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>>43245038
You wake up to the sounds of waves crashing upon the beach. Looking around, all you see is black. It's so dark, you can barely even see yourself, much less the environment around you. But you can feel the sand underneath your shoes, thick and course like broken glass. Ice cold water washes over your ankles and feet in predictable intervals, stabbing tiny little daggers into your skin as it does.

You crane your head up to the sky. There's just enough light to illuminate a gray, overcast sky. Small shafts of pale light peer through the cracks, but all they can do is glint off the cresting waves of the black ocean.

To the left, you see the endless, dark abyss of the cold sea. To your right, you can just barely glimpse the crest of a hill, the pale light reflecting off the obsidian sand.

>Head for the ocean.
>Head inland.

>>43245046
>>Head inland.

FIRST POST

>>43245046
>>Head inland.
Time to rock.

>>43245046
>>Head for the ocean.

>>43245046
>>Head for the ocean.
Time for my Merc Command fix

>>43245046
>Head inland.

>>43245046
>>Head for the ocean.

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>>43245046
>Head for the ocean.

All hands, live, from /tg/, it's FRIDAY NIGHT
This week in World of Warships, Kraut Cruisers and URAA DDs hit the waves to little fanfare, WG manages to fuck over everyone but NA with a Halloween event
Business as usual
ACI has done a goddamn ACAH tourney

WHY YOU KEEP COPYING PEOPLE MERC

>>43245046
>>Head inland.

>>43245046
>Head inland.

>>43245046
>>Head for the ocean

>>43245046
>>Head for the ocean.

>>43245046
>>Head inland.

>Black Ocean
... are we playing the Abyssal Fleet?

>>43245038
>>Head inland.

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>>43245046
>Head inland.

Fuck the sea. Nothing good comes out of it.

>>43245046
>Railroad a waifu

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>>43245046
>>Head for the ocean.

IT BEGINS

>>43245046
>Head inland.

>>43245046
>>Head for the ocean.

>>43245099
More like Merc need to clear his backlog before able to make this.
IIRC both him and PF got inspiration to make KC quest almost on same time.

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>>43245099
BECAUSE I AM APPARENTLY AN UNORIGINAL HACK

>>43245125
Oh please that would be fun

Head inland

>>43245157
OH GOD.
LOKI HAS UPGRADING HIS AVATAR.

>>43245157
THAT MAKES YOU ALMOST AS BAD AS PLANEFAG

ILL BE SURE TO TELL THE QUEST POLICE ABOUT THIS, JUST YOU WAIT!

>>43245046
>Head inland.

I hope you guys all look forward to the quest, and you guys better pick the right character!

>>43245099
They both got the idea at pretty much the same time. Merc just had to finish his quest first, something that doesn't bother Planefag YEAH I WENT THERE

>>43245046
>>Head for the ocean.

>>43245046
>>Head inland.

Just one question: are we a ship girl?

>>43245201
tomorrow is anniversary of Battle Off Samar on Asia, and Battle of Leyte Gulf is today.

PLEASE GIB US JOHNSTON.

>>43245201
We're playing as ship girls, as long as we go lesbian, there is no problem.

At least that is what the Kancolle anime told me.

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>>43245201
>>43245038

Okay, so we've got a BB, a CV, a DD, and...whatever the hell that one on the end is because I sure as shit do not remember.

Anyone wanna guess who they are? I guess we already know Julie is probably teh BB, but who could the other three be?

>>43245263

Those first three girls are all packing big guns, don't know where you see any carriers at.

>>43245046
>Head inland.

>>43245157
SO IS STEVE KING AND PEOPLE READ HIS SHIT.

>>43245290
>>43245263
From the Icons, the 3 on the right are DD, Cruiser, and BB, going from the left.

The one in the far left I don't recognise.

>>43245263
>Okay, so we've got a BB, a CV, a DD, and...whatever the hell that one on the end is because I sure as shit do not remember.
Looks more like CC, DD, CA and BB to me.

>>43245349
Battlecruiser perhaps?

>>43245046
>>Head for the ocean.

>>43245096
SHARK BASTARD

>>43245046
>Head inland.

>>43245349
Far left is the cruiser icon with an extra line at the end. I assume it's for CA and the other is CL.

>>43245046
>Head for the ocean.
Let's be an Abyssal.

Merc how much will I miss out on this quest if I have no Knowledge of Boat waifu aside from Texas is a slut apparently?

>>43245046
>Head for the ocean.
Girls gotta roam!

>>43245201
love the silhouettes.

I don't know anything about ships, so I started to play WoWs to prepare for this quest... Forever CV!

>>43245046
>Head for the ocean.

Abyssals are cooler

>>43245046
>>Head for the ocean.

