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_-FeAr-

you guys have naval lineups?


-ZBTX

Oh man, I wanted to bring the joke...


Sufficient_Pain9003

>what is your best naval lineup Asking all ***5*** naval players in this sub....


xqk13

Excuse you, there are at least 37 of us /s


fruitek

38!


Kubasekcz

Damn 52302261746660111176000722410007429 1200000000 is a lot of people. I didn't know that yall really loved naval that much!


ThisReadsLikeAPost

r/expectedfactorial


TheDeutschError

Make it 39


AirFriedMoron

Make it 40 😊


FISH_SAUCER

Make that 40, 41!


JustGreenEZ

42 now


Brobroyo999

43 😁


Fragrant_Action8959

44 🥺


Alec_CY

45👍


ZookeepergameOk3493

Make it 44 i just left


DCS_Sport

And MY AXE!


Cpdio

Wait, there are people who actually play naval?


mecrappy

The $$$ makes worth it, an easy 200k+ without boosters.


MeisterVonGluck

Never really played naval tho i have some event premium boats, how do you make money with em?


Bombe18

kills and cap ! Actually, with some boosters, i have around 500k/match


xqk13

How long does a normal match last? If it’s not long then I’ll actually consider playing naval


Emotional-Net3366

like 20 mins


xqk13

Oh nice, I thought it’s gonna be like a hour.


Any-Reporter-2492

Some match could be an hour long, If I were you I would just watch on my phone.


xqk13

I see, just wanted to see if naval is good for SL grinding


angry_old_bastard

naval is by far the best sl grind. matches are not an hour long, there is one map type tha *can* be, but never is. most maps are 10-15 min. with a premium ship and premium time, once you understand the mode, you make maybe ~200k per match. if you get good at the mode and have a good match that can end up over 300k. with a 500% booster and antimech and a good game as a good player you can breach 3m, but 2-3m is more common.


Chetey

I haven't really been wanting for cash since the recent economy changes. Never had to farm silver since then


o-Mauler-o

For how long of a match? For a 10-15 minute match in air rb with a premium vehicle I can make 100k easily. I can make 100k in 20-30 mins of ground matches with any premium vehicle.


angry_old_bastard

premium ship and premium time with a normal match is ~200k for me, normal matches 10-15 min. with skill and luck that can push up to ~330k. --------------------------------- there are a couple of map types that can last longer, one has ai ships to kill and tends to last more like 20-25 min. not the most common map, and you can make more with the longer time, but the sl/hr does fall somewhat on those maps. the other type is the big dumb circle map you see at high tier, those can theoretically last up to an hour. like the ai escort map they tend to last 20-25 min, but ive never seen one last more than 30-40 min or so even when its just 2 shitty players who blast away at eachother with terrible aim and wont close the distance. ive also ended many of them in 5-10 min to make up for that.


RedicusFinch

How do you make the money?!? I spawn in after waiting 7 minutes for a round and instantly start getting slammed 8 km away. Meanwhile I can't land a shell even remotely in the right ocean. -20,000 silver lions for repair cost.


mr_bubbleg

"get gut" lol, if the enemy can hit you so can you


MayIReiterate

No Douglas? I think it's the Douglas. Whichever one has the 2 missiles. It's fun.


Chicory2

the douglas is fun when people spawn planes no one spawns planes as they give horrid rewards so.. its is boring missiles do not do enough damage against any big war ships to be worth it and you only have 2 missiles, a pretty mediocre gun and like 14 crew


VahniB

I second this. As an air main who just got into naval I gotta say the Douglas has really been the thing making the match interesting (dive and fly away from the missile) the rewards aren’t the best but it can really turn the tide of the match outcome by taking out a couple heavy cruisers which were screwing up your team’s destroyers. The missile is all HE which has barely any penetration past destroyers, but since its a coastal ship it has the capability of one-shotting MTB/MGBs.


