Pan-American Cruisers Are Coming to Early Access

Captains, a new Tech Tree line of Pan-American cruisers arrives on March 30! From Tier IV, these ships come with a unique Advanced Sonar that gives early warnings of enemy torpedo launches as far as 10 km away, showing the most recent enemy torpedo launch even while inactive. 

Watch this video for tips on playing the new ships: 

From March 30 to May 4, Tier III–VIII ships will be available in Early Access crates, and a new Legendary Tier ship—the pinnacle of this Tech Tree—will be available in a special bundle. The Tier I and II ships become available to research in the Tech Tree with the release of the update, and they are accompanied by the default Pan-American Commander, Pedro Lima Santos. We've also created unique skins for the new Tier III and higher cruisers, and you can obtain them using a special currency.

We've also prepared the Pan-American Legacy card collection, a special Calendar featuring a new Pan-American Commander, and a new Port—Rio de Janeiro. Read on to learn more! 

How to Get the New Ships and Skins 

Ships in Early Access: Tiers III–VIII 

Check out the new Pan-American Cruiser crate for a chance to receive Tier III–VIII Pan-American cruisers: Córdoba, La Argentina, Almirante Cochrane, Coronel Bolognesi, Ignacio Allende, and Santander. You can obtain this crate via various sources:  

• Wind of Victory campaign: 4x Pan-American Cruiser crates without the Admiralty Backing and an additional 6x Pan-American Cruiser crates with the Admiralty Backing  
• "The Old Sailor" Calendar: 7x Pan-American Cruiser crates  
• Pan-American Legacy collection: 2x Pan-American Cruiser crates 
• Ranked Battles season 99: 6x Pan-American Cruiser crates 
• Trial of the Relics mission: 1x Pan-American Cruiser crate 
• Store 

Another way to obtain the new ships is the Atlantic to Pacific random bundle in the Store. In addition to the new ships, the bundle can also drop two other Pan-American ships: Tier VII Premium battleship Atlântico with Commander Henrique Fernandes or Tier V Premium destroyer Juruá with new Commander Manuel Pereira Martinez. Any drop from this bundle also comes with 500 Beast Relics—a currency that you can exchange for new skins and a new Legendary Tier cruiser (more details are in the next section). 

All Early Access ships come with a personal mission that rewards doubloons and Commander Progression Items. 

Legendary Tier cruiser San Martín and Ancestors' Path Skins 

The Way of the Ancestors chained bundle in the Store includes the new Ancestors' Path skins for the Early Access ships, as well as a new ship in the final bundle—Legendary Tier cruiser San Martín, also outfitted with the new skin. The bundle is available exclusively for Beast Relics, which you can collect from various sources: 

• Wind of Victory campaign: 3,000 Beast Relics without the Admiralty Backing and an additional 3,000 Beast Relics with the Admiralty Backing  
• Trial of the Relics free mission: 7,500 Beast Relics 
• Atlantic to Pacific random bundle: 500 Beast Relics with each drop, up to 40,000 in total 

A Closer Look at the New Tech Tree Line 

Tier I Hércules

Hércules is a Tier I cruiser based on a real River-class frigate built in Canada in 1942. The ship served in the U.S. Navy as USS Asheville until 1946 as a convoy escort and anti-submarine patrol vessel. She was later sold to Argentina, which initially named her Hércules and then renamed her Juan B. Azopardo. Hércules will be immediately available in the Tech Tree from this update. 

Tier II Vicente Guerrero 

Vicente Guerrero is based on a real cruiser—Navarra (post-1938 modernization)—but reimagined as if the ship had been sold to Mexico by Spain. Her unique feature for a Tier II ship is access to Repair Party. You can unlock Vicente Guerrero in the Tech Tree by first unlocking lower-tier Hércules. 

Tier III Córdoba

Córdoba is based on a Danae-class cruiser from Britain that could have been purchased by Colombia in 1933 as a response to growing Peruvian naval power. Historically, this purchase never occurred. In addition to her standard armament, Córdoba features torpedoes, Repair Party, and Sonar. 

Tier IV La Argentina 

La Argentina is a historical one-of-a-kind ship built for Argentina by Vickers-Armstrong in the UK. She's essentially an Arethusa-class cruiser but with increased displacement and nine guns in three triple-gun turrets instead of six in twin-gun turrets. She's the first ship to feature a new consumable, Advanced Sonar, which works like standard Sonar but also shows the approximate bearing of the most recent enemy torpedo launch within 10 km, even if the consumable is not currently active or on cooldown. Advanced Sonar does not indicate the trajectory of torpedoes, only the point of origin. 

Tier V Almirante Cochrane 

This ship is based on the Duca degli Abruzzi-class cruiser, reimagined as if it had been exported to Chile and armed with four twin-gun mounts. In addition to torpedoes and the unique Advanced Sonar, she can also be equipped with Smoke Generator or Repair Party in Slot 3, and Catapult Fighter or Defensive AA Fire in Slot 4. 

