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Update! Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this event! You will find our winners below: 1 Tromp: @Flyllek 1 "More Coal" Container: @o4x4, @GraySpirit, @coloredbait, @Segarion, @NeMeSiS_2_HuMaNiTy, @Dancing_Wave, @Maxanov, @Sablesword, @trapper0359, and @Gerry2k19. Note: Your prizes should reach your accounts by the end of the week. If you don't see them, please let me know! Once again, thank you to those who participated! Fair winds and following seas! Greetings Captains, On the 17th of January in 1936, HNLMS Tromp was laid down in Amsterdam. She had a storied history during World War II, fighting in the Badung Strait, participatying in raids on Sabang and Surabaya, and undertaking various escort duties through the years until she was decommissioned in 1955. As she has recently been added to World of Warships, we felt that it would be fun to celebrate Tromp's service as well as her joining our virtual seas! Challenge: Reply to the thread providing a screenshot of you destroying a Japanese ship while piloting a destroyer. This can be completed in any game type (excluding Training Rooms). The match must have occurred between January 16th 15:00 UTC (9am CT) and January 30th 18:00 UTC (12pm CT). Example: Rules: 1. Make sure everything required for the challenge is clearly readable in the screenshot. 2. Plagiarism of any kind is not permitted. 3. The match must have occurred between the timeframe provided above. 4. Must follow the parameters as listed under the “Challenge” section. 5. Please only reply to this thread with contest submission posts. All other posts will be deleted. Prizes: 1 random winner will receive: - 1x Tromp 10 random winners will receive: - 1x More Coal Container Feel free to share this contest amongst your friends or clanmates. The more people that participate, the better! Fair winds and following seas!

Update! Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this event! You will find our winners below: 1 Dockyard Shipbuilding Phase: @IcePick58, @BushidoCheeks, @RRZ464, @Dancing_Wave and @CWB_25 3 More Economic Bonuses Containers: @rafa_2863, @burr9_2018, @MAXIMAN170, @bmarkb1 and @Boshiro Note: Your prizes should reach your accounts by the end of the week. If you don't see them, please let me know! Once again, thank you to those who participated! Fair winds and following seas! Greetings Captains, Auld Lang Syne is a song that is sung around New Years time in many English speaking countries. Among other things, it signifies the end of one year and the start of another. We're very thankful for all of the wonderful players of World of Warships, and would love to hear what you're excited for in the new year! Challenge: Reply to the main thread providing something you are looking forward to in 2023 as it relates to World of Warships. This can be new content being released, new ships or ship lines to play, or anything else that comes to mind. This is an open-ended prompt. Please be respectful and meaningful in your responses. This event will conclude on January 15th 18:00 UTC (12pm CT). Rules: 1. Make sure everything required for the challenge is clearly readable. 2. Plagiarism of any kind is not permitted. 3. Must follow the parameters as listed under the “Challenge” section. 4. Please only reply to this thread with contest submission posts. All other posts will be deleted. Prizes: 5 random winners will receive: - 1x Dockyard Shipbuilding Phase 5 random winners will receive: - 3x More Economic Bonuses Containers Feel free to share this contest amongst your friends or clanmates. The more people that participate, the better! Fair winds and following seas!

Update! Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this event! You will find our winners below: 1 Santa's Gift Container: @Tokoyoshi, @Rock_Buttkicker, @SylphaeHorn, @bernardoraranda, @Shezaire, @Avenge_December_7, @Mendesk, @yman_alessa, @Biceps_1 and @Grantwhy 1 More Coal Container: @Warhaven, @GBWithoutWings, @Boogeymanllgetcha, @Christopher_Helton, @uScooter, @Deaconn, @imdouble02, @desmo_2, @Bear_82, and @Capt_Justy_Ueki_Tylor Note: Your prizes should reach your accounts by the end of the week. If you don't see them, please let me know! Once again, thank you to those who participated! Fair winds and following seas! Greetings Captains, He's making a list, and he's checking it twice. But the question is: do you know if you're naughty or nice? If you're on the fence, don't worry. We're here to give you the opportunity to sell us on you being Naughty or Nice alongside your fellow captains on the virtual seas! Challenge: Reply to the main thread providing a screenshot of either your team holding 2 capture points (Nice) or the enemy team holding two capture points (Naughty). This can be completed in any game type (excluding Training Rooms). The match must have occurred between December 16th 15:00 UTC (9am CT) and December 30th 18:00 UTC (12pm CT). Example: Rules: 1. Make sure everything required for the challenge is clearly readable in the screenshot. 2. Plagiarism of any kind is not permitted. 3. The match must have occurred between the timeframe provided above. 4. Must follow the parameters as listed under the “Challenge” section. 5. Please only reply to this thread with contest submission posts. All other posts will be deleted. Prizes: 10 random winner will receive: - 1x Santa’s Gift Container 10 random winners will receive: - 1x More Coal Container Feel free to share this contest amongst your friends or clanmates. The more people that participate, the better! Fair winds and following seas!

