World of Warships – Every Nation’s Pros and Cons

Are you one of the new players of World of Warships who are still unfamiliar with the capacity of each nation in the game? Zo ja, then make sure to check out this guide as we will be sharing with you the most basic pros and cons of each nation in World of Warships.

We will be sharing the pros and cons of the 10 nations that you can use to dominate the World of Warships. Let’s start our breakdown with Japan.

Japan

Battleship Line

Pluspunten

• Long firing range and fairly high damage
• Low/good dispersion

Nadelen

• Weak Anti Air defense strength
• Fairly slow turret traverse speed

Algemeen

The Japanese battleships deal fairly high damage, can shoot very far, and have pretty low dispersion, which makes them good as “snipers”. Try to stay away from aircraft carriers though.

Cruiser Line

Pluspunten

• High rate of fire
• Good enemy detection
• Pretty strong Anti Air defense strength

Nadelen

• Fairly weak armor
• Fairly slow turret traverse speed

Algemeen

The Japanese cruisers can detect enemies pretty well and spam HE shells to deal a lot of damage, but they are also very easy to destroy.

Destroyer Line

Pluspunten

• Very strong torpedoes that can easily take down enemy ships
• Hard to detect

Nadelen

• Low rate of fire

Algemeen

The Japanese destroyers have weak main battery guns. Echter, they are hard to detect, and their torpedoes absolutely make up for the weaker main battery.

Aircraft Carrier Line

Pluspunten

• AP Bombs
• Strong areial torpedoes
• Pretty good maneuverability

Nadelen

• Can run out of planes quickly

Algemeen

The Japanese aircraft carriers have planes that deal high damage, but in turn, they can also be destroyed fairly easily.

United States of America

Battleship Line

Pluspunten

• Strong repair party
• Upgradable main- and secondary battery guns

Nadelen

• Low speed

Algemeen

The American battleships are slow, but can also deal heavy damage and recover a good amount of HP.

Cruiser Line

Pluspunten

• High rate of fire
• Good enemy detection
• High Anti Ait defense strength

Nadelen

• Weak to average torpedoes

Algemeen

The American cruisers can pretty easily detect enemies, have good main battery guns, and can easily defend themselves against aircraft carriers.

Destroyer Line

Pluspunten

• Good support ships
• Enhanced smoke screen

Nadelen

• Weak at medium to long-range

Algemeen

The American cruisers are good at supporting allied ships, but they need to get up to close to do anything.

Aircraft Carrier Line

Pluspunten

• Planes are effective against all ship types
• HE bombs

Nadelen

• Fast Attack Planes but slow Torpedo Bombers and Bombers
• Slow aim and few bombs

Algemeen

The American aircraft carriers have planes with mixed speeds, but they are effective against all ship types.

USSR

There is a bias towards Russian ships in this game, which means that all of their ships are very strong, and the best ships in the game are Russian. Daarom, it is never a bad idea to play a Russian ship, because sadly, they are usually much better than other nations’ equivalents.

Battleship Line

Pluspunten

• High HP
• Very strong armor, especially at the front
• High short-range accuracy

Nadelen

• Weaker broadside armor
• Low maneuverability

Algemeen

The Russian battleships are some of the best ships in the game, especially in the high tiers. Just go in with your front-facing enemies, and you can tank all shells without taking damage while still dealing high damage to enemy ships within short to medium range.

Cruiser Line

Pluspunten

• High rate of fire
• Good enemy detectability
• Fairly high Anti Air strength

Nadelen

• Weaker armor and pretty bad concealment

Algemeen

The Russian cruisers can deal heavy damage and defend themselves well against aircraft carriers. Echter, they can also be destroyed pretty easily by enemy ships.

Destroyer Line

Pluspunten

• Many torpedo tubes that reload fast
• Pretty good main bettery guns at medium range

Nadelen

• Short-range torpedoes that deal low damage

Algemeen

The Russian destroyers are a little weird. They can shoot many torpedoes, but they are pretty weak. In plaats van, they can deal pretty heavy damage with their guns at medium range.

Aircraft Carrier Line

• No aircraft carriers.

Duitsland

Battleship Line

Pluspunten

• Pretty good armor
• Very strong secondary guns
• Late tiers have strong consumables
• Pretty high Anti Air defense strength

Nadelen

• Very high/bad dispersion

Algemeen

The German battleships are pretty good at medium range. The bad dispersion prevents them from getting many hits, but it is possible to make loadouts that revolve around the secondary guns, which is recommended.

