NEW SHIPS: CLEMENCEAU, CONNECTICUT, AND ORION

Clemenceau

Clemenceau is basically Richelieu if it was sold to America. It has Richelieu hull and superstructure, but the main gun and AA are from American origin. It has 2×3 406 mm MK7 guns (same as Iowa’s guns) with fast reload and high accuracy. The AA rating is exceptional. Unlike Richelieu, Clemenceau doesn’t have main gun reload booster or engine overload consumable. Still, for now, it’s quite overpowered in its tier.

Read more about Clemenceau here.

Connecticut

Connecticut is the new American tech tree battleship. It’s part of the slow battleship branch, with North Carolina as the preceding ship and Montana as the succeeding ship. Connecticut is basically elongated South Dakota with more guns. It has 4×3 406 mm MK6 guns (same as North Carolina and South Dakota’s guns). The firepower is quite terrifying in its tier, but it has several downsides. The AP shell velocity is very slow which makes aiming hard. Also, it has the same armor as North Carolina and South Dakota, which means the side armor is very thin. For now, it’s quite balanced in its tier. However, in the hands of an experienced player, it becomes very strong.

Read more about Connecticut here.

Orion

Orion is basically Lion but the main guns are replaced with 3×2 457 mm guns and the maneuverability is reduced. The 457 mm guns are the same as in L3, but with fast reload. The MAP ammunition is quite nasty because it can citadel enemies from the front. Orion doesn’t have improved acceleration, which makes it much less maneuverable than other British battleships. It’s still quite good compared to other nation’s battleships. For now, it’s balanced in its tier.

Read more about Orion here.

What I don’t like about these ships: there are still plenty of historical ships that haven’t been added to the game, but developers made fictional ships instead.

Arisudev

Extra: Iowa’s Incremental Buff

Iowa is one of the oldest battleships in the game. As part of the upcoming tech tree split, Iowa receives several buffs.

• Iowa’s accuracy has been increased
• The secondary gun range and penetration has been increased
• Iowa now has engine overload consumable, which increases its top speed from 33 knots to 36.3 knots (duration 81 seconds).

As a compensation, the MMweight has been increased to 9.0. Now it has the same MMweight as Yamato.

After the buff, Iowa becomes very strong. Now it can fight at close range much more effectively. It can even chase cruisers and gun them down. Just like Illinois, Iowa secondary build is possible thanks to its high performance secondary guns. Iowa’s rating in PVP has been increased from B to A.

Read more about Iowa here.