0.6.14 new contents and changes Update IV

The Pan Asia destroyers eventually show up.

Chinese Server 2nd Anniversary

CN server was launched in Nov. 27, 2015. To celebrate her 2nd anniversary, Scharnhorst, Tirpitz, and Atago each will receive an exclusive permanent camouflage.

Miscellaneous

Reload time of Duke of York's main guns is now 25 seconds; main gun accuracy increased from 1.8σ to 2.05σ; and she can now use Defensive AA Fire and Hydroacoustic Search consumables simultaneously.

Pan Asia Destroyer

From Tier 4 to Tier 9, each PA DD comes with the upgraded torpedo of the previous tier, and its own torpedo now require research.

Japanese Torpedo

Reload time of all torpedoes across Japanese ships is now in line with their DDs, thus:

Reload time of Type 90 mod.1 torpedo on Myoko's (and her various clones) reduced from 82 seconds to 76 seconds; on Mogami, Atago, and Ibuki, it reduced from 109 seconds to 101 seconds; on Harekaze it reduced from 121 seconds to 101 seconds.

Reload time of Type93 mod.2 torpedo on Ibuki reduced from 120 seconds to 112 seconds.

Aircraft Carrier

All aircraft carriers now have a unified 20% basic resistance against catching fire. Thus, the change is a buff to tier 4 ~ 5 CVs but a nerf to tier 6 ~ 10 CVs.

Damage Control Party on all CVs: Activation time increased from 5 seconds to 30 seconds.

US CV

Bogue: New and unique flight control 1-1-1 (FT-TB-DB), plane reservation is now 10-9-9 (for top hull, note that stock-hull US CVs have less hangar capacity except Lexington).

Independence: Unique flight control 1-1-1.

Ranger: New and unique flight Control 1-1-2, plane reservation is 18-18-37.

Lexington: New and unique flight control 1-1-2, plane reservation is 18-18-36. Only top dive bomber can equip 1000lb AP bomb (same bomb as Enterprise's, research and purchase required).

Essex: New and unique flight control 2-1-2, plane reservation 36-18-36. No tier 9 torpedo bombers. Same DB rule as Lexington for 1000lb AP bomb.

Midway: New and unique flight control 2-2-2, plane reservation 46-45-45. Tier 8 torpedo bombers only. Same DB rule as stated before.

Lexington, Essex and Midway's AP DB squadrons have the same accuracy as Enterprise's in auto drop and 20% more accurate in manual drop.

Miscellaneous

The thorough deck armor (from bow to stern) on Sims reduced from 16mm to 13mm.

The thorough deck armor on Mahan reduced from 16mm to 15mm.

The thorough deck armor on Shimakaze reduced from 19mm to 18mm.

Giulio Cesare

Torpedo damage reduction increased from 19% to 30.4%.

Aigle

180° rotation time of main guns increased from 18 seconds to 27.7 seconds, HE shell damage is now 2000.

Her engine output is even stronger in reversing.

Colorado

Hitpoint on B Hull increased from 50100 to 59300, and no change to her Repair Party.

Her main gun accuracy is adjusted to 1.9σ from 1.8σ (Hull A) and 2.0σ(Hull B), respectively.

Abruzzi

180° rotation time of main gun reduced from 24 seconds to 22.5 seconds.

Roma

Torpedo damage reduction increased from 25% to 38.5%.

Richelieu

Torpedo damage reduction increased from 19% to 32.5%.

Her Engine Boost now provide: +8% to maximum speed, higher engine output, activate for 180 seconds.

Salem

She now uses the same Damage Control Party on destroyers.

Dubloon refund of Perth, Belfast, Kutuzov will end by the update 0.6.14.

Commemorative Flags

Roma Collector's Edition

Duke of York Collector's Edition

Duke of York's emblem bears the motto of the British Order of Garter – Honi soit qui mal y pense ("Shamed be he who evil of it thinks" in Old French), which dates back to the golden age of chivalry, when the title of Duke of York was established for the first time.

Salem Collector's Edition

STEAM

8th Ranked Season Akureyri

In the evening of 23 December 1943, the task force of warships headed by battleship Duke of York departed from the port of Akureyri in Iceland to provide distant cover for Arctic Convoy JW-55B. Three days later, 26 December 1943, Duke of York would play a leading role in the battle of the North Cape.

The following changes have been consolidated to version 0.6.13.1.

Pan Asia Destroyer

Smoke Generator on all PA DDs: Activation time reduced from 40 seconds to 30 seconds; smoke screen lifetime increased from 60 seconds to 70 seconds; reload time increased from 90/60 seconds to 120/80 seconds.

Gadjah Mada's 2nd and 3rd turrets can now rotate 360°.

Chung Mu and Yueyang can now mount Surveillance Radar mod.1 module, but Hsien Yang cannot.

Huanghe

Huanghe now has the Perth-version Smoke Generator consumable, replacing the Defensive AA Fire.

The DevBlog wrote instead that "Smoke Generator is added as an alternative to the Defensive AA Fire slot to improve ship playability."