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General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: Mister Fork on November 16, 2009, 03:23:43 PM
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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
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/USS_Intensity_%28PG-93%29.jpg)
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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.
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Which is no reason not to have it as a individually controlled ship :aok
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.
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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.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/T_35_August_1945_as_DD_395.jpg/800px-T_35_August_1945_as_DD_395.jpg)
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.
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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. :aok
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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. :aok
+1
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You didn't see many capital ships sailing into battle alone. Usually didn't end well for them.
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wrongway
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Maybe these ships could spawn beside convoys? :eek:
Would give us more types of targets to hit. :rock
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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.
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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. :D
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+1 for Mister Fork's idea! :aok
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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.
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+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).
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Ships! +1 :aok Make some big waves too. :D
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Sorry for the thread hijack, was not my intent.
Yes, give us individual ships to drive please!
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i think it would be awsome. +1 :aok
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would be awesome to take a big boat and hit the cv :aok.
semp
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id like only the kriegsmire and end it there cause its basicly a big arse PT
(if we do get it make the guns fire all at once,like on the PT)
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Pocket Battleship please:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_battleship
500 perks
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Pocket Battleship please:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_battleship
500 perks
make it 1000 perks to be paid evenly among all willing gunners. kindda like the b17's deathstars of AW.
semp