Maybe it’s not the problem of single shell’s dispersion but number of guns. When you have same dispersion, number of shell per salvo depends how much you will hit target.
For using HMS Tiger, I don’t recommend using it. It’s now same BR with HMS Invincible, and even without considering it, its armor is too thin to cover it’s shell room above waterline. If shell room divided into two and upper shell room can be empty it would be useful, but for now it is too easy to neutralize all it’s firepower by racking two shell room.
Though you’d figure that a 1960s would have better FCS and overall accuracy than a WW2 cruiser, but Tigers shell dispersal at medium range (8-10km) is woeful than even compared to say a single gun salvo on Belfast. So I dont think its volume of fire. The shell dispersal on the Tiger is just set to be much higher than that of any other 6" cruiser.
I bought it from the market about 6 months ago. Only played it a few times as it seems overtiered. But wow that dispersion. I thought I was just struggling to maintain a constant lead on the target but thats ridiculous. Can anyone look up the actual dispersion numbers in the files?
Yeah, I enjoy it, but its far from a competitive 5.7. I really dont understand why its 5.7 other than the fact its good at dealing with destroyers and especially anything coastal.
Its actually got a worse RPM to pretty much any other 5.7 light cruiser despite its reload rate and less armour as well.
and no, not something I can do, HK it probably the best bet for that, but something is definetly wrong with its shell dispersal
If I’m not mistaken, it is the “maxDeltaAngle” parameter that is set the accuracy of the guns. That is, among the six-inch guns with the lowest initial velocity (+ the american five-inch gun with almost no dispersion):
6’'/50 QF Mark N5 (HMS Tiger) - 50m horizontal and 32m vertical
“maxDeltaAngle”: 0.5
“maxDeltaAngleVertical”: 0.32
6"/50 BL Mark XXIII (Town-class) - 25m horizontal and 31.5m vertical
“maxDeltaAngle”: 0.25
“maxDeltaAngleVertical”: 0.315
Navyweps indicates based on MV a good accuracy, and this generally fits with the characteristics of British guns, the Brits hating inaccuracy and nipping it in the bud after the high velocity 12" guns. No source given though, so seemingly an assumption made on MV. I’ll keep looking. https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/187979/
Unfortunately this British Pathe clip doesn’t mention accuracy either.
@liath_anam Good news, we’ve (myself and @DevilO6) found the location of a copy of the documents we want.
There’s many more than just those too. Most others centre around the mountings themselves as well as their efficiency at dealing with surface and aerial threats.
Worth noting though, Gaijin could just label it not a bug (though credits to them for fixing it when I last reported it ) as the gun data available accounts for static firings of singular guns, ships ingame obviously use multigun turrets and are also obviously moving in the water. Though the surface full charge distinction makes me think these may have been the dispersion stats for the mountings when inside the turrets firing simultaneously. Unfortunately such documents aren’t really availible for large calibre guns, but they exist here.
Though now further on to this I think i’d raise some disputes partially with the validity of Herman’s exterior ballistics and partially referenced to FCS and the roll stabilisation of naval guns.
Anyway, range tables are the best we’ve got to report with. So when it’s possible I’ll see if there’s any way we can get our hands on copies but I’m pretty busy at the moment.
Thanks for your work. I doubt they’ll make any changes in the near future, given their stubbornness, but it’s at least something.
And a clip from British Pathé video with ~2-3 seconds of reload time on 6-inch guns.
I might consider it in the summer sale. but also holding out for a new coastal premium at some point. Something little different, but not sure what I want
