[SCRUB] Aotearas Players 8,460 posts 13,076 battles Report post #26 Posted January 13, 2017 Scharnhorst probably works best with a basic AFT+CE cruiser build. Currently in the process of using that reward 10 point captain to grind up a captain for that. Also played my DE+CE captain in it, but with it's poor rate of fire it doesn't seem suited for a HE build. The positive flipside is I now got plenty motivation to go for an alternative build that I may use on both the german BBs and CAs (contrasted to the DE+CE build for my normal cruisers and the AFT+MSC build for the BBs) since both lines can also do quite well with an AFT+CE build. As for the ship itself, it's quirky. Not competitive imho, but scales not too shabby when uptiered since your firepower is more than sufficient for tier VIII as it's for tier VI or V and it does have a nice set of options as it can go Def. AA for self-defense purposes and trust into the catapult fighter to spot torpedoes, or use the catapult fighter as more limited AA defense and use HAS instead for increased anti-DD utility, plus it got the Repair to weather damage and thus increase it's survivability. It's not a Mikhail Kutuzov or some such highly competitive ship, but it's still solid enough to be enjoyable. I wouldn't pay money for it (or at least not as much as WG is asking for it), but as something that I got for free just playing the game, it's a steal (plus as a premium it makes good credits and can serve as crewtrainer (for german lines that is), helpful for those that don't have other premium ships). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SCRUB] Leo_Apollo11 Quality Poster 7,146 posts 31,446 battles Report post #27 Posted January 13, 2017 Hi all, im looking for a good setup captain skils and modules for the Admiral Graf Spee could not finde any post on this I am using my 18 points "Tirpitz" captain on her ("Tanky" & "Stealth" build + BFT & AFT for AA)... Leo "Apollo11" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BONI] MoveZig Players 1,622 posts 20,823 battles Report post #28 Posted January 13, 2017 I have mine AA-specced simply because I transferred my CL captain (KM CL/CA have some of the best long-range AA for MFC skill). I also insist on using hydro, so no Def AA. It's not optimal though - CVs are not very common and t6 gets uptiered extremely often. While Spee's AA isn't bad for a t6 CA, it won't shred t7 planes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SKIDZ] chazwozza Players 1,030 posts Report post #29 Posted January 13, 2017 Just stopped laughing at people comparing a T7 premium BB v a T6 premium CA .Anyho forget any AA build you're throwing good money after bad why strengthen a week point to make it average at best concentrate on the good points of the ship and make them better.German HE may not be up there for alpha damage but fires set make up for this not sure if everyone knows but German fire chance got buffed ages ago so AGS starting chance is 20% so DE is a great skill for it.Ultimately its your ship so fit it to suit your style of play Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BIRU] shadowwolf9705 Weekend Tester 304 posts Report post #30 Posted January 13, 2017 the thing is you dont even need He that much, you have accurate BB sized guns they can hurt a BB (especially on t6) and thanks to their range and accuracy they are quite good at killing cruisers, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
