5 Point War

[Soulmage]

My wife did managed to get all the ships painted/based (except for a handful that need flags. . . did not print enough! LOL!!) I will try to get some pics up soon!

Last night we wanted to use a bunch of our new ships so we played a 5 point war. She played the USN, I played the RN for a change.

Turn 1 the Iowa hammered the Hood. Did a bunch of damage and a few criticals. Turn 2, the Iowa scored a 12/6 crit on the Hood!!!

I swear that ship is cursed!! It always seems to get pwned every time it is in play!


Freak criticals notwithstanding. . .
I do have some concerns about the Hood as statted though. It does indeed have some impressive firepower. But with a 4+ target, and armor of only 4+ it REALLY doesn't have the staying power of a "War" level ship. I really think it ought to be errataed to a "Battle" level ship instead!

 

[Chernobyl]

yeah, I've been doing some reading lately and I woultn't expect it to be a war class.

Chern

 

[Soulmage]

Double checked, and it does have 5+ armor, but it still doesn't really rate as a war class ship. I'd say it was more comparable to a Queen Elizabeth class battleship and should be included at battle level.

 

[Lord David the Denied]

The QE only has 12" guns, though. Hood sported 16" monster guns. Perhaps she shouldn't be at war level, but saying she's comparable to the QEs isn't sensible in my book...

 

[Soulmage]

In terms of battle effectiveness, I believe she is. At least to the point of being closer to Battle level than War level. Sure she is better than the QE, but not THAT much better.

 

[captainsmirk]

Both the Hood and the QE had 15" guns.

There was only ever two British Battleships with 16" guns, the Nelson and the Rodney.

The QE class were first Battleships fitted with 15" guns...


Nick

 

[MongooseMatt]

I swear that ship is cursed!! It always seems to get pwned every time it is in play!

You are not the first to claim this. . .

 

[Steelwhip]

I swear that ship is cursed!! It always seems to get pwned every time it is in play!

many many moons ago when computers were new and highley overpriced, there was a game called Great Naval Battles of the North Atlantic from SSI. Had a wonderful campaign system that was better than any other comuter naval sim I have ever seen. At one point I had the Scharnhost, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen on patrol duties down by Gibralter. A message pops up that they had a contact and when the battle screen loaded up the 3 ships were facing off against the Hood. It was 5.25 in the morning and visability was less than 3000 yards and my ships were crossing the Hoods "T". All 3 of my ships managed to get off full broadsides and in less than 5 minuets the Hood was sliding beneath the waves....

I dont think I EVER want to take the Hood if Im playing the RN :shock: