A couple of ideas.

[Sub Sailor]

I believe it is time for Sonalysts to consider two new Naval Sims, well not new, but how about a new Fleet Command incorperating all that has been leaned over the years. Not a mixture like DW of subs, surface, an aircraft. I envision a straight Fleet Type sim using all the elements in modern naval warfare, old Fleet Command being the model to build from.
Also, I would really like to see a straight Sub Sim, like 688i, but based on the Virginia class, which is I believe to be the new main stay of the submarine force, when the budget battles are over and the cooler heads see the threats still out there.
I guess you could call this my Christmas list, and Yes Ron there is a Santa Claus.

Thanks,

Ron Banks MMCM(SS), USN(Ret)

[Hellcat]

I'm all for a new fleet command, though the strict subsim idea wont float if Sonalysts continue to follow their current trend of rehashing the system from the previous game. It seems more likely to me that they would simply take the characteristics of the Seawolf and bolt it onto a new model and port it into DW...

[Deathblow]

Originally Posted by Hellcat

It seems more likely to me that they would simply take the characteristics of the Seawolf and bolt it onto a new model and port it into DW...

Or even easier if you just made the LosAngeles quieter..... same weapons capacity, VLS tubes and everything.

I'm all about "future naval warfare" I want to see a navy sim 10 years in the future with supercavitation torpedoes, CIWS solid state lasers, trimaran hulls, electric drives, stealthier ships, advanced gun systems, and HyStrike mach 4 strike missles.... maybe even rail guns :|\

Maybe as a DW expansion pack.

[Abraham]

That sounds interesting. Not sience fiction but real fiction, 10 years from now.
But uh, what would be the setting, war with China, some Russian renegates (pffff, not again), an Arab state..?

[gdogghenrikson]

sonalists should do a WW1 subsim

visit the thread http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=44794

[Sub Sailor]

I would look at sims based on China. I really try to stay current and currently China is testing a new Sub launched Ballistic Missile, and are building new SSNs and SSBNs, supposedly far superior to their present.
It is truly thought provoking on the number of amphibs they have recently purchsed from Russia, and how many older Destroyers they have converted to what we used to APDs. They are building new Destroyers and Frigates to replace their current stuff. I have not read anything about working on a CV.
I honestly believe that the new Cold War will be with China. Don't forget that Russia has been testing or will test some new sub launched SBNs.
There is always the possibilty of Arab States buying some hardware to threaten us or whom ever.

Respectfully,

Ron Banks MMCM(SS), USN(Ret)

[Deathblow]

Originally Posted by Abraham

That sounds interesting. Not sience fiction but real fiction, 10 years from now.
But uh, what would be the setting, war with China, some Russian renegates (pffff, not again), an Arab state..?

Hmm... well... could be anything really. It'll definantly be more of the littoral than anything... perhaps regional campaigns in the different hot-spots of the world. :hmm:

The climax of the campaigns would diffenantly be close to a coastline to test all of the new littoral combat technology, AGS, HyStrike, and especially CIWS lasers to protect from all the land based SSMs. Perhaps off the coast of Iran enforcing a trade embargo against the Iranian government for open terrorist activity. When Saudi Arabia and the now independent Iraqi government denies use of its military bases, the US/British forces now have very limited access to the region and rely desperately on sea power in the Persian Gulf to defend its agenda. That puts the player right in the middle of a hornets nest against land-based anti-ship missile and airstrikes, SSKs, mines, SOF, etc. Surface forces tasked with ASW, AAW, Strike missions, and subs would be doing recon, and anti-shipping as well as ASW, against Iran SSK's, along with some strikes against terrorist cells with HyStrike missles. :|\

[Deathblow]

Or course, no one is going to want to play as a Iranian terrorist supporter....



..., a US/UN vs Russia/China campaign could be thrown in.... would probably be more interesting.... :hmm:

....probably a political battle for regional influence that turns into a smoldering yet convert military conflict. The US would be trying to enforce its agenda on North Korea and at the same time gain more influence in the economical lenchpin of the Malacca straight (which it has been trying to do for years). China and Russia teamup to try to prevent the US from gaining any more Asian influence and expell them from the region.

Because they are teamed up, the Russia's sell China all the tech it needs (just as the US arms its European allies)... even so far as selling them SSN's and SSBNs (without the missiles of course). And finally they declare the US embargo of North Korea illegal, pledge to defend North Korea from US/UN persecution, declare that the will start selling SSN's and SSBN's to North Korea (just to spite the Americans) and a limited shooting war errupts. Officially its between the US and North Korea, but most of North Korean assets are Russian manned, and are just pretending to fly the North Korean flag.

*starts to daydream*

[Onkel Neal]

A new Fleet Command, eh?... Fleet Command II... intriuging :hmm:

[bradclark1]

I feel like reloading FC again and give it a spin. Of course with the NWS mod.