Dazzle question

[Sabot_100]

Just wondering when the Dispersion penalty is applied. When the guns fire or when the shells land? Ships that fire from far away (like those Deadeye BBs) will have a good chunk of that 15 second window with shells in the air. Possibly landing after the 15 seconds.

[Skuggsja]

3 minutes ago, Sabot_100 said:

Just wondering when the Dispersion penalty is applied. When the guns fire or when the shells land? Ships that fire from far away (like those Deadeye BBs) will have a good chunk of that 15 second window with shells in the air. Possibly landing after the 15 seconds.

If I remember correctly, depression values you are applied when you fire and not when the shells are in the air. That's if I remember correctly.

[AJTP89]

1 minute ago, Skuggsja said:

If I remember correctly, depression values you are applied when you fire and not when the shells are in the air. That's if I remember correctly.

I think that's right. Trajectories are set on firing. That way you can actually dodge shells as their path is set and doesn't change while in flight.

[Sabot_100]

2 minutes ago, AJTP89 said:

That way you can actually dodge shells as their path is set and doesn't change while in flight.

Unless those shells are fired by a bot. Those sometimes seem to get inflight guidance. 

[Sabot_100]

Thanks for the info. 

From my observations it seemed like my salvos go out and some shells seem to choose a different path just prior to landing. Guess I was mis-interpreting things.

[Estimated_Prophet]

1 hour ago, Sabot_100 said:

Unless those shells are fired by a bot. Those sometimes seem to get inflight guidance. 

Like when you see a far away bot fire, immediately start to maneuver, (especially in a destroyer,) and yet somehow the bot salvo is still perfectly centered across your ship?

Nah... That never happens.