>>43245046
>>Head for the ocean

>>43245415
>playing CV
One question
Strike or fighter loadout?

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>>43245414

>Texas is a slut

Nah, you're thinking of Alabama, clearly.

Though to be honest I'm just wondering if we'll get to see STACKED appear.

>>43245433
Depends on the planes we're allowed to pack.

>>43245038
>>Head inland.

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>>43245046
You're not sure why, but you're drawn inland, trudging your way up the small hill. The black sand crushes and crinkles under your feet, but you continue on, scaling the hill. It can't be any more than a few feet high, but the loose sand gives away under your feet, sending little shards tumbling down the hillside and onto the beach below. You pick your way through the sand carefully, proving for the most stable spots. However, despite your caution, your foot slips on an unstable patch and you're forced to plant your hand down to stabilize yourself.

You almost regret that decision, as immediately you feel a sharp pain in your hand. Whatever the hell this sand was made it, it was really, REALLY sharp. You pull your hand away, which now feels warm and wet. Trying to ignore the pain, you finally reach the top, and wonder what to do next. Below, all you see is darkness. While you can't be more than 10 feet above sea level, you might as well be surrounded by a bottomless pit.

"An odd choice. You usually don't find a ship on top of a hill." Says an unfamiliar voice. You can't even begin to tell where it's coming from.

>Are you calling me a ship?
>Not like I had a choice.
>Who are you?
>Other

>>43245415
MUDHEN TAKE THE KOOL-AID AND JOIN US SO WE CAN MAKE YOU ONE OF US

>>43245461
>>Not like I had a choice.

>>43245461
>>Who are you?

>>43245461
>Are you calling me a ship?

>>43245461
>Not like I had a choice.
>Who are you?

>>43245461
>Are you calling me a ship?

>>43245461
>Are you calling me a ship?

>>43245461
>>Who are you?
>select images of bodies of water
even captcha approve.

>>43245449
ayy fuck you nerd. she's pure

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>>43245415
>I don't know anything about ships, so I started to play WoWs to prepare for this quest...


Oh god, Mudhenfag, I am so sorry...

>>43245461
>>Not like I had a choice.

I thought Ocean won, but I'm not sure what either entailed so let's rock

>>43245461
>>Are you calling me a ship?
>>Who are you?

>>43245461

>Are you calling me a ship?
WUT DID U SAY

>>43245461
>>Are you calling me a ship?

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>>43245498
>I thought Ocean won

Those last few votes most likely came in while I was writing. I thought the voting had already petered out by then!

>>43245461
>>Are you calling me a ship?

>>43245461
>>Who are you?

>>43245415
>I don't know anything about ships, so I started to play WoWs to prepare for this quest... Forever CV!

That. . . .might not help as much as you think.

>>43245451
Whatchu sailin CV wise?

>>43245461
>Are you calling me a ship?

>Who are you?

>>43245519
S'all good Merc, like I said I dunno what the vote actually meant so it doesn't really matter.

>>43245461
>>Not like I had a choice.

>>43245529
Well it mostly depends on year and type of CV.

Personally, i want to have the old bi-plane first generation carrier planes, and upgrade from there as we continue in-quest.

>>43245461
>Are you calling me a ship?

i'll break yer fooking gob m8, i swear on me mum

>>43245498
It's critical
He's already a CVnt

>>43245433
Strike, I'm a Zuiho now.

>>43245461
>Are you calling me a ship?

>>43245470
If I drink before going swimming, I'll get cramps!

>>43245461
>Who are you?

>>43245574
I mean at least you play strike
But get a sense of honor and stop just clicking on enemies
Or learn2manualdrop

>>43245574
b- but we love you and want you to be in IRC D:

>>43245157
Well, at least you're owning up to it. You've got your niche, and there's nothing wrong with that.

>>43245461
>>Not like I had a choice.

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>>43245193
>ALMOST AS BAD

#1 every year all years bitch

I used to be quite hyped with WoWs.

But once some friends get fed up and swore off from WoWs because POIfags i decided to stay dry. Tomatoes player be damned.

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>>43245216
>They both got the idea at pretty much the same time. Merc just had to finish his quest first, something that doesn't bother Planefag YEAH I WENT THERE

HA

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>>43245523
Hah, if it does about as much as playing Ace Combat did for teaching me about planes for ACQ...eh.
>>43245594
Y-yes senpai!

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>>43245629

PAY DENBTS

>>43245639
It's a good game.

The last few patches/updates have brought the balance to a really nice level.

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>>43245461
"Are you calling me a ship?" You as in a half accusing tone, your head swiveling around to try and find the source of the voice.

"Oh my, it seems you already think you're a person!" The voice chuckles. "Now you're an odd one, for sure!"

