Benson

Benson — American Tier VIII destroyer.

Benson and her sister destroyers were a mainstay of the U.S. Navy in WWII. Her weapons and systems were the peak of technology at that time. Her torpedoes were mounted in upgraded quintuple torpedo tubes.

Ship Stats

Survivability

Health: 16,284

Citadel Protection: 5%

Fire and Flooding Resistance: 10%

Damage Reduction: 6%

Torpedo Damage Reduction: 4.50%


Armor

Bow: 15 mm

Stern: 15 mm

Deck: 15 mm

Belt: 16 mm


Maneuverability

Top Speed: 35.84 Knots 

Time to Full Speed: 7.07 s

Max Traverse Speed: 9.20 deg/s

Turn Time: 3 s


Main Guns (127 mm L/38 MK30 5x1)

Reload Time: 3.60 s

Range: 7.85 km

Dispersion Min/Max/Vertical: 48 m / 132 m / 50.40 m

Sigma: 2 σ

HE Damage: 389

Fire Chance: 3%

AP Damage: 413

Citadel Chance: 3%

Turret Traverse: 24 deg/s


Torpedo Tubes (533 mm MK15-3 2x5)

Reload Time: 57.80 s

Range: 7.20 km

Min/Max Torpedo Spread: 2 deg / 4 deg

Torpedo Damage: 3,776

Flood Chance: 18%

Torpedo Concealment: 2.13 km

Torpedo Traverse Speed: 20 deg/s


Anti-Aircraft Armament

Large Caliber AA Damage: 106

Large Caliber AA Range: 3.60 km

Small Caliber AA Damage: 55

Small Caliber AA Range: 1.80 km

Total AA Damage: 161


Concealment

Surface Detection: 6.18 km

After Firing Guns: 8.58 km

Ship Skills and Elite Bonus

Engine Accelerator I x3

Max Speed: 8% for 25 seconds

Before: 35.85 Knots

After: 38.72 Knots


Smoke Generator I x2

Smoke Activation: 9 s

Smoke Time: 24 s

Cooldown: 90 s


Air Defense Alert I x2

Large Caliber AA damage: +75% for 20 s

Small Caliber AA damage: +75% for 20 s

Before: 106 / 55

After: 186 / 96

Cooldown time: 75 s


Advanced Gun Director

Main Battery Firing Range: +4%

Before: 7.85 km

After 8.16 km


Advanced Engine

Max Speed: +5%

Acceleration: +10%

Before: 35.84 knots / 7.07 s

After: 37.64 knots / 6.75 s

Ship Play-style

Historical Info