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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The '''{{specs|name}}''' is a gift Rank {{specs|rank}} American destroyer {{Battle-rating|1}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.79 "Project X"]] as a Xbox One exclusive vehicle purchasable on the [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/war-thunder-uss-bennion/c13lc0czw316?activetab=pivot:overviewtab Microsoft Store].
  
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The '''{{specs|name}}''' is a gift Rank {{specs|rank}} American destroyer {{Battle-rating|1}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.79 "Project X"]] as a Xbox One exclusive vehicle.
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As a Fletcher-class destroyer, the USS Bennion resembles its sister ships [[Fletcher (DD-445)|Fletcher]] and [[Cowell (DD-547)|Cowell]] in terms of performance characteristics. The most distinctive differences the USS Bennion has compared to its sisters, specifically the C is its designation number of 662, and an unique dazzle camouflage following the MS-32/13D design pattern. Compared to its closer relative, the Cowell, the Bennion possess an extra 5,000 of 40 mm Bofors ammunition in reserves.
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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As part of the Fletcher-class family, the USS Bennion's armour profile are not so different from its sisters, with armour plates covering the individual 127 mm gun turrets and primarily hull protection at the sides and roof.
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'''Armour type:'''
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* Antifragmentation armour
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* Cast homogeneous armour
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* Hardened armour
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! Armour !! Bow (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Stern !! Deck
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|-
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| Hull || N/A || 13 mm (0-24°) || N/A || 13 mm (85-89°)
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|-
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! Armour !! Front !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
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|-
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| Turrets || 3.2 mm ''Front'' <br> 15 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 3.2 mm || 3.2 mm || 3.2 mm
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|-
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|}
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'''Notes:'''
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* The fire-control radar atop the bridge is covered with an antifragmentation armour with 19 mm thickness.
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* Gun shields around the 20 mm Oerlikon autocannons are 12.7 mm thick.
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
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|-
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!colspan="3" | Mobility characteristic
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|-
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! colspan="3" |Weight (tons)
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|-
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| colspan="3" |2,924
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!colspan="3" | Max Speed (km/h)
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|-
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!colspan="1" | Mode
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!Stock
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!Upgraded
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|-
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|''Arcade''
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|58
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|79
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|-
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|''Realistic/Simulator''
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|56
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|65
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|-
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|}
  
 
== Armament ==
 
== Armament ==
 
=== Primary armament ===
 
=== 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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{{main|5/38 Mark 12 Dual Purpose (127 mm)}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="6" | [[5/38 Mark 12 Dual Purpose (127 mm)|127 mm 5/38 Mark 12 Dual Purpose gun]] (x5)
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! colspan = "6" | Turrets (Bow to stern)
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|-
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!  || Turret 1 || Turret 2 || Turret 3 || Turret 4 || Turret 5
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! scope="row" | Vertical guidance
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| colspan = "5" | -15°/+85°
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! scope="row" | Horizontal guidance
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| colspan = "2" | ±150° || ±143° || colspan = "2" | ±150°
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! scope="row" | Ammo capacity
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| colspan = "6" | 1,800
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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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===== Ammunition =====
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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|-
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 0° Angle of Attack'''
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|-
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! 1000m
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! 2500m
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! 5000m
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! 7500m
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! 10000m
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! 15000m
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| 127 mm AAC Mk.34 || HE || 54 || 49 || 40 || 36 || 36 || 36
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| 127 mm Common Mk.32 || SAP || 125 || 100 || 70 || 50 || 38 || 25
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| 127 mm AAVT Mk.31 || HE-VT || 54 || 49 || 40 || 36 || 36 || 36
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="11" | Shell details
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! rowspan="2" |Velocity <br /> in m/s
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
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''in m:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
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''in mm:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° <br> from horizontal:''
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! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
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! 0%
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! 50%
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! 100%
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| 127 mm AAC Mk.34 || HE || 792 || 25 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 3,220 || +0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
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| 127 mm Common Mk.32 || SAP || 792 || 25 || 10 || 10 || 1,150 || -1° || 47° || 60° || 65°
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| 127 mm AAVT Mk.31 || HE-VT || 792 || 25 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 3,220 || +0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
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|-
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|}
  
 
=== Secondary armament ===
 
=== Secondary armament ===
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{{main|Bofors (40 mm)}}
  
