Christopher
Tier IX · Destroyer · U.S.A.
Rating S- (Near elite within its tier and class · overall score 82) · Gunboat destroyer
Gunboat destroyer, suited to cap contesting. Top speed is 36.0 kn (0.7 kn below average), but 6.9 s acceleration and 2.8 s rudder shift make it exceptionally nimble at dodging shells and snapping turns. Its 8.1 km torpedoes outrange its 6.18 km detectability by 1.9 km, ideal for smoke-backed ambushes. Its HE main battery DPM of 36,800 is 5% above the same-tier destroyer average. Effective HP of 22,847 is 13% above average, and evasive handling help it last. Dispersion at 6 km is about 153 m, 35% wider than average, so shoot from closer or wait for broadsides.
Key stats
- HP: 21,476
- Top speed: 36 kn
- Surface detectability: 6.18 km
- Main battery: 137 mm 3X2 · reload 4.5 s · range 8.4 km
A hypothetical destroyer design from the mid-1940s, armed with 137 mm artillery in twin-gun mounts. Guns of this caliber, featuring a heavier shell than the standard 127 mm Mark 12, were considered as the main armament for a new generation of destroyers in the late 1930s.