German Carriers: Part 2

The branch of German carriers is scheduled to exit Early Access with the launch of Update 0.9.7!

The new ships are equipped with fast-but-fragile aircraft that carry armor-piercing bombs and rockets, and fast torpedoes. We're here to tell you all about the rules of the new game event of Update 0.9.7!



[h2]The “German Navy” Collection[/h2]
Update 0.9.7 welcomes the “German Navy” collection, comprising six sections with six elements in each. Build the collection to learn about the history of the German Navy during the first half of the 20th century—ships and aircraft; personalities and emblems; awards and uniforms. Having completed the entire collection, you'll learn about the German carrier-based aircraft projects; the story of Karl von Müller, the commanding officer of cruiser Emden; the specifics of the House Order of Hohenzollern; and much more!



The reward for completing the sections and entire collection is the ability to mount two flags and alternative camouflage patterns on German ships, with completed sections unlocking these possibilities for different ship types.



The exchange rate for duplicate elements is 4:1. To exchange duplicates, you need to select a vacant slot in a collection section and confirm that you want to exchange your duplicates for the missing item in the window that appears.



You can find the first element of the collection in German Navy containers, which in turn can be obtained by progressing through Directives or picked up from Daily Shipments. You can continue collecting elements from daily containers by activating a subscription on the collection page. Another container can be obtained by clicking the button in an article about the collection that will be published next week.



[h2]Directives[/h2] Start: Thu. 06 Aug. 07:15 CEST (UTC+2) End: Tue. 01 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

The new game event tasks you with completing 32 missions spread across four Directives. The first Directive will become available with the release of Update 0.9.7, while those that follow will be unlocked each week.

Rewards for completing the missions: up to 10 German Navy containers, as well as credits and signals.

Rewards for completing the Directives: up to five Kriegsmarine containers, which have specific chances of dropping IX Pommern, VIII Mainz, VII Z-39, VIII Admiral Hipper, or other desirable rewards.

Final reward: Iron Cross permanent camouflage for IX Pommern.

IX Pommern is a variant of the H-class battleship project that's armed with twelve 380 mm guns. Decent armor, powerful secondary armament, the Hydroacoustic Search consumable, and torpedoes allow the ship a high degree of confidence in close quarters engagements. With the release of Update 0.9.7, Pommern will be available in the Armory for 228,000 Coal and from bundles that are available in exchange for doubloons, as well as in the Premium Shop.

[h2]German Navy Containers[/h2]
[h3]How to get the containers[/h3]

• Up to 10 containers—by completing Directives.
  
• Up to two containers—from Daily Shipments.
  
• Up to five containers—by completing special combat missions from the official World of Warships streams.
  
• One additional container—by clicking the button in an article about the “German Navy” collection.
  
• Up to six containers—by completing a chain of special combat missions playing IX Pommern. Two of these missions can also be completed playing VI Erich Loewenhardt, a German aircraft carrier unique for her bombers that carry HE bombs. With the release of Update 0.9.7, the aircraft carrier will be available in the Armory in exchange for doubloons, as well as in the Premium Shop.

You can obtain even more containers by completing additional chains of combat missions during Update 0.9.7. You'll find all the details in the "German Carriers 2" section of the Combat Missions tab.

[h3]A German Navy container includes:[/h3]

• Two elements of the “German Navy” collection.
  
• One of the following items: 1,250 Free XP; or 7x flags of the same type (Zulu, Papa Papa, Equal Speed Charlie London, India Bravo Terrathree); or 1x "Black, White, Red" expendable camouflage.

In Update 0.9.11, we're planning to make German Navy containers available in exchange for Coal in the Armory. Thus, you'll be able to start building the collection if you didn't manage to do so in Update 0.9.7. The exact cost of the containers will be announced later.

[h2]Kriegsmarine Containers[/h2]
Completing the Directives will reward you with up to five Kriegsmarine containers. You can find one of the following items in a Kriegsmarine container:

• IX Pommern, a Commander with 10 skill points, and a Port slot
  
• VIII Mainz, a Commander with 10 skill points, and a Port slot
  
• VII Z-39, a Commander with 10 skill points, and a Port slot
  
• VIII Admiral Hipper, a Commander with 10 skill points, and a Port slot
  
• 3x "Black, White, Red" expendable camouflages
  
• 3x special signal flags of the same type (Dragon, Wyvern, Red Dragon, Ouroboros, Hydra, Basilisk, Scylla, Leviathan)
  
• 1 day of Warships Premium Account
• 5,000 Free XP

Kriegsmarine Premium containers, which have higher chances of dropping Pommern, Mainz, Z-39, or Admiral Hipper, can be obtained in the Premium Shop and in exchange for doubloons in the Armory. You can find one of the following items in a Kriegsmarine Premium container:

• IX Pommern, a Commander with 10 skill points, and a Port slot
  
• VIII Mainz, a Commander with 10 skill points, and a Port slot
  
• VII Z-39, a Commander with 10 skill points, and a Port slot
  
• VIII Admiral Hipper, a Commander with 10 skill points, and a Port slot
  
• 21x "Black, White, Red" expendable camouflages
  
• 21x special signal flags of the same type (Dragon, Wyvern, Red Dragon, Ouroboros, Hydra, Basilisk, Scylla, Leviathan)
  
• 15 days of Warships Premium Account
• 32,000 Free XP

[h2]Daily Shipments[/h2]
During Update 0.9.7, enter the game in the period between August 6 and 20, inclusive, and start getting valuable rewards via the Daily Shipments section.

You can get a total of 10 rewards, while the shipments are available for 14 days. Thus, you can skip 4 days out of 2 weeks and still claim all the valuable rewards.