Zr. Ms. Groningen

American Battleships are tested. These ships will have good firepower and devastating salvo's, but with a long reload and relatively low armor. See the pictures below and their preliminary stats! Please note that all information in the development blog is preliminary and subject to change during testing. Any showcased features may or may not end up on the main server. Tier VIII KANSAS Tier IX MINNESOTA Tier X VERMONT Tier VII FLORIDA Tier VIII Kansas Durability Hit points – 67,000.  Plating - 32 mm.  Firepower Main battery - 4x3 406 mm.  Firing range - 22.7 km.  Maximum HE shell damage – 5,700.  Chance to cause fire – 36%.  HE initial velocity - 803 m/s.   Maximum AP shell damage - 12,400.  AP initial velocity - 768 m/s.  Reload time - 40.0 s.  180 degree turn time - 45.0 s.  Maximum dispersion - 287 m.  Sigma – 1.70.  Secondary Armament:  8x2 127.0 mm, range - 5.0 km.  Maximum HE shell damage – ...

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past week, you have probably have had some exposure to the latest WarGaming debacle – the Puerto Rico. While there are many “opinions” on this particular matter, as there have been on previous PR [public relations] related issues for WarGaming, I have never seen so many opinions that are so similar and are share by such a large portion of the community, including CC’s. With that being said, I would like to add my $0.02 to the matter starting with the VERY Ugly VERY U g There is nothing worse in this whole fiasco than the deception that was used in portraying the Puerto Rico as an obtainable ship for those   willing   to put in the time. I emphasize willing here as there are many that would be willing to put in the time to obtain a free ship, and when it was originally mention in news on the World of Warships website that’s how it seemed. Now, there were no illusions of grandeur in terms of the grind required to obtain a tier 10 ...