Final Review: Commonwealth Tier VII Premium Battleship Yukon

Here we are Ladies and Gentlemen. The first battleship of the Commonwealth nation is fully released and will be available in the Premium Shop and for doubloons in the Armory with the cheapest bundle being at 9 800 doubloons.

Is it worth it? Is it less painful to play than Monarch at tier VIII? Here is my opinion.

The Historical Background

AprilWhiteMouse and Chobittsu stole the famous and historical Monarch.

More seriously, I heavily recommend you guys to check the forum review of April and especially the part where she covers the development of the ship. It’s quite… an interesting story…

The Good and the Bad

The Good

• Short fuse time on AP shells
• Fairly high speed for a tier VII battleship
• Short rudder shift time
• Thick main belt
• Specialized Repair Team allowing you to 3d print a new ship
• Great concealment

The Bad

• Shortest range of all BBs at tier VII and above
• Same AP as on Queen Elizabeth
• Longer than average main battery reload time
• Terrible firing angles
• Uniform 26 mm casemate protection

The camouflage

The permanent camouflage of the Yukon provides the classic bonuses for tier VII ships:

• -3% to surface detectability range
• +4% to maximum dispersion of shells fired by the enemy at your ship
• -10% to the cost of the ship’s post-battle service
• +50% to experience earned in the battle

For an additional 2 000 doubloons, you can go full patriotism with the Maple Leaf camouflage:

Modules

Hull	Engine	Gun Fire Control System	Main battery
Yukon	Propulsion: 111 700 hp	Mk VII	381 mm/45 Mk VII

General Characteristics and playstyle

Consumables
Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3
Damage Control Party Work time: 15 s Cooldown: 80 s	Repair Party Number of charges: 3 Work time: 20 s Cooldown: 80 s HP regeneration speed: +2%/s Casemate damage regeneration: 60% Citadel damage regeneration: 10%	Spotting Aircraft Number of charges: 4 Work time: 100 s Cooldown: 240 s Maximum firing range: +20%
		Fighter Number of charges: 3 Work time: 60 s Cooldown: 90 s Number of planes in a squadron: 3

It’s a punching bag and… well there isn’t that much to add behind.

Due to her very limited range for a battleship, you are basically forced to drive it in the opponent’s face and make yourself a priority target so that your allies have an easier time. When your HP drop too much, you can then proceed to print a new ship and if things really get too hot, you can simply disengage thanks to her great concealment.

When you get in range the firepower is fairly good and thanks to the short fuse AP shells, you will be able to get some good damage on cruisers even if they are thinly armored but it’s still tier VI guns. The problem is that getting in range can sometimes be a bit problematic, especially when you are the only BB forced to get closer while the rest can happily preserve their HP while sitting as far as they can. You are also not gonna enjoy having high-tier cruisers outranging you completely and farming damage on your 26 mm platings.

Main Battery

3 x 3 381 mm/45 Mk VII
Maximum Firing Range	15.650 km
Reloading Time	31.5 s
180 Degree Turn Time	45.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	37°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	39°
Sigma	1.90 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	217 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 381 mm HE Mk VIIIb
Alpha Damage	5 300 HP
Damage	4 110 HP
Penetration capacity	64 mm
Explosion size	2.23
Fire chance	34 %
Projectile Speed	731.5 m/s
Air Drag	0.338
Projectile Mass	879 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 381 mm AP Mk XIIIa
Alpha Damage	11 900 HP
Projectile Speed	836 m/s
Air Drag	0.338
Projectile Mass	879 kg
Projectile Krupp	2 250
Projectile Detonator	0.015 s
Detonator threshold	64 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Without considering the lack of range, she actually has respectable firepower. Due to the range at which you engage targets, even though you only have the same AP shells as Queen Elizabeth and with one more gun, you end up getting fairly consistent results out of them. The short fuse of her AP shells is especially nice to clap cruisers.

When it comes to the HE, Yukon sadly had to abandon the British thermonuclear HE when she was converted from a teabag addict to a maple syrup connoisseur. While the HE will still be useful against destroyers or if you are forced to deal with a bow-in battleship that you can’t overmatch, it will certainly not be something upon which you should rely on.

Secondary Armament

8 x 2 133 mm/50 QF Mk I
Maximum Firing Range	5.600 km
Reloading Time	6.67 s
Sigma	1.00 sigma
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 133 mm HE Mk IC
Alpha Damage	1 900 HP
Damage	550 HP
HE penetration	22 mm
Explosion Size	0.46
Chance to Cause Fire	8 %
Projectile Speed	792 m/s
Air Drag	0.321
Projectile Mass	36.3 kg

Decoration.

Anti-air Armament

While the long-range AA is terrible, the mid and close-range AA will provide you with decent-ish protection from tier VI carriers.

The Armor

Overall, her armor really isn’t anything great. The main belt sitting very high can be nice to protect you against AP. The problem is that with all the 26 mm parts that a lot of battleships you will end up facing can overmatch or that cruisers can penetrate with HE, you will end up taking a lot of damage.

External armor protection:

Main Armor Deck:

Citadel protection:

Turret Armor Protection:

Hidden Armor Plates in the Bow and Stern:

Final Opinion

Unless you are a proud maple syrup enthusiast, I can’t really recommend the Yukon. The lack of range just limits her too much in terms of firepower and when facing tier IX, depending on the kind of match you get, it can quickly turn into a really frustrating experience with you trying to get in range while getting farmed down by the opponent.

Her only real redeeming feature is her capacity to be a damage sponge with the Specialized Repair Party.

Recommended Build

During the testing of the Yukon, I was running the following build:

• Expert Loader
• Grease the Gears
• Adrenaline Rush
• Concealment Expert
• Fire Prevention
• Emergency Repair Expert
• Priority Target
• Preventive Maintenance

This concludes my review of the Yukon. Thank you for reading this article!

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