KM has great (deck) armor. I thought everybody already knew this.

To OP:

 

WHat it comes down to is that you should use .2 belt and as much bulge as to not lose speed. Deck is useless and your much better off using that displacement for extra bulge.

 

KM is a range nation. KEEP YOUR RANGE AT ALL TIMES. If you let enemys get you into their range your dead. Simple as that. I see way to many people thinking H39 and H44 are meant for rushing. They line fight and dont keep their range. Resulting in their death as noobs.

 

KM does have the least damage per shell. But that doesnt mean you dont pack a punch. Many people seem to understimate that by thinking "oh its just a H44.. he wont hurt me". Those are the people i kill in a couple of salvoes resulting in them raging.

 

So to make things short:

 

-KEEP RANGE AT ALL TIMES!

-DONT USE DECK ARMOR. ONLY .2 BELT AND AS MUCH BULGE AS YOU CAN WITHOUT LOSING SPEED

-USE YOUR AA. KM HAS EXCELLENT AA SO WHY NOT USE IT?

Km ships, especially h39 and h44 are Godly ships to drive against their own tiers. A properly driven h39 will dominate bb4 games and same goes for h44 in a bb5 game. The key to success with these ships is to know how to use your range to your advantage. NO I'm not referring to always running away but actually slingshot your targets. You tilt head in, shoot front gun, then whip your tail out and shoot. You enemies will most likely retreat abit, which means you just pushed them back, or they get hit by your shells. That's how you play it.

Nice post Mezak hopefully we get some help from sde.  I usally just get 1 shotted though its rare i take 3 :(

 

btw its still just hear say but .2 helps keep the salior deaths down.

Ok to add to this YES you can AW KM ships bith H39 and H44 can be AW'd however just like the lower tier RN BB's you will not be able to use the common or at level guns.

 

How do I know this? Simple I AW'd a H44 and put the Opro II tripple 14.95's on each slot, I was now a hybrid of Monty and KGV. However I had to make alot of drastic changes and this was done on the test server back when I was testing France.

1. had to remove AA guns

2.had extra displacment to spare(No T guns or Sailors)

3.Had very low speeds similar to a Arizona back in 08.

 

But the Pro's  were good in my opinion.

1. Near BB4 range (light shells)

2. Low gun abblity needed to blockshot

3. High firepower with x4 Tripple 14.95's

 

But then take into consideration this, Most KM players choose speed and enginers over reps, meaning the average KM setup usually involves more engineer's then repairmen. This is vise versa for RN. Another feature is most RN AW's are only 2 gun setup that are either tripple or quads. KM only has 2 sets of tripples in the BB line one for Opro II and one for Kaser. So the damage is reduce compared to RN.

In the end RN plays the oppiate of KM, RN is slow armoed and strong firepower, KM Fast quick shooting and elusive. Your not forced to play theses ways its just more os using your nations perks to your advantage, and people do.

 

-Fox

 

You know a nation is good when its BB4 can be oneshotted by dive bombers.

"KM is a range nation. KEEP YOUR RANGE AT ALL TIMES. If you let enemys get you into their range your dead. Simple as that. I see way to many people thinking H39 and H44 are meant for rushing. They line fight and dont keep their range. Resulting in their death as noobs."

Which is easier said than done in GBs, where you're blind half the time.

"Km ships, especially h39 and h44 are Godly ships to drive against their own tiers. A properly driven h39 will dominate bb4 games and same goes for h44 in a bb5 game." 

Please show me the BB4 games.  All I see are GBs, infested with BB5s that are more than happy to oneshot/cripple my H39.  Slingshotting won't make any of them back off - with the crap damage and spread, what's to be afraid of?

 

Myth: KM is an enjoyable nation to play.

 

wow, can anyone READ, he said that he simply wants to know WHY! why is KM armor lame, u dont need to correct him or anything like that cause thats not the point, he is asking about the GAME BALANCE thats all, I dont even pickup him whining so that doesnt even need to be addressed either

 

the whole point(im paraphrasing): WHY IS KM BALANCED THIS WAY, thats all