The P-cola handle the 12" L better than the Alaska, as it fit more ammo (4 bind compared to alaska 2 unless im mistaken. Guam gits 6 binds)
The 14"L AREN'T a gun for the guam. They work best used in large barrel ammount as they hit less the shell. The fact the triple dont fit any bind at ALL (its the N that fits one bind I think) means if you want 12"L range with 14", you'll have to take the duals.
Then you check:
6 shells lesser hitting vs 9 shell harder hitting. Same range.
So yah, 12" are the better gun for it.
Now for tactic, if your engies are decent, you should have a 30-40 sec of OH available after lvl 60. Thats enough to pull a stunt of opportunistic attack if you have the occasion for it.
What you do, is bid your time a bit behind the main BB45 battleline, shoot crap they dont have the time to shoot (DD, CL CA etc) and help them with their target if you can. remembre to keep somethin tastier than you close so he gets fired on and not you.
If you have a great crew AND you are experienced with BB, you can try yourself at the more "solo" ninja mode. To be successful you'll need a decent enough spread to make your shot count (gunner near lvl 70 are good for this, so long as they are acc capped...which isnt that hard mind you) and a decent enough OH time.
The tactic is merely recognizing opportunity in the battlefield and using your speed, moving around hitting at targets that stray from their team, or are otherwise occupied. Using blinding opportunities, and remember to move around.
The key to the playstyle is getting in range when they less expect it so you dont get fired on during the "get in range" phase and get the first shot in. Avoid BB45 unless they are already engaging a bigger ship, the best targets are BB23, as most dont have 900 SD yet, and can be dispatched in 2 well aimed salvo.
Leveling the Guam I wasn't experienced much with BB playstyle, therefore I stuck to the more conservative and potentially less rewarding, but safer "support ship" playstyle. In my sharn tough, I consistently had 70-80k attack at level with it.
Never hesitate to flee from a situation that could get ugly for you, and wait for a better occasion.
For reference, it was really the battlecruisers tactic in WWII. They would use their higher speed to catch their targets unware and their BB caliber gun to quickly crush merchants convoy, smaller warship and the like down. Would an actual BB appear, they would then use their speed to make an hasty retreat. The scharn frustrated UK for a good part of the war using this tactic, often teamed up with her sister ship, the gneisenau, even managing to cross the english channel under their nose.
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