That matches British A through H and Q through W class destroyers, but destroyers weren't individually named in HOI3.
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That matches British A through H and Q through W class destroyers, but destroyers weren't individually named in HOI3.
Seems that you didn't fell for my trick
Still the description is true.
I can't check the configuration at any time (need more time putting spreadsheets together for that), but from what I've put together so far, in 1936 there were three classes of destroyers serving in four countries that weren't British that met that description - the Douro class (Columbia and Portugal), the Buenos Aires class (Argentina, built in UK) and Guyret (Turkey, built in UK), but I suspect that the original armament wasn't in place by this time, and I'd feel a bit bad 'brute forcing' an answer like this anyways! I'm looking forward to finding out which ship
.The Brits loved their decoys
. Memory's a little shakey on it, but I think one of the old Centurion class BBs (might have been something else - but an old British BB, disarmed before 1936 so not in the HoI timeline as a 'fighting ship') that had been disarmed at one stage was given fake guns and sailed to the Mediterranean to look nasty to deter the Italians from attacking it (which, fortunately worked - I'd feel for the crew manning it if it came under actual attack!)
It's a ship that appeared individually in HoI, and destroyers have never been individually named until HoI4.I can't check the configuration at any time (need more time putting spreadsheets together for that), but from what I've put together so far, in 1936 there were three classes of destroyers serving in four countries that weren't British that met that description - the Douro class (Columbia and Portugal), the Buenos Aires class (Argentina, built in UK) and Guyret (Turkey, built in UK), but I suspect that the original armament wasn't in place by this time, and I'd feel a bit bad 'brute forcing' an answer like this anyways! I'm looking forward to finding out which ship
I recall a decoy ship having one of its wooden "turret" swept into the sea and later there were some confused reports about a "stray battleship turret" spotted in the water. Not sure if this is the one tho.The Brits loved their decoys
More clues: it's the name of a Buddhist figure, although this person is fairly obscure despite their role. (The comparable figure in Christianity is far more famous, though the two don't seems to be "inspired" by each other)
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IJN Maya
It had 4 x 4.7" AA guns and 8 torpedo tubes in its original configuration.
However, I'm not seeing the see also reference on the Wiki page.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Maya
Which is, in turn, derived from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_(mother_of_the_Buddha)
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Very impressive JamesD, and great puzzle there SchwarzKatze
Here's a nice, easy pic. Apologies for the distortion. Chopped it in half so that you'd have to think at least a little. This ship turned out to be a bit thin-skinned, leading to a better protected successor....
Here's a nice, easy pic. Apologies for the distortion. Chopped it in half so that you'd have to think at least a little
. This ship turned out to be a bit thin-skinned, leading to a better protected successor....
That in deed seems to be the aft section of CA-24 USS Pensacola. Picture taken sometime during 1930, when she was still designated as CL-24. during that time-frame she was somewhere between New York and Valparaaiso, chile via the Panama channel.
She earned 13 Battle Stars during her carrier before being used in Operation Crossroads at the Bikini Atoll.
This is her in 1948 when she was sunk:
She earned 13 Battle Stars during her carrier before being used in Operation Crossroads at the Bikini Atoll.
This is her in 1948 when she was sunk:
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Spot on
. It is a bit sad that they blew up all those ships like that, but I guess they had quite a few laying around (which they did), it made a lot more sense than waiting and hoping that they'd guessed the effects right.Here's another, and a very easy one I suspect, so no clues because saying it's an easy one is clue enough
. As an aside, you'll notice there's fairly effective camouflage on a trawler/minesweeper in the background.
yep. without looking it up, its the same type sub as used in "das boot". Type VIIC
Spot on - didn't think it would take long, but I was thinking of the ships that hadn't been in the thread yet, and given it was the most produced submarine in the war (and I think in history, and probably by some margin, but I'm not 100% on that), felt a shame not to give it a run.
Here's one for overnight - this vessel was originally intended to work in tandem with submarines....
Addendum: Ōyodo was designed to serve as the lead of submarine flotillas, designated "Type C cruiser" (Type B were destroyer leaders a.k.a. the usual IJN CL, while Type A were CA), as such, it had few main guns (just the two triple 155 mm turrets in the picture), no torpedoes (highly uncharacteristic for IJN. CA Maya mentioned above ended up with 16 tubes + 8 reloads for instance), instead emphasizing on AA and recon, supporting the submarines. As such it mounted 4 twin 10 cm AA guns (exceeding the AA power of the pre-treaty battleships), and could launch & recover 6 scouting floatplane Shiun. However the Shiuns weren't WAD (neither jettisonable main float and stowable secondary floats, supposed to help Shiun to accelerate if spotted, worked in practice) and Ōyodo was thus not able to carry out its planned roles. Later in the war, when IJN could no longer afford to have a battleship flagship sitting behind the line not engaging, Ōyodo was chosen to be the new flagship of the IJN, by converting its spacious, underused hangar to a command post. Although it served as the flagship only between 1944.5.4~9.29, after which IJN moved the flag into a bunker. It served the remainder of the war until capsized in Kure under US bombing in 1945.7.28.
