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A lot of ppl like Fuso and have success but I think she sucks. Huge ship with mediocre armour (good vs HE however) and fairly poor guns on pen and dispersion but they reload fast and you have 12 dice rolls... A Warspite will eat a Fuso if the abilities are equal as 15" guns dominate T6. Bayern is trash as the guns are a poor man's Warspite ones with derp dispersion. If you really want to use BBs watch Flamu's latest Arizona Ranked video. He gives you the template, the rest is up to your own ability.

The current system is correct as it preserves sanity. Someone who plays to come top of a losing team isn't going to progress anyway... But think of it another way. If half your team yolo suicides in the first few minutes then what are you meant to do other than try to farm to be top? There's a tipping point in every game where even a Super Unicum and RNJesus in your corner isn't going to save you, so this current system is fair imo.

No idea, saw it on TAP first and I've seen no discussion about it on here yet...

I've seen a Leander get a Citadel under the turrets of a Tirpitz. Again probably just a freak shot...

If you've got the XP then maybe Missouri but have a stash of XP to upgrade RN BBs maybe and grind them at top spec...

Stronger if someone takes a Benson instead but then that's just inhumane..

The YouTube guy formally ATSF with the lunatic ship guides is who I mean. Maxxed out Tanks crew wow... Although after 6th Sense, BiA with Camo or Repairs depending on the vehicle then other gains are meh.

Edin has under 10km detection so you sneak by, just about. I took inspiration from that mad Asian player's Mino video. No one expects you to roll with radar, go with the DDs and if you're spotted then pop radar as you'll radar anything that can spot you. Then ride the knife's edge...

I go C mostly for the rudder. The current WG hatred of all things DD means the extra gun is meh to me as I'm not shooting all that often.

Most top tier maps are pretty open so Aki is already at a disadvantage. A Khaba can simply run away from an Aki due to the crazy top speed. But yeah, Khaba isn't a true DD. Aki has a place amongst IJN DDs but it probably does need tweaks. No real escape mechanism due to low speed, bad turning circle and everyone having radar.

Meh I really don't know where I stand on this issue. On one hand it's pretty unfair that any BB player who can aim doesn't actually need HE but on the other hand DDs should not be blown up by the ship they're meant to hard counter. For now I'm trying to win Ranked in a Warspite so I'm a little bias towards BBs being as they are. I've had quite a few games now where one single 15" AP hit rips a DD for 3k damage...

Just ignore the idiots, the worst ones are the "good" players who stats check and point the finger. People need to learn the world doesn't revolve around them. The worst I'll say might be to tell a DD not to be stupid and come back to the team or not go solo. And I might map ping call out a BB camper.

No (good) Khaba player is going to get close to an Aki when the RU ship has super accurate long range guns. If Aki was always top tier or in a T8 only game I'd play her more. Most players are going to play the most effective ship, after all it's no fun losing. Aki could be buffed with a better rudder and that might make her more effective but not OP, increasing speed too might be too much.

Better DPM on paper than Khaba yes but which one is more effective isn't really up for debate now... Same HP as a T10 DD isn't valid either, again especially if it's Khaba you're talking about as the RU ship has pretty OP armour plating so the effective HP is way higher.

Personally I always take Hull C and take Defensive Fire along for insurance purposes vs planes. Even with no CVs it can be useful to nail spotters quickly. Also yes it gives amazing rudder agility so you can take the engine acceleration mod and troll dodge torps.

You've hit the limit of what an Aki can do like others have said, she's an anti DD tool and not much else. And yeah, sell Aki and grind Khaba then never look back... I am still salty I paid WG the doubloons for Aki perm camo when it got nerf slapped pretty dammn hard, would have liked a refund You have also hit the main problem, Aki gets T10 MM so why even bother playing it when you can grind out Khaba? The amount of times I've played Aki and seen a T10 game then thought "f*ck MM I should have just taken a T10 ship anyway".

