Alternative Fire Modes
On ships with an Alternative Fire Mode, the player can switch between it and the normal mode by pressing F when guns are selected.
Burst Fire
When Burst Fire is enabled and the player shoots with the main battery, the turret fires a burst (=multiple shots with intervals much shorter than the normal reload time). But after the burst, the reload time is much longer than normal. All shots in a burst use the same shell type. Depending on the ship, this mode can also change the characteristics of guns or shells. If it does, the mode is actually called Burst Fire and Modified Shells.
A similar thing is the consumable Main Battery Reload Booster.
These ships have Burst Fire:
| Ship | Tier | Type | Nation | Kind | Number of shots | Effects on main guns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | IX | Battleship | Spain | premium | 2 | worse damage |
| Asturias, Cataluña, Andalucía, Castilla | VII–X | Cruiser | Spain | tech-tree | 2 | -- |
| Numancia | VIII | Cruiser | Spain | premium | 3 | better AP damage |
| Annapolis | ★ | Cruiser | U.S.A. | tech-tree | 3 | -- |
| Condé | ★ | Cruiser | France | tech-tree | 2 | better HE penetration (also for secondary guns), better dispersion |
| Edgar | ★ | Cruiser | U.K. | tech-tree | 3 | better AP damage, better penetration |
| Johnston | IX | Destroyer | U.S.A. | premium | 3 | -- |
| Álvaro de Bazán | X | Destroyer | Spain | special | 3 | better dispersion |
| Yamagiri | ★ | Destroyer | Japan | tech-tree | 3 | -- |
| Joshua Humphreys | ★ | Destroyer | U.S.A. | tech-tree | 3 | better damage |
| Zorkiy | ★ | Destroyer | U.S.S.R. | tech-tree | 3 | better HE penetration |
Modified Shells
When Modified Shells is enabled, the main battery shells or guns have modified characteristics.
These ships have Modified Shells:
| Ship | Tier | Type | Nation | Kind | Effects on main guns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almirante Oquendo | IX | Cruiser | Spain | premium | better dispersion, worse reload time |
