Interesting Question

KeptinCranky · 08-08-07, 12:59 PM

:rotfl:That's quite an exploit, won't happen often but so worth it, you could even try the same thing with Liberty Cargos, those also severely outgun a DD and could play merry hell by suddenly going postal on an unsuspecting convoy

:hmm: however,
I don't think any Battleship in a hostile convoy escorted by British Warships would technically be neutral, American or not...

Any U-boat captain would have at least shot 1 eel at it in a situation like that, Sink the big tub and let the lawyers sort out the legality of it, one less battleship is always good, shame it wasn't an Essex class carrier though

I'll keep saying it BBs do not belong in the middle of convoys going less than 10 knots, that's just asking to get sunk, so that's what I'll do if given half a chance

edit: Stierlitz, nope, sorry, It's not about whoever fired first taking the blame, unfortunately, that way you could deckgun an american fishing boat for only a minor penalty and the sink a few American passenger liners or maybe a Taskforce and not only get away with it but get a huge reward. I don't think the Fuhrer would appreciate you dragging the US into the war in say early 1940, it'd probably mean a nice show trial and a firing squad instead of medals and drinks on the house....

08-08-07, 12:59 PM	#10
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	:rotfl:That's quite an exploit, won't happen often but so worth it, you could even try the same thing with Liberty Cargos, those also severely outgun a DD and could play merry hell by suddenly going postal on an unsuspecting convoy :hmm: however, I don't think any Battleship in a hostile convoy escorted by British Warships would technically be neutral, American or not... Any U-boat captain would have at least shot 1 eel at it in a situation like that, Sink the big tub and let the lawyers sort out the legality of it, one less battleship is always good, shame it wasn't an Essex class carrier though I'll keep saying it BBs do not belong in the middle of convoys going less than 10 knots, that's just asking to get sunk, so that's what I'll do if given half a chance edit: Stierlitz, nope, sorry, It's not about whoever fired first taking the blame, unfortunately, that way you could deckgun an american fishing boat for only a minor penalty and the sink a few American passenger liners or maybe a Taskforce and not only get away with it but get a huge reward. I don't think the Fuhrer would appreciate you dragging the US into the war in say early 1940, it'd probably mean a nice show trial and a firing squad instead of medals and drinks on the house....