Evaluation of Belfast

First of all, if only in one sentence conclusion——Tier 7 new Overlord——It's reasonable.

Why? Today let's take a look at how today's Museum nearing London's Tower Bridge perform in the game.

As usual, data first,

Performance

35700 hit point is adequate, only Myoko is better than it while Atlanta, which is another Tier 7 CL, now is crying that she's been fxxked up.

In contrast, although it can defend 203AP and may survive through 356mm guns' punishment, Belfast's armor can do nothing to counter 406mm artillery and upper ones while Atlanta can apply its advantage of small size to survive. Also, due to the lack of anti-torpedo belt, damage from torpedo is really a great ouch.

Belfast shared the same fast firing rate with Fiji, which is 7.5s per round with 12 6-inch guns, and its performance in Tier7 game can refer to Cleveland. AP and HE are adequate while Cleveland's CQB performance is famous, even Indianapolis, the only Tier 7 ship with radar, are not willing to fight a specific 'Cleveland', which have smoke screen radar and hydroacustic search, especially the moment that the radar is over so that a overwhelming situation can be predicted.

Although there's no AA consumables, CV in same tiers are unable to create obvious threat to Belfast unless you go to wrong places, while minutes within the smoke can keep Belfast away from the primary target of CV.

Steer? Give it up. Speed? Give it up. Don't try to use maneuver to avoid damage, use the smoke when necessary.

With the build-in camouflage, the concealment is about 11km, which is not bad, while it can be reduced to 10km if you take the skill of concealment expert. Such benefit can protect you in many tactics of movements.

As we know, the most attractive characteristic of Royal Navy(RN) Cruiser is the smokescreen consumables, the compensation of low DPS and survive ability. While Saint Petersburg Ship Design Bureau have cancelled the smokescreen in the latest changes, Belfast and Perth still kept such characteristics. Hydroacoustic Search, Smokescreen, Radar are same as other countries, but things are really different when such 3 consumables are equipped at the same time. Smokescreen that only worse than USN Destroyers ensure Belfast's places for DPS, while Hydroacoustic Search allow Belfast to help itself and teammates avoiding torpedoes when Belfast itself is using hills or islands as cover.

Meanwhile, Radar can obviously confine enemy's Destroyers. Such characteristics allow Belfast to play a vital rule in small group action and even influence the general situation of the game. For a Tier 7 cruiser, such abilities are really overpower. And these abilities allow Belfast to compete the first place of winning rate in Tier 7 game.

If there's a pity, then it's the lack of torpedo tube on Belfast. Due to such absence, Belfast don't have the ability of key-shot in the inferior situation. So, it's all admirals' topic to know how to get superiority at the beginning of the game instead of the unstoppable worsening situation. Because you are not only unable to counter the offense in disadvantage situation, but also couldn't retreat from a surround without being damaged , since your steer and speed are crap.

But how about fight as a group?

The answer is very simple. Referring to the previous cases of combination between Flint and Atlanta, which dominate the game, and due to its characteristics are much better than common, Belfast can become the god of random game by simply co-op with all types of ships.——I believe everyone has such experience when fight as lone-wolf.

Survivability

Indeed, as pictures above, Belfast shared the same cheese-like armor(IT IS when facing the large calibar gun) with the whole RN CL lines, as well as we mentioned in another report "the evaluation of the Minotaur" : think about how to not being hit before how to defend when being hit. Because of this, survival is your priority, which means reducing you moment being spotted. This include releasing smokescreen before you shoot, try to avoid risky being-spotted situation and use your smoke when necessary. All such measures should be done as conditioned reflex.——You lose a smoke and you can smoke again. You save a smoke then you maybe never using this smoke in the game.

Captain skills

When it comes to captain skills, expert marksman is more useful because Belfast don't have the powerful torpedo as other RN CL and it doesn't have same turret turning speed as Minotaur, which is almost the same as USN Destroyers. Meanwhile, incoming fire alert can be regard as an optional choices.

For Rank 3 skills, since the lack of effective anti-smokescreen measure in medium-tier game, ——High density & long range torpedo and popularity of long-time radar——So you can firstly select supervisor to enhance your attack and gain the Torpedo Armament Expertise when you have 18 skill point.

For Rank 4, also based on practical consideration, as there's not need to care about accuracy issues and its AA ability is not only adequate to same- and low tier CV but also DID have some effect on counting LEX LADY and Shokaku, AFT is a more reasonable option. And the most important point: you are less likely to become the primary goal of CV because you have Smokescreen. Due to this reason, it's a nice option to enhancing the ignition rate of 152 gun when facing heavy protective target . Of course, there's no problem if you are willing to make CV hate you by further enhance your ability to kill bugs of the sky. This is more a personal preference.

Consumables and accessories

PLEASE USE CREDIT CONSUMABLES ONLY, since premium ship don't need to worry about the extra 10W credit cost. Also, even a simple performance can allow Admirals create TONS of damage and HIGH experience, which makes Belfast, a premium ship, earn a exciting income that is no less than Tier 8 Premium ships.

Again, no special choice of accessories and the difference is whether you wish to select air defense modifications to extend your AA area. For our opinion, accuracy modification is not so useful since you have enough fire rate.

Summary

Belfast,after Scharnhorst again , standing on top of the Tier 7 game. Despite the RN CL suffers the widespread effect of rebalance, Belfast save its all original features, which help Admirals to keep a souvenir of the old RN CL, . This 'museum' is still quietly sleeping in client and have not officially went on sale in the WG's own server. Whether she will be Nerf in the future, or obtain the same rebalance from WG as its sisters,NO ONE KNOWS. But the only certainty is: If there's no NERF on Godfather Belfast, then there exist no competition in Tier 7.

Belfast actual video