Pioneer

• Commonwealth CL with crawling smoke and a powerful 12km radar. Strong at area denial due to her smoke and radar combo and respectable DPM, but keep in mind her crippling smoke cooldown time and radar’s long prep time
  • Radar has a preparation time of 270s base to prevent you from oppressing enemy DDs in the early game
  • Has improved acceleration, similar to Minotaur and Brisbane
  • Has 3x Triple turrets in the front, bow in doesn’t cost you as much firepower as other cruisers
• Uses a modified Commonwealth cruiser build
  • Take RPF instead of 2pt AA and DE skill for a Anti-DD focus build
  • Can use Cerberus build if you don’t want to run a dedicated captain
  • If you don’t have radar mod, use Engine Room Protection instead
• Collins is useful for his improved Adrenaline Rush
• Pioneer has a unique radar + crawling smoke combo that lets her lockdown areas and farm targets with impunity for a few minutes. Can even aggressively charge smaller ships with her unique turret setup, though BB shells will punch right through your bow. Keep in mind crawling smoke cannot be turned off once active, and it’s long cooldown can be an issue if mistimed