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Again, the ShipXP counts for commander-/freeXP as well, so you lose that.

But you only get +150% effectively because of that. And you cannot stack it with missions/daily bonuses for freeXP flags.

I will pick SE on any DD. You can still be a massive threat to the enemy team at a tiny bit of health. And if you play the objective, you will often outlast enemy DDs by just a little bit of health in the end.

Sorry no. If you use the torpedo reload module as well, it is 11.6 sec difference at full health. With AR kicking in, it will go down to 9.3 sec difference. That is why I just said 10 sec.

I will give up 10sec torpedo reload on the Gearing (and gain a smoke), to get the heal on the Kidd:

Yes, but people were comparing gunpower and stealth here. As I said repeatedly, what makes Kidd great is the healthpool.

Most of the important early DD encounters in high tiers don't work like an extended 1v1. You spot each other in the cap and try to inflict as much damage as possible, while disengaging from the enemy fire-support. And these brief trades are the reason, why Kidds healthpool is so important - you can basically outtrade them health wise.

The question was raised, how Kidd compares to its competition. The answer is that it can only outlast something like a Harekaze healthwise. But that is still a big deal to me.

Whats up with you? I am "trying" to say, that Kidd does not have any advantage there, but its health pool.

Harekaze is outspotting Kidd @ 5.4 km detection and only has 10% less DPM with HE. But yeah, the heal should be nice to stay in the game longer than the enemy DDs.

Lo Yang hydro is 5.43 since it got buffed.

Why not check the shop description before buying? +250% commanderXP, +250% freeXP. No ShipXP, so meh.

The ship has always been announced as very accurate, but less armored. This might as well be more appealing to better players in general.

It was not a previous page, it was just above your guys posts. Was on Reddit before NA I think. Didn't want to be rude though, so I removed my comment on that.

So, lets see if we have it tomorrow: http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/article_6ce91c2e-bb5b-11e7-b6b7-17c159f033a7.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share

Shhhhhh don't tell everyone.

I always try to use my DefAA on DDs for that. As far as I can tell, it helped a lot.

To me the only thing really important is the accuracy of the guns. This enables you do deal consistent damage, when it counts. A T5 BB in T7 has to make the best of its few chances to have an impact. (A brief Fiji broadside for example.)

I wonder if Nikolai would be so famous if it had to meet Fusos, Arizonas and Warspites. GC has no MM diapers.

"Fire Prevention" skill is even more important if you don't want to use premium consumables. Because most of the time you will only have a single fire and can save your charges.

Its bait.

Btw, the most dangerous ship to DDs is probably the Chapayev. Because when you spot it, you are way too far inside of its radar range. And those 152mm are the best destroyer killers. USN Cruisers/Missouri/Black and RN Cruisers are easier to run from. Just don't sit in your smoke where you are not safe.

That is not common. I wanted to make it as simple as possible for those, who don't know all the ships yet. Experienced players should ofc know all ships that can equip radar, yes.

If this is too complicated: At high tiers always be aware of RUS and USN cruisers, because they actively hunt DDs with Radar. Just like Belfast does. Chapayev approaching the same cap as you? Dude, I hope you have an island to hide behind... You don't know where they are? Stay ready to run, don't go deep into the cap.