Special Commanders
Special commanders perform the same functions as standard commanders, but have additional bonuses or traits that make them different from their freely-recruited counterparts. Thus a Special commander has a fixed portrait and name. They may be earned via in-game participation, for instance as a reward for a set of event missions or at the end of a lengthy campaign. Many are now available in the Armory.
An Enhanced Skill is a common skill that any commander may have, but with an enhanced effect. The commander must acquire the skill for the effect to be enhanced. All commanders available through the Armory come with at least 10 skill points.
A Talent is an ability similar to a very powerful skill that activates in unusual circumstances. Talents will not activate during a Clan Battle or in a Training Room. Some talents are activated by earning an achievement that can only be earned in Random or Ranked battles.
A Skilled commander is a special commander with Enhanced Skills.
A Talented commander is a special commander with Talents. All Talented commanders are also Skilled commanders. Talented commanders are commonly called Legendary commanders. They may also be known as Heroic or Historic.
Talented or Legendary commanders do not allow themselves to be dismissed.
Players can have only one copy of each Skilled or Talented commander.
A Historic commander is the World of Warships commemoration of a commander who existed in world history. He may have enhanced skills, or talents, or neither.
Skilled and Talented commanders have a star before their names. Talented commanders are displayed with a gold star, a gold name, and in the commanders screens, a gold portrait background. Skilled commanders are displayed with a white star and a sky blue background. Other special commanders have a haze gray background with no star.
- Unique Commander — same as a Talented commander.
- Seasoned Commander — same as a Skilled commander.
- Special Commander — a special but unskilled commander (one that has no talents or enhanced skills.
List of Skilled and Talented Commanders
Nation | Portrait and Name | Special Traits | Origins | |
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Yamamoto Isoroku Legendary Commander Biography Wikipedia |
The Emergency Reserve talent grants Yamamoto Isoroku's ship +1 charge to each mounted consumable (including squadron consumables) upon earning the "First Blood" achievement. | Awarded upon completion of the Yamamoto Isoroku campaign. | ||
The Second Wind talent activates upon earning a "Kraken Unleashed!" achievement. After activation, the ship's main battery gun reload time is reduced -34%, its torpedo reload speed and squadron restoration time is reduced -16%, and it steadily repairs up to 48% of its health over 120 seconds without expending a Repair Party charge. | ||||
Grease the Gears (enhanced skill) improves main battery turret rotation speed:
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Preventive Maintenance
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Personalizations[1] Colored Shell Tracers, Broad Pennant, Fireworks | ||||
Takeo Suzuki |
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Survivability Expert (enhanced skill): per ship tier:
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Available in the Armory for Coal. | |
Emergency Repair Specialist (enhanced skill for battleships) reduces cooldown of Damage Control Party and Repair Party -4% (normally -3%). | ||||
Raizō Suzuki |
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Survivability Expert (enhanced skill): per ship tier:
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Sold in the Armory for Doubloons. | |
Emergency Repair Specialist (enhanced skill for battleships) reduces cooldown of Damage Control Party and Repair Party -4% (normally -3%). | ||||
John Doe |
Grease the Gears (enhanced skill) improves main battery turret rotation speed:
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Awarded for completing an in-game mission during Fall 2016. Available in the Armory for Coal. | ||
Gun Feeder (enhanced skill for battleships/cruisers/destroyers) reduces reload time when switching shell types -60% (normally -40%). | ||||
George Doe |
Grease the Gears (enhanced skill) improves main battery turret rotation speed:
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Sold in the Armory for Doubloons. | ||
Gun Feeder (enhanced skill for battleships/cruisers/destroyers) reduces reload time when switching shell types -60% (normally -40%). | ||||
William F. Halsey Jr. Legendary Commander The Story of Admiral Halsey Wikipedia |
The Implacable talent activates on earning the "Confederate" achievement. The ship under Halsey's command receives the following bonuses:
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Awarded upon completion of the "Hit Hard! Hit Fast! Hit Often" campaign. | ||
