[CapnScurvy]

The whole process of doing this was to point to AOTD_MadMax's work and bring it up to speed for SH4 1.5. His intent was to produce an encompassing experience for the game.....both sides of the game.

All those new ships he's added, his intent was to have both sides use them within the realm of believability (the Kaga wasn't going to be turned over to the American side and called something else. It stays on the Japanese side...called what's it called). The new ships that he put onto the Jap side, coming from his inventory wasn't just for the Jap side. He also has most of them used on the allied side, for good reason......he expected the game to be played on the German side too. After all that's his nationality, that's his interest. I don't think his intent for FOTRS SH4 1.5 was to have his work thrown out on one side....especially his side.

You asked what you could do, I gave you a suggestion about renaming ships that have generic names like "Big Old This", or "Small Modern That" expecting to have them called a better sounding name, except for the ships that cross nationalities. It's my opinion that those ships should have a new name that fits it genetically for all sides, not just a name that fits just when playing the American side of play. Those ships that only appear for the Japanese, can be called a"xxxx Maru", but if it crosses nationality, a generic name is best.

If you really want to follow the real world naming system, the American system wouldn't be using a Maru anyway.....it would classify the ships by their structure. Something like 3 Mast, 1 Funnel Freighter. In your research, didn't you run across that type of naming structure found in some of the ONI Manuals?