New Ships Announced

[Ocsimano18]

https://blog.worldofwarships.com/blog/102

 

ST 0.10.0, NEW SHIPS.

French Tier VIII battleship Flandre, German Tier X aircraft carrier Max Immelmann and American Tier X cruiser Austin are added for testing

 

Please note that all information in the development blog is preliminary and subject to change during testing. Any showcased features may or may not end up on the main server. The final information will be published on our game's website.

French battleship Flandre, Tier VIII

A variant of the Alsace-class battleship with 380-mm guns in three three-gun turrets and adjusted AA guns composition. The ship has good survivability, effective AA defense, and better main caliber accuracy than that of Alsace. 

German aircraft carrier Max Immelmann, Tier X

A project of a heavy aircraft carrier based on the class "H" battleship's hull. Big, well-armored ship with strong AA.

The ship is an analogue of Manfred von Richthofen, but has a different composition of AA guns and carries skip bombers with HE bombs instead of torpedo bombers.

American cruiser Austin, Tier X

A project of a light cruiser (CL-154), developed at the end of World War II. The main armament is represented with the newest 127-mm universal twin guns in 6 turrets. Torpedo armament consists of 2 five-tube launchers. 

Austin may fire HE or SAP shells, and though its "Main Battery Reload Booster" consumable has only 1 charge, it lowers reload time by 75% instead of the standard 50%. The ship has effective AA, additionally enhanced by "Defensive AA Fire" in a separate slot from "Hydroacoustic search".

 

Detailed characteristics

French battleship Flandre, Tier VIII

Hit points – 75,400. Plating - 32 mm.

Main battery - 3x3 380 mm. Firing range - 20.0 km.
Maximum HE shell damage – 5,400. Chance to cause fire – 36%. HE initial velocity - 830 m/s.
Maximum AP shell damage - 11,900. AP initial velocity - 830 m/s.
Reload time - 33.0 s. 180 degree turn time - 36.0 s. Maximum dispersion - 262 m. Sigma – 1.80.

Secondary Armament:
14x2 100.0 mm, 3x3 152.0 mm. Range  - 7.0 km.

AA defense: 6x2 40.0 mm, 6x2 20.0 mm, 14x2 100.0 mm, 3x3 152.0 mm.
AA defense short-range: continuous damage per second - 74, hit probability - 70 %, action zone 0.1-2.0 km;
AA defense mid-range: continuous damage per second - 116, hit probability - 75 %, action zone 0.1-3.5 km;
AA defense long-range: continuous damage per second - 277, hit probability - 75 %, action zone 0.1-5.8 km;
Number of explosions in a salvo - 10, damage within an explosion - 1,400; action zone 3.5-5.8 km.

Maximum speed - 33.5 kt. Turning circle radius - 910 m. Rudder shift time – 16.6 s. Surface detectability – 16.2 km. Air detectability – 12.1 km. Detectability after firing main guns in smoke  – 14.9 km.

Available consumables:
Slot 1 - Damage Control Party
Slot 2 - Repair Party

German carrier Max Immelmann, tier X

Hit points – 65,300. Plating - 19 mm.
Secondary Armament:
12x2 105.0 mm, range  - 7.2 km.

AA defense: 11x4 30.0 mm, 12x2 105.0 mm.
AA defense short-range: continuous damage per second - 319, hit probability - 95 %, action zone 0.1-3.0 km;
AA defense long-range: continuous damage per second - 235, hit probability - 100 %, action zone 0.1-5.2 km;
Number of explosions in a salvo - 9, damage within an explosion - 1,540; action zone 3.5-5.2 km.

Maximum speed - 32.0 kt. Turning circle radius - 1,200 m. Rudder shift time – 16.4 s. Surface detectability – 14.0 km. Air detectability – 14.2 km.

Available consumables:
Slot 1 - Damage Control Party
Slot 2 - Fighter

Aircraft:

Attack aircraft
Hit points - 1,440, cruising speed - 172.0 knots, size of attacking flight - 3, aircraft per squadron - 9, aircraft restoration time - 82 s, detectability range - 10.0 km, number of aircraft on deck - 14. Rockets in payload - 4, rocket type - AP, maximum rocket damage - 3,100.

Dive bombers
Hit points - 1,530, cruising speed - 174.0 knots, size of attacking flight - 3, aircraft per squadron - 12, aircraft restoration time - 76 s, detectability range - 10.0 km, number of aircraft on deck - 18. Bombs in payload - 1, bomb type - AP, maximum bomb damage - 8,800.

