I've fiddled about with it in AI now and again, but I think the armor issue is still going to be an issue at that range. Let me know if you have any success with it though.
@@theelderkine fair enough. Theres lots of ships people like that I'm just not a big fan of so I get where you're coming from. The Kidd being one of the bigger examples, I bought it and just never really clicked with it yet everyone raves about it
I've really enjoyed this ship and have had great luck with it. Its noticeably more accurate than other German Battleships with the same captain and has fantastic range. Of course I'm using a 16+2 Hyde with Cunningham which is the best of all worlds. Great accuracy, 5 heals, and not really any speed/handling disadvantages. Penetration is good for the gun caliber and the extra accuracy makes those citadel shots devastating
Hey there again, another ship I recently stumbled in to during the holidays. This was one I was pretty happy to see, since I do like the German battleships/battlecruisers represented in Legends. It's definitely a good looking ship. Glad the extrapolated "upgrades" were reasonable to keep her close to what she likely would have been. Thanks for the tips regarding its survivability. I will definitely build it more for range/accuracy and stay as far from trouble as is reasonable without cursing the german accuracy. It's almost too bad, since I'd love this to be the punching bag/brawler that other german ships are at closer range. Seems like it will be a fun ship still though, and it's fairly good looking. Happy holidays!
I mean to be fair you let a 2x fire tick you down from 44.4k to around 17k (with some assistance from the New Mexico). Just an insight that it wasnt just the New Mexico that got you that low. It was mainly the fires you didn't put out. I do see what you mean by not wanting to brawl though.
Nice I have been waiting for your review hoping that you would mention parts of this ship were used to build the famous Paris gun and inspired the construction of the hood
The overused phrase “it’s not you, it’s me” comes to mind when I think about spending money on this one. This ship just doesn’t excite me and if your stellar review can’t persuade me to pick this one up, then nothing can! Entertaining and informative as always. Thank you!
tacticangel, I always respect your reviews, there a great balance between the good and bad of each ship. Now if you could “sell” me some of your sailing skills I’d be all in, cause I could have used some in the match we shared yesterday evening! Lol GG!
Sort of depends on how much it wants to troll you, in my experience, and it is really hard to get into a comfortable range and stay there in my experience.
As always, great information and tips! 1 question, how do i get the overview camera? All my presets giving me, when i am pressing the right analog stick, a zoom in ...
There are many different theories about how to best protect a ship, many of which assume that a shell may defeat the outer layer of armor. The general theory is that as long as the ship doesn't take a ton of sudden, critical damage, warships are actually remarkably hard to sink. Turtleback is one of those schemes that includes an angled sheet of armor usually starting several feet below the waterline and angled upwards towards the center of the ship. The theory is that even if a shell defeats the outer armor, the shell would be repelled by this second layer of armor and help deflect the projectile and the blast away from any vital areas inside the ship that are located beneath (boilers, turbines, and magazines, aka the citadel). The way this works in World of Warships is, though you can pretty easily get through the side of a German battleship, you'll notice that it is very hard to actually score a critical hit against something like a Bayern or Scharnhorst, which is because the shell is usually deflected by that slanted piece of armor.
"Landing shells all around, but not on, the actual ship"...sums up German BB accuracy pretty well, what?
The dispersion is disgusting. It's why I stopped at t6. Russia usn ijn and France have the best t7 bb.
@@TheLiamis ...and the Amagi is getting some dispersion buff in next week's update...
@@Zapranoth-lf8nt oof. Shes already a laser guided killer.
love your vids...way better than that certain other wowsl youtuber
Thanks for the honest review, I was also looking forward to this ship. I think I’ll get the discounted Graf Spee instead
With the bb secondary boost, p.e. friedrich could be better at brawling than before.
I've fiddled about with it in AI now and again, but I think the armor issue is still going to be an issue at that range. Let me know if you have any success with it though.
I so want this ship... but then don’t at the same time. I can’t bring myself to purchase it. It just doesn’t do anything really well itself.
I'd recommend it. It's quite accurate and fast. If you like Hood you'll probly like this
TheLaborPeasant - I tested the ship in ST; it just isn’t for me.
@@theelderkine fair enough. Theres lots of ships people like that I'm just not a big fan of so I get where you're coming from. The Kidd being one of the bigger examples, I bought it and just never really clicked with it yet everyone raves about it
I've really enjoyed this ship and have had great luck with it. Its noticeably more accurate than other German Battleships with the same captain and has fantastic range. Of course I'm using a 16+2 Hyde with Cunningham which is the best of all worlds. Great accuracy, 5 heals, and not really any speed/handling disadvantages. Penetration is good for the gun caliber and the extra accuracy makes those citadel shots devastating
Hey there again, another ship I recently stumbled in to during the holidays. This was one I was pretty happy to see, since I do like the German battleships/battlecruisers represented in Legends. It's definitely a good looking ship. Glad the extrapolated "upgrades" were reasonable to keep her close to what she likely would have been.