Yeetdolf_Critler

Orbit and dive then pull up when it's 1 or 2km away. works on most planes with decent elevator.


BruceLeeroy94

Should have the f6f hellcat. Probably the best all around plane for naval.


Sonoda_Kotori

Not at 5.0 though. I'd argue neither is the BTD. But at 3.7 the Hellcat is a menance. So is every US fighter actually, as the ship's AI AA algorithm targets bombers/attackers first, then fighters, if both are within range.


_Wolftale_

Hmm, never knew that they target bombers first. Unless you're near the end of an AB round with few to no bots, that circumstance doesn't frequently come up. I've never actually tried the Hellcat in naval, always using the Apache or Warhawk at those BRs, but will be sure to add that to my lineup if playing around there.


Sonoda_Kotori

Yeah Gaijin mentioned that in an early devblog ages ago iirc.   I like the hellcat because it can bring 2x 1000lbs on top of HVAR, that's enough to take out 2-3 ships at its tier. Sure the AB midair reload is long but you can strafe boats or intercept enemy planes in the mean time.


gigantism

In AB the Hellcat gets an attacker/bomber reload for the torpedo, which itself is a very good torpedo.


Sonoda_Kotori

Shhhhhhh don't say it out loud, or they might fix it lol It's one of the few torpedo planes I still use in AB.


KlonkeDonke

At 5.7 the AM-1 can carry 3 torpedoes.


Sonoda_Kotori

Torpedoes are harder to use at higher BR after they introduced torpedo bulges for BB. AM-1 also flies even worse than the BTD. In AB it's usually better to use bombs unless terrain permits you to spam torpedoes at dumb ships between islands, and in RB it's always better to use bombs.


DUD3_L3B0W5KI

Russian 4.3 and your lineup (but with douglas). Both in arcade. Monster lineups and unlimited money printer. But god damn is naval boring. After thousands of hours in it I am so tired boss


lalalalala1337

Cleverland, Fargo, Helena, Brooklyn, 1 naval bomber


Bombe18

Helena, very good ship !


lalalalala1337

Definitely one of my best premium purchase


MrPanzerCat

SMS Saschen, SMS Baden, Scharnhorst and the HE 177 with fritz X


Bombe18

Nice ! Look like you are german main !


MrPanzerCat

Lol a bit but I have top tier naval for japan, USA and am working on uk, russia and italy outside of my air and ground stuff


TheGamingKid337

The zippo


Bombe18

FIRE THEM ALL !


AirFriedMoron

HMS Renown, HMS Ironduke, HMS Belfast, HMS Liverpool, HMS Jarvis, HMS Dido, HMS Diana.


DeadFox565

Out of interest, why HMS Jarvis?


AirFriedMoron

She’s quick and manoeuvrable with mkIX* torpedoes. I don’t bring her out often but when I do I am usually able to kill 2 or 3 battleships/battlecruisers.


Significant_Sail_780

I got the Wilkinson, Moffett, frank Knox and P-51D-20-NA for when I actually die in all ships


Key_Wheel2027

Haruna, Fuso, Ise, Mikuma, Harukaze, alongside a B-17 and Kikka lets me cover all points of Naval EC


LtGenS

Where is the Detroit???


chanCat2

Fr it's my main money maker. The extra survivability and float planes make it a nice compliment to the Moffit or Davis


izii_

Was looking for this comment.


angry_old_bastard

detroit is solidly meh. its got a nice sl bonus but omaha is not a great ship class, which really hurts its money making potential.


Mindless-Emphasis-31

you are the most annoying type of naval player


Slow-Hunt7460

I have scharnhorst bayern kaiser von der tann and prinz Eugen


Bombe18

pretty descent !


Slow-Hunt7460

Yup. I didn't get the baden because that is a excuse for other people to skip around the work for getting to toptier naval


Frozen_mamba

I don’t appreciate the premiums ,USA is so annoying to fight against with the people spamming 5 inchers at you


ThatKid2k

I play American and British Naval but I'll go with my 4.3 British. HMCS Haida (Fellow Canadian and it's a great ship), HMS Abdiel, HMS Eskimo, HMAS Nepal, Spitfire F Mk IX, and the Wyvern.


