Japan

 
 
 

Battleship Line

 
Pros 

• Long firing range and fairly high damage 
• Low/good dispersion

 
Cons 

• Weak Anti Air defense strength 
• Fairly slow turret traversion speed

 
Overall 
The Japanese battleships deal fairly high damage, can shoot very far, and have pretty low dispersion, which makes them good as “snipers”. Try to stay away from aircraft carriers though. 
 

Cruiser Line

 
Pros 

• High rate of fire 
• Good enemy detection 
• Pretty strong Anti Air defense strength

 
Cons 

• Fairly weak armor 
• Fairly slow turret traversion speed

 
Overall 
The Japanese cruisers can detect enemies pretty well and spam HE shells to deal a lot of damage, but they are also very easy to destroy. 
 

Destroyer Line

 
Pros 

• Very strong torpedoes that can easily take down enemy ships 
• Hard to detect

 
Cons 

• Low rate of fire

 
Overall 
The Japanese destroyers have weak main battery guns. However, they are hard to detect, and their torpedoes absolutely make up for the weaker main bettery. 
 

Aircraft Carrier Line

 
Pros 

• AP Bombs 
• Strong areial torpedoes 
• Pretty good maneuverability

 
Cons 

• Can run out of planes quickly

 
Overall 
The Japanese aircraft carriers have planes that deal high damage, but in turn they can also be destroyed fairly easily. 
 
 

USA

 
 
 

Battleship Line

 
Pros 

• Strong repair party 
• Upgradable main- and secondary battery guns

 
Cons 

• Low speed

 
Overall 
The American battleships are slow, but can also deal heavy damage and recover a good amount of HP. 
 

Cruiser Line

 
Pros 

• High rate of fire 
• Good enemy detection 
• High Anti Ait defense strength

 
Cons 

• Weak to average torpedoes

 
Overall 
The American cruisers can pretty easily detect enemies, have good good main battery guns, and can easily defend themselves against aircraft carriers. 
 

Destroyer Line

 
Pros 

• Good support ships 
• Enhanced smoke screen

 
Cons 

• Weak at medium to long range

 
Overall 
The American cruisers are good at supporting allied ships, but they need to get up to close to do anything. 
 

Aircraft Carrier Line

 
Pros 

• Planes are effective against all ship types 
• HE bombs

 
Cons 

• Fast Attack Planes but slow Torpedo Bombers and Bombers 
• Slow aim and few bombs

 
Overall 
The American aircraft carriers have planes with mixed speeds, but they are effective against all ship types. 
 
 

USSR

 
 
BEFORE YOU START READING THE PROS & CONS: 
There is a bias towards Russian ships in this game, which means that all of their ships are very strong, and the best ships in the game are Russian. Therefore, it is never a bad idea to play a Russian ship, because sadly, they are usually much better than other nations’ equivalents. 
 

Battleship Line

 
Pros 

• High HP 
• Very strong armor, especially at the front 
• High short range accuracy

 
Cons 

• Weaker broadside armor 
• Low maeuverability

 
Overall 
The Russian battleships are some of the best ships in the game, especially in the high tiers. Just go in with your front facing the enemies, and you can tank all shells without taking damage while still dealing high damage to enemy ships within short to medium range. 
 

Cruiser Line

 
Pros 

• High rate of fire 
• Good enemy detectability 
• Fairly high Anti Air strength

 
Cons 

• Weaker armor and pretty bad concealment

 
Overall 
The Russian cruisers can deal heavy damage and defend themselves well against aircraft carriers. However, they can also be destroyed pretty easily by enemy ships. 
 

Destroyer Line

 
Pros 

• Many torpedo tubes that reload fast 
• Pretty good main bettery guns at medium range

 
Cons 

• Short range torpedoes that deal low damage

 
Overall 
The Russian destroyers are a little weird. They can shoot many torpedoes, but they are pretty weak. Instead, they can deal pretty heavy damage with their guns at medium range. 
 

Aircraft Carrier Line

 
No aircraft carriers. 
 
 

Germany

 
 
 

Battleship Line

 
Pros 

• Pretty good armor 
• Very strong secondary guns 
• Late tiers have strong consumables 
• Pretty high Anti Air defense strength

 
Cons 

• Very high/bad dispersion

 
Overall 
The German battleships are pretty good at medium range. The bad dispersion prevents them from getting many hits, but it is possible to make loadouts that revolve around the secondary guns, which is recommended. 
 

Cruiser Line

 
Pros 

• High rate of fire 
• Pretty good enemy detection 
• Pretty high Anti Air defense strength

 
Cons 

• Average or worse armor 
• Pretty bad concealment and maneuverability

 
Overall 
The German cruisers are not very good up until tier VI, but after that, they start getting stronger. 
 

