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Somme
The Battle-class destroyers, featuring enhanced AA defenses, were designed drawing on lessons learned from wartime and ordered by the Admiralty between 1942 and 1943. The ships ordered in 1943 differed from their earlier counterparts by having more powerful main battery artillery, and among them was destroyer HMS Somme, named after one of the biggest battles of World War I. However, she was never commissioned and remained unclaimed due to the end of hostilities in 1945. She was eventually demolished on her stocks.
Specifications
Survivability
Hit Points18,400
0Main Battery
Main Guns3 × 2
Caliber113 mm
Firing Range12.5 km
Reload Time4.0 s
Rotation Time9.0 s
Max Dispersion108 m
Shell Types
AP Shell
Damage2,100
Shell Velocity746 m/s
HE Shell
Damage1,700
Fire Chance8%
Torpedoes
Torpedo Tubes2
Speed62 knots
Range10.0 km
Damage15,533
AA Defense
AA Rating52
AA Main Guns8
AA Ranges
40 mm/56 OQF on a Boffin mount × 3
40 mm/56 OQF Mk.X on a STAAG Mk.2 mount × 2
113 mm/45 QF Mk.IV on an RP10 Mk.IV* mount × 3
Maneuverability
Max Speed34.0 knots
Turning Radius610 m
Rudder Shift Time4.2 s
Concealment
Max Surface Detection7.00 km
Min Surface Detection5.67 km
Air Detection3.30 km
Submarine Detection3.30 km
Depth Charges
Bombs Per Drop12
Max Drops2
Bomb Damage5,000
Reload Time40 s
Modules
113 mm/45 QF Mk.IV on an RP10 Mk.IV*/RP50 Mk.V* mount
533 mm Mk IX**
Somme
Propulsion: 50,000 hp
Mk IX mod. 1
Upgrades
Slot 1
Main Armaments Modification 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2
Damage Control System Modification 1
Slot 3
Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
AA Guns Modification 1
Aiming Systems Modification 1
Main Battery Modification 2
Slot 4
Damage Control System Modification 2
Steering Gears Modification 1
Slot 5
Concealment System Modification 1
Torpedo Lookout System
Steering Gears Modification 2
Slot 6
Gun Fire Control System Modification 2
Torpedo Tubes Modification 2
Main Battery Modification 3
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