You see what I call ghost or phantom threats can be just as potent as an actual attack. Been a few times where getting a ton of fish into the water could have changed the fate of some battles. Lol will not be expecting only to rely exclusively on such a tactic, but the more tricks you have in your hand the better sometimes. I just want the option on hand if the situation presents itself and map is suitable. very good player.) In randoms and for most players, it's a waste of time 98% of the time.īut that's what WG wants us to do with IJN torps. Area denial can be very helpful/useful in some metas (ranked / team battles) if you have extremely good map awareness and instincts (i.e. In general, you'll do far better in both helping your team win and gaining xp/credits by spotting, capping, and torping people all over the map. For every game where you get a kill or two this way, you'll have several where you don't get any. That being said, as much as I loathe the idea of even remotely agreeing with Issm, this doesn't sound like a good strategy. Does no good to launch all your torps and then have to wait 2 minutes while ships can sail right through the area you're trying to deny. Akatsuki can spit out 9 every 76 seconds. But Kamikaze-R can spit out 6 every 47 seconds (with capt skills). Shiratsuyu can spit out 16 in under 10 seconds with reload booster, but only every 4-6 minutes depending on whether you run premium consumables (normal reload is 101 seconds, so you get smaller salvos in between the booster being available). The spread was thick enough and wide enough it was impossible evade once you fell into their sights.įor sustained area denial of a choke point like you describe, reload time is almost as important as the raw # of torps you can launch. Saw enemy do this before and they had 9 torpedoes plus instant reload. Also a ton of Torpedoes in good spread can be deadly if you set a trap then move to another good spot.

I am wanting to send solid waves of Torpedoes to see if I can possibly lock down some narrow areas to help my team to at least stall enemy reinforcements on maps like the Straits.

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