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Phantom Reviews - The German Triumvirate

The Scharnhorst

"You're great and all, but you're not my type, sorry"

- Phantom, evaluating the Scharnhorst after going through the German Battleship Line.

The ship is a great deal, due to it being one of the fastest of the lvl40 warships, it is very good, however, don't expect it to be a brawler, it has a very think coat of armor, making it a fragile ship, however, it gets 27 knots at full load.

Maneuverability is not exceptional, but it's not bad either, you get good speed, and decent turning, it has a slow reaction time, but it could be worse, acceleration is bad, honestly, even a Lord Nelson can outrun you at the start, but don't worry, you'll hit 27 knots without a problem in 25 seconds or so.

In armament, it's decent, in fact, it's great.

For the main guns, you can get 9 11" guns with 340 range, 11s reload, and 1,100 damage, it doesn't boast a lot of accuracy so make sure your enemy is attempting to fire broadsides at you as you run away from them.

Then, you can get the Bismarck's 38cm guns, which are a blast to use, and you can get a taste of things to come with the Bismarck, they're heavier though, they have less range but their damage and their accuracy make up for it.

In all, a good ship, it gets 8/10 from me.

The Bismarck

"Yes! I love it! If it only had more range..."

- Phantom, evaluating the Bismarck from a rather objective view.

It is such a fine and fun ship, my favorite ship so far.

''Let's get to the armor: At first, I thought it wasn't so good, but that was because I was carrying more shells than I could fire in an entire match, as time passed, I kept lowering the number of shells, leaving a ridiculous ammount of free tonnage, meaning more armor! It can have a very thick skin of armor and still hit 24 knots, my Bismarck had 20" of deck armor and 30" of belt armor, meaning that you looked weak or puny to the enemy, due to it not having a high profile.''

Guns are the same as the Scharnhorst, I strongly suggest you use the 38's, they're so accurate and their reload time is a nice trade-off.

Maneuverability-wise is the best of the 3 ships in this review, an amazing reaction time and it's not as sluggish as it looks, acceleration is really good, so you can be on the move fairly quickly.

Bismarck is in my Hall of Fame, an incredible amd versatile ship, enjoy the time you'll get with it.

Bismarck gets 9/10 from me.

The H-Class

"All that time paid off!"

- Phantom, after obtaining the H Class.

It is a great ship, I love it.

Let's start with the armament: You can get the 11" guns of the Scharnhorst, the 38cm guns of the Bismarck, and an improved version of the 38's, known as the "Adolf Kanone", this gun in particular is a great upgrade from the Bismarck's 38cm guns, you get more damage, a better reload speed, and better range, something you'll be begging to get with the Bismarck.

Then, there are the 16.5" guns, which have 350 range as maximum, 3,700 damage, and an incredibly slow reload of 19 seconds, the accuracy is not that good, compared to the 38's, but it could be worse. Either way, it's a nice trade-off in my opinion, I have these guns equipped on my H Class.

Secondary weapon slots are vast, and so is the gun selection, but I stick with the dual 15cm guns, they're great, and you can finish off enemies with them incredibly fast.

Maneuverability is the worst of the 3 ships in this review, the turning reaction time is far worse than the Scharnhorst, along with the acceleration, it's a slug at first, but give it time to stretch out and you'll be rewarded with 30 knots at full load, something I'm willing to sacrifice for speed.

''Armor-wise is not that good, honestly, with the guns taking a nice chunk of the ship's 63,000t displacement, it's not bad, but it's not great. My current setup is 20" of deck armor and 18.1" of belt armor all around.''

In all, a nice reward for completing the German line, I love it.

The H Class gets a 10/10.

So! I think that's enough justice for the last battleships of the German line, I hope you guys like this review and use it as reference for what to expect form each ship!

Thanks for reading the entirety of the post! You deserve a cookie! Or a beer... Depending on the case.