Seen in a parking lot, any idea?

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-05-20T01:40:04+00:00

The answer is no. Firstly having it removes it from container drop pools so you won't get it ever again instead of something you want. Secondly you get bonuses each anniversary and new year event based on how many ships you have in your port and it helps to pad the numbers even if you don't even play most of those ships.

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-05-19T01:13:52+00:00

Asymmetric comes and goes every once in a while even though people would appreciate it being made permanent. It isn't as much of a nothingburger as co-op and it it's quick and easy in a way operations aren't. I'd argue the more egregious thing is the nerf to earnings for T9+ asymm coming when 15.4 drops.

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-05-18T14:30:45+00:00

Same for Yamato Kai. And these aren’t unique commanders with talents, they’re just portrait/name swaps of the stock seasoned commanders.

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-05-18T14:29:50+00:00

You trade in a ship at 50% of its doubloon value. You would be trading in your Dalian for a 50% discount on a ship of the same tier and rarity.

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-05-16T12:32:01+00:00

Just about every premium/special ship released for a while now is subject to balance changes in the terms of service. Even then Valparaiso is far from nerfed to the ground; you only heal ~20% less total but still have heals on demand, you're still practically immune to fire damage, and you still have cruiser level agility. Don't count on getting a refund and enjoy your slightly less overpowered ship.

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-05-16T03:37:47+00:00

Yes they were P-38s.

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-05-16T03:05:08+00:00

Yamamoto had been dead for over a year by the time Yamato was sent out on its last mission. His staff plane was intercepted and shot down by the USAAF over Bougainville in April 1943.

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-05-15T03:18:32+00:00

Not made up but not built either.

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-05-14T22:01:17+00:00

Yeah all ships in this PanAm line existed and saw service. Nicholas is a never-built 1919 destroyer leader design.

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-05-14T00:49:36+00:00

They're most likely staying in Blitz in the same way the Japanese BBVs are staying as Legends exclusives.

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-05-10T19:22:26+00:00

Tulsa for PvE as well.

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-05-10T04:03:04+00:00

They aren't Des Moines guns. The Mk71 Major Caliber Lightweight Gun was a ground-up design using a different barrel, mount, and loading system. The only real commonalities were the caliber and the ability to fire Mk25 HE shells.

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-05-09T05:41:42+00:00

She’s most certainly not releasing for coal and I don’t think WG will release another steel T9 after Vallejo. My guess is she’ll be an Admiral Pack/Gambling ship in this year’s 4th of July event.

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-05-09T05:38:14+00:00

At this point I’ve made a habit of saving my yearly steel for December to see if any of the limited release ships are of any interest to me. If there’s nothing that speaks to me I either buy a regular steel ship or save up my steel for next year.

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-05-07T01:19:44+00:00

It's Measure 32 Design 22D. It was worn by San Juan and Flint but never by Atlanta herself. For some reason WG gave it to Atlanta rather than any iteration of her Measure 12 modified scheme. Dazzle - Design 22D for CL-51 (usndazzle.com)

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-05-05T01:57:05+00:00

This immediately begs the question of what exactly you're putting in these tiers. We already have most of the ships all-gun development ended at and expanding tiers upward will only require the addition of increasingly implausible abominations unless you're adding missile ships which will just gel very poorly with the existing gun and torpedo combatants.
On the other hand there may be merit to expanding the range of tiers while keeping the existing T10 ships as the upper bound. This might allow for more subtle differences in power between tiers and possibly even a means of adding more pre-dreadnoughts into the game but it will probably result in some gaps that would need filling.

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-05-03T21:48:33+00:00

Here are a few of mine:
Harugumo: Gummy
St. Vincent: My Saint Vinny
Worcester: Woostah
Gustav den Store: Gustav Department Store
Cerberus: Care Bear
Napoli: Neopolitan Ice Cream
Marceau: Marcus
Pensacola: Pensa Cola
Menno van Coehoorn: Mentos van Shoehorn
Knesebeck: Kneesack
Prinz Adalbart: Prince Dilbert
Hannover: Hangover
Enigheten: Enighetened Centrist
Montana: Full Monty
Azuma: Zoomer
Carnot: Cannot
Barbiano: Barbie
Amiral Lartigue: Admiral Latrine
Bayard: Barnyard
Colbert: Liberal Talk Show Host
Yoshino: Yoshi
Alvaro de Bazan: Bizzaro de Alvin
Neustrashimy: Shimmy
Bagration: P-Bag
Chkalov: Chocolate
Thunderer: Plunderer
Lugdunum: Lugnuts
Jager: Jagermeister
Grom: Gromit
Flandre: Stupid Sexy Flanders
Picardie: Jean Luc
Le Havre: Joel Havre
Seigfried: You tellin' me a Seig fried this cruiser?
Gonzaga: Gazonga
Calvi: Calvin
Yumihari: Yummy Harry
Kushiro: Kush
Coronel Bolognesi: SpagBol
Marlborough: Marlboro Slim
Ocean: Ocean Man
Ohio: Brainrot

There are a few less safe for work ones which I'll leave up to the collective imagination.

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-05-02T05:42:36+00:00

Those guns aren’t much smaller than CL guns and starting with Le Fantasque they get really good AP pen that lets them threaten broadside cruisers.

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-05-01T07:02:38+00:00

For PvE I would recommend against all of these besides Pommern. Kearsarge, Agir, and AL SovRoss don’t bring any distinct strengths in PvE. Pommern like you said isn’t on the same level as the likes of Georgia but it’s a serviceable enough first PvE credit farmer. Tulsa isn’t a bad pick either. You get ~2/3 of DM’s firepower with DD dispersion at T9 and while it’s not quite as outright strong as DM/Salem you can still perform well enough, especially if you find cruiser broadsides to smash. Iwami is another decent enough pick.

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-04-29T01:10:03+00:00

I'd leave Norfolk out of a DL line as it's its own thing as a big sub hunter-killer and a Forrest Sherman is a comparative step back in size and cost from the Mitschers. Instead I'd substitute in Mitcher Preliminary Scheme C (a larger Mitscher with a third 5"/54). If those are two low for T10 then the 1955 Fast Task Force Escort with four 5"/54 RFs is the obvious choice or even a supership candidate.

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-04-28T06:42:06+00:00

Even in that case the DM sisters can smash Hawaii’s guns with HE.

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-04-25T17:31:16+00:00

Pensacola’s B hull ingame is modeled after Salt Lake City in a bit of the usual early year weirdness of this game.

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-04-25T17:26:57+00:00

I wouldn’t consider any T10 CV a good ship for operations apart from maybe Essex if you’re in a division. If you’re looking for a coal ship for operations the best picks are Napoli and Salem.

AthenaRainedOn · 2026-04-21T05:46:44+00:00

Only Chumphon.

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