In World of Warships, two main resources are required to research ships or modules, and level up through the Tech Trees: XP and credits. In the latest episode of How It Works, we'll tell you how, and for what actions these resources are earned in battle.

Armed with this information, you’re very likely to receive more XP and credits depending on the outcome of battle—making you a valuable asset for your team.

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Today’s episode of the “Best of 3” series features two nominations: “Devastating Strike” and “High Caliber.”

Our heroes will be sharing their own experiences of taming the ultimate firepower of their warships. Watch the show for a hint on how to surprise your opponents with an annihilating blow!
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To appear in our new series, it takes more than just showing phenomenal results. You have to share them with us!

If you have a great battle replay where you carried the game, simply log in to https://www.replayswows.com using your Wargaming account credentials, press the "Upload replay" button—and share your combat experiences!

Any player can send us an unlimited number of replays. Players will receive a reward for each replay that we pick for an episode!

But what’s the process that every battleship must go through to take up their rightful place in World of Warships?

"These ships were never built, but rough plans of them still exist. Obtaining these plans can prove to be the most difficult thing because on one hand they are kind of classified, and on the other they aren’t classified anymore and are kept in archives. Another major challenge comes in turning such an archive image, which is often on decayed yellow paper, into a gorgeous 3D ship."

In our latest edition of Developer Diaries, the development team recounts how the Soviet ships were transferred from paper into the game and what’s peculiar about these ships in comparison to other battleships in World of Warships.
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Roma could be considered a first-class battleship by the standards of her time.
Her full displacement exceeds 45,000 tons and she carries 381 mm artillery, has up to 350 mm thick side armor, more than 60 AA guns, and a group of three aircraft—these numbers are impressive. Even though this battleship never saw action, the combat potential of this behemoth was visible to anyone.
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The Italian Vittorio Veneto-class battleship Roma was laid down on September 18, 1938 at the Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico shipyard in Trieste. On June 9, 1940, the ship was put afloat, and on June 14, 1942, she became a part of the Regia Marina. However, due to a serious shortage of fuel in the country at the time, the ship wasn't able to perform combat tasks. Instead, she and other ships of the same type, such as Vittorio Veneto and Littorio, were used as floating AA batteries, used to protect Italian cities against air strikes.



On June 5, 1943, battleship Roma was severely damaged by Allied aviation while in La Spezia port: two heavy bombs dropped by B-17 bombers exploded in the water on either side of the ship's bow, causing heavy flooding.

On the night of June 23-24, the battleship was hit by another pair of bombs: one of them went through the upper deck and damaged several officer's cabins, while the other exploded upon reaching the armor plates of the 381 mm aft turret and caused almost no damage. Even though combat capabilities of the ship remained intact, she was sent to Genoa for repairs.

The Armistice of Cassibile between the Kingdom of Italy and the Allies was signed on September 9, 1943. The day after Italy’s surrender, a fleet of operational Italian ships led by Roma set sail for Allied-controlled ports in an effort to prevent the ships from falling into German hands. However, German command quickly learned about the Italians’ plans and sent a bomber squadron after them, armed with the latest "ultimate weapon"—radio-controlled Fritz X bombs. In the ensuing attack, Roma was hit by two of them. The first bomb pierced the ship's hull and exploded underneath the keel, causing flooding in the aft engine and boiler rooms. The battleship’s speed and power was reduced, forcing her to leave the battle group. As she was falling behind, the second bomb struck her and pierced through several decks, causing her magazines to detonate. The devastating explosion threw one of her main battery turrets overboard, and a 500-meter smoke plume rose above the ship. In just a few minutes Roma broke in two and sank, with 1,253 crew members going down with her.




Main battery: 381 mm/50 OTO Ansaldo Model 1934 guns distributed between three triple turrets.

Italy already had experience of building 381 mm guns for WWI battleships, which is why guns of the same caliber were created for the new generation of “super” battleships. The new powerful 381 mm guns and their triple turrets were designed by the famous Ansaldo company. The OTO company also contributed to the production of guns and mounts.


