Yuzo's Yapping

As the last Premium ship entering testing with Update 15.9, here is Ōta. As was announced in the Roadmap article, she will be available as the reward of the next Dockyard event. Time to see what this plus-size Harugumo is packing. Historical background Ōta doesn't have much background to speak of. She is a fictional AA refit of Gokase (which, itself, is as far as I remember based on the C44 design/Agano-kai). The main battery was replaced with six twin 100 mm dual-purpose turrets, and a large number of 25 mm AA guns were installed in various configurations. While not a real design, Ōta appears as she would have been fitted in 1944. Ship's preview Ship's permanent camouflage As it's already been revealed in the roadmap, here is her Dockyard commemorative camouflage: As a reminder, this ship is in testing; anything can change, so don't treat her as if she's already been released. Modules Hull Engine Gun Fire Control System Main battery Torpedoes ...

Update 15.8 will bring to the game a new line of cruisers. These will be the European cruisers with ships from nations such as Sweden, Poland, Greece, Sweden and, you guessed it, Sweden. There is only one ship that was actually built, being the tier VI, and for the rest, it's a lot of what-if or straight-up Wargaming creations. These cruisers will work as torpedo-focused ships with high speed and low detection range, and the same torpedoes as the European destroyers with high speed but low damage. As per usual, Sweden is Wargaming's preferred nation in Europe, so we get an extra serving of Ikea meatballs with this new line of cruisers. Here is the Tier IX, Tirfing. Historical background There isn't much historical background to speak of for Tirfing.  Effectively, she is a hypothetical follow-up to the Tre Kronor-class that we have at Tier VI. The idea behind this ship is that Sweden would have gone for a design of cruiser with higher firepower to counter the Chapayev and S...