Pensacola
Tier VI · Cruiser · U.S.A.
Rating S- (Near elite within its tier and class · overall score 83) · Gunnery cruiser
Gunnery cruiser. Its AP main battery DPM of 44,509 is 18% above the same-tier cruiser average. Strong AA fends off carrier strikes well. Key skills: Air Defense Alert I ×2. Detectability of 9.48 km is 1.54 km above average, so it gets spotted early; move behind islands. Its weak detectability (9.48 km) drops to 8.44 km with a stealth/mobility equipment build (at −5% HP).
Key stats
- HP: 23,805
- Top speed: 32.25 kn
- Surface detectability: 9.48 km
- Main battery: 203 mm 4X3 · reload 11 s · range 10.2 km
Pensacola was the first of the "treaty cruisers" in the U.S. Navy. With tonnage limited, she sacrificed armor but retained good armament with ten 203 mm main guns, powerful for a cruiser of that period.