USS Cowell - Revision history

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 USS Cowell was introduced in [[Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm"]], initially purchasable as a [[wt:en/news/5547-fleet-development-uss-cowell-dd-547-vulture-hunter-en|pre-order pack]] in the Gaijin store to access the [[wt:en/news/5585-final-fleet-testing-before-beginning-cbt-en|Naval Closed Beta Test]]. A Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States line, the Cowell is in the same class-line as the family ship [[USS Fletcher]]. The first statistical difference between the Fletcher and the Cowell is the armament, with the Cowell having four more turrets of 40 mm Bofors autocannons, and having one more additional turret of 20 mm autocannons.
-USS Cowell was removed from the store in [[wt:en/news/6694-shop-may-sale-in-war-thunder-en|May 2020]]. It was still available on the PlayStation Store until [[wt:/en/news/6907-special-8th-anniversary-of-war-thunder-en|War Thunder's 8th anniversary sale]] when it was removed from sale. The ship was temporarily made available for purchase in-game with GE ({{GE}}) for specific US mini-events like the [[wt:en/news/6894-birthday-of-the-united-states-navy-en|2020]], [[wt:en/news/7372-special-us-navy-day-en|2021]], and [[wt:en/news/7903-special-us-navy-birthday-en|2022]] "US Navy Birthday" events.
+USS Cowell was removed from the store in [[wt:en/news/6694-shop-may-sale-in-war-thunder-en|May 2020]]. It was still available on the PlayStation Store until [[wt:/en/news/6907-special-8th-anniversary-of-war-thunder-en|War Thunder's 8th anniversary sale]] when it was removed from sale. The ship was temporarily made available for purchase in-game with GE ({{GE}}) for the annual "US Navy Birthday" mini events in [[wt:en/news/6894-birthday-of-the-united-states-navy-en|2020]], [[wt:en/news/7372-special-us-navy-day-en|2021]], [[wt:en/news/7903-special-us-navy-birthday-en|2022]], [[wt:en/news/8514-special-us-navy-birthday-a-decal-and-the-uss-cowell-to-celebrate-en|2023]] and [[wt:en/news/9124-shop-special-a-decal-uss-cowell-and-uss-des-moines-for-the-us-navys-birthday-en|2024]].
 == General info ==

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 ;Other vehicles of similar configuration and role
 * [[USS Aylwin]]
-* [[Mitscher (Family)|USS Mitscher-class]]
+* [[Harukaze|JDS Harukaze]]
 == External links ==

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 == See also ==
-<!-- ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
+<!--''Links to articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
-* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
+* ''reference to the series of the ship;''
-* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
+* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''-->
 ;Related development
-* [[Fletcher (Family)]]
+;Other vehicles of similar configuration and role
 == External links ==

