Controlable bigger ships like the PT boat

[Mister Fork]

I would like to see controllable Destroyers and Corvette's that can be upped in ports or in other strategic spawnpoints (like vehcile spawn).  I wish to steer it like a PT-boat, and have it's guns manned similiar to how they are in a PT boat. I.e. two players can fire the guns - either collectively front or rear, or all if single player.  The existing model for a destroyer in AH is ideal.

Spawn points would have to originate like for VH's but at ports only or at any field next to water.

Flower Class Covette

[EskimoJoe]

I believe there was a recent post asking for Covettes, and I recall somebody noting the top speed was less than that of our carrier groups.

[Mister Fork]

Which is no reason not to have it as a individually controlled ship  

Still, any number of individual ships would be nice to control.  Be it a destroyer, cruiser, or a 'battleship' - but I would expect the battles to be perked.

For example it would be nice to have all 6 - 8' guns on the cruiser under one command and control instead of individually controlled.  That is more realistic.   Same with a destroyer to have all the 5' guns under one trigger like the PT boats.

[VooWho]

How about the Kriegsmarine Flottentorpedoboot 1939? Although the only good information I have been able to find is on wikipedia  
Most sites I've been on only give minor details claim its a destroyer size ship, comparable to the British medium destroyers and armament wise it's comparable to the British L and M class destroyers. The Kriegsmarine classified it as Fleet Torpedo Boats and not a destroyer. 15 were built by 1944.



Class and type: Flottentorpedoboot 1939 (Elbing-class)
Displacement: 1,755 long tons (1,783 t) maximum
Length: 102.5 m (336 ft 3 in) o/a
97 m (318 ft 3 in) w/l
Beam: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draught: 3.22 m (10 ft 7 in)
Propulsion: 2 × Wagner geared turbines, 32,560 shp
2 shafts
Speed: 32.5 knots (37.4 mph; 60.2 km/h)
Range: 2,400 nmi (4,400 km) at 19 kn (35 km/h)
Complement: 205
Armament: • 4 × 105 mm (4 in) guns
• 4 × 37 mm guns
• 9 × 20 mm guns
• 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
• 50 mines

Neat feature would be sea mines. Could be placed in front of a fleet or shoreline capable of destroying lvts, pt boats, and of course fleet ships. Have a life span of 30min before disappearing. Also to avoid people laying mines in a nice line, locked together mines would have to be placed 50 yards apart in a circular radius.

[Plazus]

I certainly like this idea. It would certainly add a little more immersion to the carrier battles. But make those boats perked though. Would give the GVers a reason to burn those 1000 perks.  

[VooWho]

I certainly like this idea. It would certainly add a little more immersion to the carrier battles. But make those boats perked though. Would give the GVers a reason to burn those 1000 perks.  

+1

[AWwrgwy]

You didn't see many capital ships sailing into battle alone.  Usually didn't end well for them.

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wrongway

[Martyn]

Maybe these ships could spawn beside convoys? 
Would give us more types of targets to hit. 

[Ghosth]

The solution to the speed problem is to fix the task force speed. Make it so that

A players can control speed of the TG.

B If players run for 3 hours at full speed they have to sit at that spot for 3 hours waiting for the support fleet to catch up.

Then add that support fleet, full of tankers, oilers, liberty ships, etc that should be lightly defended.

[Mister Fork]

Thanks for the thread hijack - CV speed is a good idea but it needs its own topic.

Individual ship patrols occurred ALL THE TIME in WWII. This is the idea behind it. I'm pushing for Destroyers.

[waystin2]

+1 for Mister Fork's idea!

[VooWho]

I'm with you on this Mister Fork. I would just love to take a destroyer size ship out on my own or maybe a few buddies and attack the fleet. PT boats are fun, but they lack real fire power to take on larger ships with exception to the torpedos and the rockets. I want larger controlable ships that had a 105 or 120mm cannon, so I can engage the fleet on the move but out of range of Ack Ack.

[chewie86]

+1  but I believe there should be new special spawn points to be added on the map, only for destroyers (some of them with PTs too).

[bravoa8]

Ships! +1 Make some big waves too.

[Ghosth]

Sorry for the thread hijack, was not my intent.

Yes, give us individual ships to drive please!