Steel Monsters

Prior to World War I, the Russian Empire had been rapidly developing its fleet. By the time war broke out, seven battleships were finished and already afloat, preparing for commissioning trials. Shipyards were busy day and night, building the hulls for one battleship (to become Imperator Nikolai I) and for Izmail-class battlecruisers. The latter had an exceptionally striking presence: 32,000 tons of displacement, 222 meters in length, a speed of up to 27 knots, and twelve 356mm guns. In the midst of the war, despite reduced funding and missed deadlines for the manufacture of some mechanisms, all five ships were still put afloat, but the Russian Revolution prevented them from being completed. In the 1920s, the hulls of the former Imperator and all Izmails were finally scrapped for metal.

Task Number	Details	Restrictions	Pins Earned	Reward
1	Earn a total of 3,000 Free XP (after modifiers are applied).	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, Co-op, and Clan Battles only		5x New Year 2017 camouflage
2	Earn 15,000 XP (after modifiers are applied).	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, Co-op, and Clan Battles only		5x Type 3 - New Year camouflage
3	Destroy three enemy battleships.	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles only		5x Frosty Fir Tree camouflage
4	Cause 40000 HP of damage to enemy destroyers.	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles only		10x Sierra Mike signals ()
5	Cause 200000 HP of damage to enemy ships	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles only		3x Mosaic camouflage

Final Task - earn (7) from Mission 1 tasks to unlock; complete to grant access to Mission 2.

Task Number	Details	Restrictions	Reward
Final	Earn 1000000	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, Co-op, and Clan Battles only	500 1x Secret Santa Container

The Marine Nationale (the French Navy) also had extensive contsruction plans in the early 20th century. In the summer of 1914, three Bretagne-class battleships were at the final stage of completion, and five Normandie-class battleships were still in the shipyards. Four Lyon-class battleships, with unprecedented armament of sixteen 340mm guns, were supposed to be laid down the following year. Combined with the Courbet-class ships already in service, France would have had a formidable battle fleet, consisting of sixteen ships. But the outbreak of war dissolved these dreams. The entirety of the country's resources were redirected to the needs of the army, which retained a huge land front with its exhausting and violent battles. The Bretagne-class battleships were eventually put into operation, but Normandie-class ships had a much sadder fate - after the war, the hulls of four of them were scrapped for metal, while the fifth was finished as an aircraft carrier. the Lyon-class battleships weren't even laid down.

Task Number	Details	Restrictions	Pins Earned	Reward
1	Receive 1,000,000 HP of potential damage.	Complete the task in Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles with Tier V-X ships.		5x New Year 2017 camouflage
2	Incapacitate or destroy 50 modules on enemy ships.	Complete the task in Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles with Tier V-X ships.		5x New Year Streamer camouflage
3	Destroy 4 enemy cruisers.	Complete the task in Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles with Tier V-X ships.		3x Asian Lantern camouflage
4	Cause 250,000 HP of damage to enemy ships.	Complete the task in Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles with Tier V-X ships.		10x India Delta signals ()
5	Hit the citadel of enemy ships 10 times.	Complete the task in Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles with Tier V-X ships.		7 days of Premium Time

Final Task - earn (10) from Mission 2 tasks to unlock; complete to grant access to Mission 3.

Task Number	Details	Restrictions	Reward
Final	Earn 20,000 XP (after modifiers are applied).	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, Co-op, and Clan Battles only	500 1 Secret Santa container

For the U.K., their fleet was not just a matter of pride, it was the nation's main weapon during World War I. Hence, no effort was spared to make it stronger. During the war, the U.K. launched more than a dozen battleships and cruisers. At the time of the end of the war in November 1918, another four monstrous ships were at various stages of construction. These were Hood-class battlecruisers with a displacement of over 42,000 tons and a length of 262 meters. Four years of war would eventually exhaust the resources of even an empire as large as Britain's, but Naval Command decided to finish the lead ship anyway. HMS Hood entered service in 1920, becoming a symbol of the Royal Navy's strength for two decades. As for her three sister ships, their story ended before it had even begun, with the steel of their hulls repurposed for peacetime needs.

