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OP - as you may have guessed by the tone of quite a few responses, there is quite a bit of 'response fatigue' to the same issues when they have been raised a number of times on these forums. The RN cruisers are different to all other ships in game in that they have a single choice of ammunition (semi-armour piercing, SAP) instead of the usual AP/HE combination. The best use for this ammunition is against broadside targets, even when shooting DD's, if they are bow on best aim for the minute superstructure or turrets. SAP has good penetration and normalisation (shell angle change when impacting armour). They also tend to be fragile, so never show broadside and always angle (these are not always possible but you must play to minimise), they do get a heal earlier than all other cruiser types. They are also classed as probably the most difficult ships to get consistent good performance out of - so not the best line to learn the game in. Have patience and stick with them, learn what works and what doesn't - get 'replays' enabled in your game via one of the mod packs available and watch your own game back with critical eyes, you will learn a lot once the pressure of the live game is removed. Anyways, happy new year, stick with it and learn to enjoy the game, even the bad moments (which everyone has), just give those a wry smile :)

If it's going to be too tedious for you to open them all, send them to me and I will sacrifice my own time to remove that tedium from you (and the rewards of course ;) )

Most fun - Atlanta/Minotaur - terrific fun, high risk high reward and deliver (for me) results accordingly (either great or 'splat'). Least fun - Emerald BEFORE she had smoke and heal, currently Texas (didn't get on with New York and don't get on with Texas either, so collection ship only for me).

And yet, it still performs well compared to all the other T8's (down to the drivers perhaps). I like her, but have been made very aware of her iffy armour and also the RNG dependence of her guns.... (Just unlocked the amagi and finding her very similar in both those regards also, but need more time in both to get a fair comparison).

I still have in port:- Leander, Fiji, Edinburgh and Minotaur because they are enjoyable to play, but in different ways.

I've hit a bug (?) when using this - when zoomed into binocular view, it locks the aiming point within that view, preventing any and all aiming attempts, I can still aim when not zoomed in. But as we all know, shooting from the hip in this game doesn't work unless absolutely point blank range. Appreciate that other details are needed for this to get looked into - how/where do I do that and what is needed?

Totally way off topic - sort of.. :) Is there a difference between wat, wut and whut?

Well done to all the winners and a huge thank you to lup3s for organising this. (Special 'gratz to @Cpt_Willis). And a happy new year to you all.

thanks Toby, worked for me.

It's been left out on deck a bit too long then... ;)

I guess I need to be choosing one of the 'shoot down planes' missions then.

Oh, that's what you meant by 'potato finder'? :)

I guess that we will have to agree to disagree over these principles - peoples ability to notice everything happening in game and also their ability to fully communicate that perception to others. I have found that an uninvolved observer's questions/queries can actually solve most 'what the' situations because the OP failed to notice or understand 'something' that seems obvious to those with the time and 'distance' that may not be available when actually involved in the situation as it occurs.

There is no mention about whether the OP was 'located' or not - unless you read the statement 'not detected' as inclusive of that, which is an assumption I wouldn't make.

Humm.... not sure what to think without it being pasted onto the ship itself. But TY for the link/pic/pointer guys.

Try this - well worth it.

Why no mention of RPF as a solution? If you are close enough and no red ship closer, then the movement in the RPF display will tell you which way the target is moving, not perfectly, but enough to assist the brain in moving the aim point in the same direction?

is there a link to the source - with pics? (I like the 'traditional' RM cammo paint job anyways, so it would have to be good, very good, to warrant such a price).

My contribution Fiji is, IMO, the strongest of the RN cruisers for it's tier - if not all cruisers for that tier. Edinburgh is a very good ship, but will initially feel like a downgrade from Fiji due to it feeling very sluggish after Fiji and worse MM, but it is (almost) just as good really. Neptune...oh dear me, Neptune, I didn't get on with her and ended up free xp'ing to Mino' - just couldn't get my head into how to play her to her strengths. Minotaur - great fun, if you have Atlanta you will know how she plays but with the benefit of smoke, hydro, super heal and effective torps (no radar or defensive fire though, but the latter is not needed). Just keep going, you have made it through the toughest parts already (T4-T5).

Just noticed that an awful lot of ships no longer appear in the premium shop - all those <T6 have gone (and Arizona). Anyone know anything about it? Presumably it's temporary, or is it just me.

Perhaps - the only ships still showing are those on sale, so perhaps nothing other than a marketing push.

New premiums in 2017 - for me:- Kaga - not yet driven Enterprise - not yet driven Graff Zep - returned without being played Guilio C - enjoyable and effective Duca - fun Kidd - fun and effective Oktober - ho hum. it's ok, but not sure yet. Nelson - I like her Hood - fun (especially effective when CV's try to dive bomb you! :) ) Gallant - enjoyable De Grasse - I like but not put enough time into French cruisers to have really tried to play her. HSF Harekaze - nice ship HSF Graff Spee - certainly different and very satisfying at times also. Vampire - only driven once, but that was fun and effective Smith - fun but challenging (edit - mixed up the silver for the gold ship name) Alabama - not gotten my head around her yet (do not show her [edited], it's made of paper!) (I did catch up on a few others, but they are not new to 2017).

I worried about this one, but did it first try in Minotaur.... (potential damage is not a one of the post game stats that I tend to look at, so had no idea what would be a 'normal' value, learning all the time :) )

Unfortunately, WoWs is too far down the 'finished' line I suspect for changes as fundamental as you are proposing - they do need to fix CV's which would at least address one of your points. If you had been around during the actual development phases then perhaps what you suggest might have been possible to incorporate, but now... I think that until WG start to approach the 'WoWs V2' stage, then such changes would remain in the 'wouldn't it be nice if' tray.

Just expect to learn a lot - it is VERY educational for those with open eyes. Huge difference in having a team of 7 and not 12, no extra's to carry you when you mess up (which we all do) and more pressure to carry the team yourself when they screw up (which they will do). My best advice to you, for what it is worth and it has already been stated above would be - choose ships that you feel confident to play in, so your 'feel good' ships. Which does not necessarily mean your most fun ship ;)