Tips on getting rid of battleships

[MegaDeathKill!]

This is the part of naval combat I struggle with the most and I'm sure if I can improve it, I'll win many more naval battles. Can anyone help?

[Braddock]

Bombers, bombers, bombers. Whether you use their conventional attack or nukes, bombers should be your main anti-battleship weapon. Their long attack range means they can engage battleships without putting themselves in danger. I usually like to have them fly behind my own battleship line. They can fire on the enemy fleet while my battleships and fighters intercept enemy fighters. It's not foolproof, but it works pretty well.

You can use submerged subs to attack enemy battleships, but you probably don't want to put your subs into too much danger.

[Rogviler]

I agree with the Bombers (but I'm sure there's always someone who'll say Fighters), the only difference being that I seem to have the best luck flying them parallel to the enemy ships (not head-on), that way the Bombers can attack but stay out of range of the enemy Battleships. You can easily defeat a whole navy without losing any aircraft.

-Rog

[MegaDeathKill!]

I agree about the flank attack, they just seem to always obliterate my battleships. What do you think is the best formation for battleships?

(Off-topic), I was thrashing the hell out of someone just now and just as USA was about to become a bowl of nuclear Rice Krispies "Snap, crackle and pop", they dropped. God I wish people wouldn't do that! Glad to see that no one in ladder matches does it.

[MegaDeathKill!]

Bombers, bombers, bombers. Whether you use their conventional attack or nukes, bombers should be your main anti-battleship weapon. Their long attack range means they can engage battleships without putting themselves in danger. I usually like to have them fly behind my own battleship line. They can fire on the enemy fleet while my battleships and fighters intercept enemy fighters. It's not foolproof, but it works pretty well.

You can use submerged subs to attack enemy battleships, but you probably don't want to put your subs into too much danger.

Yep, I tried bombers mass attack in our match just now, but got the timing all wrong. You should've seen them in the next match though! I was able to dominate the Atlantic Ocean and bomber snipe at will.

[DrDeath]

Hey all - new member here!

How do you stop the bombers from zooming straight at the enemy ships (i.e: keep them out of Battleship firing range)?
Do you have to micromanage them, or am I missing something?

Cheers!

[Feud]

Hey all - new member here!

How do you stop the bombers from zooming straight at the enemy ships (i.e: keep them out of Battleship firing range)?
Do you have to micromanage them, or am I missing something?

Cheers!

Howdy and welcome!

Asbesto's underwear may be found near the door, flaming is common and if/when it happens it is nothing personal.

The best bet for bombers is to launch them at a 90 degree angle from thier targets, making a firing line. Use either carriers or fighters to keep the targets in radar range, while you bombers hit them from afar. Once they get towards the end of your selected destination, tell them to turn exactly around, retracing thier flight plan, other wise they will turn towards their targets when they reach thier original destination.

[DrDeath]

Excellent - thanks Feud...

I'm a newbie forum member, but not a newbie player - brought the game the day it came out on Steam. Just getting back into it again and realise I have a lot to learn - currently languishing 'mid table' in 6 player matches and trying to up my game.
Interested in playing against a few good members like yourself, to try and get a good beating (and learn something).... might be up for some ladder matches too, once the confidence is a little higher!

[Feud]

Excellent - thanks Feud...

I'm a newbie forum member, but not a newbie player - brought the game the day it came out on Steam. Just getting back into it again and realise I have a lot to learn - currently languishing 'mid table' in 6 player matches and trying to up my game.
Interested in playing against a few good members like yourself, to try and get a good beating (and learn something).... might be up for some ladder matches too, once the confidence is a little higher!

No problem, and I look forward to our game.

[MegaDeathKill!]

Hey all - new member here!

How do you stop the bombers from zooming straight at the enemy ships (i.e: keep them out of Battleship firing range)?
Do you have to micromanage them, or am I missing something?

Cheers!

What you have to do is fly them to a point parallel to the target but just within firing range. They'll do a flypast and be able to attack the enemy ships from long range, while it will be hard for them to shoot your bombers down. You will have to micromange them though, to make sure they don't just fly back to base after the first pass. I've found it a very effective tactic.

[mrobertsonesq]

I'm a subs man myself. Assuming people don't mix fleets (cough cough) and have a select small number of battleships, there's nothing like driving a sub through them and watching them blink out.

I find this a lot more discreet as well, whereupon most people see the old flying fortress heading towards them, humming "dambusters" on the way. People often don't notice the odd battleship blinking out in a far flung ocean.

[mrobertsonesq]

the old flying fortress heading towards them, humming "dambusters" .

And before anyone says, I know it wasn't a flying fortress in dambusters, it's just a figure of speech.

I was always more a "Where Eagles Dare" man anyway

[[SC] Pravus]

The whole thing about naval battles is that they dont really involve boats at all if you play it right.

Bombers are the numero uno way to go. Keep battleships out of range, and carriers launching bombers. If you can, support with fighters from airbases on land, they regenerate anyway.


Yeah, trust me. I defeated entire fleets without losing a single ship or sub. I kid you not.


Its repeatable, and takes a little effort, but it is well worth it.

I find that Battleships late game can wreak a lot of havoc on enemy air raids. Also, they can protect your subs during a surface launch.

[Ace Rimmer]

The whole thing about naval battles is that they dont really involve boats at all if you play it right.
...
Yeah, trust me. I defeated entire fleets without losing a single ship or sub. I kid you not.

You probably can't avoid naval battles in 1v1 or against seasoned players.

[[SC] Pravus]

you kinda misunderstood.


i didnt mean they wont happen. I meant you can keep your boats out of the line of fire by using bombers to just annihialate his boats.


yes, it will happens sometimes that boats become placed next to each other and at Def 4 you go "oh sh*t!". But hey, I just have his boats chase mine as bombers all fire their happy missles at him...lol