The “Lovely London”. My father served on her from 47-49. He said it was the best ship he’d served on and was proud of it. It was at a time when she was based in the South China Sea and as a result she was called upon for the rescue mission on the Yangtze to help the HMS Amethyst back to safety. On the way to the stricken Amethyst the London was fired upon by Chinese People’s Liberation Army artillery, even though she was flying white flags with peaceful intent. The Chinese 105mm and 155mm artillery holed the heavy cruiser as the barrage dismounted and continually remounted to follow up the assault. London gave back as good as she got with her 8inch and 4 inch guns. However, she turned back after firing hundreds of rounds and sustaining damage to the bridge and x turret. She was held in station until august 49 when she was de ammunitioned, refuelled and was sent back to Chatham. Subsequently HMS London was sent to Barrow-in- Furness to be scrapped in 1950. My father lost 11 friends that day, and many wounded to which he attended, stuffing the ripped white ensign flags into the shrapnel wounds. His action station was a shell loader on B turret, it was a long day. Chief Petty Officer Gordon Victor Banham received an NGS medal with Yangtze clasp of which I am very proud of.
London was actually a singular failure. She received considerable extra armor and equipment, which raised her displacement so far beyond the design that it overstressed her hull and she hence was prone to damage from weather. Oddly the RN sent her to the N Atlantic twice, both of which caused damage that required extensive dockyard attention, before deciding she was better suited for the calmer waters of the Pacific. This is why none of the other County-class heavies were similarly modified-it just didn’t work.
Further, by mid-war the RN and USN were realizing that the accepted paradigm of heavy cruiser-10K tons, 6 or 8 8” guns, 30kts, 2” - 3” armor belt-just wasn’t what was needed. Surface ship-ship combat was becoming uncommon, so sheer gunpower (broadside weight and penetrating power) was not often needed. When ship fought ship, the slow rate of fire of 8” guns essentially negated their advantage in alpha-damage. Cruisers increasingly used their main guns against land targets, where high-rate-of fire 6” HE was often as effective as lower-rate 8”. 2” or even 3” armor belt was so light that 6” or even high-power 5” shells could get through, and almost completely worthless against torpedoes. It had long been accepted that cruisers needed to be capable of 30kts as *max-sprint* but with the advent of Essex-type class CVs and super-high temp & pressure steam power plants, 30kts became the minimum *sustained* speed, with 32+ as max-sprint.
Just lately the team members on the PS4 version mince about like gay bar loiterers, instead of getting on with the game. Sometimes I can get a clan together which is best but restricted by world time zones is an issue.
@Glupi Medo Exeter carries only 6 8” guns due to budget constraints and RN decision to try building as many cruisers as possible /vs/ fewer ships with greater capability.
@@estoyaqui5386 the original version of Exeter in WoWs had a smoke generator. Now she does not, by London does. London is, in simplified terms, Exeter +1 turret and +1 tier.
@3:58 "...interact with your allies, who will surely support you if you come under heavy fire from several enemies at once" -- you don't play randoms, do you. lol :P
London got shot up in that chinese civil war while firing her main guns at targets...her condition was severe and hence why she was scrapped.....It was uneconomical too repair her.
Hey World of Warships, Maybe you can start a new kind of videos like HOW TO. For example it seems nice to me to see how to aim better or for example how to win more often. Such things like that.
In my opinion buy the ship its a must have, if your lucky enough to finish the missions then you get doubloon value back. Ship is pretty OP for its tier
Surely support you nah more likely to torpedo you , That's Random 😁 As for the ship, weell it's ok I bought the bundle my advice, check the Stats then check Devonshires, the smoke is very useful though 👍
and the submarines when for World_of_Warship for pc I still wait for them and nothing pure ads and nothing is too much blah blah and nothing of song or anything concrete
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What do you think about today's episode?
Complete four Directives of the event and obtain Cruiser London!
World of Warships Official Channel yes sir
Time to make a conclusion... 'London' has pittyful range, she is painfully slow, her reload is hideous and her AA is mediocre. Enjoy the premium ship.
Danieloncarevic you just listed all of its weaknesses and ignored its gimmicks lol.... it has smoke, great HE, heal
The “Lovely London”. My father served on her from 47-49. He said it was the best ship he’d served on and was proud of it. It was at a time when she was based in the South China Sea and as a result she was called upon for the rescue mission on the Yangtze to help the HMS Amethyst back to safety. On the way to the stricken Amethyst the London was fired upon by Chinese People’s Liberation Army artillery, even though she was flying white flags with peaceful intent. The Chinese 105mm and 155mm artillery holed the heavy cruiser as the barrage dismounted and continually remounted to follow up the assault. London gave back as good as she got with her 8inch and 4 inch guns. However, she turned back after firing hundreds of rounds and sustaining damage to the bridge and x turret. She was held in station until august 49 when she was de ammunitioned, refuelled and was sent back to Chatham. Subsequently HMS London was sent to Barrow-in- Furness to be scrapped in 1950.
My father lost 11 friends that day, and many wounded to which he attended, stuffing the ripped white ensign flags into the shrapnel wounds. His action station was a shell loader on B turret, it was a long day.
Chief Petty Officer Gordon Victor Banham received an NGS medal with Yangtze clasp of which I am very proud of.
Thank you for sharing your father's history with all us. Very much appreciated
"...and interact with your allies, who will surely support you" 😂😂😂
They support killing my braincells
That was my reaction.
My teammates do more damage to my sanity than the enemy does.
The only British ship that loves *Indonesian Satay* during her sortie...
AL Players would know what I mean
“Smog above London is good in our game”
Cheeky
Does she include the Glasses? You know which London I’m talking about
She's a good librarian :)
*SATE SATE*
London was actually a singular failure.
