World of Warships - Captain's Academy #35 - How to Battleship

Episode 35 of Captain's Academy covers the essentials of battleship play. This video deals with general battleship tips, which generally applies to all BBs, although with certain BBs there are small exceptions. Still I hope your battleship performance in game improves after this video!
If you have questions, please leave them in the comments section below.
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[@alexandru.g8746]

"Rule #1 Don t go solo" *Bismarck flashbacks intensify*

[@kevinpincket8085]

I understood that reference

[@ErikaBracamonte]

*At the bottom of the ocean, the depths of the abyss,they are bound by iron and blood, the flagship of the navy ,the terror of the seas, his guns have gone silent last*

[@juliaslavova9672]

Well he wasent solo like prince uegen

[@apexbrothers1815]

A beast made of steel

[@frog_mug3172]

*PRIDE OF A NATION A BEAST MADE OF STEEL*

[@ajwash3247]

Went into an objective with 4 teammates.. 30 seconds later I was by myself getting lit up by 6 ships

[@kenneth7497]

Me every fucking match

[@skyeplays1772]

ye

[@oconnorlee4709]

Every fucking time

[@dude_stop_alright435]

*Inset battle of the surigao strait*

[@alberttrotter1262]

same here

[@PetrSojnek]

The problem is "stay with your team", they are generally much faster than you, so either a) they run away from you and get killed before you get there b) when enemies appear on horizon, your team just runs away leaving you a lone sitting duck in shooting gallery for enemies. Sometimes it's not really in your power to help your team if they don't want to get helped....

[@ichasegaming]

Do the best you can :P if team vanishes, apply rules 2-5 and go from there.

[@miskatonic6210]

PetrSojnek 1.) Other BBs aren't faster than you 2.) If other ships run too far away from you it's their mistake, because they lose your support and you can do nothing about it anyway All you can do is show your team you will draw fire for them. If you take the damage and use your HP your team will be effective. Your cruisers will very often die first when the BBs refuse to take damage and don't push...

[@fatherofwar1203]

I aim to keep cruisers within about 10km. I consider that a range at which I can support them. Reasons being if they feel the need to retreat I'm relatively close. And that friendly cruiser doesn't need to close the full 10km between us since my guns have a longer range. If it's another BB shooting then you can dodge quite easily in a cruiser, and if it's another cruiser you'll be able to shoot at them too before your friendly cruiser has closed the gap. You're unlikely to kill anything more than a thousand fish at max range, but saturation fire from you and that cruiser is probably enough that one of you will hit or you'll scare him off.

[@SouthParkCows88]

Still holds true my friend. Lol I've steamed ahead to support them, gotten left behind...... as they ran. Once was even a guy who asked for my support and once I got there he ran away and I was like WTF??

[@heropiya9909]

That happen alot

[@ahadicow]

a couple point: Damage control should be used whenever you expect the next fire/flood would be after the CD. best time to use repair is when you're actually taking damage. don't sail in a straight line. don't "poke" out of an landmass; turn away from it bow on - fire forward guns - angle - fire rear guns - bow on - fire forward guns ............. fire in salvos, especially in range - it increases the chance of some hit versus no hit for dodging shells, turning in should be accompanied by slowing down, turning out should be accompanied by acceleration if making a run, don't hit reverse, full speed ahead, angle your ship 45 degrees to the enemy, wait for a salvo, full rudder turning out immediately, you should be at 45 degrees at least when enemy finish reloading don't bother angle your ship to the enemy whose guns are not pointing at you, if fact you should be matching the angle (so the two ships are parallel) for optimum dispersion. never chase, even if your name is ichase.

[@Warhorse469]

it's very common and this happens to me a lot, I get left behind at the start because I'm slow as hell and the faster ship rush into the fight get killed then it's 1 battleship vs 8 bots or 8 players.

[@SergioSeminarioC]

17:30 If only people would learn that pushing is a viable option, and supporting the one pushing can yield great results!

[@mylenewhalen5375]

I just had a match in a Kutuzov where a friendly Bismarck pushed into the enemy team. When I saw him pushing, it gave me courage to go in with him, and we completely mopped up the entire enemy team. I love it when a friendly BB attacks at the right moment.

