World of Warships- One SIMPLE Trick To Make You A MUCH Better Battleship Captain

Hello guys, today we have a replay from linuss in the Tier X French Battleship Bourgogne, where he shows us the lost, ancient art of ammo selection in Battleships, enjoy!
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[@JanosFeher]

So, the trick is to be a top tier in a steel ship. Great tip!

[@davemartin8409]

Or steal their ship's rudder!

[@crapmalls]

And know the armour and armaments of hundreds of ships

[@mattgearytransplanted]

one simple trick to make you a better BB captain : get Bourgogne.

[@TheMarkemmy]

I have finally gotten to the point where I am surviving longer on Random. Mostly I have toned down the aggression and doing better target selection taking advantage of anyone who gives me a broadside. It will be awhile before I get a steel ship, this looks like the one to get. I still don't understand why people insist on sitting as far back as possible in the open water only to get murdered by those who use a island to shield themselves.

[@Schultz-ko3ve]

I've been playing DD less aggressive... Doing more spotting and area defense by sending torps to keep ships from advancing. I get done flack from others for not capping immediately but I'm not dying as fast or often being more valuable to the team in the long term. Sadly some don't see this as they're stuck in the "DDs must cap immediately" mind set.

[@bradcoons6336]

@@Schultz-ko3ve I know what you mean there brother. I love the speed of the DD but the armament sucks. I get cussed at for rushing the cap and for hiding to survive longer. I just do what I want. Most of the players hide in the rear with the gear while we lose by cap points.

[@WizavPRO]

In general, both teams are setting traps - the goal is not to be the victim of those traps, be patient and let them rush - then it's your time. Another point is not to be too passive, you have to push when the time is right. The difference between the push and being passive is what makes the bad player good player eventually.

[@TheMarkemmy]

@@Schultz-ko3ve The most flak I ever got was taking the Fletcher and scouting from the rear of the enemy line and shooting long range torps, got like 6 torp hits, and got Combat Scout badge, but was called useless because I didn't charge the cap and die in two minutes. That was a winning round by the way. Can't win with some of these kids out there.

[@KWH616]

I just started today with the first battleship in the US line. it was me versus the last ship, also a BB . except he had 10,000+ health I had 89, died by fire from a single shell.😢

[@lishen9]

Sucks how MM has set his team up for failure, he really pulled a miracle on that battle , but ultimately that battle was meant to be lost if hes only able to get 4 ships

[@junkiexl86]

That Georgia clip really is the epitome and a perfect example of the state of WoWS the last 2 years. That Bourgogne could have deleted that JB long before the Georgia got close, but nope we have BB pilots that just shoot HE at broadsided targets or targets well within their AP's pen angle without a care in the world. I know they switched ammos types before in this match, just using that scenario as a textbook example of missed opportunitys that we see match after match with many BBs.

[@scottbrick9918]

I can only dream of a game this good

[@Cedric8486_1]

that was intense towards the end. amazing job by Linuss

[@pummychaudhary4755]

In a match with double cv in each team, my team had 1 kerisarge and enemy team had 3 kerisarges all in a division

[@lishen9]

Thats shitty matchmaking

[@thesovietunion6374]

That’s when you leave battle lol

[@alexandertoucan4956]

Wooster's wet dream

[@theatlantafisherman6913]

And it's going to get worse when the whales get the T8-10 hybrids

[@pummychaudhary4755]

@@theatlantafisherman6913 true

[@thecatinthefedora1201]

mfw I already switch ammo types based off the enemy positioning but I still suck lol

[@Schultz-ko3ve]

I’ve been seeing a lot of instances where one team will have 2 Kearsarges and the other team NONE.

[@ShaneMcGrath.]

Or two clan divs on one side, None on the other. Getting sick of this rigged matchmaking BS, Feels like some games are predetermined who wins. I always check every stat after game especially when it's a wipe, And sure enough one side will have 65% win rate players and the other 45% or under.