Destroyer Line

 
Pros 

• Good torpedo placement 
• Strong AP shells

 
Cons 

• Weak smoke screen 
• Fairly low Anti Air defense strenght

 
Overall 
The German destroyers are average. There is not really anything special about them, but they are not really worse than other nations either. 
 

Aircraft Carrier Line

 
Pros 

• Fast planes 
• Strong secondary guns

 
Cons 

• Weak planes

 
Overall 
Just like with the destroyers, the German aircraft carriers are not special in any way. They are not worse than other nations, but there is not really anything special about them. 
 
 

UK

 
 
 

Battleship Line

 
Pros 

• High HE damage 
• Strong repair party

 
Cons 

• Weaker armor

 
Overall 
The British battleships can deal heavy damage, especially with HE shells, but they can also be destroyed fairly easily. 
 

Cruiser Line

 
Pros 

• High rate of fire 
• Good enemy detectability 
• Fairly high Anti Air strength

 
Cons 

• Pretty weak armor

 
Overall 
The British cruisers can deal heavy damage, and some of them can even shoot as often as once every 2-3 seconds. They have to be acareful though, because their armor is not the best. 
 

Destroyer Line

 
Pros 

• High rate of fire 
• Torpedo flexibilty

 
Cons 

• Low speed 
• Weak smoke screen 
• Pretty low Anit Ait defense strength

 
Overall 
The British destroyers are not very strong, but instead they are a little more flexible. They are nothing special. 
 

Aircraft Carrier Line

 
Pros 

• Strong bombers with carpet bombing 
• Planes have a lot of HP

 
Cons 

• Slower planes

 
Overall 
Some of the planes have lower speed, but they are strong. The bombers are especially strong due to their ability to carpet bomb enemy ships. 
 
 

France

 
 
 

Battleship Line

 
Pros 

• Effective at all ranges 
• High speed

 
Cons 

• Low survivability

 
Overall 
The French battleships are very fast and can be effective at all ranges, but they can easily get destroyed too. 
 

Cruiser Line

 
Pros 

• High rate of fire 
• Good enemy detectability 
• Fairly high Anti Air strength 
• High speed

 
Cons 

• Weaker armor

 
Overall 
The French cruisers are pretty effective and can hunt down enemy ships fast, but they have low armor, at least in the low tiers. 
 

Destroyer Line

 
Pros 

• Very high speed 
• High survivability

 
Cons 

• No smoke screen

 
Overall 
The French destroyers are very fast and can therefore get very close to enemies and deal damage, however, they cannot hide due to missing the smoke screen. 
 

Aircraft Carrier Line

 
No aircraft carriers. 
 
 

Pan-Asia

 
 
 

Battleship Line

 
No battlships, at least in the tech tree. 
 

Cruiser Line

 
Only a tier one cruiser, at least in the tech tree. 
 

Destroyer Line

 
Pros 

• Deepwater torpedoes 
• Hard to detect

 
Cons 

• Short range main bettery guns

 
Overall 
The Pan-Asian destroyers and their torpedoes can be hard to detect, but they are nothing special. 
 

Aircraft Carrier Line

 
No aircraft carriers. 
 
 

Italy

 
 
 

Battleship Line

 
Pros 

• New shell type – SAP 
• Low accuracy/Higher dispersion

 
Cons 

• Low HP

 
Overall 
The Italian battleships can deal pretty high damage and have a unique shell type, but they can be destroyed pretty easily. 
 

Cruiser Line

 
Pros 

• High rate of fire 
• Good enemy detection

 
Cons 

• Average Anti Air defense strength 
• No Hydroacustic Search

 
Overall 
The Italian cruisers do not have anything special. They can flank pretty well, but cannot defend themselves very well. 
 

Destroyer Line

 
No destroyers, at least in the tech tree. 
 

Aircraft Carrier Line

 
No aircraft carriers. 
 
 

Europe

 
 
 

Battleship Line

 
No battleships. 
 

Cruiser Line

 
Only a tier one cruiser. 
 

Destroyer Line

 
Pros 

• Torpedoes have high speed and long range 
• Very high Anti Air defense strength 
• High rate of fire

 
Cons 

• No smoke screen

 
Overall 
The European destroyers have very strong AA and good torpedoes, but their main battery guns are nothing special. 
 

Aircraft Carrier Line

 
No aircraft carriers. 
 
 

Commonwealth

 
 
 

Battleship Line

 
No battleships. 
 

Cruiser Line

 
Only premium cruisers that are different from each other. 
 

Destroyer Line

 
Only premium destroyers that are different from each other. 
 

Aircraft Carrier Line

 
No aircraft carriers. 
 
 

Closing Notes

 
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