Ship:Scenarios

Operations is a Player vs. Environment (PvE) game mode where seven players team up to complete missions, facing off against enemy bots. There are multiple objectives available in each mission, and the primary objective must be successfully completed for victory. Additionally, secondary objectives can also be completed for additional XP and credit income.

Basics of Operations

• Operations are for captains with an Access Level 14 or higher and helming Tier VI-★ ships.
• The maximum team size in a Scenario is seven (7) players. Captains may form a division or jump into a randomly assigned division.
• Success is based on completing the mission objective, not enemy destruction. Focus on the objectives!
• Secondary objectives reward additional Credits and XP.

Team Formation

Players can queue into Operations either solo, or by forming an extended division of at least four (4), or a maximum of seven (7) players. The minimum division size is applicable only if the players in a division choose to not match randomly with other players. If the players in the division choose to match with other players, there is no minimum division size. The Matchmaker then randomly forms the team (filling in the gaps in the roster if the division has chosen to match with other players) and selects which Operation to play. Divisions currently cannot select which Operation they would like to play.

Enemy Composition

Enemy ships are chosen from 3 brackets: tier VI-VII ships, tier VIII-IX ships, and tier IX-★ ships, and the bracket the players face is determined by the highest tier ship on the team. The enemy also gets adjusted stats based on the player class composition and the tier spread. The enemy composition varies as follows:

• With a team mostly or entirely comprising of ships in or below the lower half of the bracket range, the enemy gets a reduction to their HP and damage.
• With a team mostly or entirely comprising ships in the higher part of the bracket range, the enemy gets improved penetration angles and a buff to their HP and damage.
• If the player team has any ★ ships, the buffs to the enemies are drastically increased per ★ ship.

Eligible Ships

Operations currently allow ships from VI-★ to participate. A team may have at most one (1) submarine and one (1) aircraft carrier, regardless of whether it is a division or a random queue. While forming a division, a team may have at most:

• Three (3) battleships
• Three (3) destroyers
• Four (4) cruisers.

When joining the matchmaking queue, the Matchmaker may randomly form a team with at most:

• Four (4) battleships
• Four (4) destroyers
• Five (5) cruisers.

Secondary tasks

Secondary tasks are randomised for Operations with ships of Tier VIII or higher; Tier VII ships may also face randomised tasks if they are put in a Tier VIII operation by the matchmaker. While the primary task and some narrative secondary objectives will remain unchanged, at least two secondary tasks will now be randomly chosen from a set of 8 possible tasks. The following list of tasks is applicable to Operations Aegis, Defense of Naval Station Newport, Raptor Rescue, Ultimate Frontier, Hermes, and Cherry Blossom.

• Destroy ships and collect timed buffs.
• Suppress or capture all surveillance stations.
• Destroy cruiser Hyaena, then clear all minefields.
• At least 1 ship on your team must never approach within 5 km of any enemy ship.
• Reach the sector to cut off reinforcements.
• Capture the strategic Key Area.
• Destroy the torpedo-boat port.
• Eliminate destroyer Ambusher.

Rewards

The amount of credits and experience earned from an Operation depends on the number of completed objectives and your battle performance. Average earnings per battle fall between the earnings averages of Co-Op and Random battles.

If the primary objective is completed, secondary objectives reward additional Credits and XP. The completion or failure of a secondary objective is displayed on the end-of-battle splash screen with checks and Xs instead.

A team-selected Operation yields 20% fewer rewards. However, note that team-selected Operations are currently unavailable.

A team with fewer than 7 members in a closed (not matching with other players) division will receive 15% fewer rewards per member, so a 5-member division will receive 30% fewer rewards.

The reward reductions stack separately, so a 5-member closed division in a team-selected Operation will receive 44% fewer rewards.

List of Operations

Season 01

Defense of Naval Station Newport

• Map: Newport
• Description: A "Survival" mode. Superior enemy forces were spotted approaching naval station Newport. Your mission is to defend the base until the arrival of the allied attack squadron. Save the base's infrastructure and moored support ships. Remember, if we lose the Newport base, we will lose control over the entire region!
• Goal: Defend the base. Prevent the destruction of essential onshore installations and support ships. Hold out until the arrival of the allied attack squadron.

Operation: Aegis

• Map: Mountain Range
• Description: This Operation combines commerce raiding with convoy escort. A raiding fleet led by Admiral Sergei Akulov will intercept a southbound Japanese convoy. Destroy the convoy's escort, seize the cargo ships, and deal with any reinforcements that arrive. After the cargo has been hijacked, you will have to fight your way northeast against a Japanese Armada and navigate a treacherous path through an archipelago of pinnacles.
• Goal: Take back allied ships and protect them en route to their destination.

