Why no Kaibokans?

Flaskegaard · 11-27-12, 10:16 PM

I noticed there are no Japanese ASW ships called KAIBOKANS in the Japan ship roster, only a minesweeper and a subchaser. Here is a link that explains them and shows what they look like: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_C_escort_ship. Being they made up nearly 2/3rds, if not more, of the Japanese escorts encountered from 1944 on, I'm curious as to why they were not included in the sim. I guess if you really want to wing it, you could tweek either the minesweeper's or subchaser's game files so they perform similar to the kaibokans, but there is a definite difference in their topside profile. It would be a good idea for anyone planning a future patch or mod, to include KAIBOKANS in the roster. There are several good web sites on the internet to research these special Japanese ASW ships. Just Google or Bing: JAPANESE WW2 ESCORTS; KAIBOKANS; or JAPANESE ASW EFFORTS IN WW2.

11-27-12, 10:16 PM	#1
Flaskegaard Medic Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Washington State, USA Posts: 159 Downloads: 885 Uploads: 0	Why no Kaibokans? I noticed there are no Japanese ASW ships called KAIBOKANS in the Japan ship roster, only a minesweeper and a subchaser. Here is a link that explains them and shows what they look like: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_C_escort_ship. Being they made up nearly 2/3rds, if not more, of the Japanese escorts encountered from 1944 on, I'm curious as to why they were not included in the sim. I guess if you really want to wing it, you could tweek either the minesweeper's or subchaser's game files so they perform similar to the kaibokans, but there is a definite difference in their topside profile. It would be a good idea for anyone planning a future patch or mod, to include KAIBOKANS in the roster. There are several good web sites on the internet to research these special Japanese ASW ships. Just Google or Bing: JAPANESE WW2 ESCORTS; KAIBOKANS; or JAPANESE ASW EFFORTS IN WW2.