Bluewater Fleet
USS Helm
II
Rank
AB
4.0
RB
4.0
Battle rating
USA
Research country
Destroyer
Main role
850
Purchase
Premium vehicle
Status
General information
Specification
Armour
Main fire tower
3 / 3 / 3 mm
Hull
16 mm (steel)
Superstructure
4 mm (steel)
Number of sections
7
Displacement
2,245 t
Crew
158 persons
Max speed
Forward
71618764 km/h
Backward
26223223 km/h
Primary armament
2 × Turret — 5 inch/38 Mk.12 cannon, mount Mk.30
Ammunition
600 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
3.6 → 2.8 s
Vertical guidance
-15 / 85°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
2521.32521.3 °/s
Vertical
1512.81512.8 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | 2500 m | 5000 m | 7500 m | 10000 m | 15000 m | ||
| HE | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |
| Common | 119 | 94 | 63 | 44 | 31 | 28 | |
| SP Common | 146 | 116 | 79 | 55 | 40 | 34 | |
| HE-VT | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |
2 × Turret — 5 inch/38 Mark 12 Dual Purpose gun
Ammunition
600 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Vertical guidance
-15 / 85°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
2521.32521.3 °/s
Vertical
1512.81512.8 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | 2500 m | 5000 m | 7500 m | 10000 m | 15000 m | ||
| HE | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |
| Common | 119 | 94 | 63 | 44 | 31 | 28 | |
| SP Common | 146 | 116 | 79 | 55 | 40 | 34 | |
| HE-VT | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |
Secondary armament
2 × 40 mm Bofors L/60 Mark 1 gun
Ammunition
4,000 rounds
Belt capacity
4 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
0.5 → 0.4 s
Fire rate
156 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-12 / 80°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
3025.53025.5 °/s
Vertical
2420.42420.4 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| AP-T/HEFI-T | 81 | 78 | 69 | 61 | 55 | 50 | |
| AP-T/AP-T/AP-T/HEFI-T | 81 | 78 | 69 | 61 | 55 | 50 | |
| HEFI-T/HEFI-T/HEFI-T/AP-T | 81 | 78 | 69 | 61 | 55 | 50 | |
Anti-aircraft armament
6 × Turret — 20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II autocannon
Ammunition
10,800 rounds
Belt capacity
60 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Fire rate
450 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-5 / 60°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
7563.87563.8 °/s
Vertical
6555.36555.3 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEF-T/AP-T | 34 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 16 | |
Additional armament
Setup 1
16 × 533 mm steam turbined Mk.15 torpedo
Setup 2
16 × Mk.6 mortar depth charge
Setup 3
16 × 533 mm steam turbined Mk.15 torpedo
16 × Mk.6 mortar depth charge
16 × Mk.6 mortar depth charge
Economy
Repair cost
AB
765 
RB
1,258
Crew training
3,400
Experts
23,000
Aces
180
Research Aces
380,000 
Reward multiplier
AB / RB
2 x (115 / 225) %
2 x 118 %
Premium vehicle
All modifications are unlocked
Seakeeping |
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Unsinkability | |
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Firepower | ||
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