"What are you talking about?" You ask, squinting as you try find a clue, any clue as to the whereabouts or identity of the speaker.

"Think about it. Think long and hard. Since when did you remember having flesh and blood? Legs and arms? Don't you find it strange? Alien, in fact?"

>I have no clue what you're talking about.
>Now that you mention it...
>Other

>>43245639
Despite all that WG has done to slavbalanse))) the fuck out of the game, it's still pretty fucking fun
CVs are really the center of complaints, because WG just can't seem to unfuck one problem without creating a thousand more

>>43245687
>>I have no clue what you're talking about.

>>43245687
>>Now that you mention it...

>>43245687
>I have no clue what you're talking about.

>>43245687
>>I have no clue what you're talking about.

>>43245687
>>I have no clue what you're talking about.

Vague exposition, go!

>>43245687
>Now that you mention it...

>>43245687
>>Now that you mention it...
I see we taking 'artsy' direction for KC here.

>>43245687
>Now that you mention it...

>Now that you mention it...

>>43245687
>I have no clue what you're talking about.

>>43245687
>I have no clue what you're talking about.
>Other
I find it stranger to have a talk to someone who I can't see or might not even be here.

Hmm...maybe we'll be something akin to a Magical Girl in this quest. We'll have a team, a secret identity and battle Abyssals.

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>>43245656
>playing Ace Combat did for teaching me about planes

YOU ARE NOT LIVING YOUR LIFE CORRECTLY

>>43245687
>>I have no clue what you're talking about.

>>43245687
>Other
"That's for me to think about when I'm safe in a friendly port! Now, who are you and what do you want?"

>>43245687
>>Now that you mention it...

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>>43245725
>Says THIS MAN

>>43245687
>>Now that you mention it...

>>43245687
>>I have no clue what you're talking about.

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>>43245656

>Using AC as education for planes
>Using WoWS as education for boats

Mudhen pls

>>43245737
>Goto has the most points
"Yaoi."

>>43245762
The only thing they're good for is sparking interest
Nothing more, nothing else

>>43245693
>CVs are really the center of complaints, because WG just can't seem to unfuck one problem without creating a thousand more
CV's are only a balance complaint right now because *literally everything else* has been balanced up fairly well lately. BB's aren't as useless, DDs got a balance, HE spam got nerfed, AP is useful, edgeriding got nerfed into the ground...

It's literally just picking the low-hanging fruit because that's all there is left.

>>43245687
>>Now that you mention it...

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>>43245737

>Kongou love points: DESS
>Naka's prevailing drunkenness
>Fapangel's points being Greek debt

I love this chart

>>43245762
better than using Modern Warfare/Battlefields as education for Infantry and World of Tanks as education for Tanks.
...well, at least The Chieftain and FTR really educate me on real tanks.

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>>43245777
>HE spam got nerfed

Never forget

>>43245687
>>I have no clue what you're talking about.

>>43245737
>3 KTKM points

Yaoi, Right?

>>43245687
>>Now that you mention it...

I hope we find out who we're playing by the end of the thread.

>>43245724
We'll still need a love interest, and a secret hideout before we can even start that route...

>>43245777
In my opinion the secondaries on BBs need an accuracy buff, far too many times I've seen them hammering away and just missing 80% of their shots.

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>>43245737
>literally who?
>HERO

whoever made that is amazing

>>43245777
>DDs
>Balanced
Doubt it. WG was nerfing them for patches upon patches. Long range torps are just seal-clubbing retards, and American DDs are just shittier cruisers.

>>43245830
>He doesn't have it saved
>From his OWN thread

>>43245835
Seriously, all you have to do is turn your ship a bit every 30 seconds or so. If you spot a destroyer, TURN YOUR DAMN SHIP, BECAUSE THERE ARE GOING TO BE TORPS. Unless they're suicidally close, torps aren't that hard to dodge.

>>43245629
I DUNNO MATE, IM EQUAL WITH YOU IF WE JUST TAKE NUMBERS OF UNFINISHED QUESTS

>>43245816
IMO from playing the various BBs it's a volume of fire issue.

Play one of the US BBs that replace most of their secondaries for AA, and nothing hits; but you play a Torpitz and you'll see walls of shell slam into the other guy without fail.

Or it might just be Krautmarine Secondaries have mad accuracy, I dunno.

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>>43245815

>Love Interest

It'll be our Teitoku, obviously. What, did you expect love between ships? We may like lewd, but I don't think Faerie Damage Control can handle trauma of that magnitude

>Secret Hideout

My guess is a secret Soviet sub base in the Antarctic because reasons.

>>43245737

I

I don't

What the fuck is the y-axis?!

