World of Warships - Learn to Play: Tier VII American Destroyer USS Mahan

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I've been threatening for a while, so here we are at last: how to play the American destroyers. Let's continue down the line with Tier VII's USS Mahan.
00:00 - Intro
00:08 - Meet Mahan
02:04 - Survivability
03:29 - Maneuverability & Concealment
07:01 - Main Battery
10:33 - Torpedoes
14:07 - Depth Charges
14:59 - AA Defenses
16:40 - Consumables
17:06 - Commander Skills
18:27 - Upgrades
20:05 - Sample Gameplay
Moving up to Mahan from Farragut is a mixed bag. The ship itself is more capable, but she will start to face much more difficult matchmaking. While Mahan has some offensive upgrades that give her more bite than Farragut has, she retains the low health and below-average stealth of her predecessor. Hopefully you've learned to play around some of those disadvantages by now. In this video I'll talk about how I build my Mahan, why I fit her out that way, how I recommend playing her, and follow all of that up with a game demonstrating the ship in action.
Enjoy!
My Mahan build: share.wowssb.com/LBVb
UPGRADES EQUIPPED:
Upgrade Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
Upgrade Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire Modification 1
Upgrade Slot 3: Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
Upgrade Slot 4: Depth Charges Modification 1
SIGNALS EQUIPPED:
Juliet Charlie, Victor Lima, India X-Ray, Juliet Whiskey Unaone, November Echo Setteseven, November Foxtrot, Sierra Bravo
COMMANDER SKILLS:
Preventative Maintenance, Last Stand, Survivability Expert, Concealment Expert, Adrenaline Rush, Fearless Brawler, Grease the Gears, Liquidator, Swift Fish
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Пікірлер: 26

  • @rjcolombe
    @rjcolombe Жыл бұрын

    Definitely liking the concept of this 'How to Play' series. Hopefully it is successful enough to branch out to other tech tree lines. Nice work 👍

  • @mikeconnor7394
    @mikeconnor7394Ай бұрын

    Sea Raptor!!! What a fantastic video here - I always enjoy your videos!! I wanted to improve my game play on the Mahan - after I watched this video I improved my ability to kill airplanes and AA - your insight helped me understsnd how to play this boat - This format is something that is missing in many CC’s videos - thanks this video helped a lot I look forward to seeing more of this!!!

  • @SeaRaptor

    @SeaRaptor

    Ай бұрын

    You are most welcome, I'm glad it helped! I love this line of ships, more people enjoying them makes me happy.

  • @dahogi7118
    @dahogi7118 Жыл бұрын

    Again a very good KZread video! Thank you for uploading and sharing this series! All the best Sir.

  • @snakeoo7ca
    @snakeoo7ca Жыл бұрын

    I am loving these videos. I am coming from your Yorck video where you explained the applications of Light Cruisers vs Heavy Cruisers, which was very helpful. I would love to see a Learn to Play video on Battleships (German, if possible) that explains the uses of Battleships vs Battlecruisers and general BB tips. Cheers 😁

  • @liamh6225

    @liamh6225

    Жыл бұрын

    I'd suck a dick for a german battleship video

  • @robertshaver4432
    @robertshaver4432 Жыл бұрын

    Dude! I really appreciate your AA lessons, as a Pan Euro player (Oland my fav, 2,200 games in her) it's great to see you acknowledge AA screening your teammates as well as "every AA related mention here". Benson, Lightning and Oland are my favorites to play simply for their maneuverability/Dodginess and their difficult to hit smaller size that becomes a lost thing in higher tier DDs. I'll take those 3 over the higher tier DDs in a tier 10 game any day. Fletcher is damn dodgy too to so... (exception). I successfully play open water in these mentioned DDs, kinda my thing! That Visby player didn't have a clue of Visbys' strengths: Speed, insane agility and 900mps shell velocity: a supreme "dodgy" kite fighter: it has few other strengths! Great lessons here... Thank You! Dutch_Tiger N/A

  • @pauljordan9732
    @pauljordan9732 Жыл бұрын

    Great Learn to Play video. I hope too more. Great job!