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Spot on, and great extra detail there . I'm intrigued by the IJN's take on potential submarine operations, and whether they'd have had more luck in a conflict that kicked off before airpower was what it was.
Here's another - this class had three vessels serve during the HoI4 period, but not this one.....
. I'm intrigued by the IJN's take on potential submarine operations, and whether they'd have had more luck in a conflict that kicked off before airpower was what it was.Here's another - this class had three vessels serve during the HoI4 period, but not this one.....
That would be the USS Washington, named for the state and not the man or the city, I suspect - victim of the Washington Treaty (named for the city, not the state or the man).
Somewhere in Washington state must be a county of Washington, a town of Washington and a family named Washington - it's too cool not to be true.
From the Wiki - "The ship was towed out in November 1924 to be used as a gunnery target. On the first day of testing, the ship was hit by two 400-pound (180 kg) torpedoes and three 1 tonne (1.1 short tons) near-miss bombs causing minor damage and a list of three. She then had 400 pounds (180 kg) of TNT detonated on board, but remained afloat. Two days later, the ship was hit by fourteen 14-inch shells dropped from 4,000 feet (1,200 m), but only one penetrated. The ship was finally sunk by the Texas and New York with fourteen more 14-inch shells. After the test, it was decided that the existing deck armor on battleships was inadequate, and that future battleships should be fitted with triple bottoms, which was underwater armor with three layers."
Just as a note, battleship shells dropped from torpedo bombers are what did in the USS Arizona. Knowing it's true that the deck armor is too thin doesn't mean you can do anything about it.
Somewhere in Washington state must be a county of Washington, a town of Washington and a family named Washington - it's too cool not to be true.
From the Wiki - "The ship was towed out in November 1924 to be used as a gunnery target. On the first day of testing, the ship was hit by two 400-pound (180 kg) torpedoes and three 1 tonne (1.1 short tons) near-miss bombs causing minor damage and a list of three. She then had 400 pounds (180 kg) of TNT detonated on board, but remained afloat. Two days later, the ship was hit by fourteen 14-inch shells dropped from 4,000 feet (1,200 m), but only one penetrated. The ship was finally sunk by the Texas and New York with fourteen more 14-inch shells. After the test, it was decided that the existing deck armor on battleships was inadequate, and that future battleships should be fitted with triple bottoms, which was underwater armor with three layers."
Just as a note, battleship shells dropped from torpedo bombers are what did in the USS Arizona. Knowing it's true that the deck armor is too thin doesn't mean you can do anything about it.
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OK. Here's an easy one. It was built long before WW2 under a different name and was sunk at the start of WW2 by its own side.
The wreck is a popular dive-site today.
Give ALL THREE names for credit.
The wreck is a popular dive-site today.
Give ALL THREE names for credit.
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USS New York (ACR-2) - laid down 1890
USS Saratoga (ACR-2) - so there could be a BB named "New York"
USS Rochester (CA-2) - so they could name CC-3 Saratoga, which turned out to become CV-3 instead, and eventually was used as a target in Operation Crossroads.
Name was stricken in 1938.
Ship was scuttled in 1941, so that the evil Japanese would not get their grabby hands on her.
Her final resting place is near Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines.
She lies at a depth of 18-27 meters below the surface, forming an artificial wreck
despite some minor transport / and desaster relief jobs, and a bunch of patrolling she never accomplished much.
USS Saratoga (ACR-2) - so there could be a BB named "New York"
USS Rochester (CA-2) - so they could name CC-3 Saratoga, which turned out to become CV-3 instead, and eventually was used as a target in Operation Crossroads.
Name was stricken in 1938.
Ship was scuttled in 1941, so that the evil Japanese would not get their grabby hands on her.
Her final resting place is near Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines.
She lies at a depth of 18-27 meters below the surface, forming an artificial wreck
despite some minor transport / and desaster relief jobs, and a bunch of patrolling she never accomplished much.
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Exactly right!
She did serve as a flagship during the American blockade of Santiago in the Spanish-American War, but was unlucky - she carried her Admiral to a conference just as Cervera's cruisers broke out. Despite her best efforts she missed the battle and that led to a long-running, bitter feud between Admirals Sampson and Schley.
She did serve as a flagship during the American blockade of Santiago in the Spanish-American War, but was unlucky - she carried her Admiral to a conference just as Cervera's cruisers broke out. Despite her best efforts she missed the battle and that led to a long-running, bitter feud between Admirals Sampson and Schley.