Skip bombers
Hit points - 1,710, cruising speed - 174.0 knots, size of attacking flight - 4, aircraft per squadron - 12, aircraft restoration time - 90 s, detectability range - 10.0 km, number of aircraft on deck - 18. Bombs in payload - 1, bomb type - HE, maximum bomb damage - 12,200.0, armor penetration - 68 mm, chance to cause fire – 69 %

American cruiser Austin, tier X
Hit points – 30,700. Plating - 16 mm.
Main battery - 6x2 127 mm. Firing range - 15.0 km.
Maximum HE shell damage – 1,800. Chance to cause fire – 9%. HE initial velocity - 808 m/s.
Maximum CS shell damage - 2,700. CS initial velocity - 808 m/s.
Reload time - 8.0 s. 180 degree turn time - 4.5 s. Maximum dispersion - 137 м. Sigma – 2.05.
Torpedo tubes - 2x5 533 mm. Maximum damage - 19033. Range - 10.5 km. Speed - 66 kt. Reload time - 106 s.  Launcher 180 degree turn time – 7.2 s. Torpedo detectability - 1.4 km.
AA defense:
6x2 76.2 mm.
6x2 127.0 mm.
AA defense mid-range: continuous damage per second - 347, hit probability - 90 %, action zone 0.1-4.0 km;
AA defense long-range: number of explosions in a salvo - 10, damage within an explosion - 1,820, continuous damage per second - 238, hit probability - 90 %, action zone 0.1-6.0 km;
Maximum speed - 35.0 kt. Turning circle radius - 670 m. Rudder shift time – 7.7 s. Surface detectability – 11.9 km. Air detectability – 7.4 km. Detectability after firing main guns in smoke  – 5.2 km.
Available consumables:
Slot 1 - Damage Control Party
Slot 2 - Defensive AA fire 
Slot 3 - Main Battery Reload Booster (Duration time 15 s; Main battery reload time -75%; Reload time 125 s; Charges - 1)
Slot 4 - Repair Party
Slot 5 - Hydroacoustic Search

All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers. The stats are subject to change during the testing.

[Humorpalanta]

So basically an Alsace with Musashi treatment, a german CV and a new-Atlanta at TX so you can buy it again! Oh and now with SAP so it doesn't just efffs DDs in the [edited]but also cracks open the open wound!

Amazing! Just exactly what the game needed!

[HARBINGER_OF_SKULLS]

Buy your premium TX CV now! 200 € including legendary module that replaces diver bombers with MCLOS glide bombers!

[invicta2012]

I like the sound of Flandre.  Although what I really wanted was the French BB study with 406 mm guns at Tier IX....

 

Austin (original design study below) looks interesting, but what's with an 8 second reload on DD guns? Those guns can turn 360 degrees between salvos. Can we have a Disco ball camouflage for it with mirrored turrets?

 

 

And everyone wanted another OP Tier X carrier, didn't they? Yes we did, WG! Yessy yes! 

[Max_Kammerer]

2 minutes ago, Humorpalanta said:

So basically an Alsace with Musashi treatment, a german CV and a new-Atlanta at TX so you can buy it again! Oh and now with SAP so it doesn't just efffs DDs in the [edited]but also cracks open the open wound!

Amazing! Just exactly what the game needed!

yep, nor attempt to eliminate troubles with CVs, but WG pushes into the game a lot of T-X ships with gimmicks... [edited] :(

[HARBINGER_OF_SKULLS]

I am curious how long they will continue on this path until, at the start of each game, both teams stand down and allow each other to sink the CVs before engaging each other.

[K82J]

This seems more and more desperate for me, announcing new premium ships in almost every week now since months......feels like an unpopular game trying to milk his playerbase much as possible as some last grasp.

[Panocek]

 

24 minutes ago, Humorpalanta said:

So basically an Alsace with Musashi treatment, a german CV and a new-Atlanta at TX so you can buy it again! Oh and now with SAP so it doesn't just efffs DDs in the [edited]but also cracks open the open wound!

Amazing! Just exactly what the game needed!

That way you can play Alsace when playing Alsace when playing Alsace.

 

With success of ARP Yamato we will see splurge of purchasable T10s. Austin on other hand... would be interesting tier 7 ship, not T10. Now with 8s reload and "ermagad SAP" that hits for less than CA HE shells

[Molly_Delaney]

That French BB is just crying for a special captain.....

Her namesake....

 

Might make the French line interesting enough for me to bother with....

[BruceRKF]

Just gonna copy my naswer from the dev blog thread because I have to let off some steam:

I have been reacting to new ship announcements for quite some time with either disappointment or ridicule (or both). This time, I am just outright angry. AGAIN only high tier ships and AGAIN only paper ships and AGAIN gimmicks. WG more and more giving up any pretence of the "historical" aspect of their game. I am livid.

[Panocek]

Just now, BruceRKF said:

Just gonna copy my naswer from the dev blog thread because I have to let off some steam:

I have been reacting to new ship announcements for quite some time with either disappointment or ridicule (or both). This time, I am just outright angry. AGAIN only high tier ships and AGAIN only paper ships and AGAIN gimmicks. WG more and more giving up any pretence of the "historical" aspect of their game. I am livid.