  • @crispy61100
    @crispy61100 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Raptor, really appreciating the depth of these vids, a lot of effort on your part - thanks. One point I'd like to make, and it may be a difference between US and EU servers - I only see CVs about one game in 3, unless there are missions for CVs going on or a new CV line is out. And subs are now even rarer than that, in a dozen battles yesterday I saw 3 subs, and 2 of them were in a division. So less than 20% battles have subs and 33% have CVs [or maybe I am just lucky]. So however good anti-air or anti sub skills may be, I see no point using skills or upgrades to counter rare enemies when there are DDs in virtually every battle, so long story short RPF is for me a top skill. Keep it up dude, respect from France ps. if you ever want to know how to pronounce French ships' names properly hit me up.

  • @swiftf0x
    @swiftf0x Жыл бұрын

    Hey SeaRaptor! I am really looking forward to this series and wait on every new installment. What I have noticed in this "Learn to Play" series is that you are showcasing a ship with a 21-point Commander, and the stats you're showing are not equivalent to the audience that I believe you are directing your efforts at. I would suggest showcasing these boats and their stats with a 10-Point Commander, and provide advice on how to progress through the Commander skills to maximize the potential of this ship. Great work as always Sir!

  • @SeaRaptor

    @SeaRaptor

    Жыл бұрын

    When I talk about commander skills for Nicholas and Farragut, I make that distinction. For me, the first 10 points for any default destroyer should always be Preventative Maintenance, Last Stand, Survivability Expert, and Concealment Expert. Most times I will pick up Adrenaline Rush after that, then tailor the remaining points to what I think are the ship's strengths.

  • @nip3004
    @nip30042 ай бұрын

    One thing I'll point out when dealing with planes in a destroyer. If you see bombers coming and you're in smoke stop shooting constantly. Or at the very least don't hold still. These are some of the easiest kills a carrier can get and many can 1 shot you

  • @GLEES345
    @GLEES3453 ай бұрын

    They seem to have nerfed the torpedo range to 6.4km, which disallows stealth torping now. They have buffed the speed to 64kt base speed.

  • @SeaRaptor

    @SeaRaptor

    3 ай бұрын

    The stock torps are 6.4, the upgraded ones are 9.2.

  • @carlpye9020
    @carlpye902011 ай бұрын

    i love my mahan,best ship a float,only thing that comes close,Fletcher and Kidd,mahan bad ass oh yeah

  • @carlpye9020
    @carlpye90208 ай бұрын

    my fav dd t9 no probs lol

  • @degarius1832
    @degarius1832 Жыл бұрын

    I play a little different I like to run in front of a bigger teammate and once spotted I use the 2 min smoke to cover them then double back after launching torps and firing guns like mad...then wade in with the bigger ships and targeting any to set as many fires as possible

  • @EvoraGT430

    @EvoraGT430

    Жыл бұрын

    So who spots then?

  • @BL1TZY_YT
    @BL1TZY_YT9 ай бұрын

    If i can suggest, taking demo expert is good for me and some other ppl cause of the increased fire chances, Subs dont last either. Taking demo for your DCs removes the need for 4 charges since it kills them in one

  • @SeaRaptor

    @SeaRaptor

    9 ай бұрын

    It's not a bad call, to be sure. I mean, the American depth charges hit hard enough that you generally only have to catch them with a few either way, and I like the idea of increasing the radius that can occur at. I just don't like having so few bombs in a stick. To me, it's a deficiency of the ship, so I want more sticks to drop. That's a personal choice.

  • @Apollyon-er4ut
    @Apollyon-er4ut Жыл бұрын

    I have no idea how you don't take a torp that is BARELY behind your aft turret???🤔This must be a special bonus captain skill for CCs, huh? I've never seen that happen except with DW torps.

  • @SeaRaptor

    @SeaRaptor

    Жыл бұрын

    Two possibilities: a little bit of server desync - it does happen occasionally - the torpedo was running deep enough that it passed just under the turn of the hull where my propeller shafts pop out.

  • @CarapitexCruz
    @CarapitexCruz Жыл бұрын

    how the torpedo didnt hit you ? XD

  • @SeaRaptor

    @SeaRaptor

    Жыл бұрын

    If the hull isn't deep enough in the water where the torpedo would "impact" your hull, it's a miss. Could also have been desync (server issue).

  • @ronwalgamotte5274
    @ronwalgamotte5274 Жыл бұрын

    pronounced may han

  • @SeaRaptor

    @SeaRaptor

    Жыл бұрын

    We're actually both wrong, it's "muh-han" according to the NWC (where he was president a few times, so I have to trust them on it).

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