Of Ships and Girls and Shipgirls - a KanColle-RP (OOC)

[Sleet Clans]

Hopefully it's not too late for me to join this?

[Novaya Equestria]

Statement of this thread's OP

Alright, people,
take a big step back for a second and calm down, okay?
I thank Zarkenis Ultima for his (her?) time and effort in trying to calm things down around these parts, it was very much needed. I must also apologise for my own absence, I was sleeping and after that, working.

So, regarding Rustyal and Caty...
Yes, I allowed Caty after debating it with Rustyal and thinking about it. Yes, she is unrealistic, far too expensive and rather limited, as the nice people at Your Nation's Warships pointed out, but I would like to remind you, that this is NS. Defying physics? I'm no Naval Engineer and I doubt, that any of you are. Regardless of that, there are measures in place to keep her usage limited and I accepted her under these limitations.
Yes, Rustyal is my Co-OP, because he is an active and constructive player of this RP. Until those against him in that position present a clear and well-founded set of arguments against this appointment, on this thread, that will not change. And if they do, these arguments will be reviewed and discussed in a civilized manner and acted upon accordingly. Until that, he is Co-OP - and that position has nothing to do with his characters.

Now comes the uncomfortable part: Kollin, your application for joining this RP is denied, on the grounds of your behaviour on this OOC. I actually would very much appreciate, if you were to leave this thread altogether. To quote the rules: "Be nice, at least on this OOC."
Legatia and North Arkana, agree, that you disagree, and leave it at that. End of discussion. If not, bans from this RP and retcons. Clear?
Rustyal, Sterkistan, Novaya Equestria, I very much appreciate, that you tried to calm everyone down or left the discussions themselves. Thank you. (That is actually not uncomfortable, but you get, what I mean, I hope. ; ))
For those, who wish to discuss the realism of KanColle, please do so elsewhere.

So, with that being done, I hope, that we can get back to the fun part of this RP - namely RPing itself. Is everybody onboard with that?

(Did I miss anything?)

Thanks, Selks. In fact, I contacted one of the mods about this situation.

And yes, you missed something. Novaya told everyone about the perks of a qualified leader: competent, level headed, good leadership, one who knows the strategies and tactics and do's and don't's, and the ability to adapt to any circumstances and to have the plans ready should circumstances happened. After that, the four Novayan warships left: Novaya and Chrysantheme to do their night patrol, and Shinosaki and Shiroiyuki to head to their respective rooms.

[Higher Japan]

That moment when you don't know if they're referring to the cruiser or carrier because of a single letter difference. Ironically i didn't intend for that to happen.

[The Selkie]

Hopefully it's not too late for me to join this?

Nope, it's not. You'd be very welcome, indeed.

Thanks, Selks. In fact, I contacted one of the mods about this situation.

And yes, you missed something. Novaya told everyone about the perks of a qualified leader: competent, level headed, good leadership, one who knows the strategies and tactics and do's and don't's, and the ability to adapt to any circumstances and to have the plans ready should circumstances happened. After that, the four Novayan warships left: Novaya and Chrysantheme to do their night patrol, and Shinosaki and Shiroiyuki to head to their respective rooms.

Thank you, again.
Please be aware, that everyone already knew the signs of a good leadership and that the night patrol might receive a witched surprise (to borrow Kraicia's way of referring to the Abyssals - I like it). ; )

snipppp

Thank you, for bringing this to a close, Selkie.

You're welcome.

[Fascist Republic Of Bermuda]

dID SOMEBODY SAY SHIP-RACISTS?