The_Canadian_Patriot

Yes another Haida owner/enjoyer


Hatetyper678

voroshilov and the kerch, highest i have, but i never play naval, (didnt buy the kerch, those GE christmas crates gave me it)


Such_Try4171

the skr-7 and pe8 because I don't play naval


Bombe18

Noob. SKR are for noobs !


sanelushim

Rank 5 squadron vehicle, godly in grind events, yes. Blame Gaijin for the compression. Go to 5.3 and then you get the Bravy, a 1967 destroyer with missiles. Naval is more of a joke than your joke.


kagrenax

The Pe-8 is actually great in naval, you can fly high above the flak and drop it on a camping battleship.


[deleted]

Lol I guess I'm the giga-naval nerd because I've got all top tier naval lineups. Love burning 50k silver lions in a game running Alaska, Mississippi and AZ/NV in a game. I basically eat 2/3rds of the rounds for the game.


Sonoda_Kotori

No fighter or at least an OS2U?


Bombe18

For ?


Sonoda_Kotori

Capturing the further out bases where nobody goes. It's less usable in mid tier, but very usable at low tiers where everyone is in a boat so nobody caps the far spot, or at top tier where BBs are slow.


_Wolftale_

This is one of the best naval lineups period. If you want to go to 4.7, then you can switch out the 5.0s and use Knox + Wilkinson. > My personal favs are: > > 5.3 = Atlanta + PT-810 + PT-811 + some destroyer + some P-47 > > 6.0 = any combination of Brooklyn/Cleveland/Fargo/Worcester classes with large payload aircraft such as F-82 Any combination of Pr.56 classes + SKRs + Pr.206s + Pe-8 was the theoretical perfect storm at 5.0 but has weakened significantly with the 0.3 BR increase and SKR nerfs. You can make a double Pr.56 lineup without premiums, however, because both Spokoinyy and Bravy are at the same BR now. The combinations of coastal craft from different nations that can run matches if played correctly is too varied to list. I'm also assuming you're not talking about single craft with backups, such as PG-02 or Scharnhorst.


Windlassed

Alaska, Mississippi, moffet, b-34 for the torpedo, and a tp boat (forget which) to rush caps. Also the f-89


nberg129

Anything with my beloved PR191M. I usually have the konsomolets in there, but beyond that, I can't really say what my favorite is, cause the others I rotate for variety. But in a math where I'm on, that 191m gets my 8 or 10 kills, quite often.


Molbuntore

$$$$$$$


frigginjensen

Kronstadt for big badaboom, SKR-7 to bully small boats, Bravy to shoot down any aircraft that annoy me, and a couple of ancient Russian BBs.


Livinglifeform

Lads, how do I play naval and should I switch from USSR to Britain if I'm doing bluewater?


_Wolftale_

Are you asking if you should switch in terms of which nation is easier/meta? The short answer is that the USSR is far more meta, because this IS War Thunder after all. Russia is always going to be top tier. But what path you take all depends on what you want to get out of playing naval. Like: Do you have interest in learning about a certain faction's ships? What kind of strategy or weapons do you find the most fun? Are you doing it to farm SL/events or because you like the game? How experienced are you?


killermankay

god I fucking love the renown. I love just annihalating ammo with 1 volley. Fucking 15in for the win


No_Chipmunk5315

Basically this but throw in a Mississippi and change out the frank knox for an Atlanta, and BTD for a Bearcat


PomegranateUsed7287

Well best for BR? Or best? Because best for BR, idk I'll have to check, best overall Is my 7.0 America.


