USS SIMS: Upgrades

[__Helmut_Kohl__]

Hey,

 

Which Upgrades do you guys have on your Sims and why?

 

Can't decide between Gun Fire Control System Mod 1 (Accuracy) and Main Battery Mod 2 (DPM).

 

Other than that I got

-Propulsion Mod 1

-Steering Gears Mod 2

-Torpedo Tubes Mod 1

 

[azakow]

What is you main dmg dealing weapon?

Right the torps, hence torp enhancements all the way.

Second most important is agility, hence stearing gears.

 

[dennez]

What is you main dmg dealing weapon?

Right the torps, hence torp enhancements all the way.

Second most important is agility, hence stearing gears.

 

 

Havent played my Sims too much, but i was under the assumption the most important dmg dealer are it's main guns. So i'd go for a DPM increase.. Torps are secondary on this DD imo.

 

[W4lt3r]

I'd say gun upgrade over torpedoes. The range on the torpedoes is only 6km, which makes it fairly risky to use them offensively.. most of the time I use my torpedoes in defensive fight or then in an ambush.

[dan_can]

Yeah, enhance it main guns instead of the torps.

 

As of now it is one of the best anti-DD ship in the game, it's outstanding maneuverability, turret traverse and RoF makes it a very good skirmisher to keep enemy DDs away from your capital ships.

 

Have only tested the Sims in a couple of matches, but it is fairly close to the Mahan, so  you should have decent games if your familar with the USN DD playstyle.

 

For all you think about getting it I would suggest to play the USN DD line up to T6/7 first, as the Sims is not suited for beginners.

[Celandri]

sims is more of a harrasser ship than a pure DD, so guns upgrades is better,

[Aldramelech]

Yep, as with most yanks it's all about the guns.

[__Helmut_Kohl__]

If that Torp Upgrade would actually add firepower (like Reload or Firing Angle) yes, but repair time and aiming speed is not worth it for me. 

 

Rather take those nice Gun Upgrades there. 

 

 

[DBaron]

Instead of Steering Gears Mod 2, I took the Propulsion mod, I found steering well enough already, but in zigzagging you loose speed so I found it more helpful to reach max speed again 20% faster.

 

[Xevious_Red]

Agreed on the propulsion mod. Also useful for when you slow down to a near stop to set up an ambush then need to accelerate back up to full speed afterwards

[tw53]

but simms is a premium ship so How is it upgradeable ?

[Xevious_Red]

but simms is a premium ship so How is it upgradeable ?

 

you can still put the extra modules on it. Beed to be rank 6 IIRC before those become available

[tw53]

Thx, but will you lose them when it goes OBT?

[Xevious_Red]

You'll lose the extra modules and the captain yeah. At the start of OBT you'll have a completely fresh Simms

[tw53]

Ill wait till OBT then

[__Helmut_Kohl__]

Propulsion Mod description says that "the engine" reaches maximum 20% faster. 

If that's correct, it does not help with zigzagging. 

Steering Mod definitely helps there. 

[Xevious_Red]

Ill wait till OBT then

 

Up to you, all money and xp gets reset for OBT anyway so unless youre struggling for silver then might as well try them out. ATM I think i have about 3mil silver since the CBT appears to have increased earnings

 

Propulsion Mod description says that "the engine" reaches maximum 20% faster. 

If that's correct, it does not help with zigzagging. 

Steering Mod definitely helps there. 

 

The steering mod changes how fast the rudder shifts, i.e time between you pressing Q and the rudder being at maximum. This does therefore make you turn faster.

 

However, whenever you turn you lose speed, so the propulsion mod gets you up to speed faster, meaning you bleed less speed when zigzagging.

 

One makes you slightly turn faster, one makes you accelerate after the turn slightly faster

[azakow]

To all commanders that prefer Gun improvements:

 

Q1) What is your guns fighting distance when using guns?

A1) Mine is 1-7km maximum. Which is also a distance to use the torps.

 

Q2) What is the most important when fighting?

A2) Do not get hit! So agility is the way to go.

 

[DBaron]

To all commanders that prefer Gun improvements:

 

Q1) What is your guns fighting distance when using guns?

A1) Mine is 1-7km maximum. Which is also a distance to use the torps.

 

Q2) What is the most important when fighting?

A2) Do not get hit! So agility is the way to go.

 

 

Actually I use the Sims guns at max range if possible, so 11.x km

[__Helmut_Kohl__]

The Engine itself always stays at 100% when zigzagging.

 

 

[dan_can]

 Which Upgrades do you guys have on your Sims and why?

 

Given what I saw so far by Sims drivers, the MK I Eyeball & Mk II Brain might be some of the choices.

 

Well rudder responsiveness is already great, so I would ratgher advise to enhance it main guns , damage control team and acceleration.

[Xevious_Red]

The Engine itself always stays at 100% when zigzagging.

 

 

thats a fair point i'd taken it at +20% accelerating, but it may well be +20% acceleration only when changing from low speed settings to higher ones. Still useful for times when you're using low speeds to hide and ambush then accelerate away but less useful if you just leave it on full speed permantly

[mtm78]

 

Actually I use the Sims guns at max range if possible, so 11.x km

 

Nothing like peppering a BB which can't even spot you xD

[Celandri]

To all commanders that prefer Gun improvements:

 

Q1) What is your guns fighting distance when using guns?

A1) Mine is 1-7km maximum. Which is also a distance to use the torps.

 

Q2) What is the most important when fighting?

A2) Do not get hit! So agility is the way to go.

 

 

A1 = trying to stay at max range 11km so you cant be detected by a battleship and harass him with anything goes, he, ap buckets of water

 

A2) the ship is pretty agile already, but it bleeds speed faster than a donkey if you go super-crazy on the running around part. so im using the speedup to evade the fast cruisers that wana eat you for breakfast

[DBaron]

 

thats a fair point i'd taken it at +20% accelerating, but it may well be +20% acceleration only when changing from low speed settings to higher ones. Still useful for times when you're using low speeds to hide and ambush then accelerate away but less useful if you just leave it on full speed permantly

 

I never do hard turns on full speed, someone wanted to actually test it so I dont know for sure, but if you look at a turn at full speed and at 3/4 turn you will notice way more "sliding" at full speed which, atleast with Mk I eyeball, seems to have a larger turn radius. Now keeping that in mind, 3/4 on the Sims brings you below 30kts, increasing the value of the 20% propulsion upgrade way more.