Good to hear that about the Japanese bluewater fleet, considering I am almost done with the tier 4 ships. So far, the tier 3 ships other than the Akizuki has been mediore.
The Kako is inaccurate and survivality looks more like a destroyer.
What guns would you consider “lethal” for the Japanese ships?
I used Yuudachi for grinding most of the tree until thei good cruisers back in the day, the 127mm are a very precise gun ( at least it was, havent played naval for quite soe time nownthough, so might have changed).
Their mid cruisers arent great, I can agree on that. Agano and Furutaka aren’t bad though.
Same with the 155 main cannons on Suzuya and Mikuma.
The gun layout on Tone gives you options for peekaboo’ing on islands and can often surprise enemies with a full unexpected barrage.
The 203mm on the heavy cruisers are also very precise.
Japan is probaly not everyone’s cup of tea though, since it does require a bit more passive playstyle compared to US, Germany and Soviet.
Actually, you now inspired me to pick up on naval again, thanks! :-)
For the emperor!
Sorry for typos, on mobile!
Pittsburgh has good survivability, speed and maneuverability with strong, reasonably quick 8-inch guns. Comparative to the others I’ve played - German and Japanese heavy cruisers, excellent as they are - I really like the overall balancing of the US cruiser and destroyer lines best (but their BBs suck, unfortunately.) As for Roanoke, it’s not as durable as Pittsburgh but it packs a real wallop with its rapid-fire 6-inchers that prints SL like crazy - very fun ship, once spaded.
I would definitely go through with researching bluewater US, and focus on reaching the USS Alaska.
That thing is very OP, and one of the only ships that can pick a fight with a Scharnhorst and actually has a chance of winning against it. Its ammo seems well protected and i never managed to one shot an Alaska, only beeing able to kill it by constantly shooting its engine room, having it permanently on fire and removing the crew slowly. Very survivable ship.
Don’t forget to claim the premium Akizuki-class, Hatsuzuki from WT Mobile!
Less AA than Akizuki, but the guns are excellent at their BR. Fast enough reload, good velocity. Just aim at US DD’s turrets first before hitting anything else.
Shimakaze is most excellent especially in Arcade battles (don’t knock it till you try it!) given she can reload her torpedoes. Her great speed allows her to get into positions quicker. Excellent for setting a spread at range, and actually feels better the higher up in BR you use it. BBs and cruisers are slow, so easier to predict and hit.
The earliest light cruisers in the Japan tree acted IRL as DD leaders of sorts, hence weaker than other nations’. (Agano looks cool, but alas too weak, Ooyodo would be great to have in-game!)
I’ve enjoyed using Mikuma (similar to the TT Suzuya) due to her better DPM than Mogami or Tone, though they are also very good heavy cruisers.
As for coastal, I too have finished the Japanese tree. The Type K-3 and K-7 duo have good armament that can easily deal damage to other boats. Chikugo is adequate at her BR, and a menace in a downtier. PG02s are a little squishy, but their speed and fire rate are great. The PT-15 is alright as well.
JDS Isuzu can hold her own against the DDs she faces, though take care not to get ganged up on. As for JDS Ayanami, her destroyer damage model, her DPM (ripple fire is best done), HE-VT and APHE makes for an amazing ship that can kill SKRs with relative ease, and be able to engage and damage US DDs.
uhh what ? lol
Thanks for info! Have to check if its still possible to get that ship!.Not really into mobile games but…and didnt play much naval after they changed the targeting mechanics and introduced the green aim dot.
Will definitely give it a go again! EC mode was enjoyable!
Took me like 3 or so short matches before I got the ship, no worries there
3 battles, 3 victories! Was actually a bit fun!
Didnt get a coupon for the ship though, so not sure if its obtainable anymore.
@Smin1080p_WT Can you tell if IJN Hatsuzuki is still available as reward for WT mobile, please?
I realise that I’m late for it ;-)
In terms of coastal, I can speak for Japan and France.
