Me too i tunnel to it too

Ditto. I make them enemy #1 - #100. Everything else is enemy #101+

That's actually how I felt playing it. Other players would ignore more inviting targets just to shoot me. Don't know if that's really widespread or just a "must sink the CC" thing, but it certainly was work to play that thing successfully, not just sit back & farm.

Everyone hate Smolensk

@@FunandGameswithTerry they know what it can do, i call this the smolensk theorem -very op -high damage -mows down people -instills fear -starts getting targeted -not worth playing as is targeted by all eg: atlantico, smolensk, sims, de zeven, odin etc

We need one on the Tulsa if you have any chance

That's a german ship feature bro

@@dididikaaa that’s what sucks

@@worldofwarshipsblitzwithde1559 every HE spammer knows that german ships are easy to burn and the main target

HE spammers in general, and carriers in particular, make it a bit challenging. I still enjoy playing GK though, in those kind of battles, it often ends up being a matter of holding back. Smolensk or Worcester in range, hang back, do some ranged artillery work. Pounce when you can - I find most HE spammers tend to forget that it takes time to burn someone down. Even if I die at the 3 minute mark, if I can take one or two with me and inflict 100k, and open up a flank, I still count that as a success. I rarely survive battles in my GK. You know the scene from LOTR, where one orc carries a torch under the walls of Helm's Deep to breach the walls? That's my GK 🤣

Oh yeah, DD rules apply when it comes to Italian SAP...

It certainly does. It feels like a challenge, actually, since you really can't poke your nose out, and it really defies my cruiser player instincts of assisting the team 😁

Zao can probably HE citadel a Smolensk. One line that I still want to complete

@@FunandGameswithTerry it absolutly can. Also nevsky and mino. Also got a cit against a kronstadt(is it written like this?) and a Montana

Hindi is my weapon of choice for this as well. More flexible than Moskva, and I've also taught a Friesland or two that you don't sit still in smoke when I can see their tracers... German 203mm AP tends not to overpen at 10km...

@@FunandGameswithTerry not to overpen and send you to home screen directly lol

I'm actually thinking of getting up to Nevsky on my private account. Worcester first, though, probably

@@FunandGameswithTerry Alexander Nevsky is absolutely fantastic I love mine

Thanks, to you too! Atlantico review coming out next week, likely on Monday

It's an interesting question, actually. Smolensk can be quite deadly to destroyers, but are you actually doing your team more favours by playing support cruiser, or pure HE spammer? Personally, as a cruiser main, I'm always going after destroyers as part of my screening duty, so it's sort of built-in. But I was thinking about it, while the commentary was somewhat tongue-in-cheek, is racking up the damage on BBs maybe equally valuable...

The best counters are range-precise CAs, like Hindi or Moskva. Same with things like Friesland, just follow the tracers back and blow them out of their smoke. Hindi has an AP alpha of 12k, so she can make very short work of her

I love the Smol, but hafta say I like what my Colombo does to them, too...

Or Hindenburg... Des Moines, if you can catch one in range, makes mincemeat out of it as well

@FunandgameswithTerry it's honestly my favorite ship for hunting them is the Des Moines, you just charge them down, they hit the smoke screen, and I hit radar and rapid reload, it goes down fast

They do it in that sonor thing, where if you are not lucky, spend a ton of money to get. I've never seen it in a bundle.

As a premium, it's either crates, maybe a sonar sweep or so. There might have been a bundle at some point, not sure. But it's an occasional thing.

First time it was a Sonar Sweep - then about 2 or 3 times in a crate …

@@AnitreaSadi There was a bundle, just about a year ago for 50$.

Yay!

Don't worry, I'm getting to everything eventually 🤣 I've still got a long list of notes. I was actually curious if it worked. I've played maybe 5 battles, and I'd say I've been focused heavily in at least 3 of them. I've been blind-deleted in smoke by I think a Missouri, and it's generally taken some work to survive long enough to do significant damage. That doesn't mean Smolensk isn't OP, but it's one of those ships that you need to let play - it's easy to focus her down, even a CV can do it without too much trouble. Can't say if it's a CC thing, but I'd say about half my games were decent. Personally, I'd probably rather play e.g. Worcester, or something that lets me take an aggressive play

Trust me, it was against all instincts to let that one get away... But honestly, most Smolensks I see in the wild are parked at max range, farming BBs. I of course wholeheartedly agree that Darings need to be taken out with extreme prejudice 🤣

Ich tippe auf Neujahr. War letztes Jahr so. Und da sie hinlänglich als stärkstes Schiff im Game bekannt ist, ist das immer so ein Highlight. Für kp 100€ oder so. Aber kann's natürlich nicht garantieren

Keine Ahnung, sorry.