[@smh6926]

How about a rare MM that gives a team 2 kearsarges, a carrier and then on top of that two tone(s), I came across one a few days ago, absolute hell to see a bunch of torpedo planes converge on me with the kearsarge aircraft right after

[@lishen9]

@@ShaneMcGrath. the game is rigged by MM making and also one team will have worse RNG than the other … its barely noticiable enough to make you thinks its still a random, but in reality its rigged to favor one time, sometimes you can pull off a miracle and beat the odds but most the time you cant the game is rigged by MM and also one team will have worse RNG than the other … its barely noticiable enough to make you thinks its still a random, but in reality its rigged to favor one time, sometimes you can pull off a miracle and beat the odds but most the time you cant

[@craigc6769]

We get that constantly on the Asia server.

[@glanlotiel7471]

Mountbatten you're clearly mistaken. It's a Kearsarge and a Kearsarge B, very different ships. The matchmaking was 100% accurate!

[@xzarial6652]

Seems a lot of people having issues with you in this chat! Yet they still come an watch all your videos just to then add snipe comments! I really don’t understand some people but there you go! Doing a fantastic job sir imho keep it up pal!

[@greg5176]

Dude, awesome match.

[@rizkisoekartono454]

4:48 That's stereotypical french laugh

[@senertunahan]

lol i died

[@chiracultrainstinct3d629]

I don't know from where this stereotype comes, I don't know a single french laughing like that but ok

[@stuffandwhatnot4401]

I'm guessing that MM can't tell that Kearsarge and Kearsarge B are the same ship so it doesn't know that it put both on the other team.

[@micheljavert5923]

Don't often see a Bourgogne (or any BB, really) get both Witherer and Arsonist medals in a single match. I do like how this MM is a preview of what it's going to be like starting next month. Imagine facing a team with two carriers *and* two USN hybrid BBs. Anyone still playing will have so much fun.

[@clefsan]

This game had 6 BBs on each side. Imagine if everybody plays hybrid BBs. I'll go back to playing T5 ships for a while if that happens. lol

[@mcbrite]

@@clefsan Actually I'm pretty sure that would be LOTS more fun than the same arangement with 1 or 2 BB per team replaced with CV... Thinking about it, a game of pure Hybrid BB would be TONS of fun! I'd play that right now!

[@BernGrylls]

Great match

[@cylonred8902]

I wish I could have games like this

[@ariliquin]

Nice one

[@KWH616]

would it be better for me to learn battleships on tier 3 or 4?

[@joshtheking1772]

Thats a medal farm. Great plays.

[@Dragohnz]

Amazing game!

[@Jason-35D]

I thought this was going to be a 15 second video where you say “want to be a better BB? it’s called a minimap, use it.”

[@Warentester]

Is the tip to use WASD? Would improve play of many immediately

[@ComeonmenID10T]

when it comes to MM its rather simple........ cuz MM first fills up one team, the one on the left for example and then fills up the second team, the one on the right, therefore NO equal distribution on ship types

[@Rocky0021]

Question does anyone convert their ships xp and does it have any affect on the ships performance? I just play to escape reality but lately it has been getting me more stressed to the point I been playing more coop and not even worrying about missions in fact I've purchased the 360 premium days because I'm done purchasing premium ships unless I'm using coal .any advice would be greatly appreciated thank you.

[@grizzz6884]

get the salem . make more in coop with salem , than randoms

[@Rocky0021]

@@grizzz6884 thank you I got enough to get any ship with coal. I usually play BBs but like I said I don't remember what I had for breakfast let alone all the information I need to in wows. Have a great day

[@Cedric8486_1]

@@Rocky0021 I'm also going to say Salem. i play a lot of co-op and she does very well there, monster heal too on her.

[@Rocky0021]

@@Cedric8486_1 thank you very much

[@kingofgaming5644]

Do u recommend F. Sherman for some who isn’t very good in destroyer?

[@misot90]

No. Sherman is very reliant in a captain with great situational awareness. It's slow, pretty large for a DD and not that maneuverable. And without speed boost, your ability to throttle jockey is not as good as a Gearing would. But the firepower is voracious.

