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Post by marcorossolini on May 19, 2019 3:13:33 GMT -6
Just had the entire dreadnought era nipped in the bud by an arms control treaty that removed about 5 battleships from each navy - including my own. This created a minor problem as with my entire dreadnought programme 26 months behind, I ended up at war with Germany who had, somehow, built dreadnoughts under the limit and now the entire Royal Navy is stuck cowering in port because in a straight up fight the Germans are guaranteed to win.
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Post by Adseria on May 19, 2019 4:18:15 GMT -6
"12 05:49 6 in 11197 yds Waterline hit DE * (BB Asahi, HE)"
Uh... waterline deck armour? I can only assume that it hit the deck extended armour in the bow or stern, went through, and then through the waterline on the unengaged side of the ship? Or maybe it hit the water just before the ship, ricochet'd up, went through the hull at the waterline and then penetrated the deck armour from the underneath?
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Post by Antediluvian Monster on May 19, 2019 4:22:28 GMT -6
"12 05:49 6 in 11197 yds Waterline hit DE * (BB Asahi, HE)"
Uh... waterline deck armour? I can only assume that it hit the deck extended armour in the bow or stern, went through, and then through the waterline on the unengaged side of the ship? Or maybe it hit the water just before the ship, ricochet'd up, went through the hull at the waterline and then penetrated the deck armour from the underneath? At least historically, the extended armour was often at least partially just a protective deck, i.e. the thinner belt foward and aft wasn't carried for the whole length.
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Post by dorn on May 19, 2019 6:52:18 GMT -6
As UK I have battle to choose in 1925. Small engagement in the Mediterranean. I have there quite good cruisers and destroyers so I accept.
Turn 1:
02:01 DD Amazon is sinking!
What the hell?
Looking at log:
02:01 Unidentified ship fires 6 heavy guns at DD Amazon! Target straddled! 2 hits 02:01 DD Amazon Hull hit D * 02:01 DD Amazon Hull hit B * 02:01 Unidentified ship fires 6 medium guns at DD Amazon! 3 hits 02:01 DD Amazon Fore/aft hull hit * 02:01 DD Amazon Turret A hit T * Turret disabled 02:01 DD Amazon Fore/aft hull hit *
02:01 DD Amazon is sinking!
What? Heavy guns?
Never mind. It is night, enemy ship has just appeared in the middle of my destroyer division. Turn cruiser right and fire torpedoes (by AI).
02:04 Enemy ship BC is hit by a torpedo! 02:05 Enemy ship BC is hit by a torpedo! 02:05 Enemy ship BC is hit by a torpedo! 02:07 Enemy ship BC is hit by a torpedo! 02:07 Enemy ship BC is hit by a torpedo!
Revenge is a dish best served quickly.
HMS Amazon sunk. It is pitty as she is modern 1500 tons Amazon class destroyer with 3x5" guns, 6 torpedo tubes, 2 medium AA, 6 light AA, 10 mines, 2 K-guns. So quite modern anti-submarine destroyer with good AA suit, temporary on fleet duty as 24 brand new modern destroyers (1500 tons, 33 knots, 3x2x5", 8 torpedo tubes) are just in construction.
EDIT: the battle did not end. What luck in night with 3000 yards visibility to find next enemy battlecruiser.
03:24 DD Liffey sights an unknown ship 03:25 CL Sybille identifies unknown ship as BC 03:27 Enemy ship BC is hit by a torpedo! 03:27 Enemy ship BC is hit by a torpedo!
However the second battlecruiser made it home as my cruiser were out of torpedoes and destroyers were unable to made good torpedo run. And looking to AAR the second torpedo was probable dud as no report is presented.
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Post by marcorossolini on May 19, 2019 8:10:36 GMT -6
The Short Brothers: "Hey Admiralty, there's this new torpedo bomber we've developed, interested?"
The Admiralty: "What's a torpedo bomber?"
I feel like someone in the Short Brothers' R&D department needed a raise for telling the future.
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Post by deeznuts on May 19, 2019 8:34:12 GMT -6
My only fun story is accidentally running two of my Battlecruisers into some torpedoes, lost one to that, ok.
