According to an ambitious naval shipbuilding program
approved at the beginning of 1939,
after a 9-year period, Germany should have been ready
to challenge the might of Great Britain's Royal Navy.
Part of that plan was to create raider forces
to attack their adversary's convoys in the Atlantic.
The core of those forces were to comprise
several battleships with a long cruising range—
they would make the English spread out their battleship forces
in an effort to protect their shipping routes,
thus weakening the English battleship forces
in the fight against German super battleships.
The program was never executed,
and all those battleships remained only as projects.
But those projects inspired us, and today we're ready to present you
a special Tier X ship— German battleship Mecklenburg!
In World of Warships, Mecklenburg is a battleship with a main battery
comprising sixteen 305-mm guns housed in quadruple-gun turrets.
The battleship's dual-purpose secondary battery
consists of twelve 128-mm coupled guns.
The AA defenses are presented with artillery systems developed before 1945—
sixteen 55-mm guns, as well as twelve coupled and four quadruple 30-mm mounts.
Now let's talk about the gameplay features of the ship.
The key feature is her armament—
the main battery has a relatively low caliber
compared to Tier X battleships of other nations.
However, two quadruple-gun turrets with high accuracy
and a fast rate of fire at the bow and two at the aft
make a strong point for opponents to avoid being hit by Mecklenburg's salvos.
The ship is also armed with torpedoes and has decent AA defenses.
An important thing one should remember when heading into battle—
unlike the majority of German battleships,
Mecklenburg doesn't have Hydroacoustic Search,
so evading incoming torpedoes is a challenge for her.
It's best to helm Mecklenburg into battle
when you feel like hunting down cruisers.
Thanks to her high speed, the battleship can effectively chase her targets
and take up advantageous positions or change flanks relatively quickly.
Mecklenburg can also offer great support to her allies
when the need to fend off incoming aviation arises.
That's where her anti-aircraft guns,
as well as her Defensive AA Fire and Fighter consumables, will come in handy.
If you're forced to go up against an opponent in close quarters,
it's the perfect time to demonstrate
the ship's solid secondary battery and torpedoes.
Let's talk about upgrades now.
We recommend installing:
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1, Damage Control System Modification 1,
Secondary Battery Modification 1, Damage Control System Modification 2,
Concealment System Modification 1, Auxiliary Armaments Modification 2.
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