Cleveland

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Cleveland

Cruiser | U.S.A. | Tier VIII

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price110000 exp

Purchase price8,900,000

Hit Points30,600

Main Battery

152 mm/47 Mk.16 in a turret4 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire9.23 shots/min.

Reload Time6.5 sec.

Rotation Speed10 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time18 sec.

Firing Range14.2 km.

Maximum Dispersion140 m.

HE Shell152 mm HE Mk39

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,200

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell12 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity812 m./s.

HE Shell Weight47.6 kg.

AP Shell152 mm AP Mk35

Maximum AP Shell Damage3,200

Initial AP Shell Velocity762 m./s.

AP Shell Weight59 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount6 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range6.6 km.

Rate of Fire10 shots/min.

Reload Time6 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE Mk32

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity792 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell5 %

AA Defense

127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second90.6

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount23 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second82.8

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.1 mount10 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second113

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed32.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius660 m.

Rudder Shift Time9.4 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range11.52 km.

Air Detectability Range7.16 km.

Battle Levels

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13.9

Cleveland

Cruiser | U.S.A. | Tier VIII

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price110000 exp

Purchase price8,900,000

Hit Points36,900

Main Battery

152 mm/47 Mk.16 in a turret4 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire9.23 shots/min.

Reload Time6.5 sec.

Rotation Speed10 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time18 sec.

Firing Range15.62 km.

Maximum Dispersion140 m.

HE Shell152 mm HE Mk39

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,200

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell12 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity812 m./s.

HE Shell Weight47.6 kg.

AP Shell152 mm AP Mk35

Maximum AP Shell Damage3,200

Initial AP Shell Velocity762 m./s.

AP Shell Weight59 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount6 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range6.6 km.

Rate of Fire10 shots/min.

Reload Time6 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE Mk32

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity792 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell5 %

AA Defense

127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second90.6

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.24 mount23 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second140.3

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.1 mount6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second67.8

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.2 mount4 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second63.6

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed32.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius660 m.

Rudder Shift Time7.2 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range11.52 km.

Air Detectability Range7.16 km.

Battle Levels

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VIII

8,900,000

Cleveland — American Tier VIII cruiser.

The most numerous class of cruisers in the world. Owing to rather large dimensions for her type, she boasted excellent armor and had a very powerful AA armament. Reasonable arrangement of the propulsion and elaborate design of the bottom improved the ship's survivability. Her well-balanced performance characteristics placed her among the most powerful light cruisers in the world.

USS Little Rock is the last surviving example of the class, preserved as a military museum ship in Buffalo, New York.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
152 mm/47 Mk.16 in a turret	9.2	18	140	2,200	12	3,200		0	730,000

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Cleveland (A)	30,600	13	165	4	6	23/10/6				0	1,000,000
Cleveland (B)	36,900	13	165	4	6	6/4/6				28,000	2,100,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk8 mod. 1		0		0	550,000
Mk8 mod. 2		0		15,000	1,200,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 100,000 hp	32.5		0	620,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Player Opinion

Performance

Warning: The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.
Refer to the in-game Port screens for more useful data.

Veteran Cleveland captains will find themselves in unfamiliar territory after Update 0.7.5, as the most popular cruiser in World of Warships moves from its old home at Tier VI to new digs at Tier VIII. No longer will she be able to bully inter-war cruisers and dreadnoughts; Cleveland must now square off against her World War II contemporaries, including some very formidable Tier X opponents.

To help compensate for the tougher competition she now faces, Cleveland has undergone some notable changes. She has a few more hit points than she used to, along with another kilometer of main battery firing range. Her anti-aircraft defenses have been buffed to be more historically accurate, as she gains four quadruple 40mm Bofors mounts along with copious quantities of 20mm Oerlikons. Most importantly, her consumable choices have been radically altered: Cleveland now has access to the Surveillance Radar , Catapult Fighter  and Spotting Aircraft  consumables and can mount Defensive AA Fire  and Hydroacoustic Search  simultaneously. Additionally, she becomes stealthier on top of gaining access to Upgrade Slot 5 and Concealment System Modification 1 .

Even her main battery has gotten an upgrade. Though the shell performance of Cleveland’s workhorse 152mm rifles in four triple turrets is untouched, the reload speed has dropped from 8 seconds to 6.5 seconds, granting her the fastest-reloading light cruiser guns at Tier VIII. Cleveland’s damage potential to enemies at medium and close range is nothing short of catastrophic should they be caught under her guns. Her turret traverse speed is also nearly double the old Tier VI value, and training her commander in the Inertia Fuse for HE Shells skill will allow her high explosive rounds to penetrate the bow and superstructure armor of most Tier VIII, IX, and X battleships, causing fires along the way.

