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Thứ Ba, 3 tháng 9, 2019

World of Warships - American Battleship USS New York (BB-34) - Nice Shooting - YouTube xenofoxx

I'm particularly proud of this match. Mid-way through the battle some enemy cruisers were attempting to flank our team. I parked my ship with some land between me and them for torpedo protection. Then with three lucky citadel shots was able to destroy three vessels. T'was a good day at sea. The Battleship New York, along with her sister, USS Texas, were the first to be equipped with 14 inch guns. They were also the last battleships to be powered by coal-fired boilers. Shortly after being commissioned, the ship participated in the United States occupation and blockade of Veracruz during the Mexican Revolution. During World War I, New York was sent to reinforce the British Grand Fleet. During this time, purely by accident, the ship managed to sink a German U Boat via collision. Post war reports indicate the sunk submarine was either U-113 or U-123. Because of the ships age, World War II activities would be limited to training duty, convoy escorts and coastal artillery bombardments. She supported landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) as well as the invasion of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Post war, the ship was used at Bikini Atoll during Operation Crossroads. Here, the ship survived two atomic explosions, and was towed to Hawaii for study on the damage effects caused by the nuclear blasts and radiation. Once the study was concluded the ship was taken out to sea and expended as a target.

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World of Warships - American Battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) - Defending the Flank - YouTube xenofoxx

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So the entire fleet goes to Point C initially, but I felt the need to defend our flank. Too often I've seen battles where a few sneaky destroyers swing around and take out our carriers and get in behind our team. Sure enough, two DDs came swimming out of the fog about the mid-point of the battle. Was able to spot them and destroy one of them, all while dodging their torpedoes in a big-ass battleship. The USS Arizona (BB-39) was a Pennsylvania Class super dreadnought. In early December of 1941 the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor. At the time many US warships, including several battleships, were stationed there. The Arizona was struck in her magazine and exploded. After the attack many ships were refloated and repaired or used for scrap. The Arizona was considered unsalvageable and some of the lesser damaged components were removed to be used on other ships repairs. The bulk of the ship, however, remains under water to this day in the harbor. In 1962 a memorial was built on top of the wreckage in honor of the sailors and marines lost during the attack. To this day, small oil slicks from the wrack surface occasionally, referred to by some as "Black Tears" or "Tears of the Arizona".

World of Warships - American Battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) - Defending the Flank - YouTube
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World of Warships - American Battleship USS South Carolina (BB-26) - Teamwork - YouTube xenofoxx

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Just a simple cruise in BB-26. I remember playing this match and thinking, there was good team work with the other ships I was with. We were able to sweep around from the south and close in on the enemy. The South Carolina, and her sister, USS Michigan were the first two dreadnoughts to enter service with the United States Navy. The ships were longer and had greater displacement than the previous Mississippi Class battleships. The main armor belt was thicker, 12 to 8 inches versus the 9 to 6 of the preceding class. The ship also had twice the amount of guns as previous designs, housing eight 12 inch guns inside four turrets, two on the bow and two on the stern. This was accomplished by super-firing turret design. The monitor, USS Florida (BM-9) was used as an experimental test bed for the superfiring turret system. The idea was to place multiple turrets, in-line on the deck of a ship, by elevating one of the turrets on top of a superstructure. These tests proved successful and as a result, the South Carolina's turret layout became the first superfiring battleship. This design increased the amount of guns a large warship could carry as well as increase the ability to broadside fire with all of the primary guns.

