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Jutland
Mar 18, 2020 15:35:03 GMT -6
Post by oldpop2000 on Mar 18, 2020 15:35:03 GMT -6
Well, I got crazy and started the Jutland Scenario. So far, HMS Lion and Queen Elisabeth have blown up and so has one of the German Battle Cruisers. "Something is wrong with our ........ ships today". HMS Lion has just blown up. HMS Agincourt has just blown up. HMS Iron Duke has just blown up. Lutzow has just blown up. HMS Revenge has just blown up.
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Jutland
Mar 18, 2020 16:06:43 GMT -6
Post by oldpop2000 on Mar 18, 2020 16:06:43 GMT -6
Here is the final score.. The British lost 26 ships and the HSF lost 14. I've added Jutland Ship losses in PDF format. Juland Ship Losses.pdf (128.44 KB)
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Jutland
Mar 19, 2020 9:42:45 GMT -6
Post by vonfriedman on Mar 19, 2020 9:42:45 GMT -6
I suppose you were the German admiral: congratulations on your success. In SAI all battles are terribly bloody. This may be fun but it seems somewhat unrealistic to me. I assume that it partly depends on the unchanging attitude of AI. If it is initially set "normal" or, even, "attack", it apparently continues to behave like this even after suffering big losses. I'm not even sure if British BBs were so prone to blow up. In fact - as far as I have read - it seems that one of the major causes of these explosions depended on the improper stockpiling of cordite charges in Beatty's BCs in order to increase the rate of fire. I assume that Jellicoe's cautious approach would have prohibited such risky behavior.
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Jutland
Mar 19, 2020 9:53:42 GMT -6
Post by oldpop2000 on Mar 19, 2020 9:53:42 GMT -6
I suppose you were the German admiral: congratulations on your success. In SAI all battles are terribly bloody. This may be fun but it seems somewhat unrealistic to me. I assume that it partly depends on the unchanged attitude of AI. If it is initially set "normal" or, even, "attack", it apparently continues to behave like this even after suffering big losses. I'm not even sure if British BBs were so prone to blow up. In fact - as far as I have read - it seems that one of the major causes of these explosions depended on the improper stockpiling of cordite charges in Beatty's BCs in order to increase the rate of fire. I assume that Jellicoe's prudence would have prohibited such risky behavior. I haven't played SAI in a long while, so you might be correct. The British Battleships were not prone to blowing up but then their armor was thicker and Jellicoe did not let them get that close. The handling procedures were defective due to the need or doctrine of firing quickly. It was not Jellicoe's fault but he got the blame while Beatty came out smelling like a rose. He was deficient in requiring better handling and firing training for his battle cruisers. He was more of a playboy than a good leader. But he had friends in high places. I was the German admiral and it was fun but not realistic.
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