>>43245687
>>I have no clue what you're talking about.

>>43245873
Tank Commander Quest?

>>43245876
Probably a Kraut thing, because I've seen replays of the Yamato slamming away with a full twelve-gun secondary broadside and missing almost every shell.

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>>43245038
>Oh, a shitty Kantai Collection quest, better rev up the troll engine
>Merc Command

OKAY YOU CONVINCED ME

>>43245885
>inb4 Teitoku is actually a Fem-Toku

>>43245835
Do you even play the goddamn game?

>American DDs are just shittier cruisers.
You are fucking high as a goddamn kite, you know that?

if you want to bitch about *any* DD being a cruiser, to complain about the high-tier Russian DDs.

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>>43245869
>implying I have time to read over 9000 posts while writing as fast as I can

I am but a man. You MercCommand readers are used to him being a fucking machine that never sleeps, but the rest of us mere mortals are frail and weak.

>>43245876
I think Tirpitz is capable of mounting the accuracy upgrade, while US BBs tend to have a range upgrade instead
Lemme tell you, the accuracy upgrade is a solid 10/10, Kongo went from 0 to DESS in a fucking instant

>>43245939
And the Warspite's guns went from accurate to aimbot

>>43245902
You what mate?

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>>43245873

I'LL TAKE THAT CHALLENGE. WHAT ABOUT SHITSTORMS AND WAIFU WARS?

>>43245835
>DD
>Nerfed
DDs are in a balanced spot
It's just that most people go full SALEEL SAWALEEM ALLAHU ACKBAR and rush into HE hoses, then bitch when their team didn't back a suicidal rush

>>43245939
The Upgrade for BB secondaries boosts both range and accuracy AFAIK.

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>>43245939
>0 to DESS in a fucking instant

>>43245835
>Long range torps are just seal-clubbing retards
You referring to the ships, or the players? Because I I've seen dozens of DDs fire torps at ships that were out of range and moving away from them. If you're in a US DD, your torp range is 5 km, not 9.

>>43245927
>Do you even play the goddamn game?
Since CBT.
American Destroyers are gunboats; That's their thing, if you want torpedoes go IJN. The problem is that for a while now, shooting from beyond your concealment range reveals you. This is a problem, because concealment is the entire reason Destroyers exist. So with 5s reloading guns, you're going to be constantly revealed as long as you're actually doing anything at all. On top of that, their guns are piss-poor, with slow shell speeds and high arcs; frequently, you'll need the target on the edge of (or even outside of!) your viewfinder just to be landing hits.

The Clemson is a cruiser that goes fast, turns, and cannot get hit.

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>>43245873
>>43245962

>>43245962
NONE WHATSOEVER BECAUSE I HAVENT GOTTEN FAR ENOUGH THROUGH A QUEST TO ACTUALLY GET UP TO THOSE POINTS

>>43245997
>Concealment being a problem for US DDs even when shooting
You sound like you're just not very good at the game.

>>43245997
>Shooting from beyond concealment reveals you
You haven't gotten that t5 concealment skill have-
>Clemson
Well there you fucking go
Clemson isn't meant to be a CLT, it's meant to be a DD hunter that has the ability to capitalize on dumbasses within torpedo range
Seriously, try DD hunting with the upgraded guns, it's fucking fantastic

>>43246007
muh wiesel when?

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>>43245687
"I have no idea WHAT you are talking about." You say, genuinely confused.

"Ah, interesting!" The voice laughs. You get the feeling that whoever is speaking is casually pacing around you. "Well then, maybe we should change the subject then, shall we? Why are you here?"

"What, on the hill?" You shrug. "To try and get a better view."

"No, no. Why are you HERE." The voice chastises you like an exasperated parent. "Plenty of ships like you have passed through here and plenty more decided to stay behind. But they all had a reason. What's yours?"

Now that you think about it, you did remember something like that...

>I was a destroyer that fought impossible odds and won.
>I was a cruiser that served with distinction and will continue to do so.
>I was a cruiser that made a mistake I can never forgive myself for.
>I was the most powerful battleship to ever sail the seas.

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Abyssal friendship when?

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>>43246007
>NONE WHATSOEVER BECAUSE I HAVENT GOTTEN FAR ENOUGH THROUGH A QUEST TO ACTUALLY GET UP TO THOSE POINTS

THAT IS AWFUL SOMEONE SHOULD HIT YOU WITH A PIPE

>>43246028
>>I was a cruiser that made a mistake I can never forgive myself for.

>>43246028
>I was the most powerful battleship to ever sail the seas.

>>43245994
Both. There's plenty of retarded players, but torpedoes outside of knife-fights are only effective against retarded players who can't tap Q-E.

>>43246028
>>I was a destroyer that fought impossible odds and won.

