A second installation would not be a problem assuming no user agreement issues.

<t> Yes please - neat idea. I've always been a fan of the US tinclad battlecruisers of the Lexington class and some of those are great names for ships. <br/>
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Name would be: Henderson, R.M.<br/>
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leadership 46 Inspiration 72<br/>
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I'd prefer the Constitution CC-5 but either ...

<t> I agree that the respawning is OK and as currently set up, may in fact reduce the actual numbers of Essex deployed.<br/>
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I am mystified by those that argue the US was at or near a shipyard limit. Per my Conway's, the US cancelled two Essex class when it became apparant the war was ...

Phooey - I just had a 6 boat Dutch squadron fail to seriously hurt an already injured IJN AP. My PT's in the Phillipines and DEI have been harmless including a single IJN DD killing 3 and running off another 3 when hitting a fat convoy.[:@]

Out of what must be 20+ PT boats actions in a couple of start ups and an ongoing Scenario#15, I've had one mediocre and one good PT boat attack result with the rest essentially disappointing. All were using 6 boat squadrons.

I use the mods and would prefer to see them become part of the "standard" kit.

Now. Best value in terms of hours gamed and enjoyment per dollar spent that I own.

<t> You may want to pick up a book called "The Great Pacific War" by Hector Bywater. It is available in paperback from Amazon very cheaply and comes with a complete OOB for both sides to fight out the conflict in the early 30's.<br/>
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This would seem to be a perfect companion to the Plan ...

<t> [quote]ORIGINAL: Nikademus<br/>
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I'm not sure i could ever recommend a book written by an author who does not appreciate the beauty that is 'Fuso'<br/>
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It should be noted that he also has no appreciation for the value of the US Alaskas, virtually every French heavy cruiser ...

<t> My Dad was a waist gunner on a PB4Y2 flying out of Bermuda. He readily admits his WW2 experience was flat lucky.<br/>
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His brother was a logistics Light Colonel in North Africa that ended up running a POW camp for Italians. He has a great Patton story dealing with unloading ships.<br ...

I'm unsure of its suitability for paving but it is my favorite quick ship reference and I get no end of pleasure reading the comments on the German capital ships. Nice bit of writing![:D]

I think it is the Soviet version of a DUKW.

Just doesn't look right for the US version.

<t> Obviously the Iowa class is the pick of any litter but it is the others that are intriguing. <br/>
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South Dakotas are actually a bit worse than their near-sisters the Washingtons since the attempt to compact the design resulted in a less habitable ship. Either these ships are pretty good ...

Fleets of World War Two by Richard Preston - A very opinionated but fascinating look at the fleets by individual ship class and overall. A lot of the cachet some vessels have enjoyed get punctured when the actual designs and performance are examined.

<t> I certainly agree with the ammo conservation theory and while it seems that firing algorithims may overconcentrate on escorting warships, the other issue as to why transport groups survive versus surface warships is that naval gunnery is at best, pretty inaccurate.<br/>
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It takes a ...

You take the explosive thingy on the end of the stick, place it against the hull of the bad guy and proceed to turn yourself and hopefully some of the other fellows into fish food.

<t> Richard Worth in Fleets of World War II rates the IJN pretty poorly for damage control (page 164) despite an overall high rating for the IJN overall.<br/>
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Other than Taiho, Shinano certainly succumbed to bad damage control and poor command decisions but was also in a nearly incomplete ...

<t> It is everything I'd hoped for so far and yes, I'm perfectly fine with the Grand Campaign taking months to play.<br/>
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Hearts of Iron, Axis and Allies and World at War will all meet scaled down needs to one degree or another. This game is for people who have relatively few games and ...

Looks like a Brit County class with Y turret covered by awnings.

US ships that would have been available by 1946 and in a variable arrival game could be useful in 45.

CV Midway was completed on September 9, 1945
CV Rooseveldt (renamed from Coral Sea which became the third unit in class) completed on october 27, 1945