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I haven't experienced any drops missing, but then again, I only have the T6 so far (T8 coming...).

Might be - we agree on most stuff - the thing we do not agree on is WHY, probably. I think it is because they needed Hood as they had no other heavy ships able to reach that speed. They'd not have put Hood in drydock unless the managed to get rid of Bismarck AND Tirpitz, or until the KGV class was available. Meh, usually ships do not use top speed... but I think they are right when they say 'dire need'.

Like, if you dish out a 'paddling' you get colored smoke tracers, such stuff. Or (actually somewhat useful) if you ram an island you get twice reverse speed.

What should be done is cancel the "instant refill" from the squad above. So, one attacking plane gets shot down = one less torp (or whatever) fired.

Biggest problem, the playstyle. QE--> KGV: From a rather tanky barge with hard-hitting guns, you get a damage-sponge flamethrower. And then there's such a thing as captain re-training....

Muhahaa consistency, try KGV after Queen E.

Hood was really due for extensive refit in '36-'38 though, and didn't get it because the Brits had not other battleships as fast as 30kts. So they left Hood at sea, and refitted Renown. Too bad, but we'll never know what would have been the outcome. Aside from the armour she'd have gotten better fire controls. Plus a new bridge - would have looked sort of like this: http://www.hmshood.com/history/construct/repair42.htm Also: "... During her 1939 Special Large Repair, the engines could still attain 144,000hp with a screw rotation of 197.6 rpm. By 1941 however, once more in dire need of an overhaul, Hood could only manage about 28.8 knots / 53.3 km/h". Source: http://www.hmshood.com/hoodtoday/2001expedition/index.htm

Hot damn, I already speak Dutch, English, German, French, Spanish and Italian - Japanese is just too much! Maybe it is because I never had Japanese GF when I was younger. Ah well... can't have them all I guess.

I know that... but if I do not push, then it means nobody does. And then we all end up in square A1 on the map.

This one even better....

Maybe they should make dispesion VERY much more trollish > 20km. So at over 20km, well yeah you'd hit ONE shell, but that's all. The main problem is how you cannot get away from cruisers and that is why BBS stay away that far. If you happen to run in to a crossfire, then you are dead-by-HE-DPM-spam. So first a few cruisers need to be sniped. That problem is not just KuFu related though... but KuFu can't hit a thing at distance. So it HAS TO go in.

Yes they fire quickly indeed. Manage to shoot one half to death though, from behind an island - and he could not hit me. We killed him with 2 cruisers in crossfire.. If he'd been a Currywurst I'd have been bleeding HP like nuts. The French BBs are quite fragile, especially in a crossfire. I think they are better in randoms. I'd not rate them much higher than KuFu, but maybe that is because I'm not that good. That also means I'm not meeting very good players, either, since CB is rank-rated. Ah well, none of those cruisers can, really. If you have to turn you better do it behind an island or you're dead. Also the first one to discover Currywurst is usually dead unless it's a DD. Currywurst just keeps on coming at you.

I can see it happening....

Heh. Note that we don't play that high up (OK we suck) , probably very different in unicum league. What happens in CB usually is a lot of camping, sometimes we win without shooting anything. Maybe one or two die - and that Currywurst is a damn great steamroller. Also - no CVs in CB.

I do not have those.... Usually what I do in randoms is pretend I am a cruiser and go in with the DDs, blap something and then make myself scarce. Does that work in CB? Because the BB is as fast as /faster than the cruisers? Yes it is hit and run, I know. Or spam at distance (booooring). What is CD? It will take me a loooong while to get Montana... also a loooooong while for Currywurst. The difference is clear though, I'd rather be close to a Montana and far away from a Currywurst.

Seems to me being dead or extremely dead is not a lot of difference. At least the difference is meaningless compared to 'alive' and 'barely alive'....

I think you are kinda right, not 100% sure yet as I do not yet have T8/T10 CVs. However I d have T8 ships. I play ships and CV and I;m quiet average in both. So: I think T8 CVs are sort of OP in T8 games. Much more so than T6 CVs in T6 games. Because the game-power (? is that a word) rises sharply with tiers. T8 CVs seems to be able to still do stuff in T9 games and not totally worthless in T10. T6 CVS are ~OK-ish in T6 games, hard in T7 games and worthless/laughable in T8 games. T6 ships vs T6 CVs, wll OK, they are a nuisance, but so are other ships (all of them). If you have a BB or CL with some decent AA, you're OK. Not safe, but OK. If yu have a T5 ship vs T6 CVm unless it is Texas, well... trouble. But not insta-lethal. In a T7 BB/CL vs T6CV... you sort of shrug. In T8 BB/CL vs T6 CV, well... LOL.... T6 ship vs T8 CV... grab your ankles and kiss your butt goodbye, unless you have special AA. Even then, you're in deep... T7 ship vs T8 CV, only 'survivable' if there are lots of other prey and you are the least desirable (good AA)... else... byebye... T8 ship VS T8 CV, sort of 'make sure you have the AA specced or else'. T9 ship vs T8 CV, could work unless you have 2 CVs/side or bad AA. T10 ship vs T8 CV, still the thing is a danger.... T10 CV vs anything ---> just be glad it is not @El2aZeR and try to farm quickly... while you still live, and while the CV hasn't killed all the reds yet. T8 ship vs T10 CV:

It's still insane in quite a number of ways though.

Yes it is. Probably seems you catch more fie than t others, because the others are sailing non-German BBs. The chance of CATCHING fire is same per tier, the chance of DEALING is not (depends om shell x flags x captain skil etc). Therefore... may seem YOU are constantly on fire. But in reality, it is OTHERS dishing out more fire. https://wiki.wargaming.net/en/Ship:Fire#Fire_Chance You can get some off by using BoS or flags or other stuff, but basically 'same for all' (and another thing why getting uptiered just sucks heaps). Even so, you'll not win a burn-contest vs a T7 Hood when in a T8 Bismarck, but not because Hood burns less good. I'll be sure to mention it to the clan... and make sure I'll grab myself a Republique or Bourgogne. Though last battle I shot one half dead in a rental Moskva. ...maybe they'll let me have a go in Conqkek too. I'll probably suck less than in a rental Moskva or whatever. OT: Seriously I'd like to know how to play Conqueror in CB. Any tips? I know from 1vs1 a Currywurst eats Conqueror alive, without any trouble. Once spotted, he just stick onto your tail and burns you down. In randoms, not so much a problem - I burn him from distance, then deliver the 'mercy blow' later. By the time he ever manages to put his guns on me, he'll be 50% health. The current meta is indeed the problem. The main gimmick of Currywurst is 'Oh crap I am too close', and no chance of that happening now. There's the problem,. In current meta, Currywurst is never undetected - and there's somebody at a broadside, always. Unless you park it at A1... but then you'll certainly not hit anything (and if it would be possible it is just another Conqueror/Yamato).

The only thing it MIGHT need is a bit of more HP. As in current meta it is kinda vulnerable to planes. It's an awesome ship though, never get near it < 11km. Also it is great for CB.

PEF depends on the player. There's a fine line how good you need to be to make use of it. I see many more potatoes playing it, and then it is really really bad. I'd take Arizona over it any day. Same as West Virginia, can be good but usually... I think the better players use those ships, or they'd be bottom of the pile. Therefore I wouldn't want either of them...

A port like this would suit me fine... Also I'm sure this would do OK , too...

I'd sail an Oprah, man that must be an invincible mothership, look at those torpedo bulges. I'm also curious about the SS Bundy, what will they make of that? And for the Brits, please bring on HMS Black Knight.