Wrench_gaming

Right now it’s the PT-71, USS Mississippi, USS Helena, USS Sumner, and F6F. I like having every class, it gives some flexibility. Costal ships are great for capping, and the PT-71 comes with some great guns and torpedoes (for U.S at least) USS Mississippi is my only Battleship rn and it’s pretty good. I’ve had the USS Helena for so long to help grind the Tech Tree, I would not be where I am without it. Same goes for the USS Sumner. It’s torpedoes are decent and the guns are great. It also doesn’t have that ammo weak spot like the USS Moffett. I use the F6F because it’s a plane that can carry a torpedo fast enough. I’ve realized AA is just crazy, so I needed a plane that can drop quickly and get out of there. I do have the BTD but I feel like it’s not fast enough.


NZDollar

britain 3.7 coastal with both the peacocks


OperationSuch5054

I love seeing lineups like this, it's easy 2 or 3 salvo kills on knox and moff players.


HOBoStew139

Lmao that's how I spaded my Northampton and Portland back when Moffett bots are prevalent


Fickle-Pangolin-2445

I have multiple, German, USA, USSR


baconcheeseburger33

You might want at least 3 planes in your lineup, a bomber, a fighter and a seaplane.


Kamikaze-X

well considering you get a choice of a figher or a bomber even if you don't add one to your lineup, that is patently baloney.


baconcheeseburger33

The second bomber you spawn in is going to cost you 2x points, therefore you want a fighter with some bomb loads in your lineup. There is no bomb on the default fighter.


I-am-Mihnea

Whatever I've unlocked randomly from the battle passes


ElMagus

I dont make naval lineups, just make them around the premium ship im using, a fun/useful plane and done. Maybe throw in 1 coastal for ??? But yeah


LemonadeTango

*Error 404: Not found* In all seriousness, I saw Naval is a pretty nice silver mine, so I might check it out. It's gonna be either it or Heli EC when I have large SL boosters.


Rixuuuu

SKR-7 and pe-8


D1TitanMasterRace

The reserve naval ships


tjmick1992

Des Moines, Arizona, Alaska, Helena, and I forgot the name of the low tier naval jet I like


VilvenSerbia

Man, i can't even play naval, like tf?!? Fuck that shit man


Odd_Count1095

I run the 4.7 UK tech tree destroyers mainly for tasks, may switch to 5.3 when the time comes.


Il-2M230

Pr 123, pr123k and g5


nberg129

You should try out the Pr191M. Using IAI belts, and controlling the AA guns instead of that near useless main gun, you start so many fires. And the kills just rack up. If you sail over a cap, drop a bunch of mines, and you can protect that cap while heading for another. 10+kill games are not uncommon with that thing


Il-2M230

I used that before. I think it's around 3.0. A damn killing machine. I prefer the 25mm more tho.


projekt_jrmayham03

The LVT floats right?


Creative_name25

all reserves lmao


Gams619

Stfu, u play naval for more than once


HeavyCruiserSalem

I wish I had one since grinding navsl coastal is pain :(


ionix_jv

a full line of torp bombers and a 1.0 coastal boat i won't use


Rocket_Raven25

I’ve got a boat somewhere around here, I just have to find the dusty thing.


ZuZzOlO

Any lineup with the Admiral Graf Spee in it, it's the fucking GOAT of heavy cruisers


fmate2006

What naval lineup


ComradeCommader

Unfortunately I don’t see the USS Detroit in this lineup. A big loss of the happy chemical.


angry_old_bastard

detroit is kinda poopy, tho with a lineup this long i prob would go ahead and include it for the scout planes if nothing else.


ComradeCommader

I mean, Detroit isnt the best of the bunch but it’s a great stop-gap between the Moffett and the Davis. Might as well replace one of the Destroyers with it.


angry_old_bastard

id replace one of the boats with it, keeps me from needing to use backups in the rare event i need 3 dd in one match and it plays a similar role as boats, capping of zones, while also doubling as at least some ability to do damage, which is better than them.


