Ajay newbie Veteran
Joined: Dec 2002
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Brisbane OZ
My scroll wheel is dead, waiting on a new mouse to come from the US (by way of China i suspect) so no pretty shots from me. That sinking Colorado makes me sad
Anyone tripping around in the Kagero? Wondering what your feel is on it v the Fubuki, feels like i went sideways and not up. I grabbed her tonight after a pretty good run in the Fubuki, lovely little bit of gear and probably my favourite in the IJN line overall. Didn't end up with stats as good as the Isokaze/Minekaze/Kamikaze but up against more patient players at tier 8-10 so to be expected i suppose.
Specced out with my 16 point Captain she (Kagero) gets a 5.4 conceal which is .1 better than the Fubuki at 5.5, besides having 4k more hit points the guns are lower range, turn time is slower and i'm down two torps which with only a two*four spread that gives you less options than 3*3 on Fubuki. Then of course moving up a tier gives me less cash per game. I had to sell my Mahan and Izumo to move into her and then spec it out which cost just shy of 20 mill all up. Dear little DD Decided i wanted to give the Shimakaze a run over the Yamato which is just a moving (constantly blazing) shell magnet anyway.
First and only game out (win) netted me 34k after tax.
One cap, three torp hits ( Izumo and North Cal) plus a couple of AP shells (had the wrong ammo loaded like a tool) on a Fletcher, Kagero and Donski for 50k damage total. Forgot my 50% xp and extra credit flags too doh. Going to be a long grind, no premium as usual because i'm a cheapskate I'm thinking around 200 games with at least 150 of them needing to be very good games. Fubuki was easy to top 1,2 or 3 in nearly every game and although i fluked a third out of the gate in the Kagero i don't see that being as common owing to that sluggish rudder turn. I won't be able to press as hard as you cannot get out of dodge as quick as i could in the Fubuki plus torps are over ten seconds slower on the reload. Area denial is going to be a bit harder as well. Shimakaze better be worth it.
Wyoming Bonus- I use her as a warm up game before i get my game face on (yeah right) and had this little pearler in her last night.
Sunk the langley with my last salvo and five seconds left on the clock when the match ended, last two ships alive and they were ahead on points so it ended up being a gripping (for me) match with my slow @ss Wyoming chasing a half wrecked Langley down for two minutes. Kraken +1 in the Wyoming, who would thought
Edit- just found this shot, 10 seconds on the clock, and still 1.5 seconds before three of my guns would be loaded plus flight time and 40 points in the game. Rng still could have wrecked the match for me at this point lol. No chance my other guns would have been ready in time if i spazzed out and missed lol.
I love the Scharnhorst shots! I just picked that one up last night too and after 2 battles, mine ended up in Davy's locker too. It does have a great turning radius and guns seem to reload rather quickly too.
Ajay newbie Veteran
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 19,381
Brisbane OZ
German BB's, finally some euro action. All average until the Konig imo and she is a bit of a shotgun as well. In close she hurts the IJN fairly nicely but she can be a struggler from 10k. Just jumped into the Bayern and slapped the B hull on, looks a bit Warspitey, not bad. Tier VI, starts to feel a lot better, i'm way more comfy at tierVI-VIII. Bayern puts out good damage all the way to 15ish k's, 11-13k broadsides came nicely as opposed to 840-1260 in that damn Konig at 10 lol. In saying that i managed a couple of good games in the Kaiser and the Konig but they just seem really random. AP just didn't seem to go were it should and i found aiming higher than i do with AP seemed be better than aiming at the waterline or just above like normal. The kaiser i relied on HE for my best couple of games after two total misses with broadside AP. I basically used HE all the way up until the Konig and got better damage every time.
Kaiser (all HE) i couldn't get close to a battle that good when using AP.
Konig (all AP) guns are like chalk and cheese compared to the Kaiser.
Should be a nice ride to the Bismark in the Bayern and then the Gneisenau (looking forward to her!) , had a one on one with a Gneisenau in the Colorado and it's a bloody maneuverable beast but doesn't like broadsides..at all Constant 3-4 k damage from it nearly every time she fired though which wears you down fairly quickly. Bayern feels like a baby Colorado with a bit more speed which is nice as the Col is my fave in the USN line.
