The 102 mm primary armament of the Clemson class lacks firepower, but makes up for that with excellent accuracy. The largest weak point is the bridge, which is very visible from all angles and very lightly protected. The ammo racks are stored below the water line with the exception of the first stage, which are stored in the superstructure. The fuel tanks are fairly small and only the rear ones are above the water line. 4 engines and 4 smoke stacks powering two transmissions makes it fairly hard to immobilise a Clemson. There are some positives in the survivability, the guns are very hard to disable due to their small size and the layout having them spread out across the ship. The Clemson class can endure against the smaller calibre guns found on torpedo boats and aircraft but is not able to stand up for long against other destroyers. Additional armour is present on the gun mounts, but is otherwise absent. At only 150 crew, the destroyer does not last long under fire, but the same can be said of the other starter destroyers. The armour consists of 17 mm of steel on the hull and 10 mm of steel on the superstructure. The Clemson class is lightly armoured and has an average crew size for a starter destroyer.
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