USS Newport News - Revision history

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 {{main|5 inch/38 Mk.12 (127 mm)}}
-USS Newport News has 6 dual-purpose, double-barrel 127 mm turrets, a common layout found on late-war US light and heavy cruisers. They have an excellent SP Common shell for use against lightly armoured destroyers, and a VT-fused HE shell for use against aircraft.
+USS Newport News comes equipped with 6 dual {{Annotation|5-inch|127 mm}}/38 calibre guns. These are arranged with 4 in the wings and 2 mounted amidships, giving a broadside of 8 {{Annotation|5-inchers|127 mm}}. This gives the firepower of a destroyer strapped to the side of the Newport News, in addition to the main battery. The {{Annotation|5-inch|127 mm}}/38 calibre is a dual purpose gun, with both competent common shells for use against lightly armoured ships and {{Annotation|HE-VT|High-Explosive Variable-Timed}} shells with a proximity fuse; these are extremely effective against enemy aircraft. When combined with the radar lead indicator, planes flying in a predicable course can very easily be destroyed well outside their minimum engagement range. Manual control of the secondary battery is recommended but not required, as the anti-aircraft battery for USS Newport News is rather light in the 1972 refit. In most cases the gunners are still capable of protecting the ship, but captains should take appropriate caution.
 {{:5 inch/38 Mk.12 (127 mm)/Ammunition|5 inch AAC Mk.34, 5 inch AAVT Mk.31, 5 inch SP Common Mk.46}}

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-{{Youtube-gallery|9ktYK1n93L4|'''The {{PAGENAME}}''' - ''Cmdr. Tyrael''}}
+{{Youtube-gallery|9ktYK1n93L4|'''USS Newport News (CA-148) - Des Moines-class Heavy Cruiser - History & Guide''' - ''Cmdr. Tyrael''}}
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 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=us_cruiser_des_moines_class_newport_news Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 == Description ==
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-The {{PAGENAME}} was the final [[Des Moines (Family)|Des Moines to be completed. Laid down in November 1945 and commissioned in January 1949, she would go on to be the only ship of her class to go on in service past the early '60s. This would notably include serving as the flagship of the Atlantic fleet during the Cuban Missile crisis, where should would also assist with counting the missiles once the crisis abated. She would go on to serve extensively during the Vietnam War and then was eventually decommissioned in 1975.
+The {{PAGENAME}} was the final [[Des Moines (Family)|Des Moines class]] to be completed. Laid down in November 1945 and commissioned in January 1949, she would go on to be the only ship of her class to continue in service past the early '60s. This would notably include serving as the flagship of the Atlantic fleet during the Cuban Missile Crisis, where she would also assist with counting the missiles once the crisis abated. She would go on to serve extensively during the Vietnam War and was eventually decommissioned in 1975.
-'''{{Specs|name}}''' was introduced during [[Update "Apex Predators"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/8021-event-winter-quest-en|2022 Winter Quest]] event. Compared to her sister ship [[USS Des Moines]], she's in her 1962 refit which stripped out much of her anti-aircraft firepower. While this does mean that she isn't nearly as capable against aircraft with her two double {{Annotation|3-inch|76 mm}} autocannon mounts, this does mean that as she has the same crew count, she is much more capable of taking sustained fire from smaller vessels, as there's less crew exposed on deck for small calibre shells to knock out. With her quick fire rate of 6 seconds for the main battery, Newport News is capable of brawling with any ship smaller than a battlecruiser, and can even punch above her weight class provided the range is low enough.
+'''{{Specs|name}}''' was introduced during [[Update "Apex Predators"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/8021-event-winter-quest-en|2022 Winter Quest]] event. Compared to her sister ship [[USS Des Moines]], she's in her 1962 refit, which stripped out much of her anti-aircraft firepower. While this does mean that she isn't nearly as capable against aircraft with her two double {{Annotation|3-inch|76 mm}} autocannon mounts, she also has the same crew count, so she is much more capable of taking sustained fire from smaller vessels, as there's less crew exposed on deck for small calibre shells to knock out. With her quick fire rate of 6 seconds for the main battery, Newport News is capable of brawling with any ship smaller than a battlecruiser, and can even punch above her weight class provided the range is close enough.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a gift rank {{Specs|rank}} American heavy cruiser {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update "Apex Predators"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/8021-event-winter-quest-en|2022 Winter Quest]] event.
+The {{PAGENAME}} was the final [[Des Moines (Family)|Des Moines to be completed. Laid down in November 1945 and commissioned in January 1949, she would go on to be the only ship of her class to go on in service past the early '60s. This would notably include serving as the flagship of the Atlantic fleet during the Cuban Missile crisis, where should would also assist with counting the missiles once the crisis abated. She would go on to serve extensively during the Vietnam War and then was eventually decommissioned in 1975.
