HMS Duke of York is a tier 7 British premium battleship with a pair of smokescreens. She is the sister ship of HMS King George V, so this review will cover both ships. These vessels are very odd, with a strange array of weaponry and a peculiar stat setup. Some people will really like this playstyle, but other people really won’t.
Note that Duke of York, as a premium, has increased silver earnings and can equip any commander without specialization. KGV does not have these perks.
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MY STATS:
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RECOMMENDED BUILD:
Slot 1: Turret traverse (+20%)
Slot 2: Acceleration (+20%)
Slot 3: Concealment (+10%) OR Rudder shift (+15%)
Elite Bonus: Bulkhead Upgrade
KGV does not have great picks for her elite bonus. I suggest taking Bulkhead upgrade for the extra HP, as the other bonus yields nothing but extremely minor boosts to your damage reduction. Adding more HP (which also increases your heal performance) is the best bet. Still though, it’s disappointing that no gun upgrade is present.
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It's a pretty uninspiring statpage. You'll need to combine her strengths to perform well.
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FIREPOWER:
Duke of York and KGV boast an unconventional array of 10x 356mm guns, with somewhat appalling firing arcs. The immediate thing people will notice is that these are not high-performance weapons. Shell damage is low, penetration is mediocre, and ballistics are sluggish. These guns boast decent dispersion and 2 sigma, which helps. But good aim at weakpoints (deck and turrets) will be needed to make these guns work. The presence of Rapid Reload 1 adds some burst DPM when used, but this consumable is not very notable and does not propel these guns to stardom. Being small-caliber, both ships reload slightly faster than many of their tier-mates, but they have comparatively short firing range, specifically in DoY’s case.
Both ships start battl
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Prince Edward V of England and Richard of Shrewbury, Duke of York, were the only surviving sons of King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville surviving at the time of his death. They were kept in the Tower of London by their paternal uncle, the Duke of Gloucester, supposedly in preparation for Edward V's coronation. However, before young Edward could be crowned king, he was declared illegitimate and Gloucester himself ascended the throne as Richard III. Since then, the boys' fate has been largely debated by historians as they disappeared from written history. What happened to the two young boys?
Characters
While I will be attempting to keep the story as straight as possible, a lot of the names in this story are either the same or change throughout the course of history. I will make a list here of everyone relevant to the story for the sake of clarity.
Edward V and Richard of Shrewbury, Duke of York: 12-year-old and 9-year-old sons of Edward IV, disappeared followed being kept in the Tower of London.
King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville - parents of Edward V and Richard of Shrewbury, Duke of York.
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York: Father of Edward IV
Henry VI: King of England until 1471, overthrown by Richard, Duke of York
Richard, Duke of Gloucester = Richard III = Brother of Edward IV, uncle of Edward V and Richard of Shrewbury. I refer to him as "Gloucester" for clarity.
Lady Eleanor Butler: Edward IV's intended, before her death in 1468.
Robert Stillington, Bishop of Bath and Wells: Bishop who had declared Edward IV's marriage null.
Background
King Edward IV of England, the father of the Princes in the Tower, was a man with a long lineage of royalty, reaching back to 1154. His family belonged to the House of Plantagenet, which had been split into two opposing factions--the House of Lancaster, and the House of York.
The House of Lancaster (referred to as Lancastrians) had ruled since 1399. Following King Henry VI's weak rule and subsequent mental illness, Edward IV's father, Richard, Duke of York (a descendant to Edward III via the Yorkist branch) made a great effort to claim the throne in 1455.
Edward IV's f
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Here's the deck list I took to BRO for the V-Premium format, I ended up bubbling out of day 2 (9th place overall). It was a lot of fun to pilot and make a video on, please leave a comment if you have any suggestions!
How are we feeling? I know we have some games beforehand but I want to know everyone’s thoughts on this game.
