

So some guys may be wondering about that inconsistency.Ĭheck the Penetration value of your SAP in port and look up various armor values of ships you will encounter. Then you end up Citadeling Kirov in the same situation with SAP. SAP doesn't have that level of kick, fails with 2 of them. At short range against armor (Battleships, Cruisers) use AP as usual. BUT there is one major difference: HE works way better at long range since ships' decks are weakly armored and the shells have a high travelling arc. Those 3 Cruiser targets are all Tier V Cruisers, all 3 of them have a very squishy reputation because people usually crush them with AP. 27 29 comments Add a Comment Same as in WoT: HE against thinly armored targets. A pack of cruisers shoting the next salvo even before the first one reached target can destroy a battleship from gun range. Thats fine, you bombard each other from distance and wait for RNG god. I did not complain against Battleships vs Battleships. But Kirov? She'll get SAP Citadeled at the Armor Belt. I use AP all the time, there is not worth to use HE. The 203mm SAP such as found on Tier VII Zara has 54mm Penetration, she cannot Citadel Emerald and Omaha through the Armor Belt because it's too thick. The Italian Cruiser player has to know that. If you face stuff like Kremlin, can either use SAP on its superstructure, or use AP on its upper belt.

Even against broadside BB like Yamato, you just stick to SAP and use it on her upper belt. If you see a broadside cruiser at like 112km or less and he isn't paying attention, just use AP and citadel him. You use AP against target you can citadel or broadside target that can shatter your SAP.
