these are my average results for stock 1.5 with no mods based on a single mission target test of stationary sub shooting stationary targets using auto targeting to get identical hit locations each time. each ship was sunk 5 times to get the average results.
warship stock ************************************************** ****************************
yamato 10
kongo 6
ise battleship 4
fuso battleship 2
fleet carriers 3 (shokaku just 1 due to bad damage model)
heavy cruisers 3
escort carriers 2
light cruiser 2
seaplane tender 2
destroyers 1-2
merchant stock ************************************************** ****************************
Hog island 3
large modern oiler 3
medium old comp 2
large old split 2
large modern comp 2
small old oiler 2
old medium oiler 2
small passenger 1
old liner 1
modern liner 1
small old merchant 1
medium modern comp 2
medium split 2
medium old comp 2
small modern comp 1
as you can see, except for the fuso looking a little weak, the stock settings look pretty balanced to me and that is why i want them to stay balanced that way.
use my torpedo test missions if you want to check my results
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