Post by Ron James Dio on Apr 20, 2021 0:38:54 GMT
I picked up 3 random packages and got her in the 3rd one. She is a mean little ship, but she has a VERY unique playstyle.
Her AP rounds are devastating, hitting for 3700 alpha with a velocity of 960 m/s, with absolutely absurd dispersion of only 55m at maximum range which is a full 46m better than Kitikaze. These weapons are absolute railguns with extremely flat trajectories and their pen is incredible, rivaling that of Dmitri Donskoi's 180mm guns. These are the shells she should be using almost exclusively, as they can damage any target up to max range, and she regularly cits cruisers out to 12km's. Her HE shells are usable if you have to, but due to a slow reload and only 1700 dmg she lacks the DPM of other DD's. Thus, she is mainly good at brutalizing any cruiser that flashes broadside, and she can very quickly stack big damage numbers vs BB's.
Her torpedos are your standard sea mines with 50kts speed out to 12km's. Their alpha is respectable at 16,533 but they rarely hit and are mainly good for area denial.
She has NO Hydroacoustic search, nor a heal. Take this into account when pushing caps. She has a respectable HP pool of 27,350 with Survivability Expert, so she CAN survive some beating, but this is not a ship you'll want to brawl other gunboats with.
She plays best on the 2nd line as an AP sniper or smoke camper. Fire a wall of sea mines and smash the HP of any ships who show you broadside. She is an excellent 2nd line sniper if you have good accuracy and she can savage any CL who doesn't respect her authoritah.
Screenshots of 3 of my first 4 games to follow.
Her AP rounds are devastating, hitting for 3700 alpha with a velocity of 960 m/s, with absolutely absurd dispersion of only 55m at maximum range which is a full 46m better than Kitikaze. These weapons are absolute railguns with extremely flat trajectories and their pen is incredible, rivaling that of Dmitri Donskoi's 180mm guns. These are the shells she should be using almost exclusively, as they can damage any target up to max range, and she regularly cits cruisers out to 12km's. Her HE shells are usable if you have to, but due to a slow reload and only 1700 dmg she lacks the DPM of other DD's. Thus, she is mainly good at brutalizing any cruiser that flashes broadside, and she can very quickly stack big damage numbers vs BB's.
Her torpedos are your standard sea mines with 50kts speed out to 12km's. Their alpha is respectable at 16,533 but they rarely hit and are mainly good for area denial.
She has NO Hydroacoustic search, nor a heal. Take this into account when pushing caps. She has a respectable HP pool of 27,350 with Survivability Expert, so she CAN survive some beating, but this is not a ship you'll want to brawl other gunboats with.
She plays best on the 2nd line as an AP sniper or smoke camper. Fire a wall of sea mines and smash the HP of any ships who show you broadside. She is an excellent 2nd line sniper if you have good accuracy and she can savage any CL who doesn't respect her authoritah.
Screenshots of 3 of my first 4 games to follow.
as you can see, she is an extremely capable ship if you can keep at arms length and focus on any ship that shows even the tiniest bit of broadside. On a side note, BB superstructures are extremely easy to pick off from any angle or range due to her exceptional accuracy and dispersion. If you can aim properly, she'll hit it.