Re: [LoGH] Number of ships in LoGH
Josh Yuan (jjyuan@yahoo.com)
Wed, 29 Nov 2000 19:23:27 -0800 (PST)
How u find these numbers? Is there a source book around somewhere?
--Josh
--- Justin Ho wrote:
> 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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