New features for the HMS Warspite (info from the Aug 19 Twitch stream developer)

[Hans_Von_Lohman]

Ok, these are not changes to the ship, just information that wasn't obvious to the players who own the HMS Warspite.  The source was "Dany" Vokov from St. Petersburg, a developer on World of Warships.

 

1.  The torpedo bulges on the ship work.  They do in fact reduce the damage you take from a torpedo hit, and greatly reduce the chance of a flood critical.

 

2.  The Warspite is the only battleship in the game that can repair damage from a Citadel hit the Warspite has taken.  This is due to the real life ship taking a beating on many occasions and surviving in both World Wars.  It was known for being tough, so they gave it that feature.

[Mesrith]

They'd better sell it again during this big promotion they're promising the NA server in September, or I'll....grumble loudly on the forums I guess.  I wouldn't mind cashing in my Fuso if I had a Warspite.

[QuicksilverJPR]

Ok, these are not changes to the ship, just information that wasn't obvious to the players who own the HMS Warspite.  The source was "Dany" Vokov from St. Petersburg, a developer on World of Warships.

 

1.  The torpedo bulges on the ship work.  They do in fact reduce the damage you take from a torpedo hit, and greatly reduce the chance of a flood critical.

 

2.  The Warspite is the only battleship in the game that can repair damage from a Citadel hit the Warspite has taken.  This is due to the real life ship taking a beating on many occasions and surviving in both World Wars.  It was known for being tough, so they gave it that feature.

 

I head that as well.  It was right at that point when he nearly ran aground turning to face ships through the channel....

[Strike_Witch_Tomoko]

kekekke

ok yeah i want warspite.

 

not for the reasons you listed

 

but because of how resistant the ship was to being scrapped xD   that was amusing

 

i get the feeling she didn't want to go to the scrap yard 

 

Decommissioning[edit]

On 19 April 1947, Warspite departed Portsmouth for scrapping at Faslane, on the River Clyde. On the way, she encountered a severe storm and the hawser of the tugBustler parted, whilst the other tug Melinda III slipped her tow. In storm force conditions Warspite dropped one of her anchors in Mount's Bay, which did not hold, and the storm drove her onto Mount Mopus Ledge near Cudden Point. Later refloating herself she went hard aground a few yards away in Prussia Cove.^[103] Her skeleton crew of seven was saved by the Penlee Lifeboat W. & S. There were several attempts to refloat her but the hull was badly damaged.During her service career Warspite had lived up to her motto, enduring shellfire, bombing, ramming, mines and a missile. However, time had taken its toll and more modern ships were required to continue the war in the Far East. Although there were proposals to retain her as a museum ship, the Admiralty approved Warspite‍ '​s scrapping in July 1946 and she sailed from Spithead into Portsmouth to have her guns removed.^[102]

 

In 1950 an attempt to refloat her, buoyed by 24 compressors pumping air into her tanks, and watched by a large crowd, the press and the BBC, failed. There was insufficient depth of water to float her clear of the reef in a rising south westerly gale. The salvage boat Barnet, standing guard overnight under the Warspite’s bows was holed in the engine room, towed off and eventually drifted ashore at Long Rock, a few miles to the west. However, by August the battleship was finally beached off St Michael’s Mount and after further salvage another attempt was made to refloat her in November. The Falmouth tug Masterman spent the night on the Hogus Rocks after failing to tow Warspite; and her sister tugTradesman had 60 feet (18 m) of wire wrapped around her propeller when trying to haul Masterman off the rocks. Aided by her compressor and two jet engines from an experimental aircraft the hulk was finally moved 130 feet (40 m) closer to shore and by the summer of 1955 she disappeared from view.^[104]

 

A memorial stone was placed near the sea wall at Marazion and later moved a short distance.^[105] The stone was unveiled by Admiral Sir Charles Madden and prayers were read by a former crew member. The remains of the masts lie in the yard at Porthenalls House, Prussia Cove and one portion was erected on a headland, overlooking Prussia Cove. One of her 15-inch tompions is on display in the Royal Naval Museumin Portsmouth.

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[Flagship_Amagi]

interesting....i do love playing my warspite . now i have even more reason to love it! ^_^

[BGrey]

Don't torpedo bulges function on every ship that has them...

[Dragral]

Nice to know, Thanks

[QuicksilverJPR]

Don't torpedo bulges function on every ship that has them...

 

Yes, they do....

[Hans_Von_Lohman]

Don't torpedo bulges function on every ship that has them...

 

Yes, but in the twitch chat they were specifically talking about the Warspite.