World of Warships- My Favorite Techline Battleship (Iowa)

[@sealordmountbatten]

Ah yes that appears to be my Nevsky build and not my Iowa build, apologies there lol

[@nottoday3817]

SLM has a Jingles moment

[@Frankon81]

@@nottoday3817 at least it wasnt his Aoba build....

[@historiepodden5197]

Iowa is so good ship... pretty boring the t5-t8 are so slow though ^.^

[@x-0728]

what is your iowa build?

[@rjcolombe]

The beauty of the USN BB line is in that mastering it makes you a fundamentally better BB player. The line rewards good play and punishes bad mistakes, unlike some other lines.

[@4j_2905]

*cough* russian bbs *cough*

[@liamvella3559]

@@4j_2905 Looking at you Kremlin

[@4j_2905]

@@liamvella3559 yep

[@azogdefiler25]

Vladivostok: Nope Sovetskiy Soyuz: Doubt Kremlin: Welp

[@user-rw1pm1ih8k]

I prefer the Iowa than the montana just because the speed and the concealment. That allows me to sneek and create crossfire. I remember i sold my iowa to get the montana as it is my first t10 ship, and then i am highly disappointed. Montana is way too sluggish for me and the extra hp and 3 guns does not help.

[@davidb3155]

Iowa is my preferred bb if I want to sit back and have fun. Its a gorgeous ship, historical, and still devastating.

[@ironmann16]

I flew out to Anaheim in 2019, and had to take a detour to L.A. to see the Iowa, and boy, oh boy... what a treat that was. It happened to be fleet week, which was a bonus seeing the LCS ships too, but seeing one just to the sturn of the Iowa, it really put the overall magnitude of it into perspective. She's a damned intimidating sight to behold for sure.

[@Frankon81]

Nice Iowsky captaiun build you have there ^^ SLM you added the Nevsky build in place of Iowa's

[@cirno9356]

russian captain is sus xD

[@drink15]

For a sec, i was wondering why your Iowa had radar and hydro. The Iowa would have shot to the top of my list of ships to get.

[@marty2129]

We can still hope for USS New Jersey or USS Wisconsin having a radar and/or hydro at Tier X :)

[@breadbug6101]

@@marty2129 New Jersey with smoke and hydro :D

[@TribalTexas3957]

She's my favorite and most played ship in game. Unfortunately I had to stop playing her because I couldn't stand wasting her in games with super CVs and super DDs where you constantly get burned down or torped by invisible ships. In my opinion in the current meta she really suffers not having any radar/hydro or even an AA boost like the one you can find on some cruisers

[@borayardimci8225]

You are right about radar but russian or ijn cvs dont give a fuck about aa cuz ijn has 15 planes in 1 squadron and russian bias oh boy i dont want to talk about it anymore

[@thevoicestoldmetoagain4627]

Did my first random battle in my new Iowa yesterday. A CV went straight for me and from a single torp squadron, hit me with 8 torps in 2 attacks. I went from full HP to 15% in 20 seconds. And this all happened before being 2 mins in the match. Literally ruined the match for me and my team because i was trying so hard to get away and dodge the CV attacks, to no avail, that i couldnt even focus on firing my guns. My team collapsed so fast without me dumping shells on people.

[@crapmalls]

Didnt the Missouri version have radar? But its gone😢

[@akesvensson3778]

You got me into N Carolina! And then I tested the Iowa and Montana in Public Test and they are really nice! Your video of N Carolina is very good and it explains why the Colorado is not very good. Colorado put me off BB's for a loooong time! But N Carolina put me on the right track. Thx!!!

[@davidmichaud4871]

The way BBs are played now is insane. Why is most players,, Not All,, only use HE??? There was one player in my last clan who pushed the idea that the broadside was safe to show at any time as the bow of the ship was to fragile. Some of the players now just do not get it.

[@paulthebored6782]

Yeah, the “no armor best armor” rule does not apply to BBs unfortunately.

