BruceForce

Accuracy. Look at the hits on the Iowa early on:

Usually BBs that actually do damage with main guns. Or cruisers that can actually set fires. Scharnhorst cant seem to do either. But I will give it another try given the many "hints" here.

Really? From my recent Atago (now that's a nice ship!) purchase email: "You have the right to withdraw from this purchase contract within 14 calendar days without giving any reason [e.g., the ship sucks]. The withdrawal period will expire after 14 calendar days from the day of the conclusion of this purchase contract. To exercise the right of withdrawal, you must inform us,"

Good god I just wanted to know if I can get my money back...:X That was the one time when I was able to get close . Otherwise no damage.

Stimme zu, die AA der Iowa ist ausgezeichnet und profitiert ja auch von dem AFT captain skill (wenn auch nicht so viel wie von manuall AA), den man eigentlich für die secondaries skillt. Allerdings wäre etwas bessere Seitenpanzerung/kleinere Zitadelle schon schön.

+ more HP. I agree that there is not much benefit in terms of fire power Iowa vs NC. But the MM argument doesnt really hold up, as with NC you can be matched against +2tier whereas in Iowa you can only go +1 tier.. so MM might be better.

Got a citadel on an Emerald with HE a couple of days ago. With an Aoba.

Agreed, I was worried about that in game, too. ;) Guess it would have been suicide for the Benson though, as I had several ships behind me ready to avenge me. :>

How many non-paper russian Battleships were there? Isn't the RU cruiser line already half paper ships? I don't like this, if you have to make up most of the ships then you shouldn't introduce that line. Better to add one or two premium BBs that actually existed....

Finally an excellent game in the Iowa. Only took like 140 games...:X

Here are some of the good sides of the Iowa. I think everybody should have her in the port because it is THE US battleship. Fast, good gun dispersion, bad armor, that about sums it up.

Hab nun auch mal ein gutes Spiel mit der Iowa hinbekommen. Sogar mit close quarters combat kill - habe die secondary battery range auf 9.1km erhöht, das mochte der destroyer gar nicht. ;)

I read somewhere that there might be a free xp conversion discount this weekend. When I check it ingame (see screenshot attached), then it says there is a discount from the rate "25 eXP+1 doubloon to 35 fXP" to the rate "35eXP+1 doubloon to 35 fXP". First, this is the usual rate, there is no discount. Second, turning 25 elite xp into 35 free xp is better than the "discounted rate" of 35eXP to 35fXP, so this is no discount. Third, this doesn't affect doubloons, so this is no doubloon discount! Is this bugged or am I missing something here?

Ah ok then I remembered incorrectly, I thought 1 doubloon per 35 XP. was the usual rate..;) Thanks.

I do think they should get heal. Not necessarily as replacement for AA/hydro, but additional. The cruiser gap between tier 8 and 9 is just soooo large. At tier 9 suddenly you are able to compete with BBs (at least a bit) in large part due to heal.

Mir wurde erst neulich bewusst, dass man domination nicht nur bei 1000 Punkten gewinnt, sondern auch, wenn der Gegner auf 0 oder drunter fällt (weil seine Schiffe versenkt wurden). Daher hat mein team neulich in 5:47 min ein Spiel gewonnen: Was war euer schnellstes Spiel?

Na wenn es danach geht sind wir hier ganz schnell unter einer Minute... Glaube ich nicht, xp wird hauptsächlich durch damage, caps und kills bestimmt, nicht aber durch die Spielzeit. Mulitplikatoren sind dann je nach Sieg/Niederlage, premium, premium ships, game mode (weniger in coop) etc. Kein Problem, musst du hier nicht rechtfertigen

Ausversehen Doppelpost, edit ging schief, Verzeihung.

Naja, Beweise brauchen wir schon, "pics or it didnt happen" ;) Nicht schlecht, 5:37min, und sogar auf höherem Tier, wo es glaube ich noch schwerer ist weil die maps größer sind.

Is there a way to appeal topic closures? Yesterday I asked what your fastest victories were, and this topic was closed down: http://forum.worldofwarships.eu/index.php?/topic/66267-fastest-victory/ The mod writes "[edited] Inappropriate image at start of video" - I think the offense is that the thumbnail of with my fastest victory shows the grim reaper giving the finger (it's a fun video). The reason was given as "2.5 Off Topic, spamming and trolling" How is a question about the fastest victories off topic, spamming, or "trolling", especially if the discussion is very lively? Answer quick since this topic is likely going to be closed soon

First off, Cleveland is a good ship but it currently has trouble since you can be matched against +2 tier but not against -2 tier with the recent change to match making. Thus, most of the games you will play against stronger ships. Second, many games nowadays - especially after the introduction of German BBs - have 5 or more BBs per team, which is the arch enemy of the Cleveland. These are the two main reasons why the Cleveland is not as attractive as it was a while ago. The Cleveland is good against DDs (fast rate of fire and good HE damage), good against carriers (amazing AA, best at tier 6?), and pretty good against other cruisers at range 6-10km since it has good survivability (armor+hp). But against BBs you will pretty much always lose unless you find a nice island to hide behind and rain fire, like . Other cruisers can at least ditch out a lot of damage in close combat against BBs due to torps, but the Cleveland doesn't have any. So basically never engage BBs alone and try to target any other ship class. Tipps: It is hard to hit at max range 14.7 km since shells are in the air very long. Get to 6-10 km, this is the bliss point. Closer you may get torped, farther you are more likely to miss. you see how you can best enemy cruisers with AP.

Well, if I go missing you know what happened...:X

Something I didn't know until recently, you win domination not only once you hit 1000 points, but also if the enemy hits 0 points or less (because their ships were sunk). Thus, we managed to get a 5:47 min victory: [edited] Inappropriate image at start of video What were your fastest victories (or defeats)?

Pics or it didn't happen.

Hallo Karl, vielen Dank! Means a lot!