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Update 14.3: Dockyard and Unbreakable Line

Update 14.3 delivers the following:

Blücher Dockyard

Build your own Blücher and be ready to pick up new Gambia as an intermediate reward.

In History

IX Blücher, sister ship to VIII Hipper, was one of the key participants in the German invasion of Norway and Denmark in 1940, serving as the flagship of the squadron intended to gain control of Oslo. Sunk in battle by Norwegian coastal fortifications, she remains the only ship to have been sunk by shore-launched torpedoes.

In the Game

To build your very own IX Blücher, you need to progress through 20 Dockyard phases, 18 of which can be completed through in-game combat missions. Individual phases can be purchased for  2,000 Doubloons, and as usual, there are two Starter Packs to speed along your progress: a two-phase pack for  3,200 Doubloons and a six-phase pack for  7,800 Doubloons. Note that these will cease to be available after you complete the first four phases via combat missions.

At Phase 8, you'll pick up Gambia as an intermediate reward. Unlike her sister ship VII Fiji, Gambia has access to both HE and AP shells and Short-Burst Smoke Generator, making her a brutal combatant against enemy battleships.

You can complete Dockyard combat missions throughout Update 14.3 and during the first 3 weeks of Update 14.4. You'll still be able to complete phases for Doubloons during the last week, but note that the Dockyard will be removed from your Port with the release of Update 14.5.

Operation Ten-Go and Golden Month Event Passes

Two different Event Passes are dedicated to Operation Ten-Go and Golden Month, respectively.

Each Event Pass lasts 3 weeks, features 15 levels, and functions as a standalone Pass, meaning that once it ends, you won't be able to complete it retroactively.

As the update lasts for 6 weeks, you'll be able to earn enough points from daily and weekly missions to complete both Event Passes. Keep in mind that after the first Event Pass wraps up, the level requirements will reset, making both Event Passes balanced in terms of reward difficulty.

Operation Ten-Go

Dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Operation Ten-Go, the first progression line of this Event Pass offers 3 days of Warships Premium Account, the Splinters permanent camouflage, and the new Final Voyage permanent camouflage for X Yamato as the main reward.

The second progression line, unlockable for  2,000 Doubloons, will immediately provide new historical Commander Seiichi Itō with enhanced skills like his Japanese colleagues and with an individual voiceover.

You'll also find Premium cruiser V Yahagi which participated in Operation Ten-Go, and the historical Defender of the Pacific Ocean permanent camouflage for X Essex as the final reward.

Golden Month

Inspired by Golden Week, the first progression line of the second Event Pass features the Japanese Lacquer permanent camouflage for V Kongō as its final reward, with Red Daruma containers, the Golden Week permanent camouflage, and the Red Ray enemy destruction effect obtainable along the way.

The second progression line, unlockable for  2,000 Doubloons, grants the Japanese Lacquer permanent camouflage for VIII Mogami immediately and features Premium battleship V Agincourt as its final reward.

You'll also find the new Silver Ray enemy destruction effect among the rewards.

The rewards for completing extra levels of the first and second progression lines for both Event Passes are 1x More Signals container and 1x Rare Bonuses container, respectively.

Compensation will be issued if you already possess the following items:

 12,000,000 Credits for the Defender of the Pacific Ocean permanent camouflage for X Essex.
 4,500,000 Credits for the Japanese Lacquer permanent camouflage for V Kongō.
 7,500,000 Credits for the Japanese Lacquer permanent camouflage for VIII Mogami.
 7,500,000 Credits for V Agincourt.
 6,000,000 Credits for V Yahagi.

Efficiency Badges

Earn marks of personal pride and prestige for performance aboard individual ships.

After completing a Random Battle, any Base XP you earned is tracked and compared against the recent average performance of other players globally who sailed the same ship you just played on. Depending on how well you perform in comparison with your fellow players, you can receive an Efficiency Badge with one of four ranks.

You can view the Efficiency Badges you've earned for each ship in your profile summary, as well as on the post-battle statistics screen for the ships you sail into battle. Additionally, you can view other players' profile summaries to see their Efficiency Badges for each ship. Only the highest-ranked Badge for each of your ships will be displayed, meaning that if you upgrade your badge, it replaces the old one.

Rules

• Efficiency Badges are available for every Tier V ship and above in Random Battles.
• Four different Badge levels are available:
  • Top 1% Base XP earned in Random Battle &mdash Expert
  • Top 5% Base XP earned in Random Battle &mdash 1st Grade
  • Top 20% Base XP earned in Random Battle &mdash 2nd Grade
  • Top 50% Base XP earned in Random Battle &mdash 3rd Grade
• Once a Badge level is attained, you can't lose it.
• Players with the violator status cannot earn Efficiency Badges.

