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Post by generalvikus on Jun 11, 2019 2:17:26 GMT -6
Do fast BBs appear in cruiser engagements, or only in the scout forces of battleship engagements? At what point do the mechanical changes take effect?
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Post by Antediluvian Monster on Jun 11, 2019 3:37:21 GMT -6
They seem to get all the same roles as battlecruisers do. AFAIK there is no requirement beyond the demand for at least 27 knots (which means class speed of 28 knots unless you want to risk downgrade to a slow BB). Since early BCs are unlikely to be faster and have no armour limitation, the whole fast BB thing could be seen as cosmetic reclassification of heavily armoured BCs as BBs.
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Post by generalvikus on Jun 11, 2019 5:17:07 GMT -6
They seem to get all the same roles as battlecruisers do. AFAIK there is no requirement beyond the demand for at least 27 knots (which means class speed of 28 knots unless you want to risk downgrade to a slow BB). Since early BCs are unlikely to be faster and have no armour limitation, the whole fast BB thing could be seen as cosmetic reclassification of heavily armoured BCs as BBs. Is it possible then to having something akin to the 5th Battle Squadron at Jutland - battleships slower than 27 knots but more heavily armed and armored than a battle cruiser is allowed to be, as the Queen Elizabeth class was? |
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Post by aeson on Jun 11, 2019 5:29:23 GMT -6
They seem to get all the same roles as battlecruisers do. AFAIK there is no requirement beyond the demand for at least 27 knots (which means class speed of 28 knots unless you want to risk downgrade to a slow BB). Since early BCs are unlikely to be faster and have no armour limitation, the whole fast BB thing could be seen as cosmetic reclassification of heavily armoured BCs as BBs. Is it possible then to having something akin to the 5th Battle Squadron at Jutland - battleships slower than 27 knots but more heavily armed and armored than a battle cruiser is allowed to be, as the Queen Elizabeth class was? You can certainly build ~24kn battleships circa 1915 if you want to do so, but I do not believe that the game will include them as part of the battlecruiser force in a fleet battle. |
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Post by Antediluvian Monster on Jun 11, 2019 5:58:09 GMT -6
As an example, I initially thought the speed requirement was 26 knots and built a whole bunch of 26 knot BBs. These did not get treated any differently from any other slow BBs. Once I built 27-28 knot BBs, they became omnipresent, often completely replacing the older battlecruisers in battles or sometimes appearing in the same division with them. I'm fairly certain the speed cutoff is absolute.
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