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World of Warships - German Battleship SMS Nassau - YouTube xenofoxx

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A few months back, German Battleships were added to WOWS. Nassau is the first to unlock in the line. It has a similar layout to Kawachi. Like many low tier dreadnoughts, it's slow and not very maneuverable but the secondary batteries have increased range compared to others at her tier. Prior to the launch of the British Battleship, HMS Dreadnought, the German Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz had planned funding for twelve new warships; six battleships and six cruisers. However with the new adoption of the "All Big Guns" philosophy that came with the Dreadnought, the Imperial German Navy reconsidered their plans. The Nassau Class design was intended as a response to the HMS Dreadnought. The first two ships were ordered in 1906, SMS Nassau and SMS Westfalen. By 1908 many older pre-dreadnought vessels were deemed obsolete and needed to be replaced. As a result two more ships of this class were ordered; SMS Posen and SMS Rheinland. All four ships served with the High Seas Fleet during World War I, and saw combat service in both the Battle of the Gulf of Riga and the Battle of Jutland. After the war, the ships were interned and later given away as war prizes as part of the Treaty of Versailles. However due to their age, none saw service with their awarded nations, and were all sold for scraping.

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World of Warships - American Battleship USS Arkansas (BB-33) - YouTube xenofoxx

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What luck, sailing the Battleship Arkansas with no aircraft carriers. The ship was a beta testing gift and is of the same class as the Wyoming, but lacks any anti-aircraft equipment. Also this battle mode has since been modified in the game. In this instance the cap point is locked until a specific time. Once it unlocks, both teams try to cap, and the cap time is much less other game modes. The newer version of this mode instead had 3 layered rings to cap separately, forcing players to get really close to each other for strong engagements. Both ships of the Wyoming class were built as improved versions of the preceding Florida class battleships. Interestingly enough, the USS Arkansas is partially the reason for the states flag. While preparing for the ships commissioning, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) wanted to present the Arkansas state flag, only to discover the state had no flag. A design contest was initiated which resulted in the first Arkansas state flag. The original design is similar to the current, although slight modification and the number of stars has changed over the years. After commissioning, the ships first task was to transport U.S. president William Taft to Panama to oversee the Panama Canal which was still being constructed. The ships first Trans-Atlantic crossing took her to the Mediterranean Sea. The ship stopped in Naples for the birthday of Italy's King, Victor Emmanuel III. The ship would also serve in the British Grand Fleet during World War I. During World War II she would be used for convoy duty and coastal bombardments of Normandy, Southern France, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. The ships fate would come during the post war "Operation Crossroads", with the testing of two atomic bombs and their effects on various, mostly outdated ships. The Arkansas survived the first bomb (ABLE) with light damage, however for the second explosion (BAKER), the ship was placed less than 250 meters from the epicenter. In photos of the baker explosion, you can actually see the Arkansas, a dark shadowy blot, within the blast column. Today the ship rests upside down sunken into the mud were it came to rest after the blast.

World of Warships - American Battleship USS Arkansas (BB-33) - YouTube
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World of Warships - French Battleship Dunkerque (Epicenter) - YouTube xenofoxx

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Some may not like this French Battleship, but I've grown to like the Dunkerque. Also this match is the Epicenter game mode which replaced the old Encounter mode. I mainly just got in the center and used the island for cover. During World War I, the French Navy was forced to cancel two of its Battleship programs due to budget cuts. The Normandie Class, which only one was completed as an Aircraft Carrier, and the Lyon Class. Because of this, by the 1930s, a replacement for the much older Bretagne Class was needed. The overall design of the Dunkerque Class was based on a response to the German Deutschland Class cruisers (AKA Pocket Battleships). The need for a cruiser hunter resulted in the unusual gun layout of the ship, with two quadruple 330 mm gun turrets on the bow of the ship with only smaller caliber 130 mm dual purpose gun turrets on the stern. Two ships of the class were constructed, the lead ship, Dunkerque and her sister ship, Strasbourg. At the time of their launching, they were considered the fastest battleships at that time. After the fall of France, a British task force was dispatched to destroy the French Fleet near Mers-el-Kébir, along the North African coast. Badly damaged, both ships were able to return to Toulon, France, but were later scuttled.

