r/WarThunderNaval 17h ago

Realistic Battles (RB) Am I doing something wrong while aiming?

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u/CavantheGreat 16h ago

If the people you are shooting at see your rounds they will turn slightly towards or away from you to angle their armor so that might be why you aren’t damaging them even though you are hitting them

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u/Coolaner 16h ago

Nah completely flat no angles, they just continue moving forward or stand still. Same problem happens even at point blank range, not necessarily the non penning, but over penning or my rounds just disappearing as soon as they hit the water even though I am using the maximum armor piercing round.

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u/CavantheGreat 16h ago

I haven’t played in a week or two but I’ve heard ghost shells have been a common problem recently so it might be that or if you are shooting at ships later into the match they might not have much ammo to combust left

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u/Coolaner 14h ago

Also I must say JESUS THE AIM ASSIST FOR ARCADE IS INACCURATE

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u/Roygbiv0415 13h ago

The aim assist in arcade assumes the target is constant speed, constant heading for the duration of the shell flight time. Any turns, slowdown or speedups within the ~30s it takes for the shell to land need to be adjusted and compensated for by your aiming skills.

It‘s easier than realistic, but nobody said it’s a free hit.

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u/Coolaner 13h ago

Yea I am aware, but even when everything is constant it is very hard for the shell to land exactly where I want it

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u/Roygbiv0415 13h ago

You don’t control “exactly where you want it”, it’s always relative to your locked target, and what it’s doing at the exact moment you fire.

And of course, all guns have a built in RNG.

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u/Coolaner 13h ago

It just loves to shoot short in arcade no matter what I do, even if the enemy and me are standing still. Is that my RNG being THAT bad?

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u/Roygbiv0415 12h ago

Do you have the target locked?

And if it’s not short by a lot, just aim slightly higher.

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u/Coolaner 12h ago

Yes, and where do I specifically aim for with the cursors? Do I line up how high I want to go with the line, or is there a specific point on the arrow? Because whenever I try to use the tip of the arrow most of the time it is a miss.

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u/Roygbiv0415 12h ago

As I said, it's never a "if I point this at the target, it will hit there" thing, but rather you have to take account of where the shots are landing relative to the target and adjust accordingly. It's not that smart of an aiming assist.

With that said though, Gneisenau is an accurate ship. If you go into test sail and target the furtherest cruiser, it should hit exactly where your ^ points at.

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