Iwami might be my favorite battleship. The combination of good mainguns, fun secondaries and spicy long range hard hitting torps makes for such satisfying brawls.
@Rio_11116 ай бұрын
10:15 Actually Jingles thi... wait a minute
@Almedius766 ай бұрын
As much as I love the ship and secondaries...the shorter secondary range is very much a factor to consider.
@FrostBeam0096 ай бұрын
10.5? in randoms maybe not in ranked.. most maps its very easy to get up to 10.5 with full hp.
@roys.18896 ай бұрын
How about the ship's armor? How good is it? Biggest reason I prefer Prussia, GK, and Napoli is that they have armor that can withstand heavy fire at close range which traditionally is the weakness of IJN ships.
@Almedius766 ай бұрын
@@roys.1889 You get the dreaded IJN vulnerable cheek. The incredible turret angles help to cover that weakness, but its still there. Iwami definitely wins the battles of secondaries though, and has main guns more effective at range (if you can stand IJN vertical dispersion). Its armor scheme is nowhere near as good as those ships unfortunately.
@Almedius766 ай бұрын
@@FrostBeam009 It's far less of an issue in ranked, but it still makes it harder to keep ships trapped in your secondary range (It's not fast or nimble either)
@Posilepton6 ай бұрын
The secondaries also don't come with 32mm pen and the ship has Japanese dispersion which is terrible at close to mid range. Contradicts the short range secondaries.
@andraskovacs89596 ай бұрын
The stern torps(on Odin, Iwami, Constellation, etc) are good for kiting and drive-bys where you can launch both sides without huge, broadside-revealing turns. Just a little booty wag and they're on their way - saved my hide and won battles many times in 1v1 and 2v2 brawls in the Odin or Graf Spee... occasionally even in randoms.
@matthewcasady62766 ай бұрын
I run secondaries on any ship which has a secondary hitting DPM that's equal to or greater than Georgia's (this is from the third party web site). They may not be the most optimal builds, but I enjoy trying to make them work. In my experience, they at least help keep the DD's a little further back.
@Caleb-zu1pk6 ай бұрын
Yeah, good for when you get outnumberd
@kingofcastlechaos6 ай бұрын
What is the website?
@e_da_g21615 ай бұрын
0:24 super villains after explaining all of their plans to the mc
@crosskoyamayandaytugay35086 ай бұрын
22:51 It's not necessary. The penetration of 100mm secondaries is already good. While 155mm guns can only penetrate 26mm, 100mm guns can penetrate 30mm.
@joecarlson64286 ай бұрын
Have most of my random battle games in GK and Pommern. Both die so quickly I have switched to the Wisconsin. I agree Ilawmi is a good secondary build BB in the special game modes. Looking forward to the mode switch.
@bLock_c1pher_Gaming6 ай бұрын
Thank you PQ for another fun vid, man that first game thou.
@antoinep.25656 ай бұрын
And here i was, set on getting Napoli as my 1st coal ship, and now im getting very tempted by Iwami... Is it true that tier 9 has better economy bonuses? ngl the coins are in short supplies compared to research points, notably since getting to tier 5 and 6... Would love you guys opinion on that
@真幽靜鬼王6 ай бұрын
Yes tier 9 premium has better bonus economy compare to the tier 10
@paulpick6 ай бұрын
What’s the addon putting the green circles around the target? Is it showing speed?
@seraphis6 ай бұрын
It's a mod that indicates ship speed. No circle = stationary. Red = reversing. Green = Quarter / half / three-quarter / full speed.
@paddington16706 ай бұрын
ship movement indicator on Aslain mod manager
@jimd90536 ай бұрын
That seems like borderline cheating kinda
@Swarm5096 ай бұрын
@@jimd9053 It is all information the game is giving your client, freely and not encrypted, so really everyone should be getting this info to help them out. WG has said many times that mod packs like Aslain is cheating and not a problem to use. Really the major quality of life mods should be in the game as advanced options if the devs cared to spend time on the game core features.
@jimd90536 ай бұрын
@@Swarm509 I don’t think PQ would ever cheat but what I mean is it seems like it would diminish the skill required to do well.
