Destroyer Leaders or Flotilla Leader

[oldpop2000]

I would like to request the addition of a class titled Destroyer Leader. The USS Porter would be a typical example. There were British, French versions. In fact, there are destroyer leaders in the current US Navy. Virginia class, California class and Truxtun class. There are many others. 

These ships were larger and more capable with more accommodations, more firepower and would provide tactical leadership of the eight destroyers in a flotilla.

[oldpop2000]

Just want to update my suggestion. There should be only one destroyer leader per destroyer flotilla. The ships could be designated DDL or DL. The flotilla size should be about 6 to 8 destroyers. The reason is the limit the number of destroyer leaders that can be built. Example: 40 destroyers with 8 per flotilla would allow for 5 destroyer leaders plus one or two spares. These ships can only be used by the AI as destroyer leaders. They should be about 1.2 percent bigger as allowed from the biggest destroyers a nation can build. Example: 1500 ton standard destroyer would yield an 1800 ton destroyer leader.

You could also implement a tick box on light cruisers which will designate this class of cruisers as flotilla leaders.

[thomasmacmoragh]

I thought that's what the modern LC was for?

[navalperson]

It would be nice to see destroyer leaders or at least a raise in displacement of destroyers to possibly 3500 tons or Corvettes/ destroyer escorts to make them more usable and could more or less be subbed in for destroyers.

[babylon218]

Feb 1, 2021 8:41:06 GMT -6 oldpop2000 said:

Just want to update my suggestion. There should be only one destroyer leader per destroyer flotilla. The ships could be designated DDL or DL. The flotilla size should be about 6 to 8 destroyers. The reason is the limit the number of destroyer leaders that can be built. Example: 40 destroyers with 8 per flotilla would allow for 5 destroyer leaders plus one or two spares. These ships can only be used by the AI as destroyer leaders. They should be about 1.2 percent bigger as allowed from the biggest destroyers a nation can build. Example: 1500 ton standard destroyer would yield an 1800 ton destroyer leader.

You could also implement a tick box on light cruisers which will designate this class of cruisers as flotilla leaders.

Just thought I'd mention: in my current GB AAR I did design some light cruiser Flotilla leaders, and the game has seemed to prioritise them as screening forces (so leading the destroyers).  I suspect the game might take note of design choices like 4 or 5 inch guns as opposed to 6 inch guns, or short range over medium or long range, or even possibly displacement, or a combination thereof.  Of course, Flotilla leaders are sort of irrelevant (as far as cruisers are concerned) going into the '30s because destroyers are so much larger and better-armed that 6 inch gun cruisers are far better suited.

Destroyer Leaders are a good idea though.