It’s the perfect Cruiser for less technically skilled captains (be honest!). The Petro is an armored beast that’s hard to kill but a bit of a bore to play. And let’s not forget its amazing 12-kilometer radar, which makes it a hard ship to get the jump on. The Soviet superCruiser has good concealment and it sits pretty low in the water, too. One surprising feature of the Petro is that it’s surprisingly hard to citadel. Like the Des Moines, the Petro has great penetration angles, so melee range is truly where it shines.

Fortunately, the Petro has lots of armor, so you can get in close and do decent damage by straight up brawling. The dispersion on this ship is super-frustrating. The Petropavlovsk (or Petro) is a floating monolith with an ultra-tough shell and crazy powerful AP guns. Best Cruiser for brawling - Petropavlovsk (Soviet, Tier X) Just make sure you know what ammo to use in World of Warships for optimum battle effectiveness. Throw in decent concealment and one of the best radars in the game (10 kilometers!) and you have what is, inarguably, one of the best (if not the best) Cruisers in World of Warships. Sure, you’ll have to get used to the guns’ poor dispersion, but it’s worth tackling the learning curve for this kind of destructive power. Its AP has great penetration angles, making the Des Moines deadly at close range. With 203s and quick-reloading Cruiser guns (really the DM’s guns reload nearly as fast as light Cruiser guns), it’s a menace on the waters. This American superCruiser isn’t just loads of fun to play, it has a great kit that guarantees you’ll make an impact in any engagement. It’s not often the World of Warships community comes to a consensus on anything, but it’s almost universally agreed that the Des Moines is a great Cruiser. Serif Pilipovic Overall favorite - Des Moines (American, Tier X)

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