

Boring, but Practical: US Navy cruisers have excellent guns that can lay down punishing volumes of fire, but (except for Phoenix and Omaha) they lack a means to inflict a crushing blow against enemies who get too close.Only the Phoenix, Omaha, and premium Atlanta have torpedoes and you have to get to uncomfortably short ranges to use them. At higher tiers, the AA suites are some of the most fearsome in the game and can be made even more powerful by activating Defensive Fire. Their 6-inch (155mm) guns of the light cruisers can rain shells down on targets, and the 8-inch (203mm) guns of the heavies pack a serious punch with both HE and AP, although they may find difficulty in striking evasive targets due to slower shell speeds. USN Cruisers are all about the guns, both against ships and planes. That said, this ship is capable both in terms of firepower and torpedoes, though not as specialized compared to its Japanese and Soviet counterparts. Jack of All Stats: The first USN Destroyer capable of doing pretty much any job from Anti-Air to scouting without the need to sacrifice a gun mount, in comparison to its predecessors.As mentioned below, she's special in that she can wield all of this firepower without the need for sacrificing a 5-in gun mount. Anti-Air: The first American destroyer to gain the powerful Bofors and Oerlikon guns without the need to upgrade hulls.Captain Arleigh Burke made his name commanding a ship of this class his name would later grace the US Navy's second class of warship equipped with the Aegis weapon system. They proved to be highly successful ships, combining high speed with efficient AA defenses, quick-firing artillery, and powerful torpedo armament.

Fletcher was the lead ship of the most numerous series of destroyers ever produced. Theme Naming: US Navy destroyers are named after heroes of the United States Navy like John Paul Jones, Samuel Gridley, William Halsey, and others.This is only for gameplay purposes though, as in Real Life the 127mm guns had very high muzzle velocities. Painfully Slow Projectile: All USN DDs suffer from very long shell travel times.

Truth in Television, since this was what was intended by their designers and the US Navy.
