Philip Vian
Philip Vian
Commander Base Trait
Casual Avoidance
Incoming fire dispersion (+4%)
Commander Bio:
Philip Vian (1894-1968) was a Fleet Admiral of the Royal Navy (1952), and one of the most outstanding British naval commanders. He took part in World War I when he was a young officer, and afterwards served on a wide range of ships, becoming an experienced artillery specialist. By the time of the outbreak of World War II, he had taken command of a destroyer flotilla. The crowning hour of Philip Vian was in February of 1940, when he held his flag on the destroyer Cossack, boarded the German supply tanker Altmark, and rescued 300 British sailors from captivity. Vian's destroyers also played an important role in the famous "Hunt for Bismarck" in May 1941. Even at that time he had already earned himself the reputation of being skillful in tactics, full of initiative and bold-a commander who would always fulfill his duty and seemed to be unstoppable. As the war continued, Vian commanded both cruiser and carrier squadrons, taking part in battles against German forces in the Arctic Region and Italian forces in the Mediterranean. In 1944-1945, he smashed German fortifications in Normandy, as well as Japanese military positions in the Pacific. After the war, in 1948, he became Commander in Chief of the Home Fleet and raised his flag on the famous HMS Vanguard.
Commander Skill 1
Contact Is Imminent
Torpedo speed (+2/+3/+4/+5kts)
Quick Fix
Incoming splash damage (-2/-4/-6/-8%)
Allows for reduced mobility with a disabled engine and/or rudder
No-Fly Zone
Your ship's average AA Damage per second (+4/+8/+12/+15%)
Your ship's AA guns firing range (+2/+3/+4/+5%)
Commander Skill 2
Look at Me Now
Sea detectability range (-2/-3/-5/-6%)
Flank Speed
Maximum destroyer speed (+2/+4/+6/+7%)
Rudder-shift time (+3%)
Commander Skill 3
Back In Stock
Torpedo launcher reload time (-2/-4/-6/-8%)
Glass Cannon
Destroyer main battery shell grouping (+3/+6/+8/+10%)
Destroyer main battery range (+1.5/+3/+4.5/+6%)
Main battery dispersion (-2/-3/-4/-5%)
Maximum HP (-5%)
Stand or Fall
Torpedo launcher and main/secondary battery reload time per 1% HP lost (-0.05/-0.1/-0.15/-0.2%)
Perceptive
Incoming damage to your destroyer (-0.75/-1.5/-2.25/-3%)
Shows the direction of the closest enemy ship
Commander Skill 4
Smoke on the Water
Smoke screen dispersion time (+2/+4/+6/+8%)
Smoke screen deployment time (+2/+4/+6/+8%)
Sidestep
Destroyer main battery range (+3/+6/+8/+10%)
Incoming fire dispersion (+2/+3/+4/+5%)
Rudder-shift time (+10%)
Commander Legendary Skill
Unstoppable
Engine repair time (-2.5/-5/-10/-15%)
Allows for reduced mobility with a disable engine and/or rudder
Special effect:
Damage Control Party cooldown time (-50%) Active when an enemy ship is within X range (3/4.5/6/7.5km)
Rather Be Torching
Chances of destroyer HE Shells causing fire (+1/+2/+2.5/+3)
Destroyer's main gun HE shells damage (-7)
Special effect:
Destroyer detectability time after firing main battery guns (-30%)
Active when an allied ship is within X range (1.5 /2/2.75/3.5km)
