What's your favorite ship in the game. - Page 3

chrysanthos · 10-10-11, 12:22 PM

now i have the fuso battleship as a color tattoo on my other hand....so the night i will sleep with my girl forever hehehe

soopaman2 · 10-13-11, 05:05 PM

Would I be considered corny if I chose a ship I have absolutely schooled things with?

Narwahl. Hands down...

I'm talking destroyer sinkers (with deck guns...fast)
Spew off your torps, blow ballast and evaporate a convoy. Yeah, Balao may be able to dive deeper, but the Narwahl can destroy "most" before you have to.

I'LL make screens later, I got SH5 open ATM.

Rockin Robbins · 10-13-11, 07:03 PM

Sheesh! Narwhal in a battle with a DD is like taking a bathtub up against a DD. The Narwhal would be blown out of the water before the DD even got in range of Narwhal's guns. At least a bathtub would be harder to hit......

Ridiculous stuff like that is why SH4 had to be modded in the first place. John Wayne tactics just aren't used with submarines. If they ever were nobody ever lived to brag about it.

You know if you want to play like that my favorite boat is Neon Deon's Pimp My Ride 2 with my Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun. That combo holds the world's record for sinking over 100,000 tons in ten minutes. Shut down the entire 100k ton club over at Ubi forums when I posted the video and claimed an award. Narwhal my achin'......

Daniel Prates · 10-16-11, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Sheesh! Narwhal in a battle with a DD is like taking a bathtub up against a DD. The Narwhal would be blown out of the water before the DD even got in range of Narwhal's guns. At least a bathtub would be harder to hit......Ridiculous stuff like that is why SH4 had to be modded in the first place. John Wayne tactics just aren't used with submarines. If they ever were nobody ever lived to brag about it.

hehehe (cinical laughter).

soopaman2 · 10-16-11, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Sheesh! Narwhal in a battle with a DD is like taking a bathtub up against a DD. The Narwhal would be blown out of the water before the DD even got in range of Narwhal's guns. At least a bathtub would be harder to hit......

Ridiculous stuff like that is why SH4 had to be modded in the first place. John Wayne tactics just aren't used with submarines. If they ever were nobody ever lived to brag about it.

You know if you want to play like that my favorite boat is Neon Deon's Pimp My Ride 2 with my Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun. That combo holds the world's record for sinking over 100,000 tons in ten minutes. Shut down the entire 100k ton club over at Ubi forums when I posted the video and claimed an award. Narwhal my achin'......

But you have to admit, sir. It is fun every once in awhile to be an alpha predator.

My usual game of operation is WAC 4.1 or GWX. Just sometimes I want to LIVE!

USS Drum · 12-04-11, 12:05 AM

My favorite ship is the Iowa and the Lexington class battlecruiser. I've liked the idea of battleship that are fast and then something popped into my head"Why didn't they just arm the Iowa with depth charges it could be it's own ASW hunting group.

shagy29 · 12-06-11, 01:54 PM

i like destroyers
and others also

Hylander_1314 · 12-06-11, 07:50 PM

My favorite ship / boat? Well there are many I have always liked. The Iowa Class BBs, Fletcher Class DDs, A lt of the Imperial Japanese Navy surface ships are very graceful in their design, with the deck and hullsides sweeping up into the bow.

Although the latter, I prefer to see through my periscope crosshairs!

Elektroniikka-Asentaja · 12-12-11, 02:16 PM

Easily S-18 class subs. I don't know why but for some reason I like the feeling that even one little mistake can cost me my life as my boat is such crap

You simply cannot go head on to the battle with it (even if I mostly do so) because you can't escape and sometimes you can't even fight so you're sitting on your own luck and hope that Japs do more mistakes than you

- Johnny

Sailor Steve · 12-13-11, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by USS Drum

My favorite ship is the Iowa and the Lexington class battlecruiser. I've liked the idea of battleship that are fast and then something popped into my head"Why didn't they just arm the Iowa with depth charges it could be it's own ASW hunting group.

Because for sonar to work properly the ship has to move at a maximum of 12 knots. A destroyer is considered expendable, and a u-boat will normally try to hide from it anyway. A battleship is not expendable, and a u-boat will probably shoot at a target that big and delicious moving that slowly.

USS Drum · 12-13-11, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Because for sonar to work properly the ship has to move at a maximum of 12 knots. A destroyer is considered expendable, and a u-boat will normally try to hide from it anyway. A battleship is not expendable, and a u-boat will probably shoot at a target that big and delicious moving that slowly.

It's just that it's gonna be kinda hard to kill an Iowa with 4 torpedoes.

