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8-Ball

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Speed of Fleets
« on: February 01, 2001, 01:28:00 PM »
What is the ground speed of the fleets?
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Offline hblair

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« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2001, 05:22:00 PM »
Well, 8-ball, I have no idea. But if I throw up some off the wall #, maybe someone who knows will tell us. hmmmm...

28 mph??
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TheWobble

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« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2001, 05:55:00 PM »
too fast IMO, the seem to be running at about 30kts at all times, if you drop a tbm torp behind the carrier from 500m back it will take 4 min to catch it.
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LJK Raubvogel

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« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2001, 06:02:00 PM »
8ball, look at your IAS next time you are sitting on a CV  

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« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2001, 08:16:00 PM »
remember air speed is in mph not knts
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« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2001, 08:35:00 PM »
Use a pt boat. Their speed guage shows about 33 knots or MPH for fleet.

Fleet doesn't have a ground speed! It has a water speed.  

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TheWobble

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« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2001, 08:51:00 PM »
too fast, seeing as how you cannot control the speed, i for one would like to park the fleet for bombardment from time to time, or at least slow it down.
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« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2001, 02:11:00 AM »
Essex Class carrier: top speed of 38 mph
Baltimore Class cruiser: top speed 38 mph

Cruising speed for both ships? 27 mph


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« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2001, 08:42:00 AM »
 
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Originally posted by 8-Ball:
What is the ground speed of the fleets?

8bal, same guy from Confirmed Kill (when WB's was in its infancy?)

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« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2001, 09:48:00 PM »
Yeah, I did play confirmed kill and figher ops, the early versions of warbirds.

As for the ground speed of the fleets I did a little test with the pt boat and it goes about 35 mph (that's what the pt boat speedometer says).  Thanks to all who responded!

If you wondering why I needed it.. I calculated the amount of 'lead' I would have to have on a ship when dropping a bomb from higher altitudes in bombers.

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