 5.4 s installed Artillery reload = 88.9.
Base fires/min4
8 HE shells x 60 / 6 s reload x 5% fire chance = 4.
Installed fires/min4.44
8 HE shells x 60 / 5.4 s installed reload x 5% fire chance = 4.44.

Torpedoes

Torpedo detectability1.4 km
Estimated torpedo reaction time8.2 s
detectability / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).
Torpedo speed66 kt
Travel time to max range69.9 s
range / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).
Tube count12
3 launchers x 4 tubes.
Per-side salvo12 torpedoes
12 (centerline 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.
Per-side salvo damage200,400
One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 12 x 16,700 = 200,400.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS30
Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (6×3.5×0.95) + (3×3.5×0.95) = 30. 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 range3.1 km
Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.
AA threat index55
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

Armor Beta

Hull HP 17,300, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds. HP caps are the exact in-game values, not estimated.

Bow & stern19 mm

Overmatched by 129+ 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 ballistics tool →

Section Plates HP cap Threats Tactic
Bow19 mm primary (range 19–20 mm)2,300 (13% of HP)
Overmatched by 283mm+ (Scharnhorst, Scharnhorst &#x27;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 mm13,000 (75% of HP)
Overmatched by 283mm+ (Scharnhorst, Scharnhorst &#x27;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.
Stern19 mm primary (range 19–20 mm)1,800 (10% of HP)
Overmatched by 283mm+ (Scharnhorst, Scharnhorst &#x27;43)Angle bounces 203mm19 mm: HE pens from 127mm+
Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel20 mm primary (range 13–20 mm)≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap)
Citadel pen ×0.50 damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage
Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. Damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead (×0.50 direct pen, ×0.10 over-pen).
Superstructure19 mm1,100 (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 HP8,700 magazine HPMagazine detonation1–30% chance · below ~75% HPPer-turret powder-magazine HP. Detonation chance scales from 1% (no mag damage) to 30% (full mag damage); this range is the in-game value. Detonation can't roll while the ship is above ~75% HP (the standard detonation-protection threshold, not a per-ship stat). Smaller magazines saturate to the 30% ceiling faster.
AA mount (28 mm mount)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP200 per-mount HPDestroyed at 0 HPPer-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 HP5,200 module HPIncapacitated at 0 HPWhen 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.

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