richieelias
Chieftain
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- Jan 6, 2006
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Just a couple more suggestions. I think he's right that Battleships and destroyers should come around at the same time. Also subs should be able to take out unescorted battleships, battleships should cost even more, all bombers and fighters should get bonuses vs sea units but especially battleships.
I think this way it would be a little more realistic. Battleships are king of the seas when they first arrive, and quickly become obsolete when WW2 era fighters are discovered.
And the main reason there were so few massive battleships battles is that they were SO expensive that it was always a huge hit to a nations morale if one was lost. Essentially, if one nation had more battleships than another, the nation with fewer battleships never let them leave port and the nation with more battleships owned the seas. The lesser nation had to rely on submarines or other fast craft to harrass shipping, but thats about all they could do. Once the more manouverable fighters were introduced, there was no longer an effective way to defend those gigantic expensive sitting ducks, so, nobody wasted money on them anymore. We only kept one to use as a special case "cheap" artillery platform (those cruise missiles are freaking expensive), and even thats gone now.
So yes, battleships are worthless today, but they still served their purpose in that 50 year period.
I think this way it would be a little more realistic. Battleships are king of the seas when they first arrive, and quickly become obsolete when WW2 era fighters are discovered.
And the main reason there were so few massive battleships battles is that they were SO expensive that it was always a huge hit to a nations morale if one was lost. Essentially, if one nation had more battleships than another, the nation with fewer battleships never let them leave port and the nation with more battleships owned the seas. The lesser nation had to rely on submarines or other fast craft to harrass shipping, but thats about all they could do. Once the more manouverable fighters were introduced, there was no longer an effective way to defend those gigantic expensive sitting ducks, so, nobody wasted money on them anymore. We only kept one to use as a special case "cheap" artillery platform (those cruise missiles are freaking expensive), and even thats gone now.
So yes, battleships are worthless today, but they still served their purpose in that 50 year period.