Re: [LoGH] Number of ships in LoGH
Justin Ho (iluvatar45@hotmail.com)
Thu, 30 Nov 2000 09:54:17 +0800
Rear Admiral Eihendorf's fleet had the following breakdown which I think
might be considered "standard" for Imperials:
200-250 battleships (11.17-15.34%)
400-500 cruisers (22.35-30.67%)
1000 destroyers (55.87-61.35%)
30-40 carriers (1.68-2.45%)
The carrier dimensions for both sides are battleship scale or larger and the
Imperial carrier comes with a large capital ship armament (especially it
looks like a superheavy battleship with a hanger module slapped on top).
The number of fast battleships is not stated and so their numbers are lumped
in with the normal BB's. Their numbers probably aren't very high though,
with the exception of Bittenfeld's fleet which uses them as their main
strength. I'm personally guessing around 1/3 of the total BB count is fast
BB.
The extremely low percentage of carriers in this Imperial fleet seems to
reinforce the idea that the Imperials are not big proponents of carrier
warfare and are of the "big guns" mentality. (As the Thor Hammer, the
superheavy BB's of the nobles, and the Ahsgrimm demonstrate). Although
their standard battleships are listed as carrying 12 Valkyries each, their
use in battle appears more of an adjunct than as a striking arm of its own,
sort of like the British Navy's view towards airpower earlier this century.
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