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World of Warships - Japanese Battleship Myogi (AKA Design B-40) - YouTube xenofoxx

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After the Russo-Japanese War, Japan set about to modernize their navy to compete with other European powers. They consulted with British naval architects and would eventually create the Kongo class of Battlecruisers. However there were several design drafts before the Kongo's features were fully fleshed out. One of those designs, seen here, is simply known as B-40. In the game, Design B-40 is known as Myogi, named after Mount Myogi. Although their are no records of this ship having been named that in historical record. During the game's development, in fact, the ship has changed names a few times. At one point it was named "Masamune" after the legendary sword smith. Later it was renamed "Haku" after Mount Haku. I am unsure why the developers selected these names but history only acknowledges it as "Design B-40". This was a fairly boring battle, with me just trying to keep an eye on our flank. But the last little bit it got exciting when dualing with a Destroyer with my secondaries while trying to keep a Battleship away from our Carrier.

World of Warships - Japanese Battleship Myogi (AKA Design B-40) - YouTube
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World of Warships - French Battleship Dunkerque - Ranked Battle - YouTube xenofoxx

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In this ranked battle, the team headed to point A. Shortly after the fighting was underway, I spotted a destroyer sneaking around an island. The ships around me focused fire but soon I was being shelled by several enemies and my deck was on fire. However I was able to stay in the fight and give what support fire I could. Towards the end, I wasn't sure which side of the island they'd exit from, but I intended to guard point A and prevent it from being captured while the rest of the team took point B. The Dunkerque class was designed after Germany launched the Deutschland Class cruisers, also known as the "Pocket Battleships". These ships could allow Germany to conduct commerce raiding with battleship-like armament and cruiser-like speed. The ships were built with speed in mind, making them categorized as "Fast Battleships". The design allowed the ships to reach speeds of up to 30 knots. As is the case of an arms race, Germany responded to the Dunkerque Class by designing and building the Scharnhorst Class of Battleships. After the occupation of France by Germany, the Dunkerque was eventually scuttled at Toulon, having never fought the Deutschland Class ships she was designed to fight, nor the Scharnhorst Class that was intended to be her counter measure.

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World of Warships - Japanese Battleship Ishizuchi (AKA Vickers Design 472C) - YouTube xenofoxx

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Around 1909, Japan began to a program to improve their navy. They turned to British firm, Vickers Limited, and the designer George Thurston to create several drafts that would eventually lead to the Kongo Battlecruiser. One of these designs was the simply called 472 and later changed to 472C. It featured 5 turret design with 305 mm artillery guns. It was similar in desigh to the HMS Lion. However the Lion was armed with the newer 343 mm guns which would soon become standard for British ships. As a result the design was rejected and the Kongo, due to the urging of Japan to Vickers, would be armed with 356 mm guns. The Design 472C faded into obscurity as a result. In the game they have named the abandoned ship design after Mount Ishizuchi, the highest point in Shikoku. Early in this battle I noticed our guys at point A were taken out, and I knew there was a destroyer looming out there. Yet I was trying to provide fire support for point B. Sure enough, I soon find myself, along with a destroyer ally duking it out with that Destroyer. I know the Ishizuchi has thin armor. So I just tried to move and shift my speed to try and throw off the DD's aim. And it worked. It was intense but the game wasn't over. The enemy had all the points capped and a lead in the score. Me and the ally Destroyer had to race against the clock to cap points and kill enemies. Me in a slow battleship didn't help that fact but at least I was able to save our carrier which in turn, helped with defeating the remaining ships with air attacks. A close victory.

