Alpha77
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Not so good IJ combat ships: From my "AAR" after I lost some bigger ships I decided to analyze them and judge which could be risked or safeguared for later useage, link: http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4175198&mpage=2&key= Decided to post in main forum, almost no one reads this "AAR" ok, it is probably not as good an AAR like most others - AV Akitsushima - FUEL! - DD classes Akitsuki, Shimakaze - FUEL, also the 10cm guns of A. are not so good in Surface combat, only 2 DCs at beginnig get more DCs later - CS Chitose, Mizuho - FUEL - CL Sendai+Kuma - weak armor, 14cm guns get downgraded with updates, also a bit FUEL warning - CL Yubari, short range, weak armor+armament also FUEL - CL Kitakami - only good in torpedoes (if they would hit), only very late better update, will Kaitens and a bit more AA still matter in 44 ? Also FUEL! - CV Akagi,Kaga - highest FUEL warning from all IJ CVs - BB Yamato, highest FUEL warning from all IJ BBs guns may take long too reload needs bigger ports and much nav support - CA 4 x the oldest ones (Furutaka etc): These are suprising fuel efficent, but lack armor and guns and AA. The next update they get is early 44 (will that still matter then?) - BB (or better BC) Kongo, only 8x36cm guns, weak armor, better speed, but also high fuel usage - BB all others, better than above, better armor and more guns, but slower also not so high fuel useage as Kongo,Yamato, so the best SF combatants in the IJ fleets, except CAs classes like Mogami, Takao and DDs like Yugumo, Kagero classes. These 2 DDs are the best overall ships in my opinion. Even the CAs like Takao could be better in the armor and AA departement. If you want also smaller ships in the list, than all PBs and most SCs would also belong there (all with type 95 DCs and short range the ones with 1000 range especially, I never had them attack a sub at all so far, yes if they are shot on by the sub before they try to drop some DCs which will not hit or not reach the depth of the Allied subs, but they could be useful as targets) What do you think? Ofc, the Allies will not care much about the "fuel" aspect, the IJ should take it into account
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