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

[Novaya Equestria]

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.

Only Novaya and Chrysantheme.

[The Selkie]

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.

So, the situation is as follows: Carrier Novaya and Destroyer Chrysantheme headed out for a night patrol, not exactly as per schedule (which saw Rhiannon and Novaya, but the former was occupied, so okay), and were attacked by a group of Abyssal vessels.
Calling for help, Rhiannon mustered a group of ships, namely Coriolanus, Whona and Sergei, as well as everyone else wishing to tag along (for example now Horizon and Leopard), to sortie and cover the retreat of the night patrol, who had been joined by a teleporting Novayan pair of a heavy cruiser and a battleship, which are now engaged on a fleet combat operation in the No Man's Waters, basically the room between the 'frontlines'.
ORBAT of the Abyssal-Force is as follows, including names for reference:

Tamara - Ta-class Elite Fast Battleship, flag.
Nelly - Ne-class Heavy Cruiser.
Four Tsu-class Light Cruisers.
One Ka-class Submarine.

The airfield scrambles some aircraft for immediate first response.
Everyone else in welcomed to participate as well.

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:

(Image)

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: Her armor cracked, ammunition nearly out, and most of her crew dead, the battleship Iperikas stormed onwards nonetheless. Her guns still fired at the enemy swarming her, AAA weaponry blazing away at the enemy aircraft buzzing about her like insects. Her main battery guns still roared their fury, despite glowing red hot from prolonged firing, punching a gaping hole in the bow turret of one of the three enemy dreadnoughts chasing the wounded giant. She knew she couldn't hold out forever, what with a dozen enemy destroyers, two cruisers, and three dreadnought battleships hounding her. Reinforcements were coming, but she doubted they would arrive soon enough to save her from certain death...
Have you read and understood the rules? Anchors Aweigh~!

Looks good so far, Sleet Clans, but could you please provide a link to a past RP you've been in as an RP-sample? Thanks.

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:

(Image)

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

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?

Alright, the hunter making the hunter the prey - accepted.

EDIT: App was updated.

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:

(Image)

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?

[Sterkistan]

Sorry about my short post, didn't have much to say that hasn't already been said.

[Sleet Clans]

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.

So, the situation is as follows: Carrier Novaya and Destroyer Chrysantheme headed out for a night patrol, not exactly as per schedule (which saw Rhiannon and Novaya, but the former was occupied, so okay), and were attacked by a group of Abyssal vessels.
Calling for help, Rhiannon mustered a group of ships, namely Coriolanus, Whona and Sergei, as well as everyone else wishing to tag along (for example now Horizon and Leopard), to sortie and cover the retreat of the night patrol, who had been joined by a teleporting Novayan pair of a heavy cruiser and a battleship, which are now engaged on a fleet combat operation in the No Man's Waters, basically the room between the 'frontlines'.
ORBAT of the Abyssal-Force is as follows, including names for reference:

Tamara - Ta-class Elite Fast Battleship, flag.
Nelly - Ne-class Heavy Cruiser.
Four Tsu-class Light Cruisers.
One Ka-class Submarine.

The airfield scrambles some aircraft for immediate first response.
Everyone else in welcomed to participate as well.

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:

(Image)

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: Her armor cracked, ammunition nearly out, and most of her crew dead, the battleship Iperikas stormed onwards nonetheless. Her guns still fired at the enemy swarming her, AAA weaponry blazing away at the enemy aircraft buzzing about her like insects. Her main battery guns still roared their fury, despite glowing red hot from prolonged firing, punching a gaping hole in the bow turret of one of the three enemy dreadnoughts chasing the wounded giant. She knew she couldn't hold out forever, what with a dozen enemy destroyers, two cruisers, and three dreadnought battleships hounding her. Reinforcements were coming, but she doubted they would arrive soon enough to save her from certain death...
Have you read and understood the rules? Anchors Aweigh~!

Looks good so far, Sleet Clans, but could you please provide a link to a past RP you've been in as an RP-sample? Thanks.

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:

(Image)

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

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?

Alright, the hunter making the hunter the prey - accepted.

Right, I've gone ahead and edited mine.

