I'm sure several players are already not happy by that first line but hear me out. Welcome Captains to the Glass Cannon known as Nagato. Your just need to hit the chunky superstructure behind the front turrets, you will get some pens/overpens for reliable (ish) damage.įocus should always be on broadside targets though.Preamble: I know it has been a couple months since my last review but a combination of the busy season at work, family and burnout on this game forced me to take a step back for a little while but I'm back with another round of ship reviews Nagato's AP at range is still good against angled BBs at T8+ Although some games you will be pulling out your hair. The damage will still stack up if you are consistent.įewer barrel ships are a bit hit/miss like this but if you are consistent, they will be in the long run. Nagato will hit things if your aim is good but with fewer barrels you should expect fewer shells to hit. Alternatively focus more on cruisers instead. Switch to HE if they don't give broadside. Let allied T8 BBs move ahead of you, so you're not focused fired by enemy T8 BBs. If you're fighting against T8 BBs, keep long distance to leverage minimise hits. If you're fighting T7s BB, you can use AP and target their upper decks, for good damage if they're angled. Play at medium-long range, try to improve your aiming. You should still always angle to prevent citadel hits through your armour belt, but you won't be able to properly mitigate damage against enemy AP that hits the upper sections/bow/stern

Most T8 BBs are covered in 32mm+ external armour, so Nagato's 410mm can't ignore T8 BBs angling, but T8 can ignore yours. Most T7 and all T8 BBs carry 380mm+ guns. Most T7 BBs are covered in 26mm external armour, any gun sized at 380mm or bigger can penetrate your T7 armour with AP regardless of angling. But the nature of BB dispersion means you're never guaranteed proper hits. Nagato is actually one of the most accurate BBs in T7 at long range, if you can't advance for various reasons, sniping is viable.

The sudden shift from Fuso's 'shotgun' style to Nagato's 'sniper' style is something that tends to catch new players off-guard. Nagato relies on accuracy and careful aiming, while Fuso relies on shell number. This is both due to the dramatic playstyle change of the ship and the 'armour gap' between T7 and T8 ships. There are multiple reasons why players tend to be caught off-guard when switching from Fuso to Nagato.

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