[Enioch]

I feel so dirty... 

[crizza]

That 3x XP event is great: yesterday I made 5k xp with the Tirpitz

[Enioch]

The 3x XP is not active in that game. Already used it up on the Shima. :-P

That's ~3.4k base XP, and 5k with premium. 

[Spoon]

Shimakaze's, the bane of my existence

[StarSlayer]

Hipster Hipper



These Kraut 203s are pretty are sick, I'm still adjusting for how fast the shell travel time is.  The lack of decent HE can be a pain though, the high explosive option on the IJN 203s can be a little more consistent when nothing is showing you a flat surface to pen.  Still once I master these guns this Hipper is going to be great platform.

[Rodo]

I sux so bad with carriers.

[Scourge of Ages]

I sux so bad with carriers.

CVs are tough to do damage with, and tougher to keep your planes alive, and toughest to do both. Do you captain American or Japanese carriers?

[NGTM-1R]

I sux so bad with carriers.

Carriers have largely been nerfed into unworkablity.

[Deathsnake]

Last Battle with Königsberg

after this I get the Nürnberg

and one match with my Tirpitz - not really good but get near 7k

[ssmit132]

CVs are tough to do damage with, and tougher to keep your planes alive, and toughest to do both. Do you captain American or Japanese carriers?

Carriers have largely been nerfed into unworkablity.

Not Rodo, but this is disappointing... after I saw the requirements for the Arpeggio Kongo, I thought it would be a good idea to get a Tier V carrier to help with the "shoot down 150 aircraft" mission.

Doesn't help that I'm in the Japanese tree and so my Hosho's fighters are more or less useless against American fighters. Haven't had any luck with the fighter barrage yet either, but I only just figured out that was something I could try, too.

[Col. Fishguts]

I sux so bad with carriers.

Carriers have largely been nerfed into unworkablity.

I'm also curious about carrier gameplay. I'm currently pewpewing around in German and Russian cruisers, but have been wondering which way to go in the US tree.
From videos the gameplay in CVs looks very different but the carrier nerd in me is lusting for a Lexington.
So, are any of you veterans here playing CVs regularely and having fun with them? Or should I rather go down the DD line?

[StarSlayer]

Shoot down 150 aircraft...  Silly WG how about posting a requirement that isn't dependent on a class that hardly gets played.  The only times I see carriers is Tier X or IX MM and good luck shooting down their birds.

[Rodo]

I got the jap cv's first, it's true my planes die like they are not even there when I'm faced with another cv player.
I'm just not used to this, keeping focus on multiple squadrons is what eventually gets me killed and all because I take too much time trying to land hits manually.

Being such an elitist comes back to get you in the form of a steep and painful learning curve.

Also, is it me or the Hosho is just plain BAD, feel like I really should move up to the next one and just camp my life there.
Top tier CV's do not look quite as fun.... well nothing really looks that fun in upper tiers.

[NGTM-1R]

From videos the gameplay in CVs looks very different but the carrier nerd in me is lusting for a Lexington.
So, are any of you veterans here playing CVs regularely and having fun with them? Or should I rather go down the DD line?

I did, but by now there's no point. Carriers have to be matched against carriers, people whined, but almost nobody plays carriers, so that's a problem. Torpedo bombers are your primary weapon, but they've been heavily nerfed, so that's a problem.

[Mikes]

From videos the gameplay in CVs looks very different but the carrier nerd in me is lusting for a Lexington.
So, are any of you veterans here playing CVs regularely and having fun with them? Or should I rather go down the DD line?

I did, but by now there's no point. Carriers have to be matched against carriers, people whined, but almost nobody plays carriers, so that's a problem. Torpedo bombers are your primary weapon, but they've been heavily nerfed, so that's a problem.

Despite all that, ... I was having a blast playing Carriers.

Even ranked up to Rank 10 in the Independence. Had a blast with the Strike Load Out Ranger ... and actually pretty much hated the Lexington afterwards.

Essex though........ YUMMMMM. Now Essex is awesome all around again. You can do very very evil things with 2 Torp Squads with the American style Torp Spread.

[Scourge of Ages]

Even though I'm only up to tier 5 CVs, I've gained some good tips if you're having trouble:

1: Move yo' carrier. Stick behind the main battle group. You'll be closer to service your planes faster, and be better protected from DD sneak-sniping.

2: Use friendly cruisers for air cover. Know how your fighters can match up. If your fighters would lose an engagement, try to draw enemy fighter squads into range of at least one cruiser or battleship. (Though sometimes it's worth sacrificing a wing to possibly save a wing of bombers.)

3: Don't send bombers out without cover, unless you're positive they'll be safe. Send your fighters out to at least discourage attack, and be prepared to drop bomber squads back under cover of friendly AAA.

4: 4 out of 5 ships will turn into a torpedo spread to dodge it. Use this information to set up your first strike to pin it against an island, or to divert a ship toward friendly fire, or into a second salvo of torps.

5: Carriers tend to have pretty good AAA. If you're out of options, consider sailing in to cover your own planes. And remember that you can still capture points.

[Axem]

I was so on fire... alas my team was not. 

[Mikes]

4: 4 out of 5 ships will turn into a torpedo spread to dodge it. Use this information to set up your first strike to pin it against an island, or to divert a ship toward friendly fire, or into a second salvo of torps.

If he turns towards you ... use manual aim to drop the torps exactly inside his turning circle aiming for where he ll be in a few seconds = kaboom, dead Battleship.

If he turns away from you and you can get ahead of him, again, drop directly in his path, ... if he s turning too fast and the before method would lead to prolonged aa exposure, flip sides and drop inside his turning circle again and also: kaboom.


Also ... always drop close to the hull ... but not too close, or you will see a perfect torp spread make nothing more but "dud dud dud" instead of "kaboom" lol.

Practice makes perfect. Against a good BB, CA or CV skipper it can be a bit of a mindgame .... your goal being to drop your torps with a perfect firing solution in the minimum amount of time, his goal being to deny you your firing solution long enough to shoot down as many planes as possible while you get into position.

Took me a while to get it right, but now I'm pretty good at it. ;-) The biggest "duh" moment was that it took me until "Bogue" to find out that there is an "alt" fire to aim manually Not sure how usuable the above is for japanese carriers with multiple squadrons, but only 4 planes per squad and  a different spread, but it does work wonders for the american carriers. And a double drop from Essex's squadrons with 12 torps is a sight to behold when it hits home. Averaging 8-10 hits against most BB or CV skippers when i get it right Not easy mind you ... and there s so many things that can mess up your run and so many other players that will try to mess up your run, but practice does indeed make perfect.  Also, picking the right target(s) to begin with is crucial to have maximum effect on the battle and not end up merely with a lot of shot down planes. heh.

Finally ... from Tier 7 onwards you have a lot of more spare planes and can actually afford to sacrifice a couple of squadrons, as long as it allows you to get good hits in, without it hurting you for the rest of the match in any way.

[StarSlayer]

VISTULA LANCER of the SEA




You see other Can? You Wrecks It,
You see Atlanta?  You Wrecks It,
You see Battlewagon?  You can sneaky sneak with the Fish or Wrecks it with Fire.

I need to work a little more with integrating the fish because guns alone won't fetch obnoxious damage, but they are good guns.  Everything that makes the Gremlin great only at Tier VII.

[Deathsnake]

Just Need about 1 day


The Yorck Class. But only in the way to get the Hipper