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="6" | [[Bofors (40 mm)|40 mm Bofors Mk. I]] (x10)
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! colspan = "6" | Turrets (Bow to stern)
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!  || Front port turret (x2) || Front starboard turret (x2) || Middle port turret (x2) || Middle starboard turret (x2) || Rear turret (x2)
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! scope="row" | Vertical guidance
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| colspan = "2" | -15°/+88° || colspan = "2" | -10°/+88° || -15°/+88°
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! scope="row" | Horizontal guidance
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| -150°/+90° || -90°/+150° || -180°/+20° || -20°/+180° ||  ±180°
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! scope="row" | Ammo capacity
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| colspan = "6" | 25,000
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===== Belts =====
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{|class="wikitable"
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| '''Belts''' || '''Shell composition''' || '''Combat usage'''
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|-
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|align="left"|''Universal'' ||align="left"| AP-T &ndash; HEF-T &ndash; AP-T &ndash; HEF-T ||align="left"|
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|align="left"|''40 mm HE clips'' ||align="left"| HEF-T &ndash; HEF-T &ndash; HEF-T &ndash; AP-T||align="left"|
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|align="left"|''40 mm AP clips'' ||align="left"| AP-T &ndash; AP-T &ndash; AP-T &ndash; HEF-T ||align="left"|
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|-
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|}
  
 
=== Anti-aircraft armament ===
 
=== Anti-aircraft armament ===
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{{main|Oerlikon Mk.II (20 mm)}}
  
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="8" | [[Oerlikon Mk.II (20 mm)|20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II]] (x7)
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! colspan = "8" | Turrets (Bow to stern)
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!  || Front port turret || Middle port turret || Front starboard turret || Middle starboard turret  || Rear port turret || Rear starboard turret || Rear stern turret
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! scope="row" | Vertical guidance
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| -80°/+65° || ±100° || -65°/+80° || ±100° || colspan = "3" | ±180°
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! scope="row" | Horizontal guidance
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| colspan = "7" | -4°/+50°
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! scope="row" | Ammo capacity
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| colspan = "7" | 16,800
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=== Torpedo armament ===
 
=== Torpedo armament ===
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! Mode !! Mass (kg) !! Maximum speed <br> in water (km/h) !! Travel distance (km) !! Depth stroke (m) !! Arming<br>distance (m) !! Explosive type !! Explosive mass (kg)
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| Torpedo mode || 62 || 9.15
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=== Special armament ===
 
=== Special armament ===
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* Without load
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* 6 x Mk.6 mortar depth charge
  
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
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* Access to proximity-fuze shells for anti-aircraft duties
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
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* More protected only against fragmentation and shrapnel than against shells
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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[[File:HistoricImage USS Bennion (DD-662) underway.jpg|frameless|right|x200px]]
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The Fletcher-class destroyers were conceived as a 2,100 ton class destroyer following the underwhelming construction of the Benson and Gleaves-class destroyers that could not equip a total of five 5-inch guns and ten torpedoes. The design was approved in 27 January 1940 by the Secretary of the Navy, Charles Edison, with construction plans expanded after the Battle of France in Europe when Congress passed the Two-Ocean Navy Act on July 19th, allowing for the construction of 115 destroyers. The Fletcher-class destroyers began construction in October 1941, with eleven shipyards involved in their production.<ref name="McCombUSADestroyers"/>
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The '''USS Bennion''' was first laid down on 19 March 1943 at the Boston Navy Yard, named after Captain Mervyn S. Bennion, who was killed during the Japanese Pearl Harbor attack on 07 December 1941.<ref name="NavSourceBennion"/> The destroyer, christened by Bennion's widow, was launched on 04 July 1943, and following sea trials was commissioned into service on 14 December 1943 with Joshua W. Cooper in command.<ref name="BennionHisCentral"/> The USS Bennion was put into service in Destroyer Squadron 56 in Destroyer Division 111.<ref name="McCombUSADestroyers"/>
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USS Bennion left for the Pacific on 03 March 1944, conducting training around Pearl Harbor until May 29th. From then, the USS Bennion joined the Pacific War as as a fighter director and radar picket ship and saw action at Saipan, Tinian, Guam, Peliliu, Philippines, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.<ref name="BennionHisCentral"/> At Leyte Gulf, the USS Bennion was involved in the Battle of Surigao Strait, where it assisted with the sinking of the Japanese battleship Yamashiro.<ref name="BennionSurigao"/> For the USS Bennion's actions off of Okinawa, the destroyer received eight battle stars and a presidential unit citation.<ref name="BennionHisCentral"/><ref name="BennionCitation"/>
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After the war, the USS Bennion was sent to the Puget Sound Navy Yard on 21 October 1945 before being decommissioned on 20 June 1946 and became part of the reserve fleet. USS Bennion was stricken from the register on 15 April 1971 and was sold in 30 May 1973 and broken up for scrap.<ref name="BennionHisCentral"/>
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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== See also ==
 
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* [[Fletcher (DD-445)]]: Sister ship, the lead ship of the ''Fletcher-class''
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* [[Cowell (DD-547)]]: Sister ship
  
