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Weve got great news for fans of War Thunders naval battles: the first rank V ships will be added in the next update!
Ships will be added to rank V gradually, and in update 1.93, were presenting the first two top-tier combat vessels. Today wed like to tell you about the USS Pensacola, a heavy cruiser and a true titan of War Thunders naval battles!
In War Thunder, the Pensacola will be one of the first rank V ships and occupy the new top-tier position in the American naval research line. In the game, the Pensacola straddles the edge between ranks IV and V in terms of her stats, but she also opens a path to researching larger rank V ships. The Pensacola is essentially a light cruiser on steroids, an intermediate link between classes that combines the armour and movement stats of a light cruiser with the powerful weaponry of a heavy cruiser. The ships main armament consist of ten 203mm guns in four turrets located fore and aft. Her universal artillery includes eight 127mm guns in open mounts on either side. Her close-range anti-air battery includes two quadruple 28mm guns (Chicago pianos) and four .50 calibre machine guns.
Attacks from the air can cause problems, since the Pensacolas quick-firing guns just arent powerful enough, and her 127mm guns might not be able to aim at aircraft quickly enough under AI control, so it makes sense to take direct control of the AA guns and fire at aircraft manually. By the way, the 127mm cannons have shells with radio-controlled warheads, which can really help against aircraft. All in all, the Pensacola is a great ship for active combat that deals catastrophic damage with each hit. Naval commanders will be able to take the wheel of the Pensacola in update 1.93 Shark Attack. We cant wait for you to see these massive ships!
[quote]Check out the full Dev Blog article here![/quote]
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