The Untraceable talent activates after receiving the "Double Strike" achievement. * -10% to air and sea detection radius The effect will accumulate if multiple Double Strikes are received during battle. | ||||
Grease the Gears (enhanced skill) improves main battery turret rotation speed:
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Gun Feeder (enhanced skill for battleships/cruisers/destroyers) reduces reload time when switching shell types -60% (normally -40%). | ||||
Personalizations[1] Colored Shell Tracers, Broad Pennant, Fireworks | ||||
Jack Dunkirk |
Consumables Specialist (enhanced skill) reduces cooldown on consumables −10% (normally −7.5%). | Awarded for completing the Dunkirk Collection. | ||
Consumables Enhancements (enhanced skill) increases action time of these consumables +12.5% (normally +10%): | ||||
Grease the Gears (enhanced skill) improves main battery turret rotation speed:
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Bert Dunkirk |
Consumables Specialist (enhanced skill) reduces cooldown on consumables −10% (normally −7.5%). | Sold in the Armory for Doubloons. | ||
Consumables Enhancements (enhanced skill) increases action time of these consumables +12.5% (normally +10%): | ||||
Grease the Gears (enhanced skill) improves main battery turret rotation speed:
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Andrew Cunningham Historic Commander The Story of Andrew Cunningham Wikipedia | ||||
The Equipment Spoils talent increases the number of ship consumable charges by one after destroying two enemy ships. Does not apply to aircraft carrier squadron consumables. Once per battle. | Available for Royal Tokens during the British Heavy Cruiser event with Update 0.9.1. Available in the Armory for Coal. | |||
With the Lightning Fast talent, the speed of his ship and squadrons increases +5% after scoring four "Caused flooding" ribbons. Once per battle. | ||||
The Ruthless talent reduces the reload time of his ship’s main battery guns and torpedo launchers, as well as aircraft restoration time, -10% after earning the “Witherer” achievement. | ||||
His Aircraft Armor enhanced skill is −11.5% to the continuous damage of AA guns, instead of the standard −10%. | ||||
Consumables Specialist (enhanced skill) reduces cooldown on consumables −10% (normally −7.5%). | ||||
Personalizations[1] Colored Shell Tracers, Broad Pennant, Signal Flare | ||||
Jean-Jacques Honoré |
Adrenaline Rush (enhanced skill) changes the reload time of all types of armament -0.25% and the continuous AA damage +0.25% for each 1% of HP lost (normally -0.2%/+0.2%). | Awarded for completing the Vive La France Collection. | ||
Grease the Gears (enhanced skill) improves main battery turret rotation speed:
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Charles-Henri Honoré |
Adrenaline Rush (enhanced skill) changes the reload time of all types of armament -0.25% and the continuous AA damage +0.25% for each 1% of HP lost (normally -0.2%/+0.2%). | Sold in the Armory for Doubloons. | ||
Grease the Gears (enhanced skill) improves main battery turret rotation speed:
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Philippe Auboyneau Heroic Commander The Story of Philippe Auboyneau Wikipedia | ||||
With the Rampant talent, a "Devastating Strike" achievement speeds his main armament reload -5% for the main battery and torpedo tubes, and reduces squadron cooldown time by -5%. | Available for French Tokens during the French Arc beginning with Update 0.8.7. Available in the Armory for Coal. | |||
The Elemental Fury talent activates on each 'Captured' or 'Assisted in Capture' ribbon earned, increasing the fire chance for his main battery shells +1%, and increases the chance of causing flooding by +10%. | ||||
For every 2,000,000 HP of potential damage received, his Surge Forward talent increases his ship's speed +8%. | ||||
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Survivability Expert (enhanced skill): per ship tier:
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Personalizations[1] Colored Shell Tracers, Broad Pennant, Fireworks | ||||
Viktor Znamensky |
Preventive Maintenance
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Awarded for completing a three mission marathon in May 2018. Available in the Armory for Coal. | ||
Grease the Gears (enhanced skill) improves main battery turret rotation speed:
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Emergency Repair Specialist (enhanced skill for battleships) reduces cooldown of Damage Control Party and Repair Party -4% (normally -3%). | ||||
Vasily Znamensky |
Preventive Maintenance
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Sold in the Armory for Doubloons. | ||
Grease the Gears (enhanced skill) improves main battery turret rotation speed:
