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Re: SUPERSHIPS!!!
« Reply #15 on: November 04, 2010, 05:49:39 PM »
Would love to see more boat action, more options all round but atm a torpedo run is a death sentence?

I fully realise attacking a big armed ship would never be a walk in the park but should the gunnery be really as lethal as it is atm?

Yea.. It would be but... Back in WWII not many people went alone. There would be a whole squadron making the attack at the same time.... So all the guns won't be focused on 1 plane.
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« Reply #16 on: November 04, 2010, 08:44:09 PM »
yes so we need battleships not new bombers, but im thinkin HTC is secretly working on subs and new ships :pray

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« Reply #17 on: November 04, 2010, 09:50:28 PM »
yes so we need battleships not new bombers, but im thinkin HTC is secretly working on subs and new ships :pray
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« Reply #18 on: November 04, 2010, 10:06:55 PM »
You know you want the most decorated ship of the war!



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« Reply #20 on: November 06, 2010, 08:48:31 PM »
All of you "RL" people are going to flame the idea........  You non-American's will also tell me it's the dumbest idea ever.......

If we were to add a battleship to the fleet, it should be a symbol of strength, courage and willpower.  WHETHER OR NOT HISTORY WOULD CALL IT A WWII VESSEL.   :salute  And that right there could be the middle ground we need.... Certainly not as powerful as the Mighty Mo, but no slouch either.

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Since the Arizona was destroyed on the first day of the Pacific war how about her sister ship?





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« Reply #21 on: November 06, 2010, 09:29:18 PM »
Since the Arizona was destroyed on the first day of the Pacific war how about her sister ship?

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I think they are both "ARIZONA CLASS" ships.

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« Reply #22 on: November 06, 2010, 09:41:42 PM »
Actually they are Pennsylvania Class Sir.   :salute

I think they are both "ARIZONA CLASS" ships.
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« Reply #23 on: November 07, 2010, 01:20:07 AM »
Battleships... You're funnies.  :rofl
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« Reply #24 on: November 07, 2010, 01:39:08 AM »
of the 15 planes that made the run on the Kaga during Midway.

One survived. Yeah it is that lethal.
If you are referring to Torpedo 8, one pilot survived.  And many of the planes were shot down by CAP rather than AA fire.
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« Reply #25 on: November 07, 2010, 09:45:35 AM »
I think they are both "ARIZONA CLASS" ships.

There ya go thinking again. ;) They're actually Pennsylvania class.

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« Reply #26 on: November 07, 2010, 02:16:46 PM »
If you're going to have BBs for base-taking, fire-support roles, then any of the pre-war BB designs will work...

New York Class (2 ships, Texas and NY) both were actively used in amphibious support roles in WW2.
Oklahoma Class (2 ship) but only gives you Nevada.
Pennsylvania Class (2 ship) but only give you Pennsy, as AZ was her sister.
New Mexico Class (3 ships, NM,MS,ID) all saw extensive service in amphibious support roles in WW2.
Tennesee Class (2 ships, TN and CA), " " "
Colorado Class (3 ships, CO, MD, WV), " " " there was a 4th in the class, WA, cancelled by Washington Treaty of 1922.

Anything from here on, NC Class (2), SoDak (4), and Iowa (4), are all fast BBs.

The big question is - do you want a BB that can keep pace with CVs? None of the pre-war BBs could manage 23 knots, where as the Treaty BBs could do 27 knots and the Iowas were rated at 33 knots. So, in theory, the only ship that could keep pace with the CVs would be the Iowas, or if you're willing to compromise, a 31-knot Alaska-Class CB.


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« Reply #27 on: November 07, 2010, 02:28:49 PM »
Now that would make it even more interesting....... As with certain maps with different carrier task forces, we can implement a slower, Battle Group Task Force...........   :salute

The big question is - do you want a BB that can keep pace with CVs? None of the pre-war BBs could manage 23 knots, where as the Treaty BBs could do 27 knots and the Iowas were rated at 33 knots. So, in theory, the only ship that could keep pace with the CVs would be the Iowas, or if you're willing to compromise, a 31-knot Alaska-Class CB.

HOLY SMOKES...... Dare I say if the Battleship sinks the cv group can pick up the pace even...............   :cheers:
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« Reply #28 on: November 07, 2010, 02:34:42 PM »
Holy long URL, Batman!
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« Reply #29 on: November 07, 2010, 02:40:59 PM »
No kidding right?  He just never went to the website and used Google's url.... Should have been:
http://www.scenicreflections.com/ithumbs/Dogfight_over_Iowa_Class_Battleship_Wallpaper_ial9o.jpg

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