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Offline Halo

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Add Destroyers in Front of Cruiser?
« on: February 16, 2002, 06:21:23 PM »
In 1.09, should a couple destroyers be added out in front of the cruiser for more realistic fleet positioning?  Most fleets are not lead by cruisers, are they?  Not enough ack or sub defense, I would think.  

Not to give away a sterling tactic, but present cruiser lead puts it out ahead of smaller escorts with more versatile ack, especially all points of compass on the deck.  

The present system of cruiser leading provides a huge target blind to a head-on bombing run on the deck.  There, I've given away the tactical secret, although I see some of you have been using it anyway.

The cruiser forward 5-inchers are blocked by 8-inch turrets in front from depressing to sea level, and the side 40s don't reach in front.  

I've read other posts recommending other model cruisers be substituted.  I'd vote for one that has more effective 360-degree ack protection from sea level on up.

My wish list includes allowing total control of destroyers as we now can control pt boats, including torpedo launchers and 5-inch guns.  Would make for even more interesting fleet battles.
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Offline Tac

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« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2002, 01:55:28 PM »
yes, but remember the AI guns shoot THROUGH models. So the CV's 5" and the DD's tracer fire actually fly throught the cruiser model and hit you in the same way the AI acks fire through hangars and hilltops on the ground.
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Offline Hooligan

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« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2002, 05:13:24 PM »
How about 3 CVs in a CV group and 4 times as many escorts as we have now.  That would make the CV groups a bit more survivable.

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Offline weazel

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« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2002, 08:21:08 PM »
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Originally posted by Hooligan
How about 3 CVs in a CV group and 4 times as many escorts as we have now.  That would make the CV groups a bit more survivable.

Hooligan


HiTech would have to change the code from 1 ship to 3 sunk to make it work.

I made 3 CV groups for the Philippines map but if you sink the correct one it resets at the port in 15 minutes.
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Offline Maverick

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« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2002, 04:50:21 PM »
The ack on the screening ships needs to be revamped. The situation we have now where only 2 ships have anything larger than the 20 and 40 mm's is wrong. The main purpose of screening with destroyers was to put up large amounts of big black bursts with the turreted cannons. On AH those guns are not working, you only have the smaller guns.

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« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2002, 12:00:01 PM »
Put an Atlanta or Dido class out front.

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