 
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* [https://www.historycentral.com/navy/destroyer/Benniondd662.html [History Central<nowiki>]</nowiki> USS Bennion DD 662]
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* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/662.htm [Navsource<nowiki>.org]</nowiki> USS BENNION (DD-662)]
  
 
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<ref name="BennionHisCentral">History Central. "USS Bennion DD 662." History Central, 1999, [https://www.historycentral.com/navy/destroyer/Benniondd662.html Website].</ref>
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<ref name="McCombUSADestroyers">McComb, Dave, and Paul Wright. ''US Destroyers, 1942-45: Wartime Classes''. Osprey Publishing Ltd., 2010.</ref>
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<ref name="NavSourceBennion">Willshaw, Fred. "USS BENNION (DD-662)." NavSource Naval History, [https://www.navsource.org/archives/05/662.htm Website].</ref>
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<ref name="BennionCitation">Parkinson, Bill. "USS Bennion DD 662 Presidential Unit Citation." Destroyer History Foundation, [http://destroyerhistory.org/fletcherclass/ussbennion_puc/ Website].</ref>
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<ref name="BennionSurigao">Holloway, James L. "Second Salvo at Surigao Strait." U.S. Naval Institute, Oct. 2010, [https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2010/october/second-salvo-surigao-strait Website].</ref>

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USS Bennion
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USS Bennion
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Description

GarageImage USS Bennion.jpg


The Fletcher-class, USS Bennion (DD-662), 1944 is a gift Rank III American destroyer with a battle rating of 4.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.79 "Project X" as a Xbox One exclusive vehicle purchasable on the Microsoft Store.

As a Fletcher-class destroyer, the USS Bennion resembles its sister ships Fletcher and Cowell in terms of performance characteristics. The most distinctive differences the USS Bennion has compared to its sisters, specifically the C is its designation number of 662, and an unique dazzle camouflage following the MS-32/13D design pattern. Compared to its closer relative, the Cowell, the Bennion possess an extra 5,000 of 40 mm Bofors ammunition in reserves.

General info

Survivability and armour

As part of the Fletcher-class family, the USS Bennion's armour profile are not so different from its sisters, with armour plates covering the individual 127 mm gun turrets and primarily hull protection at the sides and roof.

Armour type:

  • Antifragmentation armour
  • Cast homogeneous armour
  • Hardened armour
Armour Bow (Slope angle) Sides Stern Deck
Hull N/A 13 mm (0-24°) N/A 13 mm (85-89°)
Armour Front Sides Rear Roof
Turrets 3.2 mm Front
15 mm Gun mantlet 		3.2 mm 3.2 mm 3.2 mm

Notes:

  • The fire-control radar atop the bridge is covered with an antifragmentation armour with 19 mm thickness.
  • Gun shields around the 20 mm Oerlikon autocannons are 12.7 mm thick.

Mobility

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons)
2,924
Max Speed (km/h)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 58 79
Realistic/Simulator 56 65

Armament

Primary armament

Main article: 5/38 Mark 12 Dual Purpose (127 mm)
127 mm 5/38 Mark 12 Dual Purpose gun (x5)
Turrets (Bow to stern)
Turret 1 Turret 2 Turret 3 Turret 4 Turret 5
Vertical guidance -15°/+85°
Horizontal guidance ±150° ±143° ±150°
Ammo capacity 1,800
Ammunition
Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration in mm @ 0° Angle of Attack
1000m 2500m 5000m 7500m 10000m 15000m
127 mm AAC Mk.34 HE 54 49 40 36 36 36
127 mm Common Mk.32 SAP 125 100 70 50 38 25
127 mm AAVT Mk.31 HE-VT 54 49 40 36 36 36
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
in m/s 		Projectile
Mass in kg 		Fuse delay

in m:

Fuse sensitivity

in mm:

Explosive Mass in g
(TNT equivalent): 		Normalization At 30°
from horizontal: 		Ricochet:
0% 50% 100%
127 mm AAC Mk.34 HE 792 25 0.4 0.1 3,220 +0° 79° 80° 81°
127 mm Common Mk.32 SAP 792 25 10 10 1,150 -1° 47° 60° 65°
127 mm AAVT Mk.31 HE-VT 792 25 0.0 0.1 3,220 +0° 79° 80° 81°

Secondary armament

Main article: Bofors (40 mm)
40 mm Bofors Mk. I (x10)
Turrets (Bow to stern)
Front port turret (x2) Front starboard turret (x2) Middle port turret (x2) Middle starboard turret (x2) Rear turret (x2)
Vertical guidance -15°/+88° -10°/+88° -15°/+88°
Horizontal guidance -150°/+90° -90°/+150° -180°/+20° -20°/+180° ±180°
Ammo capacity 25,000
Belts
Belts Shell composition Combat usage
Universal AP-T – HEF-T – AP-T – HEF-T
40 mm HE clips HEF-T – HEF-T – HEF-T – AP-T
40 mm AP clips AP-T – AP-T – AP-T – HEF-T

