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Flying Boats, Sea Planes and Tenders
03. 19. 2008 06:40

Rengokuy	Adding 4 Sea Plane Tenders (1 for each nation) 12 Seaplanes / Flying Boats (3 for each nation) *For French/Italian/Russina see page 10 Role Tenders - CL that handles flying boats, Dedicated scouting ship with defensive armament Balance KM - Largest capacity, slowest speed, poor armament IJN - High speed, average armament USN - Largest Displacement, slow speed, average armament RN - Average all around Aircraft - High level scouts with large radius of sight, ability to see submerged subs, heavy armament, high attack rating, anti - submarine duties. Are only carried by the Tenders, no other ship can use them. Potential Armament Depth Charges, Torpedoes, Level Bombs, Mines, Flares Balance KM - Average all around IJN - Light armament, High Speed USN - Slow speed, High Hit points RN - Slow speed, Heaviest Armament Now why would you want these you ask? Basically you get a scout with a very large observation radius that is still capable of being taken out by AA and fighters, they will be able to see far enough to stay out of range of AA guns (but may still be in range of IJN, all depends on what SDE wants to do). Now the kicker to the planes is the Tender will only really be able to carry 3 - 6 of them (IRL 2 was max, but that is the number of planes it can carry, they serviced squardrons of them) and launch 1 at a time. That sounds useless but remember the Boats will be able to stay back with the assumed fighter wall that should be there guarding the BB's and still see the enemy. Basically it will be circling with your teams fighters so hopefully when enemy fighters come, they will engage your teams fighters. I will add 3 Flying Boats for each nation (consider them Tier 1 and Tier 2, Tier 3 but they are literally Tier 6, 7, 8 scouts) The final boats not being available until very high. They are arranged according to armament, not speed. They are in no way final so don't be suprised if i switch them out with another, or change the order they are available. Secondly the boats wont be available until lvl 70ish This gives you a reason to have a high level scout. It would also keep the ships out of Blitzkrieg, since the scout would (if used properly) be impossible to kill. Also the plane will be armed and capable of intercepting everything other than Fighters. The ships may also be obtainable at a lower lvl, say 30 or 40, and operate a large number of standard recon aircraft, but it will only launch 1 on deck at a time (in theory it could have as many in the air as it has support slots) Hopefully these could even help with scouting problems. It is assumed that if you use this ship, you intend to scout for your team as it is all you can really do. A CV (even a Oyodo) with only scouts is usually flamed to death, these will be dedicated scout carriers that don't take up a CV spot. They will either be purchased like the CL 0.5's or as a premium ship for 1 or 2 dollars max. (or whatever SDE decides, though I highly doubt people would pay much for them. All aircraft are potential ASW. Either being able to spot submerged submarines, and dropping depth charges. Able to see subs, and drop charges. So here you go. Remeber, these are the histroical specifications, they will all carry more aircraft in game, and may be a bit faster. Aircraft under "not shown" are ones that can replace the ones I selected, only ones with a photo am I suggesting be put in! KM Friesenland - 5425t 16knots (specifications are listed prior to Luftwaffe service, it is very possible that her tonnage, speed and armament were different during the war) Armament - none Aircraft - 2 Tier 1 -Blohm und Voss BV.139 195mph 4 - 7.92mm machine guns Tier 2 - Dornier Do 24 211mph 1 - 30mm cannon, 4 - 7.92mm machine guns Tier 3 - Blohm und Voss BV.222 Viking 242 mph 3 - 30mm cannon, 5 - 13mm machine gun Not shown Blohm und Voss BV.138 Blohm und Voss BV.238 Dornier Do 18 Dornier Do 26 Heinkel He 59 Heinkel He 115 IJN Akitsushima - 4650t 29knots 4 - 5in/40 DP (2x2) Aircraft - 1 (art by Takeshi Yuki) Tier 1 - Aichi H9A 196mph 2 - 7.7 machine guns Tier 2 - Kawanishi H6K "Mavis" 236mph 1 - 20mm cannon, 4 - 7.7mm machine guns Tier 3 -Kawanishi H8K "Emily" 286 mph 3 - 20mm cannon 1 - 7.7mm machine gun Not Shown Hiro H3H / Type 90 Model 1 Hiro H4H / Type 91 Yokosuka H5Y "Cherry" USN Currituck - 14000t 19knots 4 - 5in/38 Aircraft - 2 Tier 1 Douglas YB-11 169mph 3 - 7.62mm machine guns Tier 2 Consolidated PBY Catalina 171 mph 5 - 7.62mm machine guns Tier 3 Consolidated PB2Y Coronado 223 mph 8 - 12.7mm machine guns Not Shown Barkley-Grow T8P-1 Boeing XPBB-1 Sea Ranger Consolidated Model 16 Commodore / XPY-1 Douglas T2D Douglas C-21/26/29 Dolphin Grumman G-21 / JRF Goose Grumman G-44 / J4F Widgeon Martin 162 / PBM Mariner Martin JRM Mars Sikorsky XPBS / VS-44 Excalibur RN Albatross 4800t 21 knots 4 - 4.7in/40 QF MK VIII HA Aircraft 1 (purpose designed as such but never used in this role) Tier 1- Saunders-Roe A.27 London 155 mph 3 - 7.7mm machine guns Tier 2 - Short S.35 Shetland 263mph 5 - 12.7mm machine guns Tier 3 - Short S.25 Sunderland 213 mph 2 - 12.7 mm machine guns , 10 - 7.7mm machine guns Not Shown Blackburn R.B.1 Iris Blackburn R.B.2 Sydney / C.B.2 Nile Blackburn R.B.3A Perth Saunders-Roe S.36 Lerwick Saunders-Roe A.37 Short S.12 Singapore II Short S.17 Kent Short Knuckleduster Short S.19 Singapore III Supermarine Southampton Supermarine Scapa Supermarine Stranraer

