Got the Nelson last night! - Page 2

Iranon · 04-23-10, 04:05 AM

Congratulations on the fine job, these abominations need to go.

I sunk the Nelson in my current career, and until they hit I was afraid that my torpedos would do a 180° turn at the last moment: the class is just that ugly. Although I suppose you have to respect the 'We run from nobody' attitude they project.

Immelman · 04-23-10, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Iranon

Although I suppose you have to respect the 'We run from nobody' attitude they project.

Ummm go tell that to the Japs. They learned the hard way to run from US CV task forces early in the war. And run they did! Nothing can stand up to CV except another CV. It was the ultimate fighting platform on the high seas back then.

Jimbuna · 04-23-10, 06:51 AM

BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!!

Iranon · 04-23-10, 08:07 AM

Immelmann, this in in relation to other ships of the type.

Nelson and Rodney were woefully underpowered and couldn't run away even if they wanted to. Their entire main artillery, the biggest guns in the Royal Navy, faced forward. Armour stayed truer to the 'all or nothing' philosophy than most others. Add looks a mother might love if she is a warthog, the tendency to shake themselves apart by their own firing and the fact that they crammed an unreal amount of firepower into a treaty-compliant shell...

they may have been some of the most ungainly warships ever, but there is a certain badassitude about them.

LostDream · 04-23-10, 09:13 AM

Yeah she may have been ugly, but she sure got the job done. Look a the Warthog A 10 Thunderbolt II.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-10_Thunderbolt_II

It is one of the "ugliest" plane designs, but it is your best friend when you are pinned down by armor! Trust me on that, hearing that big beast open up is something you do not forget!

pickinthebanjo · 04-23-10, 11:59 AM

I guess I'm the only one that thinks it actually had a pretty cool looking design

Alot of those other cruisers/battleships looked the same.
But I like the layout of the guns, wonder how well those ships moved.

Jimbuna · 04-23-10, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by pickinthebanjo

I guess I'm the only one that thinks it actually had a pretty cool looking design

Alot of those other cruisers/battleships looked the same.
But I like the layout of the guns, wonder how well those ships moved.

At a top speed of under 24 knots the class (Nelson and Rodney) were a little slow but they did perform well for their King and country

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Nelson_(28)

krashkart · 04-23-10, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by pickinthebanjo

I guess I'm the only one that thinks it actually had a pretty cool looking design

Alot of those other cruisers/battleships looked the same.
But I like the layout of the guns, wonder how well those ships moved.

You are certainly not the only one. I think the Nelson class looks pretty slick.

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I wonder if the SH3 Warship Mod will ever add one?

mefaba · 05-13-10, 02:58 PM

I got HMS Nelson this evening as a Christmas Present. End of December, 1939. 2 grids north of Ireland, right in the middle of a large convoy. Send her 4 torpedoes from 3km away and all hit. There was only a single escort and it didn't even come after me. I turned and fired my stern torpedo on a whale factory ship and hit it. The sun was about to come up so I just waited a couple of hours. Then I surfaced and saw the whale factory ship motionless and abandoned by the rest of the convoy. Fired one and finished it. The fuel reserve was close to 25%. So I had to return to base at Wilhelmshaven.

pickinthebanjo · 05-13-10, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by krashkart

You are certainly not the only one. I think the Nelson class looks pretty slick.

EDIT:

I wonder if the SH3 Warship Mod will ever add one?

that would be great

pickinthebanjo · 05-13-10, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mefaba

I got HMS Nelson this evening as a Christmas Present. End of December, 1939. 2 grids north of Ireland, right in the middle of a large convoy. Send her 4 torpedoes from 3km away and all hit. There was only a single escort and it didn't even come after me. I turned and fired my stern torpedo on a whale factory ship and hit it. The sun was about to come up so I just waited a couple of hours. Then I surfaced and saw the whale factory ship motionless and abandoned by the rest of the convoy. Fired one and finished it. The fuel reserve was close to 25%. So I had to return to base at Wilhelmshaven.

Very similar to where and how I got it. Those whale factory ships are some juicy targets

05-13-10, 06:34 PM

Gratz on the Nelson!!!

I was tracking a Medium speed convoy two days ago, finially got in front of it and was sitting quite, put up the scope and saw 12 ships, ripper, tonnage time!!! To my suprise right in the middle was a Renown class battleship.

Scope down and waited till it was 500m away and 4 torps away....... bang bang bang bang.

Scope up, ships goping everywhere and this battleship just keeps sailing away. By the time I had reloaded though and evaded 3 destroyers, the Battleship was on a 30 deg tilt and was going down. 31000 tons, biggest kill so far for me!

Also got a large tanker before I had to leave as was out of torps.

04-23-10, 06:51 AM	#18
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,152 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-13-10, 02:58 PM	#24
mefaba Seaman Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Kayseri/Turkey Posts: 34 Downloads: 148 Uploads: 0	I just got her!!! I got HMS Nelson this evening as a Christmas Present. End of December, 1939. 2 grids north of Ireland, right in the middle of a large convoy. Send her 4 torpedoes from 3km away and all hit. There was only a single escort and it didn't even come after me. I turned and fired my stern torpedo on a whale factory ship and hit it. The sun was about to come up so I just waited a couple of hours. Then I surfaced and saw the whale factory ship motionless and abandoned by the rest of the convoy. Fired one and finished it. The fuel reserve was close to 25%. So I had to return to base at Wilhelmshaven.

04-23-10, 04:05 AM	#16
Iranon Loader Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 89 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Congratulations on the fine job, these abominations need to go. I sunk the Nelson in my current career, and until they hit I was afraid that my torpedos would do a 180° turn at the last moment: the class is just that ugly. Although I suppose you have to respect the 'We run from nobody' attitude they project.

04-23-10, 08:07 AM	#19
Iranon Loader Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 89 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Immelmann, this in in relation to other ships of the type. Nelson and Rodney were woefully underpowered and couldn't run away even if they wanted to. Their entire main artillery, the biggest guns in the Royal Navy, faced forward. Armour stayed truer to the 'all or nothing' philosophy than most others. Add looks a mother might love if she is a warthog, the tendency to shake themselves apart by their own firing and the fact that they crammed an unreal amount of firepower into a treaty-compliant shell... they may have been some of the most ungainly warships ever, but there is a certain badassitude about them.

04-23-10, 09:13 AM	#20
LostDream Sailor man Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 46 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	Yeah she may have been ugly, but she sure got the job done. Look a the Warthog A 10 Thunderbolt II. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-10_Thunderbolt_II It is one of the "ugliest" plane designs, but it is your best friend when you are pinned down by armor! Trust me on that, hearing that big beast open up is something you do not forget!

04-23-10, 11:59 AM	#21
pickinthebanjo Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 651 Downloads: 282 Uploads: 0	I guess I'm the only one that thinks it actually had a pretty cool looking design Alot of those other cruisers/battleships looked the same. But I like the layout of the guns, wonder how well those ships moved.

05-13-10, 06:34 PM	#27
Shandiir Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Gratz on the Nelson!!! I was tracking a Medium speed convoy two days ago, finially got in front of it and was sitting quite, put up the scope and saw 12 ships, ripper, tonnage time!!! To my suprise right in the middle was a Renown class battleship. Scope down and waited till it was 500m away and 4 torps away....... bang bang bang bang. Scope up, ships goping everywhere and this battleship just keeps sailing away. By the time I had reloaded though and evaded 3 destroyers, the Battleship was on a 30 deg tilt and was going down. 31000 tons, biggest kill so far for me! Also got a large tanker before I had to leave as was out of torps.