"Honor, Integrity, Virtue": New Collection and Commonwealth Unique Commander John Augustine Collins

The first Commonwealth unique Commander, John Augustine Collins, has joined us! Find out how to complete the new collection and obtain the Commander, and take a look at his enhanced skills and unique talents.

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Biography of John Augustine Collins

John Augustine Collins was a prominent Royal Australian Navy officer who served during both World Wars. A member of the first intake at the Royal Australian Naval College, he graduated in 1917 and was posted to the British Grand Fleet, serving on HMS Canada. Between the wars, he carved out a brilliant career in the Royal Australian Navy and proved to be a promising naval officer.

With the outbreak of World War II, Collins took command of HMAS Sydney and was sent to the Mediterranean. One of his most notable actions in that theater was sinking Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni during the Battle of Cape Spada in July 1940. For this victory, Collins was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath.

In March 1942, after the Battle of the Java Sea, he organized the evacuation of Batavia and left the city on the last ship. Later, as a commanding officer of HMAS Shropshire, he participated in a number of operations in the Pacific theater. He eventually rose to senior operational command, and in 1944, Collins took command of Australian-U.S. Task Force 74 and the Australian Naval Squadron, with HMAS Australia as his flagship. On October 21, 1944, HMAS Australia was struck in one of the first recorded kamikaze attacks. The blast killed the captain and other officers and seriously wounded Collins. He returned to duty in 1945 and was present in Tokyo Bay for the Japanese surrender ceremony.

John Augustine Collins

Unique Commander

John Augustine Collins in the Game

The new Commonwealth Commander has enhanced skills and unique talents.

Enhanced Skills

For Aircraft Carriers	For Battleships, Cruisers, and Destroyers
Aircraft Armor: Continuous AA damage reduction is -12.5% instead of -10%.	Adrenaline Rush: Reload time reduction for all armaments per 1% of HP lost is -0.25% instead of -0.2%.

Unique Talents

Rise and Fight Again	Tria Juncta in Uno
Activates once per battle when ship HP drops to 10% or below and provides 2% HP restoration per second for 5 seconds.	Triggers up to three times per battle when you deal 60,000 damage and increases maximum ship speed by 2% and consumable duration by 5%.

Honor, Integrity, Virtue Collection

The collection consists of 60 elements, which you can get from "Honor, Integrity, Virtue" standard and Premium containers.

Complete the collection to get:

John Augustine Collins (10 Skill Points)

Plus a unique Achievement!

How to Obtain Containers (Update 15.0)

• Event Pass: 18 containers in the first progression line.
• Armory Exchanges: Up to 10 for Research Points and 10 for Elite Commander XP (20 total).
• Free Bundles: 1 container for logging in and 4 from free recurring random bundles.
• Leaderboards: Up to 44 containers depending on your final rank across four Leaderboards.

Note: Both types of "Honor, Integrity, Virtue" containers will become permanently available in the Armory in Update 15.8.