Secondary battery: twelve 152 mm/55 OTO Model 1936 guns


Dual-purpose battery: twelve 90 mm/50 OTO Model 1939 guns


Anti-aircraft armament: eight twin 37 mm/54 Breda 1932 mounts, four 37 mm/54 RM 1939 guns, 32 automatic 20 mm/65 Breda 1935 guns..

• Priority Target
  
• Adrenaline Rush
  
• Superintendant
  
• Concealment Expert

• Priority Target
  
• Adrenaline Rush
  
• Superintendant
  
• Concealment Expert
  
• Fire Prevention
  
• Basics of Survivability
  
• Expert Marksman

• Damage Control Party Modification 1 or Main Armaments Modification 1
  
• Damage Control System Modification 1
  
• AA Guns Modification 1 or Aiming Systems Modification 1
  
• Damage Control System Modification 2 or Steering Gears Modification 2
  
• Concealment System Modification 1

VIII Roma is a fast, sneaky battleship with good handling and powerful armor. In a battle, this ship encroaches upon the enemy, fending off their attacks and pushing at their flanks. Due to the high position of the citadel, it’s advisable to avoid exposing the ship's sides to enemy fire, and also to avoid encounters that involve a large number of ships.

Roma cannot boast an ideal range of fire, but amazing shell ballistics turn her into a cunning predator in medium- to short-range encounters. Another advantage is the good concealment she offers for a battleship. This feature lets Roma sneak up close to her targets undetected, allowing her to be the first to deal a painful blow to any enemy counterpart.

• Nine 381 mm main battery guns with great ballistics, excellent armor penetration, and phenomenal muzzle velocity.
  
• Fast main battery turret traversing speed.
  
• Powerful anti-torpedo protection and reliable horizontal armor. She has a long armor belt covering a part of the ship's bow, allowing her to approach the enemy at an acute angle.
  
• Excellent concealment for a battleship.
• Extra credits per battle and 50% more XP provided by her camouflage.

Bundles are available for purchase until Fri. 31 May 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

• VIII Roma
  
• Commander with 10 skill points
  
• Port Slot
  
• 6,500
  
• 6,500,000
  
• Unique flag

For a detailed look at the ship's technical specifications, follow this link.

In the previous episodes of How It Works, we talked about torpedoes. In the new episode, we'd like to tell you about one of the most hazardous things that can happen at sea—flooding!

When can flooding occur? How is risk of flooding calculated? To learn the answers to these and other questions, watch the new episode of the most useful series on our channel!
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With Update 0.8.4, the second stage of the "Victory" competition will start, bringing a new collection called "In the Service of the Motherland" dedicated to the Russian and Soviet Navy.

In the process of its creation, the development team used a wide range of sources including meticulous historical research and photo archives. Today we will tell you about the features of the collection and show you some of its elements.

This collection will be permanently available in the game.



Renowned admirals, outstanding engineers, glorious naval victories, innovative projects, battleships wielding their powerful armament—this is the story of the Russian and Soviet Navy.

• Admiral Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov
  
• Main Battery
  
• Illustrious Names
  
• Russian Shipbuilders I
  
• The Path of the Naval Commander
  
• Shells for Battleships
  
• Naval Awards of the U.S.S.R.
  
• Russian Shipbuilders II

In May 1940, the generalship and admiralty were introduced into the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union. Accordingly, the People's Commissar for the U.S.S.R.—Navy Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov, previously Flagman Flota 2 Ranga (Flag Officer 2nd rank)—was awarded the rank of Admiral. The highest rank in the naval hierarchy was Admiral Flota, but at that time it hadn't been awarded to anyone.

The People's Commissar for the Navy, Kuznetsov, and his deputy Admiral Isakov, were the first to be awarded the rank of Admiral Flota (admiral of the fleet). This took place in May 1944. Circa that period, the corresponding insignias were developed. As the decree of 1940 implied the correspondence of the Admiral Flota rank to the Army General of the Land Forces, four stars were placed on the Admiral Flota shoulder boards of 1944 in analogy with the army ranks. In May 1945, a special decree equated the ranks of the Admiral Flota to the Marshal of the Soviet Union. At the same time, the Marshal-type shoulder boards with the emblem of the U.S.S.R. and one big star were introduced.