Cruiser Line

Pluspunten

• High rate of fire
• Pretty good enemy detection
• Pretty high Anti Air defense strength

Nadelen

• Average or worse armor
• Pretty bad concealment and maneuverability

Algemeen

The German cruisers are not very good up until tier VI, but after that, they start getting stronger.

Destroyer Line

Pluspunten

• Good torpedo placement
• Strong AP shells

Nadelen

• Weak smoke screen
• Fairly low Anti Air defense strength

Algemeen

The German destroyers are average. There is not really anything special about them, but they are not really worse than other nations either.

Aircraft Carrier Line

Pluspunten

• Fast planes
• Strong secondary guns

Nadelen

• Weak planes

Algemeen

Just like with the destroyers, the German aircraft carriers are not special in any way. They are not worse than other nations, but there is not really anything special about them.

United Kingdom

Battleship Line

Pluspunten

• High HE damage
• Strong repair party

Nadelen

• Weaker armor

Algemeen

The British battleships can deal heavy damage, especially with HE shells, but they can also be destroyed fairly easily.

Cruiser Line

Pluspunten

• High rate of fire
• Good enemy detectability
• Fairly high Anti Air strength

Nadelen

• Pretty weak armor

Algemeen

The British cruisers can deal heavy damage, and some of them can even shoot as often as once every 2-3 seconden. They have to be careful though because their armor is not the best.

Destroyer Line

Pluspunten

• High rate of fire
• Torpedo flexibility

Nadelen

• Low speed
• Weak smoke screen
• Pretty low Anit Ait defense strength

Algemeen

The British destroyers are not very strong, but instead, they are a little more flexible. They are nothing special.

Aircraft Carrier Line

Pluspunten

• Strong bombers with carpet bombing
• Planes have a lot of HP

Nadelen

• Slower planes

Algemeen

Some of the planes have lower speeds, but they are strong. The bombers are especially strong due to their ability to carpet bomb enemy ships.

Frankrijk

Battleship Line

Pluspunten

• Effective at all ranges
• High speed

Nadelen

• Low survivability

Algemeen

The French battleships are very fast and can be effective at all ranges, but they can easily get destroyed too.

Cruiser Line

Pluspunten

• High rate of fire
• Good enemy detectability
• Fairly high Anti Air strength
• High speed

Nadelen

• Weaker armor

Algemeen

The French cruisers are pretty effective and can hunt down enemy ships fast, but they have low armor, at least in the low tiers.

Destroyer Line

Pluspunten

• Very high speed
• High survivability

Nadelen

• No smoke screen

Algemeen

The French destroyers are very fast and can therefore get very close to enemies and deal damage, Echter, they cannot hide due to missing the smokescreen.

Aircraft Carrier Line

• No aircraft carriers.

Pan-Asia

Battleship Line

• No battleships, at least in the tech tree.

Cruiser Line

• Only a tier-one cruiser, at least in the tech tree.

Destroyer Line

Pluspunten

• Deepwater torpedoes
• Hard to detect

Nadelen

• Short-range main bettery guns

Algemeen

The Pan-Asian destroyers and their torpedoes can be hard to detect, but they are nothing special.

Aircraft Carrier Line

• No aircraft carriers.

Italië

Battleship Line

Pluspunten

• New shell-type – SAP
• Low accuracy/Higher dispersion

Nadelen

• Low HP

Algemeen

The Italian battleships can deal pretty high damage and have a unique shell type, but they can be destroyed pretty easily.

Cruiser Line

Pluspunten

• High rate of fire
• Good enemy detection

Nadelen

• Average Anti Air defense strength
• No Hydroacoustic Search

Algemeen

The Italian cruisers do not have anything special. They can flank pretty well, but cannot defend themselves very well.

Destroyer Line

• No destroyers, at least in the tech tree.

Aircraft Carrier Line

• No aircraft carriers.

Europe

Battleship Line

• No battleships.

Cruiser Line

• Only a tier-one cruiser.

Destroyer Line

Pluspunten

• Torpedoes have high speed and long range
• Very high Anti Air defense strength
• High rate of fire

Nadelen

• No smoke screen

Algemeen

The European destroyers have very strong AA and good torpedoes, but their main battery guns are nothing special.

Aircraft Carrier Line

• No aircraft carriers.

Commonwealth

Battleship Line

• No battleships.

Cruiser Line

• Only premium cruisers are different from each other.

Destroyer Line

• Only premium destroyers that are different from each other.

Aircraft Carrier Line

• No aircraft carriers.