Smith-Class TBD

The American Smith class consisted of early turbine-powered destroyers developed before the First World War. Their appearance and machinery marked a step beyond earlier American torpedo-boat destroyers as the navy expanded its modern fleet. They performed the patrol and escort work that became increasingly important with the submarine threat. Their historical setting is the early twentieth-century development of small fleet combatants, not the much larger gun and missile destroyers that later inherited the destroyer classification.

These early American turbine destroyers helped establish the transition toward larger ocean-going torpedo craft. Their relatively modest armament and displacement reflect the beginning of a development path that produced much larger fleet destroyers within a generation.

Finish and color

Supplied unpainted and printed in the selected color. Choose from the available product color options.

Tabletop use

Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in Global War 1914, Global Empires, and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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