[REQ] @bigboywooly regarding King George V

Woof1701 · 09-12-07, 08:02 AM

Hi there Bigboywooly,

There's just one thing I liked to request regarding British warships in the GWX campaign. Lately I came across a Task Force in the med with two King George V and two Nelson class ships. Since both Nelson-class ships were active in WW2 I thought this was acceptable. But only one King George V class ship remained in WW2

So the other one must've been a ghost ship.

Did you dictate the game which battleships to use in a Task Force or are they selected at random?

joea · 09-12-07, 08:29 AM

Actually mate there were 5 King George V class battleships.
HMS King George V, Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Howe and Anson.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Ge...hip_%281939%29

Woof1701 · 09-12-07, 08:48 AM

Oh ok. I just found out there were TWO King George V-classes 1911 and 1939 ... Never heard that a country used a name twice for a ship class ... Sorry for the misunderstanding then.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Ge...hip_%281911%29

bigboywooly · 09-12-07, 10:39 AM

lol
No worries

Actually a few countries use the same names for classes again

At least 2 Bismarck classes I know of

Bismarck Class iron flush-decked corvettes

Bismarck 25th July 1877 Hulked in 1891.
Blücher 20th September 1877 Sold as a hulk in 1908.
Stosch 8th October 1877 Broken up and used for scrap in 1907.
Moltke 18th October 1877 Hulked in 1910.
Gneisenau 4th September 1879 Wrecked on 16th December 1900.
Stein 14th September 1879 Hulked in 1908

Bismarck Class

Bismarck14th February 1939 Sunk on 27th May 1941.
Tirpitz1st April 1939 Sunk on 12th November 1944.

Etc

Woof1701 · 09-13-07, 03:05 AM

Weird ... Kinda strange thing to do in my eyes. Thanks for the information

joea · 09-13-07, 03:51 AM

No problem, BBW is a font of information, I sure have learned a lot as well.

Now, go whittle that KGV class down why don't you!

09-12-07, 08:02 AM	#1
Woof1701 Commodore Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Munich, Germany, Home of U-96 Posts: 633 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	[REQ] @bigboywooly regarding King George V Hi there Bigboywooly, There's just one thing I liked to request regarding British warships in the GWX campaign. Lately I came across a Task Force in the med with two King George V and two Nelson class ships. Since both Nelson-class ships were active in WW2 I thought this was acceptable. But only one King George V class ship remained in WW2 So the other one must've been a ghost ship. Did you dictate the game which battleships to use in a Task Force or are they selected at random?

09-12-07, 10:39 AM	#4
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	lol No worries Actually a few countries use the same names for classes again At least 2 Bismarck classes I know of Bismarck Class iron flush-decked corvettes Bismarck 25th July 1877 Hulked in 1891. Blücher 20th September 1877 Sold as a hulk in 1908. Stosch 8th October 1877 Broken up and used for scrap in 1907. Moltke 18th October 1877 Hulked in 1910. Gneisenau 4th September 1879 Wrecked on 16th December 1900. Stein 14th September 1879 Hulked in 1908 Bismarck Class Bismarck14th February 1939 Sunk on 27th May 1941. Tirpitz1st April 1939 Sunk on 12th November 1944. Etc __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

09-12-07, 08:29 AM	#2
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Actually mate there were 5 King George V class battleships. HMS King George V, Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Howe and Anson. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Ge...hip_%281939%29

09-12-07, 08:48 AM	#3
Woof1701 Commodore Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Munich, Germany, Home of U-96 Posts: 633 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Oh ok. I just found out there were TWO King George V-classes 1911 and 1939 ... Never heard that a country used a name twice for a ship class ... Sorry for the misunderstanding then. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Ge...hip_%281911%29

09-13-07, 03:05 AM	#5
Woof1701 Commodore Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Munich, Germany, Home of U-96 Posts: 633 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Weird ... Kinda strange thing to do in my eyes. Thanks for the information

09-13-07, 03:51 AM	#6
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	No problem, BBW is a font of information, I sure have learned a lot as well. Now, go whittle that KGV class down why don't you!