Mission Hype UK - how did you complete stage 5?

[Skyhooker]

Hey, guys,

For those of you who have completed Stage 5 of the Mission Hype UK missions for this week, and if you completed it in a Tier 8 ship or lower, how did you do it?  I have only 3 T8s, the Arp Takao, Benson and New Orleans, and I'm having one hell of a rotten time trying to get the 100k damage AND 2 kills in a single battle.  I've tried both in Co-op, where there seems to be far too few ships, and thus far too few HP to rack up in kills before the piranhas get there and beat you to it, and in Randoms.  I'd really appreciate some suggestions, other than "just keep trying."  Thanks!

 

~Skyhooker

[MrDeaf]

In coop, take a ship with many torpedo mounts and quick torpedo reload.

yolo into the enemy bots and get your torps off on them at close range. It is usually an easy 100k, but you are unlikely to survive.

[RipNuN2]

The arp takao would probably be your best bet among those selections in COOP. Might take a number of battles before you get the right setup but certainly possible, especially with ambushing bots around islands with all those torps at close range.

[Kapitan_Wuff]

Like a boss.

 

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I think it was in the Yammy.  But this weekend I also broke the 100k 2 kill barrier in low tier ships with the V-170 and Hosho. For low tier DDs hunting BBs seems to be the best route, just a couple good torp runs should get you there. Taking a BB into Co-Op and hoping for a favorable MM with lots of BBs is also worth a try, and remember ramming for the last kill (and loads of damage) works too.. Oh, and you don't have to win the match either.. 

Good luck, seems like a big ask but it's really not, you will get it once you stop stressing and trying too hard.

 

[CrazyHorse_Denver]

I did it in one game with the Bismarck yesterday morning for the 1st game of the day in random.

Although I've had games in my DDs and CAs that would have met the mission requirements I knew that a BB and in particular the Bis was as close to a sure bet as I could have. Also Co-op doesn't have enough red ships for every one on the green team to be harvesting kills and damage. 

[Wulfgarn]

I used the Tirpiz in Co-op, but Bismarck should work as well. Secondaries are a good source of supplementary dmg.

 

I had no problem getting 100k dmg in most battles, my issue was getting the 2 kills along with it. My teammates had no problems finishing off what I knocked down to critical levels. Ultimately, I waited until late at night and I got more bots on my team. It was easy at that point.

 

If you go this route, head forward, but not with the majority of the team. Bots will rush the majority. If you are away and to the side you'll see nothing but broadsides.

 

EDIT: Just noticed what you have available. I would say yolo Benson, or ARP doing what I suggested above.

[klymar8]

 Unfortunately the just keep trying is mainly it . I tried many times in my kamikaze R in random but mostly co-op (waiting to see if enough BB's were in queue and if not pulling out to wait a bit and go back) . Then a few times in my Scharnhorst . All failures to get the mission done . Then very early Sunday morning I took my Missouri out to finish the Yamamoto mission final task and did so ; went what the heck and played her in co-op . Got very lucky and there were 3 other BB's besides me (2 tier 8's and a tier 7) and 3 cruisers on our team .

 Low and behold got it with almost 60 K extra damage and 1 extra kill . My team lost to the bots as it was down to the tier 7 against his opposite bot and he lost . I was worried at the time I died because I was fighting the 2 tier 8 BB's and tier 7 all at the same time with no support but one rammed me when I was at 1,150 HP's left so got my second kill and went over 100 K damage . I got the third kill because the last tier 8 I had knocked down with main guns and set fire to many time burned to death .

[Chaos_EN2]

I am still trying to get it done, the only one of my ships that has come close was my HSF Graf Spee, so far I am going to keep trying until I get or miss it.

[_WaveRider_]

29 minutes ago, MrDeaf said:

In coop, take a ship with many torpedo mounts and quick torpedo reload.

yolo into the enemy bots and get your torps off on them at close range. It is usually an easy 100k, but you are unlikely to survive.

Or, with 4 more ships to aim at, take a German BB into a game. Boom! Easy 100k - plus you survive. 

[Nutaz]

was able to complete it Sunday around NOON, in my Tirpitz.

[jmanII]

I realize it does not help you with the ships you have but:

 

Missouri in CO-OP.  

It is harder in CO-OP being less ships, not so much the 2 kills, but the 100,000 damage was a pain.  Consistently 90-98K damage.  Took about 10 battles to finally get it.

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Of course right after getting in in CO-OP, I went into a Random and got 120K and 3 kills.

[Estimated_Prophet]

119k and 3 kills in Co-op with Alabama.