Task Number	Details	Restrictions	Pins Earned	Reward
1	Earn any 250 ribbons.	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles only		3x Type 3 - New Year camouflage ()
2	Earn 30,000 commander XP.	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, Co-op, and Clan Battles only		10x November Foxtrot signals ()
3	Earn 20 "Set on fire" or "Caused flooding" ribbons.	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles only		10x Juliet Charlie signals ()
4	Hit the citadel of enemy ships 15 times.	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles only		7 days of Premium Time
5	Cause 100,000 HP of damage to enemy battleships.	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles only		10x Victor Lima signals ()

Final Task - earn (7) from Mission 3 tasks to unlock; complete to grant access to Mission 4.

Task Number	Details	Restrictions	Reward
Final	Earn 1,500,000.	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, Co-op, and Clan Battles only	750 1 Secret Santa container

The beginning of the 20th century was the German Navy's heyday, with their fleet comprising hundreds of warships, including nearly two dozen dreadnought battleships. In the coming war, the Kaiserliche Marine would face the world's largest fleet - the Royal British Navy. The large-scale construction of capital ships continued in the German Empire throughout World War I. At the time the truce was signed (November 1918), two more Bayern-class battleships and four Mackensen-class battlecruisers were at different stages of readiness. Three more battlecruisers with 33,500 ton displacement and 380mm artillery were ordered, but their construction never actually began. The Versailles Peace Treaty of 1919 turned these failed rulers of the seas into vast piles of scrap metal.

Task Number	Details	Restrictions	Pins Earned	Reward
1	Earn any 300 ribbons.	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles only		5x Frosty Fir Tree camouflage ()
2	Earn 10 "Captured", "Defended", or "Assisted in capture" ribbons.	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles only		5x New Year Streamer camouflage
3	Earn 50,000 commander XP.	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, Co-op, and Clan Battles only		10x India Yankee signals ()
4	Cause 80,000 HP of damage to enemy cruisers.	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles only		10x Mike Yankee Soxisix signals ()
5	Cause 300,000 HP of damage to enemy ships.	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles only		7 days of Premium Time

Final Task - earn (8) from Mission 4 tasks to unlock; complete to grant access to Mission 5.

Task Number	Details	Restrictions	Reward
Final	Earn 30,000 experience over any number of battles (after modifiers are applied).	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, Co-op, and Clan Battles only	1,000 1 Secret Santa container

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The fact that the United States entered World War I somewhat late, and Japan was situated far from the main military events of the war, meant that neither nation suffered from the same level of material exhaustion as other participants of the conflict. After 1918, these two powers didn't even consider curtailing their shipbuilding programs — in fact they enhanced them.

Between 1920 and 21, two Kaga-class battleships and four Amagi-class battlecruisers were laid down in Japan, with four Kii-class battleships also on order. Concurrently, six South Dakota-class battleships and six Lexington-class battlecruisers were laid down in the USA. Both Japanese and American ships were to carry guns with a caliber exceeding 400mm and have a displacement of 40,000 tons or more.

However, the signing of an international treaty on the limitation of naval weapons in Washington in 1922 prevented this enormous steel armada from being commissioned. Most of the ships were sent for scrap, and only four were completed, but as aircraft carriers. During World War II, these four giants (Lexington, Saratoga, Kaga, and Akagi) contributed to the coming of a new era in naval history — the era of carrier-based aircraft dominance.

Task Number	Details	Restrictions	Pins Earned	Reward
1	Earn 10 "Spotted" ribbons.	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles only		5x New Year Streamer camouflage
2	Earn 5,000,000 (after modifiers are applied).	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles only		10x Juliet Charlie signals ()
3	Hit enemy ships with aerial torpedoes 100 times.	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles only		7 days of Premium Time
4	Shoot down 250 aircraft.	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles only		10x November Echo Setteseven signals ()
5	Be among the top 3 XP earners on your team, and receive any 3 achievements in a single battle.	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, Co-op, and Clan Battles only		3x Spring Sky camo ()

Final Task - earn (8) from Mission 5 tasks to unlock; complete to finish "Steel Monsters" campaign.

Task Number	Details	Restrictions	Reward
Final	Play 1 battle.	Tier V-X ships only Random, Ranked, Co-op, and Clan Battles only	1,250 1 Secret Santa container