USS Barker - Revision history

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‎Secondary armament

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 {{Specs-Card
 |code=us_destroyer_clemson_barker
-|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
+|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}
 }}

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the first part of the description, cover the history of the ship's creation and military application. In the second part, tell the reader about using this ship in the game. Add a screenshot: if a beginner player has a hard time remembering vehicles by name, a picture will help them identify the ship in question.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American destroyer {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.79 "Project X"]] as part of the fleet closed beta test.
+The '''USS Barker (DD-213)''' is a member of the Clemson-class destroyer family. The USS Barker was launched on September 11, 1919, by William Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia, and was sponsored by Mrs. Albert S. Barker, widow of Admiral Barker. It was commissioned on December 27, 1919. The USS Barker travelled to the Middle East in June 1920 to join Division 35, US Naval Detachment, Turkish Waters. She served with the American Relief of Armenia for many months and visited several ports in Turkey and the Middle East before going eastward to the Orient late in 1921 to begin her four-year tour of service with the Asiatic Fleet. In the early hours of December 11, 1937, the ocean liner SS President Hoover became stranded in a storm on Kasho-to, east of Formosa. The USS Barker was sent from Olongapo Naval Station to assist, while the USS Alden was sent from Manila. The USS Barker was at Tarakan, Borneo, on December 7, 1941, when it learnt the Pearl Harbor attack and promptly began patrolling the maritime area. She patrolled and escorted convoys in the Netherlands East Indies during the rest of December and into January 1942. The USS Barker performed two trans-Atlantic convoy escort crossings to England and four to North Africa between September 6, 1943, and October 1, 1944. The remainder of the USS Barker's active service was spent as a convoy escort in the Caribbean, Newfoundland, and along the U.S. eastern shore. She arrived in Philadelphia on June 4, 1945, was decommissioned on July 18, 1945, and sold on November 30, 1945.
 == General info ==
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=us_destroyer_clemson_barker Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 ;Images
-<gallery mode="packed-hover"  heights="200">
+<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="200">
 Image:Barker 1943.jpg|
 Image:BARKER 1924.jpg|
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 ;Related development
 * [[Clemson (Family)]]

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 The layout of the Clemson is unconventional amongst destroyers. The forward gun is the most used one and can hit almost anything except targets immediately behind it. The midship starboard and port guns cannot aim fully forward but can aim forward enough that a target 30 degrees from the front of the ship could be targeted by these guns, but only one of the guns per side. The rear gun is the worst of the bunch, as it cannot rotate a full 360 degrees and instead must traverse all the way around the back of the ship in order to switch from shooting port to shooting starboard (and vice versa). This makes it rather challenging to adapt to new threats with the main guns, as you can only have 3 on target in a best case scenario but will usually be only able to use 1 or 2 of the guns. Couple with the low power of the guns, and it is not hard to see why the Clemson lacks in firepower compared to its contemporaries.
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:4 inch/50 Mk.9 (102 mm)/Ammunition|4 inch HC Mk.15, 4 inch SP Common, 4 inch HC Mk.15 (base fuze)}}
 === Secondary armament ===
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 The Clemson has only one secondary gun and most people tend to not notice it as it is very bad. While firing faster and traversing faster than the main guns, it can really only effectively fire towards the rear and is severely hampered by the velocity of the gun. There is an HE and an APHEBC ammo, but only the HE could be considered useful as the APHEBC has no desirable characteristics for an APHEBC shell, being slow and inaccurate with bad penetration. While intended to be used against aircraft, it was designed to be used against 1920s aircraft, which largely aren't even in the game to start with and the few that belong in that generation of aircraft are going to be very rare at its battle rating. Should you encounter a very large and slow flying biplane very low to the sea, this gun may prove itself useful.
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
-! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
+{{:3 inch/23 Mk.4 (76 mm)/Ammunition|3 inch AA Mk.26, 3 inch Common Mk.3}}
 === Anti-aircraft armament ===
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 == History ==
-<!-- ''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the ship in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the ship and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Ship-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the ship's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).'' -->Named after Rear Admiral Albert S. Barker, the USS Barker (DD-213) was a destroyer of the [[Clemson (Family)|Clemson-class]] built for the American navy just after the end of World War 1. The ship was among the most advanced destroyers of its time when it was commissioned in 1919, and served extensively before the war in the Eastern theatre. Following the outbreak of war in the Pacific, Barker participated in some combat action in the Eastern theatre before being recalled to the Atlantic, where she served as an anti submarine ship until her decommissioning in 1945.
+<!-- ''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the ship in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the ship and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Ship-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the ship's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).'' -->
 === Design and development ===