[Kraicia]

Personell file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West

(Name): HLFFS Gibson Grover
(Type): Early Helicopter Carrier / Dock Landing Ship
(Class): Harper-Class Multipurpose Amphibious Assault Ship
(Role): PT Boat Tender/Carrier or Landing Craft Carrier, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Mine-Sweeping, Reconnaissance, and Air-Sea Rescue Operations
(Nation of origin): Kraicia
(Year commissioned): April 1920 (As a Destroyer Tender); September 1937 (As an Amphibious Assault Ship); April 1943 (As an early Helicopter Carrier; though he would not receive helicopters until February 1945)
(Image or description of the ship girl/boy):

(Gender): Male
(Character): At 172cm tall (5'8") and retaining the distinctive Kraician pale skin tone, Gibson Grover has been the bud of jokes by the Kraician heavy cruisers and larger allied carriers for his short stature and 'elf-like' appearance - something that would make other carriers similar to his size, like Ryuujou and Zuihou, giggle in the background. Fortunately, when not being jokingly patronized by the 'battleship' and 'carrier' shipboys, Gibson Grover appears to mask his otherwise highly resilient and tough-minded personality with a light-hearted surface persona. In a summarised form, Gibson Grover can be like the little brother of much larger 'carrier' shipboys and shipgirls - not to mention that he can also be the cousin to other Kraician 'carrier' shipboys. Although barely arriving in time for the allied amphibious landings of the Italian Campaign, Gibson Grover is a considerably liberal shipboy unlike his other Kraician comrades, due to the fact that he had taken part in helping US and British troops and tanks land on the beaches of Italy and Normandy. Subsequently, he has integrated a small amount of North American vocabulary into his Kraician English; often using words like 'man' instead of 'mate/lad', 'bullshit' (pronounced hilariously wrong as, "bow-schitt") instead of 'bullocks', and 'complete/total' instead of 'utter'.
(Special abilities): While technologically inferior compared to its allied counterparts and its other fellow Kraician ships, Gibson Grover's previous incarnations as a Destroyer Tender has gave him ability to change roles either as an amphibious assault ship, a Torpedo Boat Tender, or a Troop Transport
(Technical Description of the vessel):

Originally conceived in early 1917 as an ordinary destroyer tender, Gibson Grover was supposed to be designed with the intention of supporting Kraicia's naval defenses in the First World War; however, Gibson Grover was unfortunately incomplete by the time the First World War came to an end. Throughout the inter-war period (1920s), Gibson Grover would eventually be completed in 1920 and pressed into peacetime naval service; however, following the Great Depression and Kraicia's rearmament in the 1930s, Gibson Grover was brought back to the drydocks and was remodeled into an amphibious assault ship - with Kraician diesel-powered torpedo boats as its primary armament against other ships and submarines. By the outbreak of the Second World War, Gibson Grover had been reborn and reclassified as an amphibious assault ship, having undergone a complicated redesign spanning from 1933 to 1937. Unwieldy and vulnerable at first, Gibson Grover was kept close to home with a constant escort of destroyers, since Gibson Grover was the only 'large' amphibious assault ship available at the time; however, following the early months of the North Africa Campaign, Gibson Grover was sent to provide limited amphibious landings for the allied forces. Unfortunately, Gibson Grover was called back to home once again in early 1942 for another remodel, this time Gibson Grover would receive an additional vehicle in its arsenal that would make increase its amphibious warfare capabilities.

Inspired by the successful testing and flights of Igor Sikorsky's first helicopter in 1939, as well as the later R-4 helicopter, the Kraician Naval Research Department were inspired to create their own helicopters; the result being the tandem rotor MB-52 Helicopter. To give HLFFS Gibson Grover greater versatility, the Kraician Navy decided to grant the Kraician Naval Research Department to test a new doctrine called, Dove Pen. Under this new doctrine, Gibson Grover undergone a third renovation that largely altered its appearance and giving it an armoured aircraft deck designed for helicopters; however, when Gibson Grover was commissioned back into service in April 1943, the MB-52 Helicopters in mind were still undergoing testing and trials by the time Gibson Grover was brought back to service. With its helicopters still unavailable at the time, Gibson Grover was deployed almost too late into the amphibious landings of the Italian Campaign landings, and was once again called to help land allied troops and tanks onto the front. For the time being, Gibson Grover's flight deck was repurposed to accommodate the British-made Fairey Swordfish biplanes; however, Gibson Grover would eventually receive its MB-52 helicopters in February 1945, and he would remain in trial and testing throughout the remainder of the war.