Convince everyone to purchase tier 3 ship for 100€ and WG will happily deliver

[HARBINGER_OF_SKULLS]

Just now, Panocek said:

Convince everyone to purchase tier 3 ship for 100€ and WG will happily deliver

Tier 3 airship (Zeppelin) with incendiary bombs and parasite fighters? 

[Panocek]

3 minutes ago, HARBINGER_OF_SKULLS said:

Tier 3 airship (Zeppelin) with incendiary bombs and parasite fighters? 

Don't forget about Ivan class carriers hailing from tsarist Russia as well

[HARBINGER_OF_SKULLS]

2 minutes ago, Panocek said:

Don't forget about Ivan class carriers hailing from tsarist Russia as well

Found a historical picture of one... that BALANS!

[Infiriel]

A mechanic to completly bypass the AA: check

Another ship specifically designed to "assert dominance" over DD's: check

 

I think we should consider starting a lawsuit against wargaming for the deliberate use of planned obsolescene on the products we bought.

[albin322]

oh another tier 10 cv ! me lik! me want ! 

[___V_E_N_O_M___]

1 hour ago, Humorpalanta said:

So basically an Alsace with Musashi treatment, a german CV and a new-Atlanta at TX so you can buy it again! Oh and now with SAP so it doesn't just efffs DDs in the [edited]but also cracks open the open wound!

Amazing! Just exactly what the game needed!

Flandre is singing to me.

 

WG take my money nowwwwww

 

 

[Wulf_Ace]

I was once in a battle against this CV, he was trying to hit me with skip bombs, you could see them miles away and turn easy, I am not sure how are they going to hit anything with them, they skip like 3 or 4 times. 

[Kenjiro_]

Why the German cvs are ugly as f.. 

[Infiriel]

4 minuty temu, Wulf_Ace napisał:

I was once in a battle against this CV, he was trying to hit me with skip bombs, you could see them miles away and turn easy, I am not sure how are they going to hit anything with them, they skip like 3 or 4 times. 

This is true, unless you are locked in a position where you can't turn eaisly.

AND the CV drops those with no risk, or cost other than time it takes to fly up to your position so he can keep doing it until he eventually hits.

[GulvkluderGuld]

4 hours ago, Ocsimano18 said:

 

Attack aircraft
Hit points - 1,440, cruising speed - 172.0 knots, size of attacking flight - 3, aircraft per squadron - 9, aircraft restoration time - 82 s, detectability range - 10.0 km, number of aircraft on deck - 14. Rockets in payload - 4, rocket type - AP, maximum rocket damage - 3,100.

Dive bombers
Hit points - 1,530, cruising speed - 174.0 knots, size of attacking flight - 3, aircraft per squadron - 12, aircraft restoration time - 76 s, detectability range - 10.0 km, number of aircraft on deck - 18. Bombs in payload - 1, bomb type - AP, maximum bomb damage - 8,800.

Skip bombers
Hit points - 1,710, cruising speed - 174.0 knots, size of attacking flight - 4, aircraft per squadron - 12, aircraft restoration time - 90 s, detectability range - 10.0 km, number of aircraft on deck - 18. Bombs in payload - 1, bomb type - HE, maximum bomb damage - 12,200.0, armor penetration - 68 mm, chance to cause fire – 69 %

How do 12 planes carry 18 bombs? 

 

Or do WG mean 18 AP bombs per flight of 3 planes for a total alpha of 158,4k per drop? 

For a second there, imagine the glorious tears as one goes about one-shotting TX BBs, Cruisers and DDs alike. The Apocalypse is upon us! 

 

From the skip bomber video, each bomber drops one bomb, so most likely a typo.

 

[Kamisato_Ayato]

I think Austin might be a replacement for Alaska 

[Wulf_Ace]

3 minutes ago, GulvkluderGuld said:

How do 12 planes carry 18 bombs? 

 

Or do WG mean 18 AP bombs per flight of 3 planes for a total alpha of 158,4k per drop? 

For a second there, imagine the glorious tears as one goes about one-shotting TX BBs, Cruisers and DDs alike. The Apocalypse is upon us! 

 

From the skip bomber video, each bomber drops one bomb, so most likely a typo.

 

wtf dude 18 is the number of the planes on the CV not numbers of the bombs

[Wulf_Ace]

Just now, HentaiVeteran said:

I think Austin might be a replacement for Alaska 

tier x cruiser for free exp? then he will be like 3 mil free exp?

interesting american cruiser with sap shells and torps,at least something new.

 

this french ship looks replacment for Massa

[Kamisato_Ayato]

1 minute ago, Wulf_Ace said:

tier x cruiser for free exp? then he will be like 3 mil free exp?

interesting american cruiser with sap shells and torps,at least something new.

 

this french ship looks replacment for Massa

I think 2 million like Småland