German BB line !

[GrossadmiralThrawn]

hey... dont tell me that it's a strange choice... i just showed that it was used as a BB name... i'd either go with Friedrich der Große and Rename Tier IX to Götz von Berlichingen or Nibelungen

[___HADES____]

[puxflacet]

they are beautiful...now i'm even more sad that the only real ships will be premiums and the rest just fantasy stuff

[BillydSquid]

I don't really know what's wrong with some people. Why the hate of the 38cm guns on Gneisenau? She would have gotten them if Bismarck hasn't been sunk and Hitler abandoned the whole Plan Z. 38cm guns with 26 sec reload are superior over the 28cm ones. Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were only running away from bigger ships. They just lack penetration with those guns. 38cm is the way to go. Why are people mad at a slightly weaker Tirpitz on T7 where you can see T5 and max t9 ships? I doN't have any problems with my Tirpitz on T10, 3 turrets, 4 turrets, there is only a slight difference. I would love to wreak havoc on T5 with those guns.

And if you want a really historical ship...Scharnhorst it is. Oh buuuhuuu, you have to pay money for it? You have to support this company for doing this work and continuing to do so? Oh the humanity!

 

And to speak about the fantasy T10: the only thing I don't like is the name. Because german ships were named after people or cities, not after ranks. Makes no sense to me. oO Maybe they made it to know this wasn't a real ship, so no real name for it. Who knows.

But look at the stuff the german ships get: sec guns. Good armor to brawl. Fast ships to circle enemies, cit them in the side. I seriously don't get all this rage about them. Some things okay, but the most whining is about stupid stuff like no historical Gneisenau...come on. 

 

Because it's the same daft decision the did with the Mogami. Instead of allowing for 2 viable playstyles (true the 155mm guns were op combined with AFT while the 203mm were shite) they nerf'd the hell out of one version and left a sub par play style, as the only option; hell here they didn't even give you the illusion of choice, they simply didn't try to give players an option. 

 

The thing is people still would have bought the Scharnhorst even if the T7 was able to mount 280mm guns. Just like everyone buys the Ataga, even though its's got almost the same guns (now) as the Mogami's 203mm just some extra range. 

 

stupid mobile predictive txt! 

[aboomination]

Too tired for playing so I took some photos, enjoy 

 

Torpitz vs Scharnhorst

 

 

 

Scharnhorst porn(?)

 

 

 

 

[aboomination]

König Albert [edited]

 

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[1MajorKoenig]

so fictional hull upgrades for ww1 ships + no 280 for gneisenau + weird gun configuration for T10 (and not so good name also)...this is seriously severe blow for every fan of german navy. for stupid balancing purposes wg turned german navy into weirdos.

 

another invasion of paper ships confirmed...

 

...hope we will have another arp stupidities, lasers, spikes all over the hull and blimps with flamethrowers

 

Pretty much.

 

Though I have to admit:

 

+ Koenig Albert looks awesome

+ Nassau's reload time of 22 sec is pretty realistic (!) and looks like implemented realistically

+ T9 looks very promising like the H-Class. I have to admit I like the choice between 40.6 and 42 - hope it stays this way

 

I think I already ranted about these utterly stupid fantasy upgrades and can't hear the "but you need it because of reasons" by our experts anymore.

 

So bottom line looks like Koenig Albert, Nassau, H-Class and some matches in stock configuration. 

 

Btw. Both names T9 & 10 are poor picks. Better would have been GvB on 9 and something mystical on10 - in line with a fantasy born ship.

[Vanhal]

König Albert [edited]

 

[Getzamatic]

I'm a bit disappointed they've called the T9 Friedrich der Grosse - because that's really what they should have named the T3 premium instead of Konig Albert.  SMS Friedrich der Grosse was the German flagship at Jutland, making her notable enough to justify a premium.  SMS Konig Albert has probably the least interesting history of any German dreadnought.

 

Gorgeous looking ship however - I'll be buying the crapout of her...

[Trainspite]

 

Btw. Both names T9 & 10 are poor picks. Better would have been GvB on 9 and something mystical on10 - in line with a fantasy born ship.

 

I still must be the only one that agrees with FdG on H39/41. I would have preferred GvB or UvH on the tier 10 though.

[GrossadmiralThrawn]

 

I still must be the only one that agrees with FdG on H39/41. I would have preferred GvB or UvH on the tier 10 though.

 

for me it's the other way round... the 2 likely names Götz von Berlichingen and von Hutten were mostly named for the H39... so i'd prefer Götz or von Hutten for the H39 (if Götz then with "Er kann mich am...") and Friedrich der Große or maybe Nibelungen or so for the pseude Tier X H41

[fnord_disc]

There's nothing wrong with Frederick for T10. Nothing.

[puxflacet]

The tier 10 would be build after german victory probably so Hitler wouldnt be afraid to name it Grossdeutschland or Germania...

but more nazi name would be definitely suitable - like Horst Wessel...but i can guess that this could cause a havoc among community (but maybe i'm overestimating their erudition...)

