Wows Blitz CV Guide Part 4 - Dive Bombers Accuracy, Damage & preferred usage per CV

4th part of the Aircraft Carrier guide, where I take a look at the performance of dive bombers following the recent series of buffs to Ranger, Lexington, Essex, Midway and Indomitable. How accurate are they, how hard to they hit, how to best employ them and can they hit a dd?
Were the buffs necessary? You decide, you have the data now.
Finally, we'll take a look at how to deal with those annoying DBs.
All the best,
DeathFromAbove
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[@jclorden]

Takeaway - enterprise is a monster, indomitable is super consistent, IJN dive bombers are worse then anyone ever thought, and Kaga would be absolutely broken if it weren’t for the fact that it has no fighters to protect bombers and it’s planes are super frail so it’s unlikely that you will ever actually land this many shots…

[@deathfromabove432]

I think that summarizes it nicely 😉

[@Tso7898]

As a cv main, I really appreciate this awesome video mate Thank you

[@deathfromabove432]

Super, great!

[@Tekkiki]

Absolutely amazing video and cant imaging how much time and effort you invested in this! For the future i would like to get a little bit more information what exactly the sigma in blitz mean and what the percentage numbers there actually tell. Also how you calculate the overall damage potential. Maybe in a separate video or have you explained any it in other video or on reddit/discord then would love to have links. Keep going on and cant wait to maybe see a ranking video with the comparison of torpedo bombers of all cv calculating in spreads speed flood chance and per minute etc. Good luck with that xD

[@deathfromabove432]

Sure; I will add that in the video description. Thank you.

[@jclorden]

Perhaps this answers the Sigma question…Sigma in this case will be the percentage change that sits one standard deviation from the mean… layman’s terms - if the average bomb hits is 50% and you have 10 bombers with a sigma of 40%, in most cases you should expect to land anywhere from 3 to 7 bombs per run. If the Sigma is 10% then you should expect to hit 4 to 6 bombs per run. If the sigma is 60% you would expect anywhere from 2 to 8 hits…. That’s all complicated - so, as someone else said, the lower the sigma, the more consistent the bomb runs will be - Indomitable is very likely to be consistent in the number of bomb hits you get per game while Midway could have giant swings… -Quill

[@angc214]

Best way to avoid dive bombers, play Friesland with full AA build and watch every plane go down in flames.

[@Tso7898]

you don't say😳🤣

[@deathfromabove432]

Or sticking with your team..

[@Usmvalor3]

Best way to piss off bottom Enty's: Play Friesland.

[@deathfromabove432]

100% - there should be more of these at t7-8; don’t understand why all the AA ships are at t10 when you see the damage potential of T7-8 cvs isnt very different.

[@romaint5608]

@@deathfromabove432 agree for better AA like T10 for the T7 and T8. In T7 and T8, I have a little collection of ship with great AA reputation (Atlanta, Cleveland, North Carolina, Kansas, Richelieu, Alabama, Kii, Chechire, Oland). But in fact, the damage is not always so crazy and the problem is the range. Without amélioration in slot 1 and 2 (not always possible), you kill more planes after attack and not before. It's strange this WarGaming choice because they sell a lot of t7 and t8 premium ship, and if you buy it to be deleted fast per moments by cv... For example, in t8 I have stop to play, since a long time, the Lenin, not because bad accuracy (I have buy it because not overpower, I like challenge ship to play) but because always focus by planes on my 10 last battles. But in the same time, the t7 and t8 are the tiers with the most cv premium to buy... The answer : J'avais une expression humoristique francophone sur le compromis, mais j'ai oublié. 😂 In T10, currently I play a lot (only? 😂) Worcester and Halland. They are so funny. And in Worcester I often find human cv player to focus me or the bb in my protection range, loose all planes, and try again. So funny the medals clear sky.

[@deathfromabove432]

@@romaint5608 Oui, j'ai parfois du mal à comprendre pourquoi autant d'AA au 10 alors que le problème se situe surtout à 7-8; curieux? Je leur en parlerai

[@romaint5608]

@@deathfromabove432 Merci, c'est très sympa de ta part de voir pour ce sujet avec WarGaming. Pour le fun, dernière anecdote en date avec une bataille T8 T9 : Hier, avec mon T9 Iowa (qui est bien évolué en élite) je me suis fait focus dès le départ, et en continu par l'Enterprise T8 d'en face (je précise, mode domination avec un dd et un croisseur, pas tout seul dans mon coin 😉). Avec le support de mon PA qui a fait un super taf de couverture aérienne, j'ai eu plus de 30 avions ennemis, mais bon...3 feux à chaque fois... Plus assez de PS pour survivre au combat avec les 2 cuirassés d'à côté. Même problème que les bateaux précédents (et le Montana ça sera la même je pense, mais il aura son camo historique, je vivrai plus longtemps 😂) : gros dégâts AA mais pas de rayon d'action suffisant. Après, il y a aussi un autre problème lors des batailles avec porte avions : la répartition des navires avec bonnes ou médiocres performances AA. Lorsque en T10, tu as 4 joueurs en solo, en Worcester, Des Moines, Halland, qui sont inclus dans une même équipe et que en face il y a, par exemple (toujours en solo), Zao, Henri IV, Z52... Il y a un léger déséquilibre au pouvoir de neutralisation des dégâts par avion. Mais bon là, on touche un peu au matchmaking... Je vais éviter d'en parler, cette semaine à été un désastre (ps : ça fait plaisir de voir que tu as débloqué le Halland, si tu te rappelle du joueur en Worcester d'en face qui est reste en vie dans la dernière seconde, avant de mourir dans la dernière seconde, lors de la 2nd bataille 😂).