While there are a lot of good things about the change to Tier VIII, Cleveland retains many of her old weaknesses: she is still lightly-armored, and now finds herself squaring off against battleships that are much more accurate than she used to encounter. Her shell velocity at long range is just as slow as ever, making her good at showering enemy capital ships with shells from a distance, but virtually useless against lighter, more nimble enemies past 10-12 km.

Tier VIII Cleveland is just as solid a support ship as old Tier VI Cleveland was, but captains will have to stay frosty and play smart to avoid the nastier battleship opponents that she will face at her new tier.

Pros:

• Citadel is deceptively difficult to penetrate properly from the sides, and can be over-penetrated easily.
• Solid main battery guns. Excellent rate of fire, firing range, shell penetration, and fire chance for HE shells.
• Favorable firing angles allow all four turrets to be used without showing excessive broadside.
• High shell arcs for lobbing over islands.
• Powerful anti-aircraft suite; can easily shoot down enemy strike craft without Defensive AA Fire .
• Decent maneuverability.

Cons:

• Citadel is vulnerable to plunging fire.
• Light armor scheme means that Cleveland takes damage from incoming fire of nearly all calibers.
• Very prone to HE damage.
• Slow shell velocity and high arc; allows enemies time to maneuver and evade incoming fire.
• Medium-range anti-aircraft armament can be very easily destroyed by HE shells.
• No torpedoes.
• Ties for second slowest of all Tier 8 cruisers with her CA cousin Baltimore, despite being a light cruiser.

Research

Availability of researchable upgrades for Cleveland is as follows:

• Hull: Upgrade to Hull (B) for additional mid-range AA, more hit points, and improved rudder shift speed.
• Gun Fire Control System: Upgrade to Mk8 mod. 2 for an extra 10% range on the main battery.

Invest in the hull upgrade first; Cleveland needs all the hit points it can grab.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 keeps the guns active and firing.
• Slot 2: Surveillance Radar Modification 1 increases duration of Surveillance Radar .
• Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1 improves accuracy and generates more main battery hits on enemies.
• Slot 4: Propulsion Modification 1 allows for faster acceleration to move in and out of cover faster.
• Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1  lowers detection radius.

Anti-Aircraft Build: A popular build for this ship, captains focusing on boosting Cleveland’s AA will opt for Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1 for Slot 1 to increase the anti-aircraft armament durability and Defensive AA Fire Modification 1 for Slot 2 to increase her AA power by having the Defensive AA Fire  consumable active longer and a shorter cooldown as well. AA Guns Modification 1 can also be placed in Slot 3 but as it only reduces the cooldown for the priority sector, Aiming Systems Modification 1 for Slot 3 is still recomended so that Cleveland can still be effective with supporting fire when not engaged with enemy aircraft. Although her AA is a powerful enough deterrent, the usefulness of this investment depends on whether or not there is a carrier in the game. This build is great in division with a Tier VIII carrier to ensure that Cleveland will have a purpose for her AA suite.

Generalist Build: Captains focusing on making Cleveland have better main batteries will opt for Main Armaments Modification 1 for Slot 1 and Aiming Systems Modification 1 for Slot 3 to increase her accuracy.

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed.	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed.	Consumables Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except:  Damage Control Party   Repair Party .	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type.	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning of a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5km. ★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★
2	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance fired at submarines. ★	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time.	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search, Surveillance Radar, Smoke Generator, & Engine Boost. ★★	Eye in the Sky Spotting Aircraft: • +2 charges • -50% cooldown time.	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery.	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: •  +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. •  +25% continuous damage. •  +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament..
3	Heavy HE and SAP Shells +10% HE and SAP shell damage. +15% ship detectability guns 149mm and up. ★★	Pack a Punch +15% torpedo damage. +20% secondary battery range..	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★	Heavy AP Shells +5% damage for AP shells 190mm and larger.	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables. ★★	Survivability Expert +450 HP per ship tier.
4	Top Grade Gunner -10% reload time of secondary batteries If enemy ship is spotted within detectability range, -8% reload time of main battery.	Outnumbered If there are fewer allies than visible enemies within the ship's base main caliber firing range: +8% ship speed -10% main battery dispersion.	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken..	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half. ★★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★	AAA & ASW Expert +25% continuous AA and flak damage. +15% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −50% ship consumables reload time..
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Cleveland can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search 
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  or Surveillance Radar  or Catapult Fighter 
• Slot 4: Defensive AA Fire 

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy. ★	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★★★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★★★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★★★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used.
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

Gallery

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  Official WoWS model of Cleveland.