Unbreakable Line

A new temporary battle type that offers all players multiple chances to make a difference!

Battles take place with Tier VIII–IX battleships, cruisers, and destroyers in a 7v7 format on smaller maps, and the battle duration is shorter than Random Battles. Get ready to brawl over Domination style Key Areas because you'll need to reach 1,000 points to score an immediate victory or have a higher score than the opposing team when time runs out. Destroying enemy ships will earn you points as usual, but your team won't lose points when your team's ships are sunk.

• After sinking, ships respawn following brief period! There's no limit on the number of times a ship can respawn.
• Upon respawning, all armaments will be fully reloaded, except torpedoes, which will only be ready to use if all tubes were locked and loaded before you sank. Combat Instruction progress will be retained, but consumable charges won't refresh, so don't use them all too early!
• Temporary buffs to speed, acceleration, maneuverability, and concealment will help you get back into the action, as you will respawn outside the map.

Unique Commander talents are disabled for Unbreakable Line battles and the economy functions in a similar way to Random Battles.

Early Access to Soviet Submarines Is Ongoing

You can still get S-1, L-20, and K-1 in exchange for Soviet Tokens.

Early Access to new Soviet submarines VI S-1, VIII L-20, and X K-1 continues in Update 14.3, and they can still be obtained for Soviet Tokens. The Polyarnaya Zvezda permanent camouflage for VIII S-189, along with Commander Konovalov and Comradin with an individual voiceover and 10 skill points, are also available as rewards.

Submarine X Seal is available to purchase for Doubloons via random bundles, and she comes with Commander Monty C.-Wellington with an individual voiceover and 10 skill points. The bundles can also drop battleship VII Nelson, battleship VII Poltava, Soviet Tokens, and other rewards.

With the release of Update 14.4, Soviet submarines will become available for everyone via the Tech Tree, and any unused Soviet Tokens will automatically be converted into Credits at the rate of 1 Token : 15,000 Credits.

Brawls

Five new Brawls with different formats await you in Update 14.3.

Brawl 1

• 3v3; Tier VIII destroyers, cruisers, and battleships.
• No more than 2 battleships, 2 cruisers, and 1 destroyer per team.
• Divisions of up to 3 players.

Brawl 2

• 4v4; Tier IX cruisers.
• Divisions of up to 4 players.

Brawl 3

• 4v4; Tier X battleships.
• Divisions of up to 4 players.
• Battles utilize Epicenter mode only.

Brawl 4

• 2v2; Tier VII battleships, cruisers, and destroyers.
• No more than 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer allowed.
• Divisions of up to 2 players.

Brawl 5

• 3v3; Tier X destroyers.
• Divisions of up to 3 players.
• Battles utilize Epicenter mode only.

Armory

A new ship, the "From Narvik to Dunkirk" adventure, Golden Month, and more!

New Ship

Starting with Update 14.3, new destroyer X A. da Barbiano will become available in the Armory for 30,000 Steel.

She's an Alberto di Giussano-class cruiser, planned to be converted into a fast anti-aircraft ship in accordance with an unreleased project developed in 1938. The main feature of the proposed modernization was replacing the 152 mm main battery with sixteen 90 mm heavy anti-aircraft guns. The project was never carried out and Alberico da Barbiano was sunk in December 1941 during the Battle of Cape Bon in her original configuration as a light cruiser.

X A. da Barbiano is armed with a unique main battery of sixteen 90 mm guns. With access only to SAP shells, she features extremely high damage per minute with reasonable shell penetration of 26 mm, allowing her to damage enemy destroyers, most cruisers, and battleship superstructure. Access to an alternative firing mode gives Alberico even more flexibility against heavier targets, with improved shell penetration of 34 mm, but at the cost of a longer reload.

The ship lacks torpedo armament. In terms of survivability, a large hit-point pool and high movement speed allow X A. da Barbiano to roll with a few punches, but her huge size, poor maneuverability, and terrible concealment for a destroyer means enemies with a good aim will be able to punish her. Rounding out her arsenal, Alberico has access to the traditional Italian Exhaust Smoke Generator and a unique Engine Boost consumable with a rather short action time, but with a bigger bonus to speed like that of French destroyers.