[@deathfromabove432]

@@romaint5608 ah, je t'avais pourchassé non? je pense me souvenir, mais c'était il y a un bail... cela dit, pour l'AA, j'ai eu la blague récemment avec le cossack - un type en indomitable qui m'a ciblé pendant toute la partie... j'ai mis un North Carolina entre lui et moi à chaque vague et survécu (tout juste tout juste) jusqu'au bout; lui n'a pas fait grand'chose.. parfois ça t'arrive et c'est toi qu'ils prennent pour cible, envers et contre tout.. mauvais pour toi et bon pour l'équipe ;)

[@yances888]

Question. I have noticed a small drop in dive bomber hits while I have my speed boost active. Have you done any testing on that?

[@deathfromabove432]

Hello Yance, no, I did test moving patterns and positions but since it didn’t show any difference came to the conclusion moving speed or direction wouldn’t affect bombers… to be confirmed once (if) we get the real data.

[@ZeroScotland]

Between USS, IJN, and HMS, which one is the better trainer of new people that wanna try CV out.?

[@deathfromabove432]

Always go USN - easy to play and can teach every single skill you need for cv

[@kodiak138]

Very confused by what you said, why do you want dive bombers to hit you broadside I thought that's the biggest no no in the whole game make sure nothing hits you broadside including every type of plane?

[@deathfromabove432]

Not sure I actually said that, probably a misunderstanding

[@Scot-land]

Is it possible to make a ark royal bomber build as I've just bought it properly not the smartest thing I've done as I've only ever played this game twice

[@deathfromabove432]

Ive never tried it but generally speaking torpedoes will deal more damage and should be optilized, except for usn cvs

[@HighlanderNorth1]

😤 Dammit! This video reminds me that bought the Ranger a few months ago, then basically forgot all about it. Maybe I'll actually outfit it at some point in a year or 2! My primary concern is that I've not yet developed the necessary multitasking skills required to use bombers, torp planes AND fighters in a consistently effective fashion. BTW, on a completely unrelated note, which tier 6 premium battleship has more accurate guns, Warspite or Arizona? I just rage-sold Queen Elizabeth again, after being disappointed with it's main gun accuracy. Are Warspite guns more accurate than QE? Thanks...

[@deathfromabove432]

I think you've picked the 2 ships I havent tested yet, arizona & QE :) Warspite is the most accurate so far, and Fuso the best DPM.

[@hunteronblitz8917]

Ce vieil accent français quand tu parles anglais me fait rire desfois😂

[@deathfromabove432]

Hehe; parfois je lache des ´allez’ etc.. chassez le naturel..

[@Giloup920]

Very informative vidéo but I don’t understand what is the Sigma.

[@yances888]

Sigma is related to dispersion. It is the tendency of your shells, or bombs in this case to go to the center of the aiming point. You could have huge potential dispersion, but if you also have high sigma, you will have a larger portion of your shells that go where you aim. When you play something like Mikasa, you see the effect of sigma clearly. There are shells launched by the main batteries that go out on a completely strange trajectory, while some go to the target. That’s huge dispersion, with the sigma controlling the shells that actually go where you intend.

[@jclorden]

Sigma in this case will be the percentage change that sits one standard deviation from the mean… layman’s terms - if the average bomb hits is 50% and you have 10 bombers with a sigma of 40%, in most cases you should expect to land anywhere from 3 to 7 bombs per run. If the Sigma is 10% then you should expect to hit 4 to 6 bombs per run. If the sigma is 60% you would expect anywhere from 2 to 8 hits…. That’s all complicated - so, as someone else said, the lower the sigma, the more consistent the bomb runs will be - Indomitable is very likely to be consistent in the number of bomb hits you get per game while Midway could have giant swings…

[@deathfromabove432]

Thanks captain!

[@deathfromabove432]

Here are the other CV guides: Part 1 - General tactics: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3ezf4N8h91kgck Part 2 - Using fighters: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqHKnquVr5uel68 Part 3 - Fighting destroyers: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaqoeYyXrL-of7c Part 5 - Target prioritization: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWjCnGaabZiricUsi=MmqdGwTnWdEHO3XI

[@longkalafastcall1274]

Weeb camo on CVs,weebs get out

[@deathfromabove432]

Always kala, always