disappointed with zao AP

[chaosrealm93]

 

IJN cruisers have weird torp angles remember, he said he couldnt use torps without running into a rock

 

i demand torps that can plow through islands  

[aboomination]

 

yes

 

improve its concealment

buff fire chance and AP penn

buff reload rate

buff turret traverse

 

Sigma: 0.2 

[TheBigLanowski]

 

you sure des moines cant load AP and wreck t10 BB from more then 4km?

ok, you won't be hitting 5 citadels every salvo, but you will get LARGE damage amounts every 6 sec, so you can melt away broadside BB quite fast... (you will deal more then 1k damage per salvo, thats for sure...)

 

Well it depends where you aim. She can do a lot of dmg but only against the superstructure. Shots at the lower hull are unlikely pen. At 4km it is likely that all shots going to not penetrate the mid sections of Montanas or Yamatos lower hull. Hitting the citadel becomes only available at really close range (less than 2km I think). BB armour is better these days against cruiser AP. The dmg comes from plunging fire and hitting the superstructure. Aim for her at close range or at the bow or stern section to penetrate and do more dmg.

[cro_pwr]

 

Well it depends where you aim. She can do a lot of dmg but only against the superstructure. Shots at the lower hull are unlikely pen. At 4km it is likely that all shots going to not penetrate the mid sections of Montanas or Yamatos lower hull. Hitting the citadel becomes only available at really close range (less than 2km I think). BB armour is better these days against cruiser AP. The dmg comes from plunging fire and hitting the superstructure. Aim for her at close range or at the bow or stern section to penetrate and do more dmg.

 

once again, you don't need to score 5 citadels per salvo to deal large amount of damage with AP. and with DM 6 sec reload, you don't want to leave DM hanging around your BB for a minute, belive me...

[TheBigLanowski]

 

once again, you don't need to score 5 citadels per salvo to deal large amount of damage with AP. and with DM 6 sec reload, you don't want to leave DM hanging around your BB for a minute, belive me...

 

once again, the damage is not as high as you may think it is... it gets harder the closer you get. Like I sad, plunging fire and shots into the superstructure deal consistent dmg. If you are close shoot at bow and stern. The mid section will be penetrated reliably only at <2km. The highest score was 9k without citadels in one salvo but the dmg drops with every shot due to the game mechanic. I would be rather in a Zao or Hindenburg as in a Des Moins at close range against a battleship.

[159Hunter]

 

once again, the damage is not as high as you may think it is... it gets harder the closer you get. Like I sad, plunging fire and shots into the superstructure deal consistent dmg. If you are close shoot at bow and stern. The mid section will be penetrated reliably only at <2km. The highest score was 9k without citadels in one salvo but the dmg drops with every shot due to the game mechanic. I would be rather in a Zao or Hindenburg as in a Des Moins at close range against a battleship.

 

Against a broadside Montana Des Moines will do just fine. You can wreck a full health one less than a minute. Your AP at close range will do multiple citadels a volley and absolutely hurt him a lot.

[TheBigLanowski]

 

Against a broadside Montana Des Moines will do just fine. You can wreck a full health one less than a minute. Your AP at close range will do multiple citadels a volley and absolutely hurt him a lot.

 

Okay, let's test this. I got a Montana, let's see if you can wreck me in under one minute