Post Royal Navy - suggested "National Characteristics"

[Admiral_H_Nelson]

 

After these fantasy ships for the Royal Navy cruiser line, I am wondering what Wargaming can do for "national traits" for nations who are still without lines in the game. In the spirit of helpfulness, I offer a few suggestions:-

 

Italy - famous for handsome ships and fast cars, including the iconic Ferrari in formula 1.

Special Consumable = "Hit and Run".

Function: Enables the ship to approach the enemy at warp speed, fire torpedoes at point-blank range, do a 180 degree turn like a Ferrari at Monza and get away from the enemy without being detected.

 

France - famous for top quality world-class cuisine

Special Consumable = "Hot Meal".

Function: Serves up a delicious and nourishing meal to the crew. Strengthened by this, all cool down is immediately cancelled and all other consumables are immediately available.

 

Spain - famous for bravery (e.g. bull fighters)

Special Consumable = "Red Cape".

Function: When enemy fire is incoming, this consumable deploys a giant red cape to the side of the ship. The enemy shells/torpedoes are attracted to the cape and not the ship. As the shells miss the crew all shout "Olé".

 

Netherlands - famous for being more tolerant towards soft recreational drugs

Special Consumable = "Chill Pill".

Function:  Deploys special smoke in both screen and shell form. When the enemy inhales this smoke, they stop firing and become pacifist until the effect wears off.

 

Australia - famous for the boomerang

Special Function = "Fire and Retrieve"

Function: In the future version of the game, when ammunition gets limited, Australian ships will be able to fire special Boomerang shells at the enemy. If they miss then they return to the firing ship, so that they can re-use them later.

 

Greece - birthplace of modern Western thought on Science, mathematics and philosophy

Special Function = "Philosopher"

Function: When the enemy fire shells at the Greek ship, the Philosopher consumable pops up to argue that "reality is an illusion and the shells don't really exist". At which point they simply disappear. No cool down on philosophers because Greece had so many of them. (To their credit, so do the French and Germans of course, but they already have their own national characteristic in the game)

 

Canada - famous for being like America, but without the unpleasantness

Special Function = "The Mountie" (knickname of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police", whose famous slogan is "The mountie always gets his man")

Function: Deployed when chasing a target enemy ship. Once deployed the enemy cannot escape because the Canadian ship will always get whatever speed boost is needed to remain faster, and always retains visibility of the enemy. 

 

Any others?

 

[Agantas]

-US DDs get secondaries that throw potatoes at enemy ships.

-US BBs get two fireboats that follow the ship and have a chance to put out the fire if they start burning.

-Soviets get a bottle of vodka that automatically does random WASD hacks on your behalf.

[dasCKD]

This is the greatest idea ever and is in no way gamebreaking and insane and therefore should be implemented ASAP.

 

P.S. How about we give the USN cruisers ice cream escort ships, providing extra heals for the USN ships and ships in the immediate vicinity?

[Lordofdroid]

I chuckled at this. Here OP take my +1.

Here are my suggestions:

 

Sweden: The country of equality and tolerance.

Special Function = "Tolerance"

Function: When deployed, from the point of being activated to cool down, all enemy shells and torpedoes are simply absorbed by the ship because of the tolerance exhibited and the ship takes no damage. Instead because of the enrichment and diversity, the ships consumables cool down is reset.

 

Mexico: The country of Tequila

Special Function = "Tequila Mix"

Function: Using this special ability gives crew an added boost to the their aiming skills and every hit from the ship has higher chance of critical hits, fire and citadels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Kamikazesushi]

Germany

Special function: EU

Function: player takes control over all european ships except UK, however after the battle he must pay part of their repair cost

[Admiral_H_Nelson]

I chuckled at this. Here OP take my +1.

Here are my suggestions:

 

Sweden: The country of equality and tolerance.

Special Function = "Tolerance"

Function: When deployed, from the point of being activated to cool down, all enemy shells and torpedoes are simply absorbed by the ship because of the tolerance exhibited and the ship takes no damage. Instead because of the enrichment and diversity, the ships consumables cool down is reset.

 

Mexico: The country of Tequila

Special Function = "Tequila Mix"

Function: Using this special ability gives crew an added boost to the their aiming skills and every hit from the ship has higher chance of critical hits, fire and citadels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  I like these!

[philjd]

India, the land of spicey food

Special function: Curry power

Function: additional speed boost to the ship for a short duration, when you have to go, you HAVE to go quickly.

 

 

edit - typos

 

[MrFingers]

[edited]

[Aotearas]

 

-Soviets get a bottle of vodka that automatically does random WASD hacks on your behalf.

 

Of course the russians get the OP trait.

[Kashuken]

[edited]

[philjd]

Scotland.

Special function: Bagpipes

Function: Converts funnels into bagpipes causing all enemy vessels to randomly move away from the Scots ship. [Players are advised to turn off in game music while this is functioning]

 

Wales

Special Function: Giant leeks

Function: all enemy vessels within range spring a leak.

 

Ireland

Special function: Shamrock

Function: adds additional 10% dispersion protection.

