USS Barker

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USS Barker

USS Bagley

USS Barker

USS Bagley

USA

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.3	3.3	3.3

Class:

Destroyer

Research:2 900

Purchase:700

Description

The Clemson-class, USS Barker (DD-213), 1942 is a gift Rank I American destroyer with a battle rating of 3.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.79 "Project X".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

• Antifragmentation armour
• Cast homogeneous armour
• Hardened armour

Armour	Bow (Slope angle)	Sides	Stern	Deck
Hull	N/A	?? mm (0-??°)	N/A	?? mm (??-??°)
Armour	Front	Sides	Rear	Roof
Turrets	?.? mm Front  ?? mm Gun mantlet	?.? mm	?.? mm	?.? mm

Notes:

Mobility

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons)
?,???
Max Speed (km/h)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	??	??
Realistic/Simulator	??	??

Armament

Primary armament

127 mm 5/38 Mark 12 Dual Purpose gun (x5)
Turrets (Bow to stern)
	Turret 1	Turret 2	Turret 3	Turret 4	Turret 5
Vertical guidance	-??°/+??°	-??°/+??°	-??°/+??°	-??°/+??°	-??°/+??°
Horizontal guidance	±???°	±???°	±???°	±???°	±???°
Ammo capacity	?,???
Rounds per turret	???

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 90°
		?? m	??? m	??? m	?,??? m	?,??? m	?,??? m
??? mm ACC	HE	??	??	??	??	??	??
??? mm Common	APHE	???	???	???	???	???	???
??? mm AAVP	HE-VT	??	??	??	??	??	??

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity in m/s	Projectile Mass in kg	Fuse delay in m:	Fuse sensitivity in mm:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):	Normalization At 30° from horizontal:	Ricochet:
								0%	50%	100%
??? mm AAC	HE	???	??	0.0	0.1	?,???	+0°	??°	??°	??°
??? mm Common	APHE	???	??	?.0	??	?,???	°	??°	??°	??°
??? mm AAVT	HE-VT	???	??	0.0	0.1	?,???	+0°	??°	??°	??°

Secondary armament

?? mm Bofors Mk. I (x10)
Turrets (Bow to stern)
	Front port turret (x?)	Front starboard turret (x?)	Middle port turret (x?)	Middle starboard turret (x?)	Rear turret (x?)
Vertical guidance	-??°/+??°	-??°/+??°	-??°/+??°	-??°/+??°	-??°/+??°
Horizontal guidance	-???°/+??°	-??°/+???°	-???°/+??°	-??°/+???°	±???°
Ammo capacity	??,000
Rounds per turret	?,000

Belts

Belts	Shell composition	Combat usage
Universal	AP-T – HEF-T
?? mm HE clips	HEF-T – HEF-T – HEF-T – AP-T
?? mm AP clips	AP-T – AP-T – AP-T – HEF-T

Anti-aircraft armament

?? mm Oerlikon Mk.II (x?)
Turrets (Bow to stern)
	Front port turret	Middle port turret	Front starboard turret	Middle starboard turret	Rear port turret	Rear starboard turret	Rear stern turret
Vertical guidance	-??°/+??°	±???°	-??°/+??°	±?00°	±??0°
Horizontal guidance	-?°/+??°
Ammo capacity	??,?00
Rounds per turret	?,?00

Torpedo armament

533 mm steam turbined Mk.15 torpedo
# on ship	Mass (kg)	Maximum speed in water (km/h)	Travel distance (km)	Depth stroke (m)	Arming distance (m)	Explosive type	Explosive mass (kg)
??	?,???	??	??.?	0.?	??	TNT	???

Special armament

• Without load
•  ? x Mk.6 mortar depth charge

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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