Black Gearing
Tier X · Destroyer · U.S.A. · Premium
Rating B- (Below average within its tier and class · overall score 43) · Stealth torpedo destroyer
A Gearing variant with reworked main battery range and torpedo turnover. Faster torpedo reloads push theoretical torpedo DPM to 52,938, 27% above average, but the main battery reload is 3.8 s, 0.5 s slower than Gearing, and torpedo salvo damage is slightly lower. With 6.36 km detectability and 9 km torpedoes, it can torpedo from stealth with a 2.64 km margin, and it keeps the agile hull with a 3.06 s rudder shift and 7.29 s acceleration. However, expected fires per minute are 32% below average, so it struggles to dominate games with its guns. Korean community opinion mostly holds that it is middling at both gunnery and torpedoes, and the regular Gearing is better.
Key stats
- HP: 19,965
- Top speed: 35.29 kn
- Surface detectability: 6.36 km
- Main battery: 127 mm 3×2 · reload 3.8 s · range 9.28 km