@Asbuster
Emden gets 4 more shells AND much faster reload time (1.2 or 0.8 vs 1.5 for IJN).

All I'm saying is that if you are IJN and you want to AAW, then there are more optimal
choices than Asama. 4x4.7twins are simply NOT enough aa firepower to take down a
flight of DB's or TB's. Whereas 5x6.1a trips (Mog/Myoko) can wipe out several planes in
a volley.

Agreed that Moltke is the best PCA. Asama would be acceptable if it had just one more
pair of t-slot guns.

No ship is exactly the same. I dont intend to flame you or anything but Emden only gets 4
shells more than the Asama. Moltke sure is the best PCA thats a fact. All im saying is
that Asama doesnt suck at all. If you have reasonable AA gunners you can do just as good
as a Moltke.

Everyone says H44 sucks too. I got the H44 and i love it. It doesnt suck. Just because
most people dont play it right doesnt mean it sucks.

Same goes for Asama. I havent seen alot of Asama`s stay behind the lines and AA any plane
that comes near enough. It seems that they always rush and die. Thus people say Asama
sucks. Which is not the case.

@Asbuster
Let me restate. The 4.7 is the best IJN aa gun by far. On a Yammy you get 6 pairs of
them + 2 6.1a trips for a total of 18 long rang aa bullets per salvo.

On Asama you have max 4 firing turrets = 8 long range aa bullets per salvo. If you fire
directly front or back with Asama you have 2 firing turrets = 4 bullets.

So on Asama, you will not even be close to effective as Emden/Moltke. You will not be
close to as effective as a Myoko/MogCL/MogCA with 5 x trip6.1a turrets.

Things have changed though due to patch, I'm going to start a new thread to discuss
the NEW Asama.

Given the fact that you have to PAY for it, it's a pretty bad ship, especially compared to
other nations' PCAs. And I want to add that I don't flame everything, it really is just
this ship, but especially that one.

"The AA on Asama is really not quite usable as an AAW boat because 4x4.7twins is
not really enough firepower to sweep the skies. MogCA41 or MogCL are much better
with the 6.1a trips."

WRONG. If the 4.7" didnt pack a punch then Yamato and Super Yamato would have sucky AA
aswell which we all know they dont. Do your research before you state something. I see
LOADS of ships using the 4.7" killing planes with ease.


As for the ship itself, im AA whoring it but im having quite a bit of fun in it. Yes its a
bit on the big side compared to other PCA but its definetly NOT a fail PCA.

We had a similar thread some time ago. I spend weeks to get at least a bit of fun out of
that ship but it was no use. Heck, even the Dhon is way more fun.

Hint: use something else. The ship is terrible.

Asama sadly is a fail PCA. Wish you would have bought a Moltke.

In any case you bought one, search the forums for good setups.

The AA on Asama is really not quite usable as an AAW boat because 4x4.7twins is
not really enough firepower to sweep the skies. MogCA41 or MogCL are much better
with the 6.1a trips.

The big guns on Asama, good luck hitting stuff with 4 bullets unless you have uber
gunners. Actually I wonder with the autoaim accuracy buff if the Asama would be
more fun to play now?

Sometimes people have fun playing it in inefficient modes like with 8 HH launchers on
the Tslots. Antisub vengeance ship. With the cost of hedgehog reloads and the low
xp/credit gain from ASW, this is only for vengeance.

I have seen people use Asama as a super fast TW. But really, Kita is the uber TW, so
what are you doing?

best to use the asama in a gb2 is as an support ship, shoot scouts and other enemie planes
with your aa. never rush. just wait untill most enemie bb's are killed and try to shoot
other ships by blinding the enemie with your aa.

Use the AA, wait until something is distracted and then attack it.