Pensacola

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Pensacola — American Tier VI cruiser.

The first cruisers of the U.S. Navy built in accordance with the guidelines outlined by the Washington Naval Treaty. To ensure sufficient firepower, ten 203 mm guns were distributed among four turrets. Due to the narrow hull, triple-gun turrets were mounted in an elevated position. During World War II, USS Pensacola played a significant role in the Battle of Midway as an escort for aircraft carriers Yorktown and Enterprise. She later participated in the campaign in the Solomon Islands, serving as an escort for aircraft carrier Hornet. During the course of the war, the ship was awarded 13 battle stars.

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 ()
203 mm/55 Mk.14 on a triple mount/twin mount	4	45	131	2,800	14	4,600		0	225,000

	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 ()
Pensacola (A)	31,200	6	102	2/2	8	8/4/8				0	375,000
Pensacola (B)	32,700	6	102	2/2	8	17/6				9,800	780,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk6 mod. 1		0		0	205,000
Mk6 mod. 2		0		5,500	440,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 107,000 hp	32.5		0	190,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Player Opinion

Performance

Affectionately called "Pepsi-cola" by some and the "Penance-cola" or "Painsacola" by those who suddenly have to sit on her helm due to the very notion that she is a ship for the penitent of all the dastardly and evil things you have done on her predecessor, the Pensacola is the first heavy cruiser within the American cruiser line and while it may take tier 7 to reach it despite her Japanese counterpart the Furutaka being unlocked at tier 5, she has the advantage of having more responsive handling than her first heavy cruiser counterpart. Stock, the Pensacola will literally be very agonizing and the moniker "Penance-cola" will be applicable for the first few runs such as very long turret traverse for and the range that's practically several meters short of her predecessor's effective range you will have on her until you get sufficient upgrades to soup her up because when she is fully kitted and equipped, she's one stalwart cruiser that will be in line with her counterparts as well as a ship that can align her turrets as fast as possible without losing bead on the enemy. Her AA suite makes her perfect for anti-air screens and with her guns to a capacity, cruiser and destroyer screening as well due to the surprisingly fast shell velocity she gets over her predecessor. However, people often use the term "Rest in Pensacola" because of the notion that the Cleveland is better than the Pensacola and of the sudden change that is brought in the strategies of how to play this ship. As of the current iteration, players will be somewhat pleased that the heavy cruiser has a detection range reduction which was originally the horrid 15.6km to an astounding 12.8km which is, surprisingly, slightly lower than Myoko's.

If you wish to further enhance the Pensacola, it is suggested that your commander must reach the concealment expert skill as well as having the BFT and AFT skills to further improve the AA suite to very high levels while kitting the cruiser with main battery survivability, AA gun range increase, damage control 1 and rudder shift along with paint that has both detection decrease and enemy dispersion increase parameters

Pros:

Excellent and fairly accurate guns
Third longest firing cruiser at her tier (with upgrade); only Yorck has the longest range
AP shells are surprisingly devastating
Reasonable shell speed, seems like an improvement from its predecessor
AA suite is sound enough and can serve as an AA screen in higher tiers
Shell arc means you can deal considerable damage at any range
Decent turret traverse when fully upgraded, and with the Expert Marksman skill trained for her captain she can practically "shoot and turn" without losing bead against the enemy
Fairly good concealment after 0.6.1

Cons:

About as well-armored as a can of cola
Teeth gritting stock grind
Very easy to score citadel hits
Long turret traverse on stock turret
Shell arc, while it can go over some landmasses with relative ease, will have problems with leading
Fairly slow shell velocity