>>43246028
>>I was a cruiser that served with distinction and will continue to do so.

>>43246028
>I was a cruiser that served with distinction and will continue to do so.

>WoWS class icons
MERC YOU LITTLE SHIT
DIVISIONS WHEN?

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>>43246028
>I was the most powerful battleship to ever sail the seas.

>no carrier option
Slightly disappointed, but at least we can still capital ship.

>>43246028
>>I was a destroyer that fought impossible odds and won.

>>43246028
>>I was a cruiser that served with distinction and will continue to do so.

>>43246028
>I was a cruiser that served with distinction and will continue to do so.

>>43246028
>>I was a cruiser that served with distinction and will continue to do so.

>>43246028
>I was the most powerful battleship to ever sail the seas.

>>43246028
>I was the most powerful battleship to ever sail the seas.

>>43246028
>I was a destroyer that fought impossible odds and won.

>>43246028
>I was a destroyer that fought impossible odds and won.

>>43246028
>I was a cruiser that made a mistake I can never forgive myself for.

>battleship choice
Is this Ghost bait?

>>43246033
Does that mean I win?

>>43246028
>>I was a destroyer that fought impossible odds and won.

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>>43246028
>I was a destroyer that fought impossible odds and won.

>>43246028
>>I was a destroyer that fought impossible odds and won.

>>43246028
>>I was the most powerful battleship to ever sail the seas.

Janice ship?

>>43246022
>DD hunting with the upgraded guns, it's fucking fantastic
That's the niche the American DDs fill, yes. The problem is that DD hunting is largely irrelevant - There's maybe two DDs in a match, and they're going to be off fucking around and being invisible. It's like playing Fighter Carrier back before the carrier matchmaking; If there's no DDs to hunt, you're just dead weight.

So what nation do you think we are?

Allied? Axis? Canadian?

>>43246028
>>I was the most powerful battleship to ever sail the seas.

>>43246093
Wow, you really *are* bad at this game, to even think like that.

>>43246028
>>I was a cruiser that made a mistake I can never forgive myself for.

PUNISHED CL: A Cruiser seeking Redemption

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZAHk0g-Nfk&spfreload=10

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>>43246028
>I was a destroyer that fought impossible odds and won.
TIN CAN PRIDE
TIN CAN PRIDE

>>43246095
>not glorious Nippon

This unfortunately isn't Greatest Generation

>>43246093
That's when you fulfill the second role of US DDs until about T9
You hide somewhere, then ambush any dumbass in range

>>43246028
>I was the most powerful battleship to ever sail the seas

>Also are you gonna stop being oh-so-mysterious or am I gonna have to punch you? (nevermind that we're talking to a disembodied voice)

>>43246028
>I was the most powerful battleship to ever sail the seas.

>>43246028
>>I was a cruiser that served with distinction and will continue to do so.

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>>43246085

.... FUCK. YOU DO.

fuck.

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

>>43246028
>>I was the most powerful battleship to ever sail the seas.

>>43246093
Or you can pop smoke, sit still in the smokescreen 9-10km from the nearest ship, and just hose them with HE. Seriously, that's one of the best ways to harass ships with American DDs.

>>43246028
A bar is the usual NATO designation for a heavy division, right? So the one on the left would be a heavy cruiser?

...a large cruiser?

>>43246028
>I was a destroyer that fought impossible odds and won.
Tough question, but in the end, I gotta go with the underdog.

>>43246028
>I was a cruiser that made a mistake I can never forgive myself for.

>>43246028
>I was a destroyer that fought impossible odds and won.

>>43246115
>hide behind an island and wait for someone to wander close
Which most Cruisers can also do.
>>43246139
Doesn't smoke only last about a minute nowadays? I thought they nerfed smokeshitting around 0.4

>>43246028
>I was a cruiser that served with distinction and will continue to do so.

>>43246028
>I was the most powerful battleship to ever sail the seas.

>>43246148
Armored Cruiser? Battlecruiser?

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>Planefag stirring shit up in a boatwaifu quest
>it's not even his boatwaifu quest

Well this is certainly shaping up to be a fun Friday

>>43246148
Those designations are used in WoWS to denote, in order, some sort of Cruiser, a DD, a CL (probably) and a BB

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>>43246089

>>43246123
> mfw I'm a bigger homo than planefag
> mfw my phone won't post pictures

>>43246154
Even if they did, a minute is still 20+ salvos in an American DD. Plenty of time to light them up, and if they're smart they'll have charged the smokescreen by that time anyway.

>>43246166
Holy shit, it's the Godpigeon!