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Emergency Repair Specialist (enhanced skill for battleships) reduces cooldown of Damage Control Party and Repair Party -4% (normally -3%). | ||||
Nikolay Kuznetsov Legendary Commander Admiral Kuznetsov's Biography Wikipedia |
The Emergency Reserve talent grants +1 charge to each mounted consumable (including squadron consumables) upon earning the "First Blood" achievement. | Exchanged in the Armory for Provision Tokens awarded during the 2019 "Victory" Competition event. Available in the Armory for Coal. | ||
Will for Victory talent: Once per battle, if his ship's HP drops below 10%, the following activate for 15 seconds:
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Consumables Specialist (enhanced skill) reduces cooldown on consumables −10% (normally −7.5%). | ||||
Personalizations[1] Colored Shell Tracers, Broad Pennant, Fireworks | ||||
Günther Lütjens Historic Commander Admiral Lütjens's Story Wikipedia |
Secondary Battery Loader talent: upon earning 100 "Secondary Battery Hits" ribbons, the secondary battery reload time speeds up +15%. (Once per battle.) | Available in the Armory for Coal. | ||
Main Battery Loader: upon earning 140 "Main Battery Hit" ribbons, the main battery reload time speeds up +7.5%. (Once per battle.) | ||||
Resilient: upon earning three "Spotted" ribbons, the talent restores 300 HP/sec with action time in seconds equal to ship's tier (e.g 5 seconds for a Tier V ship, etc.). (Multiple times per battle.) | ||||
Aerial Equipment Expert talent: upon earning 30 "Rocket Hit", "Bomb Hit", or "Torpedo Hit" ribbons, aircraft restoration speeds up +10%. (Once per battle.) | ||||
Preventive Maintenance
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Grease the Gears (enhanced skill) improves main battery turret rotation speed:
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Improved Engine Boost (enhanced skill) extends the engine boost duration +7.5% for the aircraft carrier's squadrons (normally +5%). | ||||
Personalizations[1] Colored Shell Tracers, Broad Pennant, Signal flare | ||||
Franz von Jütland |
Consumables Specialist (enhanced skill) reduces cooldown on consumables −10% (normally −7.5%). | Awarded for completing an in-game mission chain during Spring 2018. Available in the Armory for Coal. | ||
Vigilance (enhanced skill) increases the detection range of enemy torpedoes +35% (normally +25%). | ||||
Reinhard von Jütland |
Consumables Specialist (enhanced skill) reduces cooldown on consumables −10% (normally −7.5%). | Sold in the Armory for Doubloons. | ||
Vigilance (enhanced skill) increases the detection range of enemy torpedoes +35% (normally +25%). | ||||
Sa Zhenbing Historic Commander Wikipedia |
High Alert talent: upon earning earning the "Combat Scout" achievement, reduces the squadron preparation and main battery gun reload times by 20%. (Once per battle.) | Reward for completion of the "The Age of Sa Zhenbing" collection. | ||
Torpedo Attack Expert talent: upon hitting enemy ships with torpedoes six times, the following effects occur (Once per battle.):
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Emergency Supplies talent: For every 1,500,000 potential damage recieved, consumable cooldown time is reduced by 6.5%. (Multiple times per battle.) | ||||
Improved Engine Boost (enhanced skill) extends the engine boost duration +7.5% for the aircraft carrier's squadrons (normally +5%). | ||||
Emergency Repair Specialist (enhanced skill for battleships) reduces cooldown of Damage Control Party and Repair Party -4% (normally -3%). | ||||
Vigilance (enhanced skill) increases the detection range of enemy torpedoes +35% (normally +25%). | ||||
Consumables Enhancements (enhanced skill) increases action time of these consumables +12.5% (normally +10%): | ||||
Personalizations[1] Colored Shell Tracers, Broad Pennant, Signal flare | ||||
Dà Róng |
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Survivability Expert (enhanced skill): per ship tier:
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Awarded for completing the Dragon Dance Ship chain of combat missions in early 2019. Sold in the Armory for Doubloons. | |
Demolition Expert (enhanced skill for destroyers/cruisers/battleships):
Pyrotechnician (enhanced skill for aircraft carriers):
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Quán Róng |
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Survivability Expert (enhanced skill): per ship tier:
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Awarded after obtaining all three bundles of the Lunar New Year Collection in sequence. Available in the Armory for Coal. | |
Demolition Expert (enhanced skill for destroyers/cruisers/battleships):
Pyrotechnician (enhanced skill for aircraft carriers):
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Alexander Ovechkin Wikipedia |