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 <!-- ''Write about the ship's mobility. Evaluate its power and manoeuvrability, rudder rerouting speed, stopping speed at full tilt, with its maximum forward and reverse speed.'' -->
-{{NavalMobility}}
+{{NavalMobility
 The Clemson's mobility and speed are nothing spectacular, it is actually quite slow among destroyers, but average for the starter destroyers. It is not exceptionally agile but is certainly capable of changing course to avoid torpedoes and high altitude bombs. The ability to change course abruptly will also help with overcoming the slow traverse of the primary armament.

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 == History ==
-<!-- ''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the ship in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the ship and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Ship-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the ship's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).'' -->Named after Rear Admiral Albert S. Barker, the USS Barker (DD-213) was a destroyer of the [[Clemson (Family)|Clemson]] class built for the American navy just after the end of World War 1. The ship was among the most advanced destroyers of it’s time when it was commissioned in 1919, and served extensively before the war in the Eastern theatre. Following the outbreak of war in the Pacific, Barker participated in some combat action in the Eastern theatre before being recalled to the Atlantic, where she served as an anti submarine ship until her decommissioning in 1945.
+<!-- ''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the ship in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the ship and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Ship-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the ship's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).'' -->Named after Rear Admiral Albert S. Barker, the USS Barker (DD-213) was a destroyer of the [[Clemson (Family)|Clemson-class]] built for the American navy just after the end of World War 1. The ship was among the most advanced destroyers of its time when it was commissioned in 1919, and served extensively before the war in the Eastern theatre. Following the outbreak of war in the Pacific, Barker participated in some combat action in the Eastern theatre before being recalled to the Atlantic, where she served as an anti submarine ship until her decommissioning in 1945.
 === Design and development ===
 The Clemson class was a large class of 156 destroyers built for the United States Navy (USN) just after the end of the First World War. Designed as a follow-up to the previous Wickes class, the ships were the last flush-decked destroyers built for the USN, in that their main deck was level throughout the entire ship. As well, they were the most numerous destroyers to serve in the USN until the introduction of the 175-ship Fletcher class during the Second World War. Barker was laid down on April 30th 1919 and eventually completed by December 27th of that year.
-Barker displaced 1215 tons and had a crew complement of 111 officers and men. Her main armament consisted of four 4-inch (100 mm) guns in single mounts, with one at the front, two on side sponsons and one aft. Her initial secondary armament consisted of three 3-inch (76 mm) guns in single mounts, intended for anti-aircraft defence. Finally, Barker carried twelve 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes in four triple mounts, with six being able to fire to each side. Powered by geared turbines, the ship was capable of 35 knots (65 km/h).
+Barker displaced 1,215 tons and had a crew complement of 111 officers and men. Her main armament consisted of four 4-inch (100 mm) guns in single mounts, with one at the front, two on side sponsons and one aft. Her initial secondary armament consisted of three 3-inch (76 mm) guns in single mounts, intended for anti-aircraft defence. Finally, Barker carried twelve 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes in four triple mounts, with six being able to fire to each side. Powered by geared turbines, the ship was capable of 35 knots (65 km/h).
 === Operational history ===

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 ! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
 |-
-! 1,000 m !! 2,500 m !! 5,000 m !! 7,500 m !! 10,000 m !! 15,000 m
+! 100 m !! 1,000 m !! 2,000 m !! 3,000 m !! 4,000 m !! 5,000 m
 |-
 | AA Mk.26 || HE-TF || 7 || 7 || 7 || 7 || 7 || 7