>>43246154
Cruisers, however, lack torpedoes in the US line, and IJN cruisers have the range to not need the hiding strategy, which compliments their easy citadels nicely

>>43246028

>I was a destroyer that fought impossible odds and won.
Dd player, gotta represent

>>43246209
>Cruisers, however, lack torpedoes in the US line,

What, the Atlanta doesn't have her tubes?

>>43246209
Just don't get too close to any Omahas, Phoenixes, or Atlantas. those have torps.

>>43246236
>Phoenixes
Please tell me you mean Brooklyns. Please.

>>43246226
She does, but if you're using them you're far, FAR too close to the enemy and probably about to die anyway.

>>43246226
Atlanta is an oddity in that she has her tubes
Only the Phoenix-class paper design and the Omaha-class have torpedo tubes otherwise

>>43246258
No. Phoenix.
>>43246226
Atlanta is a premium, and by god is it a terror. Can't take a hit, but 5" spam is ridiculous

>>43246258
Nope
WG pulled its sekret dokument Stash again to create the tier 4 Phoenix-class cruiser, which never left paper IRL

>>43246258
It's an interwar class that was never built.

>>43246123
THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY BILLION EUROS

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WELP, gonna stop voting here so I can actually count them up!

>>43246287
>WG pulled its sekret dokument Stash again
thats more like WG i know adn familiar with.

>>43246309
It gets better
They've pulled no less than half the Soviet DDs off blueprints

>>43246331
At least they aren't blatantly overpowered like everything Soviet in War Thunder seems to be.

>>43246288
Any links to info on it? I've been reading Norman Friedman's "US Cruisers: An Illustrated Design History" and I don't recall any significant interwar designs that didn't get built other than the original 8000-ton version of the Clevelands, which died because they couldn't actually build it within the 8000-ton London 2 treaty limit...

>>43246331
>>Numerous Russian paper design
Congrats, you've just convinced me to at least install WoWs later. Even if iy just for lulz factor.

>>43246352
Don't know
Might be something Wargaming just pulled out of their ass coughIzumocough

>I was a destroyer that fought impossible odds and won.

Sorry guys, been reading the Destroyermen series and I love them DDs

>>43246360
>slav torpedoes cap at ~8km
>while Zekamashi gets long lances

>>43246028
>>I was a destroyer that fought impossible odds and won.

>>43246378
a bit too late mate, Merc just closed the vote.

>>43246378
I read the first one of those and have been trying to get my hands on the others but just never found the time for it. Really need to get around to that...

>>43246300
>filename
>not waifu_wars.jpg

>>43246154
US Smoke got re-buffed to near-CBT levels.

>>43246352
It's a late-WW1 prototype design of the Omaha. Basically full casemate instead of Omaha's casemate + Turret mix.

>>43246361
>coughIzumocough
I don't even know why they did that, when Tosa was something that actually existed.

>>43246502
Ohhhhh, so the ORIGINAL design, before someone realized that it needed four more guns, and the only way to put them on efficiently was in turrets. Gotcha!

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>>43246028
"I was... a destroyer." You mumble. "One that fought impossible odds and won."

"Well, THAT certainly narrows it down." The voice says almost sarcastically. "Good thing I already know who you are, and since now you do too, well, you better brace yourself."

"For what?" You ask.

"Waking up." The voice says with a chuckle. "See you on the other side...

...Hoel"

Suddenly, you can feel the sand rumble and shift under your feet, causing you to fall over and inflicting more minor cuts and wounds on you. However, that's the least of your worries as everything goes dark. You look up to see what little light in the sky is being blocked out by a massive tidal wave.

"Son of a-"

You don't even have the chance to finish what you say before the wall of water hits you like a carrier going full steam. You feel yourself being tossed and tumbled in the ice cold water-

-and your eyes snap open.

You immediately regret doing so as harsh sunlight beams right into your eyes.

"AGH! MOTHERFUCKER!" You scream at nobody in particular. You blink your eyes rapidly in order get your eyes adjusted. You then swivel your head around, scanning your surroundings. It looked as if you were standing in the middle of the open ocean. Nothing in your sight but the blue seas and sky.

With nothing in sight, you instinctively ping your radar, and are surprised to see two small contacts, a few miles east, just beyond visual range. You also see a small,dark shape flitting about in the clouds to the west. Your radar wasn't picking up anything in that direction, however. Were your optics faulty?

>Head for the radar contacts.
>Investigate the aerial contact.
>Just stay put.
>Other

>>43246580
>Investigate the aerial contact.

>>43246580
>>Investigate the aerial contact.

>>43246580
>>Investigate the aerial contact.
>>HOEL
HA!

>>43246580
>Investigate the aerial contact.

>>43246531
More that turrets hadn't advented yet, so casemates were still a thing

>>43246580
>>Investigate the aerial contact.

