Testing IFHE+ with Des Moines Zao Thunderer Shimanto and Goliath in World of Warships Blitz

So Slai published its IFHE+ vid while I was working on this... so why not add a bit of science to the process and see if IFHE+ really is useless?
Featuring Des Moines, Zao, Thunderer, Shimanto & Goliath.. and a few surprise targets :)
Enjoy!
All the best,
DeathFromAbove
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[@FunandGameswithTerry]

DM and Zao don't surprise me, Zao actually has pretty decent AP for an IJN cruiser. I generally would still argue that IFHE isn't worth it on most ships, because the increase in full pens just isn't there if you're targeting deck for fires. What might work (just thinking aloud) would be to bow/stern target with HE on relatively precise ships, but then again, why bother trying for the damage over time (with potentially reduced fire chance) if you can just use AP dps. The advantage of sinking targets more quickly with AP outweighs a lot of things :) But glad you did the testing, so I don't have to

[@deathfromabove432]

Hey Terry 👋 yes I only used it for testing at range.. if you’re close enough to hit weakspots AP will carry the day. So yeah, few ships will benefit from it, hopefully this is settled now.

[@Slai47]

Great video DFA, yeah there are only a few ships where IFHE or IFHE+ makes sense. The testing you did was great to see really worst case scenario since you were hitting mid ship and sometimes belt. I would be interested in Yodo on how well it does with and without because it feels like a different ship with IFHE+ since its AP shells are horrible. Thunderer and Golaith make sense due to their caliber size and HE pen off the rip. DM really needs APCS to be consistent and Zao imo can take either. AP on Zao is oddly nice pen numbers without APCS and APCS sometimes ruins the pen for DDs up close. Thank you for going over and adding some more science to the process.

[@deathfromabove432]

Hey thank you 👋 glad you liked it. Pretty sure Yodo will behave like shimanto. Really asking myself which USN ship could benefit from it tho.. don’t see any right now.

[@Slai47]

@@deathfromabove432 Austin 😂

[@deathfromabove432]

@@Slai47 Erie!!!

[@Slai47]

@@deathfromabove432 😂

[@Choupiter02]

Basically, the best choice remains AP for all except for Yodo, Thunderer, Gdansk... that limit things pretty much thanks!

[@deathfromabove432]

Yes, in 99% of cases APCS is the way to go.

[@OliveDragon]

It could be interesting to see the effects of IFHE+ on DDs and light cruisers. If IFHE+ gets more HE full pens, it might be useful to clear light ships faster.

[@deathfromabove432]

generally speaking, AP deals more damage on these and is the preferred choice

[@Evilship994]

Very informative video all the time well done sir and bring more videos like this 🎉😊

[@deathfromabove432]

Thank you very much! Will do 🙂

[@mattrankin4340]

I've heard that there is a reduced fire chance for shots that hit the belt (or increased chance when hitting the superstructure). I have no idea if it's true or not. There does seem to be some undocumented effects on fire setting. I have logged well over 2,000 HE hits for some ships, and still seeing a way lower fire rate than advertised, even accounting for the fire/flood resistance stat.

[@deathfromabove432]

It is true! Ships with a massive superstructure (think West Virginia) will burn more easily despite having high fire resistance. On the contrary, ships like Lenin with a very small superstructure get the opposite effect.

[@Dogloverw]

Try it with takao I think it’s already good but would be broken with he +

[@jclorden]

agree with terry, ifhe is probably more effective shooting bow/stern, but if you are in position to do that ap is probably better.

[@deathfromabove432]

Absolutely 👍

[@admiral_HiHi]

Ifhe Des Moines? Interesting 🤔🤔

[@deathfromabove432]

The americans have more IFHE+ commanders than any other nation, I'm really curious where it could actually be useful... not on this one apparently!

[@admiral_HiHi]

@@deathfromabove432 it would be nice on Worcester

[@deathfromabove432]

@admiral_HiHi it’s an AP ship, it has excellent AP 😉

[@admiral_HiHi]

@@deathfromabove432 the he isn’t half bad either and can set a bunch of fires on bbs

[@andrewmarek5205]

should I get apcs or ifhe on atlanta?

[@romaint5608]

I use Kinkaid (affect to my Worcester) on the Atlanta, Flint, Helena. Since I have unlock the the IFHE, I'm not sur that have see any difference. APCS is, I think, good choice for Atlanta to be sure to make a full damage against DD or light cruiser in close combat.

[@DanStark-ou2og]

Does ifhe+ affect the number of fires you get?

[@deathfromabove432]

I would suggest watching the video until the end

[@DanStark-ou2og]

@@deathfromabove432 thanks! Saw it as soon as I posted. 🤣

[@vladimircih9014]

Nelson?

[@TheFreebirdforever]

Second that.

[@deathfromabove432]

Watch my review of the Nelson... It's an AP ship! HE shouldn't be your first choice.

[@toaster1932]

iirc the russians have Groshkav with ifhe+

[@deathfromabove432]

Correct 👍 now we need a russian cruiser where IFHE makes sense 😉

[@GraemeIOM]

@@deathfromabove432 Is it worth it on the Nevsky with Gorshkov when you add in his exploit weakness+ giving you 2% more damage when you've set them on fire?

[@deathfromabove432]

@@GraemeIOM no

[@Pearlio]

How do I get Zelensky’s avatar?

[@deathfromabove432]

That was a collaboration 4-5 years ago, it's impossible now

[@Pearlio]

@@deathfromabove432 so sad lol