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Generally it isn't as powerful as a Mogami or a Takao class, but you'll recognize it instantly if you're captaining one. The Tone-class is the only warship in the game that has no aft turrets (this was because it was designed to have a seaplane hangar in the aft, | Generally it isn't as powerful as a Mogami or a Takao class, but you'll recognize it instantly if you're captaining one. The Tone-class is the only warship in the game that has no aft turrets (this was because it was designed to have a seaplane hangar in the aft, though cruisers cant launch seaplanes in this game). While odd in this sense, it can still lay down a lot of shells in a considerable amount of time, but still not near that of the Takao or Mogami's. As a result of this odd sense of weapons, it has no allied equivalent - the closest being the De Ruyter class. | ||
The Tone still has a respectable armament and should not be considered an easy target, but only if you approach it from the front. Attacking from behind is your best bet against the Tone. In this sense, it exemplifies the Japanese sense of honour - retreat is rarely an option. | The Tone still has a respectable armament and should not be considered an easy target, but only if you approach it from the front. Attacking from behind is your best bet against the Tone. In this sense, it exemplifies the Japanese sense of honour - retreat is rarely an option. | ||
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These ships are designed to land armoured units. They're themselves armoured enough to resist machine gun fire, so you'll have to employ torpedoes or cannon fire to sink them. PT boats are your best bet - due to their small size, they can be difficult to hit with ship-launched torpedoes or artillery. With PT boats you can get in close and torpedo them at point-blank range. Fortunately all you need is one torpedo to send these large, slow targets down. | These ships are designed to land armoured units. They're themselves armoured enough to resist machine gun fire, so you'll have to employ torpedoes or cannon fire to sink them. PT boats are your best bet - due to their small size, they can be difficult to hit with ship-launched torpedoes or artillery. With PT boats you can get in close and torpedo them at point-blank range. Fortunately all you need is one torpedo to send these large, slow targets down. | ||
In later levels they attempt to employ artillery against you. All you have to do is counterattack with your own artillery. Their own artillery is of little threat to your destroyer, and rarely will they cause major damage to you. Nevertheless be careful when fighting them on Veteran difficulty, as they can do serious damage if they get a lucky hit (especially when there's a group of the like in Running the Palawan Passage) | In later levels they attempt to employ artillery against you. All you have to do is counterattack with your own artillery. Their own artillery is of little threat to your destroyer, and rarely will they cause major damage to you. Nevertheless be careful when fighting them on Veteran difficulty, as they can do serious damage if they get a lucky hit (especially when there's a group of the like in [[../Running the Palawan Passage/]]). Like the ''Minekaze''-class, they only become a real threat to your destroyer when playing on Veteran difficulty. | ||
'''Official Description:''' ''The Japanese military has never been shy about copying good ideas from elsewhere, and the SB boat is a prime example of this. Observing the efficacy of American LSTs at landing heavy material in amphibious assaults, the IJN rushed into producing their own design, with laterally opening bow doors. The SB mounts twin 5" guns on forward pivots, along with machine guns for defence, but it is far from being a combat vessel.'' | '''Official Description:''' ''The Japanese military has never been shy about copying good ideas from elsewhere, and the SB boat is a prime example of this. Observing the efficacy of American LSTs at landing heavy material in amphibious assaults, the IJN rushed into producing their own design, with laterally opening bow doors. The SB mounts twin 5" guns on forward pivots, along with machine guns for defence, but it is far from being a combat vessel.'' | ||
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This dive bomber is comparable to the Dauntless, but it features a lighter bomb load. Its most redeeming factor is its manoeuvrability, which is pretty good for a dive bomber. Like the Oscar, it sports nose-mounted guns, making aiming a breeze with this plane. Like all bombers, it comes with a tail gunner which helps a little bit. The tail guns are most effective in groups, so always try to send these planes in groups of three or more. | This dive bomber is comparable to the Dauntless, but it features a lighter bomb load. Its most redeeming factor is its manoeuvrability, which is pretty good for a dive bomber. Like the Oscar, it sports nose-mounted guns, making aiming a breeze with this plane. Like all bombers, it comes with a tail gunner which helps a little bit. The tail guns are most effective in groups, so always try to send these planes in groups of three or more. | ||
Like the SBD Dauntless it can be used as a second-line fighter in an event | Like the SBD Dauntless it can be used as a second-line fighter in an event such as all A6M Zeroes being lost. | ||
'''Official Description:''' ''This carrier-based dive bomber is known by the codename "Val" to the allies, while the Japanese Navy terms it the Navy Type 99 Carrier Bomber Model 11". In service since 1939, it is instantly recognizable by its fixed landing gear - because it travels at lower speeds than fighter planes, a retractable gear is not necessary. It is a highly manoeuvrable and stable airplane indeed, it is so agile that it can serve as a dogfighter if necessary. It is very popular with the pilots of the Kido Butai, and in training they have achieved dive bombing accuracy statistics exceeding 80 percent.'' | '''Official Description:''' ''This carrier-based dive bomber is known by the codename "Val" to the allies, while the Japanese Navy terms it the Navy Type 99 Carrier Bomber Model 11". In service since 1939, it is instantly recognizable by its fixed landing gear - because it travels at lower speeds than fighter planes, a retractable gear is not necessary. It is a highly manoeuvrable and stable airplane indeed, it is so agile that it can serve as a dogfighter if necessary. It is very popular with the pilots of the Kido Butai, and in training they have achieved dive bombing accuracy statistics exceeding 80 percent.'' | ||
