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I have never seen that happening. I doubt if it is a game feature, maybe something going wrong on your hardware? Hope not.

While I support the thing that 2 (or more...) CVs are a curse, I think you really do not understand the true mening of "grind". But sounds like your patience is already reduced to dust. You will get the idea sooner or later, probably.

Indeed, sort of. I know I could look for 13 more dudes but would I find them? If WG made a "training room" thingy, it could function in future CB as well. Now that more and more Operations get cancelled, it is difficult to get a bunch together. I think Clans would do this thing though. I know lots of them want to practice, but can't seem to do it. If WG does it then you can get random assistance (if needed) like on operations. And... no MM required, just 7 ships, TX, 1BB/1CV and that's it. MM would not have to search for DD matching DD or whatever. Will not be happening in CB either! Suggestion: maybe an X-number of "battles won" would give a free captain re-skill? That way there would be an incentive, too. Or maybe give practice-points or whatever, or a "CB season" flag?

@Excavatus @MrConway How about a special-mode-trainingroom, where you can enter with whatever division - for next CB? One team gets the CV, other team gets the BB, sort of like that. But more like randoms. So, you get one BB in a team, or one CV - rest is cruisers/DDs and "unbalanced". Say you could get 1CV and 6DD vs 1BB and 6 CL. Just to practise. Random maps. But you could also enter with a division of 7. Would keep people busy (while stuck inside), might be quite popular.

Seems to me they are getting smarter on avoiding rockets. I'm always kinda smug when I have killed a DD with torps, dunno why. Maybe the supreme abuse does it, extra salt, something like that. Best moment when I dumped HE-carpetbombs on a DD in smoke, after already giving him a torp. He was going beserk in chat including wishing all kinds of disease on me and family and everyone else. Then he used his main guns in smoke. Torped him first. Then HE-carpet, BLAP. Felt soooo good.

Yes is. I'd not advise AP bombs on DDs... but if you have to! Reset cap still works, too. But HE-bombs and torps, hell yeah. I always LIKE to use torps on DDs. Usually two torps will do, and consistent, yes - because when they smoke up, you know where they'll be. And they will not see it coming. Almost guaranteed hit. ..but RN/US torpedoes you do not have to take a long run, and when he is in smoke and you have torps you know he is a bit dumbass anyway. Because he'd be hard to hit and can avoid torps, so you already know, this one has just seen planes and did not pay attention to what you were bringing. Also, with CV like Kaga you can make good local cap/smoke torpsoup.

This changes randomly. Depending on what it is, they'll be harder or whatever. Like, on BBs it is harder to score ribbons. Unless you have a Kürfurst with mega-secondaries. The problem comes when the other clan has such a ship and your clan does not. You will be matched up against clans with a similar score/playerbase. Achievements will get you oil for your clan-base. If you win you get some extra oil, but even if you lose it's worth it. You do not have to do anything extra except look what is "achievable". For example, if it is ribbons, I take (RN CV) Ark Royal. Go fort lots of small HE-bomb hits, and rockets on BBs. And for RN Cruiser you'll also get lots of hits (= ribbons). So take Minotaur. Do not take a heavy cruiser - that one you take when the requirement is damage or XP. The only thing, sometimes I have the feeling it is a "give me the worst MM" button. Especially when it is XP - then you'll need a win... and weekends... oh boy...

Can do though. yesterday I killed a DD with AP bombs from Shokek. I was going for the Derpitz, but saw him sneaking up on our BBs. Granted he had 120HP left... Same game I killed a Gaede with torps. Chased him until he smoked, then dropped... he ate TWO. Who needs rockets?

No they don't say much. In prevous versions CVs were quite effective though. You could bomb subs and rocket them and torp them. Last version they do not surface, so what happens then I don't know.

I hope I can whack 'em with Ar k Royal, will at least give the DDs a break.

@Blixies goodbye mate, I can see why. And yes there's reason. Hope to see ya in a different game then. We didn't get to meet often in WOWS! Thanks for the tips & GG...

Yesterday got Shokek, today un-moronised the captain and went for a game... Yup it is definately strong enough but well can't save these potatoes. I even spotted the enemy Zeppy for them (they wanted to snipe him...). Well, must be said, they did kill him. Decided to be a nutter too and capped C. Meh. Still no win. But... it's not spaded yet. Kaga still better. But I need to get used to the new toy.