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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 member of the Fletcher-class destroyer family, the first generation of destroyers developed by the U.S. after the disintegration of the Washington and London Naval Treaties during World War II. The Fletcher class was meant to be larger and carry more armament due to dissatisfaction with earlier destroyer classes. Cowell was named for US Navy officer John G. Cowell. She was laid down on 7th September 1942 and comissioned on 23rd August 1943. She spent her entire WWII career in Pacific participating in carrier screen force, escort duties and anti-aircraft duty. On 13th October 1944 during the Battle of Leyte, she provided light, power and pumping facilities to two torpedoed cruisers. USS Canberra and USS Houston. Cowell escorted the crippled ships into safety and then returned  back to screen the carrier force once again. During Battle of Okinawa, she was on radar picket duty which brought her a Presidential Unit Citation. On 22nd July 1946, she was placed into reserve and later reactivated for Korean War. She escorted USS Missouri an Iowa-class battleship to bombard North Korean positions around Wonsan harbour. For her WWII and Korean War service, she recived a total of thirtheen battle stars. After the war she spent the remainder of her US Navy career excercising until she was decomissioned on 17th August 1971 and sold to Argentinian Navy as ARA Almirante Stormi. She was sold for scrap in 1982.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a member of the [[Fletcher (Family)|Fletcher-class]] destroyers, the first generation of destroyers developed by the U.S. after the disintegration of the Washington and London Naval Treaties during World War II. The Fletcher class was meant to be larger and carry more armament due to dissatisfaction with earlier destroyer classes. Cowell was named for US Navy officer John G. Cowell. She was laid down on 7th September 1942 and commissioned on 23rd August 1943. She spent her entire WWII career in the Pacific, participating in carrier screen force, escort duties, and anti-aircraft duty. On 13th October 1944, during the Battle of Leyte, she provided light, power, and pumping facilities to two torpedoed cruisers: USS Canberra and USS Houston. Cowell escorted the crippled ships to safety and then returned back to screen the carrier force once again. During the Battle of Okinawa, she was on radar picket duty which brought her a Presidential Unit Citation. On 22nd July 1946, she was placed into reserve and later reactivated for the Korean War. She escorted Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri to bombard North Korean positions around Wonsan harbour. For her WWII and Korean War service, she received a total of thirteen battle stars. After the war, she spent the remainder of her US Navy career exercising until she was decommissioned on 17th August 1971 and sold to the Argentinian Navy as ARA Almirante Stormi. She was sold for scrap in 1982.
-USS Cowell was introduced in [[Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm"]] as a bundle .
+USS Cowell was introduced in [[Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm"]], initially purchasable as a [[wt:en/news/5547-fleet-development-uss-cowell-dd-547-vulture-hunter-en|pre-order pack]] in the Gaijin store to access the [[wt:en/news/5585-final-fleet-testing-before-beginning-cbt-en|Naval Closed Beta Test]]. A Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States line, the Cowell is in the same class-line as the family ship [[USS Fletcher]]. The first statistical difference between the Fletcher and the Cowell is the armament, with the Cowell having four more turrets of 40 mm Bofors autocannons, and having one more additional turret of 20 mm autocannons.
-The ship was initially purchasable as a [[wt:en/news/5547-fleet-development-uss-cowell-dd-547-vulture-hunter-en|pre-order pack]] in the Gaijin store to access the [[wt:en/news/5585-final-fleet-testing-before-beginning-cbt-en|Naval Closed Beta Test]] but was removed in [[wt:en/news/6694-shop-may-sale-in-war-thunder-en|May 2020]]. It was still available on the PlayStation Store until [[wt:/en/news/6907-special-8th-anniversary-of-war-thunder-en|War Thunder's 8th anniversary sale]] when it was removed from sale. The ship was temporarily made available for purchase in-game with GE ({{GE}}) for specific US mini-events like the [[wt:en/news/6894-birthday-of-the-united-states-navy-en|2020]], [[wt:en/news/7372-special-us-navy-day-en|2021]], and [[wt:en/news/7903-special-us-navy-birthday-en|2022]] "US Navy Birthday" events.
-A Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States line, the Cowell is in the same class-line as the family ship [[USS Fletcher]]. The first statistical difference between the Fletcher and the Cowell is the armament, with the Cowell having four more turrets of 40 mm Bofors autocannons, and having one more additional turret of 20 mm autocannons.
+USS Cowell was removed from the store in [[wt:en/news/6694-shop-may-sale-in-war-thunder-en|May 2020]]. It was still available on the PlayStation Store until [[wt:/en/news/6907-special-8th-anniversary-of-war-thunder-en|War Thunder's 8th anniversary sale]] when it was removed from sale. The ship was temporarily made available for purchase in-game with GE ({{GE}}) for specific US mini-events like the [[wt:en/news/6894-birthday-of-the-united-states-navy-en|2020]], [[wt:en/news/7372-special-us-navy-day-en|2021]], and [[wt:en/news/7903-special-us-navy-birthday-en|2022]] "US Navy Birthday" events.
 == General info ==