Siegfried, Nibelungen, Wotan...these are really good. Kurfurst just sounds too obsolete and detached for that time...maybe Reichskanzler 

[GrossadmiralThrawn]

Siegfried, Nibelungen, Wotan...these are really good. Kurfurst just sounds too obsolete and detached for that time...maybe Reichskanzler 

 

how often? Großer Kurfürst is the nickname of Frederick Wilhelm Elector of Brandenburg... the name was given to the SMS Großer Kurfürst (König-Class BB) in his honor... so the name is as good as if it'd be Frederick Wilhelm

 

(am I just bored tonight?...)

yes

[Bellegar]

Does anybody know what the thingies on top of Albert's middle turrets are? Don't look like AA guns or range finders to me...

[puxflacet]

how often? Großer Kurfürst is the nickname of Frederick Wilhelm Elector of Brandenburg... the name was given to the SMS Großer Kurfürst (König-Class BB) in his honor... so the name is as good as if it'd be Frederick Wilhelm

geeez...everybody knows that bro

i'm just saying the name is boring...and everybody in third reich would consider this name for the most powerful ship boring or inappropriate as well...its like "madame pompadour" for a race car

[Getzamatic]

Does anybody know what the thingies on top of Albert's middle turrets are? Don't look like AA guns or range finders to me...

 

Mounts for her boats.

[Spellfire40]

yeah...not a big deal since their aa will probably will not be worth for mutilating their appearance

 

​You miss the Point. 1918 hulls is basically 0 AA because planes werent a factor due to low range. Put that on a ship that meet Lexis and Shokaku? from Myogi/Wyoming on latehulls have enogh AA that you cant Play the I will get the perfect drop game with them bacause low Level CVs have low reserves and their planes have pitifull Hp. Natinal difference "get shafted by even Bi planes" would really make the new line crap to grind.

 

On another note im missing the Point of a T3 prem BB. T3 is the worst posible Level for BBs due to poor range Dispersion and the fact that basically CA beat you at everything. Something around T5 would be more interesting due to Modules and credit making potential.

[puxflacet]

​You miss the Point. 1918 hulls is basically 0 AA because planes werent a factor due to low range. Put that on a ship that meet Lexis and Shokaku? from Myogi/Wyoming on latehulls have enogh AA that you cant Play the I will get the perfect drop game with them bacause low Level CVs have low reserves and their planes have pitifull Hp. Natinal difference "get shafted by even Bi planes" would really make the new line crap to grind.

 

i dont think the difference would be so big. bbs mostly have to rely on cruisers and carriers to protect them against aircrafts anyway...maybe it would encourage teamplay (i'm naive right) or make cv captains not feel useless so much...

but i recommended many times that there must be done something to make ww1 hulls viable options to play, becouse there are already many players who would love to use them but must accept the fact that they are handicapped. pre-ww1 and ww1 stuff just should not face carriers but thats suggestion for distant future i suppose

[Spellfire40]

 

i dont think the difference would be so big. bbs mostly have to rely on cruisers and carriers to protect them against aircrafts anyway...maybe it would encourage teamplay (i'm naive right) or make cv captains not feel useless so much...

but i recommended many times that there must be done something to make pre-ww1 and ww1 hulls viable options to play, becouse there are already many players who would love to use them but must accept the fact that they are handicapped. pre-ww1 and ww1 stuff just should not face carriers but thats suggestion for distant future of Course

Discounting Texas since as a AA platform se is seriously OP

Personal best airkills by tir:

4:

Wyoming: 6

Myogi: 5

5:

New York:6

Kongo:11

Arp Kongo:15

Arp Hiei:18

Arp Kirishima:5

Arp Haruna:6

6:

New Mexico:10

Fuso:11

Warspite:15

 

Works as intended. The Goal is not making the CV run out of planes but forcing him to reajust till he forced to either take significant losses or making a subotimal drop. Yout cant do that with a early Hull wich would be more historical corect.

[Todger_Fairmile]

Does anybody know what the thingies on top of Albert's middle turrets are? Don't look like AA guns or range finders to me...

Chocks for boats.

[M0nZ]

The Scharnhorst is in being tested currently on NA, was great to see it in game.

[Todger_Fairmile]

The Scharnhorst is in being tested currently on NA, was great to see it in game.

It's been seen since May, off and on. I hope it will be up in the next patch. Pure speculation on my part, no evidence.

[Bellegar]

Chocks for boats.

 

 

Mounts for her boats.

 

Ah I see. Thanks gents

[von_Boeg]

Works as intended. The Goal is not making the CV run out of planes but forcing him to reajust till he forced to either take significant losses or making a subotimal drop. Yout cant do that with a early Hull wich would be more historical corect.

 

More to the point: The BB is not supposed to successfully defend itself against planes, it is supposed to dwindle down the amount of planes a CV got. If we have BBs with no AA the entire game will become unbalanced; it might not affect the player of that BB but it will affect the big picture.