[Gojuadorai]

Greece - birthplace of modern Western thought on Science, mathematics and philosophy
Special Function = "Philosopher"
Function: When the enemy fire shells at the Greek ship, the Philosopher consumable pops up to argue that "reality is an illusion and the shells don't really exist". At which point they simply disappear. No cool down on philosophers because Greece had so many of them. (To their credit, so do the French and Germans of course, but they already have their own national characteristic in the game)

 

how about that one:

[edited]

 

[BloodRose13]

British trait

Ability: Tea Time

Function: upon activation the  ship becomes immune to damage for two whole minutes, but cannot fire any weapons or move faster than a leisurely half speed whilst activated.

 

[Hedgehog1963]

Ireland

Special Function: Feck who needs a navy anyway?

 

Switzerland

Special Function: 

[DominusEdwardius]

Russia:

Special Function: Russian Winter.

Function: Initiates a blizzard which slowly damages French and German ships while healing all Russian Ships

 

British:

Special Function: Miscommunication

Function: Due to miscommunication between departments enemy ships appear at random and incorrect places all over the minimap and not always reported as the correct type.

 

 

[Historynerd]

Italy

Special function: Manned Torpedoes

Function: All BBs on enemy team lose power (incapacitation of main, secondary and AA guns) and are subject to flooding and loss of half of their HP.

[Kais_S012]

Soviets:

Special Function: "we did everything, we greatest nation!"

Function: all confirmed kills by Soviet ships are multiplied (random values x2- x8) by the Wargaming Commisariat after the battle to try and make it look like they actually did something in battle

 

British:

Special Function: "Brew up lads!"

Function: once per battle British ships can elect to hold fire for 2 minutes in return for 1:30 minutes of -50% desipersion on main guns

 

USN:

Special Function: "Boston tea party"

Function: creates 3 smoke screen puffs of a dead zone ont eh water where ships can only travel at half speed as they marvel at the dumpage of so much tea

Secondary Function: "get the tea wasting B**[edited]!" - British ships deal +5% damage to USN ships while inside and for 45 seconds after leaving the tea patch out of sheer outrage but suffer +10% dispersion to main batteries

 

Italians
Special function: "Oh look! Girls!"

Function: Italian ships can only move at 1/2 speed when within 3km of a Island due to crew slacking off to ogle at the girls in port.

 

Dutch

Special function: "Cheese for everyone!"

Function: switched bother AS and HE shells for wheels of Edam cheese +20% dispersion but +10% damage, +25% detonation

[Webley_Mark]

Belgium:

 

 

 

 

That's it.

[Admiral_H_Nelson]

Belgium:

 

 

 

 

That's it.

 

Aw...don't be like that!  I like Belgium. It was the first country that I visited apart from my own, and the people were all great, firendly and helpful.

 

My suggestion for Belgium as home of the loved/feared/hated (*)  EU Administration

 

Special Consumable: Burocrat

Function: When deployed, the Burocrat immediately passes a law which says that the ship cannot be fired on by enemy ships for the duration of the battle.

(Technically only for two minutes - but there are so many of these Burocrats in all governments that effectively it never ends)

 

 

 

(*) Delete as applicable

[Ubertron_X]

 

My suggestion for Belgium as home of the loved/feared/hated (*)  EU Administration

 

Special Consumable: Burocrat

Function: When deployed, the Burocrat immediately passes a law which says that the ship cannot be fired on by enemy ships for the duration of the battle.

(Technically only for two minutes - but there are so many of these Burocrats in all governments that effectively it never ends)

 

(*) Delete as applicable

 

More like:

 

Special Consumable: Pass nonsensical law

 

Function: When issued, every european ship has to be retrofitted with the lates inventions regarding environmental protection however impracticable they may are. Practically freezes that game for all EU ships for a solid 2 minutes during which no such ship is able to move or shoot and increases repair bills by 100% for said ships.

[Webley_Mark]

Ah.... Belgium, center of Europe, capital of the EU, land with great road. And by great, I mean horrible.

 

[Capra76]

Royal Navy

 

Special function: Rum ration

Effect: for the rest of the battle players shut the f*** up about tea!

[BambaZonke]

Brasil
Special ability: The Brazilian
Result: Once activated the stern of all Brasilian ships increase in size and the seaweed on the hull is trimmed into a special pattern that allows for increased speed and penetration.

 

 

Argentina
1. Special ability: The Junta
Result: Once the Junta is activated the player that initiated the activation has their doubloons are devalued by 80% and all Argentine ships turn to invade the closest small islands.

 

2. Special Ability: Hand of God
Result: Once activated the next salvo whether on target or not are mysteriously directed to British ships as citadel hits. (this is generaly considered to be cheeting if any other nation tries the same thing).

 

Scotland
Special Ability: Ye-all-right Jimmy
Result: Once activated all Scottish ships will imediatley stop attacking the enemy and turn on each other depending on wether they have red, white and blue or green and white flags.

[RogDodgeUK]

This thread will be closed because many users are using it to cause unrest by making things become political. The idea of the topic is good, it is just a shame that it's a topic that is open to serious misuse.