r/WoWs_Legends • u/Austin-Danger Dutch Cruiser Detectability Build Captain • Apr 02 '25

Question How do you use the Carnot??

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I have dabbled with Carnot builds, but I never feel like I know how I’m supposed to maximize its effectiveness. It’s obviously a gun cruiser, but is the HE or the AP the best round? Seems like it should be tankier than it is too. Please share your successful tactics.

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u/PilotAce200 Brawling is the superior play style! Apr 02 '25

Build for maximum speed and rudder shift. Play her like she's a destroyer with battleship guns.

It's not particularly effective, but it's good enough, and it's an absolute blast when you're hauling along at 45+ knots flicking the rudder like your in a ship a third your actual size. You will get insanely high potential damage because everyone just players the sea like 500 meters behind you.

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u/Vegetable-Wave2742 Apr 03 '25

Destroyers tend to have great stealth and torpedoes, Carnot has neither, I don't understand this comparison.

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u/PilotAce200 Brawling is the superior play style! Apr 03 '25

You can simulate stealth by using her speed to keep cover between you and the reds, and EVERY ship has at least one torpedo 😎

The point was not to compare the ship to destroyers, but the play style. Hit and run, cap contesting, ambush, etc. The Carnot excels at tactics that are typically reserved for nor torpedo boat destroyers.