Stats for Seaplane Tenders?

[BraveSirRobin]

My search-fu has failed me, so I was wondering if anybody had knocked up some stats for a Chitose/Choyada before they were converted to escort carriers.

By the same token, I was wondering if anyone had any stats for the HMS Gotland, or maybe the USS Curtiss, or some of the other seaplane tenders. They seem like quite interesting ships, but they have no representation thus far that I can find.

 

[Myrm]

There s definitely a Swedish navy PDF out there with Gotland in it.....

Here we go, David Manley has done the stats....
http://www.btinternet.com/~david.manley/naval/VAS/VAS.html

Look for the Swedish Navy listing

 

[rcbecker1]

Make a list of the tenders you are looking for and I will see what I can do to help out.

 

[BraveSirRobin]

@Myrm Thanks! That's one on the list down.

@ rbecker

The same page that had the list for Sweden has a bunch of control cards, and had one for the Chitose/Choyada, but as midget sub carrier. I'd really just like stats for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Chitose and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Curtiss_(AV-4).

Also, while I've got somebody's attention, I just recently got into VAS, having stared at the stuff for a long time while I was looking at ACTA stuff, and I still have some newb questions. OoB pretty clearly establishes that to rearm refuel carrier based planes that it takes two turns on a carrier. But what happens to land based planes? How do they recover ordnance and ammo? And how exactly are bombs/torps spent? Is it on a damage die basis like ASW airplanes, or does a plane expend it's whole load of ordnance in a single run?

Thanks for all your help you guys!

 

[rcbecker1]

My understanding on land air when it drops its load on its victim the full load is used. Then it returns to get reloaded but only takes one turn as it is not waiting to get moved and loaded as the ship based planes do. The big thing is LBPs. is they have to fly back to where they can from on the edge of map which is normaly farther from the battle than SBPs. Which keeps them out of combat as long as the SBPs. I find that LBPs. Ussally get one good attack maybe two unless the battle is closer to your side of the table. Most Sea plane tenders tend to carry scout planes unless specificly specified (ref: Gespuie Miragliata Italian).
Yes all Ship planes (SBPs) take two rounds to reload.
Go here for Chitose.

http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/3250410/chitose-class-ship-card-doc-november-6-2011-10-31-am-152k

 

[BraveSirRobin]

Sorry, some more questions concerning aircraft.
Can ships like the battleship/carrier version of the Ise that have actual flights of aircraft listed, but do not possess the carrier trait rearm the craft they carry after they have expended their ordanance/ammunition? How many flights can they launch and recover in a turn? How are observation planes kitted out for ASW duties treated in the same situation? And was there ever any clarification on whether or not the rest of a ships compliment of observation aircraft outside of the one can be launched to attempt detection of submarines (or exactly what can be done with the whole compliment outside of campaign turns)?

 

[rcbecker1]

You do own Order of battle the second book?
If not you can get the PDF for a good price quite often they are on sale.

The 1943 version has trait Carrier and uses
2 flights of Aichi E16A Paul’s (carrier version only).

How are observation planes kitted out for ASW duties treated in the same situation?
Same as all other planes.

And was there ever any clarification on whether or not the rest of a ships compliment of observation aircraft outside of the one can be launched to attempt detection of submarines
Yes.