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World of Warships - Japanese Battleship Myogi (Formerly B-40 / Masamune / Haku) - YouTube xenofoxx

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Battlecruiser Design B-40 / B-41, known as "Myogi" in-game, was one of the many preliminary designs of what would become the Kongo class. It existed only in blueprints and the name was derived from Japanese naming conventions of the time period. This one took some effort to research out, and eventually I found some diagrams of ships simply labeled "B-39", "B-40" and "B-41". The in-game vessel is likely an amalgam of Design 40 and 41, based on the primary and secondary gun layouts. Some believe that the turret arrangement of this design was largely inspired by Sir George Thurston of the Vickers company, who had designed a similar arrangement on the HMS Erin (originally intended for the Ottoman Navy). There is also others who suggest that the superstructure of the in-game Hull C was inspired by another British designed, the Renown Class. Had the Myogi existed, this would likely have been an attempt to modernize her. In game, the ship has been viewed as somewhat of a downgrade from the preceeding Kawachi Class. This may be slightly true with it's stock configuration but the Hull upgrades are what makes this ship decent. Hull B adds some armor and a scout plane to extend the range of your main guns temporarily. Hull C adds a massive superstructure that further extends the range of your artillery and provide anti-aircraft defense. One of the main drawbacks to this ship is the fact that there are more turrets in the back than in the front, and generally fewer guns than battleships of her tier. However the rear guns seem to have a better forward firing angle. This allows you to narrow your hit box while zig-zagging to fire at your enemy. In this match I noticed that our team left our flank totally exposed. So as our cruisers charged around to the enemy's point, I elected to stay behind and keep ships off of our point. It ended with a nice little dual with another Battleship.

World of Warships - Japanese Battleship Myogi (Formerly B-40 / Masamune / Haku) - YouTube
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Thứ Hai, 2 tháng 9, 2019

World of Warships - German Battleship Tirpitz - YouTube xenofoxx

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If you're a battleship, especially one as big as Tirpitz, you don't want to dual it out with a small and agile destroyer. You're basically a big easy target for their torpedoes. Yet, I spent most of this match trying to secure Point A from a troublesome destroyer. Keeping my distance and constantly changing speed and course to throw off possible torpedo salvos. The Tirpitz was the sister ship to the famous battleship Bismarck. The vessel spent most of it's career in Norway. The Kriegsmarine had considered using the ship to disrupt convoys between the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. Multiple operations were attempted to remove the threat that Tirpitz posed. One such attack was known as "Operation Source" which employed experimental British X-class midget submarines. These actions were dramatized in the film "Submarine X-1".

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World of Warships - German Battleship SMS Kaiser - YouTube xenofoxx

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Was able to get two kills and a cap on the Soloman Islands map in my German BB that was released earlier this year. The SMS Kaiser was the lead ship of her class, which consisted of five ships for the Imperial German Navy. Built around 1911, the ship and her sisters were attached to the German High Seas Fleet. Early in World War I, the fleet would conduct raids on British coastal towns in an attempt to draw the British Grand Fleet out into the open sea. During the Battle of Jutland, the Kaiser, along with other Battleships, engaged the Cruiser HMS Southampton on two occasions. The first engagement, Kaiser fired eleven salvos and the second, fired four. All shots by the Kaiser missed, although the Battleship SMS Nassau did score a hit on Southampton. Later the German Squadron encountered a pair of M Class Destroyers, HMS Nestor and HMS Nomad. The Kaiser opened fire on the Nomad with her secondary guns. One of the shells penetrated the magazine HMS Nomad exploded and sank. Nestor was destroyed by other battleships in the squadron. Even later during the Battle of Jutland, a wounded German Cruiser, SMS Wiesbaden, was wounded and being chaced by three British Cruisers; HMS Defence, HMS Warrior and HMS Black Prince. The Kaiser opened fire on the Defence, striking the magazine and exploding the ship. The German dreadnought then pursued the Warrior. The HMS Warrior was able to sail closer to a group of British Queen Elizabeth Class Battleships for protection. One of these vessels, the HMS Warspite, was struck by a shell from the SMS Kaiser and the steering was damaged. Rather than stop the Captain continued forward which forced the ship out of formation, making it an attractive target for the Germans. Warspite did two full 360 degree rotations before the steering was repaired. During this time she was hit 13 times, and drew most of the German fire away from the HMS Warrior. Because of this, the captain of the Warrior assumed the actions of the Warspite were deliberate to distract the Germans from the damaged, fleeing British Cruiser. Interestingly enough, the damaged caused by the Kaiser resulted in the Warspite to have steering issues throughout most of her career.

