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Lunar New Year

Festive Discounts and Gifts ● Journey to the West ● Siliwangi ● Dragons ● Lunar New Year Containers

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Festive Discounts and Gifts
Start: Fri. 24 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) End: Fri. 31 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • +200% XP bonus for the first win of the day
  • −50% to the cost of Port slots in doubloons
  • −50% to the cost of upgrades in credits
  • −80% to the cost of demounting upgrades in doubloons
Start: Fri. 24 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) End: Mon. 27 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • You can convert Elite Commander XP into Free XP at the cost of 1 doubloon for 25 35 Free XP
Warships Premium Account for Victories
Start: Fri. 24 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) End: Mon. 10 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

Win a battle playing a Tier V–X ship, and you'll get a commemorative flag honoring the Year of the White Metal Rat, as well as three Wargaming containers. Each of them includes 1 day of Premium Account, 3x Papa Papa signals, and 3x Juliet Charlie signals.
    You can complete this combat mission only once.
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Start: Fri. 24 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) End: Mon. 10 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)



Complete a chain of combat missions playing Tier V–X ships in Operations, Random Battles, or Co-op Battles, and you'll get eight Lunar New Year containers!



The container holds an item from the following list:
  • 1x Pan-Asian Premium ship (Tier IX Bajie with Commander Zhu Bajie; Tier VIII Siliwangi; Tier VIII VIII Irian; Tier VIII Wukong with Commander Sun Wukong; Tier VIII Loyang; Tier VI Anshan; or Tier VI Huanghe)
  • 1x permanent Lunar New Year camouflage for one of the Pan-Asian Premium ships (Siliwangi, Irian, Loyang, Anshan, or Huanghe)
  • 1x Spring Sky, Asian Lantern, or Mosaic expendable camouflage
  • 2x Type 59 expendable camouflages
  • 3x Lunar Warrior expendable camouflages
  • 5,000 Free XP
  • 1 day of Warships Premium Account
  • 250 doubloons

All ships come with a Port slot and 10-skill-point Commander. Bajie and Wukong come with the same-name unique Commanders. If you do not immediately open your container, and prior to opening it you manage to get a ship or camouflage that could drop from that container, you might get the same ship or camouflage again. In such a case you’ll receive compensation equal to the item’s value in the form of doubloons plus, in the case where a ship is dropped, you'll also receive a Commander with 10 skill points and a Port slot.

Journey to the West

Cruiser VIII Wukong and battleship IX Bajie are two new Pan-Asian ships named after the characters of the classic Chinese novel “Journey to the West”—Monkey King Sun Wukong and wizard Zhu Bajie. Bundles comprising ships, unique Commanders, rare expendable camouflages, economic signals, and other in-game items are available in the Premium Shop at great discounts.
Bundles are available for purchase until: Mon. 10 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

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Wukong
VIII Wukong is a cruiser named after the Monkey King—one of the main mythological characters in Chinese culture. Sun Wukong is an immortal demon who acquired extraordinary powers after long years of wandering in the pursuit of spiritual perfection. His adventures are described in the Chinese classical novel "Journey to the West." In World of Warships, the cruiser represents Pan-Asia at Tier VIII. She carries a combination of French artillery and Pan-Asian long-range deepwater torpedoes.

Key features:
  • Nine 203 mm guns placed in three turrets. The cruiser can boast of having artillery with a good range and a fast reload time for the caliber
  • Two triple-tube torpedo launchers. The deepwater torpedoes of this ship have a low detectability range; good torpedo range for her tier—12 km; and a high maximum damage of 18,400 HP per hit, but they are not capable of striking destroyers
  • The Torpedo Reload Booster consumable, placed in a separate slot, allows her to launch one torpedo salvo 8 seconds after another several times during the course of a battle
  • The Spotting Aircraft consumable temporarily extends the firing range of her main guns
  • She earns more credits per battle, and her permanent camouflage adds a 50% XP bonus per battle and reduces the cost of the ship's post-battle service by 10%

For a detailed look at the ship's technical specifications, follow this link.


Bajie
IX Bajie is a battleship named after a half-man, half-pig being, and one of the main mythological characters in Chinese culture. Zhu Bajie is a wizard who achieved immortality, but was later expelled from the heavens and condemned to walk the earth as punishment for his human passions. His adventures are described in the Chinese classical novel "Journey to the West." In World of Warships, the ship represents Pan-Asia at Tier IX.

Key features:
  • Nine 410 mm guns placed in three turrets. All the guns are mounted at the fore end of the ship. The battleship has artillery with a medium range for her tier and enjoys good shell grouping
  • Good secondary battery with a 7 km standard range and chances between 8–10% of setting the target on fire, depending on the gun type
  • Access to the Spotting Aircraft consumable, which increases her firing range, or the Fighter consumable, which is used to repel air attacks
  • She earns more credits per battle, and her permanent camouflage adds a 100% XP bonus per battle and reduces the cost of the ship's post-battle service by 20%

For a detailed look at the ship's technical specifications, follow this link.


