creamgravy

I'm not sure you can put a destroyer with 8 x 120mm guns and a 4.5 second reload at tier 6 ..or even 7.

Hatsu was never a bad ship. It just needed the extra HP and 5th turret on the B hull. Shiratsuyu delivers that in spades.

Shiratsuyu a fine ship? It's the best tier 7 DD in the game! And Akatsuki can pump out as much potential torpedo DPM as Shimakaze using unmodified Type93 mod. 3 torps! She's a cracker too.

I'm f2p (excluding premium ships) and used to have over 500k free XP. 400k recently went on RN CLs and Hatsuharu but I've got 120k left for KM DDs.

There have been 8 ships called HMS Neptune. HMS Neptune (20) was mined in 1941 and the name was designated to the cancelled 1945 cruiser design we have in game. I suggest reading a book like 'British Cruisers: Two World Wars and After - Norman Friedman'

I don't mind loosing them. IJN DD premium camo is a bit worthless tbh, they look generic and the bonuses are tiny.

Yep, that's why I added accuracy and reaction times. Kamikaze/Fujin can pump out vast amounts of torpedo damage more reliably than everyone else.

1. You don't need a HE penetration (damage) to start a fire. 2. Akizuki can't physically damage tier 8-10 battleships with HE. Only the fires cause damage.

Yeah I got free premium camo for Hatsu, Fubuki, Akatsuki and Kagero. I assume it was a mistake and they'll be removed quickly.

Plus, they're awesome. The last 2 major patches have been amazing!

A bit of perspective. Tier 5 battleships have had to deal a much more scary destroyer than Shiratsuyu since release. Torpedo accuracy/time to target (s) Torpedo reaction time (s) Torpedo DPM (no boost) Kamikaze-R/Fujin (old Isokaze/Minekaze) 32 7.9 122,553 Shiratsuyu 39 9.9 90,999

Lot's of ships could have pink camo, like HMS Kenya (aka the pink lady)

Imagine getting one of these as a reward...

2 week snap shot of tier 7 and 8. Cruisers are dominating.

I keep getting caught out by players using the Udaloi A-hull. It scrambles your mind when someone starts spamming 3x3 every ~60 seconds, surely there must be a Fubuki in the area too... Keep the ones you have fun in.

Nice one guys. ID: Creamgravy Ship: Dunkerque

Be warned, fires usually do far more damage than small calibre HE pens on BB superstructure. A theoretical 'HEAP' build should only be used if you want to utterly wreck DDs. It combines very high DPM, no angle mechanics with constantly breaking modules (Something you don't get with SAP) Anyway, that's something to look forward to in the future.

T3-4 RN CLs have broken citadel deck armour (should be 25mm) you can citadel them with 4" HE shells.

It's moves 4" guns into the next level of plating penetration. 17mm > 19mm, so you can damage T8+ BB superstructure and DD hulls (T8+ cruisers are not effected, RN CLs being the exception). 4" HE wrecks tier 6-7 ships without HEAP. ...but Akizuki has an absolutely nuts fire chance, the stock ship will set a similar number of fires to Tashkent with DE. Maybe it'll be a good DD for clan wars? 2 fires on a T8 BB is around 23,000 damage. Destroyer Captain build (18 point) HP Surface detection (km) Speed (knots) Gun range (km) HE DPM* Fires per minute Stealth fire window (km) Torpedo Torpedo Range (km) Time to Target (s) Reaction time + vigilance (s) Torpedo DPM Benson B Scout 18,600 5.8 38 11.6 13,500 1.5 2 Mk15 mod.3 9.2 43 9.6 81,000 Kagero Scout 18,300 5.4 35 9.4 11,500 1.2 0.02 Type93 mod. 2 10 33 12.2 90,000 Akizuki Scout (AFT) 20,400 5.9 33 12.2 8,533 2.68 3.34 Type93 mod. 2 10 37 12.2 45,000 Akizuki BB punisher (DE) 20,400 5.9 33 10.2 8,533 4.28 1.24 Type93 mod. 2 10 37 12.2 45,000 Tashkent 3x4 22,800 8.2 43 13.9 12,900 2.65 0 53-36 mod. 2 8 56 9.6 108,000 Z-23 Scout 22,700 6.2 37 10.8 9,900 1.4 0.1 G7 Schildbutt 9.5 38 10.2 77,000 *HE DPM against a competent T8 destroyer. Akizuki with HESH = 21,000. I don't have enough info for SAP but it'll be between 20,000 and 30,000 agasint broadside ships. Both are very scary DPM values.

It all depends on the final AP values. From the video it looks like Akizuki has RN CL style SAP, it doesn't overpen 12mm plating and has good normalisation. Increasing the HE pen to 19mm will enable you to utterly wreck T8 DDs at any angle. I bet Flamu has lots of fun trying out the different builds

Looks like Akizuki gets a type of SAP, it doesn't over pen 10-12mm armour like usual. Not sure if 127mm AP will get the same properties.

You can't damage T8+ BB superstructure with HE like you can with T7 BBs. Also, they're potentially adding a new captain skill will allow this ship to damage T8+ DD hulls and BB superstructure with HE at the cost of fires. That'll be interesting to try. Edit: The AA is amazing for a destroyer, don't know why your not impressed by it Flamu. 184 DPS @ 6-7km with manual AA is fantastic.

I've come to the conclusion the J/K/N class is firmly tier 8. Small, stealthy, fast, 6 rapid firing guns and 5x2 torpedoes. A Benson killer that looses out in AA flexibility.

Having a 8.6km surface detection is sweet. I'll take 5.