Update! Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this event! You will find our winners below: 1 Tier VII Economic Bonus Package: @republicofalberta, @Kordosa and @Mogul260 1 "Christmas and New Year in the Navy" Container: @Aivris, @henryjones000, @Charles_Alderman, @pipamte, @nobeta1, @GeneralFungi, @Gilk51, @Crusty_Bucket, @ItsOnlyAGame333 and @All4MeGrog 3 Frosty Fir Tree Camouflages: Everyone! Note: Your prizes should reach your accounts by the end of the week. If you don't see them, please let me know! Once again, thank you to those who participated! Fair winds and following seas! Greetings Captains, A Christmas Story is one of the most renown Christmas movies of all time. It's a simple story of Ralphie Parker, his desire for a Red Ryder BB Gun, and the many, MANY forces that insist that he's just gonna "shoot his eye out". While that does indeed happen, you can't help but feel immense joy when he receives it, as it takes you back to your favorite Christmas gifts of the past. Time to channel that energy into another forum contest! Challenge: Reply to this thread providing a post-game screenshot where you have earned between 2 and 5 “Spotted” Ribbons. This can be completed in any game type (excluding Training Rooms). The match must have occurred between December 2nd 15:00 UTC (9am CT) and December 15th 18:00 UTC (12pm CT). Example: Rules: 1. Make sure everything required for the challenge is clearly readable in the screenshot. 2. Plagiarism of any kind is not permitted. 3. The match must have occurred between the timeframe provided above. 4. Must follow the parameters as listed under the “Challenge” section. 5. Please only reply to this thread with contest submission posts. All other posts will be deleted. Prizes: 3 random winners will receive: - 1x Tier 7 Permanent Economic Bonus Package 10 random winners will receive: - 1x “Christmas and New Year in the Navy” Container All participants will receive: - 3x Frosty Fir Tree Camouflages Feel free to share this contest amongst your friends or clanmates. The more people that participate, the better! Fair winds and following seas!

Update! Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this event! You will find our winners below: 1 Massachusetts B: @Bigoodes 1 Black Friday 2022 Container: Note: Your prizes should reach your accounts by the end of the week. If you don't see them, please let me know! Once again, thank you to those who participated! Fair winds and following seas! Greetings Captains, Black Friday is coming sooner rather than later! For those unfamiliar, Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving where many retailers will have larger than normal discounts on decently popular items. Who doesn't love new things, right? This contest aims to make Black Friday a bit longer than a day by throwing in a Warships twist. Challenge: Reply to the main thread providing a screenshot of you sinking a ship whose name (or sub-section of their name) starts with the letter “B.” Any ship that has a name with two or more words where one of the words starts with “B” will count for this challenge (e.g. Jean Bart or Alvaro de Bazan). Any ship that is a Black Friday version of another ship will count for this challenge (e.g. Tirpitz B or Sims B). This can be completed in any game type (excluding Training Rooms). The match must have occurred between November 16th 15:00 UTC (9am CT) and November 29th 18:00 UTC (12pm CT). Example: Rules: 1. Make sure everything required for the challenge is clearly readable in the screenshot. 2. Plagiarism of any kind is not permitted. 3. The match must have occurred between the timeframe provided above. 4. Must follow the parameters as listed under the “Challenge” section. 5. Please only reply to this thread with contest submission posts. All other posts will be deleted. Prizes: 1 random winner will receive: - 1x Massachusetts B 20 random winners will receive: - 1x Black Friday 2022 Container Feel free to share this contest amongst your friends or clanmates. The more people that participate, the better! Fair winds and following seas!

Update! Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this event! You will find our winners below: 1 Prinz Eugen "Mid-Autumn Festival" Skin: @Odd_Robert 1 Kaga "Mid-Autumn Festival" Skin: @Golffox 1 Warspite "Mid-Autumn Festival" Skin: @captaincamurana 1 Dunkerque "Mid-Autumn Festival" Skin: @a1298145959 3 Fall Cornucopia Camouflages: Everyone! Note: Your prizes should reach your accounts by the end of next week. If you don't see them, please let me know! Once again, thank you to those who participated! Fair winds and following seas! Greetings Captains, November happens to be smack in the middle Fall, also known as Autumn! It also includes a time change in the United States due to Daylight Savings Time. All across the country, people will be turning their clocks back an hour on the 6th, and we think that is worth celebrating! Get ready to "Fall Back" into those caps, commanders! Challenge: Reply to the thread providing a screenshot where you are actively reversing into a capture point. This can be completed in any game type (excluding Training Rooms). The match must have occurred between November 2nd 14:00 UTC (9am CT) and November 15th 18:00 UTC (12pm CT). Example: Rules: 1. Make sure everything required for the challenge is clearly readable in the screenshot. 2. Plagiarism of any kind is not permitted. 3. The match must have occurred between the timeframe provided above. 4. Must follow the parameters as listed under the “Challenge” section. 5. Please only reply to this thread with contest submission posts. All other posts will be deleted. Prizes: 1 random winner will receive: - 1x Prinz Eugen “Mid-Autumn Festival” Skin 1 random winner will receive: - 1x Kaga “Mid-Autumn Festival” Skin 1 random winner will receive: - 1x Warspite “Mid-Autumn Festival” Skin 1 random winner will receive: - 1x Dunkerque “Mid-Autumn Festival” Skin All participants will receive: - 3x Fall Cornucopia Expendable Camouflages Feel free to share this contest amongst your friends or clanmates. The more people that participate, the better! Fair winds and following seas!

