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And as i wrote pensa is not an open water boat while molotov is and yes it is easy to dodge in my experience. Pensa being more nimble doesn't mean it won't get rekt. It just means your opponent is not good enough to rekt you in open water. Saying molotov is fragile while pensa gets devstruck (i can't remember how many times i devstruck a pensa probably like you or many other players did, too) is an unjust statement to molotov. Glad at least we agreed on Molotov having faster shell speed than Pensa. It is 15.7 on hull B but it can effectively shoot against only stationary targets from that distance. Gl hitting kiting ships with pensa from that distance while your fun just begins around 15 with Molotov. 10km is not far, actually it is close range which i wrote earlier as Pensa is a close to mid range, mostly island hugging ship. It can shoot at 14km open water, too, i agree but with one condition, while enemy ships are focused on others. Ofc, it is riskier for Molotov to play closer, around 10km, but how is it that relevant? I already started my first post writing that Molotov is mid to far range kiting ship and don't think it should be played close except certain situations. I don't know why we are comparing our results but checked because you asked so and it seems you are having trouble with Molotov. Maybe that's why you are wrongly advertising her.

It does fine without IFHE and 4 points can be used for something else.

No need IFHE

One is premium the other is silver ship. One is an island hugger , the other is an open water kiting boat. Molotov is a fragile ship for beginners but with the same logic they can get one shot in Pensa even easier. One has to play Pensa much more cautiously due to its lazy US shell arcs, very limited firing range and slow ship speed. Molotov is not only a faster ship but also has much faster AP and HE shells, better shell dispersion, 100% better turret rotation speed and torps for situational use. Thus, comparing Molotov with a Pensa is just wrong.

Gonna have to disagree with you. Yolo torp means putting your ship in risk of getting destroyed before launching the torps. Your friend can play them cautiously. They have low concealment for a reason. Sneak attack, ambush and spotting. Especially Emerald is op with the smoke and hydro. About the BB plating, it is important to shoot at broad sided targets. Shooting at bowed in ships must be the last option, hence, positioning with UK Cls is extremely important. Below are my stats for t4-5 UK Cls and except a couple of games i played in each when reset the line like two months ago, most of the games in them are pretty much dated years back to when i was more potato. Tell him not to rush, and play carefully.

It's a very good ship for its tier. Definition of fun is subjective as it can differ from one to another mostly due to its play style. It is a mid-long range HE spammer with very good guns that deal good dmg and burn enemy ships. In return, although its armor can be trollish at times, better to avoid close combat. Torps are short range hence for ambush or self defense situations only. It has a decent speed but sluggish turning circle just like other soviet cruisers, thus avoid making full turns while spotted. Best to play her when kiting or behind cover/smoke. Fun ship to me.

I don’t usually play low tiers except when I re-grind some lines. But when I do, I club the clubbers

Weeb Soyuz?

A WoWs app consisting of not only Armory but also ship characteristics, like WoT Assist app, would be useful for many players.

Make sure they are not wide spread.

To be honest with you, if I don’t watch the videos I don’t remember the sounds. It’s been years. All I can say is both winning and losing was more fun back then. Also some maps we had then we don’t have anymore. I liked this one for exp.;

Lol, remembered watching it live.

Then, it is less funny.

If you want to play dds in ranked, your pick of Cossack or it could be lightning too, is the best choice among them. It has enough smokes to avoid cv attacks (but not enough to stop them). So we come to what Erazer wrote, don't play dds. A different class can give you better results in the long run.

I'd say use those points for something else and avoid interaction with enemy CV as much as possible. Just focus on other targets, because it is a one sided fight and only in favor of the CV.

One doesn't counter CVs. CVs counter them all.

Don't you have other dds? Hsiengyang is really not a good pick for the cv ranked, nor is oland or kagero. If you have something like lo yang, siliwangi, UK DDs, or Kidd, ranked games would be less stressful for you.

You will need another ship or two with you (depending on the map and MM's ship distribution) between rank 2-5 and 5-10 brackets or won't survive long alone but i agree with the base idea as i do the same.

What you wrote sounded like you are in favor of lemming trains. If not, then agreed.

Except that if enemy players are better they will go two caps while you all go to One, will kite away and damage you meanwhile after capping, and your team will be giving nice broad sides and get cross fired by other enemy ships coming from the second cap. I have seen lemming trains lose incomparably more than no lemming trains.

I understand your point but if we look from a wider window, it is not about Enterprise or a premium ship. It is about a class, CVs. Would this be a true statement; "A very good purple CV player will suck in ranked games if uses Shokaku instead of Enterprise?"

Thank you for your time and effort!