France coastal is not great. If you really just want to finish quickly, I guess it would be a good bet, but you will suffer while you do. There are fun vehicles in France Coastal like Arras and L9059 but they aren’t outstanding, all of the torpedo boats are pretty flawed. The VLTs in particular are glass cannons with no survivability. And La Combattante is a joke of a capstone. Maybe if they add its actual ASMs one day…
Japan coastal is pretty good. They have early and plentiful access to subchasers which let you bully torpedo boats, though their own torpedo boats are just mid. PG-02 can absolutely shred if you disable the autocannon modification and unlock the Vulcan’s fire rate, plus its high speed makes it a great zone capper.
My personal favorite so far has to be Chikugo. the twin 3 inch automatic annihilates torpedo boats and can overwhelm reserve destroyers, plus you get some decent torpedoes and an OK top speed for a frigate.
Of course, it goes without saying that the most powerful Coastal tree at top tier is USSR, but Japan does ok!
US bluewater and coastal are some of the best vehicles in the game, the heavy cruisers for US tend to face a lot of battleships due to the BR but they are still very good. As for coastal its probably the best, balanced tree in my opinion, Russia is full of OP vehicles if you want an easier time of it though and they do have the biggest cancer in the game… the SKR7 which if your after frigates this is the tree to work on.
As for French coastal the first few ranks are very poor. In fact at least 4 of the boats are literally the same. However, the later vessels are fairly good but the reason to race up the French tree is to get that bonus for the other trees not to really use the tree for anything else.
Japans cruisers are ok but better as torp spammers, they get outgunned by the US ships pretty much but the later heavies are strong.
The Mississippi BB has the best APHE in the whole Game if I am not mistaken. 714mm of pen point blank. But ofc it is gatekept and over 80 bucks on the market already. Pay to win?
Well… A ship that could be acquired for free if you got it in the event isnt exactly a P2W ship. But Gaijin does have a bad habbit of only adding good ships via events, like HMS Renown and HMS Barham
If we had proper Rerun Events then I could agree with this quote. But when a vehicle is only obtainable again through paying Money, then it is kinda p2w for everyone who doesn’t have the content.
As far as coastal goes, do avoid the French tree, it’s been added in about the same state as the French tank tree was, with a sad reserve (for comparison, UK reserve is already bad with 8*7.7mgs, the French boat has a single pair), a somehow sadder “top” tier, and not much of anything noteworthy inbetween. If you want to gamble on the tree being short to go trough it quickly and wait for Gaijin to fill it with stuff that’s actually good,o keep in mind that the comparatively more popular bluewater French tree has yet to receive a top tier.
Japan is a good balance of not being bloated while still offering mostly fun stuff, with some lobby killers like Chikugo that are near unstoppable outside of a mirror matchup.
If you don’t mind going trough a slightly more filled TT, either germany or the USSR are the best fun you’ll get out of coastal, with both trees offering at worst decent boats at all tier, and the best top tiers coastals in the Köln and SKR.
Looks like there were reports made even as late as 4 months ago regarding the ship. Did you log in to WTM using the same account as your WT one? People were told to contact GJ support via the link provided.
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/c0Dislu2HEwm
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/Ocob3VMEQR48
Thanks!
Seems they are sent to support, not a bug apparently! Will send a support ticket!
Did a few naval battles yesterday, had forgot how fun they can be, and it was a pleasant r&r after grinding the ground event!
@TIGER_TANK_1 Sorry, didnt mean to hijack your post! Would like to know what you decided to go for!
Italian and French ships.
Won’t main them, but I’m trying to grind Germany + UK + France + Italy to tier 3 blue water ships, so daily battle tasks are less boring.
Allright :-)
Good luck then!
Haven’t and probably won’t start France, but Italy was quite fun as far as I got them!
See you on the seas!
italy has some of the best coastal vessel in the game, nothing short of a destroyer can stop some of them