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RE: AE as Replenishers

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 7:48 am
by Leandros
What I have found is 5400-tonners that convert to AE - but only in June '43.
Those 6200-tonners I have found convert only to AKA's - same period.
5250-tonners upgrade to AKE in June '43

Fred

RE: AE as Replenishers

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 11:26 am
by Yaab
Leandros, check xAKs with 3800 capacity in stock GC.

Dec 7, 1941:

LA: xAK Henry S. Grove,
San Francisco: xAK Ruth Alexander
Auckland: xAK Irene Dupont
Noumea: xAK Royal T.Frank (needs to be moved to Sydney for conversion)

RE: AE as Replenishers

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 5:52 pm
by Leandros
ORIGINAL: Yaab

Leandros, check xAKs with 3800 capacity in stock GC.

Dec 7, 1941:

LA: xAK Henry S. Grove,
San Francisco: xAK Ruth Alexander
Auckland: xAK Irene Dupont
Noumea: xAK Royal T.Frank (needs to be moved to Sydney for conversion)

Thank you, have tried to look them up. Seems they are out of the game. I'm in March '43.

Fred


RE: AE as Replenishers

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 6:28 pm
by geofflambert
Yes, I should have noted I was showing DBB-C screens with reduced cargo capacity.

RE: AE as Replenishers

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 1:31 pm
by Yaab
ORIGINAL: Leandros

ORIGINAL: Yaab

Leandros, check xAKs with 3800 capacity in stock GC.

Dec 7, 1941:

LA: xAK Henry S. Grove,
San Francisco: xAK Ruth Alexander
Auckland: xAK Irene Dupont
Noumea: xAK Royal T.Frank (needs to be moved to Sydney for conversion)

Thank you, have tried to look them up. Seems they are out of the game. I'm in March '43.

Fred


Are they sunk? They should be present in both stock and DaBabes campaigns

RE: AE as Replenishers

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 2:02 pm
by BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Leandros

What I have found is 5400-tonners that convert to AE - but only in June '43.
Those 6200-tonners I have found convert only to AKA's - same period.
5250-tonners upgrade to AKE in June '43

Fred
Not so for the AEs - they start as 5800 tonners and END UP as 5400 tonners.

Here is Ruth Alexander on Dec. 7th 1941. The yellow text on conversion means it is available immediately. The AP conversion for this class is available in Feb/42. All this is in stock.


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RE: AE as Replenishers

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 2:13 pm
by BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Leandros

ORIGINAL: Yaab

Leandros, check xAKs with 3800 capacity in stock GC.

Dec 7, 1941:

LA: xAK Henry S. Grove,
San Francisco: xAK Ruth Alexander
Auckland: xAK Irene Dupont
Noumea: xAK Royal T.Frank (needs to be moved to Sydney for conversion)

Thank you, have tried to look them up. Seems they are out of the game. I'm in March '43.

Fred
In addition to those Yaab listed, add Mount McKinley (at start) and early arrivals Red Jacket, Harpoon and Lassen. There may be more that I have forgotten about.

RE: AE as Replenishers

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 2:22 pm
by bradfordkay
Lassen certainly fits in with the the US Navy's habit of naming AE class ships after volcanoes. I always figured that there was a certain warning to the sailors in that habit...

RE: AE as Replenishers

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 2:44 pm
by Leandros
ORIGINAL: Yaab

Are they sunk? They should be present in both stock and DaBabes campaigns.

I'm afraid so. I have lost a few. Anyway, they aren't in the inventory.

Fred