HMS Campbeltown & USS Saipan

[Perrinu]

It has come to my attention during a bit of social media that the World Of Warships Facebook page has revealed unto us some new things. Namely two up coming Premium ships, HMS Cambeltown and USS Saipan. This isn't the first time the Facebook page was the first to reveal something, iirc they showed off the Russian cruisers (names in English) first.

 

 

 

Hark you say this?

 

 

Won't this be nice?

 

 10 minutes into low tier battles 'n' chill and an enemy Cambeltown gives you this look.

Run.

 

 

[22cm]

Not hyped. Campbetown will be screwed by the low tiers protection for noobs, so it will probably be bottom tier mostly, while Saipan will screw either his own team or the enemy team, depending if the captain is a noob or an experienced player.

[Sonic_157]

 

Nice catch Perrinu!

 

So, HMS Campbeltown will appear in her British configuration.

A downgraded Wickes in essence. I wonder how it will play in-game.

 

 

 

[Kais_S012]

its missing 2 Torpedo racks and the rear gun... so in essence it's a nerfed Wickes class destroyer (which wasn't really that spectacular to begin with)

 

its not even available yet but I already get the feeling its going to be the M22 Locust of WoWS, that poor low tier ship they keep handing out like smarties as a 'thank you gift'

[Battledragon]

Yeah they should go with the St Nazaire raid modifications, first it'd make it appear like a german escort destroyer and it'd have a special where it explodes when you ram someone so it can ram battleships to death!  LOL

[creamgravy]

Yeah looks like they're going with the St Nazaire raid modifications.  Maybe it'll have a special where it explodes when you ram someone so it can ram battleships to death!  LOL

 

No, the raid modifications are very different.

 

[Comrad_StaIin]

maybe it will have more range on the torps

[_Maou_]

So Wg finally got to the idea to give something British to sooth the raging public...Took them long enough.

[Trainspite]

maybe it will have more range on the torps

 

Knowing that British Torpedoes are generally very good, then yes, it should have better torps.

[Ragweek]

any news on what load out the saipan will come with?

[Sonic_157]

any news on what load out the saipan will come with?

 

 

Check this thread.

 

It seems that it's tier and loadout are not yet set.

 

 

 

[Gojuadorai]

maybe it will have more range on the torps

 

with 1x gun and 3x tripple torps the torps should better be damn awsome 8km underwarter rocket nukes....

[Tuccy]

I would say that an indication of torpedo performance is that, on the render, the bar for torpedo power is in generally similar relation to the gun bar as on stock Wickes. While this is still WiP, it would suggest that the torps have something that makes them twice as useful as the Wickes stock torps (as half the mounts has similar rating) 

 

Also do not forget that there is this big black stamp on the render 

[piritskenyer]

The render still seems to have all 4 guns. 

What ai would realistically expect from a T4 bumped Wickes-class DD with two less torp tubes would be:

• Longer gun range or better RoF or both
• Longer torp range that would allow for off the bat stealth torping ( 7-8km/55-60kt/11-14k dmg) 
• Reasonably good detection range
• Good maneuverability 

And even if she's not very good, I'll buy her, because, well... British. 

[Kazomir]

The render still seems to have all 4 guns. 

What ai would realistically expect from a T4 bumped Wickes-class DD with two less torp tubes would be:

• Longer gun range or better RoF or both
• Longer torp range that would allow for off the bat stealth torping ( 7-8km/55-60kt/11-14k dmg) 
• Reasonably good detection range
• Good maneuverability 

And even if she's not very good, I'll buy her, because, well... British. 

 

The gun on the aft deckhouse is a 76mm AA gun, not the 102mm as seen on Wickes. And the Campbeltown is a tier 3.

[woodyudet_17]

Very pleased with this news, not least as I suggested this back in October

 

http://forum.worldofwarships.eu/index.php?/topic/32862-regarding-british-destroyers/page__p__603894#entry603894

 

 

[Zepheris_]

So Wg finally got to the idea to give something British to sooth the raging public...Took them long enough.

 

What you don't have the Warspite?

[SBS]

Well, I suppose we can highly assume that HMS Campbeltown will be available on the 28 of march, as that is where the Operation Chariot will start according to the march callender.

 

 

[Tuccy]

Well, Operation chariot HAPPENED on March 28, there will be an in-game special running already since 26th, but as to when the ship comes to shop... When it's ready

 

Link to March Events calendar HERE

[piritskenyer]

 

The gun on the aft deckhouse is a 76mm AA gun, not the 102mm as seen on Wickes. And the Campbeltown is a tier 3.

 

I was looking at the thing from my phone, and the 76mm looked like a reg gun.

As for it being T3, look at what I wrote, where I write:

[...]

What ai would realistically expect from a T4 bumped Wickes-class DD with two less torp tubes would be:

[...]

 

[Sonic_157]

I would say that an indication of torpedo performance is that, on the render, the bar for torpedo power is in generally similar relation to the gun bar as on stock Wickes. While this is still WiP, it would suggest that the torps have something that makes them twice as useful as the Wickes stock torps (as half the mounts has similar rating) 

 

 

 

I wonder if this means that Campbeltown will have torps with bigger range than it's detection range and thus be able to stealth-torp.

 

And if this is true, will it be a pattern for British destroyers in general? Falling somewhere between the IJN and US ones as torp-boats. Good torps, stealth and usable guns?

 

 

 

[WebSpawn]

 

 

I wonder if this means that Campbeltown will have torps with bigger range than it's detection range and thus be able to stealth-torp.

 

And if this is true, will it be a pattern for British destroyers in general? Falling somewhere between the IJN and US ones as torp-boats. Good torps, stealth and usable guns?

 

 

 

 

Knowing Wargaming that will probably mean, capable of all, master of none.

[Battledragon]

 

No, the raid modifications are very different.

 

 

Yeah I realised it hadn't got those mods almost as soon as I posted and corrected it.  Would have been funny but yeah, since it had hardly any guns left I can see why it didn't get that mod.  even if having the ability to ram and explode a battleship with a destroyer would have been funny, that would essentially be all it could do.

[piet11111]

Well, Operation chariot HAPPENED on March 28, there will be an in-game special running already since 26th, but as to when the ship comes to shop... When it's ready

 

Link to March Events calendar HERE

 

Anything that can be said on how it will be sold/awarded ?

Im curious because there was a lot of concern about everyone and their dog buying it without knowing how to play carriers so its interesting to learn how this will be handled.

[Sonic_157]

 

Anything that can be said on how it will be sold/awarded ?

Im curious because there was a lot of concern about everyone and their dog buying it without knowing how to play carriers so its interesting to learn how this will be handled.

 

 

Tuccy mentioned operation Chariot, which means that, in this particular quote, he was referring to Campbeltown, not Saipan .