Author Topic: Japanese CV's Kaga or Akagi  (Read 1472 times)

Offline W7LPNRICK

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2050
      • Ham Radio Antenna Experiments
Japanese CV's Kaga or Akagi
« on: August 11, 2010, 09:29:59 PM »
The Kaga and it's sister CV were sorely whipped at Guadal-Canal...or Midway? anyway, we were lucky and they weren't. It had BIG guns along side. Perhaps we could perk a Japanese Carrier fleet, or sompin like dat?  :bolt:
« Last Edit: August 11, 2010, 09:31:54 PM by W7LPNRICK »
WildWzl
Ft Bragg Jump School-USAF Kunsan AB, Korea- Clark AB P.I.- Korat, Thailand-Tinker AFB Ok.- Mtn Home AFB Idaho
F-86's, F-4D, F-4G, F-5E Tiger II, C-130, UH-1N (Twin Engine Hueys) O-2's. E3A awacs, F-111, FB-111, EF-111,

Offline AirFlyer

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1210
Re: Japanese CV's Kaga or Akagi
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2010, 09:34:11 PM »
A Japanese equivalent task-group would likely be great in scenarios, unfortunately in the MA is just raises a lot of balance issues that would result in whines and IMO just wouldn't work out.

+1 for scenarios or perhaps new maps that would only use the Japanese fleets for a change of pace.
Tours: Airflyer to 69 - 77 | Dustin57 92 - 100 | Spinnich 100 - ?
"You'll always get exactly what you deserve." Neil

Offline W7LPNRICK

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2050
      • Ham Radio Antenna Experiments
Re: Japanese CV's Kaga or Akagi
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2010, 09:42:47 PM »
or maybe Titanic Tuesday only, or Japanese fleet Fridays.
WildWzl
Ft Bragg Jump School-USAF Kunsan AB, Korea- Clark AB P.I.- Korat, Thailand-Tinker AFB Ok.- Mtn Home AFB Idaho
F-86's, F-4D, F-4G, F-5E Tiger II, C-130, UH-1N (Twin Engine Hueys) O-2's. E3A awacs, F-111, FB-111, EF-111,

Offline jamdive

  • Copper Member
  • **
  • Posts: 304
Re: Japanese CV's Kaga or Akagi
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2010, 09:50:42 PM »
Hehe....they lost 4 aircraft carriers at Midway, Kaga, Akagi, Soryu and Hiryu. They also lost (or damaged) a few more destroyers and cruisers.

Offline Imowface

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1124
Re: Japanese CV's Kaga or Akagi
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2010, 10:37:42 PM »
lol every wish like this, someone always asks which counrty get the JP fleet, or talks about how unbalanced it would be if one side got the JP ships, why not just spread the CV's out between countrys, ie if countrys have 4 TG's each, just make 2 each into a Japanese carrier group, and speaking of CV's,  do they move in game at full speed?
Ла-5 Пилот снова
NASA spent 12 million dollars to develop a pen that could work in space, Russia went to space with pencils...

Offline gyrene81

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 11629
Re: Japanese CV's Kaga or Akagi
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2010, 08:34:47 AM »
It could work. Random spawn, either Japanese or American fleet, there wouldn't be any difference in how they are used. Some dipstick will park the thing 2k out from a base and whine when it gets sunk.
jarhed  
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day...
Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. - Terry Pratchett

Offline Beefcake

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2285
Re: Japanese CV's Kaga or Akagi
« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2010, 06:19:12 PM »
Don't forget we have MA maps with different fleet sizes. Some fleets have only a CV, some have a CV & CA, some have 2 CA's in the fleet along with 6 DDs. I don't see how having an IJN Fleet would un-balance things.
Retired Bomber Dweeb - 71 "Eagle" Squadron RAF

Offline Soulyss

  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 6559
      • Aces High Events
Re: Japanese CV's Kaga or Akagi
« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2010, 06:25:16 PM »
I believe the Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, and the Hiryu were all lost at the Battle of Midway (my Midway book is all packed up at the moment so I can't double check, someone please correct me if I am wrong).
80th FS "Headhunters"
I blame mir.

Offline Bino

  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 5938
Re: Japanese CV's Kaga or Akagi
« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2010, 08:54:29 PM »
The Kaga and it's sister CV were sorely whipped at Guadal-Canal...or Midway? anyway, we were lucky and they weren't. It had BIG guns along side. Perhaps we could perk a Japanese Carrier fleet, or sompin like dat?  :bolt:

"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?!?!?!" 

 :rofl



"The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'." - Randy Pausch

PC Specs

Offline Imowface

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1124
Re: Japanese CV's Kaga or Akagi
« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2010, 09:06:34 PM »
edit, pix dont work :(
Ла-5 Пилот снова
NASA spent 12 million dollars to develop a pen that could work in space, Russia went to space with pencils...

Offline Shifty

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 9377
      • 307th FS
Re: Japanese CV's Kaga or Akagi
« Reply #10 on: August 14, 2010, 10:26:53 PM »
"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?!?!?!" 

 :rofl



Nah it was just getting started.


JG-11"Black Hearts"...nur die Stolzen, nur die Starken

"Haji may have blown my legs off but I'm still a stud"~ SPC Thomas Vandeventer Delta1/5 1st CAV

Offline Muzzy

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1404
Re: Japanese CV's Kaga or Akagi
« Reply #11 on: August 14, 2010, 11:09:02 PM »
I believe the Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, and the Hiryu were all lost at the Battle of Midway (my Midway book is all packed up at the moment so I can't double check, someone please correct me if I am wrong).


Correct, along with the cruiser Mikuma, in exchange for Yorktown and the destroyer Hamman.


CO 111 Sqdn Black Arrows

Wng Cdr, No. 2 Tactical Bomber Group, RAF, "Today's Target" Scenario. "You maydie, but you will not be bored!"

Offline branch37

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1831
      • VF-17 Jolly Rogers
Re: Japanese CV's Kaga or Akagi
« Reply #12 on: August 15, 2010, 03:52:01 PM »
Nah it was just getting started.

(Image removed from quote.)

Germans??

Forget it he's rolling.  :D

CMDR Branch37
VF-17 Jolly Rogers  C.O.

Offline Plawranc

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2683
      • Youtube Channel
Re: Japanese CV's Kaga or Akagi
« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2010, 12:03:04 AM »
US Carriers, Japanese Carriers, British Carriers

Rooks: US

Bish: Japanese

Knights: British

All of them have no advantages over anyone. just to give the look of Colour you know. And maybe the Bish could have one fleet with a Graf Zepplin lol. That way we have everyone covered.

And of course fleets would have to be reskinned. So Battleships of Japanese make, British make and US make and of course Destroyers, Cruisers etc
« Last Edit: August 18, 2010, 12:04:54 AM by Plawranc »
DaPacman - 71 Squadron RAF

"There are only two things that make life worth living. Fornication and Aviation"

Offline Muzzy

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1404
Re: Japanese CV's Kaga or Akagi
« Reply #14 on: August 18, 2010, 08:55:24 AM »
Of course,  Akagi and Hiryu had their islands on the opposite side, which could make approaches kinda tricky.  :D


CO 111 Sqdn Black Arrows

Wng Cdr, No. 2 Tactical Bomber Group, RAF, "Today's Target" Scenario. "You maydie, but you will not be bored!"