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thanks - I'm usually trying to keep a somewhat healthy mix between ship types, reviews, science stuff and whatever else I can come up with. Much appreciated!

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Ah, tier 7 BBs. No easy choices there! The Gneisenau is a culture shock after the Bayern - she's fast, but only has 6 main guns. Good secondaries, and you get torps, but that means you've got three weapon systems to cycle through, and the torps take you out of the binocular view, which can be super irritating at first. She's a good ship, mind you, but more of a battlecruiser, and needs some practice to play successfully. The Nagato is rather different from the Fuso - you're down to 8 guns, and they can have a bit of trouble with penetration on the AP, but hit very hard when they do. I personally tend to switch around between HE and AP quite a bit on the Nagato. I haven't even made it to the Normandie yet on the French line, so I can't say much about the Lyon. My personal favourite at tier 7 is the Hood, but that's a premium. The German line has the advantage that you get the Bismarck at tier 8, which is an absolute monster. Maybe someone can chip in with a word on the Colorado, since I'm still on the New Mexico here. I have a review on the Gneisenau, although she's been buffed since, but that might give you a bit of an impression what you're in for: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nsekgd2auJ6pXXU.html

thanks mate, I will! I've been recording through the weekend, so I'm pre-uploaded till next week Thursday.

which bb line do you think is the best good sir?

@@onewingedangel6196 Well I would say for me it is the American line. Because once you get to the North Carolina, you really start having a more consistent ship that will deal a decent amount of damage at a fast rate. With the Montana as the payoff ship with that extra kick with the four turret.

I've got two tier 10s so far, the Mino and DM. Next one is probably going to be the Curry. I'm grinding up the USN BB line (there's an ongoing "road to" series for that), so Monty before Yama. Worcester might be before Monty still, given my preference for cruisers. Haku, well, not any time soon :) So far, the USN line has suffered a bit from lack of speed and accuracy, but I agree that things should get better around tier 7 (not there yet). The German BBs are excellent brawlers, but they require some experience. The IJN line is more range specialised so far I'd say, and I've been distinctly underwhelmed by the French BBs (at tier 5, at least). USN seems pretty versatile.

Yeah, the smoke is super useful, especially as it is quite a lot more visible than the water wake at the bow & stern.

With Andrea doria, a single SAP salvo deletes like 85 percent of a light Cruisers health.

@@FunandGameswithTerry is yamato worth the grind in your opinion?

The IJN secondaries are pretty neat, although I still prefer the German ones when it comes to shredding pesky little DDs :)

IJN BBs were the first tech tree line I've played in the game, and I'm up to Nagato, but haven't been back for a long time. We'll get there, I've done a video on Kongo recently, Nagato is probably next, plus I've got a couple of premiums that I still need to set up.

@@FunandGameswithTerry , alright dude, I'll keep waiting for the next guide cause the Fuso Actually Helped me a lot, and also the Kongo tutorial. Next one is nagato. and you said you have destroyer guides? for the IJN? I might check it out since the only destroyers I have is yhr two tier 6 IJN destroyer..and I have Problems picking with it's equipment, it's game play style and etc.l.

hahaha that's very fitting!

Bayern and boosters, check. I've done one on economics, which includes boosters: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gLSgl9uH1LqmaZs.html But I can also go through them for the XP side of things.

I do that for my favourites as well. She might not be pretty, but a good BB (although my favourite non-premium tier 6 BB would probably be the Bayern)

@@FunandGameswithTerry well I forgot all about Bayern. I just got the Bismarck and oh my she is really fun.

I love the Bismarck, and the Tirpitz. Tier 8 was the highlight of the German BB line so far. Freddy is quite a bit more difficult, mostly due to the total lack of cruisers in tier 9 / 10 games, but it's starting to get a bit better, with the USN CLs being the perfect BB companions.

Thanks mate, I will. Of course, WG has scheduled a major release just when I'm leaving - so much for well-laid-out plans

We can wait for your good content!

and your armour isn't very good :) If I can rush an IJN BB in my German BB, it's feeding time. That's what confused the heck out of me when I played the Alabama - she seemed to behave more like an IJN BB gun-wise. I have to play that thing again.

Nagato is a good ship, although different - fewer guns, and more difficult to play IMO. Her AP isn't always reliable, so I tend to switch ammo quite a bit. That's how far I got in the line, I'll do a video on her as well.

@@FunandGameswithTerry can't wait to see that video the nagato is one of my favorite battleship and it's one step closer to the yamato.

You mean, in terms of silver? They're all about the same I think, from Memory, Mino was around 12m plus modules. Neptune is about as good, you'll see a big difference once you make it through Edinburgh.

Warspite is great, but if I can get her at range, my money would be on the Fuso. You just can't rely on your team much in mid-tier, which makes her often a bit challenging to play. I personally would go out in the Bayern, but Fuso comes a close second.

@@FunandGameswithTerry yeah bayern is cool Don't know if it was buffed recently , but I've been seeing more and more in t6 Hard to deal with in fuso

just don't let her come close - German BBs aren't the most precise at range

certainly agreed on the BC sentiment, especially in terms of armour. The Nagato's AP can be a bit underwhelming, I often find myself switching to HE against BBs in her, and follow up with AP once they're on perma-fires. Definitely more challenging to play than the Fuso.

certainly agreed on the BC sentiment, especially in terms of armour. The Nagato's AP can be a bit underwhelming, I often find myself switching to HE against BBs in her, and follow up with AP once they're on perma-fires. Definitely more challenging to play than the Fuso.