[@SergioSeminarioC]

If only more players would support like you did. I have had only 2 random matches that 2 complete strangers actually game support to my ship and we carried together. I was on the Bismarck on both, first supported by a Hipper, second match by an Atlanta.

[@RedtailFox1]

I think one of the major problems is noone wants to push or brawl anymore due to the overwhelming number of vessels that carry torpedoes. Everyone just seems to sit at standoff range and throw ineffective shots at each other.

[@ExecutionInProgress]

No.1 rule - don't sail in straight line!

[@Blue-bb9ro]

Until you turn with that peace of crap the game ends.

[@luckyqualmi]

+iChaseGaming You forgot one important point in you list: "Learn from your mistakes!" For example at 19:16 you can see in chat, that the enemy BB (Eldanari) that got deleted a few moments ago says: "I deserved that" He clearly accepted that it was his fault and didn't blame the team for it like most other players do. I'm pretty sure the next couple of games he didn't repeat this misplay. :)

[@ichasegaming]

That is very true, always learn from mistakes :) helps improve your game

[@glenperera95]

Hey i really like your videos keep up the good work i want to clarify some stuff i have with you. 1. Should DD's always push for caps even if the enemy is amassing at that point and you know you cant hold it. I've seen a lot of DD's do it and get rekt. 2. Does the distance to a target affect the performance of AP shells and chance to hit the citadel. 3. Sometimes i get heavy damage from long range even when im heavily angled to them. how on earth 4. I use cruisers ( American tier VI ) and on average i land around 70 - 80 + shells on target but my damage done is not that great roughly around 20k - 40k. I use HE and use AP only when the target in is decently in close range i can hit a citadel. Hoping for a reply :)

[@ccau81]

Glen Owin one time while I was in my gneisenau I was with 1 DD and 2 CAs. There were 2 Battleships in front of us that weren't supported. I told to the ships around me that I will push if they come with me or not. The DD accepted to support me for our push and the CAs just camped near te spawn. The DD and me killed the 2 battleships but the DD died just before te death of the second one. So... DDs can push yes if they are supported. And for the AP shells in the real life the shells do lose penetration capabilities with the distance. Ex. a tank with a penetration of 200mm at 200m wich is at 1km from a Tiger 2 will pratically never penetrate him at this distance while if he was closer yes. So yes it can increase or decrease your chances of hitting the citadel. You can overpen or make a right hit, notice that sometimes you can hit a citadel while it's an overpen.

[@Johnnymac66]

Wo_9 was so good in that Iowa making that such an extreme pleasure to watch!

[@juxtaposeism]

there has to be a mechanic that every player has to watch at least 1 tutorial for every ship class and nation before playing it ;-)

[@ichasegaming]

Haha, I wish that were true

[@161dfg]

My favorite class :)

[@ichasegaming]

A class I really enjoy too :) shame a lot of people play them wrong

[@shiranuikatagawa8570]

will you make a vid about ranked battles?

[@ichasegaming]

Altey of course

[@ryanfonseca3270]

whats your email chase? I have a 143k bismarck video with 2 double strikes and 2 outta 4 kills are blind shots. Was an awesome match.

[@n00btotale]

Gotta love blind citadels

[@miskatonic6210]

Maybe you should show games that aren't easy to win for you, as you are in a top tier BB with another Yamato on your side. There's not a lot to learn from this match, as there is almost no threat for you. And during the only tricky situations you're making mistakes. Like not targeting the DD close to you first and kill the Amagi instead. The DD was the serious threat and took you and the other BB out, he could have been killed with a single salvo earlier. The Amagi couldn't get away anyway. You're pushing all the time and at no time you had to make a decision and change course...so it just isn't a good replay to learn from, as you don't need skill for a match like this. Better chose a game in a weaker ship showing effectiveness of angling, drawing fire, pushing and retreating to turn a close game.

[@gurkslunga]

And both yamatos knew the dd was there and still pushed out. That is stupid.