Grease the Gears (enhanced skill) improves main battery turret rotation speed:
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"American Ovechkin", representing the career of the hockey great in America. Awarded for completing "The Great 8" collection in late 2018. | ||
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Survivability Expert (enhanced skill): per ship tier:
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Optional blue colored shell tracers. | ||||
Alexander Ovechkin Wikipedia |
Grease the Gears (enhanced skill) improves main battery turret rotation speed:
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"Russian Ovechkin", representing the career of the hockey great in Russia. Awarded for completing a combat mission during the Great Eight event in late 2018. | ||
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Survivability Expert (enhanced skill): per ship tier:
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Optional red colored shell tracers. | ||||
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Alexander Ovechkin Wikipedia |
Grease the Gears (enhanced skill) improves main battery turret rotation speed:
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"Hockey Ovechkin", in a game uniform. Obtained from the Premium Shop during the Great Eight event in late 2018. | |
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Survivability Expert (enhanced skill): per ship tier:
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Optional colored shell tracers. | ||||
May command either a USN or a VMF ship. | ||||
Tsar Alexander Wikipedia |
Grease the Gears (enhanced skill) improves main battery turret rotation speed:
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"Tsar Ovechkin", the hockey great in Hallowe'en costume. Obtained during the Great Eight event in late 2018. | ||
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Survivability Expert (enhanced skill): per ship tier:
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Optional colored shell tracers. | ||||
May command either a USN or a VMF ship. | ||||
Luigi Sansonetti Historic Commander The History of Luigi Sansonetti Wikipedia |
The Concealed Reserves talent activates upon achieving 100 main gun hits and extends the action time of all consumables +10%. (Once per battle.) | Reward for completion of the "Resolute and Rapid" collection. | ||
The Far Reach talent activates on the destruction of an enemy ship and extends the main gun range +8%. (Once per battle.) | ||||
The Rapid Fire talent activates upon earning the "Confederate" achievement and reduces the reload time of his main battery guns -15%. | ||||
Swift Fish (enhanced skill) increases the speed of his torpedoes +7% (normally +5%). | ||||
Gun Feeder (enhanced skill for battleships/cruisers/destroyers) reduces reload time when switching shell types -60% (normally -40%). | ||||
Personalizations[1] Colored Shell Tracers, Broad Pennant, Signal flare | ||||
Jerzy Ṡwirski Historic Commander The History of Jerzy Ṡwirski Wikipedia |
Torpedo Armament Expert: reduces the torpedo tube reload time -5% for every eight "Torpedo hits" ribbons scored. The talent can be activated multiple times. | Reward for completion of the Strong-Willed campaign and from random bundles in the Armory. Available in the Armory for Coal. | ||
AA Gun Expert: increases the continuous damage of AA defenses +10% for scoring 20 "Aircraft shot down" ribbons. (Once per battle.) | ||||
Adrenaline Rush (enhanced skill) changes the reload time of all types of armament -0.25% and the continuous AA damage +0.25% for each 1% of HP lost (normally -0.2%/+0.2%). | ||||
Personalizations[1] Colored Shell Tracers, Broad Pennant, Signal flare | ||||
Klaas Janssen |
Focus Fire Training (enhanced skill for cruisers/battleships):
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Reward for completion of a special combat mission chain in patch 0.10.7. Available in the Armory for Coal. | ||
Demolition Expert (enhanced skill for destroyers/cruisers/battleships):
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Michiel de Ruyter Historic Commander Wikipedia |
Focus Fire Training (enhanced skill for cruisers/battleships):
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Available in the Armory for Doubloons. | ||
Demolition Expert (enhanced skill for destroyers/cruisers/battleships):
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Joaquim Marques Lisboa Historic Commander Wikipedia |
Relentless Firing Activates once per battle upon hitting enemy ships 175 times with main and secondary battery shells.
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Reward for completion of the "Battle of Paso de Patria" collection. | ||
Master and Commander Partially fills Combat Instructions progress after they are activated twice. Increases maximum ship speed. Effect remains active until the end of battle.
