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USS Litchfield
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Rank
AB
3.3
RB
3.3
Battle rating
USA
Game nation
Destroyer
Main role
Free
Research
Free
Purchase
General information

The USS Litchfield (DD-336/AG-95) is a member of the Clemson-class destroyer family. On January 15, 1919, the USS Litchfield was laid down from the Mare Island Navy Yard. Mrs. Martha D. Litchfield, the mother of Pharmacist's Mate Litchfield, sponsored the vessel's launch on August 12, 1919. The destroyer was commissioned on May 12, 1920. By the end of 1921, the USS Litchfield had sailed from San Diego, California, to Charleston, South Carolina. The USS Litchfield sailed from Newport, Rhode Island, to join Division 39 for service in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, arriving in Constantinople on June 28, 1922. The USS Litchfield supported humanitarian issues as well as American foreign policy. The USS Litchfield returned to the United States late in 1923, carrying the remains of World War I hero George Dilboy, who had been brought to the U.S. for reburial after his original grave had been desecrated as part of the Greco-Turkish battle. After completing her last operation on July 21, 1945, the USS Litchfield arrived in San Diego on August 9, 1945, where she was decommissioned on November 5, 1945, and removed from the Naval Vessel Register on November 28, 1945. On March 29, 1946, the Philadelphia Navy Yard completed the scrapping.

Introduced in Update 1.79 "Project X", the USS Litchfield is an early destroyer for players who want to explore the US Navy's bluewater fleet. The USS Litchfield is a fantastic starting point for basic destroyer gameplay. Since her smaller guns are precise, she is good at sinking smaller ships. She also has fair manoeuvrability for her rank and acceptable secondary guns. The USS Litchfield, on the other hand, cannot successfully deal with other destroyers as her firepower is limited and will not inflict much damage to them. Furthermore, the shell velocity is moderate, making long-range engagement difficult. Finally, there is no anti-aircraft armament, which is a significant disadvantage, especially when there are a large number of opposing aircraft present during engagements.



Specification
Armour
Hull 16 mm (steel)
Superstructure 4 mm (steel)
Number of sections 7
Displacement 1,699 t
Crew 150 persons
Max speed
Forward 65567958 km/h
Backward 22192619 km/h
Primary armament
4 × Turret — 4 inch/50 Mk.9 cannon
Ammunition 1,200 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
8.7 → 6.7 s
Vertical guidance -10 / 20°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 1210.21210.2 °/s
Vertical 1815.31815.3 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE161616161616
SP Common1008367575043
HE514234292522
Secondary armament
3 inch/23 Mk.4 cannon
Ammunition 350 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
8.7 → 6.7 s
Vertical guidance -7 / 70°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 108.5108.5 °/s
Vertical 1512.81512.8 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE-TF777777
Common584942373431
Additional armament
Setup 1 12 × 21 in wet-heating Mk.8 torpedo
Economy
Repair cost
AB free
RB free
Crew training free
Experts 80,000 SL
Aces 10 GE
Research Aces 1,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB
20 / 30 % SL
100 % RP
Total cost of modifications 3,880 RP
177 SL
Talisman cost 190 GE

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