Research

It is highly suggested that you acquire range as the AA suite on the stock hull is decent combined with defensive AA fire, then acquire hull B and then the upgraded turret so that your guns can rotate faster

decent camo rating when fully kitted

Optimal Configuration

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns. ★★★	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines. ★★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched. ★	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time.	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters.	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time.	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire. ★★	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes.
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable. ★★	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables. ★	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm. ★★★	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range.	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen.	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost. ★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding. ★	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier. ★	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes.	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage.	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns. ★★	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target. ★★★	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes. ★★
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of shells from secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only.	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three. ★	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +30% to the armor penetration capacity of HE shells. -1% chance of fire on target caused by shells <=139mm. -3% chance of fire on target caused by shells >139mm.	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +5% attack aircraft aiming speed. +5% torpedo bomber aiming speed. +10% dive bomber aiming speed.	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% damage/sec. within the explosion radius of shells fired from long-range AA defenses. ★★	Massive AA Fire Instantaneous Damage +100%. Priority AA sector cooldown +50%.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken. ★★	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended

Gallery

References

Wikipedia
Historyofwar.org
ibiblio.org
USS Pensacola (CA-24): "The Grey Ghost" (confirmation of nickname)

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-Affectionately called "Pepsi-cola" by some and the "Penance-cola" or "Painsacola" by those who suddenly have to sit on her helm due to the very notion that she is a ship for the penitent of all the dastardly and evil things you have done on her predecessor the tier 6 Cleveland, the Pensacola is the first heavy cruiser within the American cruiser line and while it may take tier 7 to reach it despite her Japanese counterpart the Furutaka being unlocked at tier 5, she has the advantage of having more responsive handling than her first heavy cruiser counterpart. Stock, the Pensacola will literally be very agonizing and the moniker "Penance-cola" will be applicable for the first few runs such as very long turret traverse for and the range that's practically several meters short of her predecessor's effective range you will have on her until you get sufficient upgrades to soup her up because when she is fully upgraded, she's one stalwart cruiser that will be in-line with her counterpart and other tier 7 colleagues as well as a ship that can align her turrets as fast as possible. Her AA suite makes her perfect for anti-air screens and with her guns to a capacity, cruiser and destroyer screening as well due to the surprisingly fast shell velocity she gets over her predecessor. However, people often use the term "Rest in Pensacola" because of the notion that the Cleveland is better than the Pensacola and of the sudden change that is brought in the strategies of how to play this ship.
+Affectionately called "Pepsi-cola" by some and the "Penance-cola" or "Painsacola" by those who suddenly have to sit on her helm due to the very notion that she is a ship for the penitent of all the dastardly and evil things you have done on her predecessor, the Pensacola is the first heavy cruiser within the American cruiser line and while it may take tier 7 to reach it despite her Japanese counterpart the [[Furutaka]] being unlocked at tier 5, she has the advantage of having more responsive handling than her first heavy cruiser counterpart. Stock, the Pensacola will literally be very agonizing and the moniker "Penance-cola" will be applicable for the first few runs such as very long turret traverse for and the range that's practically several meters short of her predecessor's effective range you will have on her until you get sufficient upgrades to soup her up because when she is fully kitted and equipped, she's one stalwart cruiser that will be in line with her counterparts as well as a ship that can align her turrets as fast as possible without losing bead on the enemy. Her AA suite makes her perfect for anti-air screens and with her guns to a capacity, cruiser and destroyer screening as well due to the surprisingly fast shell velocity she gets over her predecessor. However, people often use the term "Rest in Pensacola" because of the notion that the Cleveland is better than the Pensacola and of the sudden change that is brought in the strategies of how to play this ship. As of the current iteration, players will be somewhat pleased that the heavy cruiser has a detection range reduction which was originally the horrid 15.6km to an astounding 12.8km which is, surprisingly, slightly lower than [[Myoko]]'s.
 If you wish to further enhance the Pensacola, it is suggested that your commander must reach the concealment expert skill as well as having the BFT and AFT skills to further improve the AA suite to very high levels while kitting the cruiser with main battery survivability, AA gun range increase, damage control 1 and rudder shift along with paint that has both detection decrease and enemy dispersion increase parameters
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 |Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
 * Excellent and fairly accurate guns
-* Second longest firing cruiser at her tier (with upgrade); only Yorck has the longest range
+* Third longest firing cruiser at her tier (with upgrade); only [[Yorck]] has the longest range
 * AP shells are surprisingly devastating
 * Reasonable shell speed, seems like an improvement from its predecessor

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