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Survivability Expert (enhanced skill): per ship tier:
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Brisk (enhanced skill) for battleships
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Personalizations[1] Colored Shell Tracers, Broad Pennant, Signal flare |
Overview
- T: number of talents
- Ach.: number of talents activated by random/ranked battle achievements
- BB: number of enhanced skills for battleships
- CR: number of enhanced skills for cruisers
- DD: number of enhanced skills for destroyers
- CV: number of enhanced skills for aircraft carriers
- SS: number of enhanced skills for submarines
Commander | Nation | Type | Availability | T | Ach. | Talents | BB | CR | DD | CV | SS | Enhanced Skills |
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Jerzy Ṡwirski | Europe | Unique | Coal | 2 | 0 | Torpedo Armament Expert, AA Gun Expert | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Adrenaline Rush (BB/CR/DD) |
Philippe Auboyneau | France | Unique | Coal | 3 | 1 | Rampant, Fire and Fury, Surge Forward | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Survivability Expert (CR/DD/CV) |
Jean-Jacques Honoré / Charles-Henri Honoré | France | Seasoned | Collection (Vive La France) / Doubloons | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Adrenaline Rush (BB/CR/DD), Grease the Gears (BB/CR/DD) | ||
Günther Lütjens | Germany | Unique | Coal | 4 | 0 | Secondary Battery Loader, Main Battery Loader, Resilient, Aerial Equipment Expert | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Preventive Maintenance (BB/DD/SS), Grease the Gears (BB/CR/DD), Improved Engine Boost (CV) |
Franz von Jütland / Reinhart von Jütland | Germany | Seasoned | Coal / Doubloons | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Consumables Specialist (BB/CR/DD), Vigilance (BB) | ||
Luigi Sansonetti | Italy | Unique | Collection (Resolute and Rapid) | 3 | 1 | Concealed Reserves, Far Reach. Rapid Fire | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Swift Fish (CR/DD/CV), Gun Feeder (BB/CR/DD) |
Yamamoto Isoroku | Japan | Unique | Campaign (Yamamoto Isoroku) | 2 | 2 | Emergency Reserve, Second Wind | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Grease the Gears (BB/CR/DD), Preventive Maintenance (BB/DD/SS) |
Takeo Suzuki / Raizō Suzuki | Japan | Seasoned | Coal / Doubloons | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Survivability Expert (CR/DD/CV), Emergency Repair Specialist (BB) | ||
Klaas Janssen / Michiel de Ruyter | Netherlands | Seasoned | Coal / Doubloons | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Focus Fire Training (BB/CR), Demolition Expert (BB/CR/DD) | ||
Joaquim Marques Lisboa | Pan-America | Unique | Collection (Battle of Paso de Patria) | 2 | 0 | Relentless Firing, Master and Commander | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Survivability Expert (CV/CR/DD), Brisk (BB) |
Sa Zhenbing | Pan-Asia | Unique | Collection (The Age of Sa Zhenbing) | 3 | 1 | High Alert, Torpedo Attack Expert, Emergency Supplies | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Consumables Specialist (CR/DD), Emergency Repair Specialist (BB), Vigilance (BB), Improved Engine Boost (CV) |
Quán Róng / Dà Róng | Pan-Asia | Seasoned | Coal / Doubloons | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Survivability Expert (CR/DD/CV), Pyrotechnician (CV), Demolition Expert (BB/CR/DD) | ||
Andrew Cunningham | UK | Unique | Coal | 3 | 1 | Equipment Spoils, Lightning Fast, Ruthless | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Aircraft Armor (CV), Consumables Specialist (BB/CR/DD) |
Jack Dunkirk / Bert Dunkirk | UK | Seasoned | Collection (Dunkirk) / Doubloons | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Consumables Specialist (BB/CR/DD), Consumables Enhancements (CR/DD), Grease the Gears (BB/CR/DD) | ||
William Halsey | USA | Unique | Campaign (Hit Hard! Hit Fast! Hit Often!) | 2 | 2 | Implacable, Untraceable | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Grease the Gears (BB/CR/DD), Gun Feeder (BB/CR/DD) |
John Doe / George Doe | USA | Seasoned | Coal / Doubloons | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Grease the Gears (BB/CR/DD), Gun Feeder (BB/CR/DD) | ||
Alexander Ovechkin | USA, USSR or both | Seasoned | no longer available | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Grease the Gears (BB/CR/DD), Survivability Expert (CR/DD/CV) | ||
Nikolay Kuznetsov | USSR | Unique | Coal | 2 | 1 | Emergency Reserve, Will for Victory | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Consumables Specialist (BB/CR/DD) |
Viktor Znamensky / Vasily Znamensky | USSR | Seasoned | Coal / Doubloons | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Preventive Maintenance (BB/DD/SS), Grease the Gears (BB/CR/DD), Emergency Repair Specialist (BB) |
More Info
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Personalizations: Colored Shell Tracers, Broad Pennant - unique pennant flag, Fireworks, Signal Flare - a visual display when a Talent activates.
On the Commanders Skills screen, left-click to enable/disable each personalization.
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