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CONTENTS

About World of Warships

Warship Types

Nations

Battle Types

In-Game Economy

Service Record

In Action

Battle Outcome

Performance Enhancement

Premium Account

Teaming Up & Chatting

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WORLD OF WARSHIPS GUIDE / About World of Warships

ABOUT WORLD OF WARSHIPS

A new star in the Wargaming universe of legendary online games,

World of Warships is a free-to-play action MMO that plunges you into intense
naval combat of the first half of the 20th century. Enjoy limitless gameplay
possibilities with four classes of iconic war vessels, an array of upgrades and
improvements and a range of strategically designed maps inspired by real-world
locations in the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans.
In World of Warships, you are spoiled for choice with all the ship models
available, with the attention and respect paid to the identity and history of each
of the combat vessels. Choose between the speed and stealth of destroyers,
endurance and firepower of battleships, manoeuvrability and tactical agility of
cruisers or air supremacy and multi-tasking challenge of aircraft carriers. Build
and enhance your own naval fleet and employ a wide arsenal of devastating
weaponry to gain control of the battlefield and send your enemies to the bottom
of the sea.
With both strategy and action at your command, World of Warships is pushing
the limits of military arena gameplay in breathtaking ways. Prepare for a totally
new combat experience where salt water, fire and steel meet together as you
engage in fierce naval warfare like never before!
Take the helm, Commander, crush the enemy and dominate the oceans.
Action stations!
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WARSHIP TYPES

DESTROYERS FLETCHER
TYPE: DESTROYER
▪▪ Renowned for outstanding speed, manoeuvrability TIER: IX
and low detectability. ENDURANCE

▪▪ Generally used to spot and destroy enemy battleships ARTILLERY POWER

and aircraft carriers. AIR POWER

▪▪ Torpedo armament is their key advantage that guarantees TORPEDOES

a highly effective attack power. ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENSE

▪▪ Destroyers deploy smoke screens to conceal their MANEUVERABILITY

manoeuvres or hide the location of allies. CONCEALMENT

CRUISERS DES MOINES

TYPE: CRUISER
▪▪ The most versatile warship type in the game. TIER: X

▪▪ Ideal for hunting destroyers and protecting allies ENDURANCE

from air strikes. ARTILLERY POWER

▪▪ High manoeuvrability and acceleration allow cruisers AIR POWER

to dodge attacks effectively. TORPEDOES

▪▪ Capable of acting independently, however, a pack ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENSE

of cruisers is a real force to be reckoned with. MANEUVERABILITY

CONCEALMENT
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BATTLESHIPS
▪▪ Notable for unmatched firepower and high endurance.
▪▪ Primarily used to destroy enemy ships with main YAMATO
TYPE: BATTLESHIP
battery fire.
TIER: X
▪▪ Heavy armour allows battleships to withstand numerous ENDURANCE
attacks and dominate on the battlefield.
ARTILLERY POWER
▪▪ Capable of sinking virtually any ship with a single main
AIR POWER
battery salvo.
TORPEDOES

ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENSE

MANEUVERABILITY

CONCEALMENT

AIRCRAFT CARRIERS LEXINGTON

TYPE: AIRCRAFT CARRIER
▪▪ Unique warship type that combines action TIER: VIII
and strategy gameplay. ENDURANCE

▪▪ Able to carry various types of aircraft, including ARTILLERY POWER

Dive Bombers, Torpedo Bombers and Fighters. AIR POWER

▪▪ Perfect for carrying out devastating squadron attacks TORPEDOES

from a distance. ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENSE

▪▪ Carrier-borne aircraft excel at detecting the enemy MANEUVERABILITY

and revealing their disposition. CONCEALMENT
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NATIONS

JAPAN U.S.S.R.