[@wowfan532]

I agree with the notion of staying with your team all the time, with a few exceptions. Sometimes both teams are stalemated bow-in to each other. If you have a fast battleship (Iowa or NC comes to mind), and you use islands to conceal your intentions, you can sweep around one flank and get into a position were you have the other team's broadsides to shoot at. I have racked up some crazy scores doing this.

[@SergioSeminarioC]

About the repair, it is a bit hard to know when to use it, especially if you have 2 fires set, you repair and suddenly a torp bomber floods you...

[@saran4821]

I can't thank you enough Chase. I only recently started playing and I only have tier three battleships but i was so frustrated playing them beacuse I just didbt know what to do and I felt I was totally useless. then I saw this video and immeadiately decided to play some games using what you taught and the results were Outstanding ! . I finally feel like I'm contributing and the ship is working so well. thanks plenty

[@danielpayne1597]

New player who figured out Destroyers right away but having trouble with the larger ships. Really helpful.

[@shadowX50]

I watched a few of your videos and my battleship play has definitely improved. Thank you very much.

[@Zaharad]

What should you do when your whole team backs away and huddles away from all objectives, stacking up on say A and B 2-3 as far away from enemies and objectives? Every time I see this happen I always see then get rolled over once the enemy is in range of them, assuming they don't just ignore them and cap.

[@anlize3422]

Thanks for the video Chase! I was expecting this one. It's also worth noting that sometimes you *might* have to go solo on things simply because the rest of your team doesn't care enough. Example: North map. the D cap in the eastern most part. I played TONS of matches where my team simple forgets that cap and goes the other direction. The few times I took upon myself to to go there and cap the damn flag (and kick a destroyer around when I find one) we got a very comfortable lead and advantage (since I would get flanking shots on the enemy). I would not recommend doing that, since a DD with high enough skill can make your day suck horribly, but if you have enough confidence to do that, well, it is against what Chase says, but what he said is not a "be all end all" thing, but rather very good rules of thumb.

[@ichasegaming]

Yup yup, this is a general good tips video for BBs :P

[@mammothmk3355]

Anderson Zerloti I think there are some of the battleship DD are refrain to engage. My friend play destroyer, and he often said there are 2 BB he fear the most. 1. Yamato, 2. Bismarck. ;)

[@marcusess]

This gameplay boosted my love for Iowa

[@ryanc5195]

Thank you for the video...I got so much better at battleships now! I went from averaging 2k damage to 50 k. Thanks!

[@nan92831]

Thanks for the tips, and I was sometimes complained by my teammates for being a coward. like you said, a BB should push with team even though she might got sunk, not being blinded by the amount of damage she fires.

[@frisianmouve]

How to battleship (according to noobs): 1. Stay in the back trying to snipe at 15-25 km while far behind the rest of your team and never go for objectives because that's where the DD's and CA's of your team are supposed to die. 2. Stay close to islands without support because DD's don't like to hide behind islands and won't even think about sneaking up on you. 3. Sail in straight lines and show broadside to enemies so it's easier for you to aim 4. Don't pay attention to the minimap, no important information can be found there 5. And most importantly, rage in the chat about how the rest of your team consists of noobs for dying or how torpedoes and fires are OP. Bonus points if you push your allies out of their smoke because you as the bigger ship have a right to claim it, or make it impossible for your allies to torp the enemy by being in the way

[@mradrianus4230]

13:26 chat that is perfect

[@torenico]

Hey amazing video! I just unlocked my first BB, Kawachi, and went solo against two St. Louis and just killed one, but I was obliterated anyways. I didn't really angle nor tried to stick close to my teammates, who were pretty far away tho. Good thing I barely have a couple of battles, so, I'll take note and improve! Subbed.

[@jeffbergstrom]

The advice on only using AP is mostly correct but it should be noted that some BBs HE is better. For instance the Iron Duke excels at setting fires. Play to the strength of your ship.

[@aldaiphizer]

Chase, I just put your channel on the WoWs survey as reference! Keep the good work.

[@maltehaus]

I just won Ohio in literal lottery on wow mobile and your tips helped me so much.

[@maltehaus]

Ohio is fast af Does way too much damage and is kinda tanki and is a Montana class battleship.

