Hello, fellow Captains!
With Update 0.7.5 we begin our American cycle
and I'd like to tell you all about it and why we did it in the first place.
It's no secret that the US branch was one of the first to appear in our game.
Our players and the team believed
that many ships didn't correspond to their tiers.
Having gathered all the data,
we decided to make slight changes to the branch,
but they turned out to be global.
Instead of just moving a couple of ships from tier to tier,
we came up with two full-fledged branches—
one for the light cruisers and another for the heavy cruisers.
What does this mean for players?
It means that instead of one cruiser undergoing changes you'll get two!
I think this is quite a good present!
The good old Pensacola sacrifices a small portion of her concealment,
hit points, and turrets' rotation speed.
At the same time the power and weight of her broadside remain the same.
So your 203-millimeter guns are still there—
use them wisely and fire from behind cover.
New Orleans follows Pensacola;
its main loss is the removal of Surveillance Radar.
Be more careful in smoke, use your allies, rely on them,
and, maybe, increase the engagement distance a little.
Tier VIII and Baltimore—
27-millimeter armor,
superheavy armor-piercing shells of the same 203-millimeter caliber,
and Surveillance Radar.
It's a little weaker than those at Tier IX,
but nevertheless it will help you literally smoke enemies out of their cover.
Buffalo, a newcomer at Tier IX, is an enjoyable ship in every aspect.
This cruiser is especially interesting
because US engineers managed to fit huge firepower,
powerful AA defenses, good speed,
and survivability into a very limited displacement.
We'll begin with the main treat—the firepower.
Twelve 203-millimeter guns installed in four turrets
result in an enormous amount of steel and explosives
that you can unleash on your adversary in a single broadside.
In essence, if your enemy exposes a side,
they're as good as destroyed, because your salvo packs such a punch
that a cruiser will have a hard time surviving it.
Even battleships will receive significant damage if hit at poorly armored ends.
AA defense. It's powerful, it has 127-millimeter dual-purpose guns
and a huge number of Bofors mounts.
An entire regiment of Bofors guns is located on the deck.
An enormous number of 20-millimeter autocannons, US favorites.
When all this arsenal fires, aircraft are done for,
so, the armament of this cruiser is more than adequate.
Its survivability isn’t bad either;
the cruiser was historically armored
to withstand the hits of 300-millimeter shells.
If you keep the bow forward, it will be quite enduring.
If you’re careful not to expose your sides,
this cruiser is quite capable of surviving a couple of battleship salvos.
At Tier X, we have the public's favorite Des Moines
with its crazy rate of fire and one of the best AA defenses in the game.
It's the true embodiment of a heavy cruiser, a universal soldier.
We believe that there's nothing wrong with it and many people like it.
That's why if you haven't started to research the branch yet,
it's high time to give it a try.
In addition, we prepared a surprise for history enthusiasts
and all those who appreciate unusual commanders
and collect them in the game— it's Admiral William Halsey.
Admiral Halsey was an outstanding and charismatic personality.
And we tried to reflect this when creating his portrait for the game.
In particular, we used the fact that during the war
he preferred to wear a naval pilot's uniform
and, by the way, he had the right to do so,
because before becoming an aircraft carrier enthusiast, as our players would call him,
he completed the full course of a naval pilot.
And he was 52 years old at the time!
Now Isoroku Yamomoto won't feel so alone.
Just like Yamomoto, Admiral Halsey has unique talents,
unique skills, and personalization features.
With the release of the new update,
players will be able to gather a new collection
dedicated to the US Navy in general and US cruisers in particular.
The collection will give you the opportunity to get to know key episodes
of the combat and peacetime careers of US cruisers,
and track the evolution of their armaments,
in particular, the evolution of artillery systems
that made up the main battery of light cruisers during their 50 years of history.
This collection also contains military awards of the United States.
The peculiarity of their awards system lies in the fact
that the most honorable award can be received
by both a 4-star Admiral and a simple sailor.
A separate group in the collection is made up of sleeve insignias
worn by the US Navy servicemen showing their specialty.
Players will notice that they have a lot in common
with the badges that were introduced to the game not so long ago.
The collection consists of eight sections.
For completing each of them,
you'll receive the ability to hoist a second flag on US ships,
or to repaint camouflages for US ships.
The final reward for gathering the full collection
will be a unique permanent camouflage for US cruiser Cleveland.
Hello! My name is Sergey and I'm from the 3D department.
I mostly make skins for our ships.
We were tasked with creating skins for US cruisers
and for Cleveland, in particular.
We decided to draw inspiration from the art-deco style
and the USA in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s.
I was directly responsible for the design
of the bow and the eagle on the central superstructure.
At some point I understood that an eagle on the bow
didn't fit the style we had chosen
and then I took a closer look at the Chrysler Building and its eagles,
which turned out to be an ideal solution.
In my opinion, we did some quality work with this cruiser
and I hope that you'll enjoy it as well.
And we'll continue our work to bring you more great skins for your ships.
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See you in the next episode! Bye!
Oh, almost forgot about light cruisers!
At Tier VI... 15 guns... you're burning down everyone,
destroying them... 15 guns... but still awesome...
at Tier VIII you can and... and for a time...
Tier IX is adequate, a good one... however...
guys, this one is the best... there's nothing better than it...