Sampson

Sampson — American Tier II destroyer.

One of the "thousand tonner" destroyers in the U.S. Navy. The ship carried very powerful armament for her type, but her speed was rather moderate. Due to impractical arrangement of the torpedo tubes, only half of them could be fired simultaneously during a broadside salvo.

Ship Stats

Survivability

Health: 7,521

Citadel Protection: 5%

Fire and Flooding Resistance: 10%

Damage Reduction: 3%

Torpedo Damage Reduction: 3%


Armor

Bow: 6 mm

Stern: 6 mm

Deck: 13 mm

Belt: 13 mm


Maneuverability

Top Speed: 31.26 Knots 

Time to Full Speed: 9.42 s

Max Traverse Speed: 9.30 deg/s

Turn Time: 3 s


Main Guns (102 mm L/50 MK8 4x1)

Reload Time: 6 s

Range: 6.60 km

Dispersion Min/Max/Vertical: 60 m / 126 m / 50.40 m

Sigma: 1 σ

HE Damage: 283

Fire Chance: 2%

AP Damage: 305

Citadel Chance: 2%

Turret Traverse: 12 deg/s


Torpedo Tubes (457 mm MK5 4x2)

Reload Time: 26 s

Range: 4.80 km

Min/Max Torpedo Spread: 2.75 deg / 5.50 deg

Torpedo Damage: 2,289

Flood Chance: 12%

Torpedo Concealment: 1.83 km

Torpedo Traverse Speed: 16 deg/s


Concealment

Surface Detection: 4.74 km

After Firing Guns: 6.48 km

Ship Skills and Elite Bonus

Destroyer Modernization

Ship Hit Points +2%

Max Speed: +3%

Torpedo Tube Traverse Speed: +7%

Before: 7,521 / 31.26 Knots / 12 deg/s

After: 7,671 / 32.20 Knots / 12.84 deg/s


Elite Torpedo Operator

Torpedo Tube Reload Time: -3%

Torpedo Tube Traverse Speed: +7%

Before: 26 s / 16 deg/s

After: 25.22 s / 17.12 deg/s

Ship Play-style

Historical Info