Panocek

Russians have their own server, unlike Italians

How about Khabarovsk class guided cluster torpedo?

That would be THE Myoko. Pink&poop colors would be Ashigara, red/yellow Haguro and green for Nachi

Looking at fustercluck @El2aZeR provided, triple Lolanta team might be not that bad of an idea 2nd Yukikaze... reeeeeeeeeeeeee

Only "bad habit" I can think off would be getting used to long range, and thus discard "need" to close in to exert pressure on enemy team, especially when it comes to caps. Also despite "need for speed" theme, tier 6 and 7 are actually THE slowest cruisers, requiring Engine Boost consumable to keep up with the rest. But from tier 8 onwards you get proper fast and furious, as both base speed improves and Engine Boost becomes even more ridiculous.

There was drama some years ago about WG patent about matchmaking, I don't recall details but tl;dr was "the better you play, the more often you get uptiered" with some bailout rule like you can't be bottom tier more than x times in a row. So... Working as intended?

Now re-read my post, besides Błyskawica is a premium. And then 6.8km concealment is somewhat lacking considering oposition.

-speedy -DDs pick one. Because closest to "speedy DD" would be Shimakaze and Grozovoi due to base speed of 39kts. Rest of destroyers have 35-38kts base speed, others clocking 40kts+ aren't destroyers

Only if there would be fun and balanced IJN destroyer, without gimmicks all over the place... archives mention something, somesuch... Fubuki? Tier 8?

And old saying "some things are better left ungoogled" still remain true. On other hand, AL in much darker tone is surprisingly good read

"hurr durr use HE on IJN cruisers because AP is weak" IJN 203 AP are weaker in terms of penetration than other nations. But its like calling Ford Mustang slower than Bugatti Veyron. And it is true, but do you really need more power to be stuck in traffic?

Because midtier IJN CA have reinforced deck and amidship. Granted, 48mm deck and 25mm amidship doesn't sound as "reinforced", but combined with in game ricochet mechanics it means these cruisers can ricochet off ANY AP projectile off the deck in most normal conditions, while guns smaller than 357mm will bounce off 25mm plating. And this is why you need to be mindful who can shot you. Besides, if someone can lob shells at you from 20km+ means you're either stationary OR sailing very predictable. And "unfair MM puts me against two tiers higher" - welcome to Wargaming games, this is stick and carrot for you to get bigger ship. And when you get to tier 10, you find yourself losing credits regularly without premium account, this is part where WG monetizes and before you get any ideas, "competition" uses the same economy model And being uptiered in Warships is much lesser deal than in Tanks... No ship is immune to fires, torps and user error.

Cruiser "squishyness" usually stems from citadel placement than actual armor thickness - its not going to matter if ship have 75mm, 100mm or 150mm armor thickness when hit by projectile capable of punching through 400mm+ of steel, as its usually the case for BBs. Even "weak" IJN AP can punch through typical 100mm of cruiser armor at any range given broadside.

Weekly "stupid people in Ops" topic is now in effect

Why not both in CV?

She just dropped in from daily build... And she instantly got rating "A". For annoying. Off to commission fleet with her. Actually, by now I can replace all "regular" ships for commissions with "rares" from events...

This is turtleback sloped inner armor, which especially with pinch of angling can ricochet off AP shells at short distance. At long range it becomes a liability though Hippers 30mm enables to ricochet off guns smaller than 430mm, so French Republique and Yamato class are going to hurt. A lot.

Yamamoto on Yamato, Dunkek captain on Conqueror to help with heal cooldown, Hodore on IFHEnri IV to help with turret traverse (and even then they break off target during hardest of WSADs)

Actual term would be dumpster fire

Fushun? Its Russian gunboat (Gnevny class) with solid torps. Gadjah Mada carry 10 very viable torps albeit with lengthy reload WHILE having meaty artillery for some dakka dakka action. You can see yourself most stats, just browse through the tech tree. Don't forget to highlight upgraded modules like torpedoes, hulls and whatnot to not be dismayed by stock ships.

and RNGesus today said nyet, no Mogami

From tier 6 onwards they turn into multipurpose "large destroyers". They literally are quite large and have larger than average hp pools at expense of concealment and maneuverability. Their torpedo armament is consistent across the tiers, with common trait being quick reload, low damage, high speed and better than average detection. They also have Hydroacoustic Search, which combined with smoke (inferior to other nations though) enables them to push other DDs off the caps. Gunnery can be lacking though - tier 6 and 8 (Gaede and Z-23) can carry 15cm guns, but whatever benefits they gain from cruiser caliber they lose HARD in reload. Tier 7, Maass (or known as Z1) is great boat on her own tier - 5 quick firing guns, lots of hp, solid torps, but due to crappy concealment doesn't uptier well. Tier 9 is okay, but is overshadowed by Fletcher. But then, Fletcher reigns supreme in T9 DD category anyway. Tier 10, Z-52 is mildly improved Z-46, with only redeeming trait being improved "German grade" Hydro, providing 6km detection of enemy ships, which can cockblock caps effectively. And about PA DDs, to be honest its the Fushun sticking out of the line, as otherwise line have guns favoring short range engagements. If you've grown to like long range DD gunnery, Russian gunboats leading up to Khabarovsk are more up your alley. They don't care about camo as you're keep firing anyway and with exception of Gnevny, they have remarkably high top speed.

Range on IJN and USN ends at +-16km, only on tier 9 and 10 you get opportunity to mount upgrade increasing gun range (and curiously enough, spotter plane) to push it further, but then with exception of Zao their ballistics can leave something to be desired *cough* 17s shell flight time at 22km *cough* Furutaka range can be an issue when seriously uptiered and neither team have will to have their boats scratched, though unless you're forced into open waters, there is almost always convenient island to (ab)use as line-of-sight cover.

Considering leaked ship remodels/skins for German (premium) ships, AL Taiho is very unlikely as WoWs Taiho is shelved until she returns as separate, "support" branch. Linked mention shows Mutsu, Nagato (?) And Hosho (?). Looking at collab so far, I wouldn't set my hopes high for unpaid content

Might be. @Beltalowda run game in safe mode, if that doesn't help, remove/rename preferences.xml to recreate config file. All keys and settings will reset obviously.