[@gamkem1405]

If you like gun boats.

[@ShaneMcGrath.]

If you want ytour team to lose constantly then sure get the F Sherman! That's my experience with Sherman players so far, Don't get it unless you are a good dd player. Most I have seen will not even spot, Too scared to cap and will sit back and shoot.

[@deaninchina01]

No, it needs a good DD player. Most poorer quality dd players will want to farm damage in it from smoke, either getting torped or blind fired, while letting the enemy dd have a field day spotting without any contest.

[@Love2Cruise]

Game of Throws now on a new channel!

[@edwardconnolly1487]

The help mountbnattan is good I also last longer in random

[@Nechastivi]

I bought Stalingrad as first steel, this one will definitely be the second one

[@ShaneMcGrath.]

Opposite for me, Just recently got the Stalingrad after having the Bourgogne. You won't be dissapointed with the French BB, Always have a decent game in it even with it's smaller BB guns.

[@raymondperrault5821]

I got the Mecklenberg and I regret it, should've gotten the Bourg

[@thumper7047]

I love when I play a DD and they give the other team all the radar and we get little or even none.

[@SkrapMetal84]

still wondering what your thoughts are on the Sims Destroyer.

[@mcbrite]

Why? Just ask Maltese, Potato, Trenlass or any other good player? Also that's such a lazy, bad question, without any context, I doubt I would answer it in their shoes... You can tell SOOOOO much about the person asking the question just by how the question has been posed...

[@meatpiman224]

GG

[@MihaiUrsu]

Noob question, how to setup minimap like this big?

[@Andy.Gledhill.Models.]

Press control & + until the map is the size you want.

[@carratTheNinth]

Whenever I try to play this game I either get pounded by torpedoes or get gunned down in the first minute of the match. I've tried using Destroyers, only to get destroyed at long range by guns. I've tried using battleships, only to get spammed by Destroyers using torpedo's. Sometimes, I just get instantly one shot by 1 barrage of cannon fire and I have no idea what happened. I've had so many instances where 4-5 ships appear out of nowhere and destroy me, its not fun. I was once using a tier 4 battleship and was really excited to try out the tier 5 only to get taken out in the first 2 minutes by torpedo's my first time using the new ship I dont even see the torpedo's coming. I have no idea what im suppose to do to not die its so confusing.

[@janboen3630]

Take your time to learn. It gets better. I'm no ace, far from, got some tier 8 ships. For now enjoy playing T6 an T7 most in random battles. Oh and playing coop with light cruisers like you're a destroyer, big fun, little credits or xp to be won but fun. Also brawl in T8 Hopper, just fun. So keep playing and don't rush up the tech tree. T5 BB's generally suck but T6 are OK.

[@Warfoki]

So, it's been like half a year, so I assume you others got better or quit, but I'm still going to give some basic pointers. Macro is king in this game. In other words, who wins an engagement often is decided before the first shot in that engagement is fired, by positioning alone. You also have to be aware of what ships are doing what. Like, for example, a Japanese heavy cruiser is turning broadside to you? He's sending torpedoes, 100% of the time. By the time you see those torpedoes, it's too late to turn. So turn towards or directly away from that cruiser to dodge most of the torps. Similarly, you see smoke screen? There's a destroyer in there or behind it, most likely. If you are playing a battleship: they are slow. Always check the minimap to see what's where. Don't push alone, you'll die. Turn your front towards the enemy, even if this means not firing half your guns. Go broadside only if you are sure that one salvo will finish off whatever you are shooting at. Also, don't just sail in a single line at a constant speed when fighting, it makes you a very easy target for long range torpedoes.

