User blog:Shinobu Oshina/New Speed Mechanic Research

A bit of a research on new speed mechanic.

Using my 3 super engines I tried to speed every ship I have to maximum to see how fast they can go.

As you know, to speed up the ship you need to equip turbine and boiler, but turbine can be placed at expansion slot.

Test was conducted without using expansion slots on any ship, except Kaga (which didn't give a result).

There is a basic formula, which works for most ships:

normal boiler - speed +1

3 normal boilers or 2 super boilers - speed +2

I couldn't test it, but 4 super boilers may be giving speed +3 (which means going from slow to fastest). If someone has 4 super boilers and slow ship with expansion slot, please test it for us.

Ships, that don't use basic formula, but instead have their own are written next.

Shoukaku-class
Fast

Fast+ with normal boiler

Fastest with two normal boilers or one super boiler

Hiryuu, Souryuu and Akagi
Fast

Fast+ with normal boiler

Fastest with normal boiler + super boiler (can't go Fastest with two or three normal boilers, but may be able with four)

Iowa
Fast

Fast+ with normal boiler

Fastest with normal boiler + super boiler (can't go fastest with two or  three normal boilers, but may be able with four)

Kongou class
Fast

Fast+ with normal boiler

Fastest with normal boiler + super boiler or three normal boilers

Tone, Mogami class (as CAV)
Fast

Fast+ with normal boiler

Fastest with super boiler or two normal boilers

Shimakaze
Fast

Fast+ with normal boiler

Fastest wth super boiler or two normal boilers

Amatsukaze
Fast

Fast+ with normal boiler

Fastest with normal boiler + super boiler

Unryuu class (only tested on Amagi, since I don't own any other CVs of this class, but I'm pretty sure it works for whole class)
Fast

Fast+ with normal boiler

Fastest with normal boiler + super boiler (can't reach fastest with three normal boilers, but may be able with four)

Any Fast ship excluding Kaga, Yuubari, Chitose class AVs
Fast

Fast+ with normal boiler

Fastest with two super boilers ot three normal boilers

Kaga
Fast

Fast+ with normal boiler

Can't go Fastest even with three super boilers and one normal, but possibly can with four super boilers

Yuubari
Fast

Fast+ with normal boiler

Can't go Fastest even with three super boilers, but may be able with four

Chitose class (as AV)
Fast

Fast+ with normal boiler

Can't go fastest with two super boilers, but may be able with three

Taigei
Slow

Fast with normal boiler

Fast+ with two super boilers

Kai SS and SSVs (Excluding Maruyu)
Slow

Fast with normal boiler

Akitsumaru, Hayasui and Akashi
Slow

Fast with normal boiler

Couldn't reach Fast+ with two super boilers, but may be able with three

Need Help With:
First: I believe submarines to be following basic formula, but can't confirm it. If someone has sub with expansion slot, please test it for us.

Also, I'd like to test Maruyu, as she has 1 slot, I need someone with expansion slot on Maruyu to test this mechanic.

Second: I haven't tested some of the kanmusus, since I don't own them.

This list includes: Italian FBBs, Yamato class, Taihou, Kashima (tho Katori follows basic formula, so I believe that she would follow it too), Unryuu and Katsuragi (see Unryuu class), Graf Zeppelin, Aquila, Mizuho.

If you own them, please do tests and share.

Third: as I said in the beginning, 4 super boilers may be able to add 3 levels of speed. If you can test it with slow ship with expansion slot, please do so and share.

Fourth: grammar check for this blog. And also some stuff to make it more user-friendly, if needed.

I'm russian and I'm no pro in doing this kind of stuff, so if you are pro at english and blogs, you can propose some changes or do them yourself (if you are moderator).

Fifth: I didn't find such a research on the net in english, but I didn't really search. So if there is a better research then this one, feel free to delete this. It's not like I've used much time doing it, just about 2 hours or so.

Thanks for your attention.