While a test bed for the new Kraician naval doctrine (Dove Pen), Gibson Grover would quickly be worthy of wielding helicopters and torpedo-boats (or landing craft) at the same time, and this with final testing and training concluding by January 1948. Unfortunately, Gibson Grover was largely outdated when compared to the other allied carriers, and he was deemed to be succeeded by more well-designed and successful Kraician carriers; however, Gibson Grover was once again called to arms when the Korean War erupted in 1950. As the only helicopter carrier available by the outbreak of the Korean War, Gibson Grover decisively fulfilled the role as a major amphibious assault ship among the UNC forces, and played a major role in the Battle of Pusan Perimeter and the Battle of Inchon. Remaining in service until the end of the Korean War, Gibson Grover would eventually be fully decommissioned in mid-1955, and was considered to be scrapped; however, by the request of its crews and the Kraician Admiralty, Gibson Grover was instead converted into a museum ship. While Gibson Grover only served in the Korean War as an early helicopter carrier, Gibson Grover became a groundbreaking influence to other major navies and conveying the importance of helicopter carriers in modern warfare...despite the technical setbacks that Gibson Grover had experienced throughout his lifetime in service...

Technical Data
Displacement: 29,410 tons (Full Load)
Length (overall): 202m (662ft)
Width: 89m (291.95ft)
Draught: 10m (32.80ft)
Propulsion:
- Three (3) Diesel Engines
- Three (3) Shafts
- Three (3) Propellers
Speed: 24kn (Maximum)
Complement: 1,105
Armament: 8 x Twin-Barreled 57mm Automatic Cannons
Armour:
- 2in to 3in (50mm to 76mm) belt
- 2in (50mm) armoured flight deck
Notes: As an amphibious landing ship, Gibson Grover has an aviation facility on top and a well-dock underneath located at the stern. The aviation facility is large enough to house twenty (20) MB-52 Helicopters (with a flight deck retaining two lifts), while the well-dock can carry the following Boats/Landing-Craft:
- 2 x Medium-Sized LCMs
(OR)
- 15 x T-15 Torpedo Boats
(OR)
- 30 LVTs

A few sentences or an article, please.

OOC-section:
(RP-sample): Reference
(Have you read and understood the rules?): Anchors Aweigh!

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(General Characteristics)
- Name: MB-52 Helicopter ("Madison Bradley - Designation 52 Helicopter")
- Crew: 2 (Pilot and Co-Pilot/Navigator)
- Capacity: 4 Passengers
- Length: 38.7ft (11.7m)
- Width: 11.8ft (3.59m; Rotors Folded)
- Height: 14.10ft (4.26m)
- Rotor Diameter: 51.5ft (15.69m)
- Loaded weight: 5,700lb (2,585kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Madison-Bradley W750 radial engine, 1,500 hp (1,118 kW)

(Performance)
- Maximum Speed: 90 mph (144km/h)
- Cruise Speed: 62 mph (99km/h)
- Range: 372 mi (598 km)

(Armament)
- Guns: 1 x 12.7mm Machine Gun with 1,000 rounds (Flexible Semi-Rigid Mount, Fixed with ammunition carried in the cabin)
(OR)
- Bombs: 1 x 1,000lb Depth Charge (Cabin is converted to an Internal Bomb Bay; No Passengers can be carried in the cabin)
(OR)
- Avionics: 2 x Sonobuoys (Cabin is converted to an Internal Bomb Bay; Only one passenger can be carried in the cabin)

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[The Selkie]

Personell file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West

(Name): HLFFS Gibson Grover
(Type): Early Helicopter Carrier / Dock Landing Ship
(Class): Harper-Class Multipurpose Amphibious Assault Ship
(Role): PT Boat Tender/Carrier or Landing Craft Carrier, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Mine-Sweeping, Reconnaissance, and Air-Sea Rescue Operations
(Nation of origin): Kraicia
(Year commissioned): April 1920 (As a Destroyer Tender); September 1937 (As an Amphibious Assault Ship); April 1943 (As an early Helicopter Carrier; though he would not receive helicopters until February 1945)
(Image or description of the ship girl/boy):

(Image)

