Here’s the full overall description of everything new in Update 5.3:
Shipyard Rotation
- European Tier V battleship Viribus Unitis
- Japanese Tier VII destroyer Yūdachi
- Commonwealth Tier VII battleship Yukon
- French Tier VIII battleship Black Gascogne
- Soviet Tier VIII cruiser Ochakov
- German Tier IX cruiser Siegfried
- U.S. Tier IX battleship Black Iowa
- Soviet Tier X cruiser Stalingrad
- Japanese Tier X destroyer Hayate
Blitz Squad Addition
New Blitz Squad member—Dalia!
New Techline Addition
The German battleship Techline will arrive in Early Access very soon!
Tier III Von Der Tann
The first German battlecruiser. She was designed for use in joint operations with Nassau-class battleships, but she significantly surpassed them in terms of speed and was almost as durable in terms of her armor protection.
Tier IV Moltke
The Moltke-class battlecruisers embodied the further development of Von der Tann. Compared to her predecessor, she had larger dimensions, a larger number of main battery guns, and more durable armor protection.
Tier V Derfflinger
The most advanced German battlecruisers to take part in World War I, armed with 305 mm main battery guns installed in superfiring turrets.
Tier VI Mackensen
Battlecruisers that were being built during World War I. Their main advantage compared to their predecessors was enhanced firepower, achieved through switching to 350 mm main battery guns.
Tier VII Prinz Heinrich
An Ersatz Yorck-class battlecruiser that was a precursor to the "high-speed battleship" concept. She is a direct development of the Mackensen-class, and her main battery guns are identical to those of the Bayern-class battleships.
Tier VIII Zieten
A fast battleship armed with six 406 mm guns. The architecture and arrangement of her guns can be traced back to battlecruiser projects that were designed not long before World War I.
Tier IX Prinz Ruprecht
A high-speed battleship project with eight 406 mm guns. She embodied the development of battlecruiser projects of the World War I period.
Tier X Schlieffen
A high-speed battleship that inherited numerous traits of German battlecruisers of the World War I period. Her main armament is represented by 420 mm guns.
New Premium Ship
European Tier VIII destroyer Orkan
An M-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy but transferred to the Polish Navy shortly after being commissioned. Despite similarities to Lightning-class ships, Orkan boasted stronger AA defenses that were reinforced at the cost of a reduced number of torpedo tubes.
U.S. Tier VIII aircraft carrier Hornet
One of the Yorktown-class carriers—warships with well-balanced characteristics that predetermined the evolution of this ship type in the U.S. Navy during the 1940s.
Pan-Asian Tier IX cruiser Dalian
A variant of a small cruiser project developed in the U.S.S.R. with dual-purpose artillery (MK-6). She had reinforced anti-aircraft and anti-submarine armament of the post-war generation.
U.K. Tier IX battleship Marlborough
A variant of a battleship that retained the design features implemented in the Vanguard- and King George V-class ships. The ship's main armament comprises sixteen 356 mm guns mounted in quadruple turrets.
Japanese Tier X destroyer Black Shimakaze
Shimakaze was an experimental warship completed in 1943. She was built around three quintuple-tube torpedo launchers, giving her devastating attack potential, and an advanced steam engine that made her one of the fastest destroyers in the world.
…and more!
Premium Shop Refresh
The Premium Shop will also be refreshed, this time around—bringing you ships all the way up to Tier IX and X!
The new Premium Shop will include the following ships on top of the already existing ones in the Shop:
- British Tier VII aircraft carrier Ark Royal
- Italian Tier VII cruiser Gorizia
- European Tier VII destroyer Błyskawica
- French Tier VIII destroyer Le Terrible
- Pan-Asian Tier VIII cruiser Irian
- Soviet Tier VIII cruiser Mikhail Kutuzov
- American Tier IX destroyer Benham
- British Tier X battleship Thunderer
- American Tier X cruiser Buffalo
Additionally, a Rank Shop refresh will also be coming soon!
Unique Camouflages
- Orkan’s Modernization
- Hornet’s Doolittle Raid
- Dalian’s Dalia
- Marlborough’s War Paint
…and more!