Naja, ich bin mal gespannt. Ich möchte dir übrigens auch mal die Attilio Regolo ans Herz legen. Hab sie vor kurzen frei gespielt und endlich ausgebaut. Ich nutze sie, als StealthDD und muss mich nicht vor Begegnungen mit GunBoatDD fürchten, macht schon Riesenspaß. Vor allem mit dem schnellen Torpedo Reload. Durchschnittlich bin ich zwar erst beim Schaden von 50.000 pro Runde aber das wird mit dem vollen Ausbau und etwas Übung deutlich nach oben gehen. Beste Runde lag bei 150.000 gefühlt schaffe ich im Schnitt momentan 70.000 pro Runde. Ich wünsche dir einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr und hoffe weiterhin immer wieder neue informative und toll aufgebaute Videos von dir zu sehen. Liebe Grüße

With AP loaded, she's pretty dangerous against DDs. I would personally play like that as well, but you don't see too many, usually it's damage farming style. That's what I was trying to point out, somewhat tongue-in-cheek 😜

You should play the lottery, that's some luck right there!

Sam how do I get the Smolensk without spending $1,000 on crates.

I need to work on my sarcasm tags...

Incomparable should be able to do that as well

NO

Fuuuck no Wooster go brrrrrt

NEVER

No

Nope Austin will eat every Smol it sees

I think with special camo it's over 100 euros.

I'm pretty sure it was around £250. I got it through the gambling wheel thing. I only started because some i*iot youtuber said it was only around £50 to guarantee getting it, but once I started spending I was like might as well

Yeah unfortunately I spent around $250 I think

Two crates, got real lucky

@@marcmc2873 what crate 🤣🤣

I find myself playing a variety of ships these days - but I always come back to my cruisers

Not Smolensk though, I don't have one 😁

@@FunandGameswithTerry very nice to know that 👍😁 For me, it is cruisers and destroyers. I like being mobile, being able to correct wrong decisions, etc. Just like in the wotb, my pinned tanks are all medium tanks and recon tanks. 😁 Happy New Year to you Terry and your family! Hope 2023 will be good for us all! 🙏

The main difference between Smolensk and Khaba is that Smolensk has a citadel

@@FunandGameswithTerry amen to that

Hindenburg. Doesn't need radar, just follow the tracers. Delete it from 10km away. I've once surprised one in a Des Moines. Short & violent.

I believe Jingles would approve of "clapping Loliboats"...

@@FunandGameswithTerry yes 😂

A Mino that gets blapped by a BB at range had it coming... You don't sit still in that thing 🤣

@@FunandGameswithTerry haha

Friesland is worse imo

That's where I'm actually seeing Smolensk gameplay somewhat hard - at least when I was testing, I was constantly focused. That said, if you know how to light cruiser, it's a very dangerous weapon indeed. Even without fires, the sheer amount of dakka adds up. I don't have Friesland or Smolensk on my personal, but I do own a Groningen, which feels less dirty, since she doesn't have any smokes.

@@FunandGameswithTerry There's nothing wrong with playing dirty.

My Kitakaze tends to agree. And wait until you see the mayhem in my Groningen next week...

Hindenburg, Moskva, Italian SAP, all hard counters to Smolensk. This thing is only dangerous if left alone.

my alaska with its historical camo shreds smolensk if given the opportunity

Jokes aside, I find it actually not easy to play. It might have been a CC thing, but most games I've played, as soon as I got spotted, I would have two or three players focusing on me. I think a lot of people have realised that Smolensk is dangerous when left alone.

​@Fun and games with Terry I completely agree. It has lots of potential, which most people realize. One needs to play it super cautiously.

I am also guilty of having such instincts. The moment I spot one I am pinging and shifting fire. Ofcourse I have also been duly rewarded for my diligence and gotten a fair number of citadel crisis medals.