CCIP · 12-13-11, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by USS Drum

It's just that it's gonna be kinda hard to kill an Iowa with 4 torpedoes.

Hard to kill maybe, but easy to risk and easy to cause a lot of casualties (by a sub that is itself manned by a few dozen men at most) and repairs requiring a lot of expense and giant drydocks. A dozen destroyer escorts could be built at the same cost and probably in the same time, and would be many, many times more effective as ASW platforms.

That's strategic thinking

Hylander_1314 · 12-14-11, 03:04 AM

With the bigger boats, it takes them longer to get up to speed, they turn in big circles compared to tin cans, and are better suited to supporting the big battlewagons, with ship to ship, and ship to shore engagements, where the brunt of their firepower can best be put to use.

Sailor Steve · 12-14-11, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by USS Drum

It's just that it's gonna be kinda hard to kill an Iowa with 4 torpedoes.

Doesn't matter. One hit and the ship will have to return to port, into drydock, and be out of commission for several months. They don't risk their prize toys.

CCIP · 12-14-11, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Doesn't matter. One hit and the ship will have to return to port, into drydock, and be out of commission for several months. They don't risk their prize toys.

Mind you, the crew might be very happy about that 'vacation'

Reminded me of this Jurgen Oesten story from his SHIII dev inteviews...

10-13-11, 05:05 PM	#32
soopaman2 Der Alte Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 3,316 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Would I be considered corny if I chose a ship I have absolutely schooled things with? Narwahl. Hands down... I'm talking destroyer sinkers (with deck guns...fast) Spew off your torps, blow ballast and evaporate a convoy. Yeah, Balao may be able to dive deeper, but the Narwahl can destroy "most" before you have to. I'LL make screens later, I got SH5 open ATM. __________________ If Hitler invaded Hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons. -Winston Churchill- The most fascinating man in the world.

10-13-11, 07:03 PM	#33
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Sheesh! Narwhal in a battle with a DD is like taking a bathtub up against a DD. The Narwhal would be blown out of the water before the DD even got in range of Narwhal's guns. At least a bathtub would be harder to hit...... Ridiculous stuff like that is why SH4 had to be modded in the first place. John Wayne tactics just aren't used with submarines. If they ever were nobody ever lived to brag about it. You know if you want to play like that my favorite boat is Neon Deon's Pimp My Ride 2 with my Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun. That combo holds the world's record for sinking over 100,000 tons in ten minutes. Shut down the entire 100k ton club over at Ubi forums when I posted the video and claimed an award. Narwhal my achin'...... __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

12-06-11, 07:50 PM	#38
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	My favorite ship / boat? Well there are many I have always liked. The Iowa Class BBs, Fletcher Class DDs, A lt of the Imperial Japanese Navy surface ships are very graceful in their design, with the deck and hullsides sweeping up into the bow. Although the latter, I prefer to see through my periscope crosshairs! __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ---------------------

12-12-11, 02:16 PM	#39
Elektroniikka-Asentaja Loader Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hiding from Dowly Posts: 81 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Easily S-18 class subs. I don't know why but for some reason I like the feeling that even one little mistake can cost me my life as my boat is such crap You simply cannot go head on to the battle with it (even if I mostly do so) because you can't escape and sometimes you can't even fight so you're sitting on your own luck and hope that Japs do more mistakes than you - Johnny __________________ Elektroniikka-Asentaja = Electronics Assembler. In finnish, Just in case someone wants to know.. New rig for noisy running: Desktop w/ Asus P5QC motherboard, Intel Core 2 Duo 2,94 GHz processor, ATI Radeon HD 4800 series graphics, 4 GB DDR3 Ram and 1297 GB hard drive memory There is a good possibility that the above post was written with a phone so please forgive the typos

12-14-11, 03:04 AM	#43
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	With the bigger boats, it takes them longer to get up to speed, they turn in big circles compared to tin cans, and are better suited to supporting the big battlewagons, with ship to ship, and ship to shore engagements, where the brunt of their firepower can best be put to use. __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ---------------------

10-10-11, 12:22 PM	#31
chrysanthos Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: greece Posts: 827 Downloads: 505 Uploads: 0	now i have the fuso battleship as a color tattoo on my other hand....so the night i will sleep with my girl forever hehehe

12-04-11, 12:05 AM	#36
USS Drum Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Washington State Posts: 977 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	My favorite ship is the Iowa and the Lexington class battlecruiser. I've liked the idea of battleship that are fast and then something popped into my head"Why didn't they just arm the Iowa with depth charges it could be it's own ASW hunting group.

12-06-11, 01:54 PM	#37
shagy29 Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: algarve-portugal Posts: 12 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	i like destroyers and others also