British submarines Undine, Sturdy, and Thrasher; British cruiser Monmouth; British battleship Renown ’44, and German cruiser Leipzig will be added to the game for testing.

British submarines

Researchable British submarines VI Undine, VIII Sturdy, and X Thrasher will be added to the game.

The main armament of the newcomers is represented exclusively by acoustic torpedoes. There is a large number of torpedoes per salvo and they have a fast reload, but low damage. Also, Undine and Sturdy have a 76mm secondary battery gun, and Thrasher is armed with a 102mm main battery gun that can be directly controlled by the player. All of these guns fire SAP shells.

British submarines have a large dive capacity, but low maneuverability. They will be able to stay underwater for long periods of time, but it will be difficult to quickly change direction or retreat if detected. Attacks should also be executed with extreme caution, as the new submarines have a small HP pool, even compared to other nations’ submarines.

They perform best in close- and medium-range combat. It will be difficult for British subs to do effective damage from a very close range: acoustic torpedoes have low damage, and the submarines themselves have a low HP pool. Therefore, you should play British submarines more carefully, considering the torpedo range and large dive capacity.

British submarine Undine, Tier VI

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Based on testing results, we’re applying changes to Tromp, Admiral Ushakov, and Malta.

Dutch destroyer Tromp, Tier X

• Main battery reload time reduced: 8 to 6.5 s.
• HE Bomb Airstrike reload time increased: 40 to 60 s.

Soviet super battleship Admiral Ushakov

• Fore end armor belt thickness increased: 50 to 60 mm.
• Aft end armor belt thickness increased: 50 to 60 mm.
• Combat Instructions: The number of salvoes required to fill the adjustment fire meter increased: 9 to 12.

British aircraft carrier Malta, Tier X

• Changed the parameters of attack aircraft (HE).
  • Decreased rocket dispersion ellipse by approximately 18%.
  • Reduced rocket launch interval: 0.08 to 0.06 s.

Please note that all information in the development blog is preliminary. Announced adjustments and features may change multiple times during testing.

Let’s talk about the most notable new features of the next update.

Halloween

In this year’s Halloween celebration, players will enjoy the already familiar operations “Saving Transylvania” and “Sunray in the Darkness”. The temporary “Twilight Battle” battle type, familiar to players from Halloween 2018, will also return with minor visual enhancements.

Operation “Saving Transylvania” will be available as Operation of the Week in the first week of the update, “Sunray in the Darkness” – in the second week. Throughout version 0.11.9, they will be available for completion in divisions. Both operations will only be available at normal difficulty level. Standard operations will only be available during 0.11.9 for divisions.

“Twilight Battle” will become available 2 weeks after the release of 0.11.9

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