385 steelreserv27 Members 1,049 posts 2,585 battles Report post #1 Posted February 18, 2016 The most played ship in WoWs was also the most popular class of cruisers built on WWII. Ep. 12 of History & Combat features the USS Cleveland. Enjoy! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
697 Brofisticus Beta Testers 2,196 posts Report post #2 Posted February 18, 2016 Firing HE like a scrub. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
385 steelreserv27 Members 1,049 posts 2,585 battles Report post #3 Posted February 18, 2016 (edited) Firing HE like a scrub. Cant cause fires with AP now can you? Gotta love fire missions!!! Lol Besides, no real opportunity to close w/n 8km on anybody w/o BB support. I was trying to conserve hp's. I killed the Cleveland at the end with AP though. Didn't you see? You gotta watch til the end to find out what happens to the Norman Scott! Edited February 18, 2016 by steelreserv Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
697 Brofisticus Beta Testers 2,196 posts Report post #4 Posted February 18, 2016 Yep, saw that. I'm surprised you didn't mention that not a single Cleveland was sunk in combat and the only existing ship of her class is in Buffalo, NY. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
385 steelreserv27 Members 1,049 posts 2,585 battles Report post #5 Posted February 18, 2016 Yep, saw that. I'm surprised you didn't mention that not a single Cleveland was sunk in combat and the only existing ship of her class is in Buffalo, NY. Its regrettable that I have to leave things out. Trying to boil down 2 legal pad pages worth of notes into a digestable story with flow, that isnt just me reading from a book line for line requires some sacrifice. But these are historical tidbits that im definately interested in and Im glad you mentioned them. Are you a history buff? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4,728 [ABDA] crzyhawk Beta Testers 17,538 posts 12,810 battles Report post #6 Posted February 18, 2016 Houston came pretty close to being sunk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
697 Brofisticus Beta Testers 2,196 posts Report post #7 Posted February 18, 2016 Are you a history buff? Nope, I'm from Buffalo. I set foot on her deck back when I couldn't reach the top rail. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
385 steelreserv27 Members 1,049 posts 2,585 battles Report post #8 Posted February 18, 2016 Houston came pretty close to being sunk. That gives me an idea. Maybe future videos I'll talk about other members of the class. Thanks crzy. Lotta ships still to research in the meantime... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
385 steelreserv27 Members 1,049 posts 2,585 battles Report post #9 Posted February 18, 2016 (edited) Nope, I'm from Buffalo. I set foot on her deck back when I couldn't reach the top rail. Thats cool. Well, I grew up in South Jersey, so you can come down to see the USS New Jersey and have a cheesesteak and I'll go up to Buffalo, see the USS Little Rock and gets some of them wings... Edited February 18, 2016 by steelreserv Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
105 Captain_Crit Members 218 posts 2,859 battles Report post #10 Posted February 18, 2016 What a great video. Thank you good sir for putting this out. I love this series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
385 steelreserv27 Members 1,049 posts 2,585 battles Report post #11 Posted February 18, 2016 What a great video. Thank you good sir for putting this out. I love this series. I picked this video because "the move" failed. j/k hopefully no one notices. Or sees you blow up or hears you say the move failed... There must be something with the Anshan that counters the move. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
385 steelreserv27 Members 1,049 posts 2,585 battles Report post #12 Posted February 18, 2016 Id be interested to find out if anyone has anything to add to the history of the Cleveland; anecdotes, stories, relatives who served on or with the Cleveland. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
385 steelreserv27 Members 1,049 posts 2,585 battles Report post #13 Posted February 18, 2016 Interesting point to take from Tinian, the Colorado was getting messed up by 6in shells...I wonder if it was set on fire? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2 mje1967 Members 19 posts 1,218 battles Report post #14 Posted February 18, 2016 South Buffalo boy here Steelreserv, I have been on her and The Sulivans too, Everybody tries the famous Anchor bar wings, but you should also sample wings from the neighbor pizza joints as well, you won't be disappointed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
14 Fourty4zWonTheWest Members 198 posts Report post #15 Posted February 18, 2016 Firing HE like a scrub. This was your reaction to the video!? Steelreserv I would just ignore posts like this. HE is extremely viable in a Cleveland at range. Great video. I appreciate the history you bring to the videos. It is unique and very interesting. Thanks for putting it together. +1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
385 steelreserv27 Members 1,049 posts 2,585 battles Report post #16 Posted February 18, 2016 South Buffalo boy here Steelreserv, I have been on her and The Sulivans too, Everybody tries the famous Anchor bar wings, but you should also sample wings from the neighbor pizza joints as well, you won't be disappointed. I've heard of the Anchor bar, its world famous. But yeah, its the "off the beaten path" or local favorites that I'm interested in. The Sullivans is there...cool. What a heartbreaking story that was...holy moly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
385 steelreserv27 Members 1,049 posts 2,585 battles Report post #17 Posted February 18, 2016 This was your reaction to the video!? Steelreserv I would just ignore posts like this. HE is extremely viable in a Cleveland at range. Great video. I appreciate the history you bring to the videos. It is unique and very interesting. Thanks for putting it together. +1 As always 44z, thank you for watching and for your encouraging comments. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
361 [YARRR] ElAurens Members 735 posts 5,955 battles Report post #18 Posted February 18, 2016 Well done historic overview. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
385 steelreserv27 Members 1,049 posts 2,585 battles Report post #19 Posted February 18, 2016 Well done historic overview. Thanks. Thanks. Love the avatar. I regret not being able to fit in the air attacks the Cleveland defended. I talked about AA quite a bit on the Wyoming video (believe it or not, there are reasons that that makes sense). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
361 [YARRR] ElAurens Members 735 posts 5,955 battles Report post #20 Posted February 18, 2016 The group of guys I played IL2 with (the original, not the new imposter) were called the BlitzPigs... LOL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
385 steelreserv27 Members 1,049 posts 2,585 battles Report post #21 Posted February 18, 2016 (edited) The group of guys I played IL2 with (the original, not the new imposter) were called the BlitzPigs... LOL. nothing strikes fear in the hearts of men like seeing ze blitzschweine on the horizon! lol Edited February 18, 2016 by steelreserv Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
105 Captain_Crit Members 218 posts 2,859 battles Report post #22 Posted February 18, 2016 I picked this video because "the move" failed. j/k hopefully no one notices. Or sees you blow up or hears you say the move failed... There must be something with the Anshan that counters the move. You leave 'The Move' out of this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
385 steelreserv27 Members 1,049 posts 2,585 battles Report post #23 Posted February 18, 2016 You leave 'The Move' out of this. The Move has a 100% success rate...forever Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
