Hi all,

I'm writing this because too often I see people asking pro/con questions in nation forums and getting conflicted answers. I really want to see this put together in a way that people can refer to.


NOTE: I don't claim to be an authority on this, I will try to make it as best I can from my knowledge but please reply and help me update this so it is accurate and correct. I will edit it to improve it as your suggestions come in. In particular I am unsure about MN and SN so please post constructive ammendments to this guide =)

If you like it, mods, please sticky I hope this can be a useful resource.

OK here goes:

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United States Navy (USN)
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OVERVIEW:

A balanced nation, not spectacular at any one thing but no real drawbacks.

PROS:

-good firepower
-good speed
-excellent fighter pilots (for now)

CONS:

-mediocre range
-unimpressive AA

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Royal Navy (RN) a.k.a. UK
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OVERVIEW:

Hard hitting and hard to kill, forgiving to play as a beginner but takes time to truly master.

PROS:

-excellent firepower
-best armour in game
-great survivability
-supports get repair bonus, extra support slot on BBs

CONS:

-below average range
-slow
-unimpressive AA

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Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN)
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OVERVIEW:

All or nothing, knockout punch or crash and burn; difficult to play but very rewarding if played well.

PROS:

-good firepower
-excellent armour penetration
-respectable speed
-best torpedoes in game
-excellent dive bombers
-excellent AA

CONS:

-mediocre range
-very poor survivability
-poor accuracy (spread) and guns hard to aim due to shell flight time (hang-time)

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Kriegsmarine (KM) a.k.a. Germany/German Navy
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OVERVIEW:

Hit and run, keep your distance, play with surgical precision and you'll get results.

PROS:

-long range
-excellent engineers
-in some cases high speed
-excellent AA
-good fighters

CONS:

-poor firepower
-spread can be a bit random
-below average survivability

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Marine Nationale (MN) a.k.a. France/French Navy
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OVERVIEW:

Rush master speed freaks (?).

PROS:

-high speed
-excellent firepower
-very good dive bombers
-good AA

CONS:

-short range
-poor accuracy (spread)

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Soviet Navy (SN)
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OVERVIEW:

Slow and steady wins the race.

PROS:

-long range
-decent firepower
-very good dive bombers
-excellent egineers

CONS:

-very slow