(Gender): Male
(Character): At 172cm tall (5'8") and retaining the distinctive Kraician pale skin tone, Gibson Grover has been the bud of jokes by the Kraician heavy cruisers and larger allied carriers for his short stature and 'elf-like' appearance - something that would make other carriers similar to his size, like Ryuujou and Zuihou, giggle in the background. Fortunately, when not being jokingly patronized by the 'battleship' and 'carrier' shipboys, Gibson Grover appears to mask his otherwise highly resilient and tough-minded personality with a light-hearted surface persona. In a summarised form, Gibson Grover can be like the little brother of much larger 'carrier' shipboys and shipgirls - not to mention that he can also be the cousin to other Kraician 'carrier' shipboys. Although barely arriving in time for the allied amphibious landings of the Italian Campaign, Gibson Grover is a considerably liberal shipboy unlike his other Kraician comrades, due to the fact that he had taken part in helping US and British troops and tanks land on the beaches of Italy and Normandy. Subsequently, he has integrated a small amount of North American vocabulary into his Kraician English; often using words like 'man' instead of 'mate/lad', 'bullshit' (pronounced hilariously wrong as, "bow-schitt") instead of 'bullocks', and 'complete/total' instead of 'utter'.
(Special abilities): While technologically inferior compared to its allied counterparts and its other fellow Kraician ships, Gibson Grover's previous incarnations as a Destroyer Tender has gave him ability to change roles either as an amphibious assault ship, a Torpedo Boat Tender, or a Troop Transport
(Technical Description of the vessel):

(Image)

Originally conceived in early 1917 as an ordinary destroyer tender, Gibson Grover was supposed to be designed with the intention of supporting Kraicia's naval defenses in the First World War; however, Gibson Grover was unfortunately incomplete by the time the First World War came to an end. Throughout the inter-war period (1920s), Gibson Grover would eventually be completed in 1920 and pressed into peacetime naval service; however, following the Great Depression and Kraicia's rearmament in the 1930s, Gibson Grover was brought back to the drydocks and was remodeled into an amphibious assault ship - with Kraician diesel-powered torpedo boats as its primary armament against other ships and submarines. By the outbreak of the Second World War, Gibson Grover had been reborn and reclassified as an amphibious assault ship, having undergone a complicated redesign spanning from 1933 to 1937. Unwieldy and vulnerable at first, Gibson Grover was kept close to home with a constant escort of destroyers, since Gibson Grover was the only 'large' amphibious assault ship available at the time; however, following the early months of the North Africa Campaign, Gibson Grover was sent to provide limited amphibious landings for the allied forces. Unfortunately, Gibson Grover was called back to home once again in early 1942 for another remodel, this time Gibson Grover would receive an additional vehicle in its arsenal that would make increase its amphibious warfare capabilities.

Inspired by the successful testing and flights of Igor Sikorsky's first helicopter in 1939, as well as the later R-4 helicopter, the Kraician Naval Research Department were inspired to create their own helicopters; the result being the tandem rotor MB-52 Helicopter. To give HLFFS Gibson Grover greater versatility, the Kraician Navy decided to grant the Kraician Naval Research Department to test a new doctrine called, Dove Pen. Under this new doctrine, Gibson Grover undergone a third renovation that largely altered its appearance and giving it an armoured aircraft deck designed for helicopters; however, when Gibson Grover was commissioned back into service in April 1943, the MB-52 Helicopters in mind were still undergoing testing and trials by the time Gibson Grover was brought back to service. With its helicopters still unavailable at the time, Gibson Grover was deployed almost too late into the amphibious landings of the Italian Campaign landings, and was once again called to help land allied troops and tanks onto the front. For the time being, Gibson Grover's flight deck was repurposed to accommodate the British-made Fairey Swordfish biplanes; however, Gibson Grover would eventually receive its MB-52 helicopters in February 1945, and he would remain in trial and testing throughout the remainder of the war.

While a test bed for the new Kraician naval doctrine (Dove Pen), Gibson Grover would quickly be worthy of wielding helicopters and torpedo-boats (or landing craft) at the same time, and this with final testing and training concluding by January 1948. Unfortunately, Gibson Grover was largely outdated when compared to the other allied carriers, and he was deemed to be succeeded by more well-designed and successful Kraician carriers; however, Gibson Grover was once again called to arms when the Korean War erupted in 1950. As the only helicopter carrier available by the outbreak of the Korean War, Gibson Grover decisively fulfilled the role as a major amphibious assault ship among the UNC forces, and played a major role in the Battle of Pusan Perimeter and the Battle of Inchon. Remaining in service until the end of the Korean War, Gibson Grover would eventually be fully decommissioned in mid-1955, and was considered to be scrapped; however, by the request of its crews and the Kraician Admiralty, Gibson Grover was instead converted into a museum ship. While Gibson Grover only served in the Korean War as an early helicopter carrier, Gibson Grover became a groundbreaking influence to other major navies and conveying the importance of helicopter carriers in modern warfare...despite the technical setbacks that Gibson Grover had experienced throughout his lifetime in service...

