Mad_Dog_Dante

At 67 knts torps I've chosen to use my standard 19 pt IJN torpedo capt that focuses on torp reload speed and survivability. Smoke is only used defensively so no need to extend it through the modules, those are also standard. For me, the more fishes in the water the merrier, I often don't even mind losing half HP because it will kick in additional relaod speed. The 'tank' build (PM and SE) helps a lot kiting when enemies get bloodraged and start chasing me and keep my launchers under control ^^

I don't know about that. I'm just trying to shed a different light on the 1 track thinking when it comes to ships like this, so players that bought it can get the most out of their purchase :-)

I always contest caps early on in the Asasshio when the situation allows (radar and CV threats taken into account depending on the counter DD) due to Asasshio's excellent conceilment. Survival is key, but that is true for all DD's.

Fun fact, those 7 planes kills I got while he was under my AA umbrella. After capping he left our flank towards the other cap we already owned behind the majority of our fleet and left me to defend on my own against a Grozovoi, a GK and a Salem. I couldn't move away going after him because he sailed away from a grozovoi that kept me spotted constantly lol. So I had to stand my ground alone while he taunted meh for being useless with above score result Guess he doesn't care for Smolensks much

Guy in Somers kept taunting me for being useless in this ranked match, constantly dissing me even after I died. His own DD play was sub par especially team wise but he probably didn't realise that until he saw the scoreboard ^^

From what I can see it's as stupid as it always have been. GG people.

You bought a great ship. All this Asasshio talk made me take her out for a spin just now. Note: I've contested middle cap the whole match vs. a Jutland and Shiratsuyu combo supported by a radar ship at the edge of that cap that tried to take me out. Whole match evolved around that middle cap for me. I could hold on to it hanks to a great team behind me letting them feel pressure as soon as i spotted either DD's or radar cruiser, which was forced to hide behind an island all match. I managed to tick both DD's off the match in the end battle for the middle cap. Great game actually, very entertaining.

No, most people probably want a fun and engaging AA system.

1 carrier usually won't. 2 is a whole different story :-)

True. Which is exactly the reason why I kill lots of those types chasing me bloodraged convinced I am a goat tied to a pole in that lovely ship. OP bought the Asasshio. I'm here to teach him how to use the Asasshio to its full potential. Stop spreading non information. People are here to learn right?

It never stops amazing me how some are hellbent on dissing the Assashio no matter what is being explained or stated in statistics. One single braincell is required to understand what Asasshios torps can and cannot hit. Now go use the other quadruple trillion braincells to git gud in it using it's conceilment, low profile and gun layout Wait. Do you even sail an Asasshio or are you one of 'those'

Yeah I can't see it's fun for anyone, so it really blows my brain seeing it happen still. I honestly am fine with the state of CV's if it's 1 per side match, I can handle that perfectly fine in any class ship. I don't play carriers anymore because frankly they are boring for me personally unless totally OP, but I can't even be arsed to take out my Big E. This topic will never die as long as the 4-6 CV MM continues to live, no matter what tier

If given the choice the H. But since you got the Asasshio, she is a very good ship for anyone with a brain. I've beaten many tier 8 9 and 10 DD's and cruisers in gunfights chasing me, underestimating both Asasshio alpha punch and it's low silhouette and kiting ability due to its 4 rear mounted guns. As there are plenty of players who play the Asasshio completely wrong, most enemies you encounter will cry inside a little when they sink or deploy emergency smoke to avoid being killed while chasing the 'garbage one trick easy noob ship' ^^ Learn how to use its guns and kiting properly and you'll have the most fun punishing kill hungry players who can't imagine the Asasshio killing them in a 1 on 1 lulz

4 cv games in tier 6 and 8 are back, gg WG well done! Had two 4 cv matches in a row in my french DD, one of which i was the sole DD on the team focused by 2 enemy CV's with relentless rockets and HE bomb spam until I was widdled down and killed by the obvious enemy gun fire spam that was accompanying the 24/7 being spotted spam. It still took the enemy team about 3 minutes to break my ship, best fun I've had in 20 years of gaming. PS: oh and in the second one I got teamkilled by some weeb in a Tirpitz having a bad day taking it out on me lol. Expect a replay of that in your inbox soon. Great stuff all around!

It's true, never have I been pink as frequent as while grinding the Italian cruisers. Also never have I given so little amount of s about that to be honest

BEING TERRIBLE 100% team effort

Yes. Yes. Yes they are really stronk players.

T5 and 6 are brutal vs. most cruisers and DDs because of the opponents you meet at those tiers. Most cruisers won't angle correctly or are easily ambushed and deleted with broadside AP. T7 was meh and as soon as you get into T8 and T9 most cruisers know how to not get caught broadside, and most DDs play more elusive, so deleting DDs is more up to chance then it is a matter of these ships being good DD hunters, because they lack the tools. Only the SAP happens to be brutal against light armor, but the reload sucks against DD's and the ships lack hydro. They do Dodge torps well, but that doesn't kill DDs by itself. I find it hard to carry matches with them from T7 up since they can't reliably hunt DDs, can't alpha or widdle down BBs properly except from max range and by yoloing the smoke torp combo which is hilarious by itself, but still utterly stupid. So once opponents know what they are doing only even a bit, these cruisers become unreliable for me as far as carry potential goes.

@Pappus Taunting someone when you sink his/her ship while in a carrier = automatic report by everyone with a soul. You're being an in a class that already allows you to play like one. Lay off one of the two and you should be golden.

It is, many think it's not I've learned Im not shaming anyone here, so I'm assuming there is no need for it.

Played some today too <3 At the end of this battle I had a nice 1 on 1 vs. a Kidd, polishing my gunnery skills. Damage is low, XP is relatively high, Asasshio being more then just a BB torp trickster

I've seen this happen alot this week, it's the new thing with this community apprantly. Important ships like DD's or capital Yamato's like in my most recent match, that sail around the map on full autopilot or go sit behind an island and go AFK. Usually they wake up when something important happens (and still suck and die), but in the case of the Yamato below, he just set a path through the1 line and went AFK. When sailing close to a near dead GK, the ship just kept sailing in a straight line, no effort to aim, guns didn't even twitch or move, no sign of a person behind the screen. He got deleted once broadside to the GK. To whoever does stuff this, park your destroyer behind an island and go AFK, or set a path and go AFK, or all other stuff your [edited] brain can come up with to avoid being punished for making your crap decision: don't play random, ranked or anything PVP if you cant commit to playing with us. Play with bots if you can't be arsed, have a crap connection or might be distracted at any time. Thank you for your attention, which you surely didn't have in game.

Oeh, shiny medals!

I usually run out of reports within the first 2 or 3 matches

From what I know, yes that should be possible. After the reset the tree works just like when it's grinded the first time.