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In my opinion it's just implemented in a terrible way. Yes I know how CV's work but this isn't a CV and while I can understand if the plane took off and was in the air and was spotted, having it immediately spotted before it's even left the catapult is just poor. It's almost like a DD being spotted if it moves and uses it's torp launcher.

??? Did you even look at the screenshots above? The Kearsarge has more planes in a squadron, more hit points, and more rockets in a payload so what makes you think the Halford's are better? All they did was take Kearsarge planes and nerf them a bit.

I just showed you an example in the screen shot from a battle today. I did that on purpose as an example. When you are sailing around there is no plane on the catapult but the moment you activate it there is a little sequence before the plane launches. When you activate the plane it magically appears on the catapult and the concealment range switches over to the plane while it sits there, you then have to wait for the catapult to swivel then it releases the plane all the while it is spotted the whole time. You know the ship is just underneath the plane as it's going through the launch animation. Ever had your DD lit up by radar followed a second or two later by a volley from several ships? Will this happen all the time? No I don't think so but you are a lot more vulnerable than a hybrid BB. This is why I said it's better to use smoke, find an island as cover, or move away. Also the planes are not worth losing a group of torps, concealment, and an a gun. My opinion they should have given the Halford the Kearsarge Planes and they would make up for the loss in my opinion. Halford Planes: Kearsarge Planes:

Here is a screenshot in Asymmetrical Battles where I have just pressed the button to release the plane and as you can see the plane is spotted immediately by the HAWKE before the catapult can swivel and release the plane. Now those are bots obviously but tell me if any player that has half a brain wouldn't start shooting the moment that plane appears. Now here the island is about to block me from view but had that island not been there or other ships would have had more of an open target can you honestly say I would rarely have been hit with blind fire?

Wow what a way to twist and leave out information just to try and be cute instead of constructive.

Basically the Halford is a ship with gimmicks but not much use.

You are missing a gun and a launcher so they could at least speed up what you do have.

I also try and take advantage of the small delay in when the planes are attacking to switch back to my ship if I'm smoked up and use my guns or torps again if I'm smoked up and the ships in front went dark.

The way to buff this ship to actually make it any good would be to speed up the torp reload time and the reload of the guns.

You are only really an asset if there is no CV's and certain other situations but that's about it. The ship needs a buff because there is no real reason to play it.

I never said smoking up just to launch your planes. You are still a DD so using snoke is what you do. I was saying you use your smoke in conjunction with your planes, guns and torps. Because this ship isn't really good at anything you need to maximise all of your tools. You don't want to sit back and just use your planes to attack ships that are far away. You're better off with quick strikes and getting back control of your ship.

Exactly!

Got it as well but would gladly exchange it for the Georgia.

This is my whole point. You don't really bring anything to the game that one of the hybrid BB's can't do better. At least the hybrid BB's can still be useful as a BB more than the Halford a DD.

Just so we are clear here and no other mistakes on your part are made. I don't tolerate this "Don't you know who I am" attitude and never will. Not sure what sort of royal treatment you may get from other posters here but not from me. I will gladly argue with you over things and have a good conversation but when that rubbish hits the scene then you might as well just head off because I don't care who you are.

Sorry didn't see you played the ship. Doesn't matter anyway as I disagree with you. You should know as a DD player you need to be close to the action to still perform your duties. Not sure about you but most people playing crusiers and other DD's have their guns waiting and the moment something catches their eye they fire at it. Having played the Halford you should know it takes a long time to launch the plane which is plenty of time for you to take some hits. You are best firing torps, smoking up, doing a quick aerial attack, then using your guns as long as you can see.

The only problem with keeping your ship moving is you need to plan your route because while the Fletcher class is a bit slow, it's still faster than the other hybrids not to mention your lower health and standard armour.

I'll be honest here. It sounds to me like you don't own the ship and are doing a bit of guest work. Let me break down your points. 1: Doesn't matter if it's a whole ship or an invisible ship with a visible plane on top you are still essentially spotted and people will shoot you as I have learned. 2: Moving while flying your planes is just stupid unless you are moving away. 3: You seem to think everyone will always looking in the opposite direction with their guns. 4: People don't need lock on aim to hit you so that's a poor excuse to use. I highly suggest you go and get the ship because like I said a lot of guess work here.

What's the difference between a ship appearing or a plane? So if I don't use smoke then I need to go and find an island close by to hide behind because I don't want to go too far and it take me ages to get back because the ship is very slow. I still want to do my job as a DD not to mention you don't want to be flying for long because your DD will be vulnerable.

Thing is the plane doesn't take off straight away as the catapult has to turn and then the plane launches. You are better off smoking up and launching your planes or you need to go and find somewhere to hide then launch your planes.

Your plane is literally spotted while on the catapult so while your ship may not be visible any potato knows exactly where you are. I should know as I got blasted when I used them.

Not sure where you get that from. Do you own a Halford?

The point I was trying to make was a DD by nature is supposed to be stealthy but when your main gimmick can get you spotted straight away unless you are smoked up then it just becomes counterproductive.

If you are concealed say 8km away from the nearest ship, as soon as I activate my planes I get the exclamation point showing I'm spotted before the catapult even swings to launch the plane.

I've tried to keep silent in the background and stay away from the forums but lately I just can't help myself because I see on these official WG streams how they try and portray themselves as some "cool" company that has great people working for them and while the great people working for them maybe true the company as a whole are just out and out petty. God forbid you introduce a temporary game mode that allows people to grind some credits and base XP for their ships. I mean if it wasn't for your community of paying customers YOU AS A COMPANY WOULD NOT EXIST. There will get to a point where people will just move away from this genre of games and find their interests elsewhere. You can only milk that cow for long until it stops giving you milk. Seriously 25% reduction in credits and base XP and you people have the neck to introduce more and more ways to sell people early access to tech tree ships, loot boxes, multiple different currencies which are purchased using real money which are then used to gamble for something. I really do enjoy this game but I think maybe it's time I closed my wallet for a while and maybe even for good. I have enough premium ships and there are ways to gain others simply by playing even though it may take ages. Congratz Wargaming you may have another Free 2 Play player in the making. Well done!