Prepare for that u will have that problem till BB3, or if u can get some vets, experts or
a boost, maybe then u will leave it earlier.

Just because you cant see ware your shells are landing dosent mean you can't shoot
thare...you just need to estamate ware your shells are landding and aim accordingly
and maby you should try and get 10-20 vets to start with...thare vary helpful

BTW I did some testing tonight with my 6.75"s guns.

I got into a broadside battle at the edge of my effective range with a DD and we
were both nailing each other. I raised my angle and they went over the other side
of the DD but I couldn't see many splashes.

The 6.75"s guns may shoot further, but at 37th to 44th level a BO doesn't see any
further than a DD can shoot back. So in effect an M-Pro has the same range as a
DD.

angus725

I'm not sure if I'm going to go Hipper or D-Land. I guess I'll probably go Hipper
because I don't have any veterans yet. I've kept all my sailors experts. It will be a
long time before I hit 65 or 70th level to help my gunnery.

I'd love to see your review. I sail on the Nelson server.

Btw, are you going the Hipper line or the D land line?

If you go the Hipper line, it's very nice for blitz, as the hipper and the PE's 8" guns do
huge amounts of damage with HHE (taking that you still wont be able to see your shells
land), and has amazing range with LHE.

As far as the D-land line goes, your gunners better be bve to a degree, or the reload
and accruacy is going to be pretty bad...With my lv 65 or 70 gunners (cant remember) I
enjoyed the D-land line for the amount of damage it could do as a CA, in contrast to
other AA CAs/CLs. I didn't enjoy the Hipper line as much, because it took a few more
shells that were slightly less accurate and less range to hit a BB. (all in GBI)

If you want tips and my review of the KM BB1-3, I could also post that. (btw, what
server are you on?)

Thanks Nathr, good advice!

Run no armor, your combat edge is the good firepower and range.
By no armor i mean a standard amount of belt to combat torpedos.
I'll leave that up to you to discover how little u can go. Less weight
= more speed / crew space. Also check what engines are available.

Depending on your gunners abilities, the 7.9's have great damage and
range. If you can't do that use the triple 6. Thankfully blitz is close
combat and range is less important than GB. You will have to discover
a setup that works best for your crew and skill.

I tend to stay as far away from enemy ships as i can effectively kill them.
Most of your team is sadly stupid, use that to your advantage and let them
get killed while u smoke other guys.

The rest comes down to skill, kill and don't get killed. Where u go,
what advantages you exploit in terms of what your team is doing
and what the enemy is doing and not doing.

Oh and hobbit war is "strangely popular" cause it is the default blitz map.
and BVE ur Bo will have enough ability to see almost anything with the
possible exception of rental BB's which are available for use at lvl 40 and
still have BB 123 range.

UmbralRaptor

That's good advice. I doubt my 1" belt and 4 bulge is doing much anyway. Hobbit
(which is strangely popular) is tough on a ship like the M-Pro.

Ditch the armor (you need speed more, so you can stay outside of the range of enemy
ships), and avoid hobbit wars at all costs.

nathr

I'm not sure if improving my crew will solve the problem. I've never sailed the
Mogami but the M-Pro doesn't hold much. My BO is 44th level and I'm down to just
1" of belt armor and 4 bulge. If my crew was higher level they wouldn't fit on an M-
Pro. Plus if I have to be roughly level 70 for good vision there is no way I'm sailing
an M-Pro against BBs in GB. I'll be in a Scharnhorst on my way to Bismarck by then.

At 37-44th level the M-Pro is in a weird spot where it doesn't shine at anything.
Average gun range because of BO, average speed, not particularly maneuverable
and almost no armor or survivability for close combat.

My victories/losses are a little better than 50/50. But the ship doesn't have a
combat edge to exploit.

It does have 5 T slots for torps. That might be something I could focus on.