Update! Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this event! You will find our winners below: 1 Benson "Ghoul" Skin: @_WIld_Hexanchid_Pacific_ 1 Bismarck "Varg" Skin: @ItsOnlyAGame333 1 Kagero "Urashima" Skin: @hermaroid 1 Charles Martel "Scarab" Skin: @WaWingsFan_15 1 Chapayev "Svyatozar" Skin: @DeckCannons 150 Community Tokens: Once again, thank you to those who participated! Fair winds and following seas! Greetings Captains, We're now in the middle of October, which mean All Hallows' Eve approaches! Before you personally get dressed up in your favorite costume, go door-to-door to collect candy and just have a general good time, we have a forum contest where you can do the same thing with your favorite Warship! Challenge: Reply to this thread providing two screenshots: 1 screenshot of your ship dressed up "in costume" using your favorite camouflage and 1 screenshot of your post game report showing if you were handed a Defeat ("Trick") or a Victory ("Treat"). This can be completed in any game time (excluding Training Rooms). The match must have occurred between October 16th 14:00 UTC (9am CT) and October 31st 17:00 UTC (12pm CT). Example: Rules: 1. Make sure everything required for the challenge is clearly readable in the screenshot. 2. Plagiarism of any kind is not permitted. 3. The match must have occurred between the timeframe provided above. 4. Must follow the parameters as listed under the “Challenge” section. 5. Please only reply to this thread with contest submission posts. All other posts will be deleted. Prizes: 1 random winner will receive: - 1x Benson "Ghoul" Skin 1 random winner will receive: - 1x Bismarck "Varg" Skin 1 random winner will receive: - 1x Kagero "Urashima" Skin 1 random winner will receive: - 1x Charles Martel "Scarab" Skin 1 random winner will receive: - 1x Chapayev "Svyatozar" Skin 25 random winners will receive: - 150 Community Tokens Feel free to share this contest amongst your friends or clanmates. The more people that participate, the better! Fair winds and following seas!

Update! Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this event! You will find our winners below: 1 Supercontainer and 1 Hipper "King of the Sea XIV — Gladiator" Skin: @ShromKong (83 points), @Strangean (79 points), @IAmCoop (77 points), @HasteMakesWaste (77 points) and @MiniHannibal65 (74 points) 1 Hipper "King of the Sea XIV — Gladiator" Skin: @Beneb15, @Drendric, @ILOVECAN, @Incognito_Ar, @Ironnutts, @RichardCV, @Sivart_Chipri, @S_H_A_R_K_, @Comrade_Jev and @xgcplumber 3x King of the Sea Camouflages: Everyone! NOTE: Due to a technical error, the original 3x FTW Camouflages for everyone was replaced by 3x King of the Sea Camouflages. Apologies for the inconvenience. Prizes should be delivered by next week. Feel free to reach out to me if you don't see them! Once again, thank you to those who participated! Fair winds and following seas! Greetings Captains, As of midnight this morning, registrations for King of the Sea XIV have officially closed. For those unfamiliar, King of the Sea is a biannual tournament where clans from all over the world compete to figure out who is the best team in their region. The tournament concludes with an International tournament, where the best of the best from each region duke it out to find out who is the true king of these virtual seas. To make it more interesting, we have come up with a March Madness-style challenge for you to complete! Challenge: Below, we have provided a template for you to fill out with your predictions as to how the NA Regional portion of King of the Sea XIV will go down. Based on the accuracy of your submissions, you will be awarded a point value. Complete your sheet by October 8th before the start of the first match of the Qualifier Stage at 2pm CT. You are heavily encouraged to share your picks in this thread, as discussion of brackets (and the busting of them) is half the fun! SUBMIT YOUR PREDICTIONS HERE Points Breakdown: 1. For each team correctly selected to move out of the Qualifier Stage, you will receive 1 point. 2. For each team correctly selected to move out of the Group Stage, you will receive 2 points. 3. For each team correctly selected to play in the NA Regional Third Place Match, you will receive 4 points. 4. For each team correctly selected to play in the NA Regional Grand Finals Match, you will receive 8 points. 5. For a correct selection of the winner of the NA Regional Grand Finals Match, you will receive 16 points. Rules: 1. Plagiarism of any kind is not permitted. 2. The sheet must have been submitted by the timeframe provided above. Any submissions provided after that time will not be counted. 3. You may resubmit your sheet as many times as you would like before the first match. The last sheet submitted will be what is counted. 4. Must follow the parameters as listed under the “Challenge” section. 5. Feel free to use this thread as discussion regarding King of the Sea 14 and your picks/results. Any other discussion will be moved to a separate thread. Prizes: The top 5 winners will receive: - 1x Supercontainer, 1x Hipper "King of the Sea XIV — Gladiator" Skin 10 random winners will receive: - 1x Hipper "King of the Sea XIV — Gladiator" Skin All participants will receive: - 3x King of the Sea Expendable Camouflages Feel free to share this contest amongst your friends or clanmates. The more people that participate, the better! Fair winds and following seas!

