Battleship USS Maryland (Rank VI)
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[p]To get to the Gaijin Store through Steam, go to the in-game hangar > Shop > Online Store.[/p][p]79.99[/p][p]This pack includes:[/p]
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Vehicle History
[p]USS Maryland (BB-46), the third Colorado-class battleship, was launched in 1920 and commissioned in 1921. Prior to the Second World War, she served as the fleet flagship, participating in numerous exercises and making visits to Australia, New Zealand and Brazil. On December 7th, 1941, USS Maryland was in Pearl Harbor, where she received minor damage from Japanese bombs, while her neighbor Oklahoma capsized. After repairs, Maryland returned to service in 1942, took part in the Battle of Midway, and patrolled Fiji.[/p][p]From 1943, USS Maryland went on the offensive. She participated in artillery support for the landings on Tarawa, Kwajalein, and Saipan, but was damaged by a torpedo. During the Battle of Leyte Gulf, she repelled the Japanese fleet in the Surigao Strait, but was damaged by a kamikaze attack. During the Battle of Okinawa in April 1945, USS Maryland was again damaged by a kamikaze strike, forcing her to go for major repairs. In August 1945, after completing her modernization, USS Maryland headed back to the combat zone. After the surrender of Japan, she took part in the operation to return American servicemen to their homeland. After the war in 1947, she was decommissioned and sold for scrap in 1959.[/p][p][/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/4649813/2b809df372d43435bce690a66e9ae9b0a93d3773.jpg"][/img][/p][p][/p][p]Meet “Old Mary”, one of the latest and most advanced super-dreadnoughts for the American Bluewater fleet, coming to War Thunder in the next major update. USS Maryland is the sistership of the formidable USS Colorado. She relies on eight powerful main caliber guns, rapid-fire secondary caliber guns and numerous automatic anti-aircraft weaponry. USS Maryland is very well armored — the armor thickness in the armor belt area reaches 343 mm! She also has a large crew, guaranteeing good survivability even when under immense fire from the enemy team. Like most pre-war dreadnoughts, USS Maryland does not have the best speed, and the gigantic main caliber turrets take a long time to turn to the target. Because of this, make sure to use this battleship at long distance fights, something this ship is best at.[/p][p][/p][carousel][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/4649813/15656d4329ba4a786605ae082b1645c2dd91ed36.jpg"][/img][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/4649813/c6b22ea838453bdc974618612b2e2919e6a29191.jpg"][/img][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/4649813/1af2255c1468698089486b2765e78c9cf1d39af4.jpg"][/img][/carousel][p][/p][p][/p]Battleship HMS Nelson (Rank VI)
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[p]To get to the Gaijin Store through Steam, go to the in-game hangar > Shop > Online Store.[/p][p]79.99[/p][p]This pack includes:[/p]
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