Yes regarding the rockets and HE-bombs Midway is a bit similar but stronger. Torps require even more aiming though. But the FAT rockets... have to be seen to be believed. I haven't many battles in in either, it just generates that much XP with those citadels. I suppose Hakuryu will not take me long to grind... Shokek doing fine. I'd say it is stronger than Lexi, haven't fully spaded it yet though. (*still not strong enough to save this game though, and I even capped, and was capping the second CP...). I sunk a Kutuzov, and almost two more cruisers, whacked Akizuki (but he lived, man he was good) and harvested some BBs. Nothing extra-special but good, I think.

If you keep an eye out on which BB used DCP, you might get more damage. But... here's the thing: get a few div-mates, they'll keep you posted. THAT way you can deliver massive damage - AND they can finish them off, if needed. Lexi is MUCH stronger than Shokek when in a division. Yes, that IS the problem. you'll be shipping plenty sheep to RNGesus. Yup. The problem is, you cannot reliably kill stuff except DDs. Maybe cruisers. I'm over 70 with Ryujo, because of the AP bombs. You see a (large) threat, you can delete it. Makes wins. You already summed it up though. There's a trade-off. Yes the torps will get faster. The thing is, they have "activation timer". As a consequence, the distance they need to be in the water before they activate gets longer. I usually drop them on broadside parked targets. Come up unseen (and not get AA...) and drop because they are just a bit TOO far from the island. Or drop them really close... when you have faster torps, they do not activate. I'm gonna grind Hakuryu because for next CB. I dunno which is better (do you have it?). Midway should do better because of team-coordination, then again, whacking a few AP bombs on a cruiser... hmmm... On Midway I use TiTs rockets, whacking cruisers for 10+K in one go. He bombs work fine as well. It's not THAT good on Dds though - we'll see if the IJN is better. Happy hunting!

Valid reason to whack on DD, check. Not the much-wanted result, check. Concluded: did not attack DDs except when needed, check. Well done. It doesn't get any better. Yeah that's why you drop- a fighter (but only if "worth it"). But: was it worth it? Yes that is the case. And you also have found the main problem. HE is nice but no carry possibility. Depends on your preference. I do not run it, because, indeed as you say. I drop them close on cruisers/BBs that are just not quite close enough to islands. And on DDs that smoke up... and cross-torp CL/BB. Really depends on your playstyle. Or maybe I should say, favourite way of harvesting.... I have it on the torpedoes. The thing with torps is, they deal ALPHA damage that cannot be mitigated. (and the occasional flood...). Yes bombs do too, but they depend more on fire (RNGesus). And not only that, they also depend on OTHER PEOPLES RNGesus. Like, you set one fire, BB leaves it burn = good. Along comes Smolly and sets second fire, BB uses damcon. Dammit there goes your damage. Then Smolly sets 3 perma-fires well no chance for you. Yes rockets do Alpha-damage too.... but well... you know already.

You forgot, 3 attacks if the player is dumb. As in: first attack when he was stationary behind island but spotted, second attack when planes turn around (then he is fleeing), last round with whatever CV has left over.

That's exactly the thing. I play mostly weekends, often THIS happens: I have Ark Royal, so I have a good oversight of what happens. Al DDs (our and theirs) are dead, and we have some (3) cruisers left and one BB and me. So 5 ships. Enemy has 4 ships, all bordersurfing BBs plus the CV. We have two caps, they have one, and the 4 reds have retreated. We are ahead on points, say 700 vs 500. & minutes left on the clock. You'd say this is a guaranteed win. Now what happens. The cruisers go YOLOOOO to get some more damage in. One gets blapped, while trying to cap that 3rd CP. Next. Next. We have just me and the BB.... Yes I'll score good damage (I'll be whacking he F outta those BBs for sure). Someday I'll break that 200k damage record in Ark Royal, but I don't wanna bet it's gonna be a win... But. Guess how that is gonna end.

Unless he got a fire...

Well, self-knowledge is the start of real wisdom, so... I always think I am Ok when I end up in the top half of my team as well. Checking stats though I see I am still around 50% (if I'm lucky). It just means I was above average of a whole load of numbskulls, yay!

