Bismarck dispersion.

[HowitzerBlitzer]

Been playing it for the past week and a half, yet I struggle to pull more than 50K damage a game in it. I'm missing perfectly led salvos at 10km on enemy battleships, all shots go high or low, none where I want them. The secondaries don't help against most ships, the damage I get is alright on cruisers and destroyers, but you only get the occasional fire against battleships. I'm not mounting ASM 1 as I already have the secondaries mod for that slot. I'm almost half way there to the B hull after over a week of playing the ship, if it doesn't get better at that point I'll just not bother playing it.

My stock Amagi is much better than this thing at dealing damage.

[Magyar5]

You don't aim it, you let the secondaries do the work for you. 

 

[RipNuN2]

I know it can be a bit wonky but I somehow make it work. Keep alive and keep firing and look for broadside enemy ships. This match was my 3rd battle in the Bismarck and I just kept firing looking for those broadsides and putting myself in a position to be effective, two of those cits were against a yamato in a brawl which was a lot of fun.

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

All of my Bismark games so far have been games with over 100 secondary hits, most have been over 150; but then I have the range extention modules, the signal, and the appropriate captain's skills.

 

Hate fighting the bloody things; love the heck out of driving one...

 

..this from someone who LOATHES high-tier gameplay.

[_Borscht_]

Bismarck is a really (I mean really) good ship for its tier, even bone stock. Make sure that your captain is specced out into full secondary build (take ifhe first, then the range extension on the 18th point)
Secondaries alone usually deal up to 15-20k in damage, without the fires they produce.
Main battery is...wonky. You will struggle, and struggle a lot to hit anything at max range. I'd say ~10km is the most comfortable position for a Bismarck. You got the armor to sort of tank enemy shelling and the combo of secondaries and main battery usually eat the enemies alive. As with any other German bb (and any other ship really) make sure you are not turning at them when they are firing point blank, as you are exposing your waterline (read: citadels).

P.S. Did I mention you never get citadeled?

[BladedPheonix]

someone needs to call Eurobeat and tell him to make a How-To Bismark

 

[HowitzerBlitzer]

I have 12 captain skills, so I only have BFT + AFT. Secondary battery doesn't do too much unless it's a rare battle where the map and enemies let me get close without being focused to death. The most I've seen my secondary battery do in one battle was 8,000.

 

P.S. Did I mention you never get citadeled?

 

I've gotten a few citadels on Tirpitz before, but that was when I struck the magazine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[RipNuN2]

I have 12 captain skills, so I only have BFT + AFT. Secondary battery doesn't do too much unless it's a rare battle where the map and enemies let me get close without being focused to death. The most I've seen my secondary battery do in one battle was 8,000.

 

 

I've gotten a few citadels on Tirpitz before, but that was when I struck the magazine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manual secondaries are what truly makes the secondaries shine with the extra accuracy raining death upon the enemy.

[HowitzerBlitzer]

Manual secondaries are what truly makes the secondaries shine with the extra accuracy raining death upon the enemy.

 

And I doubt I'll have them any time before I get the next ship.

 

Well, looks like I have another ship that's going to collect dust right next to my destroyers and carriers.

[Nimitz_1701]

 

And I doubt I'll have them any time before I get the next ship.

 

Well, looks like I have another ship that's going to collect dust right next to my destroyers and carriers.

That's a shame, Bismarck is my favorite BB. I can do almost nothing 2/3rds of a game and in the finale part rack up 75k to 100k in a end of the game brawl. All I can say is that she is s Keeper for me (even got her the premium camp before the hunt for Bismarck campaign was even heard of) and I think you should keeper as she is fun to play when set up.

 

[Edselman]

Bismarck is a brawler, you get in close so you're dispersion will be less of a problem and let you secondaries do their job. The Bismarck also has really good armor at tier 8 and is very hard to citadel because of it's turtleback.

[HowitzerBlitzer]

Bismarck is a brawler, you get in close so you're dispersion will be less of a problem and let you secondaries do their job. The Bismarck also has really good armor at tier 8 and is very hard to citadel because of it's turtleback.

 

If i wanted to brawl, I'd play on the RU server. Here in NA it's the opposite of our meta, we sit back and camp the map corners. The closest target to the enemies will always get focused and be the first to die.

[Edselman]

 

If i wanted to brawl, I'd play on the RU server. Here in NA it's the opposite of our meta, we sit back and camp the map corners. The closest target to the enemies will always get focused and be the first to die.

 

If you're not a brawler you shouldn't play the Bismarck, it requires a playstyle dependent on brawling.

[Creepershark77]

I obliterated a full health Fiji today in my Bismarck from 16 km away, so I was lucky with the dispersion.

[centarina]

Bismarck is my best performing BB with about 84k avg dmg over 115match.   good WR too.    meanwhile, I am suffering through FDG  grind.  (stock hull is really bad)

[CylonRed]

Took me a bit of time to get the Bismark but you - in my experience - can't be the first ship ahead of everyone else.  I use the throttle extensively - I do not go around full throttle as you will get too far forward.  She is deadly against CAs and I have taken out other Bismark's - usually in nail biter battles.  The upgraded hulls help at lot and also with 14 pt captains and above.  My captain is a 19 pt but only has 16 assigned - need to decide on the last 3 points.

[Magic_Fighting_Tuna]

 

If i wanted to brawl, I'd play on the RU server. Here in NA it's the opposite of our meta, we sit back and camp the map corners. The closest target to the enemies will always get focused and be the first to die.

 

You don't need to brawl 24/7 with Bismarck, She along with her sister ship can easily become universal battleships. They shine bright in brawling range but their guns have a special characteristic that gives them an edge at long range, if RNG favors you or you fit the aiming mod 1 on your ship they can blow apart ships at range then close in an murder anything left standing. Basically attack enemy ships as your floating into brawling range.(smart aggression)

[sasquatch_research]

Hey

 

I struggled to get Bismarck to work for me also; but I abandoned my secondary build and installed the Aiming Mod 1 module in place of the secondary mod, and I have not regrets doing so, since I can better hit what I aim at now.  The German dispersion still sucks but it's so much better; I also run BFT and AFT on mine and with a AA or Secondary flag, I still get good protection for aircraft and those pesky DD's.  It made mine feel like a new ship, one that I hated to one that's a favorite.  Adrenaline Rush is also a good skill to have also.

 

Pete