[@lordraven1991]

Ha rule one gets broken right out of the gate with my teams, I follow a group into an area only for them to turn around and ditch me at the first sign of danger leaving me to put-put far behind them. Rule two is also a bust as I have been ripped apart by other battleships even two tiers below me regardless if I'm "bow in" or "angled". Rule three I have no argument save for the fact that, again battleships even at a lower tier than me, majority of my rounds seem to bounce or shatter off of everything I fire at. This also includes destroyers and cruisers, provided that my rounds even land on them in the first place due to lovely "dispersion". Four is just a given. In regards to five, I try to have a "master plan" but as the expression goes when punched in the face. This one ties into rule one also as pointed out before, I go in well defended only to find myself all alone facing off with two enemy battleships and three cruisers with no way to turn around so as to not expose my broadside to them.

[@DanTKD87]

Yes thank you, exactly my thouggts!

[@lordraven1991]

Ok, quick update on my previous statements and frustrations. On the point of "dispersion" to be precise, I just completed a round of WoW's on a random battle, resulting in 96 rounds fired resulting in only 9 hit targets. That's a less than ten percent accuracy rating with a ship some have said to have "good guns". I always find videos done by KZbinr's explaining how to be a better team player recorded with them using the highest tiered ship of any line with at least one friend in a division with them.

[@angelosgkelias]

When I play (Tier V Furutaka) ALL of the battleships stay at the far back while the cruisers and destroyers go to attack. Any tips??

[@lauriea2971]

Is it ok to stay back and protect the CV in a carrier game. Normally I like to protect the CV

[@lush.hayden]

Thanks for the help Captain! Will use there tips and help in battle!

[@mrlaird]

I always had good results from shooting AP at the superstructure of angled BBs if i can't overmatch

[@Ccs4646]

"You're not a destroyer, you can't turn as quickly." When the Iowa, and NC could both turn inside of a Fletcher's turning circle. xD

[@ezpz_183]

That's of that rudder shift speed not turning radius. Most DDs have almost same turning radius as BBs. FYI historically Yamato has turning radius of 640m

[@bobfaceasdf9251]

im a measly t4 (almost 5) and the fact that you hit citadels AT ALL 10km plus is mind boggling

[@djangosheridan8250]

How do you switch to the perspective of the shells you just fired?

[@charliehunter5726]

These help me so much as I am new to world of warships

[@ichasegaming]

:D I'm glad they were helpful

[@bpeck77]

Chase, you're right that you should never be alone in a BB. But is having reliable teammates something you really have control over? Playing WoWS solo as a BB can be a trying experience in this regard. So often I THINK I have support, but my allies turn tail and run at the first sign of danger, hanging me out to dry. So while I agree with your tip, it's not really a "skill;" it's just luck of the draw whether you get a team that meaningfully supports you. Second, angling is a great skill. But again, it assumes that you're fighting other BBs who also fire AP. Against the myriad firebreathing CA/CLs and torp-spamming invisible DDs, angling means nothing. I often make the mistake of thinking WoWS is a solo game. It isn't. So much depends on having a team with you. I rarely lose 1-on-1 brawls with other BBs (which I find to be the most fun part of the game, period). But it's rare to have that opportunity.

[@rhyscordova5719]

Battleships are like snipers of the waters (except they're huge and bulky), not necessary to get close and personal, just stay far away and spot then have shots fired (just be accurate) PS That's how I play and got decent win rate as low as tier 4....

[@gforce95vn]

Can't wait for your how-to-cv vid >.

[@jonathanlo411]

check out Aerroons. he has some pretty good CV guides, both beginner and advanced

[@gforce95vn]

They're pretty old and outdated tho.... CV gameplay, balance and economy switches almost every patch :s

[@ichasegaming]

Yeah, that video is coming :)

[@Miquiya]

Aerron's videos are barely outdated, the gameplay hasn't changed at all since the nerfs to the strike loadouts, and that still was a long time ago.

[@thomashetz3297]

great Video!