Personnel file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West

Name: C.S.S. Thomas Jefferson Page
Type: Destroyer
Class: Charles Read-class
Role: "Blockade-breaker" multirole destroyer
Nation of origin: Confederate States of America
Year commissioned: 1943
Image or description of the ship girl/boy: Smol yeoman farmer
Gender: Female
Character: "Long Tom" is a good-natured little girl who likes gardening. She idolizes the namesake of her namesake, Thomas Jefferson. Always excited to be deployed, she loves to take risks and get her adrenaline pumping. She does tend to get a bit carried away.
Special abilities: She can fire just as many 5-inch shells retreating as she can when advancing.
Technical Description of the vessel: the Charles Read-class was born from the Confederacy's long experiences in dealing with blockades, back to the American Brothers' War of the early 1860s. Destroyers had proven vital in protecting trade in both the 1st and 2nd World Wars. However, the previous Buchanan-class destroyers, which were exceedingly capable multirole ships, were considered too small to punch above their weight. The Charles Read-class, developed alongside the United States' less-armed but lighter and faster Allen M. Summer-class, was meant to rectify that. Something of an experiment in the Confederate destroyer fleet, the Charles Read-class was equipped with 4 twin 5-inch gun turrets, two on the bow, and two on the stern, with the idea being that as the destroyer was both approaching and fleeing from an enemy surface vessel she would be able to fire a large salvo. She was only 2 knots slower than the Allen M. Summer-class, 36 were completed before being superseded by the similar but more compact, faster, and lighter Wilkinson-class in late 1944.

C.S.S. Thomas Jefferson Page was the third vessel of the Charles Read-class constructed, built in Norfolk Naval Yard and commissioned in 1943. She went off to Europe where she would serve until the end of the war. However, in early 1945, the "Long Tom" and one of her sister ships found themselves facing off against 5 German U-boats fleeing from a sub pen. The cat-and-mouse game lasted 2 and a half whole days, with 2 of the U-boats being found and sunk, before one U-boat surfaced, torpedoed the Charles Read-class alongside the Page, and attempted to flee before being disabled by a salvo of fire from the Page. The final U-boat, running on fumes at that point, surfaced to surrender and assist in picking up survivors. Only 10 Confederate sailors perished. Both ships were decorated after the battle by both the Confederate government and the states.

The Thomas Jefferson Page remained in Europe after Germany surrendered, helping supervise the surrender of remaining Kriegsmarine vessels before being re-stationed with the Caribbean Fleet in 1948. After several refits, several patrols, and brief spurts of action providing naval fire support in anti-Communist interventions in the Caribbean, she was decommissioned in 1976.

Technical Data
Displacement: 3,700 tons full load
Length (overall): 420 ft
Width: 40 ft
Draught: 15 ft
Propulsion: 2-shaft steam turbines, 60,000 shp
Speed: 32 knots
Complement: 360
Armament:

8 (4 dual) 5 inch guns
16 (4 quad-mounted) 40mm Bofors autocannons
12 (12 single) 20mm Oerlikon autocannons
6 K-gun depth charge launchers
2 depth charge racks
10 (2 quintuple mounts) 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour: Armor? They couldn't hit an elephant at this dis-
Notes:

OOC-section:
RP-sample: I mean I'm in the RP.
Have you read and understood the rules? Anchors Aweigh but it's a Rebel Yell

[The Selkie]

dID SOMEBODY SAY SHIP-RACISTS?

Personnel file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West

Name: C.S.S. Thomas Jefferson Page
Type: Destroyer
Class: Charles Read-class
Role: "Blockade-breaker" multirole destroyer
Nation of origin: Confederate States of America
Year commissioned: 1943
Image or description of the ship girl/boy: Smol yeoman farmer
Gender: Female
Character: "Long Tom" is a good-natured little girl who likes gardening. She idolizes the namesake of her namesake, Thomas Jefferson. Always excited to be deployed, she loves to take risks and get her adrenaline pumping. She does tend to get a bit carried away.
Special abilities: She can fire just as many 5-inch shells retreating as she can when advancing.
Technical Description of the vessel: the Charles Read-class was born from the Confederacy's long experiences in dealing with blockades, back to the American Brothers' War of the early 1860s. Destroyers had proven vital in protecting trade in both the 1st and 2nd World Wars. However, the previous Buchanan-class destroyers, which were exceedingly capable multirole ships, were considered too small to punch above their weight. The Charles Read-class, developed alongside the United States' less-armed but lighter and faster Allen M. Summer-class, was meant to rectify that. Something of an experiment in the Confederate destroyer fleet, the Charles Read-class was equipped with 4 twin 5-inch gun turrets, two on the bow, and two on the stern, with the idea being that as the destroyer was both approaching and fleeing from an enemy surface vessel she would be able to fire a large salvo. She was only 2 knots slower than the Allen M. Summer-class, 36 were completed before being superseded by the similar but more compact, faster, and lighter Wilkinson-class in late 1944.