Update! Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this event! You will find our winners below: 1x Bismarck "Unsinkable Sam" Skin: @_Capt_Sergio_, @Tin_Dad, @TheEvilDED, @33Tango, @Dreadcrown_1, @ESWickedWeasel and @Baggel1 1x Cossack "Unsinkable Sam" Skin: @bborces, @JornGrevis, @Boogeymanllgetcha, @OctoberJemini, @xCalicoJackx, @KingFodder and @Dr_Wigglespank 1x Ark Royal "Unsinkable Sam" Skin: @Sleepywun, @Greenhornet_64, @Irishwind, @Andrew_KoT, @henryjones000, @Naviphobia and @Darksmith_15 NOTE: Prizes should be delivered by next week. Feel free to reach out to me if you don't see them! Once again, thank you to those who participated! If we continue to have amazing turnouts like this, we will definitely be able to increase our prize pools for the coming events! Fair winds and following seas! Greetings Captains, The legend of Unsinkable Sam is a famous one. Sam (who's real name is believed to be Oskar) was a cat that has connections to both the Kriegsmarine and the Royal Navy of the UK, as he was believed to be seen on three different ships across the two nations that sunk. The funny part? Oskar seemed to survive all three, earning the legendary nickname. Do you think you have what it takes to be the next Unsinkable Sam? Challenge: Reply to this thread with a post-game screenshot of you winning a battle without being destroyed. This can be completed in any game type (excluding Training Rooms). The match must have occurred between September 2 14:00 UTC (9am CT) and September 15 17:00 UTC (12pm CT). Example: Rules: 1. Make sure everything required for the challenge is clearly readable in the screenshot. 2. Plagiarism of any kind is not permitted. 3. The match must have occurred between the timeframe provided above. 4. Must follow the parameters as listed under the “Challenge” section. 5. Please only reply to this thread with contest submission posts. All other posts will be deleted. Prizes: 7 random winners will receive: - 1x Bismarck "Unsinkable Sam" Skin 7 random winners will receive: - 1x Cossack "Unsinkable Sam" Skin 7 random winners will receive: - 1x Ark Royal "Unsinkable Sam" Skin Feel free to share this contest amongst your friends or clanmates. The more people that participate, the better! Fair winds and following seas!

Update! Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this event! We have so many talented artists in this community, and we had a really difficult time narrowing it down to our five favorites. Nevertheless, here are our top 5 picks as determined by the NA Community team (in no specific order): @Pluto221: @JenrryLi: @Sventex: @MadBones80: @__Crissaegrim__: Additionally, here is the list of winners who will receive 150 Community Tokens: NOTE: I will be reaching out to the 5 Torplushie winners via forum DM with more information shortly: Digital prizes should be delivered by the end of this week. Feel free to reach out to me if you don't see them! Once again, thank you to those who participated! If we continue to have amazing turnouts like this, we will definitely be able to increase our prize pools for the coming events! Fair winds and following seas! Greetings Captains, One things that various art contests over the years have shown us is that there are some very talented artists in the World of Warships communities. Because of this, we wanted to come up with a unique art contest just to see the cool designs that our players can come up with. Since we have done ship camouflages in the past, we decided on something a bit different: torpedoes. Below you will see templates for various torpedoes. Feel free to pick one (or two, or three, or all of them!) and show us your creativity! Challenge: Reply to this thread with your best self-made design of a torpedo. The templates for various torpedoes are provided below. Please note: The designs will NOT be added to the game. This is purely an art contest. The top five winners will be decided by the NA Community team. The physical prizes can only be won by those in the US and Canada. 5,000 Doubloons will be awarded instead if you live elsewhere. This contest ends on July 30 at 12pm CT. Templates: Rules: 1. Make sure everything required for the challenge is clearly readable in the image. 2. Plagiarism of any kind is not permitted. 3. Must follow the parameters as listed under the “Challenge” section. 4. Please only reply to this thread with contest submission posts. All other posts will be deleted. 5. You may post as many entries as you would like. Prizes: The top 5 designs will receive: - 1x World of Warships Small Torpedo Plush (US/Canada) OR 5,000 Doubloons (everywhere else) 30 random winners will receive: - 150 Community Tokens Feel free to share this contest amongst your friends or clanmates. The more people that participate, the better! Fair winds and following seas!