Anti-aircraft armament

Main article: Oerlikon Mk.II (20 mm)
20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II (x7)
Turrets (Bow to stern)
Front port turret Middle port turret Front starboard turret Middle starboard turret Rear port turret Rear starboard turret Rear stern turret
Vertical guidance -80°/+65° ±100° -65°/+80° ±100° ±180°
Horizontal guidance -4°/+50°
Ammo capacity 16,800

Torpedo armament

Main article: Mk.15
533 mm steam turbined Mk.15 torpedo (x10)
Mode Mass (kg) Maximum speed
in water (km/h) 		Travel distance (km) Depth stroke (m) Arming
distance (m) 		Explosive type Explosive mass (kg)
Stock 1,559 83 5.50 1.0 50 TNT 224
Torpedo mode 62 9.15

Special armament

  • Without load
  • 6 x Mk.6 mortar depth charge

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Dual-purpose 5-inch guns
  • Access to proximity-fuze shells for anti-aircraft duties

Cons:

  • More protected only against fragmentation and shrapnel than against shells

History

HistoricImage USS Bennion (DD-662) underway.jpg

The Fletcher-class destroyers were conceived as a 2,100 ton class destroyer following the underwhelming construction of the Benson and Gleaves-class destroyers that could not equip a total of five 5-inch guns and ten torpedoes. The design was approved in 27 January 1940 by the Secretary of the Navy, Charles Edison, with construction plans expanded after the Battle of France in Europe when Congress passed the Two-Ocean Navy Act on July 19th, allowing for the construction of 115 destroyers. The Fletcher-class destroyers began construction in October 1941, with eleven shipyards involved in their production.[1]

The USS Bennion was first laid down on 19 March 1943 at the Boston Navy Yard, named after Captain Mervyn S. Bennion, who was killed during the Japanese Pearl Harbor attack on 07 December 1941.[2] The destroyer, christened by Bennion's widow, was launched on 04 July 1943, and following sea trials was commissioned into service on 14 December 1943 with Joshua W. Cooper in command.[3] The USS Bennion was put into service in Destroyer Squadron 56 in Destroyer Division 111.[1]

USS Bennion left for the Pacific on 03 March 1944, conducting training around Pearl Harbor until May 29th. From then, the USS Bennion joined the Pacific War as as a fighter director and radar picket ship and saw action at Saipan, Tinian, Guam, Peliliu, Philippines, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.[3] At Leyte Gulf, the USS Bennion was involved in the Battle of Surigao Strait, where it assisted with the sinking of the Japanese battleship Yamashiro.[4] For the USS Bennion's actions off of Okinawa, the destroyer received eight battle stars and a presidential unit citation.[3][5]

After the war, the USS Bennion was sent to the Puget Sound Navy Yard on 21 October 1945 before being decommissioned on 20 June 1946 and became part of the reserve fleet. USS Bennion was stricken from the register on 15 April 1971 and was sold in 30 May 1973 and broken up for scrap.[3]

Media

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See also

External links


USA destroyers
Clemson-class  USS Welborn C. Wood · USS Barker · USS Litchfield
Farragut-class  USS Aylwin
Bagley-class  USS Bagley
Porter-class  USS Porter · USS Phelps · USS Moffett
Somers-class  USS Somers · USS Davis
Fletcher-class  USS Fletcher · USS Bennion · USS Cowell
Allen M. Sumner-class  USS Sumner
Gearing-class  USS Gearing · USS Frank Knox
Mitscher-class  USS Mitscher · USS Wilkinson

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Motor torpedo boats  PT-3 · PT-109 · PT-174 · Thunderbolt (PT-556) · PT-658 · PT-811
Motor gun boats  LCM(6) Zippo · USS Douglas · USS Flagstaff
Sub-chasers  Carmi (PC-466)
Destroyers  USS Welborn C. Wood · USS Wilkinson · USS Bennion · USS Cowell · USS Davis · USS Moffett · USS Phelps · USS Frank Knox
Light cruisers  USS Detroit · USS Helena
Heavy cruisers  USS Des Moines
Battleships  USS Arkansas

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[4]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 McComb, Dave, and Paul Wright. US Destroyers, 1942-45: Wartime Classes. Osprey Publishing Ltd., 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Willshaw, Fred. "USS BENNION (DD-662)." NavSource Naval History, Website.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 History Central. "USS Bennion DD 662." History Central, 1999, Website.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Holloway, James L. "Second Salvo at Surigao Strait." U.S. Naval Institute, Oct. 2010, Website.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Parkinson, Bill. "USS Bennion DD 662 Presidential Unit Citation." Destroyer History Foundation, Website.
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