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The 4" L-class has wonky (rushed) turret placement, crazy forward arcs for 6 guns though (+- 10 degrees?) I'm looking forward to the 62 pounder! GM on roids.

Technically it's 34.75 knots. No idea why they have full load speed on Wiki, very confusing. It'll be similar to Gallant or Gadja Mada in game (nippy to 30, a bit slow after that) Shame it doesn't have Gadja Mada firing arcs.

The RN 114mm gun fired heavier shells than many 120-127mm designs. QE 114mm secondaries have 120mm alpha/fire % values, Neptune secondaries have normal 114mm values, so who knows what WG will do for the destroyers. They're certainly not a 100mm/14kg class gun. Daring goes 34.5 knots btw. Fleet destroyers (easy peesy) Tier 2: Laforey class Tier 3: R class Tier 4: S class Tier 5: Amazon Tier 6: Interwar Tier 7: WEP Tier 8: J/K/N Class Tier 9: Battle Tier 10: Daring Destroyer leaders. Tier 2: Talisman class leader. Tier 3: Parker class leader. Tier 4: V class leader. Tier 5: Admiralty class leader. Tier 6: Interwar leader. Tier 7: Tribal. Tier 8: L/M Class. Tier 9: V leader design. Tier 10: L.72 design.

You can't loose stars at Rank 10 and get Minotaur's spamming at long range like a Hindenburg. It's the new 'hump' you need to get over (what was it before rank 15 or 12?) Rank 5 or less will be where the fun starts. DM right? Just hide behind islands around a cap and use your 1(?) minute radar to block it. Be super defensive rather than aggressive. Stay alive.

Z-52 is easy mode.

Actually, we should get HMS Kelly to celebrate the birth of Prince Louis Arthur Charles! Named after her famous captain.

I feel sorry for all the Asashio that spawn at the opposite end to enemy BBs with 2 caps in between. (Esp high tier maps) It's surprisingly frequent...

Oh God, please no crazy gimmicks. Current RN destroyer unique traits are more than enough for the first line. - Awkward gun firing arcs (usually the rear facing ones) - Bad torpedo firing angles. (no biggie) - High shell arcs. - Slow to accelerate past 30 knots. (no top end umpfff) + Manoeuvrability. + Stealth. + Good torpedoes. (single launch) + RN HE. (BURN IT ALL!) No idea why WG haven't released a bunch of RN premiums yet. Who wouldn't want a premium pink Gadja Mada with normal smoke and 10km single launch torpedoes?

Seriously try it... Conq moves like a brick and dies very, very quickly. It's anything but foolproof. Low/mid tier BBs like Fuso are significantly better per tier.

Try it, Conq isn't that good.

Your friendly Battleship(s) decides to afk or suicide when they see 3+ DD MM. Didn't they get the PSA that BBs are the main counter to destroyers???

Enemy Asashio spent the whole game trying to torpedo my Edinburgh, even after repeated attempts to tell them they couldn't in chat.

Seems like a bunch of Zao, Hindy, Martel and BB sitting at max range with 1 DD and/or DM around the caps.

Both Warspite and Hood have better guns than Bismarck/Tirpitz (Tirp averages 48k at tier 8 if your looking at global stats, check out mine for a better RN BB comparison. Hood is epic once you figure out the ricochet rules)

The main problem is people don't understand how they works. Hood AP shells are more consistent than Yamato AP shells on 33mm+ plating (50mm decks etc) They're some of the best AP shells in the game regardless of tier. Vanguard just needs Hoods guns to be better than Bismarck.

Your team had a Loyang, they didn't. Side note: God I hate tier "Pay $$ and press T to win" 8 ranked almost as much as tier 7. Lo Yang doesn't even render for me until it's 5.3km away..

Pffft, Impregnator can win 10 out of 7. But seriously. Super passive BBs are the most annoying teammates by miles, I hope everyone in this DD whoops their useless [edited]all the way back to tier 3.

Fushun is quite a bit better and it's free (stealthier by 200m, faster rudder, high tier smoke, stealthier torpedoes etc) although I expect her get nerfed eventually. Reasons to buy Anshan. + 100% free XP camo bonus. + Can't be nerfed! + Museum ship! + Can now use captain on Shenyang, JianWai, Fushun, Gadja Mada or maybe even HungHe (aka something that wants Expert marksman) Really tempted but I'm preparing my butt for full price Cossack.

Both Graff Spee and Anshan package should net you 5,200 gold + pot slot (if you already have the ship, Texas is worth 5,150 gold, maybe you get something for the camo? )

Pfffffft, Emerald has 65-80 degree ricochet angles yo.

Bad luck, hopefully they'll add it to the tech tree in 3-6 months.

Lo Yang is old, cheap and Pan Asian. New ships from major factions are way more expensive, a tier 7 DD like Cossack is going to be £20!

Those Cardonald shells look tasty, although I wouldn't want to loose Hoods magic AP How about 3 ammo choices as a toolbox selling point? 1: AP (Hood) + Accurate RN dispersion with high arcs to lob over islands (Everyone should be used to those lovely arcs by now) + 60-67.5 degree auto bounce (This makes them more consistent than 16" shells agasint tier 8+ ships) - Low penetration and 0.015s fuse. (Can't hit recessed citadels on BBs even if you can overcome thick belt armour) 2: APs (Supercharge) + High penetration and normal 0.033s fuse (Blap broadside BBs and tanky cruisers at 10-15km) - Usual shotgun dispersion model and flat arcs that come with high velocity shells. - Normal 45-60 degree auto bounce rule. 3: HE (Queen Elizabeth) + Buffed fire chance and penetration. 2.0 or 2.05 Sigma. 30 second reload. Hood turret traverse (did RP12 mounts rotate even faster?) Job done.

I'm guessing Umikaze would be unstoppable in ranked at this time in the morning.