Question about the Narwhal Class

Kapitan_Phillips · 03-12-08, 10:13 AM

Were the Narwhals mainly used for transportation due to their size? I'm on my third patrol in one, and so far I've delivered 19 tonnes of supplies to US troops and delivered two spies to their destinations.

The things take so long to dive, too

CCIP · 03-12-08, 10:34 AM

They were, depending on the point in the war that they were in of course. That was a smart move by the Navy - I think as Argonaut's unfortunate case shows, boats of that size weren't cut out for convoy attacks so much.

19 troops though? A bit too few for a boat that size! :p
They could carry as much as 110 troops on a raid.

Here's one of interest:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makin_Raid

Kapitan_Phillips · 03-12-08, 10:39 AM

19 tonnes of supplies, not 19 troops

And, wanna hazard a guess as to what my boat's called?

CCIP · 03-12-08, 10:46 AM

Oh boy! Better stay out of dem convoys

Hey, how about a screenshot? I haven't tried the Nautilus yet. I definitely appreciate the idea behind it, but I'm kind of hoping that a "real" Nautilus can be modeled by someone - my understanding is that the current one is basically an ersatz kitbash from other boats...

Kapitan_Phillips · 03-12-08, 11:14 AM

Sure thing. I love how the guys you're dropping off are sat on the deck :rotfl:

Ducimus · 03-12-08, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

my understanding is that the current one is basically an ersatz kitbash from other boats...

It is. I did my best to make it unique, but 3d modeling isn't a skill i posses, so i had to do the best i could with what i have.

And yes, it dives SLOW. I also did my best to make sure it behaved as a narwhal class would have (err in theory anyway, since i dont think anyone REALLY knows since they were so few in number and are all but "extinct")

edit:

And as i recall, the first couple months of the war i scripted regular patrols. After that, its all special ops. If one wants to do alot of spec ops, the narwhal is th boat to grab. After your orginal mission is complete - you can always hunt for shipping.

Hitman · 03-12-08, 11:53 AM

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If one wants to do alot of spec ops, the narwhal is th boat to grab. After your orginal mission is complete - you can always hunt for shipping.

That's certainly a good thing about the Narwhal you added, not only for historical accurancy but also to give an option to players who want to do a lot of those

03-12-08, 10:13 AM	#1
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Question about the Narwhal Class Were the Narwhals mainly used for transportation due to their size? I'm on my third patrol in one, and so far I've delivered 19 tonnes of supplies to US troops and delivered two spies to their destinations. The things take so long to dive, too __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

03-12-08, 10:34 AM	#2
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	They were, depending on the point in the war that they were in of course. That was a smart move by the Navy - I think as Argonaut's unfortunate case shows, boats of that size weren't cut out for convoy attacks so much. 19 troops though? A bit too few for a boat that size! :p They could carry as much as 110 troops on a raid. Here's one of interest: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makin_Raid __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-12-08, 10:39 AM	#3
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	19 tonnes of supplies, not 19 troops And, wanna hazard a guess as to what my boat's called? __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

03-12-08, 10:46 AM	#4
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Oh boy! Better stay out of dem convoys Hey, how about a screenshot? I haven't tried the Nautilus yet. I definitely appreciate the idea behind it, but I'm kind of hoping that a "real" Nautilus can be modeled by someone - my understanding is that the current one is basically an ersatz kitbash from other boats... __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-12-08, 11:14 AM	#5
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Sure thing. I love how the guys you're dropping off are sat on the deck :rotfl: __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.