The design of 406 mm sea guns began in Russia in 1914. Up to the end of World War I, future battleships were supposed to be armed with such artillery. The design of the Great Navy battleships began in the U.S.S.R. in 1936. They were also supposed to have 406 mm guns, but the best practices from 20 years previous were no longer suitable. Between 1937–1940, the 50-caliber B-37 gun was designed and manufactured with contributions from several Soviet plants.

The range tests of the B-37 guns were carried out in the second half of 1940. The firing velocity of each 1,108 kg shell was 830 m/s. The firing range, at an optimum elevation angle of 45 degrees, exceeded 45.5 km. The B-37 guns were the main weapons of the Sovetsky Soyuz class battleships. Triple turrets were designed at the Leningrad Metal Plant, which once developed turrets for the first Russian dreadnoughts. The total weight of each mount was about 2,400 tons, and the turret was supposed to be operated in combat conditions by 100 people.

In March 1944, in the midst of the Great Patriotic War, the Order of Ushakov was established in the U.S.S.R. It would become the highest award for naval officers. The order got its name in honor of Admiral Fyodor Ushakov, one of the greatest Russian naval Commanders (1745–1817). It was established in two classes. The 1st Class order was a five-pointed platinum star with a silver anchor and chain secured to it, and an enamel-covered medallion struck from gold with a relief image of the naval commander. The star of the 2nd Class order was made of gold, and the anchor and the medallion were made of silver.

The Order of Ushakov was very rarely awarded—only 26 people ever received the 1st Class variety. In June 1944, Admiral Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov was awarded with Order Badge No. 5. A year later, he was awarded with his second 1st Class Order of Ushakov. The only foreigner ever to be awarded with this order was British Royal Navy Admiral Bertram Ramsay—one of the commanders of the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940 and the Normandy landings in 1944. Interestingly, Order Badge No. 1 of the 2nd Class Order of Ushakov was awarded to a distant relative of Fyodor Ushakov, a participant of two world wars—Kontr-Admiral (Rear-Admiral) Yury Fyodorovich Rall (1890–1948).

You will be able to exchange duplicates for items of the "In the Service of the Motherland" collection that you are missing, the exchange rate will be 5 to 1. You can select which element you will receive for your duplicates. When you complete the collection, all remaining duplicates on your account will be exchanged for credits at the following rate: 1 duplicate = 15,000 credits.

By completing thematic sheets of the collection, you will earn "October Revolution" containers and an option to mount a second flag and use an alternative color scheme on Soviet cruisers and destroyers. The main reward for completing the collection will be the option to change the camo color for Soviet battleships, and mount two flags on them as well.

• 5 expendable Victory camouflage patterns or 5 special signal flags
  
• 1,000 Coal or 10 combat signal flags
  
• 1 element of the "In the Service of the Motherland" collection

• 15 expendable Victory camouflage patterns or 15 special signal flags
  
• 25 Provision Tokens
  
• 1 element of the "In the Service of the Motherland" collection

In addition to the specified rewards, you have a chance to find a special combat mission in both containers. When you complete it, you can get one of the Premium Soviet ships: V Okhotnik, VI Molotov, VII Leningrad, or VIII Lenin. The chance of getting a combat mission from the Premium "In the Service of the Motherland" container is higher.

Good luck!

Stalingrad almost made it, but suddenly...

Kronstadt got cornered. All that’s left to do is...

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Commanders!

The second part of the Soviet update is incoming. It brings with it a new collection and theme-based containers, as well the unique Commander Nikolay Kuznetsov, the Greece map, dynamic weather in the Port, a new season of Ranked Battles, and much more.

How was the Greece map, the first to be made this year, created? What awaits you in the new season of Ranked Battles? And what is dynamic weather?

Watch this episode of Developer Diaries to learn the answers to these and other questions!

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https://youtu.be/nHR2iJDagOE
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Welcome to our tour of the newly introduced Soviet battleship Lenin.

