The other issue with Buffalo is her limited range, at only 15.6km, the shortest range of all current Tier IX cruisers. Buffalo fights best against enemy battleships at medium to long range, using islands as cover, as she is a large target. While she can fend off most other cruisers, she lacks the alpha-strike potential that comes from torpedoes to allow her to deal with battleships quickly, against which she can find herself outmatched in a prolonged brawl. Buffalo has the tools to face any opponent, with her famed American anti-aircraft power capable of fending off planes, Radar for hunting down destroyers, American super-heavy AP shells that can make a mess of cruisers, and a heavy HE broadside coupled with her accuracy makes scoring nearly-full salvos on battleships easy.Īgainst other cruisers of her tier, however, Buffalo is sorely lacking torpedoes. Thanks to her high health, Buffalo enjoys one of the most potent Repair Party heals for cruisers of her tier. As a high tier American cruiser, Buffalo has three consumable slots beyond Damage Control Party - A choice between Defensive AA Fire and Hydroacoustic Search, A choice between Spotting Aircraft, Catapult Fighter, and Surveillance Radar, and Repair Party. Carrying twelve 8" rifles in four triple turrets, two fore and two aft, 47,800 hitpoints, decent armor, excellent gun handling, and powerful AA, Buffalo has the makings of a truly powerful heavy cruiser. The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.įor a graphic summary of ships Tiers VIII thru XI see LittleWhiteMouse's "Actual AA DPS".īuffalo is, by and large, a direct upgrade from Baltimore before her.
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