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  Broadside view of Cleveland.

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  Rear view of Cleveland.

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Historical Info

USS Cleveland, 1942

Construction

Builder: New York Shipbuilding Corporation
   Camden, New Jersey, United States

Laid down: 1 July 1940

Launched: 1 November 1941

Commissioned: 15 June 1942

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Specifications

11,744 tons displacement, standard

185.95m length

20.22m beam

7.6m draft

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Machinery

4 boilers, 4 turbines

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Performance

32.5 knots at 100,000 shaft horsepower

11,000 nautical miles at 15 knots

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Armor

Main belt: 83-127mm

Deck: 51mm

Barbettes and Turrets: 150mm barbette, 170mm face,
   76mm side, 38mm rear, 76mm roof

Conning tower: 57-127mm

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Armament

Main

Twelve (4x3) 152mm guns

Secondary

Twelve (6x2) 127mm dual-purpose guns

Anti-Aircraft Armament

Eight (4x2) 40mm Bofors cannons

Thirteen (13x1) 20mm Oerlikon cannons

History

Design

As the second ship to be named after Cleveland, Ohio, USS Cleveland (CL-55) was the lead ship of the series of 27 Cleveland-class light cruisers. Commissioned in 1942, it saw extensive service in the Pacific and Mediterranean theaters. The class was designed as an improved and slightly larger version of the Brooklyn-class light cruisers, with the intention of having better cruising range, anti-aircraft defense, etc. compared with earlier US light cruisers. In order to save time and money, they were built using armament that was already proven. Packing strong Anti-air and anti-ship firepower, decent armor, and good speed, the Cleveland-class proved to be excellent light cruisers, serving the US Navy well into the 1970's. Of the 52 originally planned ships, nine were completed as Independence-class carriers and two as Fargo-class cruisers. What separated the Fargo-class from the Cleveland-class were their distinctly more compact superstructure with a single funnel and improved anti-aircraft armament arcs. Of the 13 designed and planned Fargo-class cruisers, only Fargo and Huntington were completed.

By 1950, all Cleveland-class cruisers were decommissioned and eventually sold for scrap.

Service

Joining Task Force 18, Cleveland first saw action at the Solomon Islands - its first mission was to guard a troop convoy. The ship would provide artillery bombardment in many of the invasions and anti-air defense, as well as covering fire and softening-up bombardments. One such notable event was during the invasion of Tinian, when captain Andrew Shepard ordered the crew to maneuver the ship between the USS Norman Scott (DD-690) and the main shore batteries, preventing the enemy from being able to fire at the Norman Scott. The destroyer was drawing fire away from the USS Colorado, only to be hit directly six times by main shore batteries. Its captain Seymour Owens and 22 others were killed, leaving the destroyer very vulnerable. Captain Shepard's quick thinking and his crew managed to save the many lives of the Norman Scott during that battle.

Over the next five years, Cleveland would be captained by four other officers until February 1947, when it was decommissioned and put into reserve in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By the end of World War II, Cleveland received 13 battle stars for its service. Astonishingly, all the Cleveland-class cruisers survived to the end of war and were decommissioned in 1950 — save USS Manchester — never to see service again. However, six of the decommissioned cruisers were later converted into the Providence- and Galveston-class guided missile cruisers. Because of stability problems due to the top weight of the missile systems, all such conversions were decommissioned to the reserve fleet between 1969 and 1974 and 1970 and 1979, respectively.

The last remaining Cleveland-class ship is USS Little Rock, a Galveston-class guided missile cruiser, which now resides as a museum ship in Buffalo, New York.

Historical Inaccuracies

• Permanent camouflage resembles the Measure 31/16d scheme, which is actually the historical camouflage of the Baltimore-class heavy cruiser. Cleveland's historical camouflage is Measure 12 modified.
• Cleveland was commissioned during the war, but her catapult fighter is in pre-war markings.
• Catapult fighter is a Grumman F3F, which was withdrawn from squadron service by the end of 1941 and was used for training and utility duties until December 1943. No floatplane version of the F3F exists.