Update! Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this event! You will find our winners below: San Diego 1776 Skin: @Lenol 10-pt Statue of Liberty Commander: @Howie_Eye, @andyshlk, @JohnnyColeslaw, @Spectre326 and @SaiIor_Moon 150 Community Tokens: NOTE: Prizes should be delivered by next week sometime. Feel free to reach out to me if you don't see them! Once again, thank you to those who participated! If we continue to have amazing turnouts like this, we will definitely be able to increase our prize pools for the coming events! Fair winds and following seas! Greetings Captains, On July 4th, 1776, the Second Continental Congress of the United States put the Declaration of Independence into place, officially declaring their separation from Great Britain. In celebration of that, we have introduced some brand new content into World of Warships that features the Statue of Liberty, one of our most recognizable national symbols. We wanted to give y'all some opportunities to earn this content while paying homage to Lady Liberty's history! Challenge: Reply to this thread with a post-game screenshot of your team that includes a US ship and a French ship. You are allowed to be playing one of the two ships necessary to complete the challenge. This can be completed in any game time (excluding Training Rooms). The match must have occurred between July 2 14:00 UTC (9am CT) and July 15 17:00 UTC (12pm CT). Example: Rules: 1. Make sure everything required for the challenge is clearly readable in the screenshot. 2. Plagiarism of any kind is not permitted. 3. The match must have occurred between the timeframe provided above. 4. Must follow the parameters as listed under the “Challenge” section. 5. Please only reply to this thread with contest submission posts. All other posts will be deleted. 6. Please only post 1 entry. Multiple entries will result in disqualification. Prizes: 1 random winner will receive: - 1x 1776 San Diego skin 5 random winners will receive: - 1x 10 point Statue of Liberty Commander 20 random winners will receive: - 150 Community Tokens Feel free to share this contest amongst your friends or clanmates. The more people that participate, the better! Fair winds and following seas!

Key battles are live, have you tried them out yet? Why not now? Show an end battle screen where you sunk 6 ships (bots or other) in Key battles! Please submit your screenshots from battles between Nov 2nd 18:00 UTC (12PM Central) and Nov 9th 13:00 UTC (8am Central). MAKE SURE YOUR SCREENSHOT IS DURING THE TIME PERIOD LISTED. Also, plagiarism is not allowed. Grand Prize: 2 randomly selected winners will receive: Tier IV Imperator Nikolai (with Rasputin skin) Runner Up: 3 randomly selected winners will receive: 7 Days Warships Premium Time Participation 5x Type-3 Halloween Camo Feel free to advertise these contests to your friends or clanmates! The more people that participate the better stuff I intend to give away! That is all. Mahalo, -Hapa

October 11th 1942: A cruiser-destroyer task force led by Rear Adm. Norman Scott intercepts a similar Japanese Navy unit. In the resulting Battle of Cape Esperance, the Japanese lose the heavy cruiser Furutaka and destroyer Fubuki, with two more destroyers sunk by American air attacks the next day. The destroyer Duncan (DD 485) is the only loss from Scott's Task Force 64. This victory is the U.S. Navy's first of the Guadalcanal Campaign. Show a screenshot of a victory in a US Cruisers or Destroy where you destroyed a ship in Random Battles or a Victory in a US Cruisers or Destroyer where you destroyed 2 ships in Coop. Please submit your screenshots from battles between Oct 5th 14:00 UTC (9AM Central) and Oct 12th 13:00 UTC (8am Central). MAKE SURE YOUR SCREENSHOT IS DURING THE TIME PERIOD LISTED. Also, plagiarism is not allowed. Grand Prize: 1 randomly selected winners will receive: Tier VI West Virginia And 1 randomly selected winner will receive: Tier VI Mutsu Runner Up: 3 randomly selected winners will receive: 7 Days Warships Premium Time Participation 2x MS-21 Camo 2x Type-21 Camo Feel free to advertise these contests to your friends or clanmates! The more people that participate the better stuff I intend to give away! October's contests are increasing in difficulty some, hope you're ready! That is all. Mahalo, -Hapa