Operation: Killer Whale

• Map: Naval Base
• Description: A base raid. On this mission, a fleet led by Commander Leeroy Jenkins will attack the enemy base at Lion's Gate. The fleet must split to enter the base through 3 different channels. All of the channels are protected by an outer ring of defensive cannons, though there are gaps in the perimeter that aircraft can fly through. Once the perimeter is breached, a combined German/Japanese fleet will attempt to sortie out. You'll then have to fight past the second defensive perimeter. Let nothing escape, and eviscerate the base. After the base has been razed, you will receive directives to an exfiltration point that at least half the ships in the fleet must cap. Be on your guard, as German & Japanese hostiles will attempt to stop you.
• Goal: Destroy the enemy base and retreat in the direction designated by reconnaissance.

Operation: Raptor Rescue

• Map: Labyrinth
• Description: A VIP escort mission. A sudden night attack on an allied aircraft-carrying squadron turned out to be catastrophic: all escort ships were lost, and the aircraft carrier USS Raptor was badly damaged. Your task force is ordered to find the carrier, repair the ship, and escort her from the danger zone. Be vigilant & conservative, as reports estimate about half the Nihon Kaigun has been ordered to liquidate Raptor and any reinforcements.
• Goal: Escort the support ships to the carrier Raptor. Escort the carrier safely out of the combat zone.

Season 02

The Ultimate Frontier

• Map: Ultimate Frontier
• Description: A "survival" mode. With the battlefront getting closer and closer, amid persistent air strikes on Rouen Atoll, the project pursued by Japanese scientists and engineers is threatened. To avoid a catastrophe, a group of transport aircraft has been dispatched to Rouen with a mission to evacuate all personnel and documentation. Ships are already present at Rouen, but we have sent another fleet to assist. Defend the base until the aircraft are ready to leave. HQ has received reports of three separate American fleets closing on Rouen. If possible, sink the USS Raptor.
• Goal: Protect the group of transport aircraft arriving at the base. Defend the aerodrome until embarkation is finished and the aircraft leave the base.

Operation: Narai

• Map: Sunda Islands
• Description: D-Day, commerce raid, and VIP hunter in one Operation. Your ship has been chosen for the invasion of Sumatra. However, a French & American fleet has been ordered to stop you and will intercept you before you can enter the base. After deal with them, you must break through the outer perimeter and eliminate the first set of German defensive installations, codenamed LANCER and SQUIRE. The base is also defended by British, American, and French warships, who have been notified and will continuously intercept the landing craft. Protect the landing craft while breaking through second perimeter DUKE. Once you have broken through into the port, cover the stormtroopers as they capture the mission objectives.
• HQ wants the aircraft carrier USS Ernest King sunk. In addition, we have been notified that an American convoy is attempting to escape under cover of SQUIRE. Leave no survivors. This should not take priority over covering the stormtroopers.
• After the objectives are complete, defend the port from Soviet, American, and British reinforcement.
• Goal: Gain control over the enemy base by breaking through the enemy's defenses, eliminating all hostile forces and escorting the assault transport ships in.

Operation: Hermes

• Formerly Tier VII and VIII French battleships; and Tier VII French, British, and American cruisers only.
• Description: VIP escort Operation. Your objective is to escort the French ships & their gold to safety in Canada. A thunderstorm is gaining strength at the expected encounter point. A large Kriegsmarine fleet, supported (unusually) by Goering's aircraft, is operating in the area. Use the weather conditions wisely to gain an advantage over the superior forces of the enemy.
• Goal: Escort the squadron led by flagship Ruan to the designated sector. Make sure the gold is transported safely.

Operation: Cherry Blossom

• Formerly Tier VIII French, British, Russian, and American cruisers only.
• Description: VIP escort & base raid combined. Under the cover of night, an elite Japanese cruiser fleet has surprised the Marines landing on the beaches of Empress Augusta Bay. We have to cover the retreat of the transport convoy & defend the marines onshore before dawn breaks and they are annihilated! Luckily we should have reinforcements from Halsey's carriers soon. IF we can save the Marines, then we can push north and take out their airfields before the Nihon Kaigun can gather its forces.
• Goals: Defend the Marine regiments that have just disembarked. Locate and destroy enemy aerodromes.

Season 03

Arctic Convoy

• Formerly tier VI-VII British, French, Soviet, Dutch, and European ships only.
• Description: Allied transport ships are taking a daring run through the ice-cold waters. They are cloaked in smoke at random locations, and you must reach each of their zones to begin the escort. Each transport ship will follow a unique route toward a central port if at least one player is within its zone. The transport will stop and release smoke if left unattended, and you are likely to encounter enemy forces along the way, including mine-laying bombers and swift destroyers. Fend off enemy attackers and escort at least one transport ship to safety to secure victory!
• Goal: Rendezvous with transport ships and escort them to the destination point, while fending off attacks from the enemy fleet.