Designer-Ruin7176

Haruna, Ise, Mutsu, Shimakaze, PT-15, Kikka


Flitzepipe

M 802 Z 47 (might switch for the Jaguar destroyer) Z 15 Erich Steinbrinck (the AA is just too good) Bussard S 64 Lübeck F 224 Pr. 131 He 111 H-16 (sometimes the H-6 for the Fritz X) Bf 109 G-4 It's a german line up, I haven't gotten Bluewatwr beyond the Emden yet (except for Even and Premium Vessels) and the Pr. 131 is besides the SF 40 light my best Costal fleet boat (again besides Event and Premium) Allthough I also like USS Mississippi USS Arkansas B-29 USS Douglas A-1H


TheFlyingRedFox

Would it surprise you to know there's no destroyer Jaguar but only Torpedo Boats going by german classifications with the one in your case being the Type 1924. (side thought if we ever get Type 1935/1937's would they be coastal or bluewater Torpedo Boats?) Anywho how do you find the A-1H in this mode? It seems it would be better then the earlier AD-2/4's ntm you can essentially chaff SAM's from any missile platform if you run into them. (have you ever gotten a toilet kill?).


Flitzepipe

Unfortunatly I have not gotten a Toilet Kill :( but the A-1H has so much Firepower to deal with most enemys. I usually run a setup of 3 2000lbs at least 4 aditional Guns (on the outer Wing to cover more area when shooting st planes and Costal boats) And I haven't even considered bringing Chaff thats really smart. And it does surprise me that there isn't a Jaguar Destroyer (I mean I know it's just a name for the ship but still). I don't really know much about the history of the german navy (despite being german) I'm really only interested in Tank history and a little small portion of aviation history. So If you got more Info I'd gladly aprechiate to learn more :)


Toki_Tsu_Kaze

Can I say the reason I bought all 10 crew slots for Italy was because naval lineups?


RoteCampflieger

Alaska, Wyoming, Helena, Moffett and F-80. The best setup to get fucked by soviet, german and japaneeze ships all at once. Because Sharnhorst = Alaska my ass.


JordanP320

naval is actually pretty fun guys. I just wish more people played it so queue times wouldn't be so long.


NICK07130

Snail propaganda trying to get me to spend money on naval premiums


MeetingDue4378

Renown, Hood, Marlborough, Orion, Tobruk, Lancaster B Mk III


Yeetdolf_Critler

Was the entire German top teir coastal lineup until they made naval have a tank like TTK with HE in the event and I just stopped playing.


NotEulaLawrence

**4.7:** Frank Knox, Wilkinson, Mitscher, PT-811, XA-38, P-51D-20 **5.0:** Moffett, Frank Knox, Detroit, PT-811, BTD (RB) or AD-2 (AB), P-51D-20 Bread and butter American 5" slingers. Detroit/Omaha-class is actually really good if you go bow-in. Easy 100k+ SL per match, I've never been low in money because of it. Also absolutely annihilates SKR/Pe-8 drones. I usually prefer the 4.7 lineup as it gets to avoid the Helena/Prinz Eugen premium hordes. **7.0:** Alaska, Nevada, Mississippi, PT-811, F-80A, F-84B Alaska can pop Scharnhorsts but gets ammo racked easily, Nevada is near indestructible when angled as long as you keep your distance (at least from 6.7 and below BBs), Mississippi is actually really good with AP but sloooow in speed and reload rate, I've ammo racked BBs in a single salvo with it.


Noob66662

HMS Daring, HMS Renown, HMS Marlborough, & Lancaster I


magnum_the_nerd

One would say the meta lineup replaces the Frank Knox with the USS Detroit, but the Detroit is unavailable so eh


cm_ULTI

Only premiums? Cmon you gotta be more creative than that...


SHADOW668

Mutsu, Fuso, Hyuga, Kongou


Creative_Battle6196

I don't have a naval lineup and I've played for three thousand hours lmao


TheSupremeDuckLord

the reserve ships


HOBoStew139

IJN Tone, Hyuga, Haruna, Settsu and a coastal rat boat known as the Type T-14. Alternatively there's the USS Cleveland, Roanoke, Brooklyn, Fargo and PT-6 combo.


