Originally posted by DieAz
the 33.5 is for the 8" guns.
the question asked is for 5"
My reply was to a reply replying, if you follow me, about cv's getting to 1k of land presumably so as 5" can see land based targets.
Yes the thread is about 5" and yes Auto ranger still works for 5" but I have no clue as to when it kicks in for the 5" as I consider the 5" ineffectual for TOWN or field destruction.
I make the point that 8" or 5" alot of folk don't know, understand or otherwise can't be arsed to KNOW about the AUTO RANGER.
My experience of 5" is thus :- you can get air kills with good lead and elevation from JUST beyond Icon range approx 7. If you are the only gunner weather 5" or 8" you will be rewarded proxy kills from auto ack. Usually all within Icon range but I have picked up proxy from beyond Icon. My front end maybe ? Don't know.
PT kills are found beyond their Icon range to. Usually get PT kills starting from 4.6 but I do this free hand without Auto Ranger. The way I range PT's is by firing AA shells to get air burst over con then switch to HE shells intermittently.... HE shells can be found with "Backspace" for those that don't know.
CV kills can be made with the 5" HE shells and I prefere to use AUTO RANGER for consistancy. The only time I use 5" for CV sinking is when our cruiser has been sunk and we can't, for whatever reason, get our CV away.
I could go on about effective 8" gunnery with or without the top secret hardly used "Z" + "]" shooting at towns fields and the harder to hit SB. I could go on about effective CV sinking using the SB but that does require the top secret "Z" + "]" so I'll stop here.
Bye the way Happy New Year to ALL in ACES HIGH
