USS Somers is the lead ship of her class of five destroyers, which featured more efficient boilers and increased firepower over the preceding Porter-class. Soon, War Thunder captains will have the chance to take command over another new destroyer coming to the American naval tree with the upcoming update 1.87!

In War Thunder, USS Somers will be a new addition to the American destroyer line of rank III, coming soon to player ports with the release of update 1.87. Unlike other, more versatile, American destroyers already present in the game, USS Somers will not only be one of the fastest destroyer available to American captains, but also the one that’s most heavily focused on ship-to-ship engagements, as reflected by its very respectable armament.

Speaking of USS Somers’ armament, it most certainly represents one of the ship’s key features. Being fitted with a primary armament consisting of eight 5’’ (127mm) cannons spread across four dual Mk.22 turrets, Somers is definitely one of the most well armed American destroyers, at least as far as primary armament is concerned.

However, the Mk.22 turrets on USS Somers reduce (to a certain degree) the efficiency of the anti-aircraft role due to their much more limited firing angles, compared to later models of the turret which can be found on the Sumner-class for example. In addition, Somers’ anti-air complement is only able to provide basic protection from avian predators as it only consists of two quad 1.1’’ (28mm) cannons know as the “Chicago Piano” and two single .50 cal Browning machine guns.

USS is still a threat to enemy aircraft thanks to rounds with radio fuse for the main calibre, it still remains a force to be reckoned with for other warships. Beside its already impressive primary armament, Somers’ threat to hostile ships is further emphasized by the presence of its three quadruple 533mm torpedo launchers

At the time of their introduction, Somers-class destroyers were truly something special for the U.S. Navy due to their use of a new type of steam turbine which utilizes superheated steam at high pressure. While this tech would soon become standard for many new American warships, USS Somers enjoyed the benefits of the new technology which gave the ship a large operating range, and more importantly for War Thunder, a very good top speed of 37.5 knots (69 km/h). Thanks to this, USS Somers will be the fastest American destroyer available to players after its introduction.

USS Somers is scheduled to arrive to player ports with the release of the upcoming update 1.87 in the near future. In the meantime, stay tuned to the news for more information on exciting new stuff coming in War Thunder’s next major update. Until then, calm seas captains!

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