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| − | == Description ==
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| − | The '''{{specs|name}}''' is a rank {{specs|rank}} American destroyer {{Battle-rating|1}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.79 "Project X"]] as part of the fleet closed beta test.
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| − | The ship is, along with the similarly names [[Somers (DD-381)]], the ultimate destroyer ship in the American tree.
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| − | == General info ==
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| − | === Survivability and armour ===
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| − | The USS Sumner has very little but still significant armor. Encased in 19mm of antifragmentation hull armor and 13mm of antifragmentation deck armor, the USS Sumner's armor won't stop any destroyer or larger caliber guns armed with AP or HE with Base fuse. What the minor amount of armor can do is stopping machine gun fire from PT boats and near hit splash damage. However, the major weak point of this ship is the paper thin armor on the dual gun turrets. Anything from 50 caliber machine guns to what seems like a stiff breeze can and will knock out 1/3 of the ship's offensive armament. Understandably, once this ship is targeted by more than one other destroyer, the USS Sumner is quick to sink.
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| − | === Mobility ===
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| − | The USS Sumner's vastly increased firepower compared to previous destroyers come at yet more cost to the max speed of the vessel. While not much, the decrease in 1 or 2 km/h in max speed is noticeable on larger maps as much faster Russian or German ships could appear to have flanked this ship with their much faster max speeds. However, the USS Sumner gains one additional rudder over previous US destroyers, greatly increasing the turn rate of the ship and allowing much greater maneuverability. This is especially noticeable in dodging torpedoes.
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| − | == Armament ==
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| − | === Primary armament ===
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| − | ''Broadly describe the ammunition available for the primary armament, and provide recommendations on how to use it and which ammunition to choose.''
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| − | === Secondary armament ===
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| − | ''If there is no secondary armament, remove this section.''
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| − | === Anti-aircraft armament ===
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| − | ''An important part of the ship’s armament responsible for air raid defense. Anti-aircraft armament is defined by the weapon chosen with the control <code>Select anti-aircraft weapons</code>. Talk about the ship’s anti-air cannons and machine guns, the number of guns and their positions, their effective range, and about their overall effectiveness – including against surface targets.''
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| − | ''If there is no anti-aircraft artillery, remove this section.''
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| − | === Torpedo armament ===
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| − | ''Many ships are armed with torpedo launchers, and for some vessels such as boats, torpedoes are an extremely important means of defeating an opponent. Evaluate the position of the torpedo launchers, discuss the ammunition available, firing specifics such as dead zones, features of the torpedoes themselves, etc.''
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| − | ''If there is no torpedo armament, remove this section.''
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| − | === Special armament ===
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| − | ''Depth charges, mines, rocket launchers and missiles are also effective in skilled hands and can be an unexpected surprise for an opponent. Evaluate the ammunition of this type of armament and rate its performance in combat.''
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| − | == Usage in battles ==
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| − | === Pros and cons ===
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| − | ''Summarize and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - they have a substitution in the form of softer "inadequate", "effective".''
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| − | '''Pros:'''
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| − | '''Cons:'''
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| − | == History ==
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| − | == Media ==
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| − | ''An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
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| − | == See also ==
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| − | ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
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| − | * ''reference to the series of the ship;''
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| − | * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
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| − | == External links ==
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| − | ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
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| − | * ''topic on the official game forum;''
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| − | * ''encyclopedia page on ship;''
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| − | * ''other literature.''
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