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Silent Hunter Beneath the waves lie darker and more devious beings than that of the ancient megalodon and the legendary kraken. Monsters are real; though not all monsters bleed blood. Some monsters, even if not human, still reek of death and destruction. None cause more fear than the silent hunters. The apex of stealth and death. Their very name stirs our senses into throes of despair for they do not deal in words, they deal only in absolutes—absolute death. Submarines or "u-boats" wreak havoc on the unsuspecting and suspecting alike. Such was the case for the crew of the mighty Des Moines. Though trained to evade and also deal with these silent hunters, many sleepless nights were had by her crew. Knowing a misstep or simple miscalculation could lead to her demise left even the captain on edge. One bleary morning, the crew of the Des Moines lifted anchor and began their early patrol. These were dangerous waters. Spotter planes indicated several days earlier that submarines had been present only a few hundred kilometers away. But like a ravenous wolf pack, the crew of the Des Moines knew these silent hunters were thirsty for blood. Visibility was poor and the air was thick with heavy clouds. Like a blind that could not be lifted to let in the sun’s rejuvenating light. This morning the Des Moines and her crew would have to rely on her radar and hydroacoustic personnel to steer them through this ominous stretch of sea. Fate, it would seem, had other plans. Unbeknownst to the captain, the jostling winds of the prior night damaged the radar equipment leaving the ship essentially blind. With visibility being as poor as it was, the captain had to choose. Should the ship and her crew stay put, or should they pray for drier and clearer weather and sail onward? The submarines after all were spotted hundreds of kilometers away and several days ago at that. Against his better judgment, he agreed with his lieutenants and decided the best course of action was to anchor here and rely on the intermittent hydroacoustics to alert them of any nearby predators. Not knowing he had sealed the crews fate, the captain gave the order to drop anchor and wait out this sluggish weather. Like a disguise that was intentionally left behind, these silent hunters also were aware of the dubious weather. Using it as a means to corner their pray, there hunt was on. Short -lived was this hunt however. Anchored and blind, the crew of the Des Moines never stood a chance. Against one, maybe, but like wolves, these silent hunters attack in packs and the cruiser went down almost without a fight. Had the captain decided to sail forward as he had intended to, the crew could have evaded these submarines and lived to speak of their voyages. But alas, dead men tell no tales.

I don’t think it’s a bad ship. I don’t think it’s as good as Venezia, and I certainly don’t think it’s worth $140. However, if you have the coal and what an interesting ship change of pace, might be worth it!

If it makes you feel any better, I am absolutely abysmal in the British BBs, especially the Thunderer—and I’m actually good in BBs. It just feels as sluggish as low tier American BBs and it’s shells are too slow. It’s honestly awful to play for me.

Would like to know as well.

Hey, I was just happy to have had the yahagi in a container drop at some point along the road (unless I bought it, which I highly doubt) so in my eyes, I earned 4000 doubloons right back or more or less for free. So I was happy for that exchange! In your opinion, is the /hee'zin/ worth it?

This was exactly what I was referring to. It doesn't necessarily fall on black friday, which I why I was asking lol. So what is the likelihood that the Jean Bart will be able to be bought straight up, rather than in containers?

Just curious as to possible dates for the launch of this event in the stores. Yeah, I see how this sounds stupid the way I phrased it, but I meant will the event start any earlier than "actual black friday" ? Perhaps a week? Perhaps Thanksgiving day? Not trying to be a smart-azz, not trying to be a dumb-azz. Just asking a genuine question.

Welp they fixed it! Hadn’t played a cruiser battle since I initially posted. Played a battleship battle an hour ago and surprisingly it was unlocked somehow. So pumped to finally have it!

Good point. I’ve never posted anything on the forums before and I wasn’t entirely sure where to navigate to. Until recently I had been traveling and I couldn’t find the right thread so I posted it here. Where should it have gone?

YES I am aware of that. Wargaming support also said they are aware of the problem. So I guess it’s good they understand what I’m trying to say.

Well like i said with the preceding emblems, I didn’t need to have completed 100 battles. The moment the counter went past the specified amount, it was unlocked.

I did indeed send a ticket. Was just looking for community feedback. Wasn’t sure if anybody else was in the same situation.

Is wargaming going to address the problem of the commander elite emblems not being unlocked after meeting the requirement? I know when I met the requirements for the previous emblems they unlocked automatically. After dedicating serious hours for this emblem it’s not unlocked. WTH?