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...y and great agility. Due to this, the Frunze primarily excels at providing fire support, capable of dealing significant damage to the enemy fleet if left u ...d to shell enemies from far range with impunity from more inaccurate enemy fire.

As with the other bluewater ships, researching Tool Set and Fire Protection System should be your first priority to help the ship survive mu ...four 180 mm B-1-K guns in four single turrets. They have a maximum rate of fire of 4 rounds/minute, which is faster than the heavier 203 mm/8-inch guns fou

...re fuel tanks on each side of the magazines. This means that only plunging fire from high calibre guns can be expected to reach the magazines. ...oyers and the [[USS Atlanta|USS ''Atlanta'']]. The 5.25-inch gun's rate-of-fire is much lower (10 rounds/minute vs. 22 rounds/minute), firing generally hea

...he presence of smoke. Her quick rate of fire also allows her to adjust her fire much faster in response to enemy vessel movements, making it more difficult ...he bridge and turrets. This provides effective protection against plunging fire from light cruiser AP shells and smaller.

...d by only 13 mm of armour, making the Hawkins quite vulnerable to plunging fire and aircraft weapons. ...of six guns to bear on a broadside. These guns have a fairly high rate-of-fire for their calibre, each main gun mounting capable of up to 6 rounds/minute

...lso having a massive 5.2 kg bursting charge. This, combined with the quick fire rate, means that London's damage output is nothing short of exceptional, an ...ther unable to hit you or are preoccupied with an ally. The longer you can fire unmolested by the enemy, the better. However, this does not mean camping is

...otation|5 inches|127 mm}} of armour, which could be vulnerable to plunging fire at long range, especially from ships with powerful SAP shells such as [[SMS ...more explosive mass than Wyoming's 12-inch HE. It will cause flooding and fire on any lightly-armoured ship taking a hit, especially considering that the

...its. The main armament of Kaiser is best used at longer range, as plunging fire only helps its lower penetration rounds find weak spots. Surprisingly thoug

...32mm lower deck, give a grand total of 60mm of protection against plunging fire. Not great, but is to be expected from an early dreadnought. ...tleship shells, though don't expect the ship to last very long while under fire from top tier battleships or battlecruisers.

...has satisfactory horizontal protection against destroyer and light cruiser fire, being covered in 170 mm of rolled cemented armour. Moreover, critical are ...fire directly hitting the stern from the rear is more unusual than bow-on fire.

...ve variable timed}} shells, granting greater range at the cost of a slower fire rate. Pittsburgh also notably gains aircraft tracking radar, allowing her t ...t, and above the steering gear and magazines, protecting from any plunging fire that may enter at odd angles.

...and you should not expect her armour to make you impervious to battleship fire. ...und on the IJN Agano, although these guns can maintain a sustained rate of fire of 10 RPM. While they are 6-inch secondaries, they are nothing to write hom

...oyage, tragically being lost less than 5 minutes after the Bismarck opened fire to an extremely lucky magazine hit. This would galvanize the entire availab ...e barbettes like American battleships, lowering the chance of catastrophic fire when hit.

...crew exposed on deck for small calibre shells to knock out. With her quick fire rate of 6 seconds for the main battery, Newport News is capable of brawling ...from longer ranges as well, this will protect against most cruiser calibre fire.

...a {{Annotation|3.4-inch|86.36 mm}} deck armour plate to deal with incoming fire from long ranges as well; this can deal with other cruisers and lower, howe ...unlike the Baltimores, so every precaution should be taken to avoid taking fire to this section. When fighting the Des Moines, this is the recommended area

...apable of taking some punishments and allowed the teammates to concentrate fire on enemy ships, though she can be easily outclassed by any proper cruisers ...s seem to plague the entire British line, particularly from plunging 5"/38 fire at range. The rear ammo racks seem to be very vulnerable too as mentioned b

...ting Operation Torch. During the North African landings, she conducted two fire support missions bombarding Vichy French positions. Until D-Day in 1944, sh ...ion|2.75 inches|69.85 mm}} in thickness, and serves to trigger the fuse on plunging shells or AP bombs. The second layer then ranges from {{Annotation|1-inch|2

...he waterline, and have multiple layers of deck armour to detonate plunging fire and shield the magazine from hits, with two {{Annotation|1-inch|25.4 mm}} a