I see they've announced the RN line at last. All cruisers,6" guns,even the high tiers but they all have torps. I can't wait.I played the waiting game and now my game name means something
Ajay newbie Veteran
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From what i have read it seems this is only the light cruiser line so plenty more RN goodness to come. Be awesome if they did some match ups like WT did with events and such so we could have some strictly KM v RN battles.
Ajay newbie Veteran
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Woot, got the Gneisenau. Sleek mofo and runs fast..no brawling though. Been kiting in her mainly and running at 28-32 knots plopping shells and dodging incoming. In a turn she will hold 24-25 knots which is a change for me after soooo many battles in my old fave the Colorado. Nothing like the Bayern though, definitely cannot tank at all and she is easily pumped but the speed keeps on saving my sorry @ss You do notice that lack of a fourth turret as well. Finally on the 135k xp haul to the Bismark!
Ajay newbie Veteran
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She's a monster, love her.
Secondary build, you can take her out DD hunting and once fully upgraded you can dodge torps all day long. Finally said goodbye to my Colorado, Izumo and North Carolina to fund Kitting her all out lol. 180k damage with three close in brawls with a Tirpitz, Arizona and New Mex. You will be on fire all the time at the moment in the Bismark, she seems like the Yamato of Tier VIII, everyone want's to sink you Which makes for great games. Beautiful brawler though, sit back at 9 k's and the secondaries just rain away.
Ajay newbie Veteran
Joined: Dec 2002
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Brisbane OZ
Chuck, you must go for a run in the Bismark before she gets nerfed!I reshuffled my captain points when i hit 15 and now the secondaries rip at the 10.5 k mark. Just finished a monster game in her for me, highest damage yet, nearly woke the neighbours when i wooted at the end of the match
Nagato and myself brawling in mid cap, Atago on my opposite side, DD with the Nagato and the CV throwing planes at me popped up and got hit with thirty k damage from secondaries only while he chugged away behind an island. Good fun but i couldn't sink the bloody CV as well as dodge torps and take care of the Atago. I don't think i will top that damage score though!
edit- just checked the SEA board and that i'm sitting 6th for damage in the Bismark, chuffed
Much congrats Ajay...I just got my Gneissenau and haven't grinded fully through her yet, but definitely want the Bismark. I also need to work up my Captain skills so the secondaries match what you're getting. Simply amazing to have secondaries shooting 10k.....
Ajay newbie Veteran
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 19,381
Brisbane OZ
I did really average in the Gneissenau, most seem to like her but i just couldn't click with her for some reason. I am awaiting the secondary nerf for the Bismark, fingers crossed it doesn't happen, to much fun. You'll like her Stryker
Chuck, you must go for a run in the Bismark before she gets nerfed!I reshuffled my captain points when i hit 15 and now the secondaries rip at the 10.5 k mark. Just finished a monster game in her for me, highest damage yet, nearly woke the neighbours when i wooted at the end of the match
Nagato and myself brawling in mid cap, Atago on my opposite side, DD with the Nagato and the CV throwing planes at me popped up and got hit with thirty k damage from secondaries only while he chugged away behind an island. Good fun but i couldn't sink the bloody CV as well as dodge torps and take care of the Atago. I don't think i will top that damage score though!
edit- just checked the SEA board and that i'm sitting 6th for damage in the Bismark, chuffed
Ajay,
Just got the Bismark yesterday and had enough to get the B hull as well. I won't take her out till I get the uprated engines. One question, what Captain skills are you using? I am trying to get at least a good 12 point or higher captain to use the AFT skill.
USS Missouri is coming as new premium: It's about time - USS Missouri What makes Mighty Mo magnificent? - Double credit revenue and halved service costs. - Two different XP-doubling permanent camouflages! - Beefier citadel armor than her sister Iowa. - Trades Iowa's planes in favor of radar.
And all that for 750k free experience.
Well, with >5500 battles I have ~550k free experience laying around - haven't spent much in bypassing ships/hulls/... Could convert more from "elited" and premium ships. But considering that I also have ~100kk credits, I don't really see the need for a ship that's primary benefit seems to be increased credits and experience income...
I'll pass on this.The only premium BB I have is the Imperator Nikolai I. I'm a cruiser sort of guy so will look forward to burning a few of these down (hopefully).
Yeah, I'm awful at battleships. Every time I Jump into one I find myself saying, "Why did you grab this?" Cruisers and destroyers for me.
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