Serious work in progress but here is a draft for brutal criticism. As I said this is just a mental exercise to see where future ships would fit in with current ships. Nothing else, not trying to say what is right and what is wrong. Please critique.
Tier 2 destroyers
United States Navy Sampson – Guns and close range torps. Main Armament: 4x 1 102/50 Torpedoes: 4x 3 533mm torpedoes Nominal weight: 1225t Speed: 30 knots Year in Service: 1916 Nihon Kaigun Umikaze – Sneaky torps Main weapons: 2x 1 120/40 Torpedoes: 2x 2 457mm launchers. Nominal weight: 1170t Speed: 36 knots Year in Service: 1914 Royal Navy RN Yarrow M and a ton of others listed here? – Rapid HE spam and torps?
http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w395/mr3awsome/WoWS%20TT%20Public/wows_gb_horizontal_zpsv6kriogm.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarrow_M-class_destroyer Main armament: 3x 4” Quick fire (~102mm) http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_4-40_mk4.htm Torpedoes: 2x 3 533mm torpedo launchers http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTBR_PreWWII.htm
Nominal weight: 930t Speed: 36 knots Year in Service: 1914
Kaiserliche Marine KM V-25? Großes Torpedoboot 1913 class – Specialty?? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gro%C3%9Fes_Torpedoboot_1913-class_torpedo_boat http://www.german-navy.de/hochseeflotte/ships/torpedoboats/gtb1913/index.html Main armament: 3x 1 8.8cm guns. http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_88mm-45_skc13.htm Upgrade: 3x 1 10.5cm guns http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_41-45_skc06.htm Torpedoes: 2x 3 500mm torpedo launchers http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTGER_PreWWII.htm
Nominal Weight: 1000t Speed: 36 knots Year in Service: 1913
http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w395/mr3awsome/WoWS%20TT%20Public/wows_soviet_horizontal_zpsih2ajc5v.jpg Imperial Russian Navy Finn? Novik seems more appropriate here? Finn looks very light. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Imperial_Russian_Navy_destroyers#Vsadnik_class_.28570.2F750_tons.29.2C_4_ships https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Finn1904-1925-1.jpg
Marine Nationale Enseigne Roux? Suicidal torping? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_destroyers_of_France
Main armament: 2x 1 100/45 http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_39-45_m1892.htm Torpedoes: 2x 2 450mm http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTFR_PreWWII.htm
Nominal Weight: 1000t Speed: 31 knots Year in Service: 1915 Regia Marina Demon93IT posits for the Palestro class here: http://forum.worldofwarships.com/index.php?/topic/25247-fan-made-italian-tech-tree/page__pid__700891#entry700891
I’m unsure and thinking La Masa may deserve a look as the commission date is more in line with other ships. http://www.marina.difesa.it/storiacultura/storia/almanacco/Pagine/Cacciatorpediniere.aspx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Italian_destroyers#World_War_I
Le Masa Main Armament: 4x 1 102/45mm – Gunnin’ and suicide torpedus? http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNIT_4-45_m1917.htm Torpedoes: 2x 2 450mm Nominal weight: 875t Speed: 30 knots Year in Service: 1917
Tier 3 destroyers
United States Navy Wickes – Guns and close range torps. Main Armament: 4x 1 102/50 Torpedoes: 4x 3 533mm torpedoes Nominal weight: 1247t Speed: 35 knots Year in Service: 1918 Nihon Kaigun Wakatake – Sneaky torps Main weapons: 3x 1 120/45 Torpedoes: 2x 2 533mm launchers. Nominal weight: 1100t Speed: 36 knots Year in Service: 1920 Royal Navy Emergency war order of destroyers of varying build V&W 1917
http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w395/mr3awsome/WoWS%20TT%20Public/wows_gb_horizontal_zpsv6kriogm.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_and_W-class_destroyer
Main armament: 3x 4” Quick fire (~102mm) http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_4-40_mk4.htm Torpedoes: 2x 2 533mm torpedo launchers http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTBR_PreWWII.htm
Nominal weight: 1360t Speed: 34 knots Year in Service: 1917
Kaiserliche Marine KM V-25? Großes Torpedoboot 1916mob class – Specialty?? http://www.german-navy.de/hochseeflotte/ships/torpedoboats/gtb1916mob/index.html Main armament: 10.5cm guns http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_41-45_skc06.htm Torpedoes: 2x 3 500mm torpedo launchers http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTGER_PreWWII.htm
Nominal Weight: 1300t Speed: 34 knots Year in Service: 1913
http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w395/mr3awsome/WoWS%20TT%20Public/wows_soviet_horizontal_zpsih2ajc5v.jpg Imperial Russian Navy Finn? Novik seems more appropriate here? Finn looks very light. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Imperial_Russian_Navy_destroyers#Vsadnik_class_.28570.2F750_tons.29.2C_4_ships https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Finn1904-1925-1.jpg
Marine Nationale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_destroyers_of_France
Je ne sais pas. Regia Marina Demon93IT posits for the Curtatone class here: http://forum.worldofwarships.com/index.php?/topic/25247-fan-made-italian-tech-tree/page__pid__700891#entry700891
Main armament: 2x 2 102/45 Torpedoes: 2x 2 450mm Nominal weight: 1200t Speed: 32 knots Year in Service: 1923 http://www.marina.difesa.it/storiacultura/storia/almanacco/Pagine/Cacciatorpediniere.aspx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Italian_destroyers#World_War_I
Tier 4 destroyers
United States Navy Clemson – Guns and close range torps. Main Armament: 4x 1 102/50 Torpedoes: 4x 3 533mm torpedoes Nominal weight: 1300t Speed: 35 knots Year in Service: 1919 Nihon Kaigun Isokaze – Sneaky torps Main weapons: 4x 1 120/40 Torpedoes: 3x 2 533mm launchers. Nominal weight: 1500t Speed: 34 knots Year in Service: 1920 Royal Navy Page shows V&W however looking at wiki I’m not sure if Admiralty class fits here? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiralty_type_flotilla_leader
Main armament: 5x 4.7” Quick fire (~120mm) http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_47-45_mk1.htm Torpedoes: 2x 3 533mm torpedo launchers http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTBR_PreWWII.htm
Nominal weight: 200t Speed: 36 knots Year in Service: 1917
Kaiserliche Marine KM V-25? Großes Torpedoboot 1918mob class – Specialty?? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gro%C3%9Fes_Torpedoboot_1913-class_torpedo_boat http://www.german-navy.de/hochseeflotte/ships/torpedoboats/gtb1918mob/index.html
Main armament: 4x 1 10.5cm guns http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_41-45_skc06.htm Torpedoes: 2x 2 2x 1 500mm torpedo launchers http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTGER_PreWWII.htm
Nominal Weight: 1300t Speed: 35 knots Year in Service: 1919
http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w395/mr3awsome/WoWS%20TT%20Public/wows_soviet_horizontal_zpsih2ajc5v.jpg Imperial Russian Navy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orfey-class_destroyer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izyaslav-class_destroyer
Opinions on what should be here?
Marine Nationale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_destroyers_of_France
Je ne sais pas. Anything between Arabe and Chacal that is appropriate? Regia Marina Demon93IT posits for the Sella class here: http://forum.worldofwarships.com/index.php?/topic/25247-fan-made-italian-tech-tree/page__pid__700891#entry700891
http://www.marina.difesa.it/storiacultura/storia/almanacco/Pagine/Cacciatorpediniere.aspx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Italian_destroyers#World_War_I