[@mulletoutdooradventures6286]

Dude live in Philly and fish the river allot and being on the water looking at the battleship NJ is insane. I also frequent the Navy Yard area and the JFK was there and that is even crazier. Especially in a 16ft boat

[@sharbymj]

I was stationed in Philly back in 1977. Battleship row, carriers, the burnt up USS Belknap. I was on the USS Luce in drydock for a year. Drydock is something you have to see. And oh, my, what a cold winter for this Floridian.

[@marty2129]

Don't have Iowa yet, but I was able to get Missouri which has AFAIK the very same gun stats, and although the ship is no sniper, she is damn accurate even at the far ends of her module-extended range. The shells are slow, but they fly really close together IMHO, so if you fight a non-maneuvering target (hello Thunderer) and have the correct lead to it, it can be devastating... and the same is true for many other US battleships...

[@sarcasticstartrek7719]

I just got the Iowa - it's a nice boat.

[@maelstrom2594]

Nice video, I'm currently on the New Mex in that line but I'm slowly grinding a lot of lines at mid tiers right now. Must say, I'm a bit surprised your favourite isn't something like the Schlieffen.

[@blurredvision11]

SLMs favourite tech line Battleship - the Nevsky :D

[@genobreaker6665]

Ships without gimmicks, that are well rounded will do well for many years.

[@gustavocabrerea1341]

Ahh yes, good o' American BB. No silly and arbitrary one trick gimmicks, just a good and well balanced ship.

[@twinkyoctopus]

ignoring the heal and dc, of course

[@maxheadroom7649]

I've seen the Massachusetts and the North Carolina both big ships i can't imagine the magnitude of the Iowa

[@gblowe62]

I was thoroughly looking forward to how a Nvesky can be a BB...

[@FernandoLXIX]

I also visited the USS Iowa in LA. It certainly looks mightier in real life than in the game. They have partnered with world of warships and with the entrance they give you a tier IV ship (can't remember wich one) and some credits.

[@brandonkatta9714]

Great video my dude. I’ve been to BB Wisconsin as well. I was hammered and felt bad because the staff was so friendly and informative. I laid on a cot and almost fell asleep. I’d recommend going to visit.

[@beardumaw24]

I actually got to walk around on the USS Missouri ! Loved it very impressive and the reason I'm grinding her line.

[@wramsey2656]

Good video. In real life the Iowa would have detected the Shima further out with her radar, shredded her with the multiple 127mm guns, and destroyed her all the while detecting the torps way ahead of time. I have had the Iowa a long time, put one of the Doe brothers on her as commander, but she still lacks the highly coveted radar only MO has, which is a dam shame. I cannot get the MO, or the other Iowa class ships as they are not offered. I don't play the Iowa much for the very reason at the end of your video, the DDs have too much advantage. Not complaining just discouraged a real life Naval ship is not given more to glorify her historical significance. Thanks for highlighting the ship SLM, i frankly don't know how you pump out so much great content so i salute you!. Cmdr-WSRamsey (game name and in honor of my dad USN Commander John W Ramsey and fighter pilot 1941-1963 Sundowners VF-11 and VF-111). One last thing WG should put the super-ships in a Korean War battle mode (T10s and super-ships can play in this, supers cannot play in T9 or below battles), just my opinion.

[@РосРадков]

Hi , may I ask you for advise for new camera settings. Sorry for bad English ,I am from Bulgaria ,and we learn not much at school , those days at late 90,s. . Thanks for advance.

[@joelfunk8730]

I’ve been on all four Iowa class BBs

[@pegasusted2504]

Suppose I will finally have to finish the american line. I've only been playing 7 years so I haven't really had enough time yet ;~)

[@TheL0vecake]

5 superships every game is the reason i have quit, a super cv is the end of the last little bit of fun i had with this game, it ended with me losing 3/4 of my hp on the nose of my yamma from a satsuma from 25km away.

[@johnmanley7859]

Her nickname is The Big Stick and she definitely is.

[@dggarb]

I opened the video, as it was loading I said, I hope it’s Iowa! Detection like a cruiser, 9x16”, fast as hell!

