"You recognize that you really aren't getting any more range out of the 11" than you would
out of the 2nd set of 14.96 duals right? And that the 14.96 are Far better guns in a
multitude of ways?"

I'm fairly certain that the 11" trips have much more range than the 14.96" duals, either
set. But feel free to disprove this.

I've been running around in a speed capped Gneisenau with a 3x3x11" setup. It's awfully
hard to beat, and I've been getting 60-100k attack consistently, as well as winning at
least 65% of my games due to the fact that enemy BB5s get riled up at the sight of me
rushing and forget about our own BBs.

just to make a notice. u can use the bissy guns on opro-2..but not the op-2 guns on
bissy.
so..u have the same ranges but 2 shells less in the air.
i play both lines. currently on op-1 with the first set of the 15" and its fun. u can AW
the op-1 and my ship runs still 23/39 with 3 turrets and 6" deck..or 2 turrets and >8"
deck. if u like the AW stykle u should use the opro line. with opro u get a extra slot
in support, better aa and more options for a setup.

both lines are fun and pretty good. i played bissy line first and played the "old" bissy
before we got the patch...now the new bissy and opro..fun.

That's partly because in GB you're more likely to face a BB5 than a BB3...

verfallen, truth is, in GB you have no range advantage in Bismarck

in GB, its sadly true a range advantage is often meaningless due to the fact people can't
use it well due to inexperience, or ever-lasting failing.

However a skilled player will be able to use that small range advantage of the bissy, and
the O2 will never make it quite in range, and end up being murdered.

At level the dual also have a better spread than the triple in my opinion, which makes the
bissy superior in any way then in my mind.

Agreed with the post above me. Range isnt necesarally everything you know.

O-pro II - More versatile, slightly more firepower, less range, 7 support slots.
Bismarck - Strictly a line fighter, sexy looking, 6 support slots, inferior AA.
Andrea Doria - Resilient under any circumstances, low firepower, best AA out of the 3, 7
support slots.

Overall with the idea of grinding crew in mind I still prefer O-pro II. Though it is a little
more challenging than Bismarck to use. In a bb1-3 room the O-pro II can be properly
deck armored as well.

There might be 1 ship in this game that is easier to play than AD, and that is AW L1.

You recognize that you really aren't getting any more range out of the 11" than you would
out of the 2nd set of 14.96 duals right? And that the 14.96 are Far better guns in a
multitude of ways?

i think the AD is better at wtfeasy mode. Mainly because its a small, speedy,
menuverable bb. It can get in range fairly well and it can hammer belt shots at mid
range while dodging like a mofo.

I prefer the bissy with the 11s. Its its an old school style NF configuration that
requires skill to stack some damage considering how ive only maxxed out a 16k
salvo with them.