Neon you noob this thread is about the DDX not the brook!

@poster: I also have no armor on my DDX. If your crew isnt 45+ dont get the 5"70s
your accuracy just doesn't cut it at lvl 30 to do high angle shooting. I use 5"54s,
small crew and no armor, and just barely fit in my displacement, but I can often get to
15k dammage in a game.

if hes lvl 40+ he most likely has brooklyn or something better.

wow. commander you are an idiot. im saying why the hell would he use 5"38 on a brooklyn.

^Idiot, you can't put those guns on a ddx.

lol chagrin why the hell would u use 5"38s when u can use 8" doubles or 6"triples. if u
really like 5" at least use 5"54s lol

Errr 5"54 Ds are better...

Learn to use High Angle shots, and you will be total ownage

I like to fight in close, so I load up the 2x5" Mark 38 D's. These guns have faster reload
than anything but some of the 3" guns -- even faster than the 4" and 5" singles. With HE
heavy ammo you can pound the crap out of anything nearby and their light tonnage means you
can actually armor up your DDX as well. Even at level 40+ I'm still using these guns -
nothing is better.

Your biggest problem is that you'll get ranged. Don't fight long range battles, however
you should still carry 2 or 3 binds of APC ammo (in addition to 3 binds heavy HE) as
they'll give you ~25% more range and they're a *necessity* for some targets.

Screw the bulge -- just avoid the torps. Learn how to avoid torps sooner than later.

As far as crew goes, your main priorities are your BO and your gunners. They should be
fully staffed, but strip everything else down for more belt capacity. You probably want to
be training at least one pilot and maybe a repairman, but the repairman won't help much
until he gets around level 35 or more (fighting DDs you don't have TIME to repair).

38 knots is standard speed for DDs

I dont see what you need help with as 1inch of armour is decent for the DDX. My
DDx has no armour on it at all

Or taking off some sailors if you want more armor... That will work, but you will only
get minimal space back, like 1 or 2 deck

You must have a fat crew

You cannot fit much armor on any dd, so not a big problem. Just fill up the bulge