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    phavoc replied to the thread Imperial Battleships.
    The problem with this theoretical discussion is that we're comparing a mish-mash of versions of a game that didn't exactly have a firm...
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    phavoc reacted to rinku's post in the thread Imperial Battleships with Like Like.
    It isn't a proper frigate unless it's a three masted ship with a single gun deck!
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    phavoc replied to the thread Merchants weapons.
    The Brits converted the Atlantic Conveyor into a sort of armed merchant / auxiliary carrier when they embarked Harriers and helo's...
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    phavoc replied to the thread Imperial Battleships.
    Yeah, we started seeing the displacement inflation during the war as technology, need and other things shaped the designs and sizes of...
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    phavoc replied to the thread Imperial Battleships.
    Size CAN BE a function of role, but there are often other considerations at play that dictate such things. Historically things like...
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    phavoc replied to the thread Merchants weapons.
    Had to look that one up. You are referring to the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) Maritime Security Program (MSP). It's mostly...
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    phavoc replied to the thread Imperial Battleships.
    Palidan Anti-Palidan
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    phavoc replied to the thread Imperial Battleships.
    Aye, politics has a way of sometimes intruding upon things. As the Alaska class shows, even services sometimes let their biases...
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    phavoc reacted to rinku's post in the thread Imperial Battleships with Like Like.
    The type of ship called "Destroyer" derived its name from "torpedo boat destroyer" anyway. Make a specialist space station killing ship...
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    phavoc reacted to Terry Mixon's post in the thread Imperial Battleships with Like Like.
    But what about feldercarb?
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    phavoc replied to the thread Imperial Battleships.
    But isn't that the point of using a label? To convey a concept? If I build a 500k Dton warship and I call it a destroyer, that's fine...
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    phavoc replied to the thread Merchants weapons.
    I am not aware of the RN paying for weapon mounts at the time of building a ship. I looked up what I could in my naval books and the...
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    phavoc replied to the thread Merchants weapons.
    Jervis Bay was doing escort duty for a small convoy, and it's Captain engaged to save as many convoy ships as possible. Jervis Bay...
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    phavoc replied to the thread Number of staff in Commercial Zones on Space Stations.
    Also keep in mind that station populations are microcosm's of reality. I had created a small station and added in personalities behind...
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    phavoc replied to the thread Merchants weapons.
    AMC's would never want to deliberately seek out a confrontation with a real warship - the odds are heavily against them. Their best bet...
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