So I head home with the last damaged BC, and of course in the middle of the open sea... it runs into a mine and sinks
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Post by aeson on May 19, 2019 8:43:17 GMT -6
Playing as the USA, I have three 4x2x13"/Q- AFKY (non-CDF) dreadnoughts - California, Ohio, and Wyoming - under construction, laid down early 1906, because the dreadnought race is kicking off and even though the design bureau has approved both superfiring turrets and main battery wings they haven't approved three or more centerline turrets or cross-deck fire. September 1906 rolls around, I still haven't developed cross-deck fire or additional centerline turrets, and Mr President asks for three more battleships. We don't really have the budget for this, but fine; we've at least developed better 12" guns (Q0) so we can more or less repeat the Californias on less displacement. We develop 12"/Q1 guns in December 1906, fine, we'll have time to rework Connecticut to incorporate them - we only need to lay down the ships in February, reworking the design to use better 12" guns will only take a month, and the design study completes in January 1907. Rework the design in January 1907, end turn...
... You guys at the design bureau couldn't have approved this - or even just three centerline turrets or cross-deck fire - four or five months ago? At least it's in time for me to decide whether I want to take a prestige hit for failing to lay down the requested battleships or be saddled with some 4x2x12"/Q1 AFKY battleships that can only put six guns on the broadside...
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Post by asimo on May 19, 2019 12:44:04 GMT -6
(Sorry that the picture is for ants, dunno why it is that way) Admiralty: "We need a revolutionary dive bomber. Something no other nation has." Designers: "Don't worry we know just what you need." Couple of months later Attachment DeletedDesigners: *Slaps aircraft* "These badboys are something no other nation has. They go backwards. The only downside is, they cannot actually take off." Admiralty: "I'll take your entire stock!"
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Post by dorn on May 19, 2019 14:24:27 GMT -6
I have just battle as UK with France in Channel in 1926.
Battle started just 2 hours before night and I was able sink 1 old French battlecruiser. However I was unwilling to risk my modern fleet at night so turn away and disegnage. At night enemy fleet was able to find my battlecruiser force where I have 2 most modern battlecruisers. Just in several minutes one of my battlecruiser was hit 20 times destroying all four turrets. But I manage to disengage against and turn to port.
As there was still plenty of time after the morning my recon planes from land airbases found French ships still lurking around. It was not good decision as my land base launch several waves of attack. All my bases has 20 aircrafts, 8 flying boats, 8 torpedo bouats and 4 fighters. They were able to make 6 torpedo hits so far sinking additional battleship.
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Post by akosjaccik on May 19, 2019 15:19:11 GMT -6
- Sir, we've located a...! - I KNOW!!!4
- Did you change the oil regularly, sir? - About yearly, as the manual recommends.
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Post by thesovietonion on May 19, 2019 17:25:41 GMT -6
I got my very first cruiser launched seaplane recon just a bit ago. "Cruiser is stopping to launch." Cool! It cuts engine power, starts to slow down... German Battlecruiser comes into view, scores 2 16" hits and the cruiser sinks. Such sadness, such humor. To add insult to injury, the very local airbase launched a 12-strong TB strike against the BC, my first airbase strike ever! They fly directly North into mainland China and then return to base, despite constant contact with the enemy through Z-ships and my destroyers. I understand that full player control of air bases can be unbalanced, but there's gotta be some way to meet in the middle. Actual footage of USS Galveston: youtu.be/8UjWwMtrETk
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Post by tordenskjold on May 19, 2019 17:48:58 GMT -6
Radar battles are fun, especially when such a message pops up:
Well, we don't know, what it is - but it's had a turret that just exploded!
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Post by Adseria on May 19, 2019 18:27:00 GMT -6
(Sorry that the picture is for ants, dunno why it is that way) Admiralty: "We need a revolutionary dive bomber. Something no other nation has." Designers: "Don't worry we know just what you need." Couple of months later Designers: *Slaps aircraft* "These badboys are something no other nation has. They go backwards. The only downside is, they cannot actually take off." Admiralty: "I'll take your entire stock!" When they said "dive bombers," they obviously meant "a man with a suicide vest jumping into a swimming pool."
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Post by tordenskjold on May 19, 2019 18:34:22 GMT -6
Hey, I just sank my first carriers... by BB gunfire in a mist which prevented aircraft operations. ^^
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Post by demonius on May 19, 2019 18:40:35 GMT -6
I had my first Carrier battle againt a 2:1 in favour of the enemy battle line, and noticed I had forgotten to put an actual air group on the second converted CV. Such sadness. My planes flew 3 successful sorties, each with enemy hit messages once or twice, but no hits on the after battle scorecard. What was more unnerving though.. in the Trade War screeen afterwwards.. France and Italy had each more than 100 Submarines in 1926. Me as Germany had about 20. I kinda wondered why I suddenly needed 41 ships in ASW...
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