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Never (TM) allegedly the game is a healthy game, nothing to see here...

IDK what vertical dispersion she has but shots are landing way more consistent damage then say Iowa manages...

Yes Hipper/Eugen, BTW I dont find IFHE mandatory either actually I prefer to keep the fire chance

Well she burns as much as any other BB really, no difference there, only thing is she only has 5 DCP-s but that holds true for the entire line from Suvorov up until Kremlin and all premiums as well, nothing new... Btw I used to run only the module in slot 4 without the BOS some time ago and had no special issues with RU BBs either, however the tanking build does help to stay afloat a bit longer if you want to play aggressive and/or engage multiple opponents, FP is mandatory ofc

Same as Kremlin and Soyuz, 60 mm deck and standard limited charges of DCP, hence the double duration reduction + fire prevention or in other words standard tank build

Sure - Main battery durabilty, DCP, main battery dispersion, burn/flood reduction, stealth and main battery range Captain us 19 pt Znamensky with PM-HA/EM-BOS/SI-CE/FP

Well for better or worse, a game I just played... Btw @steveraptor once again

Maybe he should try shooting stuff CLs are supposed to shoot instead of dreadnoughts?

Oh yeah for cruisers and bbs its much nicer to get sh*t on by the CV

Well if you consider a splintered wooden club covered in ground glass and barbed wire inserted into your bodily cavities being fun, then yes, yes she is... Otherwise, not so much, this ship puts the word GLASS (yes that is deliberately bold, capital and underlined) into glass cannon... Dont get me wrong its T9 guns but on a T4/5 hull, gun alpha is wicked however return shot is likely to erase you

I am not either, IDK what version of geography they are teaching across the pond but on this side of it we consider Russia an European country

No its not

You Sir are a cheeky fellow!

@OP As if thats not every Ranked season so far

Well yea unless you are say at one cap and get free broadsides at the other side but you are just short of range to punish them...

That changes things a bit though, crappy range is one of Soyuzes really weak points

She does have better range it seems, no sorry strike that Unless she can actually slot the GFCSM2

alas for WG I have a better pair behind me on the bed...

And this is true for several ships and also something many fail to consider, sometimes the holy spreadsheet doesnt tell the whole story either and WG just remains blind to anything that doesnt fit their premade decision...

I would have to go with T4 - Isokaze and Clemson can be quite fun, sometimes St.Louis can be entertaining but in very small doses, however I rarely play below T6 at regular basis

Keep in mind that if you go for some premiums and get some stuff your mileage may vary, for instance if you get Shinonome (she is the price in the second permanent campaign) you dont need Fubuki, If you get Kamikaze you might forego keeping Minekaze, ARP premiums (you mentioned anime captains) have 4 Kongo sisters and 4 Myoko sisters and some of those are bound to be available again in one form or the other, for Myoko there is also the "Eastern dragon" that might pop up in shop from time to time, IDK if they ll ever bring back ARP Takao or Harekaze but if they do they might suit your needs as well... BTW you have Yammamoto as a prize in one of the permanent campaigns, so far only real unique cap for IJN line (with special perks) very good for BBs

Well lets go through a list of possible IJN silver keepers IMO... T4 - Isokaze T5 - Kongo, Furutaka, Minekaze T6 - Fuso, Fubuki, Ruyo T7 - Shiratsuyu T8 - Amagi, Mogami, Akizuki T9 - Yugumo, Kitekaze T10 - All - Yamato, Zao, Hakuryu, Shimakaze, Haragumo That would be 18 I think

My point is its a blood grindfest

They say picture is worth a thousand words... Now I finished last season at R8 and started this at R12 i think... 3 matches to get from R12 to R10 12 battles later I am at R9 with no stars, note the overall WR, hardly a number to sneer on, I actuall have one win and one loss here after I reached R9 but overall the numbers are not really changed by that... Thats "Ranked" for ya guys - 10 games at 70+ WR to get one rank increase...

1. Try to chat them to sense 2. Failing the previous - farm damage and try to save star 3. Ultimate solution - dont play rank, better for mental health anyhow