Naval concerns
jungkhans said:
1936:
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Add to in production queue:
KMS Scarnhorst Laid down 06 May 35 Battlecruiser-3
KMS Gneisenau Laid down 15 Jun 35 Battlecruiser-3
KMS Admiral Hipper Laid down 06 Jul 35 Hvy Cruiser-3
KMS BLucher Laid down 15 Aug 35 Hvy Cruiser-3
First, it is Scharnhorst and Blücher, then the cruisers of the Admiral Hipper class are in the game as Hvy Cruisers-4, what I think is realistic.
jungkhans said:
Change Deutschland, Adm. Sheer, and Adm Graf Spee from
Hvy Cruiser 3 to Battlecruiser-2
Why: Design dates to 1929, and better matches battlecruiser.
Again, this is Hvy Cruiser-4, not three; but there is a problem with classifiing these ships. Germany was only allowed to build "cuirassé", which in German means "Linienschiff" (the old Dreadnought-like ships), but is translated as "Panzerschiff" (in english named pocket-battleship). They have a displacement like a cruiser, protection like a cruiser, guns like a battlecruiser, speed like a battlecruiser and a range above all (up to 20,000 sm one-way at 10 knots!). Germany was the only one who built this "super-cruiser", because all other major nations had the naval bases needed, and they were also restricted by the Washington naval treaty to built no Hvy Cruiseres with more than 20 cm guns (the Deutschland- class had 28 cm like the Scharnhorst/Gneisenau).
jungkhans said:
1939
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Note: two M-class Light cruisers were under construction, started in 1938. Same with H39 class battleships. "H" being built in same space used for Bizmarck, "J" has mixed info, but under construction netherless. Z23 laid down 15 Nov 38. launch 15 Dec 39.
While there are LOTS of in construction units that can be added (most cancelled late Sept 1939 by Direct order Furher, add:
KMS Prinz Eugen - laid down 23 April 36 (think it is already there)
KMS Seydlitz - laid down 29 Dec 36 Heavy Cruiser-4
KMS Lutzow - laid down 02 Aug 37 Heavy Cruiser-4
The names are Bismarck, Führer and Lützow.
Additionelly, the Z1 class is actually the "Zerstörer 1934"-class, the Z17 is the "Zerstörer 1936"-class, and the Z23 is the "Zerstörer 1936 A"-class.
Also, the Nürnberg (CL-4) is the same class as the Leipzig, both are "Leipzig"-class. (the Leipzig is counted as a K-class CL, and the CL-4 is named Nürnberg-class, which is wrong)
jungkhans said:
Names for tech:
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Improved carrier : Flugzeugtrager B (1938)
Advanced Carrier: Flugdeckkreuzer E V (1942)
Imp Battleship: H39-class
Adv Battleship: H42-class
Superbattleship: H44-class (but this one is confusing, as tech is 1938)
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The "Flugzeugträger B" was a "Graf Zeppelin"-class, and the "Flugdeckkreuzer E V" is NOT a Carrier, instead it is half a cruiser with only 18 planes (19.150 ts displacement). ALL "Grossflugzeugkreuzer" and "Flugdeckkreuzer" (projects) are NOT Carriers, instead they are a mix of a cruiser or battleship and some sort of commerce war carrier. The Russians have build this type of warship after the WW II, but no other country ever. (Note that the "Graf Zeppelin" had the Armament of a light cruiser - 16 x 5.9" naval guns and some middle artillery)
The Great War Carrier called Seydlitz-class is also wrong, the Seydlitz was a really fast Admiral Hipper class Hvy-cruiser, converted to a small aircraft carrier (never completed). With an estimated range (one way) of 6600 sm, this was - for a GERMAN capital ship - a small range, but this was not an old crappy thing like the converted coalfrighter of the US (the first aircraft carrier ever on the seas of the world).
The H-class Battleship is not an advanced Battleship, they were the super heavy type (see: standard displacement of Yamato and Musashi: 65,000 ts, Montana (Ohio, Maine, New Hampshire, Louisiana) 60,500 ts, H-class 62,500 ts), but please name it "Hindenburg"-class, not H-class.
There were some studys of Battleships of over 80,000 ts, but they were never built, too.
With Z46 class you probably mean the "Zerstörer 1936C" or the "Zerstörer 1938"-class, but maybe the Advanced Destroyer could be named as "Spähkreuzer 1940"-class (project studies started 1938, 1939 and 1940, the first three ships were ordered in February 1941, only SP1 was laid down).
[12,000 sm one-way range at 17 knots!!]
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At this point, I have a suggestion for Ships in general: could you integrate a button "modifications" at the ships building menue, where you can order one or two modifications to the new ship at the expense of a greater cost in IC, like -greater range, - faster, -greater firepower/firerange (heavier gun types) or -more AA.
Historically, this was done. (To solve the problem with the "Deutschland"-class, who has greater range and firepower/firerange than all other cruisers of that time, and a lot of other German ships, who had A LOT more range than other navies. Germany was fully aware that they don't had harbours in the wide world, so almost all German ships - namly the ones for the Atlantic- had better ranges than the game sugested. Like the small Battleships of the Scharnhorst class, about 8,800 sm (one-way) at 19 knots; the BBs of the Bismarck class, about 10,000 sm (one-way) at 16 knots; the Zeppelin class was constructed for 8,000 sm (one-way) at 19 knots and the "Spähkreuzer 1940" was constructed for 12,000 sm (one-way) at 17 knots... and so on.)
ALSO I want to have Auxiliary Ships (maybe you can use convois?) - I cant use a fleet (especially as Germany) if I can't research range for ships.