“Operation Source” was a series of attacks to neutralize the heavy German warships – Tirpitz, Scharnhorst, and Lützow – based in northern Norway, using X-class midget submarines. The attacks took place in September 1943 at Kaafjord and succeeded in keeping Tirpitz out of action for at least six months. The concept for the attack was developed by Commander Cromwell-Varley, with the support of Max Horton, Flag Officer Submarines, and Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Intelligence contributing to the attack on Tirpitz was collected and sent to the Royal Navy by the Norwegian resistance, especially brothers Torbjørn Johansen and Einar Johansen. Tirpitz was heavily damaged. While not in danger of sinking, she took on over 1,400 tons of water and suffered significant mechanical damage. The first torpedo exploded abreast of turret Caesar, and the second detonated 148 to 180 ft off the port bow. A fuel oil tank was ruptured, shell plating was torn, a large indentation was made in the bottom of the ship, and bulkheads in the double bottom buckled. Some 1,430 tons of water flooded the ship in fuel tanks and void spaces in the double bottom of the port side, which caused a list of one-two degrees, which was balanced by counter-flooding on the starboard side. The flooding damaged all of the turbo-generators in generator room No. 2, and all apart from one generator in generator room No. 1 were disabled by broken steam lines or severed power cables. Turret Dora was thrown from its bearings and could not be rotated; this was particularly significant, as there were no heavy-lift cranes in Norway powerful enough to lift the turret and place it back on its bearings. The ship's two Arado Ar 196 floatplanes were thrown by the explosive concussion and completely destroyed. Repairs were conducted by the repair ship Neumark; historians William Garzke and Robert Dulin remarked that the successful repair effort was "one of the most notable feats of naval engineering during the Second World War. Repairs lasted until 2 April 1944; full-speed trials were scheduled for the following day in Altafjord. On 12 November 1944, the ship was destroyed by Avro Lancaster bombers, however. Show a screenshot of a Bismarck, Tirpitz, Tirpitz B, Scharnhorst or Scharhorst B in Random/Coop battle dodging torpedoes. Please submit your screenshots from battles between Sept 21st 14:00 UTC (9AM Central) and Sept 28th 13:00 UTC (8am Central). MAKE SURE YOUR SCREENSHOT IS DURING THE TIME PERIOD LISTED. So like, I successfully dodged 1 of the 3, those odds aren't bad right? Grand Prize: 1 randomly selected winners will receive: Tier VIII Tirpitz Runner Up: 3 randomly selected winners will receive: 7 Days Warships Premium Time Participation 5x European Camo Some of you figured out how to get screenshots of the required ships without owning them GG to you! Also, you are entering for a chance to win a Tier VIII premium, of course I am going to make it a bit more difficult. Feel free to advertise these contests to your friends! The more people that participate the more stuff I intend to start giving away! If you notice, I have increased the rewards I have been giving away, so help ME, help YOU. That is all. Mahalo, -Hapa

Blücher was the second of five Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruisers of the Kriegsmarine, built-in repudiation of the Treaty of Versailles. Named for Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, the Prussian victor of the Battle of Waterloo, the ship was laid down in August 1936 and launched in June 1937. She was completed in September 1939, shortly after the outbreak of World War II. After completing a series of sea trials and training exercises, the ship was pronounced ready for service with the fleet on 5 April 1940. She was armed with a main battery of eight 203 mm (8.0 in) guns and, although nominally under the 10,000-long-ton (10,000 t) limit set by the Anglo-German Naval Agreement, actually displaced over 16,000 long tons (16,000 t). Immediately upon entering service, Blücher was assigned to the task force that supported the invasion of Norway in April 1940. Blücher served as the flagship of Konteradmiral (Rear Admiral) Oskar Kummetz, the commander of Group 5. The ship led the flotilla of warships into the Oslofjord on the night of 8 April, to seize Oslo, the capital of Norway. Two old 280 mm (11 in) coastal guns in the Oscarsborg Fortress engaged the ship at a very close range, scoring two hits, as did several smaller guns in other batteries. Two torpedoes fired by land-based torpedo batteries struck the ship, causing serious damage. A major fire broke out aboard Blücher, which could not be contained. The fire spread to one of her anti-aircraft gun magazines, causing a large explosion, and then spread further to the ship's fuel bunkers. Blücher then capsized and sank with major loss of life. The wreck lies at the bottom of Oslofjord, and in 2016 was designated as a war memorial to protect it from looters. Several artifacts have been raised from the wreck, including one of her Arado 196 floatplanes, which was recovered during an operation to pump out leaking fuel oil from the ship in 1994. Show a screenshot of Admiral Hipper or Prinz Eugen in Random/Coop battle. (Examples Below) Please submit your screenshots from battles between Sept 14th 14:00 UTC (9AM Central) and Sept 21st 13:00 UTC (8am Central). MAKE SURE YOUR SCREENSHOT IS DURING THE TIME PERIOD LISTED. Grand Prize: 1 randomly selected winners will receive: Tier VIII Prinz Eugen Runner Up: 3 randomly selected winners will receive: 7 Days Warships Premium Time Participation 5x Ocean Soul Camo FOLKS, you have the chance to win a tier VIII premium just for showing me a screen shot of a Hipper or Prinz Eugen in battle, if you don't have a hipper you have a WEEK to work up to get her... Also, if you really think.... I am sure you can figure out a way to get a screen shot of a Hipper or Prinz Eugen in battle if you don't own either..... Feel free to advertise these contests to your friends! The more people that participate the more stuff I intend to start giving away! If you notice, I have increased the camo I have been giving away, so help ME, help YOU. That is all. Mahalo, -Hapa

