DB2212 Players 538 posts 5,453 battles Report post #1 Posted December 27, 2017 Hi all, I have, somehow, found myself playing T8 DD's. It may not surprise you to hear that I have somewhat mixed results at this level. Kiev has a 12 point captain and Ognevoi has a 9 point, Kiev being played more often. What are the pros and cons of T9 & T10 for Russian DD's, for both types? I'm guessing I should be training captains up to higher skill levels before attempting to play higher tiers? Or should I be at higher skill levels while playing T8? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[CATS] ColonelPete Players 14,639 posts 10,869 battles Report post #2 Posted December 27, 2017 Ognevoi is a real torpedoboat with strong guns. Concealment Expert really helps. Kiev is one of the best gunboats of the line and greatly profits from Advanced Firing Training. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[_KTM_] Spectre__ Beta Tester 104 posts 7,030 battles Report post #3 Posted December 27, 2017 Can't talk much about Ognevoi nor Kiev , since i was past them before the line split . For the others well , Udaloy : a very good gunboat and if u go Concealment build (recommended) you can stealth torp , works very well as a cap supporter for real DD's , in other words ; a very fun to use and extremly sexy looking ship ( almost forgot it can use DF). Grozovoi : i very much enjoy this girl , tied with Gearing as my favourite DD's , can get 6km detection so u are finnaly a real DD not just a gun boat , 10km torps , amazing guns (extreme velocity almost feels like Moskva railguns ) however one big downside she fat & clumsy ( u better take the 50% acceleration module ) , her AA coupled with DF is very strong and will make tr 8 CV's cry , 9's reconsider and screw the attack for 10's . Tashkent : played her when she was tr 8 solid gunboat , can't say much about her on tr 9 , but should be decent . Khabarosk : very powerfull Gunboat , she's a CL w/o citadel going 48kts , don't try to play her like a DD u will fail miserably . She can also use Heal Party ( same for tashkent ) but gives up smoke for that , a very strong ship and don't forget to use that speed . However she's too overspecialized for my taste , i like Grozo much more . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hugh_Ruka Players 650 posts 2,313 battles Report post #4 Posted January 2, 2018 hmm ... you need CE for Ognevoi = 10 point captain. I've been through the boats after the split. ATM I have Udaloi with premium camo and it is by far my most favourite ship of the bunch ... Khaba I currently struggle with .... I had a CE+AFT build and it worked for me ... then I switched to a pure AFT build and I cannot get a good game in that. Grozovoi is an Ognevoi on steroids, just turns slower. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[DUSD] LongJohn_ Players 368 posts 6,035 battles Report post #5 Posted January 23, 2018 Havent played the torpedo line so I cant comment on those. At Tashkent at the moment with gun boats and I really like them. Kiev is much better now at T8 what is was and Tash is a beast at T9. Of course playstyle is totally different from stealth torp boats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[NWP] Negativvv [NWP] Players 8,107 posts 11,623 battles Report post #6 Posted February 19, 2018 TA with Ogne is a nice skill as your torps become almost DWT like for detection/reaction. The ship is meh however unless you really must torp boat in an RU DD or if you want a Udaloi and didn't get her before the split Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