[@blokefromthebush]

Mate I took your advice let the destroyers spot for my South Carolina. Remain face on to other battleships and spank any battle ship that gives you a broadside shot. And I've just had my best game yet 4 sunk and 60k damage. I'm playing on iPhone tho

[@MMShaggy]

great job on the tips, really appreciated.

[@randomboii3959]

They need to ad in the Minas Gerais and the São Paulo. They were two Brazilian battleships used in world war 1 and they were the most powerful battleships in the world upon completion.

[@votered3539]

when I get a fire or flood, I use the ship repair first but if I get 2 fires I use the emergency crew thing.

[@CrnaStrela]

Why don't you mention to use Catapult Fighters to get sight against enemy BB behind island/smokes or torpedoes? 8/10 BB doesn't even use them until they sunk or game ended.

[@mylenewhalen5375]

Sometimes I wish the spotting plane didn't change the camera angle when shooting. I struggle a bit with landing shots in this view. There have been times when I wanted to use the plane, but thought that if I used it now, I won't be able to land my shots for the next two minutes.

[@CrnaStrela]

Catapult Fighter doesn't do that

[@joshheinz5328]

Jesus... that Iowa got *MELTED*. I feel bad for the guy, actually...

[@ABCWCTR]

I don't care about tanking in a bb but i care what my team is doing when i tank. Most of the time they would run away as fast as possible and left me behind, even I type in chat to inform them. Btw, what is the best way to kill a german bbs? They have that armor which is hard to citadel.

[@ichasegaming]

Go for pen damage, their upper belt armour isn't that good

[@aerospacenews]

Perhaps you could add another short video for BBs and each of the other classes for their ranked play differences from random battles?

[@TheNerfPlayer12321]

Do how to battleships in current meta. My KDA is tanking real hard :/

[@foxymoronvideos3270]

Ah, that's what I've been doing wrong. I tend to solo pretty much always since I struggle to maneouvre in a group. One time when I tried I got rammed by 4-5 allies. They did more damage to me than the enemy did. I should have known that I don't need to go bow in all the time, it's a bit of a bad newbie habit. Same with the damage control I get way too trigger happy with that. I'm getting better at planning ahead though, and at aiming and using the minimap. Practice makes perfect, though I'm a bit of a slow learner so I need a lot of practice.

[@Sha.ll0w]

Its a bit of an old video, but should I use the repair control party before taking a huge salvo? (considering I'm already hit and I know the incoming shells are gonna hurt) So I can get a bit more repair out of it? How should I keep up with the rest of the team if their faster than me? And should I consider protecting the carrier's on my team? Because rushing in with your team ins't gonna work all the if you can get shot from multiple sides, I think you should reconsider battleships as for long range cover while the cruisers and destroyers do the spotting and the dirty work of the frontline.

[@SirCatastrophic]

Chase... I watch a lot of videos from different KZbinrs on WoWS.. The one subject nobody ever covers is speed.. The whole time you were playing I was paying attention to your foot work. I think you should elaborate on what speeds a battleship should be going in different situations.

[@suryia6706]

Great Video as always. Quick Question. Your first rule, which I religiously follow, is never go alone as a BB. However I tend to find other BB's to team up with. Should I rather be teaming up with a combined arms battle-group or would it be better to continue with trying to create a powerful BB battle-group. Your thoughts.

[@joelkp1185]

Funny thing that I actually give kudos to war gaming.net for is that the console version honestly looks better than the pc version.Mostly it’s the other way around for most games, with pc getting all the game while console players only get what’s left over

[@margretfortune1524]

Great lesson, I am really bad at operating BB's see if this helped.

[@CMDRFandragon]

How do you play the New York lol. A ship that isnt accurate enough to even hit reliably at close range, armor, even angled gets mauled...... These higher tier ships, the shell dispersions are within the bow to stern of the enemy ship. The NY, it sends shells to the bow and stern of your monitor....

[@cyphi474]

Using HE against DD is way better, at least if you know its coming and you'll have to deal with them. With HE you get much more consistent damage, AP overpens and doing 1k damage doesnt helps you at all. Other factor for HE is high module(s) damage and high probability of fire. With few hits from high caliber guns and support from secondaries, you can cripple DD badly, leave him burning and immobilized for other ships, if you dont delete him instantly.