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:12, 15 October 2022
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	The Clemson has only one secondary gun and most people tend to not notice it as it is very bad. While firing faster and traversing faster than the main guns, it can really only effectively fire towards the rear and is severely hampered by the velocity of the gun. There is an HE and an APHEBC ammo, but only the HE could be considered useful as the APHEBC has no desirable characteristics for an APHEBC shell, being slow and inaccurate with bad penetration. While intended to be used against aircraft, it was designed to be used against 1920s aircraft, which largely aren't even in the game to start with and the few that belong in that generation of aircraft are going to be very rare at its battle rating. Should you encounter a very large and slow flying biplane very low to the sea, this gun may prove itself useful.		The Clemson has only one secondary gun and most people tend to not notice it as it is very bad. While firing faster and traversing faster than the main guns, it can really only effectively fire towards the rear and is severely hampered by the velocity of the gun. There is an HE and an APHEBC ammo, but only the HE could be considered useful as the APHEBC has no desirable characteristics for an APHEBC shell, being slow and inaccurate with bad penetration. While intended to be used against aircraft, it was designed to be used against 1920s aircraft, which largely aren't even in the game to start with and the few that belong in that generation of aircraft are going to be very rare at its battle rating. Should you encounter a very large and slow flying biplane very low to the sea, this gun may prove itself useful.
		+	{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
		+	! colspan="8" \| Penetration statistics
		+	\|-
		+	! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" \| Ammunition
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Type of<br>warhead
		+	! colspan="6" \| Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		+	\|-
		+	! 1,000 m !! 2,500 m !! 5,000 m !! 7,500 m !! 10,000 m !! 15,000 m
		+	\|-
		+	\| AA Mk.26 \|\| HE-TF \|\| 7 \|\| 7 \|\| 7 \|\| 7 \|\| 7 \|\| 7
		+	\|-
		+	\| Common Mk.3 \|\| Common \|\| 58 \|\| 47 \|\| 37 \|\| 30 \|\| 25 \|\| 21
		+	\|-
		+	\|}
		+	{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
		+	! colspan="10" \| Shell details
		+	\|-
		+	! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" \| Ammunition
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Type of<br>warhead
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Velocity<br>(m/s)
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Projectile<br>mass (kg)
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Fuse delay<br>(m)
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
		+	! colspan="3" \| Ricochet
		+	\|-
		+	! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
		+	\|-
		+	\| AA Mk.26 \|\| HE-TF \|\| 503 \|\| 5.9 \|\| 0 \|\| 0.1 \|\| 340 \|\| 79° \|\| 80° \|\| 81°
		+	\|-
		+	\| Common Mk.3 \|\| Common \|\| 503 \|\| 5.9 \|\| 1.6 \|\| 8 \|\| 62 \|\| 47° \|\| 60° \|\| 65°
		+	\|-
		+	\|}

	=== Anti-aircraft armament ===		=== Anti-aircraft armament ===

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 '''Cons:'''
-* Slow shell velocity and rate-of-fire. This also makes aiming difficult at long ranges
+* Slow shell velocity and rate of fire. This also makes aiming difficult at long ranges
 * Extremely poor anti-aircraft protection. Single 20 mm is easy for enemy pilots to avoid
 * No armour

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 The layout of the Clemson is unconventional amongst destroyers. The forward gun is the most used one and can hit almost anything except targets immediately behind it. The midship starboard and port guns cannot aim fully forward but can aim forward enough that a target 30 degrees from the front of the ship could be targeted by these guns, but only one of the guns per side. The rear gun is the worst of the bunch, as it cannot rotate a full 360 degrees and instead must traverse all the way around the back of the ship in order to switch from shooting port to shooting starboard (and vice versa). This makes it rather challenging to adapt to new threats with the main guns, as you can only have 3 on target in a best case scenario but will usually be only able to use 1 or 2 of the guns. Couple with the low power of the guns, and it is not hard to see why the Clemson lacks in firepower compared to its contemporaries.
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 ! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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 ! 1,000 m !! 2,500 m !! 5,000 m !! 7,500 m !! 10,000 m !! 15,000 m
 |-
-| 4 inch HC Mk.15 || HE || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16
+| HC Mk.15 || HE || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16 || 16
 |-
-| 4 inch SP Common || SP Common || 98 || 76 || 51 || 35 || 25 || 21
+| SP Common || SP Common || 98 || 76 || 51 || 35 || 25 || 21
 |-
-| 4 inch HC Mk.15 (base fuze) || HE || 50 || 39 || 26 || 18 || 16 || 16
+| HC Mk.15 (base fuse) || HE || 50 || 39 || 26 || 18 || 16 || 16
 |-
 |}
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 ! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 |-
-| 4 inch HC Mk.15 || HE || 884 || 14.97 || N/A || 0.1 || 1,210 || 79° || 80° || 81°
+| HC Mk.15 || HE || 884 || 14.97 || 0 || 0.1 || 1,210 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 |-
-| 4 inch SP Common || SP Common || 884 || 14.97 || 0.1 || 5 || 519.4 || 48° || 63° || 71°
+| SP Common || SP Common || 884 || 14.97 || 0.01 || 5 || 519.4 || 48° || 63° || 71°
 |-
-| 4 inch HC Mk.15 (Base Fuze) || HE || 884 || 14.97 || 0.015 || 0.1 || 1,210 || 79° || 80° || 81°
+| HC Mk.15 (base fuse) || HE || 884 || 14.97 || 0.015 || 0.1 || 1,210 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 |-
 |}

