I recommend AV 5 P 1 MLG 00 video by Flamu . Big things first ' close ' is never actually a good thing . For a BB , the optimal range is anywhere betweeen roughly 715 km . Never go full broadside . In anything . Even a Bismarck . You ' ll still eat massive pen damage from other BBs . If you haven ' t , go turn on ' animate small objects ' which hopefully your computer can handle so you can keep track of which of your secondaries are firing . A roughly 45 degree angle is sufficient . Also , it ' s alright to play more passively at the start of a match . But make sure you ' re still accomplishing something , or are headed in a direction where you can accomplish something . Always aim to be near enough to the fight . Just because German accuracy is not fantastic , and they ' re supposed to be ' brawlers ' doesn ' t mean you ignore the range game . It ' s necessary at times to survive until later in the match , when getting closer is more survivable .