[v1.5 SCEN files NOW UPLOADED in the attachment below]
In this mod/scenario, the Washington Naval Conference/Five-Power Treaty of 1922 and the succeeding naval conferences are only partially successful in limiting capital ships, but do lead to some tamping down of the naval arms race.
Mostly rooted in reality, with some flight of my own particular fancy, this scenario takes the DaBabes WitP:AE - By Symon mod/scenario and adds to it new ships for both sides.
Some quick notes:
The biggest feature is that the Allied Player can now choose whether or not the U.S. completes some of the Cleveland class cruisers' hulls as Independence class CVL's or finish them as CL's. There is also the ability to complete a few Baltimore heavy cruisers as Monterey (ex.-Saipan) class CVL's or finish them as CA's.
Some of the ships that historically went to the breakers appear in this game:
. -Japan's Tosa & Kii classes;
. -America's Constitution (ex.-Lexington) battlecruisers, and the 1920 version of battleship South Dakota;
. -Britain's proposed "G3" and "F2" class battlecruisers named Lion and Nelson respectively.
Japan for its part, can convert some of her merchant hulls to MAC (Merchant Aircraft Carrier) CVE's starting in late 1942 if needed. America can convert some of her tankers into Long Island type CVE's as well. Granted, America gets a TON of Kaiser-built CVE's 1944 and onward.
Some "concept designs" are also included, such as
. -the Japanese "Pokekurū" or pocket battlecruiser of the Chichibu class;
. -America's answer to it in the Reliant class;
. -Rear Admiral Moffett's "flying-deck cruiser" or CLV/CAV (referred to as "CF" in this scenario) of the Ely and Chesapeake classes,
. -the original "quad turret" version of the North Carolina class battleships
. -and variant of the Brooklyn class with "quad turrets" as sub-class Phoenix cruisers.
Japan's CVL Ryujo evolves into a moderately (albeit scaled back) effective design. Six of her are built in place of other less viable conversions.
"Easter Eggs" are included:
. -HMS Ark Royal and a sister ship: HMS Bounty
. -After the Great Kanto Earthquake destroys the original Amagi hull, the third Amagi class battlecruiser, Takao, is not scrapped, but is re-named Amagi and completed as a sister carrier to Akagi.
. -Any ship that is in the Ship Reinforcement que that has a II, III, or IV at the end of its name (e.g. "ex.-Oriskany II" or "Crown Point III") can be renamed while still in the Ship Reinforcement que and BEFORE IT ARRIVES. If you forget, you will be stuck with some weirdly named ships.
ALL files including files for the new ships can be found here: Scen127
A full treatise/backstory is posted below.
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v1.5 NOW UPLOADED in the attachment below:
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