Cleveland can't start a fire?

[Spiffpow]

Anyone else noticed since the patch that they aren't starting fires on Clevelands?  I understand there's some RNG to deal with, but I've done the rough math that since the patch I've had about 734 HE hits with the Cleveland and I've only started 3 fires.  Really been frustrating as I was trying to finish off the Myoko challenge and that and the Pensecola/Farragut are the only T6/7 ships I have.

[Ace_04]

**hears Billy Joel singing in the background....

[Kingfishercritic]

If this is really true, my prayers have been answered by Hachiman. Its Aoba time! (when is it not?) 

[Crucis]

8" gunned cruisers are better at starting fires with HE than 6" gunned cruisers or DD's.  They have a higher chance of fire per hit.  I did those fire missions in my Atago, with a DE trained captain and a fire starting flag, and had a 21% chance to start a fire on any HE hit.

 

OP, I'd imagine that your Pensacola has a pretty solid chance to start a fire with its 8" guns.  Give those a try.

 

 

[Herr_Reitz]

Shoot... crazyman here... but i did a good percentage of them in my Fuso with HE :-) 

[QuantumEntropy]

I played the Clev just once after the update , it sucks that evenyone can shoot you before you can shoot at them, but i started over 10 fires

Nether to say the turret speed sucks

[Reymu]

You're just unlucky. Enemy Clevelands still set me on fire too often.

[danmh]

i just play 3 times with the Clev after the update, and i don´t see change (fire). 

 

 

But i notice, that now i can easy shoot citadels to Clevs.

[DeeZee8]

Warspite with flags is 35%

[giovybez]

Yorcks are pretty good at starting fires too.