Tokyo Express

• Formerly tier VII-VIII American, Dutch, and Commonwealth ships only.
• Description: As night falls over the waters of the South Pacific, you slip through the waves to find and eliminate enemy destroyers carrying vital cargo. Aircraft won't help you spot targets, and detectability is significantly reduced due to the night conditions; however, illumination flares and fires from destroyed ships will expose both your position and enemy positions. Disrupt the enemy supply attempt and defeat the powerful capital ship to achieve victory!
• Goal: Find and sink cargo-carrying destroyers under the cover of night. Then, destroy the capital ship.

Pacific Offensive

• Formerly tier VIII-IX American, British, French, and Commonwealth ships only.
• Description: Cruiser San Diego is advancing to secure strategic atolls in the Marshall Islands. Provide support by destroying coastal artillery and capturing key islands in conjunction with her.
• Goal: Destroy coastal fortifications and capture key areas, while ensuring San Diego stays afloat.

Special Events

Saving Transylvania

• Only the special Tier III ships Blade, Igor, and Jackal may participate in this operation.
• Description: Under the moonlit sky, the sea is churning, onshore catapults are creaking, and dreadful zombie ships are chasing the living. Rasputin, your arch enemy, has its guns loaded and ready to fire. Help Transylvania reach her destination and don't let her fall victim to the awakened evil.
• Goal: Escort Transylvania to the Portal.

Operation Dynamo

• Cossack or Tier VI and VII French, British, American, Commonwealth, Polish, and Soviet destroyers only.
• Description: Convoy escort Operation. Allied forces were surrounded near Dunkerque. You are to evacuate as many of our soldiers at possible from the mainland with the support of civilian ships. Expect resistance from enemy aircraft, long-range artillery, and torpedo boats. Be careful, the evacuation routes run through minefields.
• Goal: Support the evacuation of the Allied troops surrounded near Dunkerque.

Sunray in the Darkness

• Only the special Tier VIII ships Urashima, Svyatozar, Magnu-S, and Nobilium may participate in this operation. They are provided to the player when the operation becomes available, except for Nobilium, which is provided after the player plays a single Random Battle (after the operation becomes available).
• Description: Transylvania and her rescuers returned to the native shores of Silver Spear Archipelago, bu the Forces of Darkness are trailing them and forcing their way through the Portal! The brewing horror can be ceased only by sealing the Portal with the help of the Great Towers. You must defend the Towers from the dark-minded foes until the Portal is sealed! This is our only hope.
• Goal: Defend the Great Towers until they seal the Portal to the lost dimension.

Terror of the Deep

• Only the special Tier VII ships Barracuda, Zipper Sub, Seelöwe, Gerfalcon, and Killer Whale may participate in this operation. They are provided to the player when the operation becomes available, except for Seelöwe, which is awarded to the player after completing the operation once.
• Description: The Royal Fleet has defeated Rasputin and its allied darksiders many times before, but hostile forces keep coming back for more. Reconnaissance units report there is a Black Lair castle rising up from amongst the islands of Five Ravens in the Outer World. That's where Rasputin gains power to rise from the darkness of non-existence. Find the Black Lair, and destroy the villainous creature once and for all.
• Goal: Locate Rasputin in the Black Lair harbor and defeat it permanently.

Operation: Wolfpack

• Tier VI and VIII submarines only. Note: this operation is currently unavailable.
• Description: Commerce raid Operation where stealth is NOT optional. An enemy convoy with strategic cargo on board is trying to break through neutral waters. A combat squadron is rushing to aid the convoy. Your mission is to break through the lines of escorting ships and destroy all transports before their reinforcements arrive.
• Goal: Sink the enemy transport ships before reinforcements arrive.
• Note: This Operation is currently only playable in a division with at least 4 players.

Last Voyage of Transylvania

• Tier VIII and Tier IX ships Only.
• Description: The portal to the dark dimension is open again! Unspeakably evil forces are breaking into our world. The battlefield is completely encircled by the Filth. Transylvania creates a magic area around herself that repels the filth. The magic is waning, however, and the safe area will gradually shrink over time.
• Goal: Only Transylvania can put an end to this saga. You need to escort her to the Portal so she can wipe it off the face of the earth.

D-Day operations

Utah Beach

• Only Tier V through Tier VII French, British, American, Commonwealth, Dutch destroyers, cuisers, and battleships along with Blyskawica, Stord, Stord '43 and Grom may participate in this operation.
• Description: Months before the beginning of the massive operation known as D-Day, the Allies Deceived the enemy into thinking that the invasion would start neat Pas-de-Calais, the closest French Location to Great Britain.

While the enemy's attention is drawn to another sector, you need to ensure successful landings of troops on the Normandy beach codenamed Utah.