Technical Data
Displacement: 29,410 tons (Full Load)
Length (overall): 202m (662ft)
Width: 89m (291.95ft)
Draught: 10m (32.80ft)
Propulsion:
- Three (3) Diesel Engines
- Three (3) Shafts
- Three (3) Propellers
Speed: 24kn (Maximum)
Complement: 1,105
Armament: 8 x Twin-Barreled 57mm Automatic Cannons
Armour:
- 2in to 3in (50mm to 76mm) belt
- 2in (50mm) armoured flight deck
Notes: As an amphibious landing ship, Gibson Grover has an aviation facility on top and a well-dock underneath located at the stern. The aviation facility is large enough to house twenty (20) MB-52 Helicopters (with a flight deck retaining two lifts), while the well-dock can carry the following Boats/Landing-Craft:
- 2 x Medium-Sized LCMs
(OR)
- 15 x T-15 Torpedo Boats
(OR)
- 30 LVTs

A few sentences or an article, please.

OOC-section:
(RP-sample): Reference
(Have you read and understood the rules?): Anchors Aweigh!

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(General Characteristics)
- Name: MB-52 Helicopter ("Madison Bradley - Designation 52 Helicopter")
- Crew: 2 (Pilot and Co-Pilot/Navigator)
- Capacity: 4 Passengers
- Length: 38.7ft (11.7m)
- Width: 11.8ft (3.59m; Rotors Folded)
- Height: 14.10ft (4.26m)
- Rotor Diameter: 51.5ft (15.69m)
- Loaded weight: 5,700lb (2,585kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Madison-Bradley W750 radial engine, 1,500 hp (1,118 kW)

(Performance)
- Maximum Speed: 90 mph (144km/h)
- Cruise Speed: 62 mph (99km/h)
- Range: 372 mi (598 km)

(Armament)
- Guns: 1 x 12.7mm Machine Gun with 1,000 rounds (Flexible Semi-Rigid Mount, Fixed with ammunition carried in the cabin)
(OR)
- Bombs: 1 x 1,000lb Depth Charge (Cabin is converted to an Internal Bomb Bay; No Passengers can be carried in the cabin)
(OR)
- Avionics: 2 x Sonobuoys (Cabin is converted to an Internal Bomb Bay; Only one passenger can be carried in the cabin)

(Image)

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Accepted and gladly so - this is a very interesting what-if scenario, if someone took the awesomeness of the new helicopter and applied them to carriers, not only cruisers like merry ol' Kölle for tests. We also have our first amphibious warfare vessel.
The MB-52 is accepted as well. Do you want to list them on the inventory of the airbase as well?

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:
This, minus the sword and plus blue colored Clan markings
(Image)
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: viewtopic.php?p=32158551#p32158551
Have you read and understood the rules? Anchors Aweigh~!

Note: Quote modified by the removal of spoiler-tags.

You are accepted as well, Sleet Clans - glad to have you onboard.

EDIT: For clarification as it is rather easily to misunderstand what I meant here, I gave command about the SDF-Navy Squadrons, and only the SDF-Navy Squadrons, launching to Sortie to LL and Rustyal, if they want - none of the other squadrons launching, for example Novaya's or Parcia's, are under their lead, unless the player offers it. That is not within my power.
I apologize for any confusion that might have caused.

[North Arkana]

I'm sure ya'll might have picked up on it in her app, but Abgrund has some screws loose.

[The Selkie]

I'm sure ya'll might have picked up on it in her app, but Abgrund has some screws loose.

You don't say... I take, that Miss Abyssal-Submarine is dead?

[North Arkana]

I'm sure ya'll might have picked up on it in her app, but Abgrund has some screws loose.

You don't say... I take, that Miss Abyssal-Submarine is dead?

Not yet. She's just got to sit and weight there until she either runs out of supplies/air, or another Abyssal tries to rescue her, in which case *boom*.

[The Selkie]

You don't say... I take, that Miss Abyssal-Submarine is dead?

Not yet. She's just got to sit and weight there until she either runs out of supplies/air, or another Abyssal tries to rescue her, in which case *boom*.

I see. Thanks for the clarification.

[North Arkana]

So far I have an alpha-bitch carrier, a sadist submarine, and a destroyer who I'm not completely sure how to treat... maybe troublingly un-childlike.

[Regria]

I legitimately have no idea what's going on at this point.

[Parcia]

Alright, guess the SVT-203s are vectoring in for support.

