[WIP] Cold War Mod

Captain Vlad · 02-10-08, 04:33 AM

Cuba has a lot of plotline potential for something like this...perhaps construct a campaign around a US invasion of Cuba and the Soviet's response?

Capt Jack Harkness · 02-10-08, 05:21 AM

Actually, I always thought it would be fun to intercept the freighters carrying the nukes and sink them before they hit the blockade we set up...

There are, however, a million different ways to pan out that scenario, let alone the Cold War in the 60's. The only sad thing is that American tech was way beyond the Soviets until about the time the Victor class SSNs and Yankee class SSBNs were commissioned.

jdkbph · 02-10-08, 11:53 AM

I don't think you can go much past 1965 or so. By that time, I believe they were doing computer assisted TMA, which I would guess is a little beyond the scope of SH4. Unless you introduced an external app to output/input data to/from...?

JD

Hartmann · 02-10-08, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdkbph

I don't think you can go much past 1965 or so. By that time, I believe they were doing computer assisted TMA, which I would guess is a little beyond the scope of SH4. Unless you introduced an external app to output/input data to/from...?

JD

the problem is model advanced devices like sonars and guided torpedoes, sh4 only allow early cold war mods.

DS · 02-10-08, 07:04 PM

Here's my thoughts on this. Nuke's will take a lot of work.

We alreay have Tench Class Boats with SH4 mods, and they served well into the 50's I believe.

If we can have:

1. a Guppy sail modeled for them
2. add a snorkel using residual SH3 coding
3. use the early acoustic homing torpedoes that already come with SH4,

then we are already good to go for WWIII/Cold war scenarios set in the 50's.

Is this achievable?

USS_Trigger · 02-10-08, 11:25 PM

well im working on getting the snorkel from the type XXI to work and im also trying tp design a guppy sail but the snorkel is proving to be quite troublesome

it just wont work

Capt Jack Harkness · 02-11-08, 03:06 AM

Well, snorkle aside, it's all possible. At the very least, though, we need the Tang class and the numerous GUPPY variants for the Americans and for the Soviets we need Whiskeys and either Tangos or Foxtrots.

I don't think nuclear boats are out of the question either, so long as they're from the 50s or early 60s and we fix the couple bugs with the one we have. On that note, the Skate would be the perfect counterpart for the November. USS Skate was commissioned in '57 and the class is basically a downsized Nautilus with the re-addition of 2 stern tubes. And if missiles can be implemented then the Hotel class would be great for the Soviets and the Halibut or Growler for the US.

Anybody willing to start modelling any of these?

Captain Vlad · 02-10-08, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capt Jack Harkness

Actually, I always thought it would be fun to intercept the freighters carrying the nukes and sink them before they hit the blockade we set up...

Yeah.

Or, from the Soviet side, try and fend off prowling US subs and destroyers to allow the weapons to get through. If the war escalates to a more general confrontation, another good Soviet scenario might be mining or raiding East Coast ports where the troop build-up is taking place.

View Poll Results: What time period would you like the Cold War Mod to encompass?
Early Cold War: 1947 to the early 1960s	148	14.18%
Mid Cold War: 1960s to 1980s	195	18.68%
Late Cold War: 1980's to 1991	147	14.08%
I want the whole thing! 1947 to 1991	554	53.07%
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02-10-08, 04:33 AM	#1
Captain Vlad Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pollard, Oklahoma Posts: 679 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Cuba has a lot of plotline potential for something like this...perhaps construct a campaign around a US invasion of Cuba and the Soviet's response? __________________ "Stop sounding battlestations just to hear the alarm."

02-10-08, 11:53 AM	#3
jdkbph Captain Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 508 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 0	I don't think you can go much past 1965 or so. By that time, I believe they were doing computer assisted TMA, which I would guess is a little beyond the scope of SH4. Unless you introduced an external app to output/input data to/from...? JD Last edited by jdkbph; 02-10-08 at 12:11 PM.

02-10-08, 07:04 PM	#5
DS Planesman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 185 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Here's my thoughts on this. Nuke's will take a lot of work. We alreay have Tench Class Boats with SH4 mods, and they served well into the 50's I believe. If we can have: 1. a Guppy sail modeled for them 2. add a snorkel using residual SH3 coding 3. use the early acoustic homing torpedoes that already come with SH4, then we are already good to go for WWIII/Cold war scenarios set in the 50's. Is this achievable? __________________

02-10-08, 05:21 AM	#2
Capt Jack Harkness Samurai Navy Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 567 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 1	Actually, I always thought it would be fun to intercept the freighters carrying the nukes and sink them before they hit the blockade we set up... There are, however, a million different ways to pan out that scenario, let alone the Cold War in the 60's. The only sad thing is that American tech was way beyond the Soviets until about the time the Victor class SSNs and Yankee class SSBNs were commissioned.

02-10-08, 11:25 PM	#6
USS_Trigger Seaman Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 39 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	well im working on getting the snorkel from the type XXI to work and im also trying tp design a guppy sail but the snorkel is proving to be quite troublesome it just wont work

02-11-08, 03:06 AM	#7
Capt Jack Harkness Samurai Navy Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 567 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 1	Well, snorkle aside, it's all possible. At the very least, though, we need the Tang class and the numerous GUPPY variants for the Americans and for the Soviets we need Whiskeys and either Tangos or Foxtrots. I don't think nuclear boats are out of the question either, so long as they're from the 50s or early 60s and we fix the couple bugs with the one we have. On that note, the Skate would be the perfect counterpart for the November. USS Skate was commissioned in '57 and the class is basically a downsized Nautilus with the re-addition of 2 stern tubes. And if missiles can be implemented then the Hotel class would be great for the Soviets and the Halibut or Growler for the US. Anybody willing to start modelling any of these?