• Goal: Clear the coast and coastal waters of enemy coastal fortifications and combat units.

Atlantic Wall Defense

• Tier V through Tier VII German destroyers only.
• Description: The Kriegsmarine command have transfered additional forces from Norway to France, but despite this, Allied forces off the adjacent coast have managed to break through the Atlantic Wall and gain a foothold in Normandy. You must do your best to thwart the attempt to land on your site. Use minefields to hinder the enemy!
• Goal: prevent the Allies from breaking through the defenses. Thwart the landing attempt!

Omaha Beach Assault

• Only Tier V through Tier VII French, British, American, Commonwealth, Dutch destroyers, cuisers, and battleships along with Blyskawica, Stord, Stord '43 and Grom may participate in this operation.
• Description: During the assault on Omaha Beach, Allied forces encountered serious obstacles. Fierce, enemy resistance and other difficulties are jeopardizing the success of the operation in this sector. The Kriegsmarine command has transferred additional forces from Norway to contain our advance. You'll need to rescue the crews of sinking Allied ships and neutralize enemy forces both onshore and at sea.
• Goal: Rescue the crews of ship in distress and ensure a successful landing.

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Official video, from 2017, introducing Operations, which were then known as "Scenarios"

Changes in Update 11.8

In September 2022, the Operations were significantly overhauled. The weekly rotation of a single Operation was replaced with a random selection from eight possible Operation, restoring the "Season 2" Operations The Ultimate Frontier, Hermes, and Cherry Blossom that had been unavailable for several years. The 30-minute cool-down after using a ship in Operations was removed, and the one-time rewards for completing a particular Operation were replaced by weekly combat missions that awarded Community Tokens and a Supercontainer. Captains could now enter with any ship from Tiers VI, VII, and VIII. Creating a division allowed captains to select which Operation they wanted to play, although this feature is presently disabled.

Originally, players were awarded a star () for each of the five secondary objectives completed, but only if they accomplished the main objective. A star earned one-time rewards ranging from signal flags to experienced commanders to premium account time. At the end of each Operation, a splash screen appeared that broke down the results and rewards. No additional rewards were granted for completing the Operation again and earning the same number of stars.

With the release of Update 10.8, any stars earned in Operations were reset. Stars and their corresponding reward could be earned again.

In Update 11.8, the stars were removed and only the bonus of secondary objectives rewarding additional Credits and XP remained. The completion or failure of a secondary objective is displayed on the end-of-battle splash screen with checks and Xs instead.

In Update 11.10, the weekly combat missions for Operations that awarded Community Tokens and containers were removed.

D-day operations

The D-day operations included the use of Classified Documents for their duration. These could only be acquired and used for the D-Day operations during Updates 13.4 and 13.5 Classified Documents were acquired by unlocking Intelligence Folders from the reward track in the Operation rewards. Opening each Folder awarded a random Classified Document, which come in three secrecy levels: Confidential, Secret, and Top Secret. These Documents provided different buffs against certain enemy types, with additional bonuses depending on the secrecy level. Confidential was the base level, while Top Secret was the highest.

Changes in Update 13.8

In September 2024, the Operations were updated once again to allow tier IX and higher ships to be used in operations. Tier XI and higher ships have a separate queue where the enemy ships are replaced with higher-tier enemies. Operation: Narai and Operation: Killer Whale are currently not available in the queue for tier IX and higher ships. The matchmaking system was also changed, so ships will now be matched with teams of up to one tier higher or lower. In divisions, the highest-tier ship determines the tier used for matchmaking.

Changes in Update 14.8

In September 2025, Operations were updated to allow submarines to be used. A team can have at most one (1) submarine, while the opposition would not be able to use any. To enhance their usability, submarines have enhanced speed and maneuverability, and patrol bombers to help damage onshore installations. In addition, shotgunning is enabled in Operations, allowing most submarine torpedoes to deal full damage even when launched at a distance of 3km or less.

Changes in Update 15.1

In February 2026, randomised secondary tasks were introduced for Operations at Tiers VIII and higher. While the primary task and three secondary tasks which play a role in the narrative are left untouched, two secondary tasks would be randomly selected from a list of eight possible tasks. Some random tasks offer an easier alternative version alongside the regular one, with only one easy task offered per Operation. Credit and XP income for completing the easier task is identical to those from completing the regular task.

HP and damage of enemy ships in Operations for ships of tier VIII and above were decreased slightly to balance difficulty.

Changes in Update 15.2

In March 2026, the three operations from the In the Name of Tomorrow event held in 2025 (Arctic Convoy, Tokyo Express, and Pacific Offensive) were permanently returned to the Operations roster. All nation restrictions that were previously associated with them were lifted, and some secondary tasks in them were altered to make them easier to complete.