@landochabod76 ай бұрын
Actually a slight mistake to use the heal at 4:20, since Yamamoto's heal was surely about to proc :)
@TheBigGiant_SpaceChiken6 ай бұрын
I really enjoy my Iwami, it´s the reason why I have a full secondary build on Yamamoto.
@8c8BrotMargemSul8c8Ай бұрын
in your opinion between Iwami, Kearsage and Pommern?
@gustavoserre81466 ай бұрын
Maybe a Tier VI ? novorossiysk ? I would like to learn how to play, since I bought it today. Ty
@skdiddy_6 ай бұрын
I'm not sure if you've put out a video on the T9 Pan-Asian cruiser Dalian or not, interested in your take on it.
@j_Snow6 ай бұрын
What a timing, i was between Iwami and Hayate, ended up buying Hayate
@j_taylor6 ай бұрын
Hayate is a blast since the recent change where it can run both smoke and torpedo reload. Enjoy!
@Billswiftgti6 ай бұрын
I had Hayate since it was a free xp ship, and it was ok. Now it's straight up good.
@ReDiR206 ай бұрын
Hayete after the buffs is the best T10 dd, good choice here
@Billswiftgti6 ай бұрын
@@ReDiR20 there is no "best" DD, a Ragnar can smoke a Hayate and it is still not the "best" T10 DD.
@JustSomeGuyWithNoMaidens6 ай бұрын
@@ReDiR20 The best tier 10 destroyers are Gdansk, Ragnar, Marceau, and Smaland. There's really no competition there.
@cden_x406 ай бұрын
I got it from a christmas crate years ago, dont remember when. might be 2022-23 year. i never really tried it out, might possibly give it a shot but im having a much more fun time playing DDs, i always used to play BBs but when i tried out destroyers i naturally was really good at playing them, even in my first 3 games i think i got 2-3 kills each game.
@thegreatdodo50926 ай бұрын
Did they nerf the Yamamoto heal? I could swear it was healing perma damage back in the day?
@TheShinySearcher6 ай бұрын
They did. Iirc, it acts like a normal heal now, just with a longer duration
@thegreatdodo50926 ай бұрын
@@TheShinySearcher wow, okay.. how does it act on ships without a heal then? Do you know?
@TheShinySearcher6 ай бұрын
From what I've seen, it acts as a standard heal on those ships, too. So 50% restored HP from penetrations, 10% from citadel. I do not know, for example, if a DD can take citadel damage from a torp and as such heal less. But you can heal as a sub or CV, yes
@TheShinySearcher6 ай бұрын
@@thegreatdodo5092 In short treat it as a regular heal and you won't be disappointed
@jameshobbs14606 ай бұрын
Its a great ship I agree. But I run a secondary fire buld on mine. I've played agains many of them in battle. The secondary ones just keep me on fire. Good caliber and shell speed and gun angles.
@gamingrootz44116 ай бұрын
Would hizen work as a secondary ship too?
@Fireburnin216 ай бұрын
Was looking to get Azuma, purely because I need credits. But if I get this will it be more fun or will I get crushed harder in an uptier than I will in an Azuma?
@papaversomniferum23656 ай бұрын
Dont even bother taking Azuma, one of worse tier IX CB's in game.
@beardumaw24Ай бұрын
@@papaversomniferum2365 total BS ! even PQ likes the Azuma its a cash cow and as long as you don't go broadside and move it does very well. I have Azuma and have won a lot of my Medals in it. In the top 3 or 4on the team most of the time. If you know how to play its a good ship.
@krzysztofwalendziuk50003 ай бұрын
Great battle. What are the mods You are using?
@000NULL6 ай бұрын
Been playing Iwami and haven’t been able to hardly citadel anything. I’ve been getting citadels on other ships in the rudder area! Aim BUG. How do I fix this?
@Caleb-zu1pk6 ай бұрын
Use the shell flight time number to lead your shot. Common to land shots short. The middle of the name plate is the citadel area on each ship. Imagine your front and back guns as a triangle. You must aim that point at the lead time of the citadel
@BertusLabuschagne2 ай бұрын
Maybe your build. I had the same problem on secondary build. The gun control system is better. The secondary, only commander skill. Otherwise, you will struggle hitting anything.
