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World of Sea Battle Q&A explains its bow damage rules

A September 17 developer Q&A explains stern damage, Targeted Fire penetration and why some bow hits can deal more damage.

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By George FinleySeptember 23, 2026Updated September 23, 20264 min read
CategoryNews route
Last checkedSeptember 23, 2026
Source stateprimary-confirmed-developer-qa-not-version-scoped
Read time4 min
In this route
  1. Bow hits do not get a dedicated bonus
  2. What the Q&A does not settle
  3. Source and method note
  4. Editorial claim register
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Original RigCircuit editorial artwork showing bow and stern damage on a generic scale ship model, not a gameplay captureRigCircuit
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  1. Bow hits do not get a dedicated bonus
  2. What the Q&A does not settle
  3. Source and method note
  4. Editorial claim register

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The developer's World of Sea Battle Steam news feed posted a damage-system Q&A on September 17, 2026. It says the game removed a 20% stern damage bonus and a separate stern armor value. It also says Targeted Fire now raises penetration rather than damage [1].

The Q&A explains mechanics. It does not identify a related game version or say when any change was implemented.

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Section 01

Bow hits do not get a dedicated bonus

The developer says that some gun and ship combinations can produce a stronger hit at the bow than at the side. The answer attributes that result to the way the weapons and ship interact. It says there is no separate bow damage bonus [1].

The same Q&A says the developer plans to review bow protection and how it is displayed. It gives no date for that review or a related change [1].

Section 02

What the Q&A does not settle

This post is an explanation, not a dated patch note. It does not establish when the stern armor or damage rules changed, which build first used them, or whether a later client update changed them again.

RigCircuit did not test the damage model. For the separate July update context, see the B20 report, which covers guilds, reputation and port battles rather than this damage explanation.

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Source and method note

The official Steam news feed was checked again on September 23, 2026. Its Q&A entry is dated September 17 and still gives no related version or implementation date. This draft uses the feed entry for the developer's explanation only. It does not infer a patch date or a live-client result.

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The developer published a damage-system Q&A on September 17, 2026 Official World of Sea Battle Steam news feed[1] Confirmed dated Q&A entry
The Q&A says a 20% stern damage bonus and a separate stern armor value were removed Official World of Sea Battle Steam news feed[1] Confirmed developer explanation
Targeted Fire now increases penetration rather than damage Official World of Sea Battle Steam news feed[1] Confirmed developer explanation
Some gun and ship combinations can cause a bow hit to deal more damage than a side hit, without a dedicated bow bonus Official World of Sea Battle Steam news feed[1] Confirmed developer explanation
A related patch date or version is identified Official World of Sea Battle Steam news feed[1] Not stated in the Q&A

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