
Your best bet is to never expose your broadside (not that doing so is ever a good idea) and oftentimes sacrifice the use of the rear turret: better to have 6 guns and have shells bouncing off your bow than to have 9 guns and be constantly eating citadel hits. Just be aware that your belt armor is quite laughable (about as thin as Kancolle Iowa's clothing) and you must be careful not to overextend, make a bad turn, or eat a torpedo.


The trick with the Iowas is to use their speed and concealment to get into position and use those very accurate and hard-hitting guns to pummel your opposition.Įven without camouflage, you can get her concealment down to 12.3 km or so, meaning that you can close to optimal range fairly unmolested, and that 33 kts max speed means you can also reposition quite easily. However, Iowa and Missouri also turn a fair bit worse than North Carolina or Alabama, and there isn't much in the way of torpedo protection. Iowa's ballistics are a bit more conventional than North Carolina's, last time I checked anyways.
