Cruisers

Your job is to hunt down and kill enemy destroyers. If your team has no destroyers (left) then you should cautiously take on the role of one. Going head to head with other cruisers is also a good move, especially if you can hit them in the citadel. Battleships will make short work of you if you are too close or expose your broadside. At lower tiers, fire HE shells by default and switch to Armour Piercing (AP) when duelling with a poorly handled cruiser. For middle and higher tiers, AP can be lethal, especially with a suitable commander build.

1. Am I being supported?
   • Yes: Pick optimum direction and target, fire broadside before turning away fast, armour angled against return fire.
   • No: Align ship away from enemy, cautiously close battle lines, scout for exposed BBs. Try and regroup team.
2. Lure out enemy ships by engaging and withdrawing. Never expose your broadside to the enemy!
3. Hunt and destroy enemy destroyers.
4. Defend Caps.
5. Hunt and destroy enemy cruisers.
6. Engage battleships.

"Yeah. I've been transferred from a cruiser to a destroyer."
"Do you like that?"
"You bet I do!"

This Happy Breed (1944)

Notable Cruisers

Mysore (Tier V Premium)

I very much like this Indian cruiser. It has excellent guns, creeping smoke, and low detection when firing in the smoke. I play with a full reload build. In this Arcade game, I destroyed all five of the enemy ships.