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British Destroyers
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 9:52 am
by Lowpe
British Destroyers
scenario 1...
Grenville is a T class and violates the normal British naming convention.
RE: British Destroyers
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 9:53 am
by Lowpe
British Destroyers run the gamut from very weak to formidable. The N and J class are strong surface fighters...
I will add more here later...
RE: British Destroyers
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 9:58 am
by traskott
Lots of good AA/ASW platforms. A bit weak in naval combat, but experience is superb.
Main trouble: Way too few to make something interesting till end 1943. If you employ them in escort role, no british TF can be formed without assign US DDs to the British Fleet...
RE: British Destroyers
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 11:35 am
by AleRonin
Very helpful, thanks!
RE: British Destroyers
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 5:43 pm
by jdsrae
Capabilities tend to align with their year of commissioning. The pre war DDs are the weaker ones but they can still keep a subs head down.
Many pre war destroyers upgrade to DE which reflects their real life change in role as the modern destroyers P+ start to arrive.
RE: British Destroyers
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 5:50 pm
by jdsrae
Trivia for the day, from Wikipedia:
The Royal Navy's practice had been to name all destroyers of a class with names starting with the class letter, in this "U". However, the Royal Navy had reverted to an earlier practice of naming the flotilla leader after a prominent historical seaman, in this case after Vice Admiral Sir Richard Grenville, an Elizabethan soldier and sailor.
RE: British Destroyers
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 7:42 pm
by Alikchi2
The Tribals are fantastic but you don't get them til late.
RE: British Destroyers
Posted: Mon May 27, 2019 10:09 am
by Ian R
ORIGINAL: jdsrae
Trivia for the day, from Wikipedia:
The Royal Navy's practice had been to name all destroyers of a class with names starting with the class letter, in this "U". However, the Royal Navy had reverted to an earlier practice of naming the flotilla leader after a prominent historical seaman, in this case after Vice Admiral Sir Richard Grenville, an Elizabethan soldier and sailor.
You sir, are correct. According to Conways, the leaders added bunks (and a command space) for about 40 flotilla staff, and were named for captains who had a "good" death in the Klingon style. There was also a Captain Thomas Grenville, of HMS Defiance , who died at First Cape Finisterre on 3 May 1747, so I guess that one hits two targets.