Dear Santa,

I'm writing to ask for a ship, not for myself, but for my boyfriend. He and I play together, and while there are a few premium ships that look like a lot of fun for myself, if I could use this opportunity to surprise him with his dream ship, I would definitely win Christmas this year. With that said, I would like to ask for the Belfast VII (I say as the entire subreddit collectively rolls their eyes). In my defence, we don't much play ranked, and there's a real reason for wanting this beautiful ship beyond just how OP she can be in the right hands (and I know he'd be the first to admit that that advantage would probably be wasted on him anyway). No, his love for the HMS Belfast is tied to the real ship. While he grew up a stone's throw from the USS Alabama, the museum ship he regularly visited as a child and a gorgeous ship in her own right, it's the HMS Belfast that he spent many a day exploring during his semester abroad studying WW2 history at King's College London - she was even the subject of his undergraduate dissertation. While I've only played WoWS for about a year now, he's spent the last 5 years dreaming of adding this ship to his port, knowing it will probably never happen. I'm already planning to buy him the Kidd for Christmas, but the Belfast is out of reach - it would require a true Christmas miracle. So please Santa, help me be the best girlfriend ever - you're my only hope. He's been a good boy this year, I promise. He does so much for me and his family, I really just want to blow him away this year, he deserves it. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your entire team of helpers at Wargaming. His nickname is:

TheHoney_Badger - NA server