Historical Gallery

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  Under construction, 1 October 1941.

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  USS Cleveland at sea in 1942.

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  USS Cleveland in drydock at Aessi Island, 12 January 1944.

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  USS Cleveland with crew paraded on deck for Captain's inspection, 28 March 1944.

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  Captain Hopwood bids farewell to the crew.

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  Technical drawing of a Cleveland-class cruiser.

References

1. okieboat.com
2. USS Cleveland (CL-55) - Wikipedia
3. Cleveland-class cruiser - Wikipedia
4. Volume I: U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard Aircraft Lost ...
5. USS Cleveland CL-55 Reunion Association
6. The Best Light Cruisers of World War II
7. Navysite

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

Testing Changes

• February 25, 2018:
  • Preliminary characteristics (as Columbia).
• March 15, 2018:
  • The 152 mm/47 Mk16 main battery modules were adjusted:
    • The base version was removed, leaving only the researchable version able to be mounted.
      • Turret rotation time was increased from 5.5 to 10 deg/s.
      • Reload time was decreased from 8 to 7 s.
  • Detectability was decreased from 13.4 to 11.88 km.
• April 12, 2018:
  • The Surveillance Radar consumable was moved to the same slot as the Spotting Aircraft consumable.
• April 17, 2018:
  • Main battery base firing range was increased from 13.3 to 14.2 km.
  • Main battery reload time was decreased from 7 to 6.5 s.
• May 23, 2018:
  • The consumable slot distribution was changed to: Damage Control Party, Defensive AA Fire, Surveillance Radar/Spotting Aircraft, Hydroacoustic Search.

• Added to the game from the very beginning (alpha version).
• Update 0.1.5:
  • The AA defense effectiveness was reduced.
• Update 0.2.2.5:
  • Main battery turret rotation speed was reduced.
• Update 0.3.0:
  • Researchable hull model updated.
• Update 0.3.1.5:
  • The duration of the Defensive Fire consumable was increased from 20 to 40 s.
• Update 0.5.0:
  • An error in the armor of the 152 mm gun turrets was fixed: the thickness of the lower armor plate was increased from 37 to 38 mm, the thickness of the rear plate was decreased from 37 to 25 mm.
• Update 0.5.1:
  • The number of charges of the "Catapult Fighter I" consumable was increased to 4 ( "Catapult Fighter II" - up to 5).
• Update 0.5.2:
  • As a temporary offer, it became possible to purchase and install a special New Year's permanent camouflage. After the camouflage was removed from sale, it remained with those players who managed to purchase it.
  • Credit earnings increased by + 7%.
  • Experience earnings increased by + 7%.
• Update 0.5.3.2:
  • The Type 10 camouflage was renamed to Type 12.
• Update 0.5.6:
  • The secondary battery firing range was increased from 4 to 5 km.
  • The survivability of AA mounts was increased and brought in line with the parameters of installations on other similar ships.
  • Received a new type of permanent camouflage - Type 16.
• Update 0.5.8:
  • The hull armored model was refined.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Visibility when firing main guns in smoke changed to 6.71 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Fire extinguishing time is now 30 s instead of 60 s.
  • Improved display of thin elements.
  • The survivability of air defense weapons was tested and brought to a single standard. The change affects 40mm guns.
• Update 0.6.15:
  • A bonus was added to the permanent camouflages "Type 16", "Type 12" - a 10% discount to the cost of post-battle service.
• Update 0.7.5:
  • Cleveland was moved from Tier VI to Tier VIII of the new light cruiser branch with accompanying changes in her characteristics.
• Update 0.7.6:
  • Fixed ship description in the port.
• Update 0.7.7:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures on the ship and camouflage.
• Update 0.7.10:
  • The range of the Hydroacoustic Search consumable was unified - 5 km for detecting ships, 3.5 km for detecting torpedoes.
• Update 0.8.3:
  • Fixed a bug where the sound of the main battery guns with the "Freedom" and Azur Lane camouflages was not heard.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • HE shell armor penetration increased from 24 mm to 30 mm.
  • Armor thickness changed: deck armor increased from 25 mm to 27 mm.
• Update 0.9.4:
  • The Catapult Fighter consumable was added to the slot containing the Surveillance Radar consumable.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 6.6 km.
• Update 0.10.4:
  • The duration of the Surveillance Radar consumable was reduced from 30 to 27 s.
• Update 0.10.8:
  • Fixed an error that caused Cleveland with her standard hull not to receive critical damage to her steering gears.

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