ALso, how does fairy ground combat work?

I mean...the guys are bout the size of a...grain of Rice?

Do they suddenly grow to larger sizes like how the shells fired from our guns do once they leave the barrel?

I ask, as I might have Monty Able to launch a Marine force.

Parcian Marines. Italian Devil-dogs...scary sight to behold.

[The Selkie]

I legitimately have no idea what's going on at this point.

Currently, we are fighting an attack on the Night Patrol of Novaya and Chrysantheme, with one vessel already out of the count, but not sunk. The leadership-discussion has been adjourned until IC-tomorrow.

Alright, guess the SVT-203s are vectoring in for support.

ALso, how does fairy ground combat work?

I mean...the guys are bout the size of a...grain of Rice?

Do they suddenly grow to larger sizes like how the shells fired from our guns do once they leave the barrel?

I ask, as I might have Monty Able to launch a Marine force.

Parcian Marines. Italian Devil-dogs...scary sight to behold.

Okay.
As for Fairy Ground Combat... that's a really good question, as I have never thought we would even need such a thing. Anyway, I know, that they'll remain their size and as does their equipment. I'd prefer it if it would happen off-screen, but if people are interested in this being done, then we can brainstorm about it.
As for Parcian Marines - a short description and you're good to go.

So far I have an alpha-bitch carrier, a sadist submarine, and a destroyer who I'm not completely sure how to treat... maybe troublingly un-childlike.

I have a cruiser, who is a laid-back big sis type of person, a destroyer tender, who is a motherly type of person, and a sloop, that is a depth charge slinging maniac with far too much time on her little hands.

...wait, depth charge slinging maniac with far too much time on her little hands?
Ladies and gentlemen, for peer review and other purposes, I would like for you to meet SDFS Stílín, a Miodóg-class Sloop of the SDF-Navy. Friends call her Stilly.

Personell file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West

Name: SDFS Stílín, or Stilly for friends.
Type: Sloop of War.
Class: Miodóg-class.
Role: Escort and patrol, as well as testbed vessel. Can also be utilized as a river gunboat.
Nation of origin: The Free Lands of the Selkie.
Year commissioned: 1926.
Image or description of the ship girl/boy: With her favourite sun hat, which she usually leaves at home during operations.
Gender: Female.
Character:

On land, she appears to be a cute little girl with a wide smile and almost a captivating pair of eyes, which seem to sparkle with excitement and happiness at every given opportunity. One simply can not deny her any wish... on the water, she turns into a maniac. Not the loud kind of maniac as well, but the one, which plunges a dagger into your heart with a small, happy smile, even if you are her friend (or supposed to be, anyway), which does very, very unsettling things just to see what happens and is the kind of girl, that skips happily through carnage as if it was a field of flowers. She is also very good with a dagger.
It was her, who used her hairband as a makeshift sling to throw depth charges as Abyssal battleships. Funnily enough, she is seen as one of the more mellow sloops of the SDF-Navy.

Special abilities:

David vs. Goliath. Stilly is a very capable girl when it comes to the good, old sling, being able to use this to her advantage in slinging depth charges at her usually much larger targets.

Technical Description of the vessel:

Technical Data
Displacement: 1,900 tons standard, 2,500 full load
Length (overall): 99.7 m
Width: 11.5 m
Draught: 4.1 m
Propulsion: 2 diesel engines, two shafts, 1,700 kW
Speed: 16 knots
Complement: 175 men
Armament:

2x single 135mm guns,
6x 40mm AA guns,
4x twin machine guns,
100 mines or depth charges

Armour: What is this sorcery thoust speakest of?
Notes: Sonar, floatplane

SDFS Stílín is the sixth of a family of 48 sloops built for the SDF-Navy in the Naval Armament Program of 1922, the same program, that resulted in the building of SDFS Rhiannon and SDFS Ámóg. She was developed for long range, endurance and operations far away from home, even in the roughest conditions, from the Northern Islands to the Oileánra-Archipelago and beyond.
While they could carry an Admiral an his staff for operations far away from home, Stilin herself never did carry a living admiral - however, in 1944, she was used to carry the remains of Admiral Shane Marbhán and his three ships' crews back home from the Northern Islands, where they rested in the ice for three centuries.
Due to their need to operate in even the roughest climates, the hulls could be sealed almost hermetically, even had primitive airlocks in place, so that warmth could stay inside - alternatively, there was air conditioning for operations in warmer climates as to keep the interior cool. That also made her very comfortable to be stationed on as well, if one asked the crews of her time.
Her small floatplane was lowered into the water by a flimsy crane prone to breaking down, until it was replaced in her 1936 refit. It was also supposed to be stored in a telescoping hangar, which was taken off in the same refit - in practice, the aircraft was covered with a large tarp to be protected from the elements.

