TriggerMaru and the Tokyo Express

WernherVonTrapp · 08-27-10, 09:57 AM

They shouldn't maintain that speed (historically) for the entire trip. That's, pretty much, the top speed for many IJN DDs. Limitations with the game engine may cause things to behave differently for various reasons, however. Nevertheless, those speeds were usually maintained only for enemy held territories (waters, skies, land, etc.) and tops speeds for direct evasive/attack maneuvers. If you happened upon them at (33!) knots, they may have just emerged from an air attack. It would usually take an IJN DD, even a newer model, anywhere from 15 to 25 minutes to reach that speed. Older DDs could take as long as a half hour.

08-27-10, 09:57 AM	#2
WernherVonTrapp Admiral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Now, alot farther from NYC. Posts: 2,228 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	They shouldn't maintain that speed (historically) for the entire trip. That's, pretty much, the top speed for many IJN DDs. Limitations with the game engine may cause things to behave differently for various reasons, however. Nevertheless, those speeds were usually maintained only for enemy held territories (waters, skies, land, etc.) and tops speeds for direct evasive/attack maneuvers. If you happened upon them at (33!) knots, they may have just emerged from an air attack. It would usually take an IJN DD, even a newer model, anywhere from 15 to 25 minutes to reach that speed. Older DDs could take as long as a half hour. __________________ "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Miyamoto Musashi ------------------------------------------------------- "What is truth?" -Pontius Pilate