Here’s the full overall description of everything new in Update 5.1:
New title screen
New skill mechanic—Airstrike!
With the arrival of the Dutch nation comes a brand-new skill—Airstrike! Line up your shot where you think the enemy will be, confirm the attack, and watch with pleasure as a squadron of bombers drops small bombs upon your enemy below.
Full Italian Battleships Techline Addition
The addition of the brand-new Italian battleship line, which will be released at a later date! All the ships specialize in SAP shells, and these allow them to inflict incredible damage!
Italian Tier V battleship Conte di Cavour
0 to max speed: 22.19 seconds
Main battery reload time: 24 seconds
Main battery firing range: 11.45 km
Concealment: 9.24 km
Italian Tier VI battleship Andrea Doria—equipped with 2x Fuel Smoke I
0 to max speed: 23.50 seconds
Main battery reload time: 23 seconds
Main battery firing range: 12.13 km
Concealment: 9.36 km
Italian Tier VII battleship Francesco Caracciolo—equipped with 2x Fuel Smoke II
0 to max speed: 24.06 seconds
Main battery reload time: 23 seconds
Main battery firing range: 12.77 km
Concealment: 9.60 km
Italian Tier VIII battleship Vittorio Veneto—equipped with 2x Fuel Smoke II and 2x Scout Plane I
0 to max speed: 24.52 seconds
Main battery reload time: 23 seconds
Main battery firing range: 13.28 km
Concealment: 10.20 km
Italian Tier IX battleship Lepanto—equipped with 2x Fuel Smoke III and x2 Scout Plane II
0 to max speed: 26.72 seconds
Main battery reload time: 24 seconds
Main battery firing range: 6.56 km
Concealment: 10.62 km
Italian Tier X Battleship Cristoforo Colombo—equipped with 2x Fuel Smoke III, 2x Scout Plane II, and 2x Precise Aiming System I
0 to max speed: 23.37 seconds
Main battery reload time: 25 seconds
Main battery firing range: 6.70 km
Concealment: 11.16 km
Compensation for Duplicate Items
A brand-new system has arrived in World of Warships Blitz. Each time you receive an item that cannot be owned twice, the game will auto-recycle it according to its compensation price. A pop-up will notify you about the compensation.
The compensation system will affect:
Permanent ships
Permanent camouflages
Portraits
Ports
Compensation currency:
Ships have two compensation currencies—Silver and Gold. All other items will only be recycled into Silver.
The content must come from a direct store offer, such as a bundle. Additionally, the content must be a Premium or Limited ship.
For all other compensation, the currency will be Silver.
Please note, that the compensation system won't affect obtaining different ships from crates. If you already own a ship, the system will still be prioritizing the missing ships from the crate for you to obtain.
Bug Fixes
Resolved an issue that caused the league reward crate image to be missing.
Other Additions
Added the Netherlands to the ship filter nations.
New “Challenges” tab has been added to the bulletin.
Ship Balancing
French Tier V destroyer Jaguar
Torpedo damage increased from 3,000 to 3,100
French Tier VI destroyer Guépard
0 to max speed decreased from 11.28 to 10.94 seconds
Maximum main battery shell dispersion reduced by 4%
Torpedo damage increased from 3,000 to 3,100
Concealment decreased from 6.24 to 6.12 km
French Tier VII destroyer Vauquelin
0 to max speed decreased from 12.07 to 10.59 seconds
Maximum main battery shell dispersion reduced by 4%
Torpedo damage increased from 3,000 to 3,100
Concealment decreased from 6.64 to 6.24 km
French Tier VIII destroyer Le Fantasque
0 to max speed decreased from 12.41 to 10.92 seconds
Maximum main battery shell dispersion reduced by 4%
Torpedo damage increased from 3,300 to 3,400
Torpedo range increased from 6.6 to 7.2 km
Concealment decreased from 6.84 to 6.36 km
French Tier IX destroyer Mogador
0 to max speed decreased from 12.53 to 11.28 seconds
Torpedo damage increased from 3,300 to 3,400
Torpedo range increased from 6.6 to 7.2 km
French Tier X destroyer Kléber
0 to max speed decreased from 12.78 to 11.50 seconds
Torpedo damage increased from 3,300 to 3,400
Torpedo range increased from 6.6 to 7.2 km
Japanese Tier VII aircraft carrier Hiryū
Concealment decreased from 10.2 to 9.36 km
American Tier VII aircraft carrier Ranger
Concealment decreased from 9.24 to 8.46 km
American Tier VIII aircraft carrier Lexington and Black Lexington
Concealment decreased from 12 to 10.92 km
British Techline
Aircraft torpedo speed decreased by 20%
We have made this change due to the narrow torpedo cone—we wanted to reduce the threat of torpedo bomber squadrons to small and agile ships.
This change will not apply to British Tier VII aircraft carrier Ark Royal.
Furthermore, we will be increasing the torpedo damage to low-tier British aircraft carriers.
British Tier IV aircraft carrier Argus and Tier V aircraft carrier Hermes
Torpedo damage increased from 1,300 to 1,400
British Tier VI aircraft carrier Furious and Tier VII aircraft carrier Illustrious
Torpedo damage increased from 1,450 to 1,500
British Tier VIII aircraft carrier Implacable
Dive bomber preparation time increased from 3.8 to 4.6 seconds
Bomb dispersion increased by 14%
Bomb penetration decreased by 10%
Torpedo bomber preparation time increased from 4.1 to 4.7 seconds
Concealment increased from 10.14 to 10.62 km
British Tier IX aircraft carrier Audacious
Dive bomber preparation time increased from 4.3 to 5.1 seconds
Bomb dispersion increased by 7%
Bomb penetration decreased by 10%
Torpedo bomber preparation time increased from 4.1 to 4.7 seconds
Concealment increased from 10.32 to 11.04 km
British Tier X aircraft carrier Malta
Dive bomber preparation time increased from 4.7 to 5.6 seconds
Bomb dispersion increased by 14%
Bomb penetration decreased by 10%
Torpedo bomber preparation time increased from 4.8 to 5.3 seconds
Concealment increased from 11.1 to 12 km