Monday, May 8, 2017

"KanColle" Gets A New Soviet Overseas Friend For Spring Event

In time to let players get some action in over the Golden Week holidays, the KanColle browser game launched spring event Sortie! 5th Fleet to the Northeast last week. There's discussion of whether it not it is based on the Battle of Shumshu, the Soviet invasion of Shumshu in the Kuril Islands. And, in fact, there's a new overseas friend from the USSR joining the combining fleet. 

 

Meet Gangut Class Fast Battleship Gangut, renamed Oktyabrskaya Revolyutsiya after the revolution.

 

 

Also joining...

 

Kamoi Class Fleet Oiler Kamoi

 

Shimushu-Class Destroyer Escort Shimushu

 

Shimushu-Class Destroyer Escort Kunashiri

 

Kasuga Maru Class Light Carrier Kasuga Maru

 

Etorofu Class Destroyer Escort Etorofu

 

And the Abyssals...

 

Abyssal Light Carrier Escort Princess

 

 

Abyssal Aviation Battleship Northernmost Landing Princess

 

Abyssal Aviation Battleship Northern Water Princess

 

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.

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