Today, 16:18

Forum: Ship Design

Two twin 16.5" guns?

08.09.2010 13:40

Forum: Ship Design

Zitat:

Originally posted by ShinRa_Inc Zitat: Originally posted by Desertfox There goes my plan to nationalize the Tehuantepec Canal using the theft of Mexican funds by the US as an excuse... I'd be a bit more careful with your idle speculation these days, Foxy. Canis may not appreciate that line of thought. :B

Nationalise it for about a day, untill the rest of Nato decides to remind Mexico who footed the bill...

07.09.2010 16:21

Forum: Ship Design

I don't see these structures being any higher than the historical California, Tennessee and West Virginia rebuilds which IIRC didn't suffer any major issues as a result.

07.09.2010 02:05

Forum: Ship Design

...yeah, he was certainly working towards getting Siam stomped by somebody.

07.09.2010 00:34

Forum: Ship Design

...and puts a thorn in the side of India and China.

06.09.2010 08:46

Forum: Ship Design

I tend to think the picture represents the historical wartime rebuilds of the California, Tenneesee and West Virgina.

06.09.2010 06:59

Forum: Ship Design

Looks like saner heads have prevailed in BuShip's, putting ego's aside and going for a 16" gun equal to guns of larger caliber.

06.09.2010 00:59

Forum: Ship Design

Thats an odd statement considering most if not all battlecruisers didn't have enough armour...

05.09.2010 18:38

Forum: Ship Design

Quite a little bruiser for 30,000 tons!

05.09.2010 18:31

Forum: The Meeting Place

Enjoy!

05.09.2010 11:58

Forum: Ship Design

I like them overall, though if I were to refit the lex's I'd drop the speed to 30 knots and add some deck armour and add more quad 1.1' mounts. That said in her current guise she'd make a good carrier escort, though I still think her light AA is, well, light.

05.09.2010 04:58

Forum: Air Forces

Dorand/Roth/Fanaero GIIA / Fanaero HF
Statistics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 11.5 m
- Rotor Diameter: 16 m
- Height: 3.5 m
- Empty weight: 1450 kg
- Loaded weight: 3000 kg
- Powerplant: 2x Austral Palomo or Roth 668R-1200 (300hp)
- Armament: 2x 250kg depth charges or bombs

Performance
- Maximum speed: 155 mph (250 kph) / 135 knots
- Max Range: 497 miles @ 100 mph/87 knots (800km @ 165 kph)
- Service ceiling: 5000m
- Rate of climb: Unknown

Notes
French-Atlantean designed helicopter; licensed for production by Roth and Fanaero. Based on the historical Dorand GII; production GII+ has better rotor spacing than the GII prototype, with more powerful engines and a resulting increase in light tonnage. The derivative Fanaero FH is the first helicopter commercially-produced in South America.

05.09.2010 04:04

Forum: The Meeting Place

I'm at a loss as to when/why the rules disappeared but IMO the newer refit/rebuild rules take care of the issue. Two things IMO force us to refit/rebuild/repair ships. Material condition and fighting ability. Both deteriorate over time and in the case of fighting capability a refit can instantly renew the ships worth. Without that refit fighting capability's decrease as newer more efficient weapons are introduced.

One could theoritically let a ship deteriorate for 10 years and perform a refit/rebuild (under our rules) that would not only renew the ships material condition but improve its fighting condition.

31.08.2010 13:14

Forum: Ship Design

Zitat:

Originally posted by parador Oh my god you understand the joke or ???

I senced a joke there but wasn't really sure, sorry!

Zitat:

Originally posted by parador And by the way, why everybody is thinking, that China is an agressor ??? The carrier could also be used to patrol against piracy.

Pirate hunting is really overkill for a CVE let alone an assualt carrier which is what Italy converted them into IIRC. That said they could easily be converted back to a CVE configuration.

31.08.2010 01:24

Forum: News and Stories

Small nitpick (ok, not small), Maracaibo is Atlantean not Iberian.

31.08.2010 00:56

Forum: Ship Design

Zitat:

Originally posted by parador Zitat: Originally posted by ShinRa_Inc Zitat: Originally posted by Rooijen10 I think he's smart enough not to sell those carriers to either Mexico or Australia. Or China, I'd think. Considering how likely it is they'd be turned around and sent to San Hainando. Sure, because San Hainando is far away from China, so only carrier will hit the island . No chance for landbased aircrafts ....

San Hainando is much MUCH further from Iberia than it is from China and I'm sure landbased aircraft can hit it. I'd think the Chinese would use the carriers to attack bases much further from China.

That said the carriers up for bid really don't carry many aircraft (12 each?) and even if China could get their hands on all of em I don't think they represent a huge strike force. My light carrier Alioth carry's more aircraft....

31.08.2010 00:49

Forum: The Meeting Place

Welcome back Canis! We missed you!

29.08.2010 16:51

Forum: Ship Design

Go for it Kirk.

27.08.2010 23:50

Forum: News and Stories

Zitat:

Originally posted by TexanCowboy New Latvian Battleship.

Zitat:

Originally posted by BruceDuncan Zitat: Originally posted by TexanCowboy New Latvian Battleship. "This video or image has been deleted or moved" No joy; no biscuit.

*Facepalms*

27.08.2010 23:12

Forum: News and Stories

I could use a change from the usual pastels! I think the Inigo's could use a modernization that would make them similar in appearance to Almirante Grau.