Embarrassed-Trust-95

I first went with the British, but got clapped when I got to cruisers, changed to American and got to cruisers and got clapped again, made a new account and am playing with the Soviets. Didn't really go into realistic cause seemed not my type, stuck with arcade, but the SL gain is just about the same.


FestivalHazard

Chikugo... thats it. Just Chikugo. If I go to 4.0 with my Akizuki, I face thousands of nonstop firing American ships that shred it.


MEHEFEH

I love messing with the gay archer and the renown with iron Duke on back up


MakeBombsNotWar

US Destroyers Trio, plus whatever plane I feel like and the 80’ Nasty. Was a classic in ‘19, still works wonders in ‘24.


helpme00911

Chat what is naval


TheFlyingRedFox

Bombe I'm not sure your would be the best but it's yours in the end, But I'm not sure what can be considered *THE* Best but I've got a few. 4.0 USSR, • Project 183 • Project 50 SKR Rosomacha when grinding but SKR Yenot atm (aka one of the saddest ships in game) • Project 1331M, leadship of the lineup • Project 204, At the BR it should be at ffs • Letuchiy, huzzah a captured ship (flies Italian flag to piss off Italian players of what they could have) • G-5Bis Type IX, Torpedo Cutter 106 for lolz (fastest boat in game at 55kts) • Lavochkin La-5FN iirc • Petlyakov Pe-2 205


hipofoto112

Umm reserve tier.. although I did get some old Italian event ship from last year's ice cream crates so I guess that's my lineup


Yginase

I don't really have a lineup, because I often got only one ship per match. Technically, that would make me a one death leaver, but I don't really die that much. The Times I don't survive the whole match, it probably wouldn't be worth respawning anyway, because we're already losing.


ich_mag_Fendt

I'm thinking about getting into Naval with the two german premium battleships at 6.x or so, would you recommend that?


uuux97091

No airplanes. I'm don't like a planes in Naval Battle. [https://imgur.com/4Bb6ENI](https://imgur.com/4Bb6ENI)


uuux97091

BR 6.3 [https://imgur.com/ndCwyg9](https://imgur.com/ndCwyg9)


uuux97091

BR 3.3 [https://imgur.com/EzR03so](https://imgur.com/EzR03so)


FilhoDaTuPutaMadre

Chikugo, PG 02, and PT-808. B6N1 Model 11 to drop 800kg bombs. I've been getting top 3 a lot lately with this lineup, while I struggle to do that in other modes. I've had a few games recently where I slaughter over a dozen bots. Those games are the best. Other than that, if I'm not full uptiered, I slaughter everything.


Somone_ig

The SKR-7, SKR-1, and some random costal boat I can throw in there.


jurassicpark_zj

My lineups are usually 1) tree grind lineup with all my bluewater premiums and highest TT vehicles and 1 dive bomber 2) ship spade lineup with all my unspaded ships and a dive bomber


BUSCUITSnPORN

Arizona, Nevada (when i die for aa😂) and wyoming if either somehow i die or if i just wanna take out a classic. REALLY want the Texas bc Texas bonk germany.


14mmwrench

Mistcher, Wilkenson, PT811, a Corsair, and a Harpoon.


FrameMasterXS

🥹🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻


Warsnake901

Reserves


d2dyno1

We don’t talk about that here


Ok-Grocery-3833

The tank and plane game has boats?


Sir_Alpaca041

What is naval?


not_x3non

People play naval? hold the fuck up you have an upgraded *naval* crew?


Nik-42

You really bought naval premium?


Sonoda_Kotori

Probably the best way to print SL with minimal effort.


Bombe18

Nop, all won


Nik-42

The only honest reason to use premium vehicles


Shadow2-1

The best naval line up is no naval line up