That moment where a ship with normally weak AP is blessed by a level of RNG that says **** you to their target.

[legoboy0401]

I just had the most wildly hilarious game. I was bottom tier in my AZ, and was expecting to get deleted by a Amagi or something like that. But, instead of me being given the middle finger, for once, I kept being given a thumbs up by RNG.

 

Against a Nurnberg at around 17 km near the beginning of the match? RNG was kind enough to spit in that Nurnberg's face. A citadel hit on a Nurnberg, something AZ ordinarily struggles to get.

 

Against a New Mexico at around 10 km later in the match? That New Mexico got a giant middle finger to his strong belt armor. I got a citadel hit on a New Mexico through his primary armor belt, with guns featuring relatively low-penetration even for 14 inchers.

 

Against a Buddonny a reload later? Apparently, I overmatched his bow and got a citadel hit on him too.

 

This doesn't happen very often, but when it does, I pretty much have the time of my life doing it.

 

The post-battle screen is right here.(click to enlarge)

 

What about you? Do you have a story about when you got miraculous citadel hits when using a ship with AP that has bad penetration? I'd love to hear it!

[RivertheRoyal]

I hate to inform you of this, but that's not an Arizona. I think you got the wrong image.

Also, here's a guide on putting images into your post, instead of leaving them as a tiny thumb-nail. 

[RoflandRoll]

When torpedos hit a target when fired from more then 8 km.

[legoboy0401]

I hate to inform you of this, but that's not an Arizona. I think you got the wrong image.

Also, here's a guide on putting images into your post, instead of leaving them as a tiny thumb-nail. 

 

right. That one. My bad, that's my Wyoming screenshot. I made a thread on that one earlier. Thanks for letting me know. The AZ battle was on Haven, not Ring, so I should have caught that sooner.

 

edit: fixed

[NashW8]

Good job, but much as I hate to say it Nurnbergs or Buddyonnys are not that hard to delete with any BB salvo. Just have to get the lead right and it's citadels all day. 

[legoboy0401]

Good job, but much as I hate to say it Nurnbergs or Buddyonnys are not that hard to delete with any BB salvo. Just have to get the lead right and it's citadels all day. 

 

I didn't say that they are hard necessarily, but they are can be hard for a ship with poor AP penetration. Also, my skill had little to nothing to do with it. I've taken very similar shots before that hit in nearly the exact same spot, and most still failed hard. With that said, a few months back I did nuke a very good Buddonny captain indeed in one salvo. Now, New Mexico, that's another story. There's no way that should have been possible with AZ's low penetration 14 inch guns.

[Sharkbait_416]

Good job, but much as I hate to say it Nurnbergs or Buddyonnys are not that hard to delete with any BB salvo. Just have to get the lead right and it's citadels all day. 

 

I'm not sure what happened. I always aimed under the smokestacks at the waterline and farmed citadels all day long. Now citadels are a rarity. I feel like I'm doing something wrong.

[KyourakuShunsui]

Strange, I never seem to have issues with my AP pen in the Arizona.

[VonHund]

Detonating a Gneisenau with one torp hit for just over 31k damage. Was a very nice add to an otherwise only OK game. I don't see torps hit magazines all that often. Not sure how rare that is. Pretty rare for me to get one.

[MWest9999]

If we're talking RNG thumbs up but still with reasonable penetration...the opening salvo I fired in a match last night in Alabama would qualify. Trident. Standard Battle. Pepsicola spotted at 20km+ by someone else on my team. Open fire. Triple cit. Dev Strike. Hackusations followed.