Tier VI Coronel Bolognesi 

Coronel Bolognesi was originally a Fiji-class cruiser named HMS Ceylon. After World War II, she underwent a substantial refit, and she was transferred to the Peruvian Navy in 1959. She's equipped with 152 mm guns and a combination of Advanced Sonar; Smoke Generator in Slot 3, swappable with Repair Party; and Defensive AA Fire in Slot 4. 

Tier VII Ignacio Allende 

This ship is a hypothetical light cruiser that could have been ordered from the U.S. by Argentina, Brazil, or Chile. She features a conventional eight-gun layout in four twin-gun turrets, with rapid-firing 152 mm main guns similar to those of Legendary Tier cruiser Worcester. In addition, she's equipped with torpedoes and a versatile set of consumables: Advanced Sonar, a choice between Smoke Generator and Repair Party in Slot 3, and a choice between Catapult Fighter and Defensive AA Fire in Slot 4. 

Tier VIII Santander 

If Colombia had decided to order a new ship from the U.S. after the Rio de Janeiro Treaty of 1947, it could have been Santander—a cruiser based on the American Worcester-class ships. She's equipped with three triple-gun turrets with nine fast-firing 152 mm main guns like those of Legendary Tier cruiser Worcester. Like the lower-tier ships in the line, she's also equipped with torpedoes and an adjustable set of consumables, allowing the use of Advanced Sonar and providing a choice between Smoke Generator or Repair Party in Slot 3, and the option of Defensive AA Fire or Catapult Fighter in Slot 4. 

Legendary Tier San Martín 

San Martín is a hypothetical cruiser that could have been ordered by Argentina from the U.K. or U.S. after World War II. Her turret layout is unconventional (triple–twin–twin–triple), mounting 10 rapid-firing 152 mm main guns similar to those of Legendary Tier cruiser Worcester. She's also armed with torpedoes, and her consumable setup follows the pattern of the Tech Tree line: a powerful combination of Advanced Sonar; Smoke Generator in Slot 3, swappable with Repair Party; and Defensive AA Fire in Slot 4, which can be replaced by Catapult Fighter. 

"The Old Sailor" Calendar 

The new Calendar starts on March 30! Complete its 3-week series of daily tasks to earn various rewards, including Pan-American Cruiser crates, Ship Parts for the Kremlin marathon, and the final prize—Pan-American Commander Joaquim Marques Lisboa. His Right Hand of the Crown base trait increases the duration of all consumables by up to 10%. He also has two unique skills:  

• Peace Is Not an Option increases the duration of your cruiser's currently active consumable by up to 1% per main battery hit and the maximum duration of this consumable by up to 20%. Provides an additional charge for all consumables.  
• Die Hard reduces the torpedo launcher and main/secondary battery reload times by up to 0.15% per 1% HP lost and reduces the cooldown time of cruiser consumables currently on cooldown by up to 0.5% per main battery hit, up to a maximum consumable cooldown reduction of 15%. 

After the initial 3 weeks, you'll have 2 additional weeks (until May 4) to complete the Calendar. You can recover 3 missed days for free, plus any additional days for 250 doubloons each.  

Here is the full list of rewards for completing the Calendar:  

• Commander Joaquim Marques Lisboa 
• 7x Pan-American Cruiser crates  
• 6x Pan-American Collection crates 
• 2,500 Ship Parts for Kremlin marathon 
• Pan-American Heritage flag  
• 1x Insignia  
• 7x Promotion Orders  
• 12,500 Commander XP  
• 600,000 credits 
• 5x Spring Big Crates 
• 4,000 Global XP  
• 4x Rare Commander XP Boosters  
• 4x Rare Ship XP Boosters  
• 4x Rare Credit Boosters  
• 4x Rare Battle Boosters  
• 4x Rare Global XP Boosters 

Pan-American Legacy Collection 

From March 30, complete a new collection of cards dedicated to the Pan-American navies! The cards can be found in Pan-American Collection crates, available through the Wind of Victory campaign (17 crates) and "The Old Sailor" Calendar (6 crates). With these 23 crates, you're guaranteed to complete the collection for free.

Here is what you'll receive once you complete each of the three collection sets:   

• Commanders: 1x Commendation  
• Ships: 2x Pan-American Cruiser crates   
• Battles: 1x Insignia  
• All 12 cards: Pan-American Tier II Premium cruiser Almirante Barroso 

Almirante Barroso is a historical cruiser built for Brazil by Armstrong Whitworth in 1896. She served with the Brazilian Navy until 1931, representing Brazil in Argentina and Chile. 

Take the helms of the new Pan-American cruisers and turn the tide!