@000NULL2 ай бұрын
@@BertusLabuschagne I actually found out that the shells have short range arc. You just need to aim a bit up the belt, or at the top of the belt. Aiming at waterline 80% of the shells will go short. Just an arc bug, but Iwami can fire over hills and hit closer targets. She wrecks in brawl with secondaries!
@Frigidblood6 ай бұрын
10:14 Jean Bart? Ackshually, PQ, that was a Richelieu.
@elvisgamebro6 ай бұрын
Yeah, probably a mistake. I mean they both look alike
@keeshommels20836 ай бұрын
He was at least in the right class
@elvisgamebro6 ай бұрын
True
@BertusLabuschagne2 ай бұрын
My most favorite ship. Iwami is a real brawler, torps deadly 20km. Secondarys very good. I have plenty of coal ships, and iwami always stands out above all.
@jlo88636 ай бұрын
the big secondary gun is 155 from mogami not 152
@Lily-D12156 ай бұрын
1:20 whats that red/green circle thing filling up
@paragrog6 ай бұрын
Looks like a mod that indicates how fast the ship is going either full ahead or reverse. The more full the green circle gets, the closer to max speed the ship is getting. The more full the red circle gets, the closer to max reverse speed.
@Lily-D12156 ай бұрын
thanks, makes sense
@Commander_Overpen5 ай бұрын
I think fire prevention is better than emergency repair in brawls/ranked. You already have 4 heals and usually won't use more than that. FP stops you being a tinderbox
@InfectedByZanza6 ай бұрын
What premium battleship for money would you recommend?
@ElvroomGames6 ай бұрын
i you have a t9 to trade in then get brandenburg. i did this today and dont regret it. 10 bucks for the missing dubs but that is not too bad
@jaxmathews48356 ай бұрын
Day 16 of asking PQ to play the finest Russian BB admiral ushakov with meme lord kuznetsov
@honeybadger18106 ай бұрын
I second this.
@milongabuena2 ай бұрын
Iwami vs gesepi verde?
@bradwilson18556 ай бұрын
The new game mode he was talking about is on the test server right now
@businesscasualsauron6 ай бұрын
While I prefer my Musashi, the Iwami's a rock-solid, fun battleship. Would recommend.
@lotarrrrr6 ай бұрын
I've had her for a year and build up a love/hate relationship so i just traded her for the Kidd. That DD is so much fun!
@misteebond6 ай бұрын
Can you please do Jean Bart? I average 70k with it, mainly with secondaries.
@chiracultrainstinct3d6296 ай бұрын
Don’t play it secondary.
@FlyingCowSN6 ай бұрын
I wanna see 9 tier rank BB guide or onetake maybe
@biznisman70496 ай бұрын
Imagine playing YOSHINO with the captain that have 10 points, where would you put those 10 pts. What build would you play using only 10?
@ThisDude-gw3mp6 ай бұрын
Is the burgogone worth it for steel?
@fukairen96016 ай бұрын
always.
@jeffbudd76786 ай бұрын
Yes
@Seeking2FindBalance6 ай бұрын
GET IT!
@chiracultrainstinct3d6296 ай бұрын
lol, it’s the best
@brianhum87656 ай бұрын
It's worth it for anything; one of the only game mechanics stupid WG bugs can't ruin is speed so Burg is probably always going to be great.
@reycloroxАй бұрын
Sadly besides t9 brawls we can consider any t9 ship as pretty much a t10 that can't participate in t10 exclusive game modes
@billyhpkaktus97244 ай бұрын
I think Iwami is in class B not C like your review a year ago about "The best Coal Premium Ships" 🤩
@dokkiedok16 ай бұрын
next up play the Hizen, same hull, just more guns and longer reload, oh and no torps unfortunately but still on of my favorite tier 9 ships
@Yuudachi-ChАй бұрын
How do you obtain hizen ive been trying to get her as a 2nd japanese premium
@MightyMenFromEarth6 ай бұрын
Iwami is on my list forever , but I have Musashi & Hizen I have skiped Diesen , coal is ez to farm you can get EZ 600-1.2mil per year depend how much you play and how many ship you have I am on 1.2 mil side since 2 years , last year I got Black + Lutjens + Brisbane + Kitakami stages , this year I got Neustrashimy , I have buy back Salem after excange for Brandenburg , I have done also exchange F.Sherman , so I need to gather 84k coal to buy it back , so to anniversary I should do that , I dunno if WG add some T10 for coal if yes , that will be mine priority , but after that Iwami is next... so 2025 ... unless someone will buy my account , or I will quit game and start family , I am 40 this year , I should allready retire .
