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Posted by: knightofni81
« on: August 20, 2013, 11:17:15 PM »

The bucentaure is quite an impressive design (most capital ship would be disabled after a single salvo i suppose), but he lacks some anti missile coverage to accompany while "charging" through the no man's land.  Both escort ships have a top speed of 4000km/s.  So i feel it's a little bit difficult to use them offensively.



Posted by: Culise
« on: August 12, 2013, 02:56:33 PM »

Quote from: Cripes Amighty link=topic=6307. msg64583#msg64583 date=1375300988
Is St.  James the patron saint of meson cannons?
Nope, just of Spain and killing Moors.   St.  Barbara is tied to lightning and serves as the saint of artillerymen (and miners, gunsmiths, military engineers, and mathematicians), though.   
Posted by: Cripes Amighty
« on: July 31, 2013, 03:03:08 PM »

Quote from: joeclark77 on July 31, 2013, 08:32:04 AM
It won't account for anything, because Spain will have St. James himself riding with their space cavalry. Santiago y cierra España!

Is St. James the patron saint of meson cannons?
Posted by: joeclark77
« on: July 31, 2013, 08:32:04 AM »

It won't account for anything, because Spain will have St. James himself riding with their space cavalry. Santiago y cierra España!
Posted by: Brainsucker
« on: July 31, 2013, 05:02:16 AM »

Quote from: coco146 on July 30, 2013, 05:22:17 AM
If the French attack first any Japanese advantage would be null, I reckon the French bight be the USSR of this game.

Maybe the France will have a new Napoleon, who know? a space warfare genius who will rule over the galaxy?
Posted by: coco146
« on: July 30, 2013, 05:22:17 AM »

If the French attack first any Japanese advantage would be null, I reckon the French bight be the USSR of this game.
Posted by: UnLimiTeD
« on: July 29, 2013, 05:32:55 PM »

Everything can be solved by throwing more money at it. So it might work out.
Posted by: sloanjh
« on: July 29, 2013, 08:46:49 AM »

Quote from: Steve Walmsley on July 15, 2013, 01:49:11 PM
are named after Ships of the Line from the time of Emperor Napoleon I.

Because *those* worked out so well for them....  :)

John
Posted by: Brainsucker
« on: July 29, 2013, 04:08:47 AM »

Well, don't worry about that. Because if that happen, then the Imperial Japan will have an excuse to develop a better Carrier and fighters in the run. Make a perfect ship at the beginning of the game will kill the fun. Specially kill the fun of being lose of many ships in a battle.

I think it is the time for Steve to start the game. Bad design is ok, because they are just starting units. The factions can develop newer and better version of their ships later.
Posted by: MagusXIX
« on: July 27, 2013, 11:32:46 PM »

These ships ought to trounce the Japs the moment the carriers are spotted.  They might lose a lot to the fighters (especially as they'll have a hard time spotting them,) but the carriers themselves will almost certainly go down. :(
Posted by: fcharton
« on: July 24, 2013, 04:51:28 AM »

Nitpicking too... If we're under the Troisième Empire, and the French want to imitate Napoléon, their navy should probably be named "Marine Impériale", as it were during the first and second empire.

Francois
Posted by: Cocyte
« on: July 22, 2013, 06:58:30 AM »

We're in for "interesting times" between the japaneese and the frenchs. :D

Nitpicking again on the typo :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_ship_Bucentaure_%281803%29

Posted by: UnLimiTeD
« on: July 17, 2013, 05:33:32 AM »

Here's hoping he tackled the effects of atmosphere and hyperdrives before the end of the campaign. ;D
Oh well, a man can hope.
I guess the theory crafting is fine and dandy, though.
Posted by: Erik L
« on: July 16, 2013, 04:12:39 PM »

Quote from: Bremen on July 16, 2013, 03:59:18 PM
I wonder how Steve would feel about us battle simming his fleets before the campaign even starts :P

Just remember, any results will be skewed since we are at 6.2 and Steve is on 6.3.
Posted by: Bremen
« on: July 16, 2013, 03:59:18 PM »

Quote from: Icecoon on July 16, 2013, 06:23:01 AM
Oh, forgot about that. But still, that is 308 Type 100 japanese missiles vs. 648 french MM50 Exocets.


On the other hand, an Akagi strikegroup fires 54 missiles to the Austerlitz's 16, and their missiles have slightly better performance as well as half again as much damage. If opponents have beam PD to shoot down an average of x missiles per salvo, that starts looking pretty lopsided in favor of the Akagi. And I believe every navy has some form of beam PD.

I wonder how Steve would feel about us battle simming his fleets before the campaign even starts :P