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| ? | |A descendant of the Portland-class heavy cruisers, the New Orleans-class warships featured much heavier armor than their predecessors. The armor enhancement was made possible by shortening the hull after the en echelon machinery arrangement had been rejected. In 1942, the cruisers of this class were equipped with more powerful AA armament as a result of modernization. The class included seven ships; three of them were sunk by artillery fire and torpedoes from Japanese ships during the Battle of Savo Island in the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942. The remaining ships were decommissioned in 1959. | | + | |A descendant of the Portland-class heavy cruisers, the New Orleans-class warships featured much heavier armor than their predecessors. The armor enhancement was made possible by shortening the hull after the en echelon machinery arrangement had been rejected. In 1942, the cruisers of this class were equipped with more powerful AA armament as a result of modernization. The class included seven ships; three of them were sunk by artillery fire and torpedoes from Japanese ships during the Battle of Savo Island in the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942. The remaining ships were decommissioned in 1959.<br /> |
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<value_unset_error>A descendant of the Portland-class heavy cruisers, the New Orleans-class warships featured much heavier armor than their predecessors. The armor enhancement was made possible by shortening the hull after the en echelon machinery arrangement had been rejected. In 1942, the cruisers of this class were equipped with more powerful AA armament as a result of modernization. The class included seven ships; three of them were sunk by artillery fire and torpedoes from Japanese ships during the Battle of Savo Island in the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942. The remaining ships were decommissioned in 1959.
The New Orleans-class Cruiser is a Tier 8 ship in the U.S.A. cruiser Tech Tree.
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