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This is not true. Akizuki had improved HE pen before IFHE was introduced and this was returned to 1/6 value after that. IFHE is always intended for 152mm guns. Also keeping 6inch guns only on lower and mid tiers don't have sense. There is a lot of cruisers equipped with 6inch guns and this would mean that a lot of them probably would never be implemented into the game. Shoulda coulda woulda ... But this is not a "whining" that is not based on facts. 152mm in T10 games, especially with usual 5 BBs were definitely lacking. Try to play Cleveland now with and without IFHE and tell me if there is a difference. Problem is that skill is simple to powerful and definitely mandatory for all CLs. It is also mandatory for Jutland and Daring as without them their HE can't even pen a BB superstructure or DD hull. Currently it is no brainier when you consider what you are getting with it and what you are loosing.

Well one captain skill less to worry about and 2pts available for something else.

Changing one bad mechanic with another only push problem somewhere else. Reducing damage when using IFHE have way more sense than making CLs frustrating to play by making them overmetchable by anything above 200mm. WG tried this with 13mm DD plating and 25mm BB bow and it didn't ended well. Tuning IFHE and increasing CAs durability and better AP/HE penetration sound more reasonable. Guns muzzle velocity and shell weight are more or less based on historical values. Also some ships were balanced around gun characteristics. US CAs don't need flatter arcs, they were already powerful enough. Also what would be point of having Chapayev with rainbow arcs if you have Cleveland. IFHE also enable high tier CLs. Without IFHE, Wooster and Seattle would be a c***. Only thing they would be able to damage would be superstructures and DDs. They wouldn't be able to pen even the armour of themselves. IFHE is currently to powerful but without it CLs, with exception of RN, should stop at T7. Yes it is stupid design that some ships were basically so much dependent on one skill for consistent damage, but without complete overhaul of HE pen mechanics, IFHE is necessary skill.

So? Both Varyag and Bogatyr were built fir Russian Navy. Just look for potential ships for Pan American, Pan Asian and Pan European countries. Great majority was built in few countries like UK, US and couple of others. Makarov is a premium, who know maybe one day we will get USS Prinz Eugen. Sure we will probably see Arkhangelsk and Novorossiysk as Soviet premiums but I doubt they will be part of the regular tree. There are other ships, either built but never finished or proposals that could be used instead.

Yes, creating additional class for BC is pointless as only two countries could give somewhat complete three, Britain and Germany. Japan had number of BCs but they were already implemented in BB line. Removing them from BB line will create empty spaces that would not be easy to fill and even the BC line would need to be filled with addition paper or imaginary ships. Any other BC line would need to be completely imaginary. So BC line as separate from BBs would be pointless. BC subbranch of BB line would have much more sense.

Well Imperatritsa Mariya class and Gangut class were both built and could be used for T3 and T4. Borodino class battlecruiser was in process of building and it could be used for T5/T6 depending on how it is balanced. So far you have a natural progress from 305mm to 356mm with similar ship characteristics. There were several similar designs that could be used for T6 & T7 ships. Majority of them were armed with 406mm, only difference is number of them, 9 or 12 guns. Sovetsky Soyuz class could be used for T9 and T10 with different guns. Not sure which one would be used for T8. While lacking ships that served there were enough ship in process of building and proposal to create a solid BB line. Beside Italians, Soviet Navy is the last one which could offer complete BB line. Pan American and Pan European could give half line but I doubt there is many if any project that could be use for high tiers.

Thank you for clarification, I only could find mention of projects with three triple turrets.

Smoke shooting detection range is calculated by using gun caliber and ship detection range on the sea. With 152mm guns Kutuzov has 7.7km smoke shooting detection penalty. RN CAs with 8inch and possible 9.2inch guns and probably similar detection range would have way worse penalty. If this goes up to 9-10 km then smoke is pointless. Also muzzle velocity is low and shell should have US style rainbow arcs, not nearly as good as Kutuzov. So shooting distant things won't be that easy. I don't think that they should have smoke at all. They are heavy cruisers and considering changes that WG announced about more CAs and CLs distinction, I don't think that RN CAs should mimic their lighter sisters.

I don't know ... I personally would prefer both SAP and HE. RN 8inch guns didn't have fast reload so just SAP wouldn't work because when target angle you have problem with both low DPM and ineffective ammo due angling. If they give them smoke that would probably mean some wonky armour. I would rather have standard CAs, SAP with improved angles and HE, decent RoF. Also they wouldn't be able to use smoke on the same way as CLs as smoke firing penalty is larger for 203mm guns and if T10 ends with 9.2inch guns and quite big, smoke would be pointless. Consumable wise, DAA, Hydro or Radar, give them what they need to have to be balanced. T9 and T10, maybe even T8 would be paper ships and WG will have a lot of freedom to find some sort of unique flavor for them. Considering all three RN lines we got so far I'm think that we could get another quite gimmicky RN line.

