SeaMonsterUK

This is how I think the initial British Battleship line will look, with any luck.

There is this too.

US is capable of having at least 1 other branch, as is Japan, not sure however for Germany as that may need some digging up. But 3 branches should be sufficient when British Battlecruisers are taken into account. In addition, the US also have 2 Battlecruiser designs, 1 of which had 2 ships completed as Carriers, Lexington and Saratoga. The other, officially classed as a Large Cruiser, had 2 ships completed, Alaska and Guam, and likely to be placed as Tier 10 for a Heavy Cruiser line. Germany should also be able to get a Battlecruiser line.

Who said at launch? Britain can have, realistically, 3 separate branches, Battleship, Battlecruiser and Slow Battleship lines, so if WG are smart they will take advantage of this fact. So the first branch we get, should go something like this: Tier 3: Bellerophon Tier 4: Orion or Monarch Tier 5: Iron Duke Tier 6: Queen Elizabeth Tier 7: King George V Tier 8: Temeraire (Lion-class 1938) Tier 9: Thunderer (Lion-class 1942) Tier 10: Conqueror (Lion-class 16E-38) and/or Thunderchild (Lion-class 1944) Lion-class ships had 4 names planned, that is 4 out of 6 ships, Lion, Temeraire, Thunderer and Conqueror.

HMS Thunderchild is the name of a fictional Ironclad Torpedo Ram in H.G Wells The War of the Worlds, and was in the story sunk by the Martian Tripods after taking out 1 of the fighting machines, buying time for the Channel Fleet to arrive which destroyed 2 more, with the 4th's fate being unknown (but hey, books). My proposal, and suggestion, is to give a nod to this very ship, I don't think it would be copyright, though please to correct me if I'm wrong, to use the name to give a nod to the particular ship with World of Warships by applying the name to one of the future Tier 10 ships that is to come to British Tech Tree.

Nelson will be more suited as a Tier 7 of the slow BB line, KGV at Tier 7 leading onto either Lion 1938 or Vanguard. But Vanguard isn't at all a Tier 9 ship and will most likely be a Premium. Lion-class itself fits into Tier 8, 9 and 10 with 4 different designs with 1938 (T8), 1942 (T9), 1944 (T10) and 16E-38 (T10).

203's are 8" not 11". If they put KGV at Tier 7, the only 2 ships it will be able to effectively penetrate (citadel) with 14" guns, are Colorado and Nagato.

Which required a lengthened bow. Obviously that would be too drastic for a hull upgrade.

Battleships are meant to be able to engage either Cruisers or other Battleships. KGV would only be able to engage one, and not the other, where both Scharnhorst and Gneisenau (and no the 15" guns were not an upgrade option, check your facts) are capable of doing this at tier 7, the KGV will not be able too.

Wrong, last I checked only Scharnhorst has 11" guns ingame, her sister ship has 15" guns. And the 11" guns have better belt penetration at range in comparison to the 14" guns of the KGV which has better deck penetration, which would not be on par with Bismarck, Amagi or North Carolina unless her guns are upped to 15" or 16", and would be incapable of engaging the likes of Iowa. And KGV-class was only able to penetrate Bismarck at close range during the final engagement of the 2 class of ships and KGV-class was not alone in the engagement, and only with 2 lucky and decisive hits during the engagement of which Hood sank in, a hit below waterline and a hit to the bow. Also, the final fatal hits on Bismarck was from a salvo of Torpedoes from a British Destroyer.

Already posted it on the OP

14" guns work, up to Tier 7, at Tier 8 they become obsolete. And I doubt they will make the same cockup with British BB's like they did to the CL's

We have Texas at Tier 5

I'd round down 7.5 due to the guns, and the 14" guns have the same rate of fire as the 16" guns at 2 rounds per minute. The ammount of guns doesn't help with that, and alpha damage is lethargic in comparison. I'm only going to say this once, and without starting an argument, but the only way the KGV will be Tier 8 is with 15" or 16" guns, but she should be workable at Tier 7.

Because every other Tier 8 is capable of going toe to toe effectively with ships at Tier 9, the 14" guns of the KGV class would not allow her to effectively engage them, and would actually make very much inferior to her counterparts if put at that tier unless she receives 15" or 16" guns. In fact, at Tier 8 with 14" guns would make her the weakest tier 8 battleship in the game in comparison to the others. King George V - 10 14" guns (2x4, 1x2) Tirpitz - 8 15" guns (4x2) Amagi - 10 16" guns (5x2) North Carolina - 9 16" guns (3x3) She is also weaker than the possible Italian Tier 8 candidate, Littorio-class with 9 15" guns (3x3). Much more important, what do you guys think about the potential French Tier 8 Premium BB candidate? Jean Bart? 2x4 380mm/45 Modéle 1935 3x3 152mm/55 Model 1930 12x2 100mm/55 Model 1945 14x2 57mm/60 Model 1951 That should be an AA rating of around 78.

Nelson doesn't have to be in the initial release. It would be there at Tier 7 in the same line as the M3 (T8), N3 (T9) and L3 (T10) and proceeded by the Agincourt (T5) and Revenge (T6).

Nelson is likely to fall into the Slow Battleship line along with Agincourt and Revenge. Also the Lion 1938 is comparable to North Carolina, with stronger armour, 1942 would be comparable to the Iowa with either 1944 (9 16" Mark 3 guns in 3 turrets with rof of 3 RPM) or 16E-38 (12 16" Mark 2 guns in 4 turrets) Lion being at tier 10, or both, make it similar to the Russian Medium Branch with the T-62A and Object 140.

Same really goes with changing her armament to 15" or 16", but one of them has to happen. Though having British ships having strong armour but relatively weak guns at Tier 7 wouldn't be as bad, albeit with reduced AA, compared to just slapping her at Tier 8. To note, if KGV is Tier 7, that will put Lion 1938 at Tier 8, which is as relatively well protected as the KGV-class, and armed with BL 16" Mark 2 guns.

Her hull + 14" guns make her 7.5, so the main problem we are going to get is she is either going to be a little bit too strong and very overpowering to other battleships 1 tier below her, but capable at her tier, or incapable of fending off ships a tier above her like other tier 8 BB's can. So it's a balancing act really with this Battleship. I believe she should be tier 7, though she may need nerfing around armour and AA.

Na, Hull B will come with a special mirror like coating to deflect the Heat ray back at those pesky Martians

But then you'd leave a massive hole at Tier 7 which would need to be filled, most likely with Nelson, leaving KGV needing the 16" armament to keep with the caliber progression. Otherwise you'd need to rearm Gneisenau with her original 11" armament.

KGV would either have 15" or 16" guns at tier 8, since both were planned, the latter being planned however for HMS Anson but scrapped since they couldn't afford to delay to take advantage of the escalator clause that would allow the 16" guns.

Isn't that name reserved? Or something? Since you got the Thunderchild Heavy Escort

Torpedoe Rams come in many weight classes. And in the 1906 novel cover, it's not a Pre Dreadnought or Polyphemus-class.

Oh yes. It was the only ship in the books that could stand toe to toe with a fighting machine on equal terms.