C.S.S. Thomas Jefferson Page was the third vessel of the Charles Read-class constructed, built in Norfolk Naval Yard and commissioned in 1943. She went off to Europe where she would serve until the end of the war. However, in early 1945, the "Long Tom" and one of her sister ships found themselves facing off against 5 German U-boats fleeing from a sub pen. The cat-and-mouse game lasted 2 and a half whole days, with 2 of the U-boats being found and sunk, before one U-boat surfaced, torpedoed the Charles Read-class alongside the Page, and attempted to flee before being disabled by a salvo of fire from the Page. The final U-boat, running on fumes at that point, surfaced to surrender and assist in picking up survivors. Only 10 Confederate sailors perished. Both ships were decorated after the battle by both the Confederate government and the states.

The Thomas Jefferson Page remained in Europe after Germany surrendered, helping supervise the surrender of remaining Kriegsmarine vessels before being re-stationed with the Caribbean Fleet in 1948. After several refits, several patrols, and brief spurts of action providing naval fire support in anti-Communist interventions in the Caribbean, she was decommissioned in 1976.

Technical Data
Displacement: 3,700 tons full load
Length (overall): 420 ft
Width: 40 ft
Draught: 15 ft
Propulsion: 2-shaft steam turbines, 60,000 shp
Speed: 32 knots
Complement: 360
Armament:

8 (4 dual) 5 inch guns
16 (4 quad-mounted) 40mm Bofors autocannons
12 (12 single) 20mm Oerlikon autocannons
6 K-gun depth charge launchers
2 depth charge racks
10 (2 quintuple mounts) 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour: Armor? They couldn't hit an elephant at this dis-
Notes:

OOC-section:
RP-sample: I mean I'm in the RP.
Have you read and understood the rules? Anchors Aweigh but it's a Rebel Yell

TJP is accepted - Legate is yours as well, if I remember correctly, but from a different nation of origin. Not that that's a problem, but where does that come from?

[Fascist Republic Of Bermuda]

dID SOMEBODY SAY SHIP-RACISTS?

Personnel file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West

Name: C.S.S. Thomas Jefferson Page
Type: Destroyer
Class: Charles Read-class
Role: "Blockade-breaker" multirole destroyer
Nation of origin: Confederate States of America
Year commissioned: 1943
Image or description of the ship girl/boy: Smol yeoman farmer
Gender: Female
Character: "Long Tom" is a good-natured little girl who likes gardening. She idolizes the namesake of her namesake, Thomas Jefferson. Always excited to be deployed, she loves to take risks and get her adrenaline pumping. She does tend to get a bit carried away.
Special abilities: She can fire just as many 5-inch shells retreating as she can when advancing.
Technical Description of the vessel: the Charles Read-class was born from the Confederacy's long experiences in dealing with blockades, back to the American Brothers' War of the early 1860s. Destroyers had proven vital in protecting trade in both the 1st and 2nd World Wars. However, the previous Buchanan-class destroyers, which were exceedingly capable multirole ships, were considered too small to punch above their weight. The Charles Read-class, developed alongside the United States' less-armed but lighter and faster Allen M. Summer-class, was meant to rectify that. Something of an experiment in the Confederate destroyer fleet, the Charles Read-class was equipped with 4 twin 5-inch gun turrets, two on the bow, and two on the stern, with the idea being that as the destroyer was both approaching and fleeing from an enemy surface vessel she would be able to fire a large salvo. She was only 2 knots slower than the Allen M. Summer-class, 36 were completed before being superseded by the similar but more compact, faster, and lighter Wilkinson-class in late 1944.