>>43246580
>>Head for the radar contacts.

>>43246580
>>Head for the radar contacts
Shit we got Cole.

>>43246580
>Head for the radar contacts.

>>43246628
approriate, even.
Coel as USS Hoel.

>>43246610
>Turrets hadn't been invented
>WW1

Just how fucking high *are* you?

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>>43246628
Well there certainly is a resemblance....

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dafuq is dis quest?
I'z curious. Is this quest gonna play out like ACQ but with battleships and naval fleets?
Also: Kantaiverse!KarlaWeisswhen? What kind of ship would karla be if she be in Kantai Collection?

>>43246580
>>Head for the radar contacts.

>>43246647
Different anon, here, but advent is word.

>>43246662
Biscmarc expy

>>43246531
That's right.

And I don't know what >>43246610
Is smoking, because tutrets had bedn in use for decades prior, even on cruisers.

>>43246580
>>Just stay put.

Merc who were the other choices?

>>43246628
Who else were you expecting?

>>43246610
Nah, turrets were commonplace... in battleships and armored cruisers. Scout cruisers still generally had either casemates or open guns. But yeah, I know the version you mean.

>>43246678
>other choices
I've a feeling that we'll find out soon when we meet the rest of the party.

>>43246580
Yes, the Hoel! One of those who fought in the Battle off Samar, except the Hoel is actually a destroyer. She headed off an entire Cruiser Division, and took quite the mauling from it.

>>43246662
Tirpitz

>>43246669
>advent is word

I have literally no idea what you're trying to say here.

>>43246580

>The USS Hoel
>It's Cole

Because of course one of the most hard-charging fighters in the Battle Off Samar would be the crazy idol.

>Head for the radar contacts.

>>43246693
well, she is a destroyer too here, anon.

>>43246647
The nigger said advented. As in they existed but were expensive and not widely or universally used.

>>43246580
>Head for the radar contacts.

>>43246675
Soo, Tirpitz? Oh wait, we'll never see her.

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>>43246580
>Cole is back

HOLY FUCK I'VE NEVER BEEN SO HAPPY TO LOSE A VOTE

So our character just got revealed and I don't know anything about ships or Kancolle. Someone fill me in?

>>43246699
He's saying that they weren't widespread yet

>>43246678
Alice, Julie, Melissa, maybe Karla to some extent.

>>43246748
Kinda odd how we got to play as Cole without even knowing it was her...

Maybe we'll switch perspectives later on for 'special' events.

>>43246700
We have been back in this world for seconds, tops, and the first words out of our mouth are "MOTHERFUCKER!"

>>43246766
Bow down to your new lord and master, King Cole.

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>>43246766
It's like magical girls but with WW2 ships.

>>43246789
I meant the boat and char.

>>43246809
It's Cole but she's a destroyer.

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>>43246786
You mean Queen (read: Princess) Cole

>>43246766
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hoel_%28DD-533%29

This character is a quest-original, kancolle only has axis shipgirls at the moment. Well, some of them were captured by the allies, but my point still stands.

>>43246766
We are a small, maneuverable ship with piddly but accurate and rapid firing guns and some short range torpedoes. We can fuck a nigga up real quick if we live long enough to get to close range.

>>43246774
Nah for BB it'd be Julie or Janice

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>>43246817
The best princess!

>>43246817
Old King Cole was a merry old soul,
and a merry old soul was she.
She called for her bat and she called for her pipe
and she called for her blowtorches three.

>>43246766
Hoel was one of the destroyers in the Battle off Samar. Three destroyers, four destroyer escorts, six escort carriers versus the Japanese Center Force with battleships and heavy cruisers, including freaking Yamato. The tin cans won. Sadly, Hoel sank there.

>>43246816
>>43246817
Who the heck is Cole?

>>43246769
>>43246732
Except that's still blatantly wrong.

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>>43246766
KanColle: this cute girl is also a WWII era warship
Destroyer: torpedoes, guns, speed

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>>43246841
Taffy Three's actions in the Battle off Samar can be summarized thusly.

>>43246850
and as shipgirl generally slim figures if not kids.

THere are exceptions though to this rule.

>>43246843
CIMQ daughteru

>>43246843
She's from Merc's other quest: Cyberpunk Idol Management Quest.

She's one of the best girls we picked up early on. Mostly because we're playing as a grizzled old guy, and she's a spunky girl with attitude that shoots lightning out of her fingers!

>>43246843
Best girl, that's who.

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>>43246857
For reference
This girl is the HIJMS Shimakaze

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>>43246864
>>43246870
So why are people comparing her to Best Destroyer?
>>43246872
Oh, well why didn't you say so?