Legendary Equipment
Japanese Tier X battleship Yamato: Aiming System
- Maximum Main Battery Shell Dispersion: –10%
- Main Battery Traverse Speed: –10%
American Tier X cruiser Worcester: Integrated Fire Control
- Main Battery Firing Range: +5%
- Maximum Main Battery Shell Dispersion: –5%
- Large Caliber AA Range: +5%
- Small Caliber AA Range: +5%
Bug Fixes
- The Battle of Midway portrait has been updated to better represent the events of the battle.
Ship Balancing
Japanese Tier VIII cruiser Tone
- Main Battery Reload Time decreased from 11 to 9.5 seconds
- Torpedo bomber capacity increased from 7 to 9
- Aircraft Torpedo Damage increased from 1,000 to 1,150
- Aircraft Torpedo Chance of Flooding increased from 9 to 12%
Japanese Tier IX cruiser Azuma
- Main Battery Chance of Setting Fire increased from 10 to 12%
- Main Battery Firing Range increased from 11.88 to 12.12 km
Japanese Tier X destroyer Harugumo
- Main Battery Firing Range increased from 8.7 to 9.18 km
Japanese Tier X cruiser Yoshino
- Main Battery Chance of Setting Fire increased from 10 to 12%
- Main Battery Shell Dispersion factor increased from 1 to 2
- Max Traverse Speed increased from 5.2 to 5.5 degree/s
French Tier VIII destroyer Le Terrible
- Sonar I ship skill added
French Tier IX destroyer Mogador
- Engine Accelerator III ship skill charges increased from 2 to 3
French Tier X destroyer Kléber
- Engine Accelerator IV ship skill charges increased from 2 to 3
French Tier X cruiser Henri IV
- Main Battery Reload Time using Legendary Equipment changed from –8% to –10%
Soviet Tier IX destroyer Neustrashimy
- Main Battery HE Damage increased from 370 to 380
- Main Battery AP Damage increased from 400 to 420
- Torpedo Damage increased from 2,800 to 3,200
- Torpedo Chance of Starting Flooding increased from 12 to 15%
Soviet Tier IX cruiser Riga
- Main Battery AP Damage increased from 860 to 900
- Main Battery Chance of Setting Fire increased from 7 to 8%
Soviet Tier X destroyer Grozovoi
- Main Battery HE Damage increased from 370 to 380
- Main Battery AP Damage increased from 400 to 420
- Torpedo Damage increased from 2,800 to 3,200
- Torpedo Range increased from 7.8 to 9 km
- Torpedo Chance of Starting Flooding increased from 12 to 15%
Soviet Tier X cruiser Alexander Nevsky
- Main Battery Firing Range increased from 12.3 to 12.6 km
Soviet Tier X cruiser Petropavlovsk
- Main Battery AP Damage increased from 950 to 980
- Main Battery Chance of Setting Fire increased from 7 to 8%
Italian Tier IX battleship Lepanto
- Main Battery Reload Time increased from 24 to 25 seconds
- Main Battery SAP Penetration reduced by 10%
- Maximum Main Battery AP Penetration reduced by 4%
Italian Tier X battleship Cristoforo Colombo
- Main Battery Reload Time increased from 25 to 27 seconds
- Main Battery SAP Penetration reduced by 10%
- Maximum Main Battery AP Penetration reduced by 4%
- Maximum Main Battery Shell Dispersion increased by 7%
Italian Tier IX destroyer Paolo Emilio
- HP increased from 17,400 to 18,800
- Torpedo Damage increased from 4,600 to 5,100
- Torpedo Speed increased from 68.08 to 70.85 knots
Italian Tier X cruiser Napoli
- Citadel Protection increased from 10 to 17.5%
British Tier IX aircraft carrier Audacious
- Aircraft Torpedo Damage decreased from 1,700 to 1,600
British Tier X aircraft carrier Malta
- Aircraft Torpedo Damage reduced from 1,700 to 1,600
- Aircraft Torpedo Chance of Flooding decreased from 16 to 15%
- Average Deck Armor decreased from 90 to 70 mm
British Tier X battleship Thunderer
- Main Battery Reload Time decreased from 19 to 17.5 seconds