C.S.S. Thomas Jefferson Page was the third vessel of the Charles Read-class constructed, built in Norfolk Naval Yard and commissioned in 1943. She went off to Europe where she would serve until the end of the war. However, in early 1945, the "Long Tom" and one of her sister ships found themselves facing off against 5 German U-boats fleeing from a sub pen. The cat-and-mouse game lasted 2 and a half whole days, with 2 of the U-boats being found and sunk, before one U-boat surfaced, torpedoed the Charles Read-class alongside the Page, and attempted to flee before being disabled by a salvo of fire from the Page. The final U-boat, running on fumes at that point, surfaced to surrender and assist in picking up survivors. Only 10 Confederate sailors perished. Both ships were decorated after the battle by both the Confederate government and the states.

The Thomas Jefferson Page remained in Europe after Germany surrendered, helping supervise the surrender of remaining Kriegsmarine vessels before being re-stationed with the Caribbean Fleet in 1948. After several refits, several patrols, and brief spurts of action providing naval fire support in anti-Communist interventions in the Caribbean, she was decommissioned in 1976.

Technical Data
Displacement: 3,700 tons full load
Length (overall): 420 ft
Width: 40 ft
Draught: 15 ft
Propulsion: 2-shaft steam turbines, 60,000 shp
Speed: 32 knots
Complement: 360
Armament:

8 (4 dual) 5 inch guns
16 (4 quad-mounted) 40mm Bofors autocannons
12 (12 single) 20mm Oerlikon autocannons
6 K-gun depth charge launchers
2 depth charge racks
10 (2 quintuple mounts) 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour: Armor? They couldn't hit an elephant at this dis-
Notes:

OOC-section:
RP-sample: I mean I'm in the RP.
Have you read and understood the rules? Anchors Aweigh but it's a Rebel Yell

TJP is accepted - Legate is yours as well, if I remember correctly, but from a different nation of origin. Not that that's a problem, but where does that come from?

Legate is from my NS nation's lore

TJP is from another lore with a victorious Confederacy in the Civil War.

[The Selkie]

TJP is accepted - Legate is yours as well, if I remember correctly, but from a different nation of origin. Not that that's a problem, but where does that come from?

Legate is from my NS nation's lore

TJP is from another lore with a victorious Confederacy in the Civil War.

Ah, I see.
I must admit, that I thought already about something similar, giving a Lutetiian Heavy Cruiser for peer review - Lutetii and the Selkie don't really like each other and it would make for an interesting angle, I believe. As Lutetii is a puppet of mine, I can post here to confirm that, getting permission wouldn't be the hard part.

[North Arkana]

How far out to see are the Novayan ships? Because if they're out of artillery range, but still within radio range, then Horizon, who is outside, would be able to hear the gunfire in the distance.

[The Selkie]

How far out to see are the Novayan ships? Because if they're out of artillery range, but still within radio range, then Horizon, who is outside, would be able to hear the gunfire in the distance.

Uhm... you are aware, that radio range isn't the same range as hearing range, right?
To answer the question, let's say several hundred kilometres - far out of hearing range. The patrol is set to take a while, after all.

[North Arkana]

How far out to see are the Novayan ships? Because if they're out of artillery range, but still within radio range, then Horizon, who is outside, would be able to hear the gunfire in the distance.

Uhm... you are aware, that radio range isn't the same range as hearing range, right?
To answer the question, let's say several hundred kilometres - far out of hearing range. The patrol is set to take a while, after all.

Radio range is to the horizon without atmospheric bounce, while sound carries a bit further. If you're within radio contact, there's either a relay station between the patrol and the base, or they aren't beyond the radio horizon yet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-of-sight_propagation

[The Selkie]

Uhm... you are aware, that radio range isn't the same range as hearing range, right?
To answer the question, let's say several hundred kilometres - far out of hearing range. The patrol is set to take a while, after all.

