Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-3502824-20170808031203/@comment-26574811-20170810072525

181.49.94.59 wrote:

Vcharng wrote:

NeKongou wrote: Vcharng wrote: NeKongou wrote: BB for E4? french are comming again?

RICHELLLLIEEUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is indeed one of the primary possible candidates, as the interview actually stated a "new type" (新銳) BB.

The only ship to be dubbed "新銳" so far is the Agano-class CL(seen in Agano's introduction line), and Agano was laid down in 1940. Richelieu was laid down in 1935, and Dunkerque in 1932, so it would be hard to imagine, at this point, anything older than Dunkerque being dubbed "新銳". Yeah maybe but they talk new BB type Dunkerque is not really a BB is a Battle cruiser so it's possible it's Dunkerque but i hope is Richelieu Japan abolished the classification of Battlecruisers after Kongo-class received their first modernization (which caused their speed to drop, and after they regained their speed later, the classificaiton was not resurrected), so they will refer to Dunkerque, Hood, Alaska, and the like as battleships anyway. They had the classification "Fast BB" tho. Kongou never faced a reduction of speed, because the new engines were included in the modernization. I think the new shipgirl will be Dunkerque, becasue she was the beginning of the concept "modern battleship"

On the other side, I wish all the frontliners good luck on this madness, and keep your sanity until the end. Actually they don't, Kongo-class being referred to as a fast BB only happens outside the IJN, it was never an official classification..

Kongo did face a reduction of speed in her first remodel in 1924 (Haruna), 1927 (Kirishima), 1928 (Kongo), their speed dropped to 25.9, 26.3,26.0 knots, respectively (Kongo-class was able to go at 27 knots as built). Hiei received a different remodel into a practice battleship, so she was not part of this remodel. The Kongo-class we know in KC is after their 2nd remodel, starting in 1934 from Haruna, which once again boosted their speed to above 30 knots.