Available in the Tech Tree: Available in the Tech Tree:

Features: Features:
▪▪ Artillery enjoys high firing range. ▪▪ Destroyers boast unrivalled top speeds.
▪▪ Increased chance to set enemy ships on fire when using ▪▪ Main battery shells have the best armour penetration
High Explosive shells. at the expense of lower damage per hit.
▪▪ Fastest and most powerful torpedoes among the nations, ▪▪ Shortest shell flight time to target.
torpedo tubes on high-tier cruisers.
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U.S.A. GERMANY

Available in the Tech Tree: Available in the Tech Tree:

Features: Features:
▪▪ Thick armour around vital areas and extensive ▪▪ High firing rates for both main and secondary batteries.
anti-torpedo protection. ▪▪ Unsurpassed artillery accuracy at long range.
▪▪ Superior anti-aircraft armament and advanced ▪▪ Improved survivability of high tier cruisers and battleships.
fire control systems.
▪▪ Excellent manoeuvrability.
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U.K. FRANCE

Available in the Tech Tree: Available in the Tech Tree:

Features: Feautres:
▪▪ Rapid-firing 152 mm guns and powerful torpedo armament. ▪▪ Unparalleled speed.
▪▪ Researchable light cruisers only pack AP shells with unique ▪▪ Very powerful torpedo armament on low-tier cruisers.
characteristics. ▪▪ Long-range guns with great armor-piercing potential.
▪▪ Wide selection of ship consumables.
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PAN-ASIA

Available in the Tech Tree:

Features:
▪▪ Unconventional deepwater torpedoes.
▪▪ Improved “Smoke Generator” consumable (4 standard
charges and 5 for the Premium version).
▪▪ The top-tier destroyer boasts the best concealment
parameters among all nations.
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BATTLE TYPES

CO-OP BATTLE
Team up with other players and fight against a team of bots.
Polish your naval skills, master coordinated combat manoeuvres
or test your newly acquired warships on AI-controlled opponents!
A team of players battle against an all bot team in an 8 vs. 8
format. Your primary goal is to destroy all enemy
warships or capture the base/key areas.

RANDOM BATTLE
This is where the real fun begins – a classic PvP-style
battle that puts your combat skills to the test!
Random Battle features two teams with a maximum
12 warships each. The main objective is to capture the
base/key areas or destroy all enemy ships. The players
are selected according to the type and tier of warships
in the queue.
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SCENARIOS
This battle type embodies the next stage of evolution for Co-op Battles in
World of Warships. In Scenarios, you take part in epic naval operations, each
offering a unique set of tasks, like saving onshore installations, escorting support
vessels, or protecting allies in distress.
Scenarios are conducted with teams of seven players facing waves of AI
opponents. This battle type is for Tier V and VI ships only, and
becomes available once you reach Service Record
level 8.

RANKED BATTLE
Tired of looking for worthy opponents? Here is your
ticket to the World of Warships pantheon of the elite.
Get into a team of seven highly motivated players and
square off against opponents who are matched to
your skill level. You will start at the lowest Rank and
progress by securing victories and gaining Stars.
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CLAN BATTLES
Think you’ve tried it all? Be ready to bring out your game face for Clan
Battles – the clash of the naval titans! To participate, you need to join
or create your own clan. Clan Battles are played with Tier X ships in
the 7 vs. 7 format, with each team having only one battleship and no
carriers.
Win Clan Battles, earn Oil and develop your Naval Base to increase
your permanent economic bonuses, and fight for the top positions in
the Leaderboard.
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IN-GAME ECONOMY

EXPERIENCE CREDITS
Nearly everything you do on the battlefield – destroying enemy warships, assisting Credits are earned for participating in a battle and destroying or damaging enemy
your teammates, capturing bases/key areas, etc. – earns you experience warships. Credits can be spent on ship maintenance, upgrades, new modules and
points (XP). Experience is used for researching modules, mastering Commander warships to further advance in the game.
skills and unlocking new ships.
The amount of credits earned in each battle depends on the outcome and your
individual contribution.
FREE EXPERIENCE
For successful actions in battle, you also receive a small amount of DOUBLOONS
Free Experience (Free XP) that can be used to research any ship or module in
the game. Experience earned on Elite and Premium ships can be converted to Doubloons serve as an additional in-game currency that allows for a more
Free XP. comfortable gaming experience. You can use doubloons for purchasing Premium
Account, Premium warships and consumables and recruiting a highly trained
ELITE COMMANDER XP Commander. Doubloons can also buy additional slots in the port and convert
experience to free experience.
After a Commander has reached the maximum rank, all subsequent XP earned
You can purchase doubloons for real money and convert them into credits.
by this Commander becomes Elite Commander XP. Elite Commander XP can be
used to promote/retrain other Commanders or reset already mastered skills.
WORLD OF WARSHIPS GUIDE / Service Record

SERVICE RECORD

World of Warships utilizes a unique player levelling system designed to help newcomers
smoothly submerge into the complexity of the game mechanics.
You start at level one and are only able to play Co-op Battles against bots at this point.

The more battles you fight and the more experience you earn, the faster you gain access to new in-game features
and bonuses, such as alternative battle types, Free XP, Commander skills, credit bonuses, ship upgrades and
a host of other things. To check the current state of your Service Record, click PROFILE.
WORLD OF WARSHIPS GUIDE / In Action

IN ACTION

BATTLE!
No time to spare, salty action and explosions galore await!

Step 3
Action stations!

Step 1
Select your warship. Step 2
Select a battle type.
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LOADING SCREEN
The main goal of the game is to accomplish a team objective or destroy all enemy ships.
However, it is almost impossible to achieve these goals without proper teamwork.
That’s why every ship should play her role on the battlefield and contribute to
the overall success of the team.

Mission
The team objective and the role of your ship is indicated on the MISSION tab
of the loading screen prior to a battle.

Team Members
The rosters of allies and enemies are shown on the TEAM MEMBERS
tab of the loading screen. Inspect them carefully and tailor your
tactics to strike in full force on the battlefield.
To gage your strengths and weaknesses, you can compare your
ship with any other from the allied or enemy team.
To make a comparison based on key combat
characteristics:
1. Select Show my ship.
2. Point to the ship for comparison.
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BATTLE SCREEN

Team Lineups & Score

Allied Team Panel Enemy Team Panel

Warship Status Minimap

Ammunition & Consumables

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TACTICAL MAP
Press *M* to bring up the tactical map.
This is the major playing field for all aircraft carriers, enabling
them to tackle multiple tactical tasks and inflict heavy damage
across several sectors at once.
You can also control your ship with the autopilot mode on
the tactical map. By clicking any point on the map, you lay
a course for your ship to automatically travel along. To set
additional waypoints, hold Shift while clicking a spot on
the map. You can set up to 5 waypoints.
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GAME CONTROLS
Aiming and Firing

Move your mouse to rotate the ship’s guns.

Click to fire a single shot.

Double-click for a main battery salvo.

Click and hold for sequential fire.

Click the scroll wheel to fire and follow the shells with the camera.

Manoeuvring Camera and Help

Speed up / Forward Binocular View

Speed down / Back Tactical map
Turn left Help menu

Turn right
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BINOCULAR VIEW
Press *Shift** or use the scroll wheel to switch to Binocular View.
You can hold down the right mouse button to look around without rotating your ship’s guns. Use the reticle to aim at the target.

Main Battery Status

Ready

Reloading

Aiming at the target

Unable to aim at the target

Disabled and under repair

Destroyed
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TORPEDO LAUNCH
A torpedo is a powerful underwater projectile that can easily cause flooding on the enemy
ship it hits. Not all of the ships are equipped with torpedo tubes.

Torpedo Controls
Press ** to select the torpedo launcher.
Press **3 again to change the width of the torpedo spread.
Press *X to calculate the target lead.

Torpedo Launcher Status

Ready to fire

Reloading

Aiming at the target

The effective range of torpedoes is limited by

the minimum and maximum firing distance.
Take this into account when planning
a torpedo attack.
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BATTLE OUTCOME

Do your best to help the team accomplish battle missions.

Your efforts are never wasted and are rewarded every game.

Credits Elite Commander XP

▪▪ Repair warships ▪▪ Unlock a new Skill level for any non-Elite Commander
▪▪ Purchase consumables and camouflage ▪▪ Retrain Commanders, when assigned to a different ship
▪▪ Buy upgrades, modules and new ships ▪▪ Reset all skills mastered by a Commander
▪▪ Convert into Free XP using Doubloons

XP Free XP
▪▪ Research modules for the selected ship ▪▪ Unlock any ships in the tech tree
▪▪ Master Commander skills ▪▪ Research any modules
▪▪ Unlock new ships in the tech tree ▪▪ Promote any Commander that hasn’t reached the highest rank
▪▪ Move through the Service Record levels ▪▪ Retrain any Commander, when assigned to a different ship
▪▪ Reset all skills mastered by a Commander

Elite Commander XP can be accumulated and spent only after

the designated Commander reaches the highest rank with 19 Skill points.
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Achievements Containers
Achievements are mostly awarded for exceptional battle effectiveness. Along Collect containers by earning XP in battles during the day.
with achievements you also earn Signals – special flags to decorate your ship Inside containers you can find all kinds of treats: from
and enhance her battle performance or profitability. credits and consumables up to rare rewards like premium
ships. You can collect up to three containers a day.

