USS Somers **Done**

Im keen to see SWOs take on the smoke suggestion

Dt limits offensive power but as a support unit. Cost is more important.

Flak, sorry for the delay, I was out boating with the Navy. 

Smoke absolutely changes the complexion of this unit.  Smoke is on the very short list of what I consider to be the most useful SAs on a DD.  That said, Smoke competes directly with using weapons, and puts this unit in a bit of conundrum.  Edsall is a good, early war source for cheap Smoke, so presumably this would be taken in a competitive game for its gunnery, toughness, or both.  Do you Smoke or shoot?  Its a problem every smoker faces, but most smokers don't enjoy this kind of firepower, which could make the in-game choice a little tougher (not necessarily a bad thing).  

On the topic of Defective Torps + Smoke, I'd say that if this unit has no DT, its probably a bit more likely to not Smoke and take the torpedo + gunnery shot at the critical moment on turn 2 or 3.  With Defective Torps, this probably gets used a bit more often to lay smoke, as the torpedo salvo is less dependable.  Smoke will always be a factor though, and the challenge of making the correct choice is a positive in my mind.  

Assuming it comes in around 9 points, it will face tough competition for table time in 1943+ games from Hoel and Allen M. Sumner, which are both probably better all-around DDs for the cost.  But in 1941-42 games, it might be a useful choice, if for no other reason, durability compared to Edsall.

Weeds, Close Escort instead of Smoke? Wasn't sure if that was a typo, but the USN already has a Close Escort DD, in 1941, at 9 points, in Wainwright.

So to confirm, we are now looking at this unit (which I can get behind):

USS SOMERS
Class: Somers
Commissioned: December 1937
Decommissioned: October 1945
Displacement: 2047 tons standard
Length(OA): 381 ft
Beam: 36 ft, 11 in
Speed: 37 kts
Armament: 8 x 5 in (4 x 2) 8 x 1.1 in (2 x 4), 2 x0.5 in MG, 12 x 21 in (3 x 4) TT
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Ship: USS Somers
Speed: 2
Year: 1941
Cost: 9
MG: 6/5/5
AA: 5
ASW: 4
TT: 2/2/2
A/VA/HP: 2/8/2

SAs

Code Intercepts - At the end of the second player's Sea Movement step, you may place this unit in an adjacent sector that contains an enemy Auxiliary.
Lay Smoke Screen- Instead of attacking during your Surface Attack step, this unit can make a local smoke screen. A sector containing a smoke screen blocks line of sight. A unit in a smoke screen has concealment. Remove the smoke screen at the end of the next turn
Defective Torpedoes 1 - Whenever this unit would make a Torpedo attack, roll a die. On a 1, the attack automatically misses instead.

Is this guy done? I'm not a fan of defective torps 1, but with smoke and at 9 points, its a functional unit.  Call it good to go?

Yep for me

So I guess this one is "ready for card" when ticat1 gets a look at it.