Migantium_Mashum

Left alone holding the western flank against: Bismarck, Pomern, Yoshino, Shimakaze and would you believe it later the enemy CV Hakuryu... First salvo of torpedoes off the bat and Pomern enjoys some Torpedo foreplay as does Yoshino... Within seconds of the strike Pomern is then ripped apart by the CV for his last 4k hp but the Yoshino manages to escape with 2k hp fleeing NW... Next reload, Mashum strike number 2, whilst keeping everything spotted Bismarck chews a Mashum Sandwich and pops for 77k... Amazingly the enemy CV then draws to the cap with Yoshino and the CV eats all but 2 torpedoes of a full strike and Yoshino just slows down enough to deny me a double strike... At that point I am still alone on the Western flank, still holding my own, but a careless mistake means I am detected by the enemy Shimakaze whilst hunting the Yoshino for an easy kill... I was unable to escape the full salvo from Shimakaze as well as the torpedoes from Yoshino.... so Mashum dies. Equipped with 8km @ 80 knot torpedoes.

I have taken my Shimakaze from 38% to 48% in a year. My DD stats are 57% combined and my overall combined WR for all is now 48% (Used to be 43%).. I started badly, really badly, and only thanks to forum members advice did I improve. I do actively hunt radar cruisers when it is safe and appropriate to do so. But, I do not attempt anything if there is a danger and if I cannot kill them I at least try to spot for my bigger allies to kill.

I actively hunt radar cruisers who park and I am extremely successful at killing them... there are plenty of people here who know that I am very successful when hunting them. If they're parked behind an Island I use the Island as cover and don't rush. I ensure that I am in such a position that even if they fire their radar they cannot touch me and more importantly nor can their allies.. A Cruiser sitting parked who knows a Shimakaze is near is more vulnerable to destruction by your team as they cannot watch everyone and have to be focused on the little DD opposite side of the island.. Shimakaze may not be a good DD for you to play but I have great success with mine. 80 knot torpedoes or even 85 knot don't miss if you know how to use them and once you've sank the radar cruisers... well the fun time really begins. Best kill ratio was 6.

So you've not once considered the one factor that puts Shimakaze about all other Tier X DD's, excluding Gearing with the LU, it's concealment and she is by far more agile than Halland @76 whereas Halland is 67. Shimakaze and her 5.6km concealment is nothing to be sniffed at so why stop at 12km torpedoes, unless you haven't bothered to learn any radar and Hydro capabilities or bothered to learn how to play her? Shimakaze has 8km @ 80 knot torpedoes that reload @ 111 seconds.... You can even mount 6.4km @ 85 knots if you're braver. Hallands average torpedo damage is 6k and I have mine set to 12km @ 95 knots... As a DD main I actually prefer my Shimakaze to my Halland... If you know how to play Shimakaze she is lethal. (But, you've got to take the time and effort to learn how to play her.)

Z-46 is a good DD also and with a torpedo reload of 76.5 seconds that isn't too shabby at all (10km @ 70knots). The 14,400 maximum torpedo damage is nothing to be sniffed at either. With 5.9km concealment you can get in close and sting... Put SE on her and you have 23,000 hp.

The OP will learn how to torpedo in Coop far quicker than in random.... The OP will learn firing angles and deflection shooting far quicker in Coop than in random.... I used Coop to learn how to use my torpedoes which are 6.4km @ 85 knots on my Shimakaze and transferred it successfully to random gameplay.. It's all down to how much effort you're willing to invest.....

As a DD main I love my Shima. 1. Learn radar and hydro capabilities of your enemies. 2. Repeat lesson 1. 3. Learn how to fire torpedoes, the greater the distance the greater the chance of a miss. 3a. The Grey target indicator is only a guide. 4. Make sure that you have the maximum concealment. CE in skills, CE in upgrades. 5. Ensure your mini map is large enough to see and use it. The mini map gives a DD a great advantage... 6. Don't rush, don't go into a situation you're not sure of and above all know how you'll escape if you need to. 7. AA always off even in smoke, don't sit in smoke and keep moving. 20km Torpedoes are a waste of time...

As a DD main, I'll F5, if I get no response I'll type "No support, No caps" or "Spotting" if that fails I leave them to it with one message: "Don't fall off the edge." Isolated and alone they do attract enemy DD's which can actually benefit the team members who want to play because the enemy DD is distracted.

I regularly got to Scotland, Irvine, Kilmarnock, Fort William, Edinburgh.... don't know about the 'F' word but I do know they like to say ' A Canee ' especially if you ask them to do something

I know it's only a Co-op battle but at 8 minutes, with only one secured cap out of three, it is Mashum against four.... then three, then two and finally one....

I agree that they should be reported but never take the insults personally... the guys throwing the insults are usually pre-pubescents who amount to nothing in the real world.

By reacting you feed the Troll, by ignoring the Troll doesn't get their fix. Far bigger things in the world to worry about in my opinion than a few course words. Sticks and Stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me.

I have just logged in from yesterday at 0523 GMT to find nothing has reset and my reward line is where I was when I logged off last night. Someone not told the Hamster?

But, they'd have to know you, to know where you live to carry it out surely? How would they gain that from a game.... When they get personal thicken your skin accordingly.

My Sons do call me the Tech Dinosaur.... so go on just put the boot in...lolz

Thank you guys, I have always thought the reset was 0200 GMT.... and I have been playing for years.... Oh well...

I have a 9 day chat ban to serve... all because a useless division of premium ships threw a victory by retreating as a whole to the border after I had sunk 4 ships and secured two of three caps... after doing so much work to secure the win to have it fold like that and then to lose the game... Well, as I said 9 day ban for Mashum.

I tried to persuade WG to give Shimakaze TRB.... they said no.

I bet those poor Seal Pups never knew what hit them

There is an in game and port graphics problem since 9.7... For me the game stutters, or freezes for a second and in port I have noticed when collecting reward crates as the arm swings in the crate it's like the arm has DT's... I run no Mods whatsoever and have repeatedly tried to tweak graphics settings but the problem remains. It's annoying more than problematic.

I agree entirely +1 WG removed the cost for Consumables so why not for Captain respec or a single cost per skill say for example no more than 10 elite commander xp per point changed. Wouldn't be a bad idea do you not think? @MrConway @Excavatus

That's it just burst the bubble.... sometimes I despair....

I love the enthusiasm... nice to see after so many battles. I have Thunderer too and I say don't neglect her AP as I have devastated Cruisers with it...

Dusting off a years worth of Cobwebs I took her out with a level 6 Captain. As you can see she didn't let me down and here's me a DD main...