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Good luck in battle, Captains!

Captains!

The end of the working week will please you with a new chain of global combat missions dedicated to International Worker's Day. Drop anchor at your favorite Port and read this fresh issue of Ship's Log!

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In a Nutshell: Update 12.3 — Episode 2[/h2]
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International Workers' Day–Global Mission and Giveaway[/h2] Starts: Fri. 28 Apr. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ends: Tue. 02 May 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Labor Day is an international holiday celebrated on May 1. It's also known as International Workers' Day in many countries. This is the day of international solidarity of working people and a public holiday in many countries worldwide.

A chain of global combat missions awaits you. Successfully completing it will bring you signals, expendable economic bonuses, and the International Workers' Day commemorative flag. We’ll also be giving out bonus rewards—Premium ship containers and Supercontainers—to the global combat mission’s top contributors, as well as to a random selection of participants!

The mission objectives are shared by all players on the server. Each participant will contribute to the global combat mission progress. After a global combat mission is accomplished, all players who participated in it will receive the final reward.

Final reward: 1x International Workers' Day commemorative flag.

You can complete this combat mission chain in Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles, as well as in Brawls and Operations, playing Tier V–X ships and superships.

[h2]Giveaways[/h2]
The top-20 players who contribute the most toward completing of the global combat mission will receive the following rewards:

A special giveaway will also be held that will award 70 random players who fought at least 15 battles in the Random, Ranked, Co-op, Operations, and Brawl battle types while the global combat mission was active.

Upon completing 25 and 35 battles, respectively, players can earn extra tickets in the giveaway, for a total possible number of 3 tickets per player. The more tickets you have, the better your chances of winning one of the prizes!
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Anniversary of the Canadian Royal Navy[/h2] Starts: Mon. 01 May 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ends: Mon. 08 May 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

The Canadian Royal Navy will soon celebrate the day of its foundation! We've dedicated a special chain of combat missions to this event. You can unlock it right now, but it will only become available to complete a bit later.

Final reward: 1x Symbols of Yukon patch.

You can complete this combat mission chain in Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles, as well as in Brawls and Operations, playing Tier V–X ships and superships.

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Day or Night?[/h2]
Captain, when do you prefer to carry out combat missions: in the shadow of the night or under the golden light of the sun? We've prepared some missions that you can only complete at your favorite time of the day! The full details and combat missions themselves are waiting for you in a special article!



Missions

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Captains!

Joining the Public Test is a great way to earn permanent and expendable camouflages, containers that drop Premium ships, and other valuable items. This time, you have a chance to obtain reworked Italian Cruisers containers. All information on how to join the Public Test is available on a dedicated page of the official website.
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Update 12.4 brings the return of the Convoy battle type, European destroyers in Early Access, repeated battle entry with the same ship, and other new features. Take a look at the Developer Bulletin, and welcome to the Test! See you on the Public Test Server!



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Round 1 Schedule[/h2] Starts: Thu. 27 Apr. 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Ends: Tue. 03 May 07:30 CEST (UTC+2)
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Special Features of the Test[/h2]
A test Clan Battles season will be held on the Public Test Server. The format and restrictions will be similar to those in Season 21.
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Combat Missions and Rewards[/h2]
Progress through combat missions on the Public Test Server to earn Community Tokens. These Tokens can be exchanged for various rewards in the Armory, including rare permanent camouflages, containers, and other in-game items.

The rewards for activities on the Public Test Server may differ from those on the Live Server.
Please note: The Battle Pass rewards on the Public Test Server differ from the rewards on the 12.4 Live Server.

When you first enter the 12.4 Public Test Server during Rounds 1 and 2, you will be credited with 750 Coal and 100 Doubloons on the Live Server for each round.

Public Test 12.4 includes special missions that will bring you rewards on the Live Server.

