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Japanese CVE Taiyo-no planes
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 3:57 pm
by khyberbill
I am playing Japan for the first time (CHS 155). There is CVE Taiyo in Sasebo without any planes. Does this ship get planes automatically at some point or do I transfer planes to the Taiyo?
RE: Japanese CVE Taiyo-no planes
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:05 pm
by Chris21wen
No you don't get any, I transferred some. Why I don't know but somebody else here will.
RE: Japanese CVE Taiyo-no planes
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:10 pm
by Mike Solli
Japanese CVEs don't come with aircraft (other than Hosho). Some Japanese later CVLs don't get aircraft either.
RE: Japanese CVE Taiyo-no planes
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:10 pm
by Shark7
ORIGINAL: Chris H
No you don't get any, I transferred some. Why I don't know but somebody else here will.
I believe its meant to be used as a replinishment carrier. I personally just sent a group of land based zero's for the extra cap and use it that way.
RE: Japanese CVE Taiyo-no planes
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:13 pm
by Chris21wen
So do I, at least until Przemek sank it.
RE: Japanese CVE Taiyo-no planes
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:15 pm
by Mike Solli
If I expect KB to run into significant Allied carriers, I'll sometimes send them to trail KB (within a couple of hexes) to provide some extra decks in case a carrier in KB is damaged.
RE: Japanese CVE Taiyo-no planes
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:17 pm
by goodboyladdie
If you collect enough gold coins when you discover the secret hard code level, you can trade them in for some planes...
RE: Japanese CVE Taiyo-no planes
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:23 pm
by Mynok
You misspelled "crappy planes"......[:'(]
RE: Japanese CVE Taiyo-no planes
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:54 pm
by khyberbill
How does one spell "crappy planes"?
RE: Japanese CVE Taiyo-no planes
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:23 pm
by spence
No you don't get any, I transferred some. Why I don't know but somebody else here will.
The Taiyo and other IJN CVEs were mostly used as aircraft ferrys. Aside from having no arrestor gear they were too slow and the flight deck was too short to launch a torpedo bomber with torpedo. Their usage as part of a mini-KB (KB meaning striking force) is a complete fantasy.
RE: Japanese CVE Taiyo-no planes
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:47 pm
by Shark7
ORIGINAL: spence
No you don't get any, I transferred some. Why I don't know but somebody else here will.
The Taiyo and other IJN CVEs were mostly used as aircraft ferrys. Aside from having no arrestor gear they were too slow and the flight deck was too short to launch a torpedo bomber with torpedo. Their usage as part of a mini-KB (KB meaning striking force) is a complete fantasy.
Kinda makes you wonder why they are even listed as CVEs at all then. Seems that the designation AK would be more accurate, if these ships truly couldn't land aircraft.
RE: Japanese CVE Taiyo-no planes
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:07 pm
by Mynok
ORIGINAL: khyberbill
How does one spell "crappy planes"?
O-S-C-A-R
RE: Japanese CVE Taiyo-no planes
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:26 pm
by rubisco
ORIGINAL: Mynok
ORIGINAL: khyberbill
How does one spell "crappy planes"?
O-S-C-A-R
[:D] Good one!
RE: Japanese CVE Taiyo-no planes
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:35 pm
by lineartube
N-A-T-Es are worse.
RE: Japanese CVE Taiyo-no planes
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:37 pm
by Mynok
They aren't planes. [:D]
RE: Japanese CVE Taiyo-no planes
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:51 pm
by Mike Solli
[:D]
RE: Japanese CVE Taiyo-no planes
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:56 am
by Feinder
I dunno, Nate vs. Throwaway... Kind of a tough call.
vs.
-F-
RE: Japanese CVE Taiyo-no planes
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 2:32 am
by Mynok
Coffins with propellers......[:'(]
Did you know Ida is really an acronym? Yep... I Die Always......
RE: Japanese CVE Taiyo-no planes
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:33 am
by bradfordkay
And we all know what a P-400 is... [;)]
RE: Japanese CVE Taiyo-no planes
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:53 pm
by khyberbill
Thanks for all the suggestions, I think I will just use it for added CAP.