Radio range is to the horizon without atmospheric bounce, while sound carries much farther. If you're within radio contact, there's either a very powerful transmitter on one of the ships showing over the horizon, a relay station between the patrol and the base, or they aren't out of radio range yet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-of-sight_propagation

Alright, although atmospheric bouncing of the signal would be a possibility (relays wouldn't, as there aren't any relays (so far)), go for it. Remember, though, that it is night (NE's ships are on night patrol, after all) and that Horizon would either be sailing alone or with Leopard as a sole escort if she doesn't wait for the group of ships talked to by Rhi to be scrambled.

[North Arkana]

Radio range is to the horizon without atmospheric bounce, while sound carries much farther. If you're within radio contact, there's either a very powerful transmitter on one of the ships showing over the horizon, a relay station between the patrol and the base, or they aren't out of radio range yet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-of-sight_propagation

Alright, although atmospheric bouncing of the signal would be a possibility (relays wouldn't, as there aren't any relays (so far)), go for it. Remember, though, that it is night (NE's ships are on night patrol, after all) and that Horizon would either be sailing alone or with Leopard as a sole escort if she doesn't wait for the group of ships talked to by Rhi to be scrambled.

She has surface and air tracking radars, a fire control radar for her guns, and her aircraft are night combat capable. That being said she'll probably storm off back into the conference room and call for backup because she's ready to rock and roll. Or she'll wait at the dock for a bit hoping someone else is on their way out.

[New Antonalia]

Ok, I'll try to get a post up after work. Would anyone mind catching me up to speed until then?

[Sterkistan]

Ok, I'll try to get a post up after work. Would anyone mind catching me up to speed until then?

In the IC the convo about flagships is still going. But now a night patrol has been attacked by abyssals and you're one of the people Rhiannon asked to follow her.

[Legatia]

Is there anything I need to respond to? Been out today.

[Kraicia]

Ok, I'll try to get a post up after work. Would anyone mind catching me up to speed until then?

Here's the summary from what I can understand:

- A night patrol had just started (I'm still lost as to who is involved; I just logged on and posted not too long ago).
- And Baylee (my Destroyer app) had just met Fyodor (your Carrier app).

[Parcia]

Roster of this night patrol?

[Kraicia]

Roster of this night patrol?

I can't be too sure of that. Might as well wait for the CO-OP or the OP themselves to give that answer adequately. I don't want to give the wrong information.

[Parcia]

Roster of this night patrol?

I can't be too sure of that. Might as well wait for the CO-OP or the OP themselves to give that answer adequately. I don't want to give the wrong information.

Hmm.. I can at least scramble the 203s...

Enemy comp?

[North Arkana]

I can't be too sure of that. Might as well wait for the CO-OP or the OP themselves to give that answer adequately. I don't want to give the wrong information.

Hmm.. I can at least scramble the 203s...

Enemy comp?

Horizon is prepping to deploy alongside whatever other ships deploy, together with her special escort, Leopard, so there'll be Mk2FAs and Mk2Bs in the mix.

[Sleet Clans]

Personell file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West

Name: UCN Nevlamas
Type: Fleet submarine
Class: Tyskou-class
Role: Long range convoy interdiction and fleet support
Nation of origin: United Confederacy of Sleetavia
Year commissioned: 1942
Image or description of the ship girl/boy:

Gender: Female
Character: Nevlamas can appear a bit shy at first. Doesn't strike up conversation a lot, prefers to listen and stay silent. Will open up to friends however. Quite cunning in battle, knows where she is needed to turn the tide. Can get frustrated when things don't go her way however.
Special abilities:
Due to her odd quirk of being able to remain undetected, Nevlamas is extremely good at sneaking and skulking around, even amongst other submarines
Technical Description of the vessel: Nevlamas was the eighth of the 32 Tyskhou-class boats, which were built to provide a submarine that could strike hard at distant targets, yet also provide surface fleets support when needed. Serving with distinction during WWII, Nevlamas became one of the highest scoring submarines in the Pacific War against the Japanese, sinking a total of 78 merchant vessels, five destroyers, two cruisers, and three submarines by wars end. She then went on to service in the 50s during the Korean War, before being decommissioned in 1961. She was then scrapped in 1970 following 19 years of service. She was especially advanced at the time of her construction, being built under pressure in order to get the Japanese off the Sleetavians' back, so some of the newest sonar and torpedo equipment were put aboard her. She had a range of 14,000 nm and could dive to a depth of up to 392 ft underwater.

