Nel Celestine Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 A fun little topic on the Discord came up and figured I'd share here. A personal name for our fleets, like an order of knights or band of merry men so to speak. For myself, I went with "The Black Knights". The symbolism being that Germany (or rather Prussia and it's prior states) had knights as well that the predominant color was black, the Iron Cross is black and to play off the fact that the allies are considered the "White" pieces for a chessboard of war so therefore the Germans would be the "Black" Pieces. Translated, it becomes: "Die Schwarze Ritter" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjapacman Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Being a premier Kriegsmarine Captain, I personally decided to go with the ever amusing, and completely serious: "Die Tasche Flotte." Since it's a well known secret that I plan to be the most recognized captain of Admiral Graf Spee, I thought the name highly fitting. Translated, it means "The Pocket Fleet." For those who are unfamiliar, Admiral Graf Spee was a unique class of ship, classified "Panzerschiff" by the Germans, and "Pocket Battleship" by the British. By playing off the British name, I have a rather good title for a fleet, in my own humble opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyArby Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 I went with "Rocky's Roughriders", the name comes from two parts the first is of course Teddy Roosevelt's unit during the Spanish-American War and the other part comes from one of my favorite books "Star-ship Troopers" where the mechanized infantry had a tradition of naming their unit using the Commander's name and a nickname sharing a beginning letter. (examples: Rico's Roughnecks, Johnson's Juggernauts, etc). I wanted something both patriotic yet cowboy-esqe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mignonette Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 My fleets' names in the shipgirl games I play are all named after my favorite Kyary Pamyupamyu songs. VB will be no different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellington99 Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 As I'm going with the U.K., my current options are: -Force H -Special Service Squadron -Force F -Home Fleet The first two are notable due to the presence of HMS Hood. The first and third both served alongside each other in the Mediterranean, with the third having Manchester. The last was the primary fleet used in WWII. I'm also considering Task Force Excalibur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PizzaRocket Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Think I'll just keep it simple. If google translate can be trusted "razzi" translates to "rocket ships". After some light reading on the Regia Marina it's actually a bit fitting as the Italian ships were notable for their speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuraForte Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Hmm.... interesting i think i'll go with -Matriarch Naval Corps -Ravage Defense Force -Sentinel Armada -Miracle Fleet or I could just be silly & name it "My Harem" but I'd get shot if I use that. lastly i found a "Fleet Name Generator" as i was searching some ideas for the names [Question] how do real Navies make names for their fleets though I'm kinda curious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyArby Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 They usually wouldn't name fleets and just give them a designation. Examples would be 7th Fleet, Taskforce H, etc. But the crews or the media might give them a popular nickname if they have enough reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuraForte Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 ok so it's just the media or the navy giving them names so people can recognize them if they played a very significant role which deserved attention? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellington99 Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Take the Special Service Squadron. It was basically a Squadron of ships including Hood that went on a world tour to show off the might of the Royal Navy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifrein Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Of course, these will likely be translated into Russian during my playthrough, but for the sake of everyone who doesn't read Cyrillic the option's I'm deciding between are: -The Shining Moon Fleet -The Red Moon Fleet -The Great Pan-Pacific Fleet For context, I will start my first play-through as the USSR and expand to compose my fleet of Japanese and American Warships as well to supplement Russia's lower physical abilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBottle Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Probably "die Flotte" (translated: the fleet) because it sounds powerful and dramatic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifrein Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Probably "die Flotte" (translated: the fleet) because it sounds powerful and dramatic It's an apt name, certainly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBottle Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 It's an apt name, certainly. Thank You : D Those Russian fleet names would probably look awesome as well. I started to learn Russian one year ago and I must say, it's a beautiful language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirogane Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Depending on whether I'll play the British, the Japanese, or Russians, I will use the pre-war Polish name of such a group of warships from class ships: - Dywizjon Kontrtorpedowców (The squadron destroyers) - Dywizjon Okrętów podwodnych (Submarine Squadron) Or refer to the names of weather phenomena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panay's Ghost Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 1st AVN: The Drowned River-rats. It'll probably be as pretty as a drowned rat, but it'll get the job done. I hope... (ooh, ooh...now I want bow art for my fleet! Why should the P40's of the Flying Tigers have all the fun...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pataponvideo Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 I probably go with Task Force 47. I'm unimaginative when it comes to naming things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrion Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Hi ho! On mobile games, during team-based events, i tend to call my teams "Cool Crew". It had a certain, unique ring to it. So i did some research about the term "cool" - whether it could be used on 1939 or not. It turns out that it did exist in the time as a Black English word. While present in African American culture, it was used in Europe as a slang word to describe an aristocratic affair of love or romance behind close doors or under an apparent "mask" (in general, closed to the general public). While mostly centered in Italy (which was called "sprezatura"), the term was also used in Brittish English, at least until 1950. One could even think that the african slaves in the early U.S. have learned from the british officers at british colonies in Africa before being sent to America. In other words, it fits my Battle Belles situation (or, at least, fictional situation) like a glove! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levinne Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 I'd personally go with The Undying. Because Yukikaze(if she's in). And some others, but mostly Yukikaze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjapacman Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 Yukikaze is the best luck vampire, and my favorite IJN ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PizzaRocket Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 I prefer Shigure, though her luck was really Captain Hara's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjapacman Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 Captain Hara was a brilliant man, and debatably the single best captain of WWII by intelligence and capability. However, my favorite captain is none other than 寺内正道 Terauchi Masamichi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponch Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 For me its special response unit Or SRU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschuncks Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 I'm starting in Japan, so I'm thinking 反モルガナ聯合艦隊 Han Morugana Rengou Kantai Or anti-Morgana Combined Fleet. My Japanese isn't great though, so I could be wrong there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponch Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 I've been thinking of some Fleet names but with a Smash Bros side touch Like "The Disrespect Squadron" or "We Ship Those" and "The 39 Punch" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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