Smolensk build suggestions ?

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So i just sold my soul to the russian armory, and bought Smolensk.

And i am looking at builds, and this ship benefits from lots of stuff most ships in-game normally dont. and the build i went for now with a 17 point captain is

Prio Target, AR, Superintended, HFIE, BFT and AFT. and the last two points once i get them would either be put into Preventive Maintanance and Incoming Fire or both points in to Smoke screen expert perhaps?

I was honestly considering dropping BFR for Demo expert for that 2% fire chance, or would that reload boost make up for that loss?

[shackle]

good luck ...crazy ship to fight against...

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Автор сообщения: shackle

good luck ...crazy ship to fight against...

thanks, crazy ship to be in too. One mistake, and am not joking, one mistake and you're back in port

[Ashardalon]

except when the mistake is showing broadside to a battleship or some big gun cruisers
then its just laughing
pure overpens doing no damage is a good joke

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Автор сообщения: Ashardalon

except when the mistake is showing broadside to a battleship or some big gun cruisers
then its just laughing
pure overpens doing no damage is a good joke

Yeah, but i think that depends on distance. closer you are the more flat the trajectory would be and thus overpens, farther away the more curve on the shells and it would make them plunge and delete Smolensk, only needs 2 cits from most battleships at T10

[Ashardalon]

guess thats true
tho you should be pretty close anyway with it
fairly little reason to stay at a distance and pretty sneaky to get there

[Banzai]

You have to be at pretty close range to be able to confidently broadside a BB so the shells have the pace to go right through the ship. Yuro posted a video about Smolensk which included a nice explanation of this mechanic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGyl1ORj3J0

I have the ship, and mostly agree with his build (plus he is a bit better than me, so wont argue :)

Recommended captain skills are preventative maintenance, adren rush/last stand, superintendant, advanced fire training and demo expert. Basic fire training/suvivability expert if you have the points left.

For upgrades: main arma 1, steering gears, aiming mod 1, propulsion, concealment, main battery 3.

A lot more people have the ship now plus people are getting used to playing against it (or around it more importantly - leaving it in a smoke with no targets to shoot is always funny), so I suspect the stats will settle a little.

Good luck @OP in it anyway. Btw you know you could have used coal to buy it rather than selling your soul?

:)

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Автор сообщения: Banzai

Good luck @OP in it anyway. Btw you know you could have used coal to buy it rather than selling your soul?

:)

lmao :P Given the rate at which i earn coal in this game, it pretty much is my soul :P

But thank you Banzai =)