

KGV for example has a waterline citadel and very tough belt protection. But you still can bag lots of penetrations. Still, with some range you can citadel them though it can be hard. So it pays to learn which ones are like this. Those ships I listed for example, not all ships of their respective lines have that characteristic. Cruiser AP, RN BB AP, try the superstructure of these ships.Īlso, some BBs have waterline or even below waterline citadels. So with German BBs, aim for their upper hull which has nowhere near the protection that the waterline does. You have better luck citadeling them from long range gunfire, in particular by USN BBs Tier VIII+ with their arcing and very, very heavy American Piercing shells. German BBs? Turtlebacks make them extremely hard to citadel the closer the range is. Waterline aiming is the general rule to bag citadels, most especially if the target is turning with the ship rolling a tad bit and showing some interesting views of their hull.
