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Almost 3k bxp in Ops

Had fun in Ops last night; Mainz and Mogami are such beasts. Odin (Killer Whale) Brandenburg (Killer Whale) Mainz (Cherry Blossom) Mainz (Ultimate Frontier) Mogami (Newport defense) Mogami (Aegis)

Does the spotting by Hydrophone allow the Submarine to attack enemy ships that would otherwise be undetected ? yes Does the Submarine have to be "pretty close" to use it ? no, at T8 the Hydrophone ranges are 6, 7, and 8 km (RN, KM, and USN respectively), that's plenty of range, especially considering there are no ships with 6 km HAS at T8, and below periscope depth HAS detection range is only 2 km anyway; 2 km is "pretty close", 6 km is not You have a consumable that allows attacks from safety without the target even knowing he can be under attack. Every consumable that aids in spotting, notifies the target that it's being spotted; there's no valid reason to have the Hydrophone consumable treated differently other than "they are on Submarines".

Snipefest between campers is most dynamic gameplay, silent majority has (not) spoken.

No. There will always be players (intentionally) throwing the match, or trying to throw the match. The average Wows player is bad; their default setting is to lose, not to win.

Competent developer

Because TX is the only tier in the game ? Lol. Who cares about TX.

Lmao. And then people blame WG for the poor state of the playerbase. If players can't read or won't read up on anything, nothing much they can do.

What is damage saturation.

There is no difference between "knowing you're spotted by a ship" or "knowing you're spotted by a consumable" if the topic is about knowing if you're spotted at all - it's a simple yes "I'm spotted" or no "I'm not spotted". But if you really want to differentiate about being spotted by a ship or being spotted by a consumable; why should the Hydrophone consumable of the Submarines be treated differently than the HAS and Surveillance Radar consumable of other ships ? Is it a trap for a radar ship that the radared ship gets notified about being radared ?

New (personal) damage record in Operation Killer Whale; almost a given that it was with the Mainz.

Back in the days, we had to pick the "Sixth Sense" captain skill to get any information about being spotted or not. At one point WG hardcoded this skill for every ship, for every way of spotting; the indicator is even detailed enough to give you information about what is spotting you (ship, plane, radar, HAS). The "spotted"-indicator doesn't give the exact location of the ship(s) spotting you, neither does it give a bearing like RPF; all it does is notifying a player that his ship is being detected and thus vulnerable to attacks. As it is now, you can already deduce if a stealthier ship is nearby (or planes, or radar, or HAS); I see no valid reason why the Submarines' hydrophone should be exempt from this. Is a stealthy DD trapped when it spots an enemy ship ? Is a radar ship trapped when it spots an enemy ship with radar ? Is a CV trapped when it spots an enemy ship with planes ?

It would be nice as a surface ship to get an indication that you're being detected by a Sub's hydrophone.

Why only have a tax cut when you can have it all

Seems like it's still "World of Warships" best of luck idd

I would agree if she had the built-in IFHE like the Akizuki.

Disagree with T6 and T7 - I'm still having a lot of fun with my Gorizia.

DD: Le Terrible CA/CL: Mainz BB: Massachusetts Worthy mentions are (imo) : - Asashio - Kutuzov, Bayard, Rochester, Irian - Brandenburg, Anhalt, Tirpitz, Atlantico Baltimore and Charles Martel are also a favorite of mine. Bismarck too (if I'm having a KM BB day )

I don't know, I think it's logical you do the missions one by one.

Yes, and now I'm the guy operating on their tar-filled lungs. I guess the term monkey brain really applies here.

Ofc other tinfoil hat people send him their replays - he's their king after all. Though I hadn't checked up on him in months ... let's see what he's up to ? Right

I waited for the right moment to go attack the Submarine. I hadn't checked the Sub player's stats, but even good players can get ambushed. Yes, in general, if the Sub has support then the DD will have little chance to attack it. However, if the Sub doesn't have support, the DD has a good chance of sinking it (at least in my experience). Of course I had engagements where I didn't come out on top; I'm still trying to figure out the best approach to an enemy Sub under different circumstances. In that regard it helps to sometimes play Subs myself, so I get an idea of their (cap)abilities. (though I suck with Subs so I still have a lot to learn )

Maybe he/she should join a clan with worse players ? That way he'll get more damage done.

I can imagine :D we don't have such a CV main in our clan (un?)luckily :P

As you found out, nothing went wrong. It helps to inform yourself about something before taking part in it. Regarding regrinds; this is how I would tackle them if I played PvE only : - free XP the T5 - grind through T5 in Coop - use free XP on T6, T7, and T8 to upgrade the hull - grind through T6, T7, and T8 in Ops - use free XP on T9 to upgrade the hull - grind though T9 in something like Asymmetric Battles (if available, if not --> Coop) I recently reset the IJN DD lines and that's how I did it (albeit I did the T5 in Randoms and not in Coop). TRB F3 Yuugumo was actually quite fun in ABs.