A little Warships Mythbusting here, Izumo was one of the earliest preliminary designs leading up to what would eventually become Yamato but I do not believe they actually share the same hull. She doesn't share the infamous Yamato cheek because she doesnt share the heavily tapered bow, the side plating covers the 1st and 2nd turret rather than just the 2nd on Yamato further reducing risk of Yamato cheek, and the citadel is much smaller lower and heavily sloped more like Iwami's
On Pc, Izumo in the past was a terrible ship to play, and i myself used Free Xp to get to Yamato, but in recent years she got a Giga buffs that makes her a menace to be respected. Fun fact: Izumo used to have 3 separate hulls you had to grind through with the current ship model being the old C hull. A hull had more 155mm guns on the stern, but had worse AA than Musashi , B hull had equivlant AA to Musashi but with a few more 25mm and two additional 127mm guns. C hull (which is the Izumo model we know and love/hate today) got significantly more 127mm AA than B hull, and gave up two 155mm guns turrets leaving just one left.
I swear shells maneuver to or away from critical areas of a ship. From lobbing shells, I’ve seen them on a true trajectory only for them to get jumbled up at the apex of their arc missing a ship completely or 1 or 2 out of a dozen shells hit. It’s more infuriating that WG hasn’t implemented a ricochet mechanic for the shells that skim the water short of a ship on a point black salvo.
I think most of the boats in game can be bad, it's just about who uses them right, but the izumo is very difficult to play, but once you understand the game with her, she can be darn good, it also depends on the playing style, the izumo has a hide and seek style that hides abit behind, and shoots over the shoulders of the others ships on the team due to her poor protection, and her bad gun layout, but once uve learned to hide well or play sneeky ig, it can be very dangerous as long as your not targeted by cv’s, or more enemy ships at once👌🙌
It can actually take a phenomenal amount of hits if you face AWAY, fire over your shoulder while sort of looking back, you can have a pretty good game.
On the PC version, this ship was EPICALLY bad. This was done on purpose by Wargamming, making a tech tree ship so bad, it encourages people to spend money to free XP beyond it. The Izumo and Furitaka were those ships on the Japanese line. The Colorado and Pensacola were those ships on the US line.
I like KII ...an Amagi with cheeky, punchy, Japanese Torps. If they had put some meaty torps on the Izumo then that might have made it at least more interesting
I just don't like the gun config at the front, I much prefer them to be like the French config if the guns are all at the front, bigger guns/more to a turret
hey spartan! i'm currently trying to find a dpm light-cruiser tech tree line to grind and i was thinking about the cleveland line... could you try to showcase an updated video of one of those ships please, just to make myself an idea of the playstyle of those ships, ty!
I mean tbf. Izumo(and IJN dispersion logic in general) doesn't fit the aggressive playstyle and the overall philosophy of the game bc IJN dispersion requires you to have distance so closing that distance . You lose that dispersion buff the same way Russian's lose theirs at 11km+. If they changed the logic then I'm sure Izumo would be significantly better....but it's WG. What do we now. Lmao.
Had the free xp to get an 8 and i was looking at this.... I was turned off because ive never heard anything at all about the ship, never see them, and hate the Amagi. I just hate that it feels uniquely sluggish and the guns just miss for me. But the Izumo has gotta massive open deck of nothing so i just imagined AP bombs citadelling me all day. Its a yamato with none of the benefits
lol JB has all its guns in front, and you love it! Its a ship that you like it or not 100%. For me, it works, I manage to score decent XP from it. Once the enemy feel the pain of its guns, they start to run away from me. I pay on PC anyway
Izumo is a very fine battleship. I've had plenty of great matches with it. It's a little different to play and it actually has personality, in my opinion. Some patience may be required and that's not Spartan's way in most respects, which is also fine. Spartan is an entertainer / player, keep that in mind. He's not everyone and everyone is not him so what we have here is a grain of salt opinion about a ship. You do you Spartan The rest of the players of this game will take care of themselves and play the ships they enjoy. Izumo is very good and I like it....personality and all.
I'm giving up with ships on pc, can't even buy a tier 5 ship, because it requires dabloons for the slot, I'm at tier 9 on some and Teri 8 on others but can't even go back and start a new line because of the dabloons being needed 😭😭😭😭
Hi bro, first time commenting here, can you tell me what is possibly the best battleships nation? I grinded USA to the iowa (and i purchased Connecticut recently), i was hoping maybe do the russians or japan, or Germany but i dont have a BB germany commander 😠. Thanks and keep up the great content (btw English is not my first language haha)
@SpartanElite43 i only have mikhail, ill guess i will have to make a tank build rather than a offensive build (like sims full damage & dispersion), do you know what is the best build for mikhail? Bc there are no videos about it, thanks
And oh, by the way, that...heat seeker shell is a great shot, ya just didn't angle properly enough so, ya got citadeled for failing to do so...that is what is called a valuable lesson, right? Right. No need to thank me but you're welcome.