"From Narvik to Dunkirk" Adventure

In May, an exciting historical adventure awaits you, dedicated to early campaigns of World War II. It will last 6 weeks and tell the story of the events of 1940—from the Norwegian Campaign to Operation Dynamo.

The adventure starts with the last week of Update 14.3 and runs until the second week of Update 14.5. You'll have the opportunity to obtain the Home Fleet Grey historical permanent camouflage and new historical Commander Victor Crutchley for free by earning Adventure Tokens via combat missions and special free daily random bundles from the Adventure section of the Armory.

First Part

Dedicated to the Battle of Narvik and featuring new British Premium destroyer VIII Eskimo. You'll be able to obtain VIII Eskimo via random bundles for Doubloons or purchase her for Adventure Tokens. She'll also be available for direct purchase in the Premium Shop.

Second Part

Focused on Operation Dynamo, it starts with the second week of Update 14.4. This part of the adventure features another new ship and other valuable rewards.

Golden Month

In Update 14.3, we've prepared a Golden Month Armory event featuring three new containers:

Red Daruma Premium container
Black Daruma Premium container
Golden Daruma Premium container

The Daruma containers work similarly to how Santa's Gift and Golden Gift containers worked during Update 13.11.

The Red Daruma Premium container leads to the Black Daruma Premium container, which further leads into the Golden Daruma Premium container. If you already own every ship available in the container, you'll receive a higher-tier Daruma container as compensation that offers more valuable rewards.

These containers feature new ships IX Suzuya and IX Valparaíso, as well as Suzuya Golden and ZF-6 Golden. Note that Suzuya and Valparaíso will both additionally be available for direct purchase via Admiral's Packs during this update. Valparaíso will also be available in the next New Year event, which will be something like the recent Steel Fleet event for the 2024 New Year.

You can check out the contents of the three new containers in our Development Blog publication. More information about Golden Month will be available in a separate article.

Heroic Clash Container

From Update 14.3, Heroic Clash containers will become available in the Armory for 1,000 Coal. You can take advantage of this opportunity to complete the Heroic Clash collection and get the Mount Fuji Sunrise permanent camouflage for VIII Yumihari and a custom color scheme for the camouflages of all Japanese submarines.

Transformers

Update 14.3 sees the Transformers return to World of Warships! Welcome back the Autobots and Decepticons, as well as numerous permanent camouflages and other themed content as part of another exciting World of Warships and Transformers collaboration!

Game Balance Changes

We’re tuning the balance of certain ships based on our analysis of their combat effectiveness and player feedback. You’ll find the details of these changes in our Development Blog publication.

Content Additions and Changes

Japanese Lacquer permanent camouflage for VIII Asashio
Commander Masaru Tadamatsu with an individual voiceover
Commander Ragnar från Sverige with an individual voiceover
Gallipoli Landings patch
In Remembrance of Dardanelles commemorative flag

Three new enemy destruction effects:
Red Ray, Silver Ray, and Golden Ray

We've added a new Coal mission for experimental ships that will be available throughout Update 14.3.

With the start of Update 14.3, Soviet Era and Soviet Era Premium containers will automatically be opened for all players who have them on their accounts. Starting with Update 14.4, these containers will receive content changes, so this will ensure that players obtain currently listed items from the containers before any changes apply. More information about the new contents of these containers can be found in our previous Development Blog publication.

The contents of Golden Week standard and Golden Week Premium containers will be changed with the release of Update 14.3. You can see what exactly is changing in our previous Development Blog publication.

Other changes

• Fixed a bug with the Search and Destroy and Interceptor Commander skills which did not affect the range for Patrol Fighters and Interceptors as intended.
• Fixed an issue which caused queuing time in a Division for Operations to be longer than expected.
• Fixed a rare bug which sometimes caused ships to not spawn near the base in The Ultimate Frontier Operation.
• Fixed a bug which would sometimes prevent you from completing the Cherry Blossom Operation.
• In rare situations during Operation Aegis, allied convoy ships would reach the bottom of the map and, once there, there would not be enough time to evacuate those ships and claim victory in this Operation. As a result, we have added a new defeat condition for Operation Aegis in case convoy ships reach the very bottom of the map.
• Fixed a visual bug for VIII L-20 which would sometimes appear while the submarine was changing its depth.
• Fixed textures for X Pr. van Oranje G, X G. Hoffmann G, V Visby, IX P. Rupprecht, IX Ägir, IX AL Ägir, VIII Rochester, X Hayate, and IX Marlborough.

For a complete list of changes, please refer to Player Support.

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