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USS Atlanta is the lead ship of her class of eight light cruisers, initially built for the USN as flotilla leaders in the late 1930s. Soon, captains in War Thunder may look forward to having the chance to command the iconic USS Atlanta herself, upon her arrival in the game as part of the upcoming update 1.91!
Briefly: A lightly armored, yet heavily armed American light cruiser, possessing excellent versatility thanks to its sixteen 5-inch dual purpose cannons!
USS Atlanta, light cruiser, USA, IV rank.
➕Numerous primary guns
➕High rate of fire
➕Very versatile
➖ Only light caliber cannons
➖ Relatively lightly protected
Atlanta-class light cruisers came to being in the late 1930s, during which the US Navy was considering a multitude of different design proposals for new light cruisers, which would be in accordance with the limitations set by the Second London Naval Treaty of 1936.
Having realized that all outstanding requirements couldn’t be met with a limited displacement design, the decision was eventually made to adopt a smaller light cruiser design to act as a destroyer leader. As a result, the proposed design of what would become the Atlanta-class was selected for construction, with an initial order for four ships being issued in April 1939, followed by a second order for four further vessels in September 1940.
USS Atlanta, the lead ship of the class, was laid down on 22 April 1940 in Kearny, New Jersey and was subsequently commissioned into service in December of the following year, shortly after the US’ entry into WWII. Atlanta would soon receive its baptism by fire, taking part in the Battle of Midway in June 1942 while on screening duty for American aircraft carriers.
USS Atlanta also took part in heavy fighting during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, as well as the subsequent Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. During the latter, USS Atlanta received mortal damage during a Japanese night attack, both from enemy as well as friendly fire. Although the USS Atlanta made it through the night, it became clear the next morning that the damage was too severe to deal with and the order for scuttling was issued on 13 November 1942. Atlanta was subsequently struck from the Naval Register in January of the following year.
In War Thunder, USS Atlanta will be a new light cruiser, coming to rank IV of the American naval tree with the release of update 1.91. Being a highly requested addition to War Thunder naval forces, USS Atlanta will offer its future captains quite an unusual set of traits, unique to this warship in particular, giving it a high degree of versatility.
USS Atlanta’s standout feature is its immediately noticeable large number of primary weapons. In fact, it pretty much defines the ship’s silhouette! Armed with a whopping eight double 5-inch (127mm) cannons, USS Atlanta will become the most heavily armed ship in War Thunder, at least as far as primary weapons count is concerned.
The American 5-inch guns, often found on destroyers, are proven tools of destruction in War Thunder naval battles. Their dual-purpose nature makes them extremely versatile, giving the ship which is equipped with them the capability to effectively engage both surface targets as well as aircraft. Therefore, having a total of 16 of these lethal cannons will mean that aspiring Atlanta captains will be formidable foes when engaging lighter vessels, destroyers and aircraft.
Versatile and vigilant are exactly what captains of USS Atlanta will have to be in battle. Due to the ship only having four triple 28mm cannons acting as auxiliary weaponry, captains will more often than not have to take care of aerial threats themselves in the heat of battle or risk succumbing to an air strike. Fortunately, however, with the help of proximity-fused HE-VT rounds, you’re more than well equipped to do so!
However, USS Atlanta is quite poorly protected for a light cruiser. With her armored belt only being a maximum of 3.75 inches (95mm), Atlanta is unable to sustain concentrated enemy fire for a prolonged period of time.
Taking on heavy, and in some cases, light cruisers may not be the best of ideas when commanding USS Atlanta; not only due to her lackluster protection, but also due to the limited damage which the 5-inch cannons can inflict upon more heavily armored targets. In such cases, captains will want to rely on Atlanta’s good mobility, since the ship can reach a top speed of 32.5 knots (60 km/h), to get them out of a tight spot.
USS Atlanta has set course for players’ ports and is expected to arrive with the release of War Thunder update 1.91. In the meantime, be sure to stay tuned to the news for all the latest developments regarding the next update. Until then, captains!
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Comments (118)
O great yet another naval battles killing ship just like the Somers (DD-381) a ship that can just spray continuous fire from its spawn into the enemy spawn and ultimately ruin the match might as well J out when you see the spray coming what’s the point of trying when you know it’s going to be following you like a heat seeker.
Are there any new Royal Navy light cruisers coming to counter this big American boi? I hope I won't still have to get my ass kicked in my HMS Southampton. Also please tell me I won't have to suffer in the Nurnberg in 1.91!
Just checked the displacement, 6000 tons wow! Guess it's small American boi.
and even now you keep adding new stuff for top tier when those at low tier gets nothing... seems like 1.91 is going to be the traditional 1 good thing for 2 more annoyances
honestly even tho gaijin finally tried to do something. they just decided to add much more stuff... and now the latest naval battle have destroyers spawncamping MTB's right at the start of the game... sorry but uninstalling the game is starting to be a much better idea. day by day. in worst cases even demanding refunds look wiser
What happened to those two Italian ships you teased over a year ago? The Destroyer and Light Cruiser? Idc if they only have a DD as a prem for a while i just wanna be able to use the P.108A for its intended purpose DESTROYING SHIPS.
also on the subject of Maus or should i say Dead Maus the lack of a Arcade version of a Chronologically accurate game version that allows us if we choose the handles like a pig Me-262 against aircraft it was designed too fly against! so what if you cant Balance it since when has war been a Balanced event! as we all know the Tiger 2 and Panther series beat the shit out of the T-44 in game but some tard will spout herrdurr realistic(not that you guys will allow! Russians still butthurt over 1941)
continued gripe: like the addition of modern ships that come against boats designed with materials and weapons from 30-40 years prior to that boat that is being used and abused not that i have much trouble being able too aim has its benefits but the POG-2 or the albatross and the like really need to be shoved up the line. the amount of heavies and intermediates you have excluded leads too heavy suspicion that you going to rort us all with excessive premium PTW ships which is kinda cancerous.
GoonyGooGoo, WHERE IST DA SPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? it will get its arse handed too it by the Brooklyn but its a sexy boat!
Since the crusiers have been in the game for long enough. I suggest the game should have more "salvo shot mode" for big ship, not just all gun fires at once or one gun at a time. Let us have more controls on how to fire the guns and at which order, cause in real naval battles big ships have lots of tactics on how to fire the guns in order to have more efficient aiming and ranging.
For those that want to know what the ship was really liked armed with. At least from 1942 on. But yay, Gaijin and its Reasons https://youtu.be/RJeN4KOIrEk
Does Germany gezs it heavy cruiser finally the Prinz Eugen
Will we see jets?
I'm so happy to see this, I wanted this ship for so long and it's great to see it finally being added in to the game. I mean I have something to research on the American tech tree and I know for a fact that this is going to be a big seal clubber, knocking out destroyers left and right.
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