Tips for this vehicle please

[O_Warrior0]

I am now at the BR of 6.7, and I got the Imperatritsa Mariya. Since it has very bad anti-air and is probably slower, how do I avoid air, and how do I even stock grind this thing? Do I just research the APHE first?

[DirtyOldCommie]

@O_Warrior0

Since it has very bad anti-air and is probably slower, how do I avoid air,

Virtually nobody is using planes at that BR; AA capabilities or the lack thereof are only of the most minor importance.

@O_Warrior0

and how do I even stock grind this thing?

Do what everyone else seems to do in 6.x BBs- focus on cruisers and DDs, then go for bot BBs of your BR or lower. Avoid 7.x BBs, especially if player controlled.

@O_Warrior0

Do I just research the APHE first?

Try getting damage and fire control done first; your HE has got a lot of filler, and Mariya has got the best RoF of all 6.x BBs, so you should be doing fine during this initial grind if you ignore BBs.

[O_Warrior0]

@DirtyOldCommie

Virtually nobody is using planes at that BR; AA capabilities or the lack thereof are only of the most minor importance.

I face quite a decent amount sometimes; it happens a lot more in AB as well, and those tiny torpedo boats aren’t easy to hit, so I was wondering, how do you even survive those tiny boats spamming torepedo at you?

@DirtyOldCommie

Do what everyone else seems to do in 6.x BBs- focus on cruisers and DDs, then go for bot BBs of your BR or lower. Avoid 7.x BBs, especially if player controlled.

Ok but where do I exactly even shoot those BB with HE?

@DirtyOldCommie

Try getting damage and fire control done first; your HE has got a lot of filler, and Mariya has got the best RoF of all 6.x BBs, so you should be doing fine during this initial grind if you ignore BBs.

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