USN CLs (Worcester Line)

• US CLs maximizes firepower and AA while offering respectable 9km radar. Mediocre maneuverability and poor armor makes them a glass cannon.
• US CLs use a fairly standard cruiser build
  • Consumable Specialist and Enhancements are taken to get the most out of her radar
  • AA build are less effective overall, but still fun for trolling CVs. Trade TGG for 4pt AA and Consumable Enhancements for 2pt AA skill
  • If you don't have radar mod, or the ship doesn't have radar, use ERP
  • If you are making a dedicated build for tier 6 and 7 CLs, use IFHE instead of TGG, and replace consumable enhancement with DE.
  • Both Doe brothers and Halsey are very good captains for USN CLs, both due to their improved skills, and Halsey’s talents.
• US CLs excels at close-mid range island gameplay, lobbing shells over islands and burning ships down without being shot back. A well timed radar can catch and destroy DDs, or deny caps if positioned properly. They can also use allied smokes if your DDs are generous. Open water kiting is not their forte, but can still be done in a pinch.
• Applies to Chester, St. Louis, Charleston, Phoenix, Omaha, Marblehead, Dallas, Helena, Boise, Cleveland, AL Montpelier, Seattle, Worcester and Jacksonville.

Belfast ‘43, Belfast, Irian, Duca d’Aosta and Duca degli Abruzzi.

• This build is tailored around Worcester’s legendary upgrade and does not work otherwise. Its main selling point is increased AA power and survivability at the expense of damage output, but it doesn’t change the default playstyle all that much.

• If you don’t have the Radar mod, use ERP.

• Supership Jacksonville is a suped up Worcester with absolutely ridiculous firepower, burning down any unfortunate victim in short order. Poor mobility and restrictive turret angles does make her harder to play than other superships.

• Jacksonville uses a customized IFHE build due to her combat instructions

  • IFHE brings her base HE pen to 37mm, with CI active it goes up to 52mm.
  • TGG can be traded for SE if you need more survivability
  • Hydro mod is preferred for better protection vs. torps
    • Radar mod is viable, though any target will either be dead or out of range long before radar ends
    • If you don’t have either mod, use ERP. Though if you can afford a supership, you can certainly afford a special mod
  • Halsey synergizes well when his talents activate. Highly recommend if you want to break your damage record

• Jacksonville uses the same playstyle as other US CLs, but with an ace up her sleeve: Combat instructions. When active, her HE shells can chew through even heavily armored battleships. Use islands or smoke to stay hidden as you farm down anything that gets close to you.

  • Combat instructions increase HE pen by 40% for 40s
    • Requires 77 main battery hits to charge
    • Use when farming BBs/cruisers with 40-50mm armor