[@johnloy9331]

Cool game

[@clefsan]

Praising a BB player for switching ammo types when circumstances would make it a good idea to do so feels like praising a high school graduate for being able to do basic addition. The praise starts to get a bit weird when you then observe said player use a suboptimal ammo choice - such as NOT immediately switching to AP to dumpster that broadside Jean Bart before it could finish off the friendly Georgia. Also, maybe I don't know enough about ASW in this game yet, but why didn't he bother firing his HE at the sub instead of relying solely on his ASW air strikes? I thought HE was capable of hitting them close to the surface?

[@sealordmountbatten]

You’d be surprise how many DONT switch ammo types Choosing to or not to fire at the sub on the surface is a good question. While the sub is spotted, he has a very clear indication of where the sun is going, so it’d be easier to hit him with depth charges. Plus most subs dive the second they’re spotted, so by the time your turrets have turned, they’re underwater

[@clefsan]

@@sealordmountbatten I re-watched the ASW part twice now to make sure I didn't talk complete nonsense in this reply. I think his own sub was keeping the enemy spotted. Depth indicator said 30m. Is that still close enough to the surface for HE shells to hit it? If so, he could have fired at least 1 Salvo, but probably 2, between dropping depth charges. His turrets were pointing right at the sub the whole time. Ultimately the outcome was the same, of course, but I believe he could have secured the sub kill much quicker is all I'm saying. Was still an interesting match to watch.

[@sealordmountbatten]

@@clefsan the sub has to be at periscope depth (10m-7m) or on the surface for a shell to be able to hit it

[@mcbrite]

@@sealordmountbatten That's not my experience at all on EU server... My Battlerank is dogshite, so I should face those exact players and even I basically never encounter players that use wrong type of Ammo.... Sometimes you get something like a Thunderer continue spamming HE, while he may have technically squeezed in a salvo of AP, but on the whole I can't echo that sentiment in many ways... And the Thunderer in my example could as well be me, I'm sure I must have done that a couple of times in the past, but overall I also know roughly which ammo to use... I don't know all Armor-thickness by heart and only have a rough feel for pen angles on AP, like the UK ships have improved angles, but on the whole I'm aware off what type would be better in 95-99% of cases and try to use it if it fits into the cadence of the guns....

[@bikeguy3034]

WG do the same thing in WOT. There is a SOOPA-OP heavy tank the BZ-176...and the MM puts two of them on the (usually opposite!) team. How hard is it to add some lines of programming to say oh, we have two of the same BB/tank waiting for a game - lets put ONE on each team!!! VERY hard apparently.....

[@feloniousteabagger]

Great Game!

[@smh6926]

Me over here running the stupidity divisions like triple Agir or even thinking of bringing two other whales alongside myself for a triple kronshtadt division...

[@javasrevenge7121]

Greatly done but what is the trick?

[@MrBreakdownBoy]

Yeah, the Bourgogne is a not a great ship to teach "BB" tips. It's faster than most DD's, has reload and speed boast. It is a BB unicorn.

[@mikedignum1868]

Maybe matchmaking thinks of the Kearsarge B as a different ship and that's why its doubled up? Same with the Jean Bart B.

[@clefsan]

I'd guess that to be the case. I remember quite some time ago there was a reward mission that required the Massa. I just got the Massa B from a Black Friday container while that mission was going on, but Massa B didn't count for the mission. Therefore I'd assume the rest of the game treats all ships with slightly different names as different ships as well, no matter that they are basically clones.

[@hond654]

So what is the trick? I could not find a clue in the video, where was it?

[@Gladius-XC]

Don’t just fire one type of ammo. Use HE or AP as the situation dictates

[@stevenmarreel344]

Actually it's more than one clue imho: the situational awareness shown at the end, where he turns his bow into the general direction of the enemy dd.

[@sealordmountbatten]

The ancient lost art of ammunition selection

[@DrSid42]

@@sealordmountbatten more like ancient art of clickbait title.

[@pauliec17]

@@DrSid42 He mentioned & demonstrated several tactics that will make you a better BB player. Correct ammo selection - and why / turning into torp threats - and why / map awareness - and why / what to look out for when attempting to burn down ships - and why / where to aim for with HE & AP - and why / how to allocate strikes when dealing with subs - and why / team cooperation when capturing - and why... Sea Lord knows what TF he's talking about. I bet you are triple-jabbed & mask up when the man on the TV tells you to...