Wow, that sucks. Tier 6 can be hit & miss - often you'll find teams of people who don't have much experience, and just sail off on their own. I wish the matchmaker would put more emphasis on league placement.

@@FunandGameswithTerry League standing can be slightly misleading. It New Years Eve and at the end of the last season I was in League 9 (8500+). And that was ground out in probably an average of Tier 4 ships. That's the highest I've ever gotten. Yet we see other players hitting elite by the end of the 1st week. Yes I know they are mostly playing T9 or T10 and also have win rates most likely above 60+%.

Yeah, she was classified as tier 5 in the Blitz pass on the first day, before they corrected it. Guess they forgot to fix that elsewhere, too. That kind of thing happens in software development. Seems no one QA'd that :)

interesting question. I haven't played her, but she does get the standard 127mm US DD guns (albeit a later revision). I haven't had the best experience with 127mm AP even against destroyers, and tend to use the HE more. IFHE should improve your penetration against bigger targets, since you're usually not going to be able to aim much, and shoot at them from range. AP might give you better penetration against other DDs or lightly armoured cruisers, or in situations where you can reliably target bow / stern or superstructure. Without having tried this or having any data on it, IFHE sounds like the "easier" choice, whereas APCS might work, but probably requires more skill in aiming to get the benefits (it's not going to allow you to penetrate anything like belt or even deck armour on cruisers or BBs, I'd say). Please take with a grain of salt, since I haven't tried this. But I'll have a video about armour and aiming coming up (in a couple of weeks, these take a while to produce).

interesting question. I haven't played her, but she does get the standard 127mm US DD guns (albeit a later revision). I haven't had the best experience with 127mm AP even against destroyers, and tend to use the HE more. IFHE should improve your penetration against bigger targets, since you're usually not going to be able to aim much, and shoot at them from range. AP might give you better penetration against other DDs or lightly armoured cruisers, or in situations where you can reliably target bow / stern or superstructure. Without having tried this or having any data on it, IFHE sounds like the "easier" choice, whereas APCS might work, but probably requires more skill in aiming to get the benefits (it's not going to allow you to penetrate anything like belt or even deck armour on cruisers or BBs, I'd say). Please take with a grain of salt, since I haven't tried this. But I'll have a video about armour and aiming coming up (in a couple of weeks, these take a while to produce).

@@FunandGameswithTerry thanks for the info :D i think your right IFHECS is the best choice because aiming with H.E is not hard thanks for the reply

I find myself more and more playing for team victory rather than points. E.g. if there's a low-health ship already under fire, and I have another target, I'll prioritise that to maximise damage. You'll hear me saying stuff like "ah, our has got this, and move on. I might have to point out that capping gives you score, maybe more people will be interested, rather than trying to sail into the next map :)

It depends on the ship type you are aiming at. For destroyers and light cruisers it should be HE, for heavily armoured ships like Heavy cruisers and battleships you should use AP. HE can still work with them, but AP for more damage and penetration.

@@Shadow-sq2yj thanks

I've had that ship since forever, IJN BB was my first line, followed by German CA, then Soviet CA. Never sold her :)

I didn't have much time to play, since I've been on vacation the past week, so I'm not quite sure I'm going to make the Helena :) IJN BBs in general aren't the best armoured, at least these tiers (Yama obviously being a bit special in that regard). I tend to play them at range a bit more, which also lessens the penetration power of the incoming AP.

Only played 2 days of the event, just recently had a breakup so i didnt feel like playing.. but when i saw helena i took a day off and made the 50wins, paid 10€ and some leftover gold for the night camo.. its even better then belfast wich i loved to death 😂

sorry to hear that, mate, but good to see you got some consolation in the shape of a nice cruiser :)

Yea 😂 but helena started the troyan war.. 😊

You could say a ship called Helena is better than a face that launches a fleet :)

The Yama is a beast. I tried brawling one in my Freddy a while ago, and that did not end well (for me). Izumo has a bit of a bad rep as well. I personally quite enjoy the Fuso - the Nagato so far has been quite a bit harder to play. Fewer guns, and the shells can struggle to pen.

The Yama is a beast. I tried brawling one in my Freddy a while ago, and that did not end well (for me). Izumo has a bit of a bad rep as well. I personally quite enjoy the Fuso - the Nagato so far has been quite a bit harder to play. Fewer guns, and the shells can struggle to pen.

@@FunandGameswithTerry yea the fuso and the nagato are the two ships I'm worried about. Will you ever upload a video about the nagato

yes, Nagato will come. I've had her for ages, just never got around to making a video yet.

Shen Yang was the Namikaze, a Minekaze class DD, turned over to China after the war. Minekaze is the tier 5 gunboat DD on the IJN line, so that's matching.

AP shells have higher armour penetration and do more damage, but can bounce or over-penetrate. HE shells can't, but do less damage on impact. They can, however, set fires that do additional damage over time.

we all have our preferences - I love my German BBs, and I haven't liked the French much so far (at tier 5), but have been told that it gets much better once we get to the fantasy ships. Yama is definitely a beast, but there's a price to pay, from what I've heard - you have to play the Izumo :)

hahaha true, the pagoda masts just look like someone piled heaps of platforms on top of each other, without much thought (which is pretty much what they were). Compare that to something like this: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/HMS_Warspite_(1913)#/media/File:HMS_Warspite,_Indian_Ocean_1942.jpg

Thanks mate, I will. Just until next Wednesday, and I'm staying in AU, so I might find some time to reply (although at a lower frequency). But I'll catch up :) No idea for how long I can keep doing this, but so far, we're at almost 600 subs, and I can still keep track of things.

It's the new mic :)