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OMG, it's like Giulio Cesare all over again. How dare WG do the same with Roma and turn her into a useless piece of.... oh wait.

Gadjah Mada has a higher power ceiling than OG Kiev and OG Shiratsuyu. It's even better than Hsienyang... Speaking of the tier 8, does anyone else think the stock 8km, 61 knot torpedoes are more useful than the upgraded ones? Sure, the 9.2km range is better for spamming smoke but you don't do that with DW torps.

A destroyer built by J.S.White?

I disconnected after 2 minutes, BT homehub reset for some reason. Third time this week...

I still think both Aosta and Abruzzi should get the heal consumable instead of defensive AA. I always get 2-3 hits per game from torp spam and even detonated a NC last week. The best Aosta player on EU has a 3% torp hit rate... spam them on cool down and aim for areas not ships, they're really hard to dodge. Random hits on scouting DDs are quite common too.

Didn't realise Nagato was flagship for the home fleet. You learn something new everyday. Gimme HMS Saumarez, the most badass DD in WW2. Maybe it's Belfast?

Type 8 torp spam is great. They've designed the op around destroyers too, you can go ham at the start. (needs to be a bit harder though imo)

Fiji is more powerful, flexible and tanky than DoY. (Heal, smoke, sub 10km detection, hard to spot by planes etc)

A CV can 'kill' DoY just by keep them perma spotted with zero risk to planes. Gneisenau can handle being spotted the entire game, DoY can't. I always end games with literally zero AA left on KGV, those 5.25" DP guns are the most fragile in the game. Here's my last Conq game for example. Conq AA after 8 minutes Conq AA after 10 minutes Conq AA after 12 minutes.

Wait till you get 4 Missouri + 5 radar cruiser MM.

It's a trap! When DoY gets spotted by planes at 12km everyone will shoot it and when DoY gets shot it loose almost all AA power. Full AA spec Gneisenau is a million times better if you must have a AA BB.

WG already think KGV, Lion and Conq are Battlecruisers. Ishizuchi uses normal RN faction HE shells like Warspite, the 25 second reload buff made her a crazy HE spammer. RN BBs are retarded due to the buffed alpha and pen combo. A low tier BB taking up a higher tier cruiser slot happens all the time in T8-10.

^ Just wait until you get to Gadjah Mada T0byJug! Here's my stats after 15 games.

Seal clubbers guide to PanAsia destroyers. Tier 2. AVOID. Don't listen to the reviews. The torpedoes have nerfed stealth (1.1km) compared to rivals like V-25 or Umikaze (0.8km) but can't hit destroyers. WTF? Your 19 point Umi is still top dog. Tier 3. AVOID. Tier 4 MM with nerfed torpedoes like the tier 2, yuck. Tier 4. OP. Minekaze with Nic guns, 2x3 tier 6 torpedoes at tier 4? Seriously? Get a 19 point captain ready and go ham. ***warning, this ship should get nerfed in a few months*** Tier 5. AVOID. No new tier 5 destroyer will ever be competitive agasint Kamikaze and Gremy. Tier 6. OP. Power creep Anshan is best tier 6 DD. Tier 7. OP. Best tier 8 DD at tier 7 with no nerfs? Seriously? Get a 19 point captain ready and go ham. ***warning, this ship should get nerfed in a few months*** Tier 8-10. AVOID. US clones are good but balanced. Where's the smoke + radar combo like Black? I don't want to work hard for wins.

Why? Hindi's hull can auto bounce 16" AP. Just don't go broadside. 16" HE is more reliable agasint good tier 10 cruiser players than AP.

Yep. The Ultimate Frontier is just seal clubbing mid tier bots with "tier 7" ships. Boring. Is there a special trigger where a bunch of high tier ships show up and mash your face in? Aegis is awesome when Amagi, Kongo and Fuso spawn with the triple CV strike. (aka brown pants time if your in a CL trying to intercept the 2 CVs)

Farragut has more DPM, better smokes, much better firing arcs, fast turrets and fast torpedoes. Aigle is the first real real 'heavy' destroyer leader at tier 6 and just looks a bit odd but all the stats check out. (unlike the T-61) It's a 'pay to play first' premium like Gallant.

It looks even better in pink.

An answer to a question no one asked.

There's nothing else to torpedo, so why not?

Don't forget Myoko has a 32mm deck, DoY can't bounce or dodge 15" AP BB salvos at all. Being about to heal this raw pen damage on KGV is absolutely essential.

Yep. New Orleans is a terrible HE spammer regardless of ship your firing on. Cruisers designed around AP with a slow reload are hard to play, like Hipper. I love spamming HE in my KGV, especially agasint those big German BBs. Let's see how the tier fire reduction mechanic impacts my KM salt farming. KGV spamming a König = 2.3 fires a minute (30% hit rate + DamCon Mod 1) KGV spamming a FdG = 1.6 fires a minute (30% hit rate + DamCon Mod 1) 2.3 fires on König averages 19,500 fire damage. 1.6 fires on FdG averages 24,000 fire damage. So, a 30% reduction in fires but a 20% damage increase over 5 tiers? That's not too bad. BBs with high HP would melt without a higher fire resistance. New Orleans only sets 1.7 fires per minute König with an average hit rate for comparison.

Aren't those minimum dispersion values? Target lock reduces them by 50% etc.

The AP has special bounce angles and fuses. It's a bit like IFHE with zero fire chance but increased alpha damage.

Gadjah Mada is more like Kiev than Shiratsuyu, it's a really strong tier 8 fleet destroyer. Giving it Fiji torpedoes isn't a big enough nerf for tier 7. WG need to either increase concealment to Mahan levels (reasonable) reduced HP (Kiev was kinda neutered with 12k HP) Remove the aft torpedo tubes (historic flava) or swap it with the tier 8 (4 gun Benson can be balanced like Sims)