Hsienyang
Tier VIII · Destroyer · Pan-Asia
Rating B+ (Above average within its tier and class · overall score 62) · Stealth torpedo destroyer
Stealth torpedo destroyer, suited to torpedo ambush, spotting. Its 8.1 km torpedoes outrange its 6.12 km detectability by 2.0 km, ideal for smoke-backed ambushes. Main battery range is 8.5 km, and dispersion at 6 km is about 103 m, 8% tighter than average. 36.7 kn top speed and good turning, rudder shift, acceleration give it excellent mobility. Weak guns: avoid gunfights and focus on torpedoes or spotting. A firepower equipment build improves reload 3.6→3.42 s, dispersion 103→94 m.
Key stats
- HP: 16,402
- Top speed: 36.7 kn
- Surface detectability: 6.12 km
- Main battery: 127 mm 4X1 · reload 3.6 s · range 8.52 km
A Gleaves-class destroyer (USS Rodman, DD-456) built for the U.S. Navy. The ship was transferred to the Republic of China (Taiwan) in 1955. The ship's armament consisted of dual-purpose main battery guns and two quintuple torpedo tubes.