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I am glad to know there is someone who thinks it is not terrible. :-) Thanks for watching and commenting! <O

Mmhmm. Exactly. Thanks, Joe! <O

Thanks, brother! Much appreciated! <O

I admit that I skipped right over Hobart and went to the Uganda. It does appear (in line with your "without purpose" comment) that the line is designed to help against submarines as a first priority, making them somewhat less useful than other ships of the same tier in terms of damage potential and game impact beyond sinking subs. Thanks for watching and commenting! <O

@@icopgaming the high tiers are pretty good damage farmers. The problem is they feel like a worse version of Goliath. With regards to ASW, it doesn't feel good enough to warrant being called ASW ships. I think Zao has better ASW capabilities than Cerberus and Zao isn't exactly a monster against subs. Radar is more useful again subs since you can actually spot them on the surface and force spot them if combined with your own sub. This lines sub surveillance doesn't have enough range or duration to be effective and the ships themselves are too fragile to get close to a sub.

Thanks, brother! Really appreciate you spending time here! <O

Hi Joe!

Yeah. Gotta use the module and commander skill to make it a little better. Range is not long enough to just sit 20km away and never have to turn like you can with some other cruisers. :-)

Hi Tim! <O (I know I am not Joe, but still. lol)

Thanks, brother! I sincerely appreciate your kind words! <O

Happy to help! <O

So glad you enjoyed that little bit of humor! Thanks very much for watching and commenting, brother! <O

Thanks, brother! Really appreciate you watching and commenting! The AP can even do some damage against angled opponents if you aim for superstructure. <O

Thanks for watching and commenting, brother! <O

Thank you, brother! I appreciate you watching and commenting! <O

Probably true. I have never had an issue. But many will likely not try it, seeing it as a potential risk.

Gunboats are (imo) much more consistent. Torpedoes are a roll of the dice pretty much every time. Thanks, brother! <O

Agreed! Perfect for the run and gun Russian DD play style. Thanks for watching and commenting, brother! <O

Glad you enjoyed it, brother! Thanks for watching and commenting! <O

Yeah, that guy plainly has the ship dialed in pretty well. :-) Thanks for watching and commenting, Joe! Always love reading your comments! <O

Thanks, brother! <O

Thanks, brother! I appreciate you watching and commenting! <O

He really did have a great game! Thanks for watching and commenting! <O

Thanks a million, Joe! Always appreciate your comments, brother! <O

Thanks for saying that, brother! Mods can add so much additional information to the game. At this point, if I am forced to play without them (might happen immediately after an update for some mods) I feel like I am wearing metaphorical blinders. But Aslain is great about adding updated mods, which you are told with his updater in your port (if you have that mod active), as soon as possible. He might have two or three updates in a single day following an update. He really does a great job of bringing us updates to the mods as quickly as possible.

Thank you, brother! Much appreciated! <O

It's a fun ship to play. And at lower tiers opponents are sometimes willing to get close enough for the secondaries to get some work done. Thanks for watching and commenting, @TheDeadbone1961! Much appreciated!

Thanks for watching and for your kind words, brother! Much appreciated! <O

I have not spent much time with the Indy, but it looks like the torpedoes are very closely spaced when dropped. As for my Halland game with only 6 aircraft shot down; the newish Super CV (Stupor CV?) aircraft with rocket boosters and increased HP can get in, make a drop for big damage, and be gone before you can shoot much down. It's not always that way, of course. But some games... it's awful. But I did manage to shoot down over 50 aircraft playing Halland a day or two ago against a T10 CV, which was pretty nice. All of that said, I still think AA is much less effective, especially in ships that are set up for it, than it was before the CV rework began. I have not picked up the Halland legendary mod. Sounds like it might be worth the effort. And finally, take care of that hand brother. Get yourself all healed up soon. Respects. <O

@@icopgaming You are entirely correct that against a Super CV even Halland gets beat up. The Halland research mod is awesome. 1. The extra consumable frees up your superintendent skill to be used as "other". 4 is enough, 5 is too much? 2. The HP restoration buff seems to eliminate non-reparable damage "too". That's kind of crazy and very beneficial. 3. The 8% added to the consumable speed boost got me to 42.3+ knots and doesn't shorten its action time. The acceleration is incredible BTW even from a dead stop, WOW! How TF? Holy crap! & Bye-bye! Think what that does for Halland... Yeah! 4. It goes in slot 6 so you don't lose conceal but of course you'll lose your normal take. It's definitely worth it at least for my open water playstyle although in it being mostly a torp boat, I still don't play it much but with this mod I'll at least play it "sometimes". Your patient sneaky playstyle would benefit hugely with this mod. Cheers: Robert

Thanks for the added info, brother! Much appreciated!

