Westie77

So finally managed to get a few games in last night as a cruiser against Submarines and it was great. I didn’t find attacking Submarines difficult. I managed to get a lot of depth charge hits in. And also managed to negate the Submarine pings on a few occasions and actually wasn’t hit by the attacking Submarine at all. So where I thought fighting Submarines would be hard I didn’t find that to be the case. I found it no more difficult than going up against a skimmer. I actually found playing as a submarine was much harder. So from a surface ship point of view the Submarines are evenly matched. But from a Submarine perspective the manoeuvring could be addressed . I still feel they turn to slow and the turning circle is to large. I will say however those ships without Depth Charges are fighting a losing battle. So I don’t know how I would feel in a slow moving battleship with no ASW capability. But I suppose that is the reality of Naval Warfare against Subs.

I totally agree with your point sub v sub that when attacking and both turning it’s very hard to get into a firing postion due to turning circle and slow turning speeds.

I think Ballistic Missle Subs are a little to modern for this game lol 😉

I don’t see the issue with CVs I have really enjoyed playing them and adds some variety to the game. Much the same as Submarines they are all part of naval warfare and should be included. You can’t pick and choose just the bits you like of naval warfare. All classes have good and bad points. So I think CVs should stay. I really don’t see the issue.

So far I have really enjoyed the Submarines and can’t wait for them to be in game properly. And my only major complaint is at the moment having to log in daily to see if I have won the opportunity to rent a Submarine to try. I wish I could just get on and try it. Because after trying for a few days I managed to get a 3 day rental but I am not available to play two of those days so I only got to try it for one day. But as for the gameplay these are my thoughts. 1. There seems to be a very short window of pinging your target and setting off your torpedoes before you have closed you target and you are to close for another salvo which means you need to open from your target and turn in again. But the Subs seem to have a really slow and large turning circle. 2. Which leads to the other issue that once close an enemy Submarine target and you are manoeuvring around each other you can’t actually open the target up enough to ping and fire another salvo with enough range to allow your torpedoes to lock on. 3. Due to how slow the Submarines are by the time you have closed your targets and fired your salvos and manoeuvre to come around again the targets have already been wiped out by the surface fleet. 4. The torpedoes don’t seem to damage the ships enough for the amount of hits you get but I also understand to keep it balanced they can’t take massive HP from a target on salvo otherwise it would be a nightmare for surface ships. So to even that out the reload for torpedoes could be just a few seconds quicker. 5. The air charge seems to be balanced enough so no issues there. 6. If I could change anything it would be the turning speed and circle. 7. The depth change speed is good. However it could do with a snorkel depth were you could sit and maybe not recharge but at least not lose anymore air. I mean to keep it kind of realistic you should be able to air charge at snorkel depth but I also understand that would be unfair and difficult for the surface ships to try to see a sub snorkelling at distance. So a happy medium would be you won’t lose air at snorkel but you can’t recharge. Unless that is already a mechanic that I am missing. It doesn’t seem to be. 8. I also think it’s good you can’t capture a flag whilst dived. 9. I also think it’s good the mechanic that CVs can sometimes block your pings and negate those pings otherwise they would be sitting ducks. 10. Maybe a crash dive option would be good so you could dive super quick automatically at one button press. Same for emergency blow. other than this I think the Submarines are great and I can’t wait till they are fully in game.

Hello All, After having a break from WOWS I have decided to get back into the game however I would really like to join a clan this time around as it always makes these online games better if you are in a clan. So having read through you requirements and the descriptions of the type of clan members you have I feel that I would really like to see about joining your clan. I was drawn to the interest you all have in Naval history and the preference for mature players which I would like to be part of as I also have an interest in all Naval history from ships of the line right up to modern stealth ships, and being of the older age bracket myself I would rather be in a more mature clan. However I am not a font of knowledge on Naval history but I am interested in all things Navy because as I am former Submariner in the RN I do like to discuss Naval history. I am especially looking forward to the Submarines coming into the game because I am always drawn towards all things Submarine. So if you could please let me know what I would have to do to join your clan I would really appreciate it. I do have a headset and mic and I am English speaking. Hopefully you will consider my application to you clan and look forward to hearing from you. Kind Regards Westie77