Panay's Ghost 19 Report post Posted November 9 The flibblety bilbblety Link Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panay's Ghost 19 Report post Posted November 9 I'm going to take U-29's answer to the depth-capabilities question as teasing Belfast. After all, Belfast asked the submarine equivalent of what's your three sizes, yet didn't mention any warning of repercussions ('I could tell you, but I'll have to kill you afterwards'). Therefore, I take the answer she received with a grain of salt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Käpt'n Korky 53 Report post Posted November 9 I could say something about that, @Panay's Ghost, but I bind myself to not talk to enemy captains about such things. I believe however, U-29 meant Dr. Wolfgang Metzger, currently in Frankfurt at the Goethe-University and a member of the party. *hugs the Belfast* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wellington99 26 Report post Posted November 10 Oi, Kraut hands off *hugs Belfast* I feel a bit sorry for Belfast but it is cute/amusing seeing her get flustered Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parnesius 0 Report post Posted November 15 Intriguing and appealing answer. The bit about submarines and the siren call of the deep - or, as it may be, simply surpassing self-belief - is interesting, as its the second discussion of submarines as a class that i recall. Previously there was the observation that they tend to be more ruthless, or at least unsentimental, than their surface colleagues. Curious to see if there are parallels among other types of warship. For instance, cruisers - do they tend, as a class, to be self-reliant, chafing under close supervision, preferring latitude to undertake tasks in their own way? Do they think of themselves as the indispensable, comparatively unsung workhorses of the fleet? Do they regard battle cruisers as big sisters or (happily now rarer) predators? Do other classes deride them, slightly and mostly affectionately, as jacks of all trades, masters of none? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwoHeavens 12 Report post Posted November 17 I rather like the idea of American Destroyers in particular having a shared "Can do, will do" spirit, a very aggressive, challenging mind that chafes under restriction. Much like the *actual* American destroyer community going into the Second World War, which absolutely knew that it could do a lot more than it was being limited to by the "old men" in fleet command. Especially when they got their hands on incredible warships like the legendary Fletcher class. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ninjapacman 24 Report post Posted November 18 On 11/17/2019 at 2:01 AM, TwoHeavens said: I rather like the idea of American Destroyers in particular having a shared "Can do, will do" spirit, a very aggressive, challenging mind that chafes under restriction. Much like the *actual* American destroyer community going into the Second World War, which absolutely knew that it could do a lot more than it was being limited to by the "old men" in fleet command. Especially when they got their hands on incredible warships like the legendary Fletcher class. Not so much a “can do will do” as a “can’t do will do anyways”. The battles of third savo, Samar, Surigao, etc. provide examples of this. Because after all, what is a battleship but a really large destroyer with less torpedoes? That makes them less armed than us! It’s an easy fight. What are 2000 determined men when faced against 150 unbreakable idiots? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legate of Mineta 0 Report post Posted November 18 Hey! Some Battleships have Torpedoes, you know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wellington99 26 Report post Posted November 18 Like Rodnol (Rodney), who also fired and hit another battleship with her torpedo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwoHeavens 12 Report post Posted November 26 On 11/19/2019 at 5:32 AM, Legate of Mineta said: Hey! Some Battleships have Torpedoes, you know. He did say "less" Legate lol. Besides. When's a battleship torpedo actually done anything? Beyond the alleged death shot of HMS Hood forcing Bismarck to break off, likely saving the Prince of Wales from joining Hood on the sea bed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legate of Mineta 0 Report post Posted November 26 TH; Well, true. As for when a battleship torpedo did anything decisive...I think we all know the answer to that. But surely you won't let that stop your BBs from trying? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Draven001 0 Report post Posted December 1 Is there a update for this week or are we on a skip week this week? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legate of Mineta 0 Report post Posted December 1 Draven; Because of the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, we're skipping. There's an Update for next week, though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites