Indeed, like Austin, Sherman benefits from an improved muzzle velocity of 808m/s compared to the 792m/s velocity of the older 38-calibers guns.
Observant captains will note that Sherman's main battery departs radically from the 5"/38 batteries of her American destroyer compatriots to the 5"/54 guns found on Austin. Her firepower, in combination to a high hull HP pool (28,400 with Survivability Expert) means that Sherman is able to take quite a few hits and remain fighting, rapidly picking off unlucky destroyers who wander too close. The high damage of her SAP shells along with her ridiculous rate of fire means that Sherman will make short work of many a broadside target, with decent HE as a backup when the target turns to angle. With a penetration value of 36mm and a base alpha of 2700 per shell, this is her bread and butter against most broadside targets, easily shredding the most armored of enemy destroyers with the exception of the 50mm armor plating of Khabarovsk and Delny and bypassing most cruiser and even some battleship extremities. What really sets Sherman apart, however, is access to semi-armor piercing (SAP) ammunition, the same type as found on cruiser Austin. Compared to Gearing, these shells benefit from an improved base fire chance of 9.0%, ranking very favorably among her peers. With only three barrels, her offensive capability appears weak - before taking into account the ludicrous (and historical!) base reload of 1.5s, placing her HE DPM right on par with Gearing. Unlike her Tier X American counterparts Gearing and Somers, Sherman is a pure gunboat, capable of delivering withering fire against any captain unfortunate to be caught in range. The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.įor a graphic summary of ships Tiers VIII thru XI see LittleWhiteMouse's "Actual AA DPS".įorrest Sherman represents the final evolution of the all-gun destroyer in the US Navy, and her performance in game shows it.
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