[@gudmgu]

Fun match

[@njr582]

'Alsace' rhymes with 'bus'!

[@abinnouranas5719]

If thunderer is OP then what we call this one !

[@frosty3693]

The Title one simple trick to make you s much BB captain? Where???

[@sealordmountbatten]

Swapping back and forth between ammo types

[@adiaz36]

Feed the algorithm

[@sheltoniousmaximus6117]

Why did he not use his Damage Control to put the fire out at the beginning? He just let the fire burn

[@Ett.Gammalt.Bergtroll]

Because a single fire doesn’t really do much damage at all (especially as he us running flags/skills to bring it down to a mere 30 seconds). Secondly, the DCP has a long cooldown that isn’t worth blowing on a single fire unless you’re absolutely sure nobody is going to toss HE at you - imagine putting out one fire only to instantly get one or two new ones started. As such, as a general rule, you should let a single fire run it’s course.

[@koudkunstje]

would like to be an asashio in that game, so many fat juicy bbs

[@davidberry742]

ive just quit bbs lately cant do anything but get farmed by high explosive and cvs i do far better in a cruiser now which is the opposite of how i usually play

[@solidtoto]

I grinded the StVincent line and I think it's one of the best BBs for today's META, speed and british acceleration for dodging CV shits and incoming fire, superheal for HE spam (with low HP for BB which is good combined with the skill that reduces heal cooldown with potential damage, 60 sec cooldown on a superheal is no joke.), 457 with short fuse to rekt cruisers, and DFAA so T8 CVs aren't an issue and T10 somewhat pay a bit for striking you. It made me enjoy BBs again.

[@davidberry742]

@Project_MATO I got to t8 of that line just having a soul crushing time getting to t10 same being stuck on t8 in the French line can't hit the broad side of a barn

[@wedgeantilles3983]

Yup, at top tier BB's are just farming targets for unstoppable CV attacks, hill hiding autoloader cruisers burning you down and 20km torps. However, as a Columbo main: HAHA SAP GOES 28K SALVO

[@davidberry742]

@Wedge Antilles I do still enjoy the Vermont and some others for the joy of landing big hits but it's a lot more stress than just flying around in a cruiser harassing everyone

[@Mooncricketstinks]

British BC is your best alley for today's meta. The superheal is mint. I run furious to allow fires to give me a buff to reload. Since superheal repairs all fire damage, mine as well get value out of them. Plus then you can save the DC for when you get too many fires and need to cool off. On my nelson I allow up to 3 fires, allowing health to get really low, and reload feels really nice. Then print 32k 😆 🤣

[@papaversomniferum2365]

Good game, yet still a clickbait. In term of HE spam from BB's I'd use Thunderer.

[@mr.skully8787]

yea its like this game doesnt have enough HE spam huh

[@andreaandtomrobinson3450]

I have this ship used to be great until subs and cv with jets its aa useless, its anti sub is useless.

[@SofaKingA]

Simple trick: Get Bourgogne.

[@Mooncricketstinks]

Bourgogne is pretty much the new Thunderer in terms of busted.

[@ArekishiKishi]

seems way better then tech tree t10

[@stefanocrosazzo3262]

@@Mooncricketstinks actually Bourgogne is older than Thunderer

[@SofaKingA]

@@Mooncricketstinks Exactly. But somehow Thunderer got all the bad press.🤔

[@BradHartliep-kn9ud]

Wanna be a better captain? Get rid of your Battleship and get yourself a #Fletcher-Class #Destroyer ..