 

Games was 7 battleships (including a Montana,) and 1 destroyer, so mainly just an issues of farming damage and staying alive long enough. Ended with a ram because I knew it would put me over 100k, but didn't realize at the time I already had 2 kills.

[LancerUlysses]

I used HSF Graf Spee. Torps Fire and Guns. One strategy might be to take a Warspite, go for a kill woth guns and run up the damage to 50K or so and ram a BB near full health. 

 

[MaliceA4Thought]

Co-Op  Tier 4  V-170 German destroyer.. wait till at least 4 BB's in queue    Hit speed boost at the start..  find enemy ships.. torpedo them.  rinse and repeat many times  don't worry about winning  or survival, just go crazyshit at the start with large doses of WASD hacks and kill, kill, kill.

121k  6 kills.  10 minutes.

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[BiggieD61]

Play co-op, be aggressive, if you fail in the Takao, load in the Benson - alternate between those two ships until you get a battle with a lot of  tier 8+ BB's.  If there are enough BB's, or high tier BB's, you will get the mission completed in Co-Op.

If you already had a tier 10 BB, this would be kid stuff - with tier 8 cruisers and DD's, it's gonna take some focus to ignore trading HP with tier 6 DD's and focusing on the Big boys in the match.  Be alert to switch guns to low HP ships to snipe a kill - then make sure you are setting fire to everyone else.

Is that what you were looking for?

For me it was one battle in Co-op in my Grosser, 4 kills and 160k damage.  Do you have any BB's?  Even bringing a tier 7 BB into a match guarantees at least one tier 7 BB on the other side.

[oldblackdog]

It took a few tries, but I finally pulled it off by spamming HE and setting fires in coop with a flag-assisted Des Moines. So, my best advice is:

1) Use a ship that combines high damage potential with good chance of survival.

2) Make liberal use of signals for extra chances at flooding or fire damage. Use camouflage and damage repair signals (and consumables) to keep you in the fight as long as possible.

3) Do it in coop. The bots are predictable, and you won't get as many complaints from other players as you try to farm damage.

If you see me in the game or in port, give my a shout and I'll be happy to help.

 

[Chaos_EN2]

2 minutes ago, oldblackdog said:

It took a few tries, but I finally pulled it off by spamming HE and setting fires in coop

I think I will try this with my Spee.

[oldblackdog]

3 minutes ago, Chaos_EN2 said:

I think I will try this with my Spee.

 

Not a bad choice. The guns can get you citadel hits, the secondary battery will cause fires, and the torps are effective. 

[Chaos_EN2]

19 minutes ago, oldblackdog said:

 

Not a bad choice. The guns can get you citadel hits, the secondary battery will cause fires, and the torps are effective. 

Yea she is one of my favorite ships (her and the Perth) and she has come the close to finishing it and she seems to take hits better than my Perth or Danae.

[Carrier_Lexington]

I used USS Montana. The key to doing it in Montana is to erase destroyers early in the match, and then go for broadside Yammies and Kurfursts.

[TangledThorns]

Steal kills 

[ancientpistol]

2 hours ago, Skyhooker said:

Hey, guys,

For those of you who have completed Stage 5 of the Mission Hype UK missions for this week, and if you completed it in a Tier 8 ship or lower, how did you do it?  I have only 3 T8s, the Arp Takao, Benson and New Orleans, and I'm having one hell of a rotten time trying to get the 100k damage AND 2 kills in a single battle.  I've tried both in Co-op, where there seems to be far too few ships, and thus far too few HP to rack up in kills before the piranhas get there and beat you to it, and in Randoms.  I'd really appreciate some suggestions, other than "just keep trying."  Thanks!

 

~Skyhooker

Its not hard nor does it require a high tier ship.  Just keep at it.  I did it with a stock Emile with a 3 point captain in Coop play.

[Siegewolf]

Good thread,  I'll have to try this tonight.  Got so frustrated with getting the damage but not the kills or the kills but not the damage.  Really pretty much focused on PvP (Randoms).  I don't usually have an issue with getting both when I am not trying to get both.  Now that I need it, its been illusive ;)

I did jump into Co-OP for the battleship kills but even then 2 out of the 3 Co-OPs I went into didn't have BB's.  LOL someone was trying to make this harder than it needed to be

[bassmasta76]

Finished it this morning with a loss.  Khab, 134k, 2 kills, Witherer and Arsonist.  Tough loss, but ship happens .

 

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[cmdr_raccoon]

go co op, if you want easier to achieve for one.

 

i got  mine with the prinz eugen, HE spam then charged and unload torps.