Benson all day long... It's a very complete DD and probably one of the finest samples in the USN tech tree other than Fletcher. Start playing it now and dominate Ranked when it's T8 again Edin is fun but situational, I play it in hardcore mode and take radar as with CE your radar range is about same as your concealment rating so you can radar anything that spots you when you're not firing. You need to island hug but the torps and guns can put the hurt on things close range, smoke ambushing others with radar is a pretty epic thing. However expect to get farmed when the game gives you Ocean, Tears or some other high tier cr@p camp fests... Which is the problem as you need the right map to work the radar

Don't take no for an answer,I recall some WoT player asking a game mechanics question and eventually getting a decent reply after resending it multiple times with amendments.

There's leaks suggesting the grind for this ship is the following: https://thedailybounce.net/2017/07/03/okt-revolutsiya-reward-for-event/ Without Ranked play in a BB it will be pretty grindy...

Right after getting frustrated by the sheer toughness that is CV in Ranked (way too much mind bending micro in every single game for someone who isn't a Korean SC player lel) I've decided to try BBs again. Since I did start this game playing BBs but I've never won Ranked with one... First of all, anyone intending to take a BB into Ranked needs to observe this Flamu video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPYI3TaugyY Whilst you could argue he "might" get a bit lucky in his example game, I personally think he makes a play and it pays off. His strategy has certainly helped my Ranked play. But basically for anyone who doesn't want to study it you hold one cap and don't need to push, fire AP only and make yourself an angled target. Your presence alone should be enough to influence the course of a game. Of course being able to aim and pick targets is another matter. Adding this to my own experiences in Warspite I've found the following so far: My captain had to be rebuilt, PT, EM, AR, Vig, SpInt and FP to 15 points. Last two will likely be JoAT and HA with Jack coming first as a reduction in heal on top of the other stuff is welcome. Warspite's heal and DCP out lasts other BB, as long as you know when to back off and heal up there's no reason why you can't tank 80k+ damage if well managed which is something I do not think any other T6 BB can boast. The spotter plane is very helpful, often for seeing over smoke to spot enemy ships as this season's battles seem to be a lot closer ranged than previous seasons due to the lesser risk of epic torp walls. Warspite's 15" guns are excellent, don't even waste skill points or modules on speccing secondaries they are trash and a waste of a captain. You want to do your work just outside of secondary range, 8km to about 12km if possible. And on the guns I tested them this evening in a training room with a friend. Vs other T6 BBs the 15" guns can penetrate even angled BB at 10km. Any further out and the shells are likely to shatter. So aiming at the lower hull at closer ranges is viable but go a bit higher at long ranges. Nothing at T6 can survive a well aimed salvo from the guns, I don't feel Mutsu offers much more in terms of firepower and she's not all round as strong as the Old Lady. Time will tell if I hit the magic number this time in a fatty ship, would love to see more discussion as I don't believe in hording knowledge to win

This is the sort of thing someone should send to WG staff, they might get you an answer of it's a bug or something that is intentional if very lucky. You might wait a few weeks for a reply however

If you want to kill a heavily angled Trip in a T6 BB you likely need to bring HE and friends. If you angle back you'll take a bit of time to chew through unless Tirp nukes you with torps. Your friends can then fire stack him. All BB players should remember HE is an option. It's only when you're top tier with big guns (read stuff like Yam all the time or Warspite at T6 etc) then you're an AP only machine.

I agree with Tuccy here. The painful but historically accurate Hull A ships were a pain to grind and it's got nothing to do with power creep. Most of us likely knew no better at that stage of our WoWS experience... Can see why some want competitive but accurate models as visuals do make a difference. Like how Tiger 131 in WoT is a blast because it's a historically accurate Tiger or one of your favorite ships here makes things that bit more fun.

Well that's the issue. Cleve needs to be close to lend it's AA umbrella but she only reaches out 6km and her concealment sucks so you're always under the BB Devastating Strike Hammer. It'll need some decent coordination with smoking DDs etc to succeed... And yeah the APM CV scouting thing is bull for the actual reward. Coming bottom with low damage but 100k+ for being the eyes of your team. The irony is if you don't play CV then neither side gets any spotting so no one loses out lol

Then it's time to stop and go to sleep/do other things. No point having a 50% chance of the same yolo players if you can't carry in their place. It's not worth the gamble to be on the opposite team as them.