Bismarck

[Emden1]

Does anyone else actually make a historical Bismarck and Tirpitz for convoy raiding other then me? Upgrading the Main Armament and Armor at the minimum? Upgrading the engines/speed is kinda over the top on research (1940 tech and not using the hull). Bismarck ready by Spring 41 and Tirpitz ready by fall 41?

 

[goodcigar]

I do. Roleplay is what i like the most.

 

[Deinhardt]

I do, but I use the 1936 research with the inclined belt scheme and more heavy guns. Otherwise I wont have that ship ready at a reasonable date.

 

[jobarin94]

I’ve been thinking about doing that for a long time. How do you use it? You send it alone to convoy raid? Does he actually perform?

 

[Hoi Neuling]

I use it too. 1936 Hull, 1936 Engine and Researched 38 cm Guns.

The Scharnhorst-Class Battlecruiser / Battleshiep (Battlecruiser about it 28 cm Armement) get an Engine-Refit with the new Engines from 1940-Research.

Sadly the Navy-Techtree wasn´t Refited the whole time. Mods show how easy it is to bring it to an more realistic Status [f. e. GSP, Man more Guns, MTG Expanded] without changing to much (similar like the new Tank-Development) or with more changes and much more realistic [Naval Rework Mod / Ultra Historical Mod and similar].

 

[ltccone]

No; I just build U-boats.

 

[Hoi Neuling]

U-Boats I got 50 Type II in all 4 Variants, about 300 U-Boats from Type VII in the Main-Variants A, B, C and C/41 incl. never build ones C/42. about 100 or 150 Type IX in the Main-Variants A, B, C and C/40, the 2 Type I-Prototypes.

The Type XXI (the new U-Boats for the Type VIIs and IX-Replacements) / XXII or so (the new U-Boats for the Type IIs-Replacements) I hadn´t had since my fully Gameplays. So I can´t say anything to it.

Personaly I build up the German Navy originally (what the officiall R & D-Tree and Designer give) from U-Boats as well as the Overwater-Fleet [Bismark-Class, Scharnhorst-Class, Torpedoboats, Destroyers, Panzership-Class, Heavy and Light-Cruisers, Aircraft-Carriers as well as never Build Classes like the O-, P-Classes].

 

[Emden1]

I’ve been thinking about doing that for a long time. How do you use it? You send it alone to convoy raid? Does he actually perform?

I like to make raiding task forces.... Bismarck and Tirpitz go out together like it was intended, however, if the Tirpitz can't go, I use a Heavy Cruiser to accompany him. The Scharnhorst and her sister Gneisenau hunt together, send them out late fall 39 on first war patrol. The Graf Spee and the Deutschland start the war at see in their historical areas. If all goes good, alot of fun... if not.... well, that is historical LOL. I also make as many U-Boats as possible for the blockaid.

Oh, and yes.... if the Deutschland survives the first patrol, can you guess the new name she gets? Can't have the Brits sink a ship named Deutschland now, can we...

 

[LordWahu]

Oh, and yes.... if the Deutschland survives the first patrol, can you guess the new name she gets? Can't have the Brits sink a ship named Deutschland now, can we...

She gets renamed "The British Empire" because they did a good job sinking that

 

[Xiziz]

I do build the Bismark and Tirpitz, but change their design a bit. From the Scharnhorst class I add a catapult II and a secondary in the free slots, upgrade the AA and secondaries, radar goes on and top it of with battlecruiser armour II. Ofc with blohm & Voss for the designer perks. Not a historical design but there good ships and launched in 1940. Only need to research armor(with xp) and cat II.

 

[Hoi Neuling]

Xiziz, exactly that I mean with what the Designer and R & D-Part can give.

What I do too to your Changes, I make the never done Upgrade to the Guns, which was Planed 1940 / 1941 as well as the Secondarys to the Multi-Guns (AA and Anti-Ship).