Well, usually he fixes it 2 or 3 times, too.

It is... guess how many "It's Just A Fleshwound" thingies I got. Also, I am not very good AND the main mistake I make is keep trusting random teammates. So, a few of them go cap A (and put it in chat) and I park my cruiser sideways to a mountain... I defend our DD against incoming red DD use radar, go dakka on red cruiser (so I get spotted). DD dies and the rest of my "teammates" run... guess what... BLAP... Even as such, I made it to Moskva - didn't like Donskoi at all TBH.

Ah well. Maybe I'm savvy enough then.

Smart man there. I wasn't THAT savvy so I took flags as I don't want DDs. But... you'll be 'stuck with' the first one, then you re-take that one, get gold since you already have it? And then you re-do that, every time you get gold? Didn't think it would work, since it's not a premium ship?

With Lexi, you just drop a spotter.... uuhhhh I mean a fighter plane, buit on;ly if you want that DD dead - or see any other use in his deletion. Your teammates will shoot at him too (likely... not guaranteed) anjd as such you'll maybe not be te he one that kills him. 4k is not bad though. Lexi rockets aren't much better on average, as you found. THAT is why bombs are THE BEST, and why Yoshanai is right. Just not preferred - as not all of use have the skills. Should get better with practise. But on Lexi, I am sometimes doubting my choices. If you use TiTS yes they hit harder, IF they hit, and IF the target is "substancial" - a FATASS DD like the Russians wil do. But of course, when you picked the TiTS, all you get is IJN DDs... and they are the hardest to hit with bombs, too. I'd rather chase them, as when you shove the rockets up their behind, usually they'll turn and that makes for MORE hits. Best though is to get them broadside, granted it isn't easy, but well it shouldn't be. TiTS are better left for cruisers (very effective) and that is why bombs are better (if you can). Bombs als can dev-strike DDs. Two passes should be enough. Rockets rarely do. Yes it wins games to kill DDs. You should still strike DDs when you come across them. A half-whacked Dd is a one-shot-kill for a cruiser. If he meets one of YOUR DDs, it is better is he has 50% and yours has 100. On some moments, you must kill the DD. But it is not 100% YOUR task to kill all enemy DDs. And in some CVs, you can't do it unless you do nothing besides that. And even if you do - your team can still throw it. Grasp defeat from the jaws of victory. NOW THAT is something you can rectify with AP-bombs, if needed. You can still whack that BB that is killing all your idiot teammates, when they go for that 3rd cap even if there is a points lead and we already have two caps. BUT NOT with Lexi - there you need to "plan ahead" and groind down most opponents. Yes you'll need to keep an eye on the DDs but well - spot them and hope a cruiser takes care of them with two salvoes. Better he does it than you having to spend 5 minutes to finally get him. Here's the thing though, what would help more: A. kill the enemy DD that is capping; OR B. kill the (radar)cruiser that is trying to kill YOUR DD that is capping. Yes you can go around whacking all DDs. That way your teammates can go around damage farming all other ships. You can also screw all stuff that is a threat to your DDs. But. They just should do their jobs then. You will have lower WR in Lexi than in Shokaku - because you need the team to do their jobs. Have a look at my WR and guess which one has the higher alpha damage... (Shokaku isn't yet in...). Yes I already noticed that on Ryujo. Man those AP bombs don't leave something half-finished, eh. With Lexi, when you get a fire going even if it would kill that BB (or CL) then there's always someone who spots it... and finishes it before your fire does. Might als be because I do not focus DDs that much. 3DDs and 2CLs is easier than 5 BBs. Or perhaps not, with Shokaku.... I'll find out. The reason I finally grinded Shokek is because I want the T10. Soon we'll be in Clan Battles... I do have Midway. Just wanna see if Haku is better. Usually I play T6 CV (check my amount of Ark Royal games...), as I find the amount of hilarious stuff that happens there much more entertaining. Also I find the slow planes a challenge. Someday I'll nab that 200k damage record....

Ark Royal drops 3, but dammit that 3rd one is harder to get hits with than the 4 that get dropped by Kaga. I think the Brits borrowed seamines from the Yanks. Have even seen DDs outrun the damn fishes.