Thanks for the tips regarding its survivability. I will definitely build it more for range/accuracy and stay as far from trouble as is reasonable without cursing the german accuracy. It's almost too bad, since I'd love this to be the punching bag/brawler that other german ships are at closer range. Seems like it will be a fun ship still though, and it's fairly good looking.
Happy holidays!
I mean to be fair you let a 2x fire tick you down from 44.4k to around 17k (with some assistance from the New Mexico). Just an insight that it wasnt just the New Mexico that got you that low. It was mainly the fires you didn't put out. I do see what you mean by not wanting to brawl though.
MMmmmmaybe! I am so used to having firefighter.
pretty bad play, honestly. that fire was raging and all it took was one press to put it out. u got too hyped and too aggressive. bad play.
I really love this ship. Works perfectly well with both (low lvl) Ciliax and (lvl 11) Hipper. My average is about 2,5-3k score and ~90k dmg
Although Eitel Freidrich is not as robust as Bayern or Gneisenau, He is more glamorous than the other two. 😁
With the right setup, the Freidrich can be a BEAST at tier 5.
Nice I have been waiting for your review hoping that you would mention parts of this ship were used to build the famous Paris gun and inspired the construction of the hood
Oops!
@@tacticangel it's ok it was a great premium ship review still if u would like pin the comment for people to so some more history if u want
You said Scharnhorst with its 12” guns....
Scharnhorst had 11” guns.😉👍
The overused phrase “it’s not you, it’s me” comes to mind when I think about spending money on this one. This ship just doesn’t excite me and if your stellar review can’t persuade me to pick this one up, then nothing can! Entertaining and informative as always. Thank you!
Hehe, not trying to sell you one way or the other. Just trying to give a fair representation, but... yeah, this one is not for me, personally.
tacticangel, I always respect your reviews, there a great balance between the good and bad of each ship. Now if you could “sell” me some of your sailing skills I’d be all in, cause I could have used some in the match we shared yesterday evening! Lol GG!
I believe the Eitel Friedrich should have been way more popular. It can be a beast at tier5.
Sort of depends on how much it wants to troll you, in my experience, and it is really hard to get into a comfortable range and stay there in my experience.
My german bb experience = never hitting anything due to disgusting dispersion..
Drive closer! =D
@@tacticangel 4km isn't close enough?
As always, great information and tips! 1 question, how do i get the overview camera? All my presets giving me, when i am pressing the right analog stick, a zoom in ...
I use Preset #2, which does not have gunlock, but it does have the overview camera and it does have a shell-follow view as well.
@@tacticangel Thanks. And keep up to good work.
Anyone else having a problem completing the Russian bb challenges?For some reason when I get a win in one of them it doesn’t count
Conor Rowe are you doing it in standered cant do it in ai or ranked
boba fett yeh I have been doing it in standard it’s weird
Knocked it out no problem, that's weird.
Youve to pronounce the bay in bayern like bye. 😉 Good videos, greetz from germany.
Can somone explain turtleback armour lol sounds dumb but i honestly dont know
There are many different theories about how to best protect a ship, many of which assume that a shell may defeat the outer layer of armor. The general theory is that as long as the ship doesn't take a ton of sudden, critical damage, warships are actually remarkably hard to sink.
Turtleback is one of those schemes that includes an angled sheet of armor usually starting several feet below the waterline and angled upwards towards the center of the ship. The theory is that even if a shell defeats the outer armor, the shell would be repelled by this second layer of armor and help deflect the projectile and the blast away from any vital areas inside the ship that are located beneath (boilers, turbines, and magazines, aka the citadel). The way this works in World of Warships is, though you can pretty easily get through the side of a German battleship, you'll notice that it is very hard to actually score a critical hit against something like a Bayern or Scharnhorst, which is because the shell is usually deflected by that slanted piece of armor.
So this is half build half planned ship hmmmmmm I kind of want to blitz with it if I had money
What do u think is the best premium ship for global xp
I'm general, the Alabama is probably the best and/or the easiest to recommend.
T5 warspite, t6 scharnhorst, t7 alabama/ jean bart/ russian cruiser. Imo the best ships of the tier
Been saving up for a Free XP ship, what would you recommend: Prinz Eugen or Tirpitz.
Well have you gotten to any TR7 German ship Bismarck and hipper the sisterships and which class you like better?
I would take tirpitz but if you like the hipper take the Prinz Eugen