4,053 [SYN] MrDeaf Members 16,027 posts 12,803 battles Report post #1 Posted April 28, 2017 240mm / 14.3 = 16.78mm = 17mm overmatch Minotaur, Neptune, Edinburgh have 16mm bow armor 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,150 [HINON] RivertheRoyal Privateers 6,266 posts 3,405 battles Report post #2 Posted April 28, 2017 240mm / 14.3 = 16.78mm = 17mm overmatch Minotaur, Neptune, Edinburgh have 16mm bow armor Hon hon~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,889 [HINON] Phoenix_jz Members 7,797 posts 2,144 battles Report post #3 Posted April 28, 2017 Just to note, overmatch, unlike HE penetration, does not round (otherwise it wouldn't matter that Yamato's guns were 460mm as opposed to 457mm). But yeah, she can overmatch all the bows of those British CLs... Imagine if she had radar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8,144 [SOUP] Chobittsu Members 9,386 posts Report post #4 Posted April 28, 2017 And people say the French retreat.... Non, they're just getting into a better firing position so as not to get your blood all over their finely crafted benches 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
520 [-FBS-] saagri Members 2,646 posts 4,290 battles Report post #5 Posted April 28, 2017 Anyone else feel like the HIV's AP is a bit lackluster? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
27 admiral_noone Members 312 posts 2,789 battles Report post #6 Posted April 28, 2017 Anyone else feel like the HIV's AP is a bit lackluster? What good is 2882 krupp on HIV? What is the shell weight? mv may be low, but that's only part of the formula. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
173 [KILL] vonluckner Members 589 posts 8,027 battles Report post #7 Posted April 29, 2017 Anyone else feel like the HIV's AP is a bit lackluster? It's definitely not as good as the caliber might suggest- especially in terms of penetration it seems, but I wouldn't call it bad either. You can land some huge broadsides on people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