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:00, 14 October 2022
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	The layout of the Clemson is unconventional amongst destroyers. The forward gun is the most used one and can hit almost anything except targets immediately behind it. The midship starboard and port guns cannot aim fully forward but can aim forward enough that a target 30 degrees from the front of the ship could be targeted by these guns, but only one of the guns per side. The rear gun is the worst of the bunch, as it cannot rotate a full 360 degrees and instead must traverse all the way around the back of the ship in order to switch from shooting port to shooting starboard (and vice versa). This makes it rather challenging to adapt to new threats with the main guns, as you can only have 3 on target in a best case scenario but will usually be only able to use 1 or 2 of the guns. Couple with the low power of the guns, and it is not hard to see why the Clemson lacks in firepower compared to its contemporaries.		The layout of the Clemson is unconventional amongst destroyers. The forward gun is the most used one and can hit almost anything except targets immediately behind it. The midship starboard and port guns cannot aim fully forward but can aim forward enough that a target 30 degrees from the front of the ship could be targeted by these guns, but only one of the guns per side. The rear gun is the worst of the bunch, as it cannot rotate a full 360 degrees and instead must traverse all the way around the back of the ship in order to switch from shooting port to shooting starboard (and vice versa). This makes it rather challenging to adapt to new threats with the main guns, as you can only have 3 on target in a best case scenario but will usually be only able to use 1 or 2 of the guns. Couple with the low power of the guns, and it is not hard to see why the Clemson lacks in firepower compared to its contemporaries.
		+	{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
		+	! colspan="8" \| Penetration statistics
		+	\|-
		+	! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" \| Ammunition
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Type of<br>warhead
		+	! colspan="6" \| Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		+	\|-
		+	! 1,000 m !! 2,500 m !! 5,000 m !! 7,500 m !! 10,000 m !! 15,000 m
		+	\|-
		+	\| 4 inch HC Mk.15 \|\| HE \|\| 16 \|\| 16 \|\| 16 \|\| 16 \|\| 16 \|\| 16
		+	\|-
		+	\| 4 inch SP Common \|\| SP Common \|\| 98 \|\| 76 \|\| 51 \|\| 35 \|\| 25 \|\| 21
		+	\|-
		+	\| 4 inch HC Mk.15 (base fuze) \|\| HE \|\| 50 \|\| 39 \|\| 26 \|\| 18 \|\| 16 \|\| 16
		+	\|-
		+	\|}
		+	{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
		+	! colspan="10" \| Shell details
		+	\|-
		+	! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" \| Ammunition
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Type of<br>warhead
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Velocity<br>(m/s)
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Projectile<br>mass (kg)
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Fuse delay<br>(s)
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
		+	! colspan="3" \| Ricochet
		+	\|-
		+	! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
		+	\|-
		+	\| 4 inch HC Mk.15 \|\| HE \|\| 884 \|\| 14.97 \|\| N/A \|\| 0.1 \|\| 1,210 \|\| 79° \|\| 80° \|\| 81°
		+	\|-
		+	\| 4 inch SP Common \|\| SP Common \|\| 884 \|\| 14.97 \|\| 0.1 \|\| 5 \|\| 519.4 \|\| 48° \|\| 63° \|\| 71°
		+	\|-
		+	\| 4 inch HC Mk.15 (Base Fuze) \|\| HE \|\| 884 \|\| 14.97 \|\| 0.015 \|\| 0.1 \|\| 1,210 \|\| 79° \|\| 80° \|\| 81°
		+	\|-
		+	\|}

	=== Secondary armament ===		=== Secondary armament ===