Top Coal Ships to Pick: A Comprehensive Guide

Hi everyone! Today, we’ll discuss an important question: Which ship should you choose with your coal? To help you decide, I’ve put together a top 5 list for various categories, highlighting their strengths and unique playstyles.

Let’s get started with the Top 5 Most Recommended Tier X Ships. These selections were made based on their strength in battle and how fun they are to play.

• Napoli (best ship for fun)
• Marceau (best open water gunboat)
• F. Sherman (best in smoke farming gunboat)
• Moskva (best cruiser)
• M. Immelmann (best CV for fun)

The Napoli is widely regarded as one of the most enjoyable ships in the game. When played correctly, she’s incredibly difficult to kill, thanks to her excellent exhaust smoke generator. You can experiment with various builds, including a secondary build. While her secondary armament lacks the range of battleships, it compensates with SAP shells and excellent accuracy. Pro Tip: Equip the range modification in the 6th slot to significantly improve your main battery accuracy, making your performance more consistent.

Now, I am going to present you best tier IX coal ships. List is based on their credit and EXP earning capabilities.

• Groningen (best gun boat)
• Kearsarge (best battleship)
• Azuma (best cruiser)
• Jäger (best torpedo boat) 
• Pommern (best ship for fun)

Groningen is the best because ship EXP and credits are gained based on the percentage of damage dealt to the enemy's HP pool, her high DPM (damage per minute) gives her an edge. She can outtrade almost all Tier IX destroyers thanks to her long-lasting American smoke and hydroacoustic search. Even in Supership matches, she can farm battleships effectively.

Now, let’s talk about the best low-tier coal ships, chosen for their strength and unique playstyles:

• VII Scharnhorst '43
• VI Anshan
• V Okt. Revolutsiya
• VI Aigle
• VIII Anhalt

The Scharnhorst '43 is a powerful secondary-focused battleship. Her brawling capabilities are enhanced by having a set of torpedoes on each side, giving her the edge in close-range combat. She’s fast, has quick-reloading main guns, and features a strong armor layout. This ship is incredibly fun to play, especially in Ranked Battles.

That’s all for today! I’d love to hear about your favorite coal ships—let me know in the comments.

Fair seas, captains!