Two AP salvos without many overpens can do up to 5-7k damage. By the time they started turning you would have the time for about two AP salvos on the broadside until they completed the turn and made their angling unfavorable for AP.

Most people when they see these gunboats turn tail, they can't keep up in a slugfest. In general, the way this works, or at least worked with Akizuki and now with Kitazake, was that since you would spot most of the time each other at the same time, you would fire the first salvo with HE. However, IJN DDs in general get the most overpenetrations even from DD calibers. If any cruiser/battleship is coming at you or going away from you at an extreme angle, ditch the AP for HE. Higher tier cruiser HE unless you can pen with AP. I can't say I know how these shells behave. Lower tier battleship Possible AP if you can pen. The Udaloi was within 7km, giving broadside and almost not moving.Īs for the Kagero, its in a Daring battle. If he turned broadside at 5-6km would be a different case. The Chung Mu angled well most of the time, not giving the opportunity to use AP. The only best answer is to use what you know is best at the time. A good player knows what ships have the best AP and when to use it and does their best to maximize the damage they are doing to the target no matter what is going on. An above average player uses mostly HE unless he is in a German dd. HE was the safer option to damage modules, get maybe another fire that would increase the Shimas detection range. An average player only uses HE no matter the DD. The Shimakaze was a bit too far to have consistent volleys with AP.

World of warships he or ap for dd vs dd