She received considerable extra armor and equipment, which raised her displacement so far beyond the design that it overstressed her hull and she hence was prone to damage from weather.
Oddly the RN sent her to the N Atlantic twice, both of which caused damage that required extensive dockyard attention, before deciding she was better suited for the calmer waters of the Pacific.
This is why none of the other County-class heavies were similarly modified-it just didn’t work.
Further, by mid-war the RN and USN were realizing that the accepted paradigm of heavy cruiser-10K tons, 6 or 8 8” guns, 30kts, 2” - 3” armor belt-just wasn’t what was needed.
Surface ship-ship combat was becoming uncommon, so sheer gunpower (broadside weight and penetrating power) was not often needed. When ship fought ship, the slow rate of fire of 8” guns essentially negated their advantage in alpha-damage.
Cruisers increasingly used their main guns against land targets, where high-rate-of fire 6” HE was often as effective as lower-rate 8”.
2” or even 3” armor belt was so light that 6” or even high-power 5” shells could get through, and almost completely worthless against torpedoes.
It had long been accepted that cruisers needed to be capable of 30kts as *max-sprint* but with the advent of Essex-type class CVs and super-high temp & pressure steam power plants, 30kts became the minimum *sustained* speed, with 32+ as max-sprint.
4:00- "Your allies will surely support you if you come under fire from multiple enemies". Have you played Warships? Not likely.
Just lately the team members on the PS4 version mince about like gay bar loiterers, instead of getting on with the game. Sometimes I can get a clan together which is best but restricted by world time zones is an issue.
London is added
*azur lane:* time to shine
and behold the ship Exeter should have been
simplified translation for strangers pls :)
@Glupi Medo
Exeter carries only 6 8” guns due to budget constraints and RN decision to try building as many cruisers as possible /vs/ fewer ships with greater capability.
@@estoyaqui5386 the original version of Exeter in WoWs had a smoke generator. Now she does not, by London does. London is, in simplified terms, Exeter +1 turret and +1 tier.
@@theseasofenvy8826 less armor compare tier too, exeter have better armor at her tier while london is not, she like CL use CA guns
@3:58 "...interact with your allies, who will surely support you if you come under heavy fire from several enemies at once" -- you don't play randoms, do you. lol :P
What allies😂?
WoWs: posts first comment before video is posted.
Wait, that’s illegal.
can't wait to earn London. It looks a fantastic model
Our lovely meganekko.
If AL London becomes a captain of the London ship, please add "Sate-sate..." quote of her everytime she sinks a ship.
They got this one dialed in right. It is a fun T6 ship to play.
London got shot up in that chinese civil war while firing her main guns at targets...her condition was severe and hence why she was scrapped.....It was uneconomical too repair her.
LEX Maximaguy87 my father was on board when it happened. He was awarded a medal for his actions.
@@petebanham4916 oh wow...
Hey World of Warships,
Maybe you can start a new kind of videos like HOW TO. For example it seems nice to me to see how to aim better or for example how to win more often. Such things like that.
That is a great idea
I'm so excited to upload my First World of Warships video tomorrow!
So can add to wows legends too? Or i must wait longer after wows?
Post your builds? Should I take the engine accelerator module? Not sure how useful it is.
In my opinion buy the ship its a must have, if your lucky enough to finish the missions then you get doubloon value back. Ship is pretty OP for its tier
Armada for iowa/montana?
I Just Started playing WoWs and I got HMS London when I got a Santa Big Gift Container
Time to make a conclusion... 'London' has pittyful range, she is painfully slow, her reload is hideous and her AA is mediocre. Enjoy the premium ship.
It has smoke and a good fire chance. That automatically makes it good. Not amazing, but good.
I think they should make the warships that were planned but never built like the G3 and N3 battlecruiser and battleships
Japanese ships should have the flag of the rising sun, it is appropriate to use.
Where’s her glasses
this ship is hard to control
So does this mean Belfast can make a reappearance at some point?
My only real problem with London is the short range of her guns.
Finally! A good premium ship that was built in steel and served. A chance to get her free is just icing on the cake!
Shit,can wait to get her.Still, I admit the directives are kinda grindy but its a freemium, so no complains.1 out of 4 directives done.
@Scanty and Kneesocks kek, I just wanted a freemium to play Operations with.Still, I'll take that into account.Also her range kinda sucks to me.
@Scanty and Kneesocks Aye,roger that.
*[Sate, sate...] Intensifies.*
You just had to screw us over that 4 missions are easy AF but their ship specific, while the remaining are time consuming.
sort of wish British CA may enter wows blitz tho
さてさて、私も頑張らなきゃ
Sate sate girl-next-door
Surely support you nah more likely to torpedo you , That's Random 😁 As for the ship, weell it's ok I bought the bundle my advice, check the Stats then check Devonshires, the smoke is very useful though 👍
I'm early, astounding!
對於13.4KM的射程 輕描淡寫的話過 = =
告訴我這 射程上T8 怎麼玩
wg就是這個尿性……
Any estimations on the real corona numbers? CCP numbers are obviously wrong... feckin commies REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
@@_hexogen_2646 XD 看不懂
Tell me about it with T7 Atlanta at T9 match
Heavy version of Belfast....BBs beware
When are subs coming???
Did they put anime girl to dis game?
See the U.S. keep all there ships as memorials but the british scrap all of them
aside. nerf CV's roket plz
first comment for the first time!
great video
and the submarines when for World_of_Warship for pc I still wait for them and nothing pure ads and nothing is too much blah blah and nothing of song or anything concrete
Kaaka.......
Please game in Android!!!!
you will rarely meet radars at tier 6 HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA