World of Warships – Every Nation’s Pros and Cons

Are you one of the new players of World of Warships who are still unfamiliar with the capacity of each nation in the game? はいの場合, then make sure to check out this guide as we will be sharing with you the most basic pros and cons of each nation in World of Warships.

We will be sharing the pros and cons of the 10 nations that you can use to dominate the World of Warships. Let’s start our breakdown with Japan.

日本

Battleship Line

長所

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

短所

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

全体

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

長所

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

短所

• Fairly weak armor
• Fairly slow turret traverse speed

全体

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

長所

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

短所

• Low rate of fire

全体

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

Aircraft Carrier Line

長所

• AP Bombs
• Strong areial torpedoes
• Pretty good maneuverability

短所

• Can run out of planes quickly

全体

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

United States of America

Battleship Line

長所

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

短所

• Low speed

全体

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

Cruiser Line

長所

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

短所

• Weak to average torpedoes

全体

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

Destroyer Line

長所

• Good support ships
• Enhanced smoke screen

短所

• Weak at medium to long-range

全体

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

Aircraft Carrier Line

長所

• Planes are effective against all ship types
• HE bombs

短所

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

全体

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

ソビエト連邦

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. したがって, it is never a bad idea to play a Russian ship, because sadly, they are usually much better than other nations’ equivalents.

Battleship Line

長所

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

短所

• Weaker broadside armor
• Low maneuverability

全体

The Russian battleships are some of the best ships in the game, especially in the high tiers. Just go in with your front-facing 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

長所

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

短所

• Weaker armor and pretty bad concealment

全体

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

Destroyer Line

長所

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

短所

• Short-range torpedoes that deal low damage

全体

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

Aircraft Carrier Line

• No aircraft carriers.

ドイツ

Battleship Line

長所

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

短所

• Very high/bad dispersion

全体

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, どれがおすすめですか.

Cruiser Line

長所

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

短所

• Average or worse armor
• Pretty bad concealment and maneuverability

全体

The German cruisers are not very good up until tier VI, しかし、その後, they start getting stronger.

Destroyer Line

長所

• Good torpedo placement
• Strong AP shells

短所

• Weak smoke screen
• Fairly low Anti Air defense strength

全体

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

長所

• Fast planes
• Strong secondary guns

短所

• Weak planes

全体

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.

イギリス

Battleship Line

長所

• High HE damage
• Strong repair party

短所

• Weaker armor

全体

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

Cruiser Line

長所

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

短所

• Pretty weak armor

全体

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

Destroyer Line

長所

• High rate of fire
• Torpedo flexibility

短所

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

全体

The British destroyers are not very strong, しかしその代わりに, they are a little more flexible. They are nothing special.

Aircraft Carrier Line

長所

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

短所

• Slower planes

全体

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

フランス

Battleship Line

長所

• Effective at all ranges
• High speed

短所

• Low survivability

全体

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

Cruiser Line

長所

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

短所

• Weaker armor

全体

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

長所

• Very high speed
• High survivability

短所

• No smoke screen

全体

The French destroyers are very fast and can therefore get very close to enemies and deal damage, しかし, they cannot hide due to missing the smokescreen.

Aircraft Carrier Line

• No aircraft carriers.

Pan-Asia

Battleship Line

• No battleships, at least in the tech tree.

Cruiser Line

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

Destroyer Line

長所

• Deepwater torpedoes
• Hard to detect

短所

• Short-range main bettery guns

全体

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

Aircraft Carrier Line

• No aircraft carriers.

イタリア

Battleship Line

長所

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

短所

• Low HP

全体

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

Cruiser Line

長所

• High rate of fire
• Good enemy detection

短所

• Average Anti Air defense strength
• No Hydroacoustic Search

全体

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.

ヨーロッパ

Battleship Line

• No battleships.

Cruiser Line

• Only a tier-one cruiser.

Destroyer Line

長所

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

短所

• No smoke screen

全体

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 are different from each other.

Destroyer Line

• Only premium destroyers that are different from each other.

Aircraft Carrier Line

• No aircraft carriers.