[@Moon_Cricket_Stinks]

SLM in case you didn't notice you're outro music was very quiet. Otherwise love seeing Iowa vids 👍

[@cheefadareafer]

They screwed the Missouri out of the improved heal 😞

[@codyschwersenska1198]

My highest damage game was in the Missouri. 309,000 and some change

[@StillReload]

mastering US BB Line, makes the other BB Line frustating. If you're used to US BB dispersion the other bb that can bring the same feeling of dispersion is japanese bb at long range, but still US BB line if you're used to it, you're spoiled by it.

[@Bill-600]

Unfortunately the jerkovs have ruined T9. Putting T9 ships against what are in effect OP pay to win T12 and T13 ships is pathetic, unfair and not fun.

[@TheJuggtron]

That driveby at the end of the first game encapsulates everything wrong with dds in this game

[@thesovietunion6374]

Yes iowas range is a resource and it is helpful

[@donaldwrightson]

The Iowa is one of my favorites for sure!!!!

[@JC-fz2pv]

Truly shocked this isnt a German BB, we all know how much SLM loves the German BB line.

[@lanesilva9234]

They are powercrept nowadays tbh

[@meyatetana2973]

This game does a diservice to Iowa class battleships, they had very accurate guns, radar assisted aiming that no other ship in that period even had yet in this game it's accuracy is shit.

[@oldman1111]

I can't seem to not get citadeled with every single shot. Hit me in the booty? You get a citadel, hit me in the middle? You get a citadel! Hit me in the front? You get a citadel! Have really tiny guns? You get a citadel! Me shooting another Iowa at point blank range with AP right at his citadel? You get 6 rocochets!

[@beware3586]

I feel like WG should have made the American BB line work more like Slava just with the slower shells. Hard hitting accurate at a distance and good long range pen. That's how her armor scheme works so makes sense to me.

[@vanguardgaming6629]

I'm proud of you it isn't a German BB or even a secondary BB your all grown up.

[@Sirderpingtonthefirst]

after seeing all the videos of the Iowa's guns firing we need updated sounds and the propellant smoke and firing animations

[@gothia6515]

Interesting. For me Iowa has been a bit of a let down after the amazing North Carolina, which is by far my favourite ship of this line. Sure Iowa is alot faster and has more HP but its soo long and turns accordingly bad. And NC guns have been more reliable for me.

[@turbogerbil2935]

I want Vanguard to be my favourite BB, but its possibly the most butchered and misrepresented real world ship in the game.

[@Patriotalliance]

I have something like a 73% win rate in this boat. It is one of my favs...

[@player1sniper_gt]

It would be nice to have USS New Jersey as a long range sniper and USS Wisconsin as a secondary build similar to USS Georgia. They also need to buff Mo's heal to what the US BB's have now. But you know wargaming will never give us that.

[@jaywerner8415]

OOPS! You put the Nevski ship/ Captain build instead of the Iowa's. But yeah, Iowa the OG nascar of a battleships and TECHNICLLY still the Fastest Battleship in the game BARRING SPEED BOOST.

[@sealordmountbatten]

Oh lol that’s great

[@FltCaptAlan]

Schlieffen can outrun her with a base speed of 34.1 knots compared to Iowa's 33, and I believe one of the French T8 premiums also can out run her, without speed boost, as well as Connie (only just) with 33.3,

[@HeySkar]

@@FltCaptAlan We're talking about tech line ships and Schlieffen is not a battleship nor T9.

[@FltCaptAlan]

@@HeySkar as far as MM is concerned she is a BB, and OP did not say "the fastest T9" or "fastest TT" OP said "Fastest BB without engine boost" and I pointed out 3 that are faster (if only just), yes they are all leaning towards battlecruiser, but MM doesn't care, to the MM they are all BBs

[@jaywerner8415]

@@FltCaptAlan I see, thats good to know. Schlieffen does have Battlecruiser armor so thats not too surprising, but she does have similar "main" firepower to the Iowa. SUPERIOR GERMAN ENGINEERING!

[@Poopster4U]

These old gals were blast back in the day but in the new meta it's just awful. I can't even play the MO anymore.

[@cp1011986]

me to and I'm in the UK. not even finished the UK line yet.

