US DDs require a lot of focus, situational averness and improvisation. Also at higher tiers with certain, skills/modules you will be able to fire your guns from certain distances and stay undetected. Your main job as US DD is to scout, cap points, hunt enemy DDs, support teammates wtih your guns(fire at distracted enemies, dont expose yourself too much, move lose to cover so you can hide if you get too much attention) and wait for opportunity to do a torpedo run, which usually presents itself later in the game. Rudder is also a bit worse than IJN DDs but its not bad by any means. Better concealment is the only thing that gives IJN DDs a chance to run/hide from US DDs and hope for help from teammates. You still have much better concealment than Cruisers and Battleships.

Concealment is worse than IJN, by it doesnt mean its bad. Their are fast firing and have very good traverse speed, meaning that they can keep up while maneuvering. US DDs have much better guns than their IJN coiunterparts. At lower tiers you have to ambush enemies using islands, or 'sneak' to distracted/already engaged enemies. Tier 8 Benson is the first ship that lets you fire torpedos undetected. US DDs are gunboats, your torpedos should be treat more as secondary weapon due to low range.

US DDs may be in a bit strange place as they dotn really have a clear gameplay style but they are very fun to play and capable ships with proper approach.

If US dd:s are ment to be anti-dd ship but there are not many DD:s anyway in WOWS.

What is good about american destroyers? Stats say guns are beter than japanese DD:s but range is about same.

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