SDFS Stílín and her sisters were the workhorses of the SDF-Navy, being the first vessels of the SDF-Navy to be in combat in 1928, fighting a Lutetiian Protected Cruiser. It was also her, who scored the first kill in the SDF-Navy's history: During that battle, the Battle of Mount Vellenge, SDFS Stílín was incapacitated by an engine-overhaul taking longer then expected, so her crew improvised a catapult on dry shore, firing depth charges at the enemy, exploding it by coicidence. Diplomats could later ask kindly, what the ruddy hell was going on and why a Lutetiian cruiser was so deep in Selkie-Waters without permission - the whole thing became known as the Venier-Incident, after the Lutetiian vessel.
During the Second World War, Miodóg-class Sloops patrolled the Waters of the Free Lands and had hard contacts with unidentified submarines several times, Stilly had such a pleasure twice in her career, sinking the enemy submarine in one instance. As these operations were led from the cruiser Abhcan, they became known as Abhcan's Little Daggers (the term Miodóg means dagger and the Order of Abhcan's armed servants since ancient times are the Daggermaidens).
Driven to exhaustion as workhorses, these vessels were refitted in 1939 and 1946 until being retired in 1963 and 1964, the Stílín being scrapped in 1965. Rumour had it, that her metal was used to build railway tracks.

The name Stílín means stiletto, either as in the heel or in the blade - whichever you prefer.

OOC-section:
RP-sample: One of my Spring Festivals.
Have you read and understood the rules? Anchors Aweigh!

[Rustyal]

I'm probably going to stay silent for a while, as Cath has no real use here besides launching the air groups.

[The Selkie]

I'm probably going to stay silent for a while, as Cath has no real use here besides launching the air groups.

What about your torpedo destroyer, K591?

[Rustyal]

I'm probably going to stay silent for a while, as Cath has no real use here besides launching the air groups.

What about your torpedo destroyer, K591?

Ah. You're right. But, I've no idea how to introduce her, so I mean...

*EDIT: I suggest a Discord server again, because things can be streamlined when we have an actively updated chat room, so.

[The Selkie]

What about your torpedo destroyer, K591?

Ah. You're right. But, I've no idea how to introduce her, so I mean...

*EDIT: I suggest a Discord server again, because things can be streamlined when we have an actively updated chat room, so.

Hm... I have a rather similar problem. There would still be the Abraham Crijnssen Route, if someone wants to take it (by now I treat that as a running gag, I know), or 591 could have linked up with Stilly and, if Kraicia is onboard, with Gibson Grover, swatting three flies with one clap, as they take the route from Sector CN-15 to base, chased by a small Abyssal Force, which did loose a capital ship thanks to 591 and a submarine thanks to either Stilly or Gibson.
Someone else would have to play the Abyssals, though.
Kraicia, what do you think?

I'm not convinced of Discord, to be honest. Let's stay with what works.

[Rustyal]

Ah. You're right. But, I've no idea how to introduce her, so I mean...

*EDIT: I suggest a Discord server again, because things can be streamlined when we have an actively updated chat room, so.

Hm... I have a rather similar problem. There would still be the Abraham Crijnssen Route, if someone wants to take it (by now I treat that as a running gag, I know), or 591 could have linked up with Stilly and, if Kraicia is onboard, with Gibson Grover, swatting three flies with one clap, as they take the route from Sector CN-15 to base, chased by a small Abyssal Force, which did loose a capital ship thanks to 591 and a submarine thanks to either Stilly or Gibson.
Someone else would have to play the Abyssals, though.
Kraicia, what do you think?

I'm not convinced of Discord, to be honest. Let's stay with what works.

Discord really would make things easier. Everything on it is free, you can post apps there, and make individual chat channels to make things less cluttered.

I'm planning on K-591 on her way to the naval base, and appear behind the abyssal fleet because of this. Then, she can make her sneaky breeki attack on the "big meanie boats". Of course, she'll tell the other vessels of her presence, but. Yeah. Sound good?

[Kraicia]

Ah. You're right. But, I've no idea how to introduce her, so I mean...

*EDIT: I suggest a Discord server again, because things can be streamlined when we have an actively updated chat room, so.