Technical Data
Displacement: 1,620 tons surfaced, 2,540 tons submerged
Length (overall): 314 ft
Width: 29 ft
Draught: 15 ft 9 inches
Propulsion: 2 shafts. 4x diesel engines, x2 122 cell batteries, x4 electric motors. (5,800 shp surfaced, 2,700 shp submerged)
Speed: 21 knots surfaced, 11 knots submerged
Complement: 84 officers and enlisted men
Armament:
8x 533mm torpedo tubes (6 forward, 2 aft)
1x 5-inch deck gun
1x 40mm Bofors
1x 20mm Oerlikon
Armour:
15mm conning tower
20mm belt
5mm deck
Notes: Unusually lucky in sneaking around, survived the war and was scrapped in 1970. Nicknamed 'Nevi'

OOC-section:
RP-sample:

https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=32158551#p32158551

Have you read and understood the rules? Anchors Aweigh~!

[Novaya Equestria]

Roster of this night patrol?

Novayan Confederation Ship Novaya (Novaya-class aircraft carrier)
[url=https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=32556896#p32556896]Novayan Confederation Ship Chrysantheme (Blume-class destroyer)

[Parcia]

IS the port under air attack? if So, i'll sortie out monty, have him sail in circles, and light up the sky with the ludicrously large amount of AA he packs.

As for the night opp, I might sortie out Adeline.

[North Arkana]

Leopard mentioned Abgrund in a post, so I figured I should probably app her.

Abgrund mean "abyss" by the way. You can imagine the problems that kind of name can cause sometimes.

Personnel file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West

Name: ANS Abgrund
Type: Submarine
Class: Abgrund-class
Role: Hunter-Killer, Anti-Surface, Anti-Submarine
Nation of origin: United Federation of North Arkana
Year commissioned: 1945
Image or description of the ship girl/boy:

Gender: Female
Character: Speak softly, and have a plan to kill everyone you meet. Wait... that doesn't sound right? It's the way Abgrund conducts herself however, and she can extremely off-putting in her somewhat macabre bearing at times. She tends to stare at destroyers, even friendly ones, with a rather unsettling gaze. Whether she's just staring with empty thoughts or thinking about the best way to go about sinking them is unknown.
Special abilities: Abgrund made her name during wartime by hunting the hunters. Destroyers, frigates, escort carriers, anything known to have ASW capability was made a priority target by her crew. If you kill all the hunters, then the prey can let out its fangs after all. As such, she's become especially adept at defeating enemy ASW assets, even if it requires running deep and silent for dozens of hours on end.
Technical Description of the vessel: The Abgrund-class was developed as a relatively large ocean-going submarine, capable of conducting independent operations against enemy supply lines, as well as being capable of positioning itself with enough speed to make ambush attacks on warships underway. Equipped without surface oriented weaponry, the Abgrund class was meant to make all attacks from a submerged position, utilizing the most advanced in torpedo technology available to the ANDF.

Technical Data
Displacement: 2100 tonnes surfaces, 2700 tonnes submerged
Length (overall): 92 meters
Width: 8.2 meters
Draught: 5.2 meters
Propulsion:

3 Naval Technical Institute diesel engines, 3730 kW (5000 shp) each
2 NTI electric motors, 3730 kW (5000 shp) each
4 144 cell batteries
2 shafts
shrouded propellers

Speed: 20 knots surfaced, 25 knots submerged
Endurance: 2 hours at 15 knots submerged
Maximum Depth: 240 meters
Complement: 85
Armament: 8 x 572mm torpedo tubes (533mm torpedo compatible) (6 forward, 2 aft)
Armour: none
Notes:

Pressure hull capable of resisting HMGs and non-AP autocannon fire
Equipped with passive and active sonar systems
Equipped with air and surface tracking radar systems
Equipped with anechoic tiles

OOC-section: bleh
RP-sample: WeiAnker
Have you read and understood the rules?