Airpower and the Pacific

GlowwormGuy · 04-07-06, 08:05 PM

I wonder how a 1930's style hybrid Carrier-Battlecruiser battle would have been (I'm imagining a Star Wars style engagement, as the space ships there are technically hybrid Carrier-Battleships) as many early carriers were originally Battlecruiser or Battleship designs.

Courageous Class
Akagi and Kaga
Eagle (ex-Cochrane class BB)
Bearn (ex-Normandie class BB)
Lexington Class
Ise Class (late war modification)
Shinano (late war change design)

Now, what if these ships had - as in the Japanese case - retained their heavy guns? Interesting stuff - instead of over the horizon engagements, you could have fleets of these 'hermaphrodites' actively seeking out and engaging the enemy at gun range, screened by their own aircraft. Sort of like the WW2 Battle of Samar (Leyte Gulf) except this time the carriers can hold their own.

They should look into airpower for SH4 - having a VERY SIMPLE dogfight AI that allows aircraft to actually ENGAGE each other (I mean simple Playstation games can manage this, why not here?), the possibility of allowing ship launched aircraft - there were some submarines capable of launching aircraft, the Japanese Sen-Toku class comes immediately to mind and of course if you're in the Pacific, naval airpower IS the thing! What's the use of seeing aircraft buzzing around if they're not shooting each other down - and this also adds the dimension of rescuing downed fliers, a MAJOR US Navy sub task! The things don't have to start on deck, even just spawning as they launch from a carrier, then landing properly (rather than just flying till they run out of fuel) would be not just a big plus but, for a Pacific based game, a necessity.

So PLEASE, ship launchable aircraft (with option to order a launch yourself!) that actually fight.

Mountbatten

04-07-06, 08:05 PM	#1
GlowwormGuy Planesman Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 187 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	Airpower and the Pacific I wonder how a 1930's style hybrid Carrier-Battlecruiser battle would have been (I'm imagining a Star Wars style engagement, as the space ships there are technically hybrid Carrier-Battleships) as many early carriers were originally Battlecruiser or Battleship designs. Courageous Class Akagi and Kaga Eagle (ex-Cochrane class BB) Bearn (ex-Normandie class BB) Lexington Class Ise Class (late war modification) Shinano (late war change design) Now, what if these ships had - as in the Japanese case - retained their heavy guns? Interesting stuff - instead of over the horizon engagements, you could have fleets of these 'hermaphrodites' actively seeking out and engaging the enemy at gun range, screened by their own aircraft. Sort of like the WW2 Battle of Samar (Leyte Gulf) except this time the carriers can hold their own. They should look into airpower for SH4 - having a VERY SIMPLE dogfight AI that allows aircraft to actually ENGAGE each other (I mean simple Playstation games can manage this, why not here?), the possibility of allowing ship launched aircraft - there were some submarines capable of launching aircraft, the Japanese Sen-Toku class comes immediately to mind and of course if you're in the Pacific, naval airpower IS the thing! What's the use of seeing aircraft buzzing around if they're not shooting each other down - and this also adds the dimension of rescuing downed fliers, a MAJOR US Navy sub task! The things don't have to start on deck, even just spawning as they launch from a carrier, then landing properly (rather than just flying till they run out of fuel) would be not just a big plus but, for a Pacific based game, a necessity. So PLEASE, ship launchable aircraft (with option to order a launch yourself!) that actually fight. Mountbatten