Fuso and New Mexico

[dude1416]

 

It's not quite that bad - with the range upgrade module (I forget what it's called) the B or C gets 17.something km, which is about as far as I can maintain accuracy at anyway There's a spotter plane for the rare occasions when 20km is useful! The New Mex A-hull is horrible (it's WW1 vintage), but I think the Fuso's is even worse, so...

 

On the New York its called the "Artillery plotting room modification 1".

That modification makes the range 18.1km for the New York.

So there is a upgrade can get for the New Mexico ?.

[dude1416]

 

I would take those figures with a pinch of salt. This figures don't tell the whole story; the turret face of the New Mexico has 457mm of armour, where as the Fuso only has 279mm. Turret sides are also weaker, 229mm for Fuso compared to New Mexico's 254mm.  The turret structure underneath is also weaker on Fuso; 216-305mm compared to New Mexico's 320mm (although New Mexico does have a small weakspot on turrets 2 and 3 of 114mm at the very base where the turret meets the deck). One thing I will say about the Fuso; it has a more reliable main belt. This seems counter-intuitive for the Japanese to be 'better armoured', but even though the Fuso has a main belt of 305mm compared to New Mexico's 343mm, the Fuso gets armour above this all the way up to the deck (229mm-152mm as you get closer to the deck). New Mexico has only 25mm, making it an easy pen zone (but considering the angle you'd have to hit it, you wont be citadelling it unless you are going through the deck or main belt).

 

Hi commander StuntMan0369.

 

Could you tell me if the New Mexico has a upgrade that extends the gun range like the New York has ?.

[StuntMan0369]

 

Hi commander StuntMan0369.

 

Could you tell me if the New Mexico has a upgrade that extends the gun range like the New York has ?.

 

The New Mexico does indeed get the 16% range upgrade and with it installed on a fully upgraded New Mexico, it brings the range up to just above 17km. I don't recall ever using it before hand, 15km was always acceptable enough for me. However, in the current state of the game, I might actually consider mounting it. It means losing out on the extra AA range, but 15km doesn't quite cut it at tier 6 (especially when it can get into tier 8 games where all BB's get 20km+ range).

[dude1416]

 

The New Mexico does indeed get the 16% range upgrade and with it installed on a fully upgraded New Mexico, it brings the range up to just above 17km. I don't recall ever using it before hand, 15km was always acceptable enough for me. However, in the current state of the game, I might actually consider mounting it. It means losing out on the extra AA range, but 15km doesn't quite cut it at tier 6 (especially when it can get into tier 8 games where all BB's get 20km+ range).

 

Sorry didn't reply before.

Thanks for the info and i got the New Mexico.

Time will tell how much like it.