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World of Warships - Halloween Battleship Jackal - Henry J. Hide - YouTube xenofoxx

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This battle was from the 2016 Halloween event "Saving Transylvania". Due to my limited time to play during the event, I failed to record a victory, but wanted to post something of the event for anyone who is interested. The goal is to escort the steam ship Transylvania while defending it from attack from Rasputin and his fleet of zombie ships. Henry J. Hide's ship, Jackal, is a battleship that appears to be a steambunk version of the German Battleship SMS Nassau. Eventually I learned the best tactic for this vessel was to focus on catapults as soon as they were in range, as the catapults could land devastating blows to the team, and the battleships main guns could easily knock them out in a few salvos. Once any nearby catapults were suppressed I would give support fire to enemy battleships. Near the end, and on fire, the final blow to my hull was from Rasputin. The boss battleship that is a modified version of the Russian Battleship Imperator Nikolai I. Shortly thereafter, all defenders were destroyed, leaving the Transylvania unprotected and thus, the mission was a failure.

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World of Warships - American Battleship USS Wyoming (BB-32) - Cap to Win - YouTube xenofoxx

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Just a simple cruise in BB-32, the "Chesapeake Raider". The USS Wyoming was one of two ships in her class of dreadnought battleships. During the design phase, it was considered to give the ship 14 inch guns instead of the 12 inchers inherited from the Florida Class. But doing so would have delayed the product and instead it was decided to keep the current caliber and install an additional turret instead. In 1917, during the First World War, both ships of the Wyoming Class, along with several other US battleships, were assigned to the 6th Battle Squadron of the British Grand Fleet. The intention was to strengthen Great Britain's naval efforts against the German High Seas Fleet, but neither Wyoming nor Arkansas saw active combat during this time. In 1931, due to her age and the limitations of the London Naval Treaty (an extension of the Washington Naval Treaty), the ship was converted into a training ship and redesignated "AG-17". In this capacity the ship was a non-combatant vessel and trained over 35,000 sailors near the Chesapeake Bay area, thus giving the ships nickname.

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World of Warships - American Battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) - Ranked - YouTube xenofoxx

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I haven't participated in Ranked battles until this season. The matches have a smaller number of players. Here I'm able to sink a New Mexico and a Warspite in my Arizona. The USS Arizona was one of two ships of the Pennsylvania Class Super-Dreadnought Battleships. The origins of these ships was a compromise after the rejection of Senator Benjamin Tilliman's request for even larger battleships. Tilliman ordered a series of studies on extremely large warships, sometimes called "Maximum Battleships" or "Tilliman Battleships", which called for ship specifications that exceeded 80,000 tones of displacement and over 975 feet long. Congress opposed the concepts, claiming ships of the size would be too weak and too expensive. However some of the Tilliman ideas were used, on a smaller scale, for the construction of the USS Pennsylvania, which was approved in 1912. However Congress refused funding of any new battleships for the 1913 fiscal year. Pennsylvania's sister ship, the USS Arizona did not get budget approval until 1914. At the time the Navy had requested funding for 3 battleships to be built, but only Arizona was approved. The United States Navy was pleased with the ships, but some civilian publications commented negatively on the slow speeds when compared to Italian, British and Russian battleships of the time. During World War I, both ships saw limited service due to their oil fired boilers. The British focused their fueling efforts on coal fired vessels. At the beginning of America's involvement in World War II, the Arizona was attacked and sunk at Pearl Harbor. Meanwhile Pennsylvania was undergoing maintenance at the time and only received light damage from the attack. The Pennsylvania would go on to perform coastal bombardments and participate in the Battle of Surigao Strait at Leyte Gulf. After the war, the Pennsylvania would be used for the atomic testing at Bikini Island during Operation Crossroads.

World of Warships - American Battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) - Ranked - YouTube
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