New Orleans
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File:USS New Orleans (1933).jpg|USS New Orleans (CA-32) | File:USS New Orleans (1933).jpg|USS New Orleans (CA-32) | |||
File:New Orleans class heavy cruiser ONI identification 1943.jpeg|1943 ONI identification sheet for the U.S. Navy New Orleans-class heavy cruisers from the U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence. | File:New Orleans class heavy cruiser ONI identification 1943.jpeg|1943 ONI identification sheet for the U.S. Navy New Orleans-class heavy cruisers from the U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence. | |||
+ | File:WNUS_1-1-75_mk1_Astoria_fantail_pic.jpg|1.1-inch (28 mm) quad guns on USS Astoria in 1941. This configuration is currently missing from the in-game New Orleans | |||
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Player Opinion
Performance
What is basically a facemelt of the Pensacola, Northampton and Portland (which is currently represented by the tier VII premium cruiser Indianapolis), the New Orleans shows herself as a new shift in US heavy cruisers. A stocky ship, it should come as to no surprise that her armor is vastly improved from her predecessors and the guns are quite heavy which enables her to fight her peers and bigger targets most effectively and owing to her high arc, she can also potentially perform plunging fire against her peers and hopefully against battleships provided that the deck is thin enough for the shells to punch through. Its also a welcome relief to find her to be able to equip the radar surveillance consumable so she can hunt down any destroyer lurking in the smoke with utmost efficiency and her ergonomics won't lose against the likes of Mogami and Atago, giving her plenty of room to move.
However, she's not infallible and concentrated fire will send her down as well as her weak rear superstructure can cause heavy damage or even outright citadel hits.
Move fast and plan your moves well as a supporting ship that can shift to aggressive tones later on in the match and you will find New Orleans to be a stalwart cruiser befitting a gun oriented player in cruisers.
Pros:
- Faster firing high caliber guns
- Improved response time
- Good ergonomics
- Improved turret armor and mounts
Cons:
- What feels like a souped up Pensacola at tier 8
- AB-X turret layout may feel like a downgrade compared to Pensacola's AB-XY
- Armor must to be angled to be effective
Optimal Configuration
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2 |
★★ |
★★ |
★★★ |
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3 |
★ |
★ |
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★★ |
★★★ |
★★★ |
★★ |
4 |
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★ |
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★★ |
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★★ |
★★★ |
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended |
Gallery
Historical Info
Historical Gallery
References
- Wikipedia
- Historyofwar.org
- GlobalSecurity.org
- The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia
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