Merchant Ships like Liberty Class

[artik]

Supplies are one of the critical part of the war time logistics.

Attack and protection of convoys can be very interesting thing for SEA... So a convoy with multiple merchant ships could be very interesting target
to protect, find and destroy. You can easily find several setups with such a ships: Arctic Convoys, Support of Malta and much more.

[Rich46yo]

  This is a good idea and would add more an interesting fold to the strat part of the game. Convoys spawning from naval bases, or somewheres, to resupply bases or strats would make interesting targets. Most of all if escort CVs and destroyers were included in them. On the big maps I could see this as a lot of fun as long as their presence had real impact on resupply.

[Someguy63]

In Silent Hunter 3 there are also Victory class, C2, C3 cargo. For tankers there are T2 & 3, and a number of smaller merchant ships. These would also be nice in a convoy.

+1 to the idea

[lunatic1]

we already have supply convoys,trucks,trains

[danny76]

we already have supply convoys,trucks,trains

We should get the Gigant as well, and Fuel tankers.......

[Someguy63]

we already have supply convoys,trucks,trains

Not anything at sea, just that little boat that goes barely a few kilometers from ports.

[Butcher]

Didn't we get transports at one time? I thought for a while HTC was going to add them, I for one would love to see random convoys Spawn on the map, maybe 3 transports and 2 destroyers - it could not be player controlled, however it gives players like me a chance to bring out a TBM or TBD and go hunting.
It has no real value in resupplying other bases, it just drives around the map using AI navigations, the fun is finding them and sinking them. Its like finding the train near HQ.

Thus plus the Beaufighter would be a real treat to tinker with

[-ammo-]

Didn't we get transports at one time? I thought for a while HTC was going to add them, I for one would love to see random convoys Spawn on the map, maybe 3 transports and 2 destroyers - it could not be player controlled, however it gives players like me a chance to bring out a TBM or TBD and go hunting.
It has no real value in resupplying other bases, it just drives around the map using AI navigations, the fun is finding them and sinking them. Its like finding the train near HQ.

Thus plus the Beaufighter would be a real treat to tinker with

Beaufighter is over rated  

+1 to supply/troop convoys.  More targets and another strat issue to administer and defend.

The Beaufighter would be a great addition too, but that is another topic that is already well covered.

[MrKrabs]

Didn't we get transports at one time? I thought for a while HTC was going to add them, I for one would love to see random convoys Spawn on the map, maybe 3 transports and 2 destroyers - it could not be player controlled, however it gives players like me a chance to bring out a TBM or TBD and go hunting.
It has no real value in resupplying other bases, it just drives around the map using AI navigations, the fun is finding them and sinking them. Its like finding the train near HQ.

Thus plus the Beaufighter would be a real treat to tinker with

Yes we mostcertantly did, that was a fun FSO hunting the convoys and sinking the ba-jesus out of them...

[artik]

I'm rather talking about user controlled ships - like a TG that contains:

1. Escort carrier (optional)
2. 3-4 destroyers
3. 20-30 merchant ships

And now we need a beafighter that was very good in hunting them!!!

[Coalcat1]

I'm rather talking about user controlled ships - like a TG that contains:

1. Escort carrier (optional)
2. 3-4 destroyers
3. 20-30 merchant ships

And now we need a beafighter that was very good in hunting them!!!

Yea, this would fit into the idea of seperate CV groups. A regular CV group could have what it has now, but a light cruiser and no LVTs. A landing fleet could consist of an escort CV, 2 heavy cruisers and a few destroyers and use LVTs only with troops. And the convoy could be a resupply fleet, one that can resupply island bases on larger maps, consisting of the ships artik stated.

[branch37]

maybe on maps with lots of water and many small islands, drive a resupply convoy into the port on the island to resupply the whole island?  It would make finding and sinking them that much more important when trying to capture fields on the island.  

EDIT: Maybe add a 5-10 minute delay to resupply airfields and vehicle bases after the convoy docks at the port to simulate the supplies traveling by train or truck to the bases.

[Butcher]

maybe on maps with lots of water and many small islands, drive a resupply convoy into the port on the island to resupply the whole island?  It would make finding and sinking them that much more important when trying to capture fields on the island.  

EDIT: Maybe add a 5-10 minute delay to resupply airfields and vehicle bases after the convoy docks at the port to simulate the supplies traveling by train or truck to the bases.

I asked about this years back, I didn't get a response on it. I would be interested in Ship convoys for Island maps, only question is how long it would take to model such ships.

[Someguy63]

maybe on maps with lots of water and many small islands, drive a resupply convoy into the port on the island to resupply the whole island?  It would make finding and sinking them that much more important when trying to capture fields on the island. 

EDIT: Maybe add a 5-10 minute delay to resupply airfields and vehicle bases after the convoy docks at the port to simulate the supplies traveling by train or truck to the bases.

This sounds nice +1 

[lunatic1]

Not anything at sea, just that little boat that goes barely a few kilometers from ports.

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