On September 7 of 1822, Brazil celebrates its independence from Portugal. The painting by the Brazilian artist Pedro Américo, Independência ou Morte (Independence or death), is the most consecrated and widespread representation of the moment of Brazil's independence. “For my blood, my honor, my God, I swear to give Brazil freedom. Brazilians, may our maxim today be 'Independence or death! ” - Don Pedro I Show a screenshot of a Random battle where you sank a ship or a Coop battle where you sank 2 ships. (Example Below) Please submit your screenshots from battles between Sept 7th 14:00 UTC (9AM Central) and Sept 14th 13:00 UTC (8am Central). MAKE SURE YOUR SCREENSHOT IS DURING THE TIME PERIOD LISTED. Grand Prize: 2 randomly selected winners will receive: Tier VI De Grasses Runner Up: 4 randomly selected winners will receive: 7 Days Warships Premium Time Participation 2x Trophy Camo 2x Back to school Camo 2x Blue lagoon Camo Feel free to advertise these contests to your friends! The more people that participate the more stuff I intend to start giving away! If you notice, I have increased the camo I have been giving away, so help ME, help YOU. That is all. Mahalo, -Hapa

Standby for words from the Chief. I am putting forth my fourth (confused yet?) challenge to you, show me victories in a Tier VIII ship! Make sure you read the requirements for the entry! Show a screenshot of a victory in any tier VIII ship in Random battles or a victory in Coop battles at tier VIII with a minimum of 85k damage! (Example Below) Please submit your screenshots from battles between Aug 31st 14:00 UTC (9AM Central) and Sept 7th 13:00 UTC (8am Central). MAKE SURE YOUR SCREENSHOT IS DURING THE TIME PERIOD LISTED. Grand Prize: 1 randomly selected winner will receive: Tier VIII Mainz Runner Up: 3 randomly selected winners will receive: 7 Days Warships Premium Time Participation 5x European Camo Feel free to advertise these contests to your friends! The more people that participate the more stuff I intend to start giving away! If you notice, I have increased the camo I have been giving away, so help ME, help YOU. That is all. Mahalo, -Hapa

Standby for words from the Chief. Sorry I was late making this visible. "Units of the Pacific Fleet enter Japanese territorial waters for the first time during World War II, to prepare for the formal Japanese surrender on Sept. 2, 1945." Share a screenshot of any allied ship in the Zipangu port. (Example Below) Please submit your screenshots from battles between Aug 24th14:00 UTC (9AM Central) and Aug 31st 13:00 UTC (8am Central). Grand Prize: 2 randomly selected winners will receive: Tier VI Arizona Runner Up: 4 randomly selected winners will receive: 7 Days Warships Premium Time Participation 5x MS-21 Camo Feel free to advertise these contests to your friends! The more people that participate the more stuff I intend to start giving away! If you notice, I have increased the camo I have been giving away, so help ME, help YOU. That is all. Mahalo, -Hapa

Standby for words from the Chief. What is your favorite premium, special or event ship and why? Share a screenshot of your favorite Premium, Special or Event ship in Coop or Random battle mode (Example Below) Please submit your screenshots from battles between Aug 17th14:00 UTC (9AM Central) and Aug 24th 13:00 UTC (8am Central). OR Grand Prize: 2 randomly selected winners will receive: Tier V Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya Runner Up: 4 randomly selected winners will receive: 7 Days Warships Premium Time Participation 5x Ocean Soul Camo Feel free to advertise these contests to your friends! The more people that participate the more stuff I intend to start giving away! If you notice, I have increased the camo I have been giving away, so help ME, help YOU. That is all. Mahalo, -Hapa

Aug 5th, 1864 Rear Adm. David G. Farragut successfully navigates through a deadly torpedo field Confederates lay in order to block the channel into Mobile Bay. During the battle, Farragut gives his famous quote, "Damn the Torpedoes, Full speed ahead!" Share a screenshot in any ship dodging torpedoes in any battle mode. (Example Below) Please submit your screenshots from battles between Aug 3rd14:00 UTC (9AM Central) and Aug 10th 13:00 UTC (8am Central). Grand Prize: 2 randomly selected winners will receive: Tier VI Monaghans Runner Up: 3 randomly selected winners will receive: 7 Days Warships Premium Time Participation 5x MS-21 Camo Feel free to advertise these contests to your friends! The more people that participate the more stuff I intend to start giving away! If you notice, I have increased the camo I have been giving away, so help ME, help YOU. That is all. Mahalo, -Hapa