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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 premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} American destroyer {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm"]] as a bundle .
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a member of the Fletcher-class destroyer family, the first generation of destroyers developed by the U.S. after the disintegration of the Washington and London Naval Treaties during World War II. The Fletcher class was meant to be larger and carry more armament due to dissatisfaction with earlier destroyer classes. Cowell was named for US Navy officer John G. Cowell. She was laid down on 7th September 1942 and comissioned on 23rd August 1943. She spent her entire WWII career in Pacific participating in carrier screen force, escort duties and anti-aircraft duty. On 13th October 1944 during the Battle of Leyte, she provided light, power and pumping facilities to two torpedoed cruisers. USS Canberra and USS Houston. Cowell escorted the crippled ships into safety and then returned  back to screen the carrier force once again. During Battle of Okinawa, she was on radar picket duty which brought her a Presidential Unit Citation. On 22nd July 1946, she was placed into reserve and later reactivated for Korean War. She escorted USS Missouri an Iowa-class battleship to bombard North Korean positions around Wonsan harbour. For her WWII and Korean War service, she recived a total of thirtheen battle stars. After the war she spent the remainder of her US Navy career excercising until she was decomissioned on 17th August 1971 and sold to Argentinian Navy as ARA Almirante Stormi. She was sold for scrap in 1982.
 The ship was initially purchasable as a [[wt:en/news/5547-fleet-development-uss-cowell-dd-547-vulture-hunter-en|pre-order pack]] in the Gaijin store to access the [[wt:en/news/5585-final-fleet-testing-before-beginning-cbt-en|Naval Closed Beta Test]] but was removed in [[wt:en/news/6694-shop-may-sale-in-war-thunder-en|May 2020]]. It was still available on the PlayStation Store until [[wt:/en/news/6907-special-8th-anniversary-of-war-thunder-en|War Thunder's 8th anniversary sale]] when it was removed from sale. The ship was temporarily made available for purchase in-game with GE ({{GE}}) for specific US mini-events like the [[wt:en/news/6894-birthday-of-the-united-states-navy-en|2020]], [[wt:en/news/7372-special-us-navy-day-en|2021]], and [[wt:en/news/7903-special-us-navy-birthday-en|2022]] "US Navy Birthday" events.
 A Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States line, the Cowell is in the same class-line as the family ship [[USS Fletcher]]. The first statistical difference between the Fletcher and the Cowell is the armament, with the Cowell having four more turrets of 40 mm Bofors autocannons, and having one more additional turret of 20 mm autocannons.

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 In terms of opposition:
-* [[BTD-1]]: This plane can carry 2 torpedoes which can kill you very quickly, or can attack you from high altitude with a 2,000 lb bomb. Try prioritizing these aircraft to shoot down first.
+* [[BTD-1]]: This plane can carry 2 torpedoes which can kill you very quickly, or can attack you from high altitude with a 1,000 lb bomb. Try prioritizing these aircraft to shoot down first.
 * [[SKR-1]]: This patrol ship can shoot very rapidly and deal a lot of damage to your ship. Try engaging it from long range where your shells will have the advantage.
 * Light cruisers: Light cruisers will have better guns that are capable of beating you in a straight up gun duel. Try avoiding them or disabling their vital parts, or requesting help.
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=us_destroyer_fletcher_cowell Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 ;Related development
 * [[Fletcher (Family)]]

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 ==== Ammunition ====
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:5 inch/38 Mk.12 (127 mm)/Ammunition|5 inch AAC Mk.34, 5 inch Common Mk.32, 5 inch SP Common Mk.46, 5 inch AAVT Mk.31}}
 === Secondary armament ===
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 |}
-===== Belts =====
+====Ammunition====
-=====Ammunition=====
+* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEFI-T|High-explosive fragmentation incendiary tracer}}
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:Bofors L/60 Mark 1 (40 mm)/Ammunition|HEFI-T, AP-T}}
 === Anti-aircraft armament ===

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 {{Specs-Fleet-Mobility}}
 <!-- ''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.'' -->
-Reaching a flank speed of {{Annotation|35 kn|65 km/h,40 mph}}, USS Cowell. This is slower than the [[Porter (Family)|Porter-class]] such as the [[USS Moffett|USS Moffett]], placing it slightly above average speed for American destroyers. This speed will allow Cowell to quickly get underway to important locations and USS Cowell takes 34 seconds to halt, and 30 seconds to accelerate to flank speed. She is also responsive to the Captain's rudder commands, taking around 2 seconds to come full over. Speed falls to around {{Annotation|24 kn|45 km/h,28 mph}} in a sustained turn, the same as other [[Fletcher (Family)|Fletcher-class]] ships, leaving USS Cowell vulnerable to enemy fire and continuous turns are to be avoided.
+Reaching a flank speed of {{Annotation|35 kn|65 km/h,40 mph}}, USS Cowell  is slower than the [[Porter (Family)|Porter-class]] such as the [[USS Moffett]], placing it slightly above average speed for American destroyers. This speed will allow Cowell to quickly get underway to important locations and USS Cowell takes 34 seconds to halt, and 30 seconds to accelerate to flank speed. She is also responsive to the captain's rudder commands, taking around 2 seconds to come full over. Speed falls to around {{Annotation|24 kn|45 km/h,28 mph}} in a sustained turn, leaving USS Cowell vulnerable to enemy fire and continuous turns are to be avoided.
 {{NavalMobility}}

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 |}