[@nambr9]

iChase, can you please elaborate the AP vs DDs. It used to be a "rule" to use HE against DDs (if possible). I am aware that AP wrecks DDs if they are bow/stern on, but I dont know why "strictly AP against DDs" is currently the rule. I still have that in my mind ... if a DD is close by my mind want to switch to HE.

[@ichasegaming]

watch this updated HE vs AP video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWW7n2uYrZ2obqM

[@z6a99c]

how do you play rank battles

[@HoshikawaHikari]

So as a conclusion, "Teamwork makes the dream work!" *Note: the 'dream' is to win the battle

[@arranross285]

12:33 torpedo beat music stops

[@MegaTombs]

I think you do a great job with your reviews....

[@LeandroManetti]

oh thxs dude, I really needed this video but one question: In a rank, what should I do to be usefull? I think I'm following all this tips but not always I get the win (sometimes is a crashing default).I'm currently playing N. Carolina. Cheers from Argentina :)

[@Justsayit1-Z8]

I use he against destroyers so I can one shot them with he before they give you torpedoes to worry about and ap may cause over penetration with destroyers because there armour is quite thin

[@ivaylonikolov6217]

How do you say players diesel see if somebody has been to the ship? How can that happen in?

[@M5YUILL]

Question, why isn’t HE good against DDs. Doesn’t AP always over pen?

[@daddywoofdawg]

I have a colorado and it seems to burn like it's full of kindling.

[@Cronah3]

Ok now I can properly use my Bismarck

[@uhrensohn9706]

What are These aiming Settings? I cant find this exact crosshair

[@skavies2351]

1. Don't go off by yourself. Um, crossfire angles? Being off to one side even alone can be very detrimental to the enemy team. Yes, when there's an enemy cv, you are at a bigger risk of being singled out for deletion, but that's a matter for uncommon sense. When I was a kid, it was called common sense, but I see a very distinct lack of it everywhere, so calling it uncommon sense makes more sense now.

[@thefunnyguyfromtheburgerki3334]

0:50 can we just talk about how cursed the Catapult fighter is *an F4F with floats... I just can't...*

[@Liteflo97]

(Yah-mahtoh)......... (Yah-mah-Toh). Japanese does not accent certain syllables above others. Great video with good info. Still bothered by Americans who can't pronounce names (especially famous names) correctly. Yes, I am American too, and I will happily rail on our horrendous pronunciation of anything.

[@MozzaBurger88]

I'm doing fairly well in my BBs. One issue I'm having is overpens on cruisers. Especially German ones. Lead is good, land center of the hull and very often, ding ding ding, 2-3 overpens, no pen, no citadel, lame damage. Anything I'm overlooking here ?

[@abelmagwitch2489]

I never play in teams - I play for myself.

[@nopeaches4you460]

Is it 'short range presents' or 'iChase presents' in the intro???

[@ItsXatu]

Would you reccomend firing AP at an angled ships turrets?

[@mikesaporitojr3313]

My favorite too so are carriers

[@karolbielen2090]

I generally agreed with all that has been said in this video except for one point- why would you shoot AP against destroyers?? He said AP guarantees consistent damage- indeed in case of shooting at DDs it's consistently POOR damage... I'd rather say it's HE that does consistent damage- they don't tend to bounce.

[@bebobebo9202]

thanks

[@Yam7274]

wow im using a tier 5 German battleship and i wish i had this team work in my battles

[@davidhartman1032]

I like this one

[@Stonecrow99]

I've only recently started playing wows, I'm no ship expert at all..last ship game I played was battle stations midway/pacific and that's miles different, how does a ship bounce? I understand if it hits the turret, side of the ship, citadel at angles etc but not if the shell lands on the deck as its flat? also do the higher tier ships shoot further? I'm on t3 Japanese line atm (I want the Kongo and Yamato) and it doesn't shoot far at all..some destroyers and smaller ships fire much much further.

[@warspite2608]

How come you could film Iowa like this without anyone shooting you in the beginning ?