@dovaskostasgr6 ай бұрын
Diesel is nice and that with secondary but you can't pen the most that why the most times play without if he and have games with 20 fires 😂😂😂😂
@000BlackSoul000AMVs6 ай бұрын
5 secondary kills! never seen that many in one game!
@Tundraviper416 ай бұрын
I got to say that despite the Shorter range secondaries and lack of a spotter plane, Iwami is leagues better then her sister Hizen in every other aspect.
@TheOneAndOnlyAlexa6 ай бұрын
50 sec since upload first time being this early
@CoL_Drake6 ай бұрын
i hate to say i land more often with t8 in t10 then with t9 in t11, and even if its mostly 1 t11 so its not THAT bad i still prefer t9 over t10
@Bans946 ай бұрын
A gunnery bug in an artillery focused game. Probably explains why WeeGee focuses so heavily on CVs and Subs. They either cba or just cant actually fix the bug. Been in the game so years smh.
@seraphis6 ай бұрын
It's not very fast which I find is one of the bigger problems plaguing this ship. 28.2 knots is mediocre but at the tier near enough everything is faster aside from Vermont line.
@mernyr6 ай бұрын
The sad thing is, you need to play ranked to have a fun or good game with a secondary ship these days. It’s also sad that accuracy of so many ship secondaries make them near useless. It’s like wargaming is scared of fun or something.
@clmwrx6 ай бұрын
Dang I missed this game on stream
@NakakoTakato6 ай бұрын
Pls make kearsarge vs 2024 too sir🙏
@lawrencestoner99676 ай бұрын
In ranked it’s pretty good
@keeshommels20836 ай бұрын
He is doing coal ships now so it will probably be out soon
@TheSmokeGoblin6 ай бұрын
Potato doesnt wanna play alabama ;(
@ManuR-l4m6 ай бұрын
The CC flex and audacity to put a secondary build on Yamamoto 🤣 For normal players id recommend to use a high level DD or cruiser captain on Iwami. Cause none of your BB captains would fit.
@Elheru426 ай бұрын
I was wondering this. If you throw a normal bb yamamoto on the iwami and only add secondaries in the modules would it still work okay?
@ManuR-l4m6 ай бұрын
@@Elheru42 The range on them would just suck.
@omfljvlions20116 ай бұрын
One of the best looking ships in the game.
@samcruce54596 ай бұрын
Marco Polo next?
@elvisgamebro6 ай бұрын
pls play the chumphon.
@elvisgamebro6 ай бұрын
tier 7 pan-asian cruiser
@ProudRepublicanDad6 ай бұрын
I love my iwami
@TKDforME16 ай бұрын
I find the main guns amazingly frustrating!
@TX2673XAАй бұрын
I only ricochet with Iwami. Maybe I set it wrong!!!???? I don't really like it
@tommyvice92446 ай бұрын
Specifically spec-ing legendary commanders on every review doesn't seem realistic. I get that cc's get to use any commander at lvl 21, but it gives a bit of a false impression. Sure WG would loves us to move/spec them around willy-nilly but that be the dumbest thing to do.
@j_taylor6 ай бұрын
I use legendary commanders on premium ships. You don't have to reset skills unless you're mad competitive or making a video where you want to show people the optimal build for a certain ship.
@burntpancake71326 ай бұрын
Day 1 of asking for Mogami 155 secondary build
@der_prototyp41996 ай бұрын
ship request: Daisen pls
@neishark17356 ай бұрын
First
@KyleCorn6 ай бұрын
First?
@Aotearoawoodturner6 ай бұрын
you should be asking if its worth playing the game in 2024 with all the yoloing brodsiding noobs that have no clue. just blow outs these days. uninstalled today not looking back
@Insert_your_name6 ай бұрын
Japanese ships are like these "If I can't pen you, I'll born you instead"