Hm... I have a rather similar problem. There would still be the Abraham Crijnssen Route, if someone wants to take it (by now I treat that as a running gag, I know), or 591 could have linked up with Stilly and, if Kraicia is onboard, with Gibson Grover, swatting three flies with one clap, as they take the route from Sector CN-15 to base, chased by a small Abyssal Force, which did loose a capital ship thanks to 591 and a submarine thanks to either Stilly or Gibson.
Someone else would have to play the Abyssals, though.
Kraicia, what do you think?

I'm not convinced of Discord, to be honest. Let's stay with what works.

I can cook up a post in introducing Gibson Grover; say that he was going on a reconissance, bumped into K-591, team up, find themselves being attacked by the abyssals, and get discovered by the night patrol.

(SORRY, I'M ON MY IPHONE. *SIGH* I'M OUT SHOPPING WITH MY MUM, SO I'M GOING TO BE A WHILE UNTIL I CAN GET TO A COMPUTER AND GET A PROPER POST UP)

[Rustyal]

GOD DMANIT I JUST HAD A 1000+ CHARACTER POST AND THEN I LOST IT BECAUSE I ACCIDENTALLY REFRESHED THE PAGE
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH

[The Selkie]

GOD DMANIT I JUST HAD A 1000+ CHARACTER POST AND THEN I LOST IT BECAUSE I ACCIDENTALLY REFRESHED THE PAGE
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH

Sorry to hear that. I know the bitterness of that feeling...

[...] I'm planning on K-591 on her way to the naval base, and appear behind the abyssal fleet because of this. Then, she can make her sneaky breeki attack on the "big meanie boats". Of course, she'll tell the other vessels of her presence, but. Yeah. Sound good?

I can cook up a post in introducing Gibson Grover; say that he was going on a reconissance, bumped into K-591, team up, find themselves being attacked by the abyssals, and get discovered by the night patrol.
[...]

So, you two will team up? If so, I'll leave the details to your coordinated judgement. If you need anything from me, please do not hesitate to ask - that includes SDFS Stílín. Otherwise, she'll be the mysterious moving island...

[Rustyal]

GOD DMANIT I JUST HAD A 1000+ CHARACTER POST AND THEN I LOST IT BECAUSE I ACCIDENTALLY REFRESHED THE PAGE
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH

Sorry to hear that. I know the bitterness of that feeling...

[...] I'm planning on K-591 on her way to the naval base, and appear behind the abyssal fleet because of this. Then, she can make her sneaky breeki attack on the "big meanie boats". Of course, she'll tell the other vessels of her presence, but. Yeah. Sound good?

I can cook up a post in introducing Gibson Grover; say that he was going on a reconissance, bumped into K-591, team up, find themselves being attacked by the abyssals, and get discovered by the night patrol.
[...]

So, you two will team up? If so, I'll leave the details to your coordinated judgement. If you need anything from me, please do not hesitate to ask - that includes SDFS Stílín. Otherwise, she'll be the mysterious moving island...

I think I'm going to do my own thing, as she's already sneaking up on Tamara, so. The downside of K-591 is that she's got rather low range for her torpedoes, albiet they're fast torpedoes. And she's extremely fragile.

*EDIT: And that right there must have been my largest RP post to date. 2356 characters, bloody hell.

[The Selkie]

Sorry to hear that. I know the bitterness of that feeling...





So, you two will team up? If so, I'll leave the details to your coordinated judgement. If you need anything from me, please do not hesitate to ask - that includes SDFS Stílín. Otherwise, she'll be the mysterious moving island...

I think I'm going to do my own thing, as she's already sneaking up on Tamara, so. The downside of K-591 is that she's got rather low range for her torpedoes, albiet they're fast torpedoes. And she's extremely fragile.

*EDIT: And that right there must have been my largest RP post to date. 2356 characters, bloody hell.

It's a good post.
Would you allow me to describe the actual torpedo attack from Tamara's and Nelly's perspectives?

[Rustyal]

I think I'm going to do my own thing, as she's already sneaking up on Tamara, so. The downside of K-591 is that she's got rather low range for her torpedoes, albiet they're fast torpedoes. And she's extremely fragile.

*EDIT: And that right there must have been my largest RP post to date. 2356 characters, bloody hell.

It's a good post.
Would you allow me to describe the actual torpedo attack from Tamara's and Nelly's perspectives?

Sure. Just know that she hasn't launched them. They'll be launched in my next post.