723 [NEUTR] NeutralState Members 2,207 posts 8,772 battles Report post #1 Posted December 21, 2017 Played a few games in Indianapolis, remembered why the ship's been sitting in the dock forever. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
52 [BTH] LukeV Beta Testers 199 posts 4,706 battles Report post #2 Posted December 21, 2017 Literally did the exact same thing last game. She doesn't do much for me, just have her due to last years Secret Santa. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,516 [0O0O0] atPrick__ Members 16,315 posts 12,187 battles Report post #3 Posted December 21, 2017 Nose up, give nothing but front. Like an Iowa, and push them. If it's a DD u have your WG toys, if it's a Cruiser get gud and shoot AP. If it's a BB wth are you doing... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4,719 [ABDA] crzyhawk Beta Testers 17,525 posts 12,810 battles Report post #4 Posted December 21, 2017 17 minutes ago, atPrick__ said: Nose up, give nothing but front. Like an Iowa, and push them. If it's a DD u have your WG toys, if it's a Cruiser get gud and shoot AP. If it's a BB wth are you doing... I'm sure you have a point, but I don't know what it is. Indianapolis sucks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,349 [SIM] SkaerKrow Members 4,320 posts 7,329 battles Report post #5 Posted December 21, 2017 1 minute ago, crzyhawk said: I'm sure you have a point, but I don't know what it is. Indianapolis sucks. She’s limited, her gimmick is marginal, and at the end of the day you could have done just as much more easily in another Tier VII cruiser. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,516 [0O0O0] atPrick__ Members 16,315 posts 12,187 battles Report post #6 Posted December 21, 2017 5 minutes ago, crzyhawk said: I'm sure you have a point, but I don't know what it is. Indianapolis sucks. No argument. But. She can be played. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,516 [0O0O0] atPrick__ Members 16,315 posts 12,187 battles Report post #7 Posted December 21, 2017 It's Des Moines. If you hate Indi, you will dislike Des Moines.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,885 [ARGSY] Erebthoron Beta Testers, In AlfaTesters 6,620 posts 24,010 battles Report post #8 Posted December 21, 2017 21 minutes ago, atPrick__ said: It's Des Moines. If you hate Indi, you will dislike Des Moines.... Agree. But then you can hate the Yorck but love the Hindenburg. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,516 [0O0O0] atPrick__ Members 16,315 posts 12,187 battles Report post #9 Posted December 21, 2017 1 minute ago, Erebthoron said: Agree. But then you can hate the Yorck but love the Hindenburg. Hindy is so much more... Indy IS Des Moines, with less range. Hindy is something else entirely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
723 [NEUTR] NeutralState Members 2,207 posts 8,772 battles Report post #10 Posted December 21, 2017 1 hour ago, atPrick__ said: No argument. But. She can be played. is there even an "unplayable" ship? I mean... there are people who find Katori lovely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,516 [0O0O0] atPrick__ Members 16,315 posts 12,187 battles Report post #11 Posted December 21, 2017 No... Not really, WG isn't stupid. Any Premium can be played, you dropped money and WG knows you did. She can be, just like Atlanta. Is it hard yeah, it ain't easy. Find a way, Atlanta is the same, both boats are similar. Like I said, Des Moines is THE SAME with better range and RoF. But you play them the same, or very similar. It's a crapboat, learn to play it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,516 [0O0O0] atPrick__ Members 16,315 posts 12,187 battles Report post #12 Posted December 21, 2017 Indi has insane front armor, two guns on the front. Toe up and fight, or kite and run. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,830 [90TH] Madwolf05 [90TH] Alpha Tester 7,162 posts 3,943 battles Report post #13 Posted December 25, 2017 Indy has to be played like a Pensacola. She cannot take a hit, but she can certainly dish it out. You just have to be ultra careful and not tangle with BBs very often. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,098 [ARGSY] centarina Members 10,116 posts 15,549 battles Report post #14 Posted December 25, 2017 indy is great for coop or operation. I don't take it out on random too often. really fragile. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8,198 [WOLF3] HazeGrayUnderway Members 22,966 posts 20,872 battles Report post #15 Posted December 25, 2017 (edited) On 12/20/2017 at 6:50 PM, atPrick__ said: Nose up, give nothing but front. Like an Iowa, and push them. If it's a DD u have your WG toys, if it's a Cruiser get gud and shoot AP. If it's a BB wth are you doing... I do shoot AP. It perforates Indianapolis galore, regardless of her angle. Her "armor" just ensures I get more penetrations instead of non-pens. Pensacola also has more guns than Indianapolis. Edited December 25, 2017 by HazeGrayUnderway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