Battle Performance Campaigns

Your success in various battle activities is indicated by ribbons Campaigns are a set of special missions which you need to
awarded while battling in real-time and in post-battle results. accomplish one by one on your way to the ultimate reward.
The ribbons are vital and not just for bragging rights; they help Each mission consists of a number of tasks to pursue in
you realize exactly how you are supporting the overall battle order to continue overall progression. Completing each task
efforts. awards credits, Free XP, flags, etc., whilst accomplishing a
mission grants even heftier profit. And of course, there will
Missions & Challenges be a big reward awaiting all brave and persistent Captains
for completing the entire Campaign!
Complete various combat missions and challenges
to receive additional rewards. You can get new
consumables, upgrades, signals, and even a brand
new ship just for playing the game!
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PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT

Enhancements allow you to fine-tune a ship to better suit your playing style.
Moreover, well-chosen enhancements can neutralize weaknesses of your ship and intensify her strengths.

MODULES UPGRADES
Modules are the backbone of Upgrades improve the combat characteristics
a ship, the integral parts that have of your ship. Note that upgrades can only be
a significant effect on her battle demounted using doubloons, so study the upgrade
performance. Each module affects characteristics thoroughly before installing it.
the ship’s combat capability in
its own way.

COMMANDER SKILLS
For skilful ship handling and positive
outcomes, Commanders receive special
points that enable them to choose
Permanent enhancements are only acquired and master skills, which improve ship
once and have an effect in all future battles. parameters and present additional
gameplay capabilities.
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AMMUNITION CONSUMABLES
Shells and torpedoes are your main Consumables impart your ship with
weapon against any adversary. small yet often life-saving advantages
However, tread carefully when and improve her combat qualities after
selecting an ammo type, as each activation.
is designed with a specific purpose
in mind.

SIGNALS CAMOUFLAGES
Signals consist of one or more signal Camouflages reduce ship detectability
flags and are designed to not only during the battle or decrease the accuracy
decorate a ship, but also tweak her battle of the enemy aiming at your ship.
performance or profitability.
Renewable enhancements are only effective for
one battle. You can enable auto-resupply to keep
the enhancements in future battles.
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PREMIUM ACCOUNT

World of Warships is a massive game with a huge variety of iconic ships, tactical diversity and adrenalin-
pumping action.
Persevering and constantly improving combat skills will eventually pay off, allowing you to upgrade and
buy ships of any type and tier. However, if you are looking for a quicker way to advance in the game,
then Premium Account is a safe bet.

Premium account advantages:

Experience per battle
Commander experience per battle
Credits earned per battle, as well as a cleaner, nicer-looking port

You can buy Premium Account for one day, three days, a week,
a month (30 days), half a year (180 days) or a year (360 days).
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TEAMING UP & CHATTING CHATTING

You have several means at your disposal
TEAMING UP for communicating with your friends:
▪▪ General Chat
An important part of the World of Warships experience is the ability to battle
alongside your friends against enemy forces. Playing with friends offers a ton of ▪▪ Group Channel
tactical advantages and considerably impacts the gameplay. ▪▪ Division Chat
When playing together as a unit, called a Division, you can let your inner strategic ▪▪ Battle Chat
genius thrive by carrying out better coordinated attacks, provide a heavy volume
of covering fire and generally have more fun.
In Port
Click *b* (Contacts) in the lower left corner to initiate a private conversation
with another player or join/create a group Channel.
Division chat appears right after you have created or joined a Division.

In Battle
Chat controls:
Activate chat
Send message
There are two types of divisions: regular and dynamic. The former created in the Select recipient
Port, while the latter allow you to team up with fellow players in battle.
Exit chat mode

Division consists of up to three players.

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