This ship is one of the design versions of a fast-moving battleship armed with 406 mm artillery, developed under the U.S.S.R.'s Big Fleet program in the second half of the 1930s. One peculiar feature of this design was the placement of main turrets at the fore end of the ship. Strong armor and a high caliber make an ideal combination when crushing enemy ships.
https://youtu.be/GnzJQOVLrbg
In 1935, new international challenges forced the U.S.S.R. to adjust their ship building policy, which until that point had not paid enough attention to battleships as a ship type. These changes gave the design bureaus a green light to initiate the development of a number of draft designs for battleships. In 1936, the design performance specifications were prepared. Project 21, the design for a battleship intended to operate in the Baltic Sea, was developed by the Design Bureau of the Baltic Shipyard on the basis of the provided performance specifications. These were: water displacement of 35,000 tons; a main battery comprising nine 406 mm guns; and an armor belt 350 mm thick. The draft design was ready by June. The arrangement of the ship’s main turrets was similar to that of British battleship Nelson, with three turrets placed at the fore-end. The ship also carried 152 mm secondary battery guns and long-range 100 mm AA guns. The engineers applied the Italian-designed Pugliese torpedo defense system. However, the Nelson-like layout was rejected by Naval Command after heated debates due to "tactical reasons". The experience gained during the development of Project 21 was used as the basis for the "Type A Battleship" project that later evolved into the Sovetsky Soyuz-class battleship.



The model depicts how this ship could have looked in 1944, had she had been laid down in 1936 and built according to the pre-draft Project 21.


Main battery: 406 mm/45 model 1915 guns placed in three triple turrets mounted at the fore-end of the ship. The game features a gun design from the Obukhov Steel Plant.

The gun was developed by engineers of the Obukhov Steel Plant under supervision of the Naval General Staff and the Main Directorate of Ship Construction by the end of 1913. The order for production of the guns was placed with the Obukhov Steel Plant in February 1914.

The gun design by the Obukhov Steel Plant only ever existed on paper, it never materialized due to the plant being busy fulfilling other urgent military orders. The gun design provided for the following ballistic characteristics: shell weight of 1,116 kg; charge weight of 332 kg; muzzle velocity of 840 m/s.


Secondary battery: four 152 mm triple MK-3-152 mounts (complete with B-38 guns) placed in a single gun slide on the model of a MK-3-180 turret.

The B-38 guns were intended for artillery mounts installed on Project 23 battleships, Project 69 heavy cruisers, and Project 68 light cruisers. However, production of these ships was canceled during World War II, and the B-38 guns were installed on five Project 68K cruisers and fourteen Project 68bis cruisers after the war.


Anti-aircraft armament: long-range AA artillery comprises six twin-gun MZ-14 mounts equipped with 100 mm B-54 guns. The small caliber AA artillery is represented by eight 37 mm quadruple 46-K mounts and ten 37 mm twin B-11 mounts.

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• Basics of Survivability
  
• Jack of All Trades

The battleship is equipped with a simple set of consumables, namely Repair Party, Damage Control Party, and Fighter. The faster cooldown period of the Damage Control Party consumable will help you to effectively protect the ship from fires and flooding, but do keep in mind the limited number of times it can be used.

• Damage Control Party Modification 1 or Main Armaments Modification 1
  
• Damage Control System Modification 1
  
• AA Guns Modification 1
  
• Damage Control System Modification 2
  
• Concealment System Modification 1

• Lenin's best card is her accurate 406 mm guns, placed in three triple turrets at the hull's fore-end. Firing range: 18.4 km; reload time: 33 seconds. The main guns have good ballistics and high-speed shells. Lenin's guns are highly accurate at short and mid ranges. At long ranges the guns are slightly inferior to their peers from other nations in terms of their firing efficiency, due to higher shell dispersion.
  
• A high turret traverse speed for a battleship: 180 degrees in just 30 seconds, excluding the effects of Commander skills and upgrades.
  
• Good armor—a typical feature of U.S.S.R. battleships. Lenin's 100 mm bow armor belt can withstand an attack better than the majority of same-tier battleships, while her deck has reliable protection against HE shells and rockets.
  
• The Damage Control Party consumable with an accelerated recovery time between uses, but with a limited number of charges. Action time: 10 seconds; reload time: 60 seconds; number of charges: 3.

https://youtu.be/1QRdXfxbuuw

Bundles are available for purchase until Fri. 31 May 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Please note: Until August 31, owners of this bundle will have access to a special combat mission. The first 25 battles played with this ship in any battle type will bring you three times more XP than usual. You can receive this combat mission only once per account.