576 [-GPS-] Landing_Skipper Members 2,882 posts 32,361 battles Report post #16 Posted December 25, 2017 I got Indianapolis in a Christmas crate last year. Playing her was torture. The buff to her radar range to 9.9 km is significant. So was the buff to her Concealment. The rate of fire buff not so much but still good. Her AA is strong. The HE drifts over mountains and lights fires. The AP will wreck other cruisers dumb enough to show you broadside. Anything’s AP will wreck you. If it sounds like a Des Moines... it’s nowhere near as powerful. Still, I’m learning how to play Indianapolis now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
13 EtilToof Members 54 posts 3,069 battles Report post #17 Posted December 25, 2017 The ship is actually pretty good if you play it correctly and its a bit hard if you have never payed american ships (something I had to learn). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
251 [GT99] T1mb3rWo1f Members 665 posts 10,309 battles Report post #18 Posted December 25, 2017 I kind of like the Indy, just wish the rof was a little higher. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
103 Jarink Members 343 posts 6,782 battles Report post #19 Posted December 25, 2017 I find the Indy to be a bit of a contradiction. Like more mid- or high-tier cruisers, you want to stand off a bit so you have time to avoid incoming fire. As with nearly all US cruisers, her lack of torpedoes is also a big reason to avoid knife fights. However, you have to get close for her radar to be of any use. So, it puts players in the situation where they have to decide if they want to play a normal US CA or play against her strengths to use the radar gimmick. At least her AA is better than the Pensacola... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,645 [OO7] enderland07 Members 3,846 posts 9,054 battles Report post #20 Posted December 25, 2017 On 12/20/2017 at 9:16 PM, atPrick__ said: It's Des Moines. If you hate Indi, you will dislike Des Moines.... That mean a DM captain works well? I don't have EM on my Des Moines captain, which I assume would be rough on the Indi. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,645 [AHOY_] YamatoA150 Beta Testers 6,815 posts 4,346 battles Report post #21 Posted December 25, 2017 I feel Indianapolis could do with more range but slightly shorter duration; somewhere between USN Radar and VMF Radar, if not outright VMF Radar. It would make her a workable radar picket ship alongside ships better able to capitalize on what she lights up temporarily. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,098 [ARGSY] centarina Members 10,116 posts 15,549 battles Report post #22 Posted December 25, 2017 indy already gets DM's radar. the issue is that Indy is really too fragile to get that close since it doesn't have the conceal. (10.9km conceal max i believe) it is also very squishy. This makes them much tougher to use than NO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,830 [90TH] Madwolf05 [90TH] Alpha Tester 7,162 posts 3,943 battles Report post #23 Posted December 25, 2017 Yes, a big issue she has is the need to be close for radar with such a fragile hull. The other part of her problem with her Radar is she can only get off a maximum of two salvos per use, meaning she has to rely on her team finish off spotted targets. This isn't a very reliable method, and can really bite her with the exposure required to create that opportunity. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
251 [GT99] T1mb3rWo1f Members 665 posts 10,309 battles Report post #24 Posted December 26, 2017 8 minutes ago, Madwolf05 said: Yes, a big issue she has is the need to be close for radar with such a fragile hull. The other part of her problem with her Radar is she can only get off a maximum of two salvos per use, meaning she has to rely on her team finish off spotted targets. This isn't a very reliable method, and can really bite her with the exposure required to create that opportunity. /\ this is a problem Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,516 [0O0O0] atPrick__ Members 16,315 posts 12,187 battles Report post #25 Posted December 26, 2017 She is squishy if you put yourself in position to get squished. Just like Des Moines. You have to pick your spots, not every shot is a good one. Does she suck, yeah for the most part she does. Just like Atlanta if you don't put yourself in the absolute best position to fire you will get wrecked and sometimes that means you will have crapdamage/kill/production games. Just like Atlanta, just like Des. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