Rengokuy

Adding
4 Sea Plane Tenders (1 for each nation)
12 Seaplanes / Flying Boats (3 for each nation)
*For French/Italian/Russina see page 10

Role
Tenders - CL that handles flying boats, Dedicated scouting ship with defensive armament

Balance
KM - Largest capacity, slowest speed, poor armament
IJN - High speed, average armament
USN - Largest Displacement, slow speed, average armament
RN - Average all around

Aircraft - High level scouts with large radius of sight, ability to see submerged subs,
heavy armament, high attack
rating, anti - submarine duties. Are only carried by the Tenders, no other ship can use them.
Potential Armament
Depth Charges, Torpedoes, Level Bombs, Mines, Flares

Balance
KM - Average all around
IJN - Light armament, High Speed
USN - Slow speed, High Hit points
RN - Slow speed, Heaviest Armament

Now why would you want these you ask? Basically you get a scout with a very large
observation radius that is still capable of being taken out by AA and
fighters, they will be able to see far enough to stay out of range of AA guns (but may
still be in range of IJN, all depends on what SDE wants to do). Now the kicker to the
planes is the Tender will only really be able to carry 3 - 6 of them (IRL 2 was max, but
that is the number of planes it can carry, they serviced squardrons of them) and launch 1
at a time. That sounds useless but remember the Boats will be able to stay back with the
assumed fighter wall that should be there guarding the BB's and still see the enemy.
Basically it will be circling with your teams fighters so hopefully when enemy fighters
come, they will engage your teams fighters. I will add 3 Flying Boats for each nation
(consider them Tier 1 and Tier 2, Tier 3 but they are literally Tier 6, 7, 8 scouts) The
final boats not being available until very high. They are arranged according to armament,
not speed. They are in no way final so don't be suprised if i switch them out with
another, or change the order they are available.
Secondly the boats wont be available until lvl 70ish This gives you a reason to have a
high level scout. It would also keep the ships out of Blitzkrieg, since the scout would
(if used properly) be impossible to kill. Also the plane will be armed and capable of
intercepting everything other than Fighters.
The ships may also be obtainable at a lower lvl, say 30 or 40, and operate a large number
of standard recon aircraft, but it will only launch 1 on deck at a time (in theory it
could have as many in the air as it has support slots)

Hopefully these could even help with scouting problems. It is assumed that if you use this
ship, you intend to scout for your team as it is all you can really do. A CV (even a
Oyodo) with only scouts is usually flamed to death, these will be dedicated scout carriers
that don't take up a CV spot.

They will either be purchased like the CL 0.5's or as a premium ship for 1 or 2 dollars
max. (or whatever SDE decides, though I highly doubt people would pay much for them.

All aircraft are potential ASW. Either being able to spot submerged submarines, and
dropping depth charges. Able to see subs, and drop charges.

So here you go. Remeber, these are the histroical specifications, they will all carry more
aircraft in game, and may be a bit faster. Aircraft under "not shown" are ones that can
replace the ones I selected, only ones with a photo am I suggesting be put in!