-The Des Moines-class heavy cruiser is the final evolution of the "all-gun" American cruiser. Being largely based on the [[Baltimore (Family)|Baltimore-class]] heavy cruiser, the Des Moines-class retains the same layout with several optimization and improvement, most notably the introduction of an autoloading mechanism for her {{Annotation|8-inch|203 mm}} guns, doubling its rate of fire. However, as they were completed during the dawn of the jet and missile age, they were largely reduced to a fleet carrier escort. By the year 1961, two out of three ship of the class were already decommissioned.
+'''{{Specs|name}}''' was introduced during [[Update "Apex Predators"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/8021-event-winter-quest-en|2022 Winter Quest]] event. Compared to her sister ship [[USS Des Moines]], she's in her 1962 refit which stripped out much of her anti-aircraft firepower. While this does mean that she isn't nearly as capable against aircraft with her two double {{Annotation|3-inch|76 mm}} autocannon mounts, this does mean that as she has the same crew count, she is much more capable of taking sustained fire from smaller vessels, as there's less crew exposed on deck for small calibre shells to knock out. With her quick fire rate of 6 seconds for the main battery, Newport News is capable of brawling with any ship smaller than a battlecruiser, and can even punch above her weight class provided the range is low enough.
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-With a flank speed of {{Annotation|33 kn|61 kmh, 38 mph}}, USS Newport News sits firmly in the middle of the pack for American cruisers; this speed allowed the [[Des Moines (Family)|Des Moines class]] to keep up with the existing cruisers, along with the carriers and Iowa-class battleships. This speed places her slightly ahead of the [[Brooklyn (Family)|Brooklyn-class]], and Captains shouldn't have any issues making it to capture zones and other key locations. This speed falls to {{Annotation|23 kn|43 kmh, 27 mph}} in a turn, which although leaving her as an easier target, is still faster than the Standard-class battleships flank speeds.
+With a flank speed of {{Annotation|33 kn|61 km/h, 38 mph}}, USS Newport News sits firmly in the middle of the pack for American cruisers; this speed allowed the [[Des Moines (Family)|Des Moines class]] to keep up with the existing cruisers, along with the carriers and Iowa-class battleships. This speed places her slightly ahead of the [[Brooklyn (Family)|Brooklyn class]], and captains shouldn't have any issues making it to capture zones and other key locations. This speed falls to {{Annotation|23 kn|43 km/h, 27 mph}} in a turn, which although leaving her as an easier target, is still faster than the Standard-type battleships' flank speeds.
-The rudder takes around 2 seconds to induce movement to the ship, and while USS Newport News is relatively responsive, at 20,950 tons there is a lot of momentum behind her movements. Newport News is relatively manoueverable for a heavy cruiser, but captains should still be wary when traversing narrow passages as she is unable to make many of the turns that a destroyer or light cruiser could make.
+The rudder takes around 2 seconds to induce movement to the ship, and while USS Newport News is relatively responsive, at 20,950 tons there is a lot of momentum behind her movements. Newport News is relatively manoeuvrable for a heavy cruiser, but captains should still be wary when traversing narrow passages as she is unable to make many of the turns that a destroyer or light cruiser could make.
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-USS Newport News, as a member of the [[Des Moines (Family)|Des Moines class]], has a broadly similar armour layout to the [[Baltimore (Family)|Baltimore class]] developed earlier in the war. This includes extending the main armour belt to provide protection for the forward magazines, vastly improving the protection underneath the forward turrets from {{Annotation|0.75 inches|19.05 mm}} to {{Annotation|5.8 inches|147.32 mm}} of armour. The belt overall is slightly thinner as the [[Baltimore (Family)|Baltimore-class]] has a {{Annotation|6-inch|152 mm}} belt, but the extra coverage provided for the Newport News is a welcome addition. The fore and aft of the citadel are protected by {{Annotation|4.8 inches|121.92 mm}} of bulkhead armour, with thinner {{Annotation|0.75-inch|19.05 mm}} bulkheads interspersed throughout the citadel. The decks above the citadel are protected by {{Annotation|1-inch|25.4 mm}} of anti-fragmentation armour, the same found on earlier destroyers in the US tree. Lower in the ship is a {{Annotation|3.4-inch|86.36 mm}} deck armour plate to deal with  heavier incoming fire from longer ranges as well, this will protect against most cruiser calibre fire.
+USS Newport News, as a member of the [[Des Moines (Family)|Des Moines class]], has a broadly similar armour layout to the [[Baltimore (Family)|Baltimore class]] developed earlier in the war. This includes extending the main armour belt to provide protection for the forward magazines, vastly improving the protection underneath the forward turrets from {{Annotation|0.75 inches|19.05 mm}} to {{Annotation|5.8 inches|147.32 mm}} of armour. The belt overall is slightly thinner as the [[Baltimore (Family)|Baltimore class]] has a {{Annotation|6-inch|152 mm}} belt, but the extra coverage provided for the Newport News is a welcome addition. The fore and aft of the citadel are protected by {{Annotation|4.8 inches|121.92 mm}} of bulkhead armour, with thinner {{Annotation|0.75-inch|19.05 mm}} bulkheads interspersed throughout the citadel. The decks above the citadel are protected by {{Annotation|1-inch|25.4 mm}} of anti-fragmentation armour, the same found on earlier destroyers in the US tree. Lower in the ship is a {{Annotation|3.4-inch|86.36 mm}} deck armour plate to deal with  heavier incoming fire from longer ranges as well, this will protect against most cruiser calibre fire.
 Her main battery turrets are well protected, with {{Annotation|8 inches|203.2 mm}} of armour on the turret face, angled at degrees to provide extra protection. This renders the turret face essentially impervious to any cruiser or destroyer fire, so long as it is facing within approximately 20 degrees of the enemy. This is not the case for the turret sides, with only {{Annotation|3.75 inches|95.25 mm}} of armour; this can be penetrated by all cruiser calibre and many destroyer calibre guns at close range. The roof is better protected to defeat plunging fire, with {{Annotation|4 inches|101.6 mm}} of armour. The barbettes have less armour, with {{Annotation|6.1 inches|154.94 mm}} of protection. These lead into the magazines, and the second turret magazine in particular. It is placed in an exposed position above the waterline unlike the Baltimores, so every precaution should be taken to avoid taking fire to this section.

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-The Newport News is a Des Moines-class heavy cruiser. This heavy cruiser class is a further development of the Baltimore class, and as such, is decently armoured just like its predecessor. The most noticeable difference is that the 6" (152 mm) main belt has been extended to cover the main battery turrets. There are also several 5" (127 mm) bulkheads dividing the citadel into sections, which will help isolating damage in engine and ammunition compartments. While she lacks any anti-fragmentation armour to protect her deck from HE shell, this is compensated by the placement of some of her crew compartments deep into the hull, thus protecting her crew from external damage in the process.
+USS Newport News, as a member of the [[Des Moines (Family)|Des Moines-class]], has a broadly similar armour layour to the [[Baltimore (Family)|Baltimore-class]] developed earlier in the war. This includes extending the main armour belt to provide protection for the forward magazines, vastly improving the protection underneath the forward turrets from {{Annotation|0.75 inches|19.05 mm}} to {{Annotation|5.8 inches|147.32 mm}} of armour. The belt overall is slightly thinner as the [[Baltimore (Family)|Baltimore-class]] has a {{Annotation|6-inch|152 mm}} belt, but the extra coverage provided for the Newport News is a welcome addition. The fore and aft of the citadel are protected by {{Annotation|4.8 inches|121.92 mm}} of bulkhead armour, with thinner {{Annotation|0.75-inch|19.05 mm}} bulkheads interspersed throughout the citadel. The decks above the citadel are protected by {{Annotation|1-inch|25.4 mm}} of anti-fragmentation armour, the same found on earlier destroyers in the US tree. Lower in the ship is a {{Annotation|3.4-inch|86.36 mm}} deck armour plate to deal with  heavier incoming fire from longer ranges as well, this will protect against most cruiser calibre fire.
-Her main battery turrets are armoured similarly to those on Baltimore-class cruisers. Compared to the older turrets, these have slightly thicker armour on the sides and the roof. However, they are significantly larger than the older turrets, and may receive more hits as a result.
+Her main battery turrets are well protected, with {{Annotation|8 inches|203.2 mm}} of armour on the turret face, angled at degrees to provide extra protection. This renders the turret face essentially impervious to any cruiser or destroyer fire, so long as it is facing within approximately 20 degrees of the enemy. This is not the case for the turret sides, with only {{Annotation|3.75 inches|95.25 mm}} of armour; this can be penetrated by all cruiser calibre and many destroyer calibre guns at close range. The roof is better protected to defeat plunging fire, with {{Annotation|4 inches|101.6 mm}} of armour. The barbettes have less armour, with {{Annotation|6.1 inches|154.94 mm}} of protection. These lead into the magazines, and the second turret magazine in particular. It is placed in an exposed position above the waterline unlike the Baltimores, so every precaution should be taken to avoid taking fire to this section.
-Like other American cruisers, she lacks meaningful torpedo defence. Captains should watch out for torpedo attacks at all times. If taking a hit is inevitable, try to manoeuvre the ship so that it takes the hit as close to the bow as possible, since most of the bow is empty space and you can survive with just some flooding. Whatever you do, keep the torpedo from hitting below any main turret.
+Similar to other American cruisers, she lacks any form of torpedo bulges, instead relying on fuel tanks along the hull. These cover the entirety of the hull between the turrets, and can absorb some smaller torpedos, though most will easily punch through. Captains should watch out for torpedo attacks at all times. If taking a hit is inevitable, try to manoeuvre the ship so that it takes the hit as close to the bow as possible, as the bow is mostly empty space and Newport News can survive a hit here with just some flooding. Any hits below the turrets, especially the second, should be avoided at all costs.
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