Cleveland shell velocity

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Hibasnev, on 30 August 2015 - 09:27 AM, said:

it has nothing to do with aiming or "getting better". at 10k+ every cruiser can easily dodge your shot after you fire, they don't even need to zig-zag constantly. sure it's great for taking out isolated targets from close range but that rarely happens early-game and if you just play AA support until the field is thinned out, the game is already decided and you didn't contribute to it

 

considering the game is 90% about hitting your shots, cleveland has a massive handicap

 

LOL, your pic explains everything about it. Thank you, made my day!
 

Ragnarox, on 27 August 2015 - 11:36 PM, said:

Well they nerfed Cleveland, Baltimore and Des Moines the same way. So how New Orleans and Pepsicola? I guess same treatment?

 

I think they preparing for soviet ships, that will be like subs with uber sloped armor 20+ guns and speed of 50+ knots, havnt you played wot? 
 

[Guillotine]

Got Cleveland too. every game i have in it i got two guns destroyed, shell speed is uber slow, where in omaha i had an average of 40k damage per battle, in this i barely do 10k, ok i dont have unlocked last gun yet, but it wont do wonders.  I rushed to it my self, only cos he have great AA to support team, but even tho it has 4x3 guns, it feels so weak and clumsy. Even with +20% to main gun protection  my guns get blasted in first few salvos, every game where i get shot by Tirpitz, takes out guns even with medules.  Cleveland have lost more guns in 5-6battles than all other Ships i have played to this day...its not much 200+ but still its a huge downgrade.   So only good thing to do in this ship, is upgrade all AA with range and stuff, and stick with team cvs.

 

Cleveland have alot longer learning time, but im sure ill get better in it. Still miss omaha

If you do only 10k dmg avrage on cleve, no offense its you not the ship. Its still same fire breathing spamm boat that has been balanced it being aroumd 2 tiers under where it should.

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Cleveland have alot longer learning time, but im sure ill get better in it. Still miss omaha

 

Of course you'll get better in it. It's just a matter of getting used to the new arch of the guns.

At the beginning I was feeling just like you. I played Cleveland in CBT, and was used to shoot like in Omaha but with 4 more guns per salvo, so when I reached it in 4.0... . But now I'm doing the same damage per game than the Omaha (which I didn't get rid of because it's amazing). At long range, battleships should be your favourite target, as they can't change course so easily. Leave Omahas, Furutakas and Aobas to the rest of your team, or wait until the range is shorter than 10k if you can afford it (never forget that Aobas have 10km torpedoes), and don't forget to use AP when they show their sides to you. Since reload is so fast, you can afford to change ammo type between salvoes.