Panocek

Why you want to nerf that poor derpy girl is beyond me

Some data from T10 cruisers if one want to go full science mode:

Then you realize that hitting evading destroyer past 10km isn't that easy, and somehow even noobs don't want to yolo their Shimas against Des Moines and stuff. Also if you don't like Nope Orlean, you will be in World of Painships in Baltimore.

In game battleships have no trouble getting 30% hit rate too...

Including winning a game. But thats unheard of

#shimamasterrace

Also why using Fletcher when lower tiered Boobson have the same guns, same camo, better top speed and still usable torps?

Well, every cruiser just can't take 406+ shell anyway. 152mm armor on Baltimore at best protects you from DD citadeling you, while it nicely slows down whole ship.

Waiting between torpedo and bomb runs can be considered tactic too - cause some fires with dive bombing, wait for target to use Damage Control party and wait for its duration (20s for BBs) and follow up with torpedoes, both for damage and flooding. Or vice versa, depending on your plane lineup - hightier USN carriers can start with torps and follow up with bombs, as 3x6 1000lb bombs can cause some serious hurt.

If I recall correctly most battleships had single digit hit rate on their main battery. And if you mean AA defense in game, its kinda important parameter, with USN having superior AA as their "national trait"

3x North Carolina can be equally effective, if not more so - they can create quite a no-fly zone, unlike Derpitz

Pensa once upgraded is actually a good ship, New Orleans and Baltimore are sort of sidegrade than upgrade to Pensacola.

Considering "top config" Iowa has about the same AA as NC, I'd say historical 20xquad 40mm is in order. Also guns may have improved spread and slightly less Clevelandish trajectory and shell flight time, but I just can't get damage with these. NC is citadel printing machine compared to Iowa

When it comes to Wargaming, leave logic, reason or historical accuracy in the closet. On other hand, having accuracy upgrade on 3rd slot (available from tier 9 onwards) enables more flexibility - you can combine main battery accuracy with AA range upgrade for example to nicely complement "AA" trait. IJN BB have to choose between main battery accuracy and lets say, secondaries upgrade, while 3rd slot for them isn't exactly useful - AA dps upgrade? not really. Secondaries faster reload? situational and you need dedicated Secondaries build anyway. Main battery faster reload? Could work, but not for Yamato as she by default have terrible turret traverse, which will be further lowered. 16% range increase for main battery? lol Also I wouldn't set hopes too high for Iowa - I've got one myself and just can't make her work, unlike North Carolina. Its so friggin big and clumsy compared to NC, AA (granted, stock hull, but then there is mediocre improvement with next hulls in that regard) is having very hard time against tier 9+ carriers. More hp means fires deal more damage and being tier 9 means you're more likely to face Yamatos and Shimakazes. Guns ballistics are only slightly better, although most difference seems to make said 3mil accuracy upgrade - it actually allows some long range shelling, provided you find someone willing to sail straight for 13s or so.

They get it, from tier 9 onwards as slot 3 upgrade, worth 3mil credits.

It has the same accuracy as North Carolina, and latter can't improve it with upgrade.

First Iowa impression... can't carry for sheet. Takes massive HE and fire damage, its fugging BIG, 25s rudder shift is... nope.avi. Guns are alright, AA is ineffective against tier 9 CVs and it won't really improve with next hulls (around +100dps for 20mm and only +60 for mid range). Torpedo evasion is very hard after North Carolina, its too long, too wide, too slow to react, 30knots speed are noice tho.

I'd add decent speed and actually amazing agility of the ship, with Vigilance + TASM + Rudder shift upgrades torpedo evasion is almost a breeze.

Well, I use mine mostly as somewhat close combat brawler, to negate shotgun and trajectory/shell velocity. Get below 15km, ideally around 10km or so, sail with variable speed and rudder to avoid any torps possible and facetank most of the damage. Although recent cruiser hype doesn't help much, as NC takes extreme HE damage and against 4+ cruisers its hard to not have at least one barbecue party

It will come with bundle of TNT And I have small dilemma with captain assigning: I have quite leveled up captain on North Carolina at 15lvl. Question is: move him to Iowa then (eventually) to Montana, to have one stronk BB captain, or respec that 15lvl BB guy for derpstroyers, to have Concealment since day one on Benson (once I get credits straight) and shove 10-13lvl guys into NC and Iowa? North Carolina is too gud to be sold, I only hope Iowa will be up for expectations.

Just because Błyskotka can spam the hell out of everyone doesn't mean USN derpstroyers can. If you're that smart, grab Nicolas yourself and AFT it, then come back to Błyskawica screaming

Extra range on RU DDs is necessary, because they can make use of that range. USN, not so much, when you have hard time hitting manoeuvring cruiser at 11km already. And Demo Expert have by far greatest impact on USN 127mm guns, as it bumps 5% fire chance to 8%, ermagad 60% buff OP nurf

I is of needing proper curry in North Carolina, as yesterday was just fubar. Didn't even knocked dailies, only farmed 8k exp on defeats. Also Essex 3xDB are not fun

First I need to get home you scrube. Some people are of workings