The USS Moffett is the 7th ship in the Porter-class of USN destroyers. Laid down in January 1934 and commissioned in August 1936, she would serve throughout WW2. She did not participate in any major battles, serving most of the war as an escort in the Atlantic theatre. She did however sink the German U-boat U-128 along with USS Jouett, and managed to sink another submarine, U-604, after drawn out battle over 3 days in August 1943. She would later defend convoy YN-78 from air attack in Tunisia, and be brought in for repairs afterwards. These would last until the end of the war, at which point they were halted. USS Moffett would be sold for scrap in May of 1947.
USS Moffett was introduced in Update "New Power", and with its battery of 8x 5-inch/38 rapid firing guns is one of the most powerful destroyers in the US bluewater fleet. The guns can get down to a 22 rounds-per-minute reload, allowing Moffett to easily dispatch most destroyers and even light cruisers, although the guns begin to struggle against more heavily armoured light cruisers such as the Brooklyn class. The anti-aircraft battery is respectable, and the main battery also has access to HE-VT shells to deal with aircraft as well. This allows Moffett to help protect ships with less anti-aircraft defences such as the USS Northampton easily.
Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
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10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
HE | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |
Common | 125 | 109 | 90 | 79 | 71 | 62 | |
SP Common | 152 | 132 | 110 | 96 | 86 | 75 | |
HE-VT | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
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10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
HEF-T | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
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10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
HEF-T/HEF-I/AP-T | 34 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 16 | |
AP-T/AP-T/AP-T/HEF-I | 34 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 16 | |
HEF-T/HEF-I/AP-T/HEF-I | 34 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
20 × Mk.6 mortar depth charge
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