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Operating Carriers
By: Swivet Date: April 30, 2020, 5:54 am
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I want to start a discussion about carriers.
I had them years ago on my first account. They were difficult to
control, and you almost always were on the bottom of the score
board. It was, and still is, tough to get any damage inflicted
with them.
I stayed away from them on this account for over a year. Then I
noticed the clan was missing points with the carriers in the
Naval Battles. I said something in clan chat and Chuckwagoneer
stepped up and has consistently added points for us in the
carrier part of the battles. Thank you very much Chuck!
I finally broke down and bought a Hosho. Learning curve all over
again. I found I do like the carriers a bit more than I thought
I would. I’m still struggling with mastering the different
aircraft attack patterns. Especially the torpedo planes.
I also didn’t figure out I could directly control the carrier’s
path instead of autopilot, until it was too late. I had one
battle where I attempted to ram a battleship, because I got
myself into that situation, and trying to do tat with the
autopilot was very hard. I just missed, and the BB was going to
hit me instead, but the battle ended seconds before impact. I
wish I had known about direct control of the ship before this, I
would have connected with my ramming attempt.
I’m hoping we can all share tips and pointers on how to operate
carriers.
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Some of my issues
By: Swivet Date: April 30, 2020, 5:55 am
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I’m mostly struggling with aircraft targeting. I know I have to
lead my target some, but it depends on which aircraft I’m using
that determines the amount of lead.
The torpedo planes seem to be the worst for this. But I also
hate the dive bombers, how they nose way up first before diving,
and I lose sight of the ship and the target reticule for a few
seconds.
Also, I could use some pointers on which attack aircraft to use
on which ships.
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Re: Operating Carriers
By: Shindlers Fist Date: April 30, 2020, 6:50 pm
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The problem with torpedo planes is the same as it was before the
update. The bots know that your targeting them and they change
course accordingly.
It also depends on the carrier. The Kaga has a good torpedo
spread, like 3 up front and 2 behind. Midway will have two
groups of two. In those situations you'll get 1 hit at least.
However the bots cannot dodge two groups of torpedoes at once.
So if you see that a DD or CA has launch torpedoes first, the
bot will be actively dodging those and will be unable to dodge
yours if you come in at the right angle. Situational Awareness
is key in this situation.
As for dive bombers leading is important as well as angle of
attack. If you drop to early your bombs will travel down with
forward momentum, which isn't always a bad thing if your
targeting a destroyer and have a decent lead.
Also notice the shape of the bombing reticle, some will be a
circle but most will be long or wide ellipse. Much like the
torpedo spread, the height and dive angle of each CV will be
different.
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Re: Operating Carriers
By: Swivet Date: May 1, 2020, 9:04 am
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Thank you. I didn't think about the multiple torpedos from
different directions thing. That will help a little. Right now I
only have the Hosho. I'll keep at it. I've been in a few battles
with experienced carrier players. Their contribution to the
battle was significant. That takes practice, just like all the
other ships.
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