[@brandonpropterhoc]

Ive had the iowa for about 6 months to a yearish but i am still trying to get used to playing her. (I played on and off which explains why im still getting used to her) still trying to find a good set up.

[@jonathanjohnson1813]

For a noob, it would have been nice for you to walk us through with video of the build recommendations!

[@sealordmountbatten]

Behold, my Battleship builds video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5rJkqmtq6ygntUsi=JYPOJuK9RNxzMU_6

[@johnbeeck2540]

Almost 40K Subs!!!

[@maliczeq]

hey, I know its a little bit late but i just got Iowa and I have a question on how to minimize main battery dispersion? I got the last upgrade slot that reduces it by 11% but sometimes it's like I wouldn't have the upgrade installed

[@sealordmountbatten]

RNG is still a factor unfortunately

[@pqfire0950]

Schlieffen for me, with Monty as number 2

[@00spinz35]

Surely you'll do a nevsky video? No one makes videos about it

[@TheGlassSword]

Call me a simple weeb… when I first got Iowa I didn’t do so well with her and stuck with Bismarck… then AL collab New Jersey was added… now it’s one of my best ships who knew adding an anime waifu raised my skill level XD

[@DogsAreGods]

Submarines force you to manipulate your play style making your presence in the game less effective, therefore subs are more of a problem than superships.

[@italianstallion7512]

I would like to love it but mine gets nerfed really bad

[@synysterguitar63]

but getting through the new york to get to this seems so fucking painful

[@thevoicestoldmetoagain4627]

Wait till you hit the Colorado 😅

[@davidrose2302]

I live 8 minutes from the Iowa:}

[@matthewyang7893]

Ah yes Russia's best battleship the Nevsky

[@altonobriant6908]

Mid-Ranged ...It's always irked me since the real ships could hit destroyers at 35+ km

[@indra8188]

Gigachad

[@jaysonnunley6602]

and what did the japanese get absoultely nothing

[@stuartcoburn4709]

Anyone notice the vid has the Iowa but the build is of a navsky XD

[@Swedje]

5 super ships per side seems to be a common thing. it ruins the game...

[@Moon_Cricket_Stinks]

Ngl as a t8 main I'm glad t10s are plagued with it. I'm tired of TX games with a few of us per side and getting slapped across the map for years.

[@TheL0vecake]

5 superships per side every single game is boring as hell, also being 1 of 3 T-8 ships in a T-10 game is boring, the 5 superships, with a super cv in there killed this game for me, i have recently stopped playing out of having no fun and being bored.

[@adamsan7494]

Brilliant ships in real life... Very underwhelming in game.

[@Iamdarthplague]

I absolutely prefer NC to Iowa. Bow on, NC is tankier. Despite IA’s superior firepower, NC can, if played well, out perform her.

[@julianheafy768]

Wrong build xd anyways good video

[@vibhanshumeshram658]

1:21 till1:24 waht the hell was that light travling begind ship

[@juncheok8579]

It's a ufo!!! (it's a seagull)

[@blurredvision11]

Vib, i give typing lessons, 500 doubloons per hour, or 10 x Tier2 FreeXP boosts per hour, ill make a perfect typist out of you in no time

[@vibhanshumeshram658]

@@blurredvision11 lamao.. U didn't read after typing...

[@vibhanshumeshram658]

@@blurredvision11 sri i didnt rede....

[@vibhanshumeshram658]

@@blurredvision11 sry i didnt read

[@mangomaster4529]

I think the build that you showed at the beginning is wrong...

[@Maverick19789]

I’m soo far from this ship lol. I haven’t played in ages. Have the king George with about 100k xp out of 210k and saw how ass the vanguard is so Iowa and other American ships here I come……

[@Hydra360ci]

guessing the German line... let's see. Eh...I think ur lying to urself. Your consistent Secondary Builds, betray u.

[@historymaniac2615]

first

[@Omnissiah_]

first

[@beardumaw24]

Super ships have ruined high teir game play, along with OP CVs and subs the game at tier 10 is unplayable.

[@tank2003ful]

Take this video off it's the wrong one

[@brycerichert]

Always suck people playing the superships…. Waste of a spot on the team.