In an online gameĪs we discussed previously, neither Missouri nor Yamato is especially great when playing online, because of their class as battleships. Bad AA, maneuverability, speed, and the lack of firepower at medium to long ranges make them less than suitable for matches that often put you in a situation where you need to deal with an enemy 8 km away from you. That is why battleships always die first: they are easy targets. Think of battleships as tools: purposefully built to be great for offline grinding and missions, but unable to compete with other ships when playing online. To examine the effectiveness of these ships, we need to look at the big picture.

Yamato is a better buy for newer players, equipment-wise.īased on this, we see that Yamato actually has more advantages than Missouri. With Missouri, you need to buy better equipment to achieve its full potential.

The equipment you get immediately upon purchasing Yamato is unchangeable, meaning you only have to upgrade it.

Its hitbox is smaller, therefore harder to hit on Storm.

Its cannons are much better than Missouri’s (more damage and better accuracy).

It has better spotting equipment (the hydroaircraft).

It’s capable of healing more hp with a single repair kit.

Now let’s see Yamato’s advantages over Missouri.

It’s better suited for long-range, because of the 2 missile slots.

Let’s take a look at Missouri’s advantages over Yamato.

We need to think about how these ships will actually perform in battle. But upon further examination, you’ll see that might not actually be true. Based on the equipment, you might think Missouri looks better.

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