Oh I forgot I hate the chkalov the most it’s like wargaming said f you to all players with this ship I’m done with retarted game this was the last update I’m putting money into because I had already spent it if they want to treat us like crap let’s speak with our wallets so they will listen and take the ship off the game completely and make a game mode no carriers allowed I absolutely hate carriers I can tolerate destroyers I have to play tier 5 and legendary because of wargaming crapped all over battleship and cruiser players I’m tired of us all getting done dirty I know you guys probably are to because carriers shouldn’t be that powerful one carrier can not take down a battleship in real life it’s completely unrealistic and ruined the game I’m not putting a dime into it the next up date about to roll out because of this ship chkalov it’s not fair to the rest of us
Those guns were made by the same company that makes Subaru manual transmissions.
WRX’s yes those are Grenades without the pin but STI’s transmissions are bullet proof
Xarkun impersonation was spot on 😂
Fr
Yeah it’s even better coming from Spartan. Very opposite styles lol
A little Warships Mythbusting here, Izumo was one of the earliest preliminary designs leading up to what would eventually become Yamato but I do not believe they actually share the same hull. She doesn't share the infamous Yamato cheek because she doesnt share the heavily tapered bow, the side plating covers the 1st and 2nd turret rather than just the 2nd on Yamato further reducing risk of Yamato cheek, and the citadel is much smaller lower and heavily sloped more like Iwami's
On Pc, Izumo in the past was a terrible ship to play, and i myself used Free Xp to get to Yamato, but in recent years she got a Giga buffs that makes her a menace to be respected.
Fun fact: Izumo used to have 3 separate hulls you had to grind through with the current ship model being the old C hull.
A hull had more 155mm guns on the stern, but had worse AA than Musashi ,
B hull had equivlant AA to Musashi but with a few more 25mm and two additional 127mm guns.
C hull (which is the Izumo model we know and love/hate today) got significantly more 127mm AA than B hull, and gave up two 155mm guns turrets leaving just one left.
I swear shells maneuver to or away from critical areas of a ship. From lobbing shells, I’ve seen them on a true trajectory only for them to get jumbled up at the apex of their arc missing a ship completely or 1 or 2 out of a dozen shells hit. It’s more infuriating that WG hasn’t implemented a ricochet mechanic for the shells that skim the water short of a ship on a point black salvo.
I think most of the boats in game can be bad, it's just about who uses them right, but the izumo is very difficult to play, but once you understand the game with her, she can be darn good, it also depends on the playing style, the izumo has a hide and seek style that hides abit behind, and shoots over the shoulders of the others ships on the team due to her poor protection, and her bad gun layout, but once uve learned to hide well or play sneeky ig, it can be very dangerous as long as your not targeted by cv’s, or more enemy ships at once👌🙌
The thing I currently hate about the Izumo is when you have to go broadside for for all turrets for people who are bad at the dread shuffle 😢
It can actually take a phenomenal amount of hits if you face AWAY, fire over your shoulder while sort of looking back, you can have a pretty good game.
On the PC version, this ship was EPICALLY bad. This was done on purpose by Wargamming, making a tech tree ship so bad, it encourages people to spend money to free XP beyond it. The Izumo and Furitaka were those ships on the Japanese line. The Colorado and Pensacola were those ships on the US line.
The Izumo was the first T8 i ever got when they first added T8. And i hate it.
I like KII ...an Amagi with cheeky, punchy, Japanese Torps. If they had put some meaty torps on the Izumo then that might have made it at least more interesting
I just don't like the gun config at the front, I much prefer them to be like the French config if the guns are all at the front, bigger guns/more to a turret
hey spartan! i'm currently trying to find a dpm light-cruiser tech tree line to grind and i was thinking about the cleveland line... could you try to showcase an updated video of one of those ships please, just to make myself an idea of the playstyle of those ships, ty!
Not a bad idea
I like Izumo but can’t play Kansas successfully but you do. Maybe the way we aim ?
That's the hull oh the yamato but the bows shaped different?is that because it was designed to be a ship that stays bow in like the nelson
How many times did I expect a citadel with Izumu and these primary weapons simply frustrated me.
I mean tbf. Izumo(and IJN dispersion logic in general) doesn't fit the aggressive playstyle and the overall philosophy of the game bc IJN dispersion requires you to have distance so closing that distance . You lose that dispersion buff the same way Russian's lose theirs at 11km+. If they changed the logic then I'm sure Izumo would be significantly better....but it's WG. What do we now. Lmao.
Had the free xp to get an 8 and i was looking at this.... I was turned off because ive never heard anything at all about the ship, never see them, and hate the Amagi. I just hate that it feels uniquely sluggish and the guns just miss for me.
