BUG: italian battleships

[geoffreyg]

italian battleships

I appreciate that the Battleship tech chart is a simplification but the Italians already had 380mm gun 30 knot Battleships building at 1/1/36 as follows:

Italy Littorio and Vittorio Veneto laid down Oct 34

It therefore seems unhistorical not to let them have the Improved Battleship technology at 1/1/36.

The Guilio Cesare, Conte di Cavour, Caio Duilio and Andrea Doria should all be at least 150mm Battleships (presumably 300mm is meant) as they were 300mm Dreadnoughts BEFORE reconstruction (this was already completed at 1/1/36 for the first two). Actual main armament became 320mm.

 

[Vulture]

Ok ok logged

 

[jdrou]

I think this was included in this thread.

EDIT: Actually, it looks like mhitchens1963 was recommending downgrading Andria Doria and Cavour classes to Pre-war but giving Italy Improved BB tech.

 

[Vulture]

Yes and if that is true, that is logged

 

[geoffreyg]

not sure i fully agree with mhitchens in view of the 3 year refits the four battleships have all had, but the latter's analysis is overall very good so i will withdraw gracefully!
the basic problem is of course that more differentiation is required for battlehips and cruisers but i totally accept that some compression is required for a game of this scale

 

[Vulture]

True enough... it will never be perfect. We would indeed need real Battleships, Pocket Battleships, Heavy Cruisers, Light Cruisers, Carriers, Escort Carriers... But that'll have to wait for HOI II