7 New Pan-European Researchable Battleships

A new branch of researchable battleships are sailing towards the players on the horizon in World of Warships — European "pocket battleships"! Starting at Tier IV, it will feature seven ships, including IV Yavuz Sultan Selim, V Tegetthoff and Tier VI Laudon, VII Chios, VIII Enigheten, IX Gustav den Store, and X Thor.

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New European Battleships

The new branch presents battleships of several European nations with smaller naval powers. Specifically, at the lower Tiers, you will find both historical and hypothetical steel giants of the Mediterranean navies of Austria-Hungary, Türkiye, and Greece during World War I and the interwar period. The higher Tiers shift the spotlight to hypothetical developments of Swedish shipbuilding, which was one of the few nations in Western Europe capable of building major ships at the onset of World War II.

Ships Resource Cost and Page Links

Nation/Tier/Ship	Class	Resource	Dev Status/Release	Ship Page
X Thor	Battleship	260 000 21 000 000	WIP	Ship Page
IX Gustav den Store	Battleship	190 000 16 900 000	WIP	Ship Page
VIII Enigheten	Battleship	136 000 10 500 000	WIP	Ship Page
VII Chios	Battleship	72 500 6 000 000	WIP	Ship Page
VI Laudon	Battleship	42 500 3 470 000	WIP	Ship Page
V Tegetthoff	Battleship	12 500 1 680 000	WIP	Ship Page
IV Yavuz Sultan Selim	Battleship	6 600 774 000	WIP	Ship Page

Armament and Playstyle

The new European battleships rely on an array of armament and equipment to tip the balance of battle in their favor, instead of going all-in on the big guns. Indeed, their smaller-caliber main battery guns are not their immediate weapon of choice due to long reload times and mediocre maximum range. That said, at the top of the branch, Tier X Thor stands out for her great ballistics, making her more forgiving and rewarding when landing shots. Importantly, all these vessels feature powerful torpedo armament. At the lower tiers, they have underwater torpedo launchers, typical of World War I, which, up until Tier VII, are few and a bit slow. From Tier VIII onward, though, their torpedoes become more powerful in terms of speed, damage, and launching angles — enough to make enemies think twice before closing the distance.

Key Features and Weaknesses

Another feature to boast: European battleships have very low detectability for their ship type and — on higher Tiers — pretty good speed, which gets even better with their time-based Emergency Engine Power consumable (available from Tier V). It offers a significant speed boost, though only for a short duration. Starting from Tier VIII these warships get access to Surveillance Radar as well.

At the same time, European battleships have relatively small HP pools, which means they have to choose their fights carefully. To somewhat counterbalance this offset, they have quite good armor.

How to Command Them

In-game, European battleships are deadly and stealthy—though rather fragile—predators. Take advantage of your concealment and Surveillance Radar to get closer to a chosen target and strike with your guns, and follow it up with a torpedo salvo. Use your high speed and Emergency Engine Power to quickly relocate or get away from the retaliation, which can be painful in your case. Check your surroundings and watch out for long-range titans, as these ships are vulnerable to broadside attacks.

Note: All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers but with best available modules. The stats are subject to change at any time.

Important: All information in this post is 'Work in Progress', the announced adjustments and features may undergo multiple changes during testing, all changes will be added to this post immediately after they become available, the final details will be officially published and labelled in the ship info as 'Released' on this post.