What does the panel think of the Tier XI Kuruma announced for World of Warships, based on Zao with twelve 8-inch guns and four quintuple 610 mm torpedo launchers?
Short answerSome superships use real design precedent, but many mainly extend an existing ship into a more powerful progression tier.
NotesThe ship and its statistics belong to World of Warships rather than to an actual historical fleet. The panel acknowledges that some superships draw on genuine projects or design studies. Its criticism is that many appear to begin with the previous playable ship and add power chiefly to justify progression. That approach can preserve a family resemblance while severing the result from a documented procurement requirement or engineering history. Players can test the design by separating features drawn from a real proposal from those created to support a higher game tier.