I can’t even get the Renown. Game wont give me any points towards Mark8
First Renown I have met and gonna say it already strikes as a competetive 7.0 lol
Is it a giant ammo rack like most of the American top tier ships? I can just look at those funny and they explode.
oh yeah they do. In case of renown, I need to see it for myself but well, if a scharnhorst ammoracks you in first salvo, it is not a good look for your ship :b
It’s one of the easiest to ammoracked from my experience today, both in this ship and as an opponent
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Well at least we’ve found the Britain Tax. hopefully means we can get the right shells.
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Any response from the devs about getting it the proper draft? That should go a long way to alleviating its tendency to explode in the first few salvos.
I saw three in one match today.
Renown 1: 135 damage then ammoracked
Renown 2: 192 damage then ammoracked
Renown 3: 435 damage then ammoracked
Meanwhile, I fought 2 battleships in a Scharnhorst and killed them both twice, and never died. That’s after killing 12 other ships. It seems like there is a huge variation in 7.0 BR capabilities.
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In AB I would advocate for giving it better shells and lowering it to 6.7 or not doing that and moving to 6.3. And yes, mandatory draft fix
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There’s no response on any issues regarding Renown yet, since the next major update is coming soon I doubt we will see any change/fix on this ship by the next major drops.
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I’m sorry to hear that. I’m all for new content, but it would be nice to have it show up in working order before adding even more vehicles. Thanks for the answer though.
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Unfortunately it can take anywhere from 6 months to a year for a new vehicle added to even remotely be considered “finished”, especially for a minor nation like Britain
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Thanks for the early adopter updates - will get mine today and expect it might sit on all its free repairs for quite a while!!
Yes, it’s odd that a country whose entire existence is owed to its naval power which dominated the seas since the 16th century is considered a “minor nation” in War Thunder.
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Even things like the fact Britain pioneered ship based radar and was an incredibly powerful asset during WW2 and yet, we have the fewest ships actually equipped with functional radar in game. Definetly needs to be a mechanic overhauled
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Took the Renown yesterday for a first battle to sea and got slapped instantly by a Des Moines :). #kaboom# She seems to be very, very explosive.
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Killed a few of them, 3 in last battle today. Honestly it feels more like an american… cruiser. Des moines for example. Ammo rack shots always end up with big explosion and hitting midship turns entire section black with up to 20% crew loss. I think it will be collecting dust in my inventory till the BR change
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To be fair Renown could have been qualified to stay at 7.0 or at least 6.7 if she had the correct draft. Armour wise she’s actually comparable to, if not better than Kongo (9" vs 8" belt, plus 4" vs 3" slope deck abreast magazine). While Kongo isn’t the top dog at this BR she is still rather competitive ship as her draft makes her ammoracks not as accessible as Renown’s.
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Someone told me renown is also missing some armour, potentially around the magazines, is that true?
She’s missing the slope deck extension beneath the belt, which would extend the protected area by some half metre lower. Nevertheless it won’t stop battleship shells as currently all shells lose insufficient penetration in water.
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I’ve taken her out one time. I got about 3k damage and was eventually killed, but not ammo racked. It definitely requires a lot more finesse than other 7.0 ships to be effective, and I still think it’s over tiered.
The secondary batteries are actually quite good with a 3 second fire rate. If it gets VT fused 4.5" shells for them, it’s going to be an even better AA platform.
I’m going to try to spade it, and see how it goes as long as I don’t start getting one-shotted and frustrated playing it.
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