[h3][h3]Recurring Combat Missions[/h3][/h3]
Earn 12,000 Base XP in Convoy, Random Battles, and Co-op Battles playing Tier VI–X ships and superships.

Reward on the Live Server: 1,600 Community Tokens.
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Earn 1,000 Base XP in Random and Co-op Battles.

Reward on the Live Server: 1,000 Coal; 2,500 Free XP; 200 Community Tokens; and 500,000 Credits.

This combat mission will only be available on the second and third days of each round of the Public Test. The mission refreshes at 02:00 UTC.

[h3]Combat Mission Chains[/h3]
[h3][h3]First Chain[/h3][/h3]
Deal damage, earn Base XP, and obtain "Destroyed" ribbons. You can find more details about the chain in the Public Test client.

Reward on the Live Server: 1x Tactical Special container and 6x Italian Cruisers containers.

You can complete the combat mission chain in Random and Co-op Battles, as well as in Convoy, playing Tier VI–X ships and superships. The chain will be available for completion throughout the entire duration of Public Test 12.4.

[h3][h3]Second Chain[/h3][/h3]
Gain victories, earn Base XP, deal damage, and obtain "Destroyed" ribbons. You can find more details about the chain in the Public Test client.

Reward on the Live Server: 5,000 Free XP; 700 Coal; 800,000 Credits; and 10,000 Elite Commander XP.

You can complete the combat mission chain in Random and Ranked Battles, as well as in Convoy, playing Tier VI–X ships and superships. The chain is available for completion three times per day between the following times: 11:00–15:00 UTC; 17:00–21:00 UTC; and 22:00–02:00 UTC. You can complete all the missions three times and also obtain the rewards three times during each day of the Public Test.

You can find more details about the chains in the Public Test client.

Players who join the 12.4 Public Test Server will also receive the following rewards on the Live Server: 250 Doubloons, 2x More Coal containers, and 1x Tactical Special container.

In total during Public Test 12.4, you can obtain up to 7,500 Community Tokens; 25,100 Coal; 4x Tactical Special containers; 2x More Coal containers; 450 Doubloons; 6x Italian Cruisers containers; 14x Pioneer camouflages; 150,000 Free XP; 24,400,000 Credits; and 280,000 Elite Commander XP.

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Starting Bonuses[/h2]

• The research prices for ships and ship modules will be substantially discounted.
  
• You'll be able to reset Commander skills free of charge.

If you're joining the Public Test for the first time since Update 12.3 release, you'll be awarded the following additional bonuses:

• All researchable Tier VI and VIII ships with 21-skill-point Commanders
  
• 500,000,000 Credits; 30,000 Doubloons; 250,000 Coal; and 90 days of Warships Premium Account
• 50 signals and sets with expendable economic bonuses

If you fought at least one battle on the Public Test Server during the 12.3 Public Test, your account will be copied from the Live Server to the Public Test Server.

Captains!

Enter our latest giveaway to earn easy rewards. Check it out!

1. Leave a comment under this announcement post.
   
2. Play the game and use as many signal flags as you can.

• Superprize for 5 random winners: Premium Ship VIII container

• Every 15 signal flags used grant 1 "ticket" for a random draw. The more signals you use, the greater your chances of winning will be.
  
• Combat type: any, except Training. Ships: Tiers V–X.
  
• Only battles started during the event count.
  
• Any comments that break the discussion rules may be deleted or excluded.
  
• The results will be announced in this thread on April 24. Prizes will be awarded within a week.

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[h3]Update 12.3 delivers the following new features:[/h3]

• New Seychelles Map
• Building Daisen at the Dockyard
• British Submarines Going Live
• Early Access to Pan-American Cruisers
• Battle Pass
• Allied Heroes Collection
• Inca Trail Adventure
• New Combat Mission Type
• Brawls
• Division Star
• Technical Updates
• Return of hololive production
• Warhammer 40,000
• Armory
• Content Additions and Changes
• Other Changes and Improvements

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