Would be an interesting experiment. I did not take the turret traverse increase because I played the ship a bit like a cruiser. Stay at range. Look for the best target. Try to land big broadside shots. Getting in close where you need the traverse rate would be fun to try. Thanks for watching and commenting! <O

Thank you, brother! I appreciate your participation and feedback! <O

Yeah. This video really does not do them justice. Also, 10 kills! Wow! <O

@@icopgaming Against the SBs, it wasn’t hard.

Thanks for the history lesson, brother! <O

Still up to this day showing TWO fingers is interpreted as "go f... yourself" :)

Hi @NickGonsalves! I am running over 20 various mods. Honestly can't remember them all by name. Used the WG Modstation for years, but switched back to Aslain's Modpack not long ago, as he often updates things a bit more quickly. Maybe I will do a vid on what I am using now. Already have a couple vids here on the Modstation. So, I probably should make at least one on Aslain's. Thanks for watching and commenting! <O

@@icopgaming specifically for ship angle, Badopst mod not available anymore

I don't have a mod that shows me the actual firing angles, brother. Not sure there is one. But if so, I have not used it. I think the wowsft.com site used to show firing angles. But that site is not around anymore. Wish I could offer you more info about where to find firing angles for each turret. But if it exists, I have no idea where to find it. <O

If you mean the angle of your target relative to you, and your angle to the target, for firing purposes, I am using the Battle Expert v2, centered, mod. Can hardly play without it anymore. <O

Heheheh... "Almost." :-)

You bet! You can find me on Discord or email the replay file to: icop.na@gmail.com <O

Thanks very much, brother. Much appreciated! <O

Thanks for watching and commenting, brother! As for the game being slow... in my opinion the time between shots, maneuvering and positioning, are filled with a lot of calculations that make the time pass very quickly. Where was the last known position of that red ship on the mini-map? Where might it be now? If I was playing it, where would I have gone? How should I position my ship to gain maximum advantage when I spot him? Should I have HE or AP shells ready? Or torpedoes? There are a lot of decisions that are more or less constantly made that can mean victory or a quick trip back to port. For those who only want to point and click, a game like this probably does seem slow. If you are not filling the time with careful consideration, there is a lot of dead space. Respects. <O

Like you, I am a big fan of the IJN torpedo DD line. Akatsuki is a favorite of mine. So much so that I have a 21-pt commander in that ship. hehe. It is an absolute beast. Thank you for watching and for your kind comments!

It's pretty sobering to go from playing high-tier ships with 21-pt commanders to a T5 with maybe a 10-pt commander, for sure! I really do get that. Frustrating. hehe. Thanks a lot for watching and commenting, brother! <O

I agree that the IJN DD line could use some help. A little more speed on the turret traverse would make the line much more enjoyable to play, I think. As I think was pretty evident in this replay, it is very challenging to land shots when the ship itself can turn faster than the turrets. I am not suggesting that the turrets should be as fast as the US DD Nicholas (12s/180-degree traverse). But at 30s/180-degree traverse, the Minekaze turrets turn at the same rate we see from most battleships. While this may be based on historical fact (?) it does make the guns much more challenging to use. A 20s/180-degree traverse would still be higher than most other T5 DDs (maybe all other?) but would be much better. Thanks for watching and commenting, brother! <O

Thanks for watching and commenting, brother! So glad you enjoyed the vid! <O

I could not agree more. I have been in a bit of a rut playing T10 almost entirely. Thanks for watching and commenting! <O

Glad it was helpful!

Yeah. New maps for higher tiers would be such a godsend for this game. T7 used to be my favorite tier to play. But these days, it's a painful experience. I play mostly T9-T10. But even that can be brutal when facing "Super" (stupor?) ships. Thanks for watching and commenting, brother!

I totally get it. I am so glad you enjoyed the video, my friend! I hope you will visit regularly. Thanks for watching and commenting, brother!

Glad you enjoyed it! Really appreciate you watching and commenting, brother! <O

He really does know how to make good use of a heavy cruiser. I have a few more of his replays in the wings and look forward to posting them here. :-)

Very tough ship to counter if played well. Thanks for watching and commenting, brother! <O

It really was very nearly a, "Well, I guess I am going back to port now," game. lol. But you absolutely SMASHED. Thanks for sending me the replay, brother! <O

It's very tough, for sure. <O

He really did play a great game. Especially after eating so much damage early. And a +1 to the friendly CV player for the well-timed smoke! <O

Yeah, that reload ultimately caused me to play the ship very differently than when I started with it. <O