Scharnhorst is broken

[RogueSoldier]

This is getting ridiculous that this thing is still in this game with not other parity to counter it.

Just got done with a match where i landed 8 or 9 Type 93 Long Lance Torpedoes on it and it did nothing.

Even in IJN BB's, its near impossible to deal with a Scharnhorst before it kills you. Turtleback armor was never this effective.

Fix your game Gaijin this thing is like a IS-7/Maus at 4.3.

[mogami_99]

I ammo racked one and the player was like "what?" Over 100 battles and never been ammo racked.

[Eftwyrd]

Firstly there are plenty of ships capable of slugging it out with the thing, just because it is the newest BB in the game at the moment doesn’t make it the best, even my haruna which is a ww1 BC (don’t mistake Japan calling it a fast battleship, it was designed in the uk as a BC) can kill the things

Secondly if you have so much trouble fighting directly why are you continuing to do so. I couldn’t tell you exact numbers but I have killed a lot of them with torpedoes from things 2 or more br lower. My shimakaze deserves special mention for almost never having been used outside 7.0 and having a positive k/d against BBs ten times its displacement

[mogami_99]

Originally posted by Eftwyrd:

Firstly there are plenty of ships capable of slugging it out with the thing, just because it is the newest BB in the game at the moment doesn’t make it the best, even my haruna which is a ww1 BC (don’t mistake Japan calling it a fast battleship, it was designed in the uk as a BC) can kill the things

Secondly if you have so much trouble fighting directly why are you continuing to do so. I couldn’t tell you exact numbers but I have killed a lot of them with torpedoes from things 2 or more br lower. My shimakaze deserves special mention for almost never having been used outside 7.0 and having a positive k/d against BBs ten times its displacement

The 1945 version of Haruna (in game) is much better then the WWI version. More armor and faster speed. Larger guns then Scharnhorst. She should be a good match. More citadel armor less Main Fire tower. As long as she stays beyond Scharnhorst torpedoes. Except Scharnhort main guns fire almost twice as fast.
I sink a lot of Scharnhorst and am sunk by them alot. They ammo rack many enemy and are not subject to being ammo racked very often.
Scharnhorst is not the newest BB in game (ignoring the premiums) USN Texas is newer, Italy has a newer (Texas at 6.7 and Italy at 7.0
Texas bigger guns better armor but 1/3 the fire rate.
I think the main advantage Scharnhorst has is her rate of fire. Perhaps the fastest 12inch or above in game. (slightly faster then USN Alaska) Also she has a really large crew (500 more then Haruna) Her crew size is a major reason she is so hard to kill.
All that just means there will be a top ship. Not an invincible ship

[Elijah]

Same thing with Alaska and Kronshtadt. Those more modern battlecruisers wipe the floor with everyone.

[mogami_99]

Originally posted by BitchyBitchLover69:

Same thing with Alaska and Kronshtadt. Those more modern battlecruisers wipe the floor with everyone.

Kronshtadt has the best armor same reload speed as Alaska. Same size gun but the smallest crew among the three. 500 crew make a huge difference in survivability
I should add I don't think any of these ships are broken

[Mephisto]

funny, why get I constantly wrecked by japanese and british BB's when sailing the scharnhorst? barely any dmg to the ship but instantly get the f***ing new broken citadell thing that you can't pump against (why the f***?).

[mogami_99]

Originally posted by Mephisto:

funny, why get I constantly wrecked by japanese and british BB's when sailing the scharnhorst? barely any dmg to the ship but instantly get the f***ing new broken citadell thing that you can't pump against (why the f***?).

Her citadel has the armor of a cruiser. It is her Achilles Heel. You just keep hitting it and kill her crew as they move there. (Till it turns black)

[Col. Cornbread]

What depth were your torpedos set to?

[Eftwyrd]

Originally posted by Col. Cornbread:

What depth were your torpedos set to?

this^

you should always run them at 4, never run them at one, anything with too shallow a draught to be hit at depth 4 is going to die to your guns very quickly

Far from needing 8 or 9 a single type 93 can kill anything in the game

[mogami_99]

Originally posted by Eftwyrd:

Originally posted by Col. Cornbread:

What depth were your torpedos set to?

this^

you should always run them at 4, never run them at one, anything with too shallow a draught to be hit at depth 4 is going to die to your guns very quickly

Far from needing 8 or 9 a single type 93 can kill anything in the game

I wanted to see the replay of 8 or 9 Type 93 hitting. It had to be arcade and not all at once. I picture it from less then 100 meters where they never have time to arm