I've done a search after seeing Lucw1990's post on how to fight BB1s in Blitz so ive done a search and found no such post to help those who are starting their first BB. So, this is for them
When I went into blitz i had a Renown so sorry if there is anything that doesn't apply to other nations or if I left anything out or even have some more tips, just mention it in comments and I'll add it later
Advantages: High Dp High firepower Far Range High Displacement
Disadvantages: Slow Most times large target(unless French) Horrible spread Slow
Purpose: believe it or not, in blitz your supposed to play more of a support role, if you just rush in, you will be swarmed and be one of the first few killed. However if you stay back, most of the time you wont be rushed and swarmed by half of the other team, trying to pick off targets with your slow reload time kicking in. Also with the tactics that I'll explain later it will help prepare you for the Gb games once you reach lvl 60
Ship Build: Guns. Get the largest guns that your level can get and go for the l guns if possible(they're slower reload but have longer range). for my Renown i had the double 15" Mark 1s then switched to the mk2s when i could. Also if your still using auto, learn how to manual, fast AA. if you have a CA and still use torps you might as well start a new line or start a ss crew even in blitz I found AA important to help from the CVs. In blitz i found them to be my #1 enemy just because they kept trying to bomb me AA/HE Hybrid Defense. RickyRungail reminded me of this also. He mentioned using the turrets to deter smaller ships with fast fire rate. But that's not the only thing you can do. you can put on turrets that can fire AA and HE shells and switch between the to when needed. if your staying more back keep more AA on but if you rush put more HE Armor(optional). My friend always tells me "Why do you put armor on. you cant put enough on to help and its just a waste of credits" but in my opinion its better than not having none at all. Also i did a test where i removed all my armor and put it back on just to prove to him that the buy/sell price is the same after i added it back on i had the exact same credits i had before i removed so stack on what ever you want :) Scout. As RickyRungail said, raise up a scout. Being able to provide your own vision is more reliable than having to wait for a CV to send fighters in that area or for another BB to send a scout out. A blind BB is a Bad BB
Tactics As I mentioned before you should play as support. that means stay back behind the lines and using your range to take out ships. and never aim at that lone FF weaving between your ally's. always fire at a large groups of ships and/ or the CAs and BBs. your going to have horrible spread most of the time and sometimes you'll hit em and you'll miss more than you hit but if you continue to fire from long range then you'll be able to live longer to fire more. Also what I liked to do at the start on hobbit, was fire where the other team starts, i missed a lot doing that but sometimes i got that lucky shot. RickyRungail reminded me that using gradual fire is also helps(F4 to select through fire options). Instead of firing your whole salvo and having to wait for the reload, it helps to fire one shot where you hope to hit, adjust appropriately, fire again, rinse and repeat(which is what i still do) If you ever see a squad of planes flying, they're more likely bombers so if they get in range of you, switch to AA. Your a big fat target that moves very slow. AA is pretty much what helped me go up though the lvls and it sure saved me many times from being bombed to death. plus its a good way to make a few extra credits too.
Thats pretty much that i can think of to help those getting their first BB through Blitz and prepare for the GB. And again, if i left anything out just leave a comment and I'll add it when I can.
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