[SPWAR] Minos_of_Creta Players 259 posts 9,638 battles Report post #1 Posted January 7, 2019 I take Warspite from SC parcels. I go to play now and I see that armor penetration of HE is 63mm! Is a bag or reality? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[TTTX] Tyrendian89 [TTTX] Players 4,608 posts 8,081 battles Report post #2 Posted January 7, 2019 63.33333 to be exact - 380/6. So yes, correct. The Grand Old Lady comes from a day and age where Royal Navy Battleships weren't stupid didnt get improved HE pen yet. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[CORNG] belalugosisdead Players 907 posts 18,065 battles Report post #3 Posted January 7, 2019 Most ships have Caliber: 6 = Penetration. So nothing special to me.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[THESO] MrWastee [THESO] Players 2,279 posts 22,119 battles Report post #4 Posted January 7, 2019 warspite, hood: "ap-boats" everything else in higher tiers brit bb line: "he-boats" thumbrule 4 me wrx just fine ...even more when u can convince the opponent that u gonna spam one ammotype, so they might get uncautious and let u taste that sweet broad from a silverplate ;). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SPWAR] Minos_of_Creta Players 259 posts 9,638 battles Report post #5 Posted January 7, 2019 So, is another peculiarity of a premium ship. As a new BB player I cant say if it is good or bad. I still play BBs and Cruisers in Coop!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[NWP] DFens_666 Players 7,807 posts 8,273 battles Report post #6 Posted January 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, Minos_of_Creta said: So, is another peculiarity of a premium ship. Actually it doesnt really matter. Queen Elizabeth has the same guns and you are better of using AP in her aswell, despite having better HE penetration. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[THESO] MrWastee [THESO] Players 2,279 posts 22,119 battles Report post #7 Posted January 7, 2019 1 minute ago, Minos_of_Creta said: So, is another peculiarity of a premium ship. As a new BB player I cant say if it is good or bad. I still play BBs and Cruisers in Coop!!! it rather became so when the brit bb's were chosen to be the bb firestarterline. warspite been there before, just as hood as well i think (that one rather close to introduction of line). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panocek Players 8,802 posts 10,158 battles Report post #8 Posted January 7, 2019 23 minutes ago, Tyrendian89 said: 63.33333 to be exact - 380/6. So yes, correct. The Grand Old Lady comes from a day and age where Royal Navy Battleships weren't stupid didnt get improved HE pen yet. Also she doesn't have shortened fuse time, so she is more likely to citadel BBs (if available in first place) and overpen broadside cruisers up close. Just now, MrWastee said: it rather became so when the brit bb's were chosen to be the bb firestarterline. warspite been there before, just as hood as well i think (that one rather close to introduction of line). Hood AFAIK gets USN ricochet angles instead HE pen. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[T-N-T] Sigimundus Weekend Tester, Players, In AlfaTesters 5,233 posts 11,351 battles Report post #9 Posted January 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, Tyrendian89 said: age where Royal Navy Battleships weren't stupid didnt get improved HE pen yet. Good old (or ancient) era of superdreadnoughts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BONUS] Bellegar Beta Tester 1,390 posts Report post #10 Posted January 7, 2019 24 minutes ago, Tyrendian89 said: 63.33333 to be exact - 380/6. So yes, correct. The Grand Old Lady comes from a day and age where Royal Navy Battleships weren't stupid didnt get improved HE pen yet. Aaah yes, the days that nobody really knew what the was going on. The days that the US BB line didn't exist and we all thought Warspite had stupidly short range Good times, those good old days Edit: Omg look at this Jingles video from when Warspite was released! Just look at the state of the game at that time Nostalgia everywhere 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[NSVE] iFax Players 340 posts 10,882 battles Report post #11 Posted January 7, 2019 50 minutes ago, Tyrendian89 said: 63.33333 to be exact - 380/6. So yes, correct. The Grand Old Lady comes from a day and age where Royal Navy Battleships weren't stupid didnt get improved HE pen yet. Actually WG has conned the us as 15" guns are 381mm not 380mm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[TTTX] Tyrendian89 [TTTX] Players 4,608 posts 8,081 battles Report post #12 Posted January 7, 2019 Just now, iFax said: Actually WG has conned the us as 15" guns are 381mm not 380mm. that was just me being a derp - and doesnt make a shred of difference for the HE pen anyway considering the lack of specifically 64mm thick armour plates... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[ADRIA] wilkatis_LV [ADRIA] Players 4,945 posts 8,226 battles Report post #13 Posted January 7, 2019 56 minutes ago, Tyrendian89 said: and doesnt make a shred of difference for the HE pen anyway Practically it doesn't because no plating (afaik) fits the bill, but on paper it actually does 380 / 6 = 63.333 = 63 -> 62mm pen 381 / 6 = 63.5 = 64 -> 63mm pen Never forget the "normal rounding, then take 1mm off" part Similar as to Mogami vs other CLs: 152 / 6 = 25.333 = 25 -> 24mm pen 155 / 6 = 25.833 = 26 -> 25mm pen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kartoffelmos Alpha Tester 1,976 posts 6,636 battles Report post #14 Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, wilkatis_LV said: Never forget the "normal rounding, then take 1mm off" part You mean that the calculated armour value needed to shatter HE shells is 1 mm higher than the HE penetration of said shells? How magical. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deckeru_Maiku Beta Tester 4,347 posts 18,128 battles Report post #15 Posted January 7, 2019 4 hours ago, Bellegar said: Omg look at this Jingles video from when Warspite was released! Just look at the state of the game at that time Nostalgia everywhere Dude... did he take that video from some PC with an old EGA 16 colours graphic card? I don't remember my display showing the action that foggy except when in smoke... And an enemyship ~6 km away and secondaries not firing at it??? That can't be a Warspite... ^^ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CptBarney Players 5,407 posts 245 battles Report post #16 Posted January 7, 2019 Well queen lizzy has viable guns so you can just use ap on them instead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BONUS] Bellegar Beta Tester 1,390 posts Report post #17 Posted January 9, 2019 On 1/7/2019 at 9:51 PM, Deckeru_Maiku said: Dude... did he take that video from some PC with an old EGA 16 colours graphic card? I don't remember my display showing the action that foggy except when in smoke... And an enemyship ~6 km away and secondaries not firing at it??? That can't be a Warspite... ^^ Yeah I also used full secondary build in the early days on Warpspite. But maybe Jingles did some timetravel and took manual secondaries with him from the future.... but just forgot to click on the ship to start firing I dunno, I don't have any other sensible explanation Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
