Battleship

Battleship

This ship category is the most commonly seen in the game.

By definition, battleships are large, very heavily armed and armored vessels, which used to define a navy's might.

Technically speaking, battleships are relatively quick, and their weapons pack one hell of a punch. In addition, their thick armor allows them to take one serious punch, and still keep going.

For a ship to be classified as a battleship, you need the following;
 * At least 12 batteries of AA/AT guns (A bettery involves 2, or more AA guns within close proximity of each other.)
 * A primary cannon caliber of 356mm
 * A good quantity of secondary turrets
 * A toughness of over 1,000 GJ (Giga Joules)
 * An armor of 175.5 MJ (Mega Joules)

Below is a list of Bad Advice;
 * 1) Battleships are really good at taking hits, so expose the side of your ship to unleash the full fury of your weaponry. While it is true that battleships can take hits and their awesome weaponry can deal crippling blows, it is not in your best interest to expose the side of your ship. This is because when you expose the side of your ship, you are also exposing every module aboard your ship. In addition, you are also a significantly bigger, and easier target to hit. Only expose the side of your ship and fire broadsides when the opposing ship is nearly sunk.
 * 2) Battleships have an incredible amount of AA/AT guns, so don't worry about aircraft carriers. If you are soley dealing with single player aircraft carriers, then that is correct to an extent. On the contrary, if you are dealing with an online aircraft carrier, you have no idea what the opposing aircraft carrier possesses. When it comes to dive bombers, they can slip through your AA batteries, and not only take out your AAs, but also potentially cripple your speed. In addition, repetitive torpedo hits will eventually punch through your vessel, and destroy other modules. Aircraft are a serious threat to all kinds of ships, except submarines, but even they know where to pick their battles. Always shoot down torpedo bombers. They will always fly lower than fighters do.
 * 3) My battleship is invincible to all weapons, so I should try and get within my secondaries' range of firing and soak up hits. If your battleship is that powerful, then fantastic. HOWEVER, that is why there are mines in the game, to destroy heavily armored vessels like your "invincible" battleship. [While a mine has to be deployed at point-blank range, a single mine deals the following: 1,500,000 MJ (Firepower,) 200 M (Explosion Radius,) 4,800,00.5 MW (Strength) Just trust me when I say NO BATTLESHIP IS INVINCIBLE.

Anyway, bottom line here: when using a battleship, do not think every ship is weaker than you are. Play it smart, and always check your surroundings when online.