Maybe one day but don't expect anything soon. Some of the old models could be updated quite easy but seems like there is no hurry to do this. Fubuki is still using old model while new model was built for Shinonome. Kagero model is particularly ugly but even tho WG build a new model for imaginary Kagero class destroyer Harekaze, old model is still in use. Also this is Black in game model ... ... and this is USS Black IRL ... Black was a square bridge Fletcher, and while we already have it in the game in form of Kidd and Chung Mu, Black model is not changed.

This is all just guessing based more on wishing then some hard facts. For what I know Alaska is still not marked as final, as all CCs are still using WIP label. Also Musashi is released in Mid January not for the Christmas. If she would be released during the event than that is another 100 steel or whatever will be the final award, If not than you won't loose anything. I don't see any reason why she would be counted in any calculations of potential steel amount.

Yup, forgot about Black. Probably won't see Alaska that soon, I think that she is still labeled as WIP.

T9 should use 8"/50 (20.3 cm) Mk IX/X instead of Mk VIII. Muzzle velocity would be even worse, 814 mps, but SAPC would be much heavier, 131.5 kg instead of 116kg. But I wouldn't be surprised if RN CAs end as HE cruisers only.

@TicoXotaR HMS Exeter is still to high, she should be at T6, not T7.

No. Rental ship mission appeared on the day when CB started, one day after patch. Rental ships change every three weeks, second rotation will be on the Friday, third on 4th January, three weeks from second one. Next patch should be next weeks, four weeks after the last one. With new system now there is one week between the end of PTS and the Update, before if was on the same week when PTS ends. With the next patch, the Halloween Battle Royal mode will be removed, and from missions you can see that it will be removed on 20th.

No, I think that @iJoby is right. 0.7.12 should come next week not this one. Rental ships are not changing by patch, they are changing every three weeks. Next change will be on Friday and next one three weeks later. WG extended last patch for five weeks due Halloween event, usual four weeks patch should came on the next Thursday.

I think you meant a Churchill with two choices, 3x3 and 3x4. Not sure where he get 3x4 option, all I could find is 3x3 9.2inch proposals. There is good thread on NA forum about some studies for future heavy cruisers https://forum.worldofwarships.com/topic/138046-british-heavy-cruiser-design-notes/

G3 could be a T7 premium (as there is a lack of RN T7 premium battleships ). But I don't see how it could be anywhere close to Nelson even tho they have same guns. Maybe with buffed secondaries or some other weird way of balancing it could be somewhat interesting, really really ugly, but still interesting.

Sorry my mistake. Still think that G3 is would be bad choice for T8 Just look that third turret placement. Much better choice could be a J3 proposal with 3x3 381mm guns.

On PTS there is. Even if WG only give steel for T9 and T10 that is almost a one ranked season worth of steel for very little trouble. With regular campaign some will be able to get 10k of steel easily, with buyable campaign even more. I think that is enough.

22 T10 silver ships and 3 premiums - that is 4.4k and 0.6k respectively available for T10. 22 T9 silver ships and 4 premiums - 2.2k/0.4k for T9 22 T8 silver ships and 23 premiums - 2.2k/2.3k All in all that is 12.1k of steel. Now I doubt that anybody have all of them, but I guess there are some who would be able to collect 8k-10k worth of steel and that is two ranked seasons so not small amount at all. Off course under assumption that it stay same for live.

I agree 100%. Put BCs on alternative BB line but don't make them a new class.

Hawkins is T5 material. HMS Tiger is a light cruiser. Still even with just four main guns, no torps, she seems quite underpowered, no matter that her guns have great RoF. IMO Tiger is not suitable to the game. Definitely not at T6 or T7. County class should be T7, but HMS London could easily be T8, either premium or silver ship. Put it tier lower and she could be fine. What? Are you serious? HMS York could be T6, nothing more than that. T8 is waaaay out of her league. I think that HMS London is better suited to be T8 premium but if properly balanced HMS Suffolk could be T8 but I would prefer her at T7.

G3 turret layout is horrid, and ship is so bid that I can't see how could this be enjoyable to play. Incomparable is another huuuuge ship with only 6 guns. If RN at T8 gets 508mm then wonder what would they get at T10. Also WG, not that I trust them too much, mentioned that no bigger guns then Yamato's will ever be added to the game. And if they broke this I would expect that they would do that for Soviet T10 and nothing else.

First PvP game with Lightning. Damage is nothing special, but still got a Kraken and Solo Warrior.