But the Izumo has gotta massive open deck of nothing so i just imagined AP bombs citadelling me all day.
Its a yamato with none of the benefits
My friend loves the Izumo but he uses the arp Yamato commander
First time on your video! Was at Verdi. My team just died on both flanks. Can't do anything 😢
Nice GG
4 mins in and this is one of my fav vids you've ever done - more vids on ships you don't like please!!!!
lol JB has all its guns in front, and you love it! Its a ship that you like it or not 100%. For me, it works, I manage to score decent XP from it. Once the enemy feel the pain of its guns, they start to run away from me. I pay on PC anyway
This is how I feel about the Marlborough.
At least you made the Izumo interesting by using it on a Mid-push lol.
😄 i had to do something with it
Izumo is a very fine battleship. I've had plenty of great matches with it. It's a little different to play and it actually has personality, in my opinion.
Some patience may be required and that's not Spartan's way in most respects, which is also fine.
Spartan is an entertainer / player, keep that in mind.
He's not everyone and everyone is not him so what we have here is a grain of salt opinion about a ship.
You do you Spartan
The rest of the players of this game will take care of themselves and play the ships they enjoy.
Izumo is very good and I like it....personality and all.
I'm giving up with ships on pc, can't even buy a tier 5 ship, because it requires dabloons for the slot, I'm at tier 9 on some and Teri 8 on others but can't even go back and start a new line because of the dabloons being needed 😭😭😭😭
One good thing about legends is no garage slots to buy
@SpartanElite43 I'm sure it never used to be like that, I come back to it on pc just before Christmas and that's when I'd noticed the change
@kylemc2306 as far back as I remember it's always been that way on pc..
They give you a certain # of slots and additional slots cost extra
QQ just pulled the San Diego how good or bad is she?
i know bias and all, but sometimes ships were just designed bad, ah-hem 'Bismarck'
i legit thought it would be a german bb i.e. gnasinau or bismarck lolol
Which is worse for you, Izumo or FDG?
Izumo is worse. FDG can hit if you really invest into main-guns.
Izumo? It's a brilliant ship.
Difficult to use well but still a damn good ship.
Hi bro, first time commenting here, can you tell me what is possibly the best battleships nation? I grinded USA to the iowa (and i purchased Connecticut recently), i was hoping maybe do the russians or japan, or Germany but i dont have a BB germany commander 😠. Thanks and keep up the great content (btw English is not my first language haha)
If you don't have Hyde for German BCs I'd recommend giving the Russians a try personally I run Lev Galler for mine
@SpartanElite43 i only have mikhail, ill guess i will have to make a tank build rather than a offensive build (like sims full damage & dispersion), do you know what is the best build for mikhail? Bc there are no videos about it, thanks
Never got it already got Yamato glad I didn't waste my credits
Hello Spartan, hope you have had a good time in that ship 😂
Haha I feel like this is an attack
I as well hate and got rid of the Izumo.
Excellent derk impersonation!!!
You forgot to mention the hizen
Is Roma any good
Not really
Check out the book Hot Gates by Steven Pressfield, way better than the movie
And oh, by the way, that...heat seeker shell is a great shot, ya just didn't angle properly enough so, ya got citadeled for failing to do so...that is what is called a valuable lesson, right?
Right.
No need to thank me but you're welcome.
Lol yeah totally was overangled but still that one she'll was like I'm going to find the citadel no material how badly it was aimed
Well I got 7 kills in it soooo but I personally like amagi more
I dunno about you lot but I love this ship
I love your videos keep it up
Thanks I’m glad you’re enjoying them!
Well, he would pronounce it differently for one thing lol
The ship is actually quite good, but why play it if you can play the god herself 1 tier higher
The answer for me is variety, that's why.
Monarch vid? Day 1
Izumo very a lot nerf... omg
Nelson vid please Spartan
Oh I forgot I hate the chkalov the most it’s like wargaming said f you to all players with this ship I’m done with retarted game this was the last update I’m putting money into because I had already spent it if they want to treat us like crap let’s speak with our wallets so they will listen and take the ship off the game completely and make a game mode no carriers allowed I absolutely hate carriers I can tolerate destroyers I have to play tier 5 and legendary because of wargaming crapped all over battleship and cruiser players I’m tired of us all getting done dirty I know you guys probably are to because carriers shouldn’t be that powerful one carrier can not take down a battleship in real life it’s completely unrealistic and ruined the game I’m not putting a dime into it the next up date about to roll out because of this ship chkalov it’s not fair to the rest of us
well perhaps giving the izumo researchable 460mm guns will make it a "great" ship..just sayin..
Just get musashi or Yamato at that point
I like it.
Day 1 of asking for a khaba video with a build
nice
I hate izumo I can’t stand it not good at anything
🇺🇲🇩🇪👌
How can you be BAD in a ship that has Front Designed turrets.
Skill Issue