KM Friesenland - 5425t 16knots
(specifications are listed prior to Luftwaffe service, it is very possible that her
tonnage, speed and armament were different during the war)
Armament - none
Aircraft - 2

Tier 1 -Blohm und Voss BV.139 195mph
4 - 7.92mm machine guns

Tier 2 - Dornier Do 24 211mph
1 - 30mm cannon, 4 - 7.92mm machine guns

Tier 3 - Blohm und Voss BV.222 Viking 242 mph
3 - 30mm cannon, 5 - 13mm machine gun

Not shown
Blohm und Voss BV.138
Blohm und Voss BV.238
Dornier Do 18
Dornier Do 26
Heinkel He 59
Heinkel He 115

IJN Akitsushima - 4650t 29knots
4 - 5in/40 DP (2x2)
Aircraft - 1

(art by Takeshi Yuki)

Tier 1 - Aichi H9A 196mph
2 - 7.7 machine guns

Tier 2 - Kawanishi H6K "Mavis" 236mph
1 - 20mm cannon, 4 - 7.7mm machine guns

Tier 3 -Kawanishi H8K "Emily" 286 mph
3 - 20mm cannon 1 - 7.7mm machine gun

Not Shown
Hiro H3H / Type 90 Model 1
Hiro H4H / Type 91
Yokosuka H5Y "Cherry"

USN Currituck - 14000t 19knots
4 - 5in/38
Aircraft - 2

Tier 1 Douglas YB-11 169mph
3 - 7.62mm machine guns

Tier 2 Consolidated PBY Catalina 171 mph
5 - 7.62mm machine guns

Tier 3 Consolidated PB2Y Coronado 223 mph
8 - 12.7mm machine guns

Not Shown
Barkley-Grow T8P-1
Boeing XPBB-1 Sea Ranger
Consolidated Model 16 Commodore / XPY-1
Douglas T2D
Douglas C-21/26/29 Dolphin
Grumman G-21 / JRF Goose
Grumman G-44 / J4F Widgeon
Martin 162 / PBM Mariner
Martin JRM Mars
Sikorsky XPBS / VS-44 Excalibur

RN Albatross 4800t 21 knots
4 - 4.7in/40 QF MK VIII HA
Aircraft 1

(purpose designed as such but never used in this role)

Tier 1- Saunders-Roe A.27 London 155 mph
3 - 7.7mm machine guns

Tier 2 - Short S.35 Shetland 263mph
5 - 12.7mm machine guns

Tier 3 - Short S.25 Sunderland 213 mph
2 - 12.7 mm machine guns , 10 - 7.7mm machine guns

Not Shown
Blackburn R.B.1 Iris
Blackburn R.B.2 Sydney / C.B.2 Nile
Blackburn R.B.3A Perth
Saunders-Roe S.36 Lerwick
Saunders-Roe A.37
Short S.12 Singapore II
Short S.17 Kent
Short Knuckleduster
Short S.19 Singapore III
Supermarine Southampton
Supermarine Scapa
Supermarine Stranraer

Re : Flying Boats/Tenders
03. 19. 2008 12:34

Jamminjustin	interesting idea recommended

Re : Flying Boats/Tenders
03. 19. 2008 12:25

rcflaherty69	Got this off a post from here i really like something he said. ""Maybe gives those scoutplanes some special orders like a patrol route"" and i think after they see fighters it sould know to stay away from them. i also think they should be able to see the subs and have 1-2 depth charge or 1 mines and or a few flares. A very nice idea. Id really like to see this implemented. ""Maybe gives those scoutplanes some special orders like a patrol route"", enganging enemy scouts/bombers or just stay where they are(!), not like now. Very Nice Thanks Ryan Flaherty

rcflaherty69

Got this off a post from here i really like something he said.

""Maybe gives those scoutplanes
some special orders like a patrol route""
and i think after they see fighters it sould know to stay away from them.
i also think they should be able to see the subs and have 1-2 depth charge or 1
mines and or a few flares.

A very nice idea. Id really like to see this implemented. ""Maybe gives those
scoutplanes
some special orders like a patrol route"", enganging enemy scouts/bombers or just
stay where
they are(!), not like now.

Very Nice
Thanks
Ryan Flaherty

Re : Flying Boats/Tenders
03. 19. 2008 11:44

Oka_Nieba	Well this would certainly solve the scouting problem so often complained about now... Got my recommend.

Re : Flying Boats/Tenders
03. 19. 2008 08:04

Emma9	nice suggestion, got my recommend. p.s. - spammers take note, this is what u consider a good suggestion. if only all suggestion threads were as good as this guy's .. i wish.

Re : Flying Boats/Tenders
03. 19. 2008 07:49

C489	This would be a great addition. If this was added to the game I would get one. And I also think it would be great to see the PBY in the game. Also with the new subs, you could have the PBY and others carry depthcharges. Recommended

Re : Flying Boats/Tenders
03. 19. 2008 07:15

Vasmeister	A very nice idea. Id really like to see this implemented. Maybe gives those scoutplanes some special orders like a patrol route, enganging enemy scouts/bombers or just stay where they are(!), not like now. Good work, recommended! ps: With submarines coming soon, maybe the can somehow spot them easier or hace some special advantage against them.

Re : Flying Boats/Tenders
03. 19. 2008 07:07

psycho_3536	Great idea, but I already used my rec today so this post will get my rec tomorrow. I'd love it if those planes are in NF, high level scouts will have use now.