[@ghostslinger3148]

Hi for new mexico, what upgrades modification should I choose? I chose: - main armaments modification 1 - damage control system modification 1 - - steering gears modification 2 Need some recommendation for the third one and others if there are any better ones.

[@jamesrather7170]

Go to the Wiki guide for WOWS. Excellent reviews of all the ships in the game, and recommendations for upgrades, consumables and captain skills for each one. Also gives the strengths and weaknesses of each. Some even have video showing what to do and not do.

[@KTA1sVidsandFacts]

How do you get that HUD that shows if your shells penetrated or not?

[@ezpz_183]

Enable alternative info in the setting menu

[@cascas1672]

Never go alone never show broadsides and use your damage control wisely

[@DavidOlver]

can someone please tell me why there are no British aircraft carriers in this game, as the British did have carriers at the timeline the game is set.

[@bullreeves1109]

that iowa game tho O_O glad i have the ship

[@ichasegaming]

Wo-9 is amazing at the Iowa :P pulls amazing stuff off routinely

[@miskatonic6210]

Joeseph Hunnicutt Iowas are a joke. So easy to citadel, I love to play against them. In most games they are forced to be angled, stationary and therefore ineffective.

[@aBoogivogi]

Also as a new player which captain perks should you go with for the different tier of battleships?

[@aBoogivogi]

As a new player that just got his first battleship with a spotting plane when should i pop the plane. Also can i direct the plane to a specific area or have it follow a given enemy for spotting purposes?

[@Nikola95inYT]

It just increases spotting range, nothing more :)

[@SawFG]

The first battle with the Yamato: Did your and nevers earnings cover the repair/maintenance costs? I think that in the higher tiers BB captains are playing that defensive-camper-playstyle because of the high repair costs...

[@ichasegaming]

Well, if you're playing high tiers you can't expect to really make credits. All WG games are designed this way, high tiers cost credits, low tiers make credits to fund the high tiers. I think with premium account I made a 160k credits on that battle. N3V3R i think lost some though

[@areksuroboyo4588]

is it true that british navy's he shell is pretty effective?

[@drrocketman7794]

I took this tutorial and went from a useless mong to a game carrier in my New Mexico...in a match against BB's like Colorado, Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, and King George...

[@Zeka_GGWP]

7:23 anyone else notice that a DD on the enemy team TK'ed another enemy DD? Kappa

[@robgraham5697]

I question your advice on 'Always use AP'. I've pretty much given up on it myself. Example? Just finished a game with a Nassau. Broadside at about 5 km against a Bellerophon. They were angled, about 30 degrees I'm guessing. All eight shots hit. Results? One penetration, two over penetrations, 3 shatters and a bounce. And that's fairly typical. AP is so fucking random, and bad, that I rarely use it/ I can't count on it.

[@atiredfrenchfry398]

I use console and I mainly use High Explosive shells because they set ships on fire and damage their guns/engines better but it's my opinion

[@robgraham5697]

@@atiredfrenchfry398 I'm on a Mac. I will be sticking to HE in the future myself.

[@Wo_9]

God i miss the days where you could brawl reasonably safe like this lol

[@kitramika5137]

hey chase, I'm currently running a secondary build on my scharnhorst. I'm just about a few games away from my lv 5 skill. I'm wondering whether I should get manual secondaries or concealment. Thanks for your opinion

[@Duncecap64]

if your running secondary past tier 6 (so 7+) then go for manual secondaries. Standard BB stealth build is also fine, though not as effective since the minus 60% dispersion is more valuable for secondaries. Personally for the scharn i find you dont tend to run secondary builds because you have quick turning quick firing guns and torps, so your secondaries are kind of being wasted. Would be good for a bismark captian though, she does well with a secondary build

[@kitramika5137]

The secondaries are mainly to deter destroyers, plus the extra fire could be useful in that if the enemy hit damage control and then get hit by a torp, for some extra damage. I am planning to move the captain to the Bismarck once I obtain her. Still a long way though :/ Anyway, thanks for your suggestion :)

[@user-yo8ab1ys9e]

Autobounce? Overmatch?

[@Apex_FFAK]

Really helpfull video ichase!

[@ichasegaming]

Thanks :D