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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
AUTHOR뭆 NOTE
GENERAL STUFF ABOUT UK SHIPS/CREW
a) GENERAL ARMOR SETUP
b) CREW
c) GENERAL AMMO SETUP
PROLOGUE
Part 1: LIGHT CRUISERS
Part 2: HEAVY CRUISERS
Part 3: BATTLESHIPS
Part 4: PREMIUM SHIPS/EVENT BATTLESHIP
EPILOGUE
EDIT LOG
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AUTHOR뭆 NOTE:
The old guides by ZX001 and the more recent guide by JMayUK were good guides, but they
have since been outdated by the recent BB34AA patch. I뭢 hoping that this will make things
clear for people who are confused about the outdated guides.
This guide will provide some insight and analysis of UK ships, from Cls all the way up to
BBs. I will not do DDs, as I feel Charlesbian뭩 DD guide is an excellent read for beginners.
Everybody makes mistakes in their lives, and I am proud enough to say I do make my fair
share of mine. If I have made any mistake or you disagree with some of my points, feel
free to post/PM and correct me, and I뭠l change the stuff.
Many thanks to Trainworld.US for the ship screenshots. Also my thanks to Jermz, who let me
go on his account and test out his PoW, since I neither have it, nor have I the chance of
playing it after the BB34 patch.
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GENERAL STUFF ABOUT UK SHIPS/CREW:
I am hoping Lukas will one day come back and repost his UK crew guide, since it is very
detailed and contains a far better analysis of UK crew than what I have to offer. But
since it is not here, I뭠l provide the most basic general armor setup and crew setup, as
well as general ammo setup:
a) GENERAL ARMOR SETUP:
Only some respective UK ships can be armor-whored effectively (AW), but all of them can be
speed-whored (SW) with reasonable effectiveness.
If you are going SW, the general rule is: put 0.3" belt, and put as much bulge as you can
in your ship before you lose a knot.
If you are going AW, the general rule for BBs is: put 0.3" belt, and put as much deck
armor as you
can possibly fit on your ship until you뭨e a little less than the maximum displacement.
b) CREW:
At L2/QV level, you will need:
-BO operator
-2 UK Main Gunners-R slots (Either accuracy or reload, but general consensus is reload is
better, since reload gunners hit BOTH accuracy and reload cap)
-Scout (Important: Do not class it as fighter or bomber!)
- 7-6 Engineers
- 3-4 Repairers
Optional crew:
-Extra Scout (useful for 1 vs 1)
-AA Gunners-T slots (Either UK Reload gunners or the UK AA gunners will do; be reminded
one classes UK AA gunners as late as possible)
Do not use Restorers at all. SD is capped at 900 and UK supports have a great deal of SD
themselves, so restorers are practically useless.
BVE-ing (Boost, Vet, Expert) your crew is not recommended at DD-CL level, because you'll
lose crew if you play Blitz a lot. By CA-BB1 level, if you want to have a competitive edge
in games, then you definitely want to BVE your crew, specifically the gunners and the
supports. I only recommend either boosting or vetting/expert-ing the BO (don't do both)
because at higher-levels, you'll have to trim down on your crew anyways.
c) GENERAL AMMO SETUP:
For all gun setups in BBs, one bind of AP is necessary, and put the rest as LHE for
getting as much range as possible. For HAing ships such as the County, etc. LHE is all you
need to pierce deck armor.
For an AAing setup in AA ships like Emerald, I suggest AA shells in the first locker, and
LHE shells in case a pesky DD/CL pops out of nowhere.
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