战舰世界科技树 美系驱逐舰线路公布资料

　　American engineers, unlike the Japanese, had a more traditional view of the destroyers’ role and importance. They preferred not to focus on the torpedo armament, but to rely on a versatile and flexible operational use instead. The US Navy destroyers accomplished a variety of tasks, serving as convoy escorts, performing patrol duties, participating in joint actions in a squadron, and providing the submarine and anti-aircraft defense.

　　和日本同行的着眼点不同，美国工程师对驱逐舰的认识比较传统。因此，美国驱逐舰更强调多功能而非雷击能力。美国驱逐舰可以胜任各种任务，包括护航，巡逻，以编队形式参与战斗，以及反潜对空任务。

　　The early models of US Navy destroyers had a distinctive, but quite controversial feature—their torpedo tubes were mounted on the broadsides and could not rotate. Most of the enemy destroyers of that time had their torpedo tubes mounted on the centerline. As a result, the U.S. destroyers had more torpedo tubes than their Japanese counterparts, but their broadsides were almost even. By the end of World War I this layout was abandoned, though some traces of the obsolete design may be found in subsequent destroyer classes, such as the Mahan.

　　美国早期的驱逐舰有着一个争论不断的特点————她们的鱼雷发射器安放在侧舷，而且不能旋转。而同时代其他国家的驱逐舰采用鱼雷中轴线布置的布局了。因此，和日本驱逐舰相比，美国驱逐舰的鱼雷发射管更多，但是每次鱼雷发射数却相差无几。在一战结束后，这种布局被抛弃，不过我们还能在诸如马汉级之类的驱逐舰上面看到这种布局的影子。

　　All the U.S. ship classes considerably improved their anti-aircraft armament during World War II. The destroyers were no exception—for a long time they carried the most powerful anti-aircraft batteries among their rivals from other countries. At the same time, their torpedo armaments traditionally fell short behind the Japanese design. Despite many successful projects, they failed to reach the characteristics of the famous Type 93 oxygen torpedoes.

　　几乎所有的美国军舰在二战期间强化了对空火力，驱逐舰也不例外————在很长一段时间内，他们都搭载着强有力的防空炮。但与此同时，她们的鱼雷装备则略微落后于日本。尽管有无数成功的计划，但美国依然没有可以和威力巨大の九三式酸素鱼雷相匹敌的鱼雷。

　　The US Navy destroyers’ research tree begins at Tier II

　　美国驱逐舰从2级开始

　　II Sampson

　　桑普森级

　　The Sampson was the first U.S. destroyer with a displacement exceeding 1,000 tons. She laid down the guidelines of development for the further generations of destroyers. The Sampson was armed with four torpedo tubes, but as they were mounted on the broadsides, she could only shoot two of them in one salvo. The speed of 30 knots was enough to compensate this shortcoming and allowed for active maneuvering during battles.

　　桑普森级是美国第一级排水量超过1000吨的驱逐舰。她为下一代驱逐舰设计提供了一个基本方向。虽然桑普森级有4个鱼雷发射管，但是因为侧舷安放的缘故，每次侧舷齐射时，只能放出2条鱼雷。30节的速度能让她在战斗中有灵活的机动，从而弥补很多自身上的不足。