Standby for words from the Chief. I am putting forth a challenge to you, to show me a victory in a tier VII ship! Make sure you read the requirements for the entry! Show a screenshot of a victory in any tier VII ship in Random battles (no damage requirement) or a victory in Coop battles at tier VII with a minimum of 70k damage! (Example Below) Please submit your screenshots from battles between July 27th14:00 UTC (9AM Central) and Aug 3rd 13:00 UTC (8am Central). Grand Prize: 1 randomly selected winner will receive: Tier VII Scharnhorst Runner Up: 4 randomly selected winners will receive: 7 Days Warships Premium Time Participation 5x Red Heat Camo Feel free to advertise these contests to your friends! The more people that participate the more stuff I intend to start giving away! If you notice, I have increased the camo I have been giving away, so help ME, help YOU. That is all. Mahalo, -Hapa

Standby for words from the Chief. July 20th, 1969: Former Navy pilot Neil Armstrong is the first man to set foot on the moon, saying That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Armstrong is Commander of Apollo 11, which during its 8 day mission lands on the Sea of Tranquility. Michael Collins is the Command Module Pilot and Edwin Buzz E. Aldrin Jr. is the Lunar Module Pilot. Show a screenshot of your favorite ship in the Space Port. (Example Below) Please submit your screenshots from between July 20th14:00 UTC (9AM Central) and July 27th 13:00 UTC (8am Central). Grand Prize: 2 randomly selected winners will receive: Tier V Texas (Because Houston was mission control) Runner Up: 3 randomly selected winners will receive: 7 Days Warships Premium Time Participation 5x Space Camo Feel free to advertise these contests to your friends! The more people that participate the more stuff I intend to start giving away! That is all. Mahalo, -Hapa

Standby for words from the Chief. The Battle of Saipan was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the island of Saipan in the Mariana Islands from 15 June to 9 July 1944. The Allied invasion fleet embarking the expeditionary forces left Pearl Harbor on 5 June 1944, the day before Operation Overlord in Europe was launched. The U.S. 2nd Marine Division, 4th Marine Division, and the Army's 27th Infantry Division, commanded by Lieutenant General Holland Smith, defeated the 43rd Infantry Division of the Imperial Japanese Army, commanded by Lieutenant General Yoshitsugu Saito. The loss of Saipan, with the deaths of at least 29,000 troops and heavy civilian casualties, precipitated the resignation of Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tōjō and left the Japanese archipelago within the range of United States Army Air Forces B-29 bombers. The cruiser firing is the USS Indianapolis during the battle of Saipan. Show a screenshot of any USN or IJN warship in Coop or Random battle mode (Example Below). Please submit your screenshots between July 6th14:00 UTC (9AM Central) and July 13th 13:00 UTC (8am Central). Grand Prize: 2 randomly selected winners will receive: Tier VII Cruiser Indianapolis Runner Up: 3 randomly selected winners will receive: 7 Days Warships Premium Time Participation 5x MS-21 Camos+5x Type 21 Camos We had a record amount of submissions last week! Thank you to everyone that participated! Feel free to advertise these contests to your friends! The more people that participate the more stuff I intend to start giving away! If you notice, I have increased the camo I have been giving away, so help ME, help YOU. That is all. Mahalo, -Hapa

Standby for words from the Chief. With patch 0.9.5 we increased German DD HE Penetration. With a screenshot of any Tier VI-X DD (example below) tell us what you think of this buff? I for one have REALLY noticed this change on the T-61 and Z-39! Please submit your screen shots between June 15th 14:00 UTC (9AM Central) and June 22nd 13:00 UTC (8am Central). 5 randomly selected winners will receive: 7 Days Warships Premium Participation 10x EU Camo Feel free to advertise these contests to your friends! The more people that participate the more stuff I intend to start giving away! If you notice, I have increased the camo I have been giving away, so help ME, help YOU. That is all. Mahalo, -Hapa

Standby for words from the Chief. This week in history marks the Battle of the Riachuelo the 155th anniversary of a decisive naval encounter in the "War of the Triple Alliance." On the morning of June 11th, 1865, the Paraguayan Navy launched a surprise attack on the Brazilian forces wreaking chaos in their line and dividing their ships. Admiral Francisco Manuel Barroso rallied the Brazilian vessels and lead a daring counter-offensive by ramming three enemy corvettes and a barge. Amidst the fighting, he hoisted a sign reading “Sustentar o fogo, que a vitória é nossa!” – sustain fire, the victory is ours! Show a screenshot in any battle mode(yes this includes Training Rooms) of two ships (ON OPPOSITE TEAMS) ramming (examples below) between June 8th 14:00 UTC (9AM Central) and June 15th 13:00 UTC (8am Central). 5 randomly selected winners will receive: 7 Days Warships Premium Participation 10x Lá Fhéile Pádraig Camo Feel free to advertise these contests to your friends! The more people that participate the more stuff I intend to start giving away! If you notice, I have increased the camo I have been giving away, so help ME, help YOU. That is all. Mahalo, -Hapa