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I've looked for help and people just say it's a great 'sniper'. I'm not seeing it, because my 410mm's never hit anything over 12km away - they barely hit where I'm aiming even at 6km. Combined with the soft armour and mild secondaries, it obviously fares worst at close ranges, but at long range its dispersion is so pitiful that the only difference is how long it takes for me to die with >20k damage. A successful game for me in the Nagato is spent hiding behind the bulk of the team at top tier shooting at big and/or slow targets at around 10-15km away until the team wins, with me having done around 20-30k damage. It's stock, but seeing as the only upgrades are mobility and HPs it shouldn't play significantly differently as a sniper anyway. My biggest issue with it is the accuracy - I understand how to play a sniper/support role but the guns don't seem to let me do so, at least not as well as some people seem to think the Nagato is capable of.

I'm trying to set up brawls where I'm not the enemy's focus. I did alright peaking out from behind a rock just behind one of the cap zones on Loop, but I think that's only really excusable in a tier 9 match (which it was).

Guess I'll go f*** myself. And leave the BBs for good players lol.

I'm finding this way harder than I thought it would be; I just don't know what I'm supposed to be doing. I thought it was easy in Co-Op, I switch to Random at tier three and immediately start getting massacred, every single f***ing game. Positioning I'm getting the hang of, and I'm making sure to stick with teammates and stuff, but I don't know about ammo types or where to hit ships (my aim is fine, RNG allowing, but weakspots aren't obvious like they are in WoT). E.g. I went head-to-head in my Kawachi against another Kawachi and he did over 20'000 damage in a single volley - I'm barely doing 2'000. Is it my ammo? I'm using AP and aiming for the hull-side, just above the water line. Tips and tricks below please.

Appreciate the quick responses My current setup: Kawachi - I'm using AP as default, but HE if I can afford the reload time to hit destroyers when they're close ST. Louis - just using HE, it seems to work ok Kolberg - ^^ German cruisers seem to deal a lot more damage though I'll stick to battleships for now so I can focus on the one type and learn a little faster