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baBBies gets the job done as well... On other hand, one can say that mafia can influence government in their favour.

At least WG made it "official" in port GUI...

Everything involving Concealment and invisifiring was nerfed. Bły, Grem, Sims, all the cruisers. Even my Udaloy!

Kamikaze R: Was: 8.7 Now: 9.0 Fubuki: Was: 8.94km Now: 9.3-9.4km Shimakaze: Was: 9.37km Now: 9.7-9.8km Atago: Was: 14.5 Now: 15.2 Zao: Was: 15.1km Now: 15.8km Gearing: Was:9.4 Now: 9.7 Des Moines: Was: 16.0 Now: 16.7 Gremy: Was: 9.5 Now: 9.9 Khabarovsk: Was: 13.2 Now: 13.8 And adding to that Błyskawica - with CE she used to have 10.1km, now its 10.4km

Can someone fix my friggin Iowa? Guns refuse to hit, and if they hit they either overpen or glance off cruisers harmlessly, battleships even when broadside are safe from taking damage. Taking on Derpitz? Forget. Torpedo dodging? kek. AA screening? inadequate against tier 9+ CV, despite all the butthurt in Gameplay section.

Well, once planes started their attack run (reticle turns yellow) you couldn't adjust it anyway

Hightier cruisers scream for Concealment, Battleships can get along with 10lvl captain. 15lvl if you want to statpad your AA to the limits (BFT, AFT, manual AA)

Boobson is great all around DD, but pew pew part isn't exactly awesome. Great for molesting destroyers below 8km, otherwise not so much use from these due to both lacking fire chance and trajectory.

Stolen by evul wargamings so you shall not earn your sea doge flag

I too like many other were taken-a-back with this out-the-blue comment, but i tried to siv through it and came to the conclusion that you meat that somehow i forgot that the Essex no longer had 2 x torp bombers? Oh, and im sure i have mentioned about the 1000lbers, but of course you would know that from looking through the thread. 4) I replied I.e that you destroyed the 1 x group of US torp planes SEPARATELY, not all together like when the Essex had 2 x torp planes? 5) you replied: At different times m8 during the battle, not at the same time. Must be the language barrier. Dont let me do that again m8. If brand new Iowa with dedicated AA build can knock 5-6 planes in all-out bombing run (1xTB coming from the side, 3xDB from the front), then being blasted with dozen if not more 1000lb bombs, losing more than half AA firepower, with what said Iowa is supposed to knock down another full TB squadron in the same battle? In case it still not clear enough, timeline: -Iowa, sailing, facetanking your team, whatever. In good condition overall, with no or minimal AA casualties -Coordinated bombing run using all the airpower Essex/Midway can muster - 1x TB coming from the side for maximum torpedo hit rate, 3x dive bombers coming head on -Iowa focuses fire on TB, start taking evasive manoeuvres -TB squad destroyed, either before delivering payload or single torp is in the water -shortly after 3xDB drop their payload with little to no casualties, causing 25k+ damage and multiple fires. DB return pretty much unscathed, as said Iowa loses dozens of AA weapons -even if Iowa can patch up fire and bomb damage, she can't restore AA cannons. With such damage to AA defences, Iowa will struggle to dent TB squad, let alone bomber trio.

AFAIK Iowa premium paintjob gives -10% repair reduction, on top of concealment/accuracy penalty/increased exp income. No idea about other tier 9 paints.

Essex/Midway lost 2xTB some time ago... And I guess you weren't hit by those 1000lbers yet.

No wonder my plane count goes up when every Hiryu/Ranger player is hellbent engaging two tiers higher battleship known for AA firepower, while Essex/Taiho guys wait till late game and/or do coordinated strike with everything at once - and from my experience Iowa might be able to shot down entire Essex TB squadron before they deliver payload, but by that time I have 3x6 or 3x7 DB on top of my head, which on manual drop HURT. Not to mention they erase most of AA defenses, making next bombing runs pretty much safe to execute.

I haven't exactly tested Błyskawica for her HE penetration, but cases of 0dmg hits on superstructure are much less common than Cleveland, which struggles against New Mexico and to an lesser extent, Colorado IIRC.

Afterparty in toilet is assured Though spicy pizza best pizza. Just like kebabs, chinese etc And no wonder Boobson was so popular in rankeds, that boat with full concealment is just balanced for securing victories on anything domination.

Provided Yamato is derpy enough to show broadside. He angles himself and go find yourself another target or HE pepper him for hardly impressive damage numbers, every 30s.

North Carolina is last (from USN battleships at least) that can dodge torps with any degree of reliability, Iowa and Monty are just too big and too clumsy. Also RNG for carriers applies only to fighters and dive bombers, torpedo drop are rather constant, with only receiving end being able to change the outcome.

Or you can play 80 battles with 50g paint for the same price. Bigger question is, if one will enjoy Izumo enough to keep her, then permanent paint is better. You still need to retrain captains, as paintjob only improves exp income

I'm not sure if question appeared already: what will happen with unspent diamonds after 12mil mark is reached?

Actually small caliber AP becomes more potent with tiers up, due to proliferation of all or nothing armor layouts - you won't punch main armor and citadel ships, but everywhere else small AP most likely will penetrate and cause normal damage, provided target isn't angled. If BB is angled then HE is way to go, but if target is broadside, 2-3 HE volleys to start fires then pummel things with AP.

DM isn't exactly easy to play, but when used correctly it definitely works and can deliver plenty of adrenaline at times. Fletcher and Gearing are very solid Freedom ships, especially after IJN DD changes - torps are actually very good while ships themselves carry great anti DD guns for cap contests. Benson was go-to ship for rankeds as well.

HE overdose in Russian DD is disturbing...

For hightier CVs I have only test server experience, but from receiving end AA "is overpowered" only if you toss planes against 2 tier higher cruiser/BB, especially if AA specced (Hiryu vs Iowa, Indy vs NC). Even 5.6 "ultimate AA platform", that is Montana with every AA buff possible (282/462/228 + manual AA skill) still can't deny Hakuryu/Midway. Inflict casualties? Yes, deter coordinated bombing run? Nope.