Siliwangi

Pan-Asian destroyer VIII Siliwangi is equipped with powerful deepwater torpedoes and Hydroacoustic Search with a significant action range. A bundle is available, which, in addition to the new destroyer, includes a themed permanent camouflage, rare expendable camouflages, and other valuable items.
Bundles are available for purchase until: Mon. 10 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

Siliwangi: Admiral Pack —20%
  • VIII Siliwangi   
  • Commander with 10 skill points
  • Lunar New Year permanent camouflage for VIII Siliwangi
  • Combat mission: x3 XP for 25 battles
  • 3,000,000
  • 10×Spring Sky camouflages
  • 30×Lunar Warrior Camouflage Patterns
  • 40×Equal Speed Charlie London
  • 40×India Bravo Terrathree
  • 40×Zulu Hotel
  • 40×Zulu
  • 40×Papa Papa
  • Commemorative flag
  • Port slot
VIII Siliwangi is a Soviet destroyer built under Project 30-bis and transferred to the Indonesian Navy in 1959. In World of Warships, she represents Pan-Asia at Tier VIII and comes equipped with the Hydroacoustic Search consumable with a large action range, as well as deepwater torpedoes.

Key features:
  • Four 130 mm guns placed in two turrets. Firing range—12.5 km; reload time—5 seconds
  • Two quintuple-tube torpedo launchers. Her deepwater torpedoes enjoy a low detectability range of only 0.8 km, but are not capable of striking destroyers. Maximum damage per hit—17,933 HP
  • The Hydroacoustic Search consumable enables her to detect enemy ships at distances of up to 5.5 km, and torpedoes at distances of up to 3.75 km
  • The Smoke Generator consumable sets a smoke screen for 30 seconds. Smoke screen dispersion time—70 seconds. The enhanced consumable has a cooldown period of just 100 seconds
  • She earns more credits per battle, and her permanent camouflage adds a 50% XP bonus per battle and reduces the cost of the ship's post-battle service by 10%

For a detailed look at the ship's technical specifications, follow this link.



Dragons

In Update 0.9.0, cruisers VII Southern Dragon and VII Eastern Dragon have become Premium ships and received all associated in-game economic bonuses. During the Lunar New Year celebrations, bundles with the Dragon ships, Dragon signals, and unique Commanders are available in the game.
Bundles are available for purchase until: Mon. 10 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

Southern Dragon
VII Southern Dragon is named after Ào Qin—the Dragon King of the South Sea in Chinese tradition. In World of Warships, she is a typical representative of Japanese cruisers—a well-armed and durable ship carrying powerful artillery and long-range torpedoes.

Key features:
  • Ten 203 mm guns placed in five turrets. Her main guns are peculiar for their very powerful HE shells, but are inferior to the guns of other same-tier heavy cruisers in terms of firing range and rate of fire
  • Four triple-tube torpedo launchers. Their 10 km range and maximum damage of 17,233 HP per hit make them an effective weapon when fighting against any enemy
  • High maximum speed for her type and tier—35 knots
  • She earns more credits per battle, and her permanent camouflage adds a 50% XP bonus per battle and reduces the cost of the ship's post-battle service by 10%

For a detailed look at the ship's technical specifications, follow this link.

Eastern Dragon
VII Eastern Dragon is named after Ào Guǎng—the Dragon King of the East Sea in Chinese tradition. In World of Warships, she is a typical representative of Japanese cruisers—a well-armed ship carrying powerful artillery and long-range torpedoes.

Key features:
  • Ten 203 mm guns placed in five turrets. Her main guns are peculiar for their very powerful HE shells, but are inferior to the guns of other same-tier heavy cruisers in terms of firing range and rate of fire
  • Four triple-tube torpedo launchers. Their 10 km range and maximum damage of 17,233 HP per hit make them an effective weapon when fighting against any enemy
  • High maximum speed for her type and tier—35 knots
  • She earns more credits per battle, and her permanent camouflage adds a 50% XP bonus per battle and reduces the cost of the ship's post-battle service by 10%

For a detailed look at the ship's technical specifications, follow this link.





Lunar New Year Containers
Bundles are available for purchase until: Mon. 10 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)
A Lunar New Year 2019 Premium container can include one of the following rewards:
  • A Pan-Asian Premium ship (Tier IX Bajie with Commander Zhu Bajie; Tier VIII Siliwangi; Tier VIII Irian; Tier VIII Wukong with Commander Sun Wukong; Tier VIII Loyang; Tier VI Anshan; or Tier VI Huanghe)
  • Lunar New Year permanent camouflage for one of the following Pan-Asian Premium ships: Siliwangi, Irian, Loyang, Anshan, or Huanghe
  • 3x Spring Sky, Asian Lantern, or Mosaic expendable camouflages
  • 6x Type 59 expendable camouflages
  • 12x Lunar Warrior expendable camouflages
  • 20,000 Free XP
  • 8 days of Warships Premium Account
  • 750 doubloons

Ships are credited with a Port slot and Commander with 10 skill points. Bajie and Wukong come with same-name unique Commanders. If you purchase a ship or camouflage after you purchase a container, but before having opened it, and the container drops a ship or camouflage that you already have, you'll receive compensation for the value of the ship or camouflage in the form of doubloons. In the case of a ship being dropped, you will also receive a Commander with 10 skill points and a Port slot.
    Premium containers offer higher chances of dropping Premium ships or permanent camouflages than standard containers.