Ship Intelligence

Common mistake: Getting drawn into prolonged gunfights, or launching careless torpedoes that hit nothing or endanger allies.

Common mistake: Diving into a cap alone where enemy radar or hydro can reveal you.

Common mistake: Committing to a fight without an exit, then lacking the speed to get away.

Common mistake: Pushing alone as if you had smoke to escape with.

Common mistake: Firing for too long and getting focused by several enemies.

Common mistake: Getting trapped in an exposed position it cannot turn away from in time.

Common mistake: Radaring a cap with nobody around to shoot the target.

Common mistake: Wasting hydro when there is nothing to fight.

Common mistake: Predictable movement and staying exposed to several enemies.

Common mistake: Starting unnecessary gun duels, or entering positions you can't escape from.

Common mistake: Sitting in the open where several ships can shoot your broadside.

Common mistake: Turning away too late, showing broadside to battleships.

Common mistake: Getting caught in the open by battleships.

Common mistake: Trying to disengage through a crossfire.

Common mistake: Thinking the armor makes it invulnerable.

Common mistake: Turning broadside under fire.

Common mistake: Committing bow-in where you can't get out.

Common mistake: Moving into open water where battleships can hit you.

Common mistake: Sitting still and giving up its mobility.

Common mistake: Predictable movement that makes you easy to hit.

Common mistake: Focusing too heavily on aircraft attacks sacrifices gun damage and situational awareness. Alternate between air strikes and main-battery salvos while maintaining a safe position.

Common mistake: Rushing early or relying on immediate radar leaves you exposed; its 270-second preparation delay rewards patience and coordinated pushes with allies.

Common mistake: Showing broadside or getting caught in a crossfire.

Common mistake: Turning broadside under fire.

Common mistake: Pushing into several enemy firing lanes.

Common mistake: Pushing too early.

Common mistake: Reckless pushes trusting its armor.

Common mistake: Rushing in just because it has a secondary build.

Common mistake: Continuing a losing trade.

Common mistake: Choosing a poor position early.

Common mistake: Playing it as a long-range sniper.

Common mistake: Advancing too early into focused fire.

Common mistake: Attacking concentrated AA again and again.

Common mistake: Poor approach angles that waste torpedoes.

Common mistake: Forcing low-value strikes into strong AA.

Common mistake: Committing a strike into concentrated AA.

Common mistake: Bombing targets its payload can't hurt.

Common mistake: Assuming every ship is equally vulnerable to AP.

Common mistake: Neglecting either support or damage entirely.

Common mistake: Wasting special aircraft on poor targets.

Common mistake: Assuming durable aircraft can ignore heavy AA.

Common mistake: A poor approach angle that wastes the strike.

Common mistake: Pinging carelessly and revealing your attack.

Common mistake: Exhausting dive capacity while repositioning.

Common mistake: Attacking without an escape route.

Common mistake: Draining dive capacity on long moves.

Common mistake: Playing it like a German or US submarine.

Common mistake: Approaching too closely.

Common mistake: Getting dragged into an underwater chase.

Common mistake: Chasing a target for too long.

Common mistake: Pinging repeatedly from the same position.

Common mistake: Ignoring dive capacity until it's empty.