What escort do you hate most?

deepboat · 01-06-08, 04:45 AM

Black Swan would be my least favourite, followed closely by DE's.

Brag · 01-06-08, 06:22 AM

So far, in GWX 2.0 had only one encounter with escort. Bastard came in from behind. I didn't even know he was there till he started pinging from about 500 meters away.

Mush Martin · 01-06-08, 06:27 AM

River Class Frigate from a submerged POV is the most dangerous
in shIII

BulSoldier · 01-06-08, 06:32 AM

Isnt Black Swan destroyer, and what is the difference between destroyer and destroyer escort.

Mush Martin · 01-06-08, 06:48 AM

Destroyers had military power plants and heavier construction
they normally had enclosed turrets where a DE or a commercial
consturtion frigate or corvette more often had open mounts
and used commercial power plants. also destroyers normally
had less range than DE's and Frigates. because as dedicated
escorts they needed the range as an emphasis.

Black Swan is actually a Sloop derived from the name
Sloop of War which is the name given to the smallest
military combatant ship in years past but came to mean
something similar but different in later years.

the BlackSwan class sloops are directline descendents
from the enchantress class sloops and were excellant
sea boats. they had a large emphasis on D/P armament
and were highly useful against aircraft. the also carried
a whole bunch of dc's but were not suited to ahead
throwing weapons like hedgehog or squid.

Blackswans were built in military yards to military standards
William Reed of Smiths Dry Docks Co. when tasked with a
commercialized military follow on to his militarized
commercial design (Flower Class) used the basic hull
design of the Black Swans but set the design to be
built to commerce standards in Commerce yards
River enjoyed excellant range and had the latest
ASW sensors and although equipped with modest
surface armament when compared to a black swan
they did have forward throwing weapons in the case
of the Rivers this was Hedgehog although when
later derivatives came out the Bay class carried
Two Squid launchers making it one of the most
if not the very most dangerous escort of the war.
although american DE's with much longer opportunities
sank more subs. another later AA version the
Bay class addressed the same hull but with an
emphasis on AA and a reduced ASW suite.

the idea of commercial constructions was to liberate
the military construction and repair yards to work on
high priority combatants instead of escort construction
and repair this also had the effect of broadening the
skills of the new workforces. and men who had sailed
in frieghters and commercial ships prior to the war
after their ninety days training could step on board
a DE or a Frigate or Corvette and when they stepped
into the engine room there was nothing exoctic they
were instantly familiar with what they were looking
at. where as a destroyers turbines werent that common.

lots of stuff.
M

stabiz · 01-06-08, 07:23 AM

I hate the Ford Escort the most.

vodkavera · 01-06-08, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stabiz

I hate the Ford Escort the most.

:rotfl:

TomcatMVD · 01-06-08, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stabiz

I hate the Ford Escort the most.

:rotfl:

Steel_Tomb · 01-06-08, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brag

So far, in GWX 2.0 had only one encounter with escort. Bastard came in from behind. I didn't even know he was there till he started pinging from about 500 meters away.

Bet you wish they had towed arrays eh! Not nice to have something sneak up on you from in your baffles!

TarJak · 01-06-08, 02:06 PM

The one with hedgehogs that's closing on me right now is the one I hate most!

View Poll Results: What escort do you hate most?
Flower Corvet	8	12.90%
Black Swan	35	56.45%
Destroyers	9	14.52%
Destroyer Escorts	10	16.13%
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01-06-08, 04:45 AM	#1
deepboat Gunner Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In an Octopuss' Garden Posts: 99 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Black Swan would be my least favourite, followed closely by DE's. __________________ Smoke on the horizon captain!

01-06-08, 06:22 AM	#2
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	So far, in GWX 2.0 had only one encounter with escort. Bastard came in from behind. I didn't even know he was there till he started pinging from about 500 meters away. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

01-06-08, 06:27 AM	#3
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	River Class Frigate from a submerged POV is the most dangerous in shIII __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

01-06-08, 06:32 AM	#4
BulSoldier Samurai Navy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Burgas/Bulgaria Posts: 550 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Isnt Black Swan destroyer, and what is the difference between destroyer and destroyer escort. __________________ By the hour !

01-06-08, 06:48 AM	#5
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Destroyers had military power plants and heavier construction they normally had enclosed turrets where a DE or a commercial consturtion frigate or corvette more often had open mounts and used commercial power plants. also destroyers normally had less range than DE's and Frigates. because as dedicated escorts they needed the range as an emphasis. Black Swan is actually a Sloop derived from the name Sloop of War which is the name given to the smallest military combatant ship in years past but came to mean something similar but different in later years. the BlackSwan class sloops are directline descendents from the enchantress class sloops and were excellant sea boats. they had a large emphasis on D/P armament and were highly useful against aircraft. the also carried a whole bunch of dc's but were not suited to ahead throwing weapons like hedgehog or squid. Blackswans were built in military yards to military standards William Reed of Smiths Dry Docks Co. when tasked with a commercialized military follow on to his militarized commercial design (Flower Class) used the basic hull design of the Black Swans but set the design to be built to commerce standards in Commerce yards River enjoyed excellant range and had the latest ASW sensors and although equipped with modest surface armament when compared to a black swan they did have forward throwing weapons in the case of the Rivers this was Hedgehog although when later derivatives came out the Bay class carried Two Squid launchers making it one of the most if not the very most dangerous escort of the war. although american DE's with much longer opportunities sank more subs. another later AA version the Bay class addressed the same hull but with an emphasis on AA and a reduced ASW suite. the idea of commercial constructions was to liberate the military construction and repair yards to work on high priority combatants instead of escort construction and repair this also had the effect of broadening the skills of the new workforces. and men who had sailed in frieghters and commercial ships prior to the war after their ninety days training could step on board a DE or a Frigate or Corvette and when they stepped into the engine room there was nothing exoctic they were instantly familiar with what they were looking at. where as a destroyers turbines werent that common. lots of stuff. M __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

01-06-08, 07:23 AM	#6
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I hate the Ford Escort the most. __________________

01-06-08, 02:06 PM	#10
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	The one with hedgehogs that's closing on me right now is the one I hate most!