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Flamme's Honest Ship Reviews: Fuso class Battleship

"It's a glass nerf gun!"

- Me, 2015

Overview

The Fuso class is basically a slower Ise. Nuff said. I'm changing my original opinions on the Ise being so awesome, to the Ise being pure crap, because it is so goddamm fragile. Literally 4 torpedoes can completely cripple you, and its not even like you are a battlecruiser with awesome speed, either, since Fuso only gets 22 knots (24 in my current arrangement) and Ise gets 23. One advantage Fuso has over Ise though is infinitely better firing arcs, which are crucial in single player. Overall, both suck, and if you are forced to choose, the lesser of two evils is the slightly faster Ise

Pros


 * Firing Arcs


 * For having six turrets, Fuso has pretty decent main weapon firing arcs.


 * Secondaries


 * 14 secondary weapon slots are definitely nice.

Cons


 * Survivability


 * Very, very fragile. Her 20" deck and 30" belt offer almost no protection, as well.


 * Main Guns


 * Her main guns are still the Japanese 14", which have crap accuracy and damage, but have good range and armor penetration.


 * Speed


 * Her speed is poor, only 22 knots. However, it is better than some ships, like the 20 knot Colorado and 21 knot Nelson.

Stats

Displacement: 40000 Tons

Maximum Speed: 37 knots

Minimum Speed: 22 knots

Main Armament Positions: 6 spots

Secondary Armament Positions: 14 spots

Torpedoes: 0

ASW: 0