Based on testing results, we’re applying changes to Commonwealth Cruisers, Victoria, Wiesbaden, Jupiter ’42 and Chikuma II
II Port Jackson
- Main battery reload time increased: 9.1 to 9.6s
III Caradoc
- Main battery reload time increased: 8.0 to 8.5 s
Commonwelath Cruiser Red Fort, Tier V
- Main battery reload time increased: 6.0 to 6.6 s
- Range of the Depth Charge Airstrike decreased: 8 to 7km
- Other ASW parameters changed to be as announced in https://blog.worldofwarships.com/blog/505
- Added Submarine Surveillance with parameters similar to Hobart
- Torpedo protection removed
Red Fort is a clone for the testing of TIer V Delhi
VI Hobart
- Main battery reload time increased: 6.5 to 7.5s
- Range of the ASW airstrike decreased: 8 to 7km
Commonwealth Cruiser Uganda, Tier VII
- Main battery reload time increased: 6.5 to 7.1 s
- Range of the Depth Charge Airstrike decreased: 9 to 8km
- Other ASW parameters changed to be as announced in https://blog.worldofwarships.com/blog/505
- Added Submarine Surveillance with parameters similar to Auckland
- Removed torpedo protection
VIII Auckland
- Main battery reload time increased: 10 to 11 s
- Surface detectability range increased: 12.3 to 13.28km
- All other detectability ranges adjusted accordingly
IX Encounter
- Main battery reload time increased: 8.9 to 9.8 s
- Surface detectability range increased: 12.3 to 12.96km
- All other detectability ranges adjusted accordingly
VII Jupiter ’42
- Main Battery reload time increased: 4.5 to 6.5s
- AP shell parameters changed:
- damage increased: 1700 to 2500
- arming threshold decreased: 20mm to 12mm
IX Victoria
- Improved the main battery firing angles
- Sigma parameter increased: 1.8 to 2.0
- Switched standard and alternatives shells. Fast-moving shells are now base shells, and slow-moving but high-damage ones are alternative.
- Alternative AP shell parameters changed:
- Damage increased: 13800 to 14200
- Alternative HE shell parameters changed:
- Damage increased: 5250 to 5850
- Fire chance increased: 30 to 40%
VIII Wiesbaden
- Main battery reload time increased: 5 to 6s
- Hydroacoustic Search consumable changed:
- Ship detection range decreased: 6 to 5km
- Torpedo detection range decreased: 4 to 3.5km
- Action time reduced: 120 to 100s
- Smoke generator consumable changed:
- Action time reduced: 20 to 15s
- Cooldown increased: 160 to 180s
Japanese Cruiser Chikuma II, Tier IX
- Decreased the firing angle of the torpedo tubes by 1 degree as a result of a bug-fix to the model
Please note that all information in the development blog is preliminary. Announced adjustments and features may change multiple times during testing.