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>>43246766
>>43246809

The character is a recycled character from one of Merc's previous quests, Cyberpunk Idols Quest. In that quest, she was an adorable orphan gobshite that could shoot lightning, loved sweets, and was eventually adopted.

The boat she's based off is the USS Hoel, a Fletcher-class destroyer part of the US defense force known as Taffy 3, a small contingent of escort carriers, destroyers, and destroyer escorts that held off a vastly superior IJN force in the Battle off Samar.

>>43246882
Shimapan kaze

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I enjoy Greatest Generation but it updates like molasses.

What other fanfics/quests should I read?

>implying Planefag's quest

Is it really worth reading?

>>43246885
Sammy B isn't a destroyer, she's a destroyer escort (read: frigate). Both Sammy B and Hoel were in Taffy Three.

>>43246885
>So why are people comparing her to Best Destroyer?
Because Merc is ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY QM and recycle his characters a lot.
Cole become USS Hoel on this story.

>>43246885
She also fought in the Battle of Samar. Did even more insane actions that Sammy B. Faced down a cruiser division by herself. She unknowingly got some help from the Johnston, but she sailed off and faced it on her own.

>>43246885
Sammy isn't a Destroyer. She's a DE.

The comparison is because they were made famous in the same battle.

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>>43246885

But Anon, Sammy B was a destroyer escort, not a destroyer. Compared to destroyers, destroyer escorts moved slower, had even more piddly armaments, and had even worse armor.

>>43246580

>USS Hoel
>Battle off Samar
>Served alongside one USS Samuel B Roberts

We're playing as the one ship that did something just as badass (if not more so) as Sammy B, which sunk in the same battle as her.

...WHELP

>>43246909
It's much darker than what this quest is probably going to end up as, but holy shit can that fatass Greek write.

In other words, yes.

>>43246926
That and small bundles of fight.

>>43246932
WHITE WHALE
HOLY GRAIL

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...

GRAF SPEE WHEN?!

>>43246946
THIS IVORY LEG IS WHAT PROPELS ME

>>43246909
Greatest Generation just updated today. So did another ff.net one that I recommend, Fight Our Battle Cry.

Fap Angel's quest? I enjoy it. When it doesn't make me want to punch people.

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>>43246909

>Is it really worth reading?

It's a Planefag quest. It turns into a hilariously raucous rollercoaster ride of shitposting, waifu wars, and shenanigans with HORRIBLE CONSEQUENCES after around twenty posts each thread--and sometimes it doesn't even get that far without turning into a shitmess.

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>>43246580
Curious, you slowly sail (well, more like "skate") your way to the radar contacts, curious to see what they were. On your back, your rig rumbles to life, the smokestack belching black smoke as it hums to life. You start picking up speed, and suddenly you get this odd sensation, as if the rig was "speaking" to you.

PROPULSION: OPERATIONAL
WEAPONS: OPERATIONAL
RADAR: OPERATIONAL
COMMS: OPERATIONAL
BOILERS: OPERATIONAL
HULL INTEGRITY: GREEN

Huh... well you guess that was something. You steam ahead, kicking up seawater as you reach your maximum speed. Up ahead, you see two silhouettes. Fletchers, just like you. Their backs were turned, and it didn't seem that their radars were on.

Could it be...

>SURPRISE, BITCHES
>Hail them on radio.
>Other

>>43246979
>>Hail them on radio.

>>43246979
>>Hail them on radio.
What's the worst that could happen?

>>43246979
>>Hail them on radio.

>>43246979
>>Hail them on radio.

>>43246979
>Hail them on radio.

>>43246979
>>Hail them on radio.
I have a feeling that DAKKA anon is gonna love this quest.

>>43246979
>>Hail them on radio.

>>43246979
>>Hail them on radio.
Fletchers are obviously friendly. We're a fletcher too. Maybe it's Johnston and Heerman!

>>43246979
>Hail them on radio.
They're Fletchers, so they must be our buddies.

>>43246979
>Hail them on radio.

>>43246979
>>Hail them on radio.

A second destroyer group? Where are we right now?

>>43246958
HARPOONS THRUST INTO THE SKIES
Moby dick pursuit soon?

Suspicions on characters as shipgirls

Rin: CL, the Naka
Tarin: Likely a sub with a seal style wet suit
Julie: Either a BB or heavy/battle crusier
Janice: Yamato/Iowa grade BB, a MILF ship.
Karla: Carrier
Sam: Some sort of smaller ship with lots of firepower.

Any others?

>>43246979
>Hail them on radio.

>>43246979

>Hail them on radio.

By yelling

>SURPRISE BITCHES

>>43246979
>Hail them on radio.

Surprise was Johnston's shtick.

>>43247033

Which quest is Janice from again?