Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-3502824-20170916104500/@comment-32781876-20171024100516

So I tried to look a little into what our british newcomer might be. Of course it's close to impossible to give any direct preditcions as to who she might be due to lack of any source material (one low-res photo). But it's still possible to point out candidates based on service history and achievements (seems like this is a factor that plays a role in choosing foreign shipgirls). And so...

My first idea was HMS Campbeltown. Even tough her career finished with a blast, it wasn't short. She was a T-Class destroyer, which means she was built in u.s. in early 1920s and later given to Britian as part of an agreement. She was stationed all over the Atlantic and served in 4 different navies (that's a vague connection to travel case character holds in the picture) and participated in escort missions. The cons for new kanmusu being her is that being as old as 1920s she would have very low-class equipment compared to other DDs plus she never really participated in any serious naval operations like atlantic convoys and such.

Second candidate is HMS Bulldog. Most famous undertaking was capturing naval Enigma from U-110 but there's more interesting stuff kancolle-wise. First, she was built in 1930s so her equipment would be quite up-to-date (plus refits such as radar and new fire control). She spent some time being stationed in Indian Ocean (not so far from IJN's area of operations) as well as in Mediterranean. She sailed as convoy escort in the Atlantic and in Arctic convoys as well. (world traveler, huh?) She also accompanied Ark Royal as escort for some time, so the character being in the picture next to Ark Royal is another point towards this. She also survived the war, so luck bonus might be a thing. HMS Bulldog did some fighting, that's out of question too. As for cons...I don't really see anything pointing strongly against this candidate.

Third possibility is HMS Tartar. She was known mostly for her involvement with sinking of Bismarck. But there's more. She's been involved in all sorts of military duties. (including escorting Ark Royal) She was repeatedly used as convoy escort in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Arctic. Her crew captured another German Enigma and the destroyer even became Flotilla leader. The interesting little fact was that HMS Tartar was also assisting Winston Churchill during his meeting with u.s. president to sign Atlantic Charter. (escort ship plus Tartar took Prime Minister to London after returning to home waters) She backed Africa missions against axis and, most importantly, was even sent to the Pacific. Even tough she did not participate in any serious battles she was there and heck, she was even present in Tokyo Bay when Japan singed capitulation document. (needless to say, she survived the war) So when it comes to touring the world, HMS Tartar sure is qualified for this title. Various refits and modifications the ship undergone are room for interesting equipment in-game.

These are my ideas. Of course these are based solely on ship careers and we still await further teasers.