[RONIN] 22cm Beta Tester 6,377 posts 36,662 battles Report post #1 Posted November 23, 2019 What is the best AA premium ship available to buy? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrFingers Beta Tester, Players, In AlfaTesters 3,242 posts Report post #2 Posted November 23, 2019 Smolensk with the DefAA and AA-mod makes short work of T10 planes... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[ANV] Starchy_Tuber Players 867 posts 11,120 battles Report post #3 Posted November 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, 22cm said: What is the best AA premium ship available? If you mean "Can i shoot them all down before they can attack me" - there isnt any. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[RONIN] 22cm Beta Tester 6,377 posts 36,662 battles Report post #4 Posted November 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, MrFingers said: Smolensk with the DefAA and AA-mod makes short work of T10 planes... has o be available to buy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[LAFIE] lafeel Beta Tester 7,707 posts 7,856 battles Report post #5 Posted November 23, 2019 17 minutes ago, 22cm said: What is the best AA premium ship available to buy? I'd have to say Atlanta. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-MM] _Dunc_ Weekend Tester 350 posts 11,822 battles Report post #6 Posted November 23, 2019 On balance, probably the Wichita, as it's a decent boat to boot. The Atlanta would be a close second, but Tier VIII CVs just chew it to bits now. Third place is tied for the US DDs running full AA build. It does keep all but the most committed Fun Police from focusing you. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[MORIA] quickr Players 1,953 posts 25,239 battles Report post #7 Posted November 23, 2019 Any tier 2 premium 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cambera_1 Players 1,018 posts 23,940 battles Report post #8 Posted November 23, 2019 How about Graf Zeppelin? Great AA. Followed by Kaga (Both much better than Atlanta) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[TORAZ] El2aZeR Beta Tester 15,786 posts 26,801 battles Report post #9 Posted November 23, 2019 1 hour ago, MrFingers said: Smolensk with the DefAA and AA-mod makes short work of T10 planes... Smolensk AA is terrible and she can literally be dev struck by AP bombs. 54 minutes ago, lafeel said: I'd have to say Atlanta. Atlanta AA is even more terrible and she easily gets murdered by rockets. I'd recommend Jean Bart, although keep in mind that all AA is an annoyance at best nowadays regardless of how strong it is if the CV knows what they're doing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[TOXIC] Kartoffelmos Alpha Tester 2,237 posts 8,884 battles Report post #10 Posted November 23, 2019 54 minutes ago, _Dunc_ said: On balance, probably the Wichita, as it's a decent boat to boot. In theory, yes (though I'm 100 % sure that a BB or a CV will have the best AA because you and your non-scrubcake class) but in reality, no. Without taking any AA skills, the Wichita has a weighted AA DPS of 381 in total while the Kidd has a AA DPS of 302. Now, Kidd can both smoke up and heal so she is far less vulnerable to the air-plague mail order service and thus will be a better AA ship by default. Great balans by WG, as always! As an added bonus, Basic Firing Training is more valuable on the Kidd as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[PANEU] kfa Beta Tester 1,975 posts 13,875 battles Report post #11 Posted November 23, 2019 Friesland, cause its at least harder to hit than other ships 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-TPF-] invicta2012 Players 6,382 posts 26,855 battles Report post #12 Posted November 23, 2019 Secondary build Jean Bart, in my opinion. Kidd is decent. NdJ and Boise are more than respectable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[21DCS] Kutfroat Beta Tester 308 posts Report post #13 Posted November 23, 2019 ...there is no such thing as AA in this game since the rework...not even a fully AA specced worcester can stop a CV from dropping it, so it´s pointless to invest anything in AA. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BABBY] BlackYeti Players 995 posts 14,827 battles Report post #14 Posted November 23, 2019 1 hour ago, 22cm said: What is the best AA premium ship available to buy? Tier for tier my money is on Massachusetts 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SCRUB] lup3s Players 5,744 posts 32,893 battles Report post #15 Posted November 23, 2019 9 minutes ago, Kutfroat said: ...there is no such thing as AA in this game since the rework...not even a fully AA specced worcester can stop a CV from dropping it, so it´s pointless to invest anything in AA. Basically this. But to answer OP; probably a BB or AA spec'd Friesland. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LordTareq Players 278 posts 1,667 battles Report post #16 Posted November 23, 2019 13 minutes ago, kfa said: Friesland, cause its at least harder to hit than other ships I just had a match where we were loosing, the enemy Friesland went for our Lexington who had ignored him up until that point. He was not able to kill the Friesland before it had reached him and burned him down, Friesland was at half health with 37 plane kills at the end. I suppose in other situations were the CV actually harasses the Friesland from game start, it will still quite handily sink it albeit at cost. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[TORAZ] El2aZeR Beta Tester 15,786 posts 26,801 battles Report post #17 Posted November 23, 2019 24 minutes ago, LordTareq said: Friesland before it had reached him and burned him down Somehow I do not believe the op wants to gamble on the enemy CV being incompetent. Friesland is a laughably easy target due to her incredibly small HP pool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[RONIN] 22cm Beta Tester 6,377 posts 36,662 battles Report post #18 Posted November 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, El2aZeR said: Somehow I do not believe the op available w ants to gamble on the enemy CV being incompetent. Actually, this is to decide the ship I will donate for the New Year lottery. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[501L] DrMechano Players 381 posts 4,327 battles Report post #19 Posted November 23, 2019 pre-rework I would have actually said a fully secondary specced Massa, The thing could just shred planes that even got remotely near it. Now...yeah AA is a minor inconvenience for good CV players. Even things like DFAA don't really matter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LordTareq Players 278 posts 1,667 battles Report post #20 Posted November 23, 2019 Just now, El2aZeR said: Somehow I do not believe the op wants to gamble on the enemy CV being incompetent. Friesland is a laughably easy target due to her incredibly small HP pool. I don't think he was entirely incompetent. Average I'd say. It was a match with lots of tier 9 AA and 3 enemy dd's and he did hunt down 1 of them. It's just that after that he thought 'I have done my duty' and went for the more fun bb damage piñatas. Last match in my Zara had an incompetent CV. Enemy ahead on points and winning due to everyone on our team having a great circle-phobia, enemy CV only ship left and completely stationary, broadside faced to our last remaing combat ship an Amagi, within firing range. Our CV spots the enemy CV....and promptly charges in with his fighters, getting his entire squad killed in seconds, costing us the game. Okey I needed to vent that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LordTareq Players 278 posts 1,667 battles Report post #21 Posted November 23, 2019 1 minute ago, DrMechano said: pre-rework I would have actually said a fully secondary specced Massa, The thing could just shred planes that even got remotely near it. Now...yeah AA is a minor inconvenience for good CV players. Even things like DFAA don't really matter. From experience, Massachusetts is still a hard target I tend to evade, picking other ships instead. So the AA works in that regard. It's like making sure your house has better locks than your neighbors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[TORAZ] El2aZeR Beta Tester 15,786 posts 26,801 battles Report post #22 Posted November 23, 2019 16 minutes ago, LordTareq said: I don't think he was entirely incompetent. Average I'd say. That's contradictory. Regardless no halfway competent CV player lets themselves get rushed down and killed by a DD, especially not one lacking torps and speed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[N_R_A] Hopeless_Guppy Players 3,753 posts Report post #23 Posted November 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Kutfroat said: ...there is no such thing as AA in this game since the rework...not even a fully AA specced worcester can stop a CV from dropping it, so it´s pointless to invest anything in AA. Really well what shoots down most of my squadrons then, even when wiggling and jiggling the planes, which then screws up the entire aiming? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CptBarney Players 8,127 posts 245 battles Report post #24 Posted November 23, 2019 Jean bart or georgia as they are the only ones with some kind of credible AA, plus georgia gets fighter plane as well. bear in mind not a single ship can prevent the player from striking in general just depends how competent they are in general and consistent with a sprinkle of rng. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[POI--] dasCKD Quality Poster 2,376 posts 19,148 battles Report post #25 Posted November 23, 2019 4 hours ago, 22cm said: What is the best AA premium ship available to buy? Probably one of the battleships. The modern day CV tends to suffer most from sheer AA density, and so of the available ships it'll probably be one of the tier 8 or 9 battleships with the most formidable AA. Even if cruisers might technically have better AA, the fact is that experienced CVs will make such short work of them that it's just better to have armor and health than it is to have somewhat higher numbers in the AA department. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