[@richardbrinkman8973]

Nice game you featured there mb. Some additions though.. not a single class or ship sub division is being exactly mirrored besides the 5 main classes... and even those depend on the time spend on queing up before battle.. So having hybrid cv or bb is a total shitshow in the current match maker, same as any hydro,radar or gimmick ships. Read up on you Wows 101 please :D since you are not doing anybody any favors this way. Then knowing this mixup with kearsarge's, people divisioning up in them and then combining this fact with the new hybrid US CV/BB comming up, will make the game and matchmaking even more volatile in the future. WG continues to improve the fun and engaging experience that is Wows for the player base lol. Not even talking about perma spotting and the difference and lack of consistency between all hybrid cv bb and cruisers already in game to make how they work in game more obvious to people.. Just remember, if you hate being dumped on bij subs, cv's or the "new WG party trick class of the month" hybrid US bb/cv just don't pay WG for their gimmicks to support them, it's a free to play game after all.

[@gizmoZG]

I dont see a way to send you replays... got a really good one recently, 12 kill in div, got all 3 replays :)

[@zagareth4604]

"World of Warships- One SIMPLE Trick To Make You A MUCH Better Battleship Captain" Best BB Captain is a sunk BB Captain. So push W and straight forward into the enemy lines! They will appreciate it and thank you for being such a wonderful Captain 🤣

[@judd1971]

You need a script my friend.

[@Futti72]

For a *live* commentary?

[@bruce3579]

I just got this Bourgogne and so far it's horrible. It's dispersion is God awful and it's 380s don't hit hard

[@popefang]

"This vid is going straight to Jingles"

[@Andy.Gledhill.Models.]

Is it just me, or was the video quality of this replay awful?

[@elGringo69]

this dudes reporting dudes like 2 min in

[@happytime2781]

Great match but there was NO TRICK for BB players. Or maybe to simple pay attention to map and where DD is a trick.... ;/ silly

[@sealordmountbatten]

Ammunition selection

[@happytime2781]

@@sealordmountbatten well that's pretty obvious... thanks for the answer anyway Mountbatten ;)

[@ZlatanVassilev]

I like your comments, but in my short experience, it seems strange to call that well-balanced mach since he barely had 1 million potential damage. I have more games with tier8 in tier 10 battles with my potential damage, which is usually close to 2 million. I conclude from this that he didn't get enough attention from the enemy like his teammates up until the end when there wasn't much enemy left. Second, he predominantly engaged 1 to 1 fighting, which maybe is his doing, like good positioning etc. but again, in my experience, it is more like luck of team play rather good positioning.

[@sls4009]

This guy sails broadside to a JB for the final 3 mins and gets lucky 3 times not getting citadeleted. Not saying this isn't good game play, but he's no pro, especially calling his Georgia shit when he didnt switch to AP.

[@trevoryoung7380]

A

[@stovetopicus]

One simple trick: Watch Flamuu play and not this guy.

[@Skerra-kk6sm]

Watch Potato Quality's video's?

[@ross.c.cutler4925]

First 😄

[@Mike-DuBose]

These days, time passes by at warp speed. So fast that celebrating your achievement may seem insignificant. I want you to know how important it is to do that, celebrate. So let me start the celebrations by saying congratulations because you deserve it!

[@superiorhomunculus5554]

Nah i dont wach Hae spamer game

[@kcstafford2784]

What is the trick ....click bait??????

[@samanthaanne246]

What was the tip again??? Play Tier X French BB's ? Was that the tip? OR was the tip: Upload your ONCE in a MILLION Game replays to BAIT other players into thinking that they too can actually have similar outcomes while WG LMAO's at the SUCKER RATE.

[@SirTayluh]

Clickbait title.

[@topphatt1312]

WHY ISN'T THERE ANY TUTORIALS FOR THIS GAME THAT ARE NEWER THAN FUCKING 2 YEARS AGO??????? LITERALLY ALL I CAN FIND IS FUCKING WORLD OF WARSHIPS LEGENDS TUTORIALS AND I DON'T CARE ABOUT A STUPID MOBILE GAME

[@soffici1]

That 4 citadels on the RN cruiser is totally a statistical fluke. Most of the times anone else would have gotten overpens Same goes for the absurd fire chance this guy had, while resisting being set on fire