Welps, I dun goofed. Thought you want all to sortie.
Sorry about that, Legatia. Must have misread it.
EDIT: And don't try to post till I do so tomorrow morning. That'll allow me enough time to post, since I have school that starts at 7:55 AM PST.
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by Novaya Equestria » Wed Dec 06, 2017 6:57 am
by Rustyal » Wed Dec 06, 2017 7:28 am
The Selkie wrote:Legatia wrote:Is the Re-class still in the area to engage or is it just heading there?
That is a very good question, to be honest. I can not read it from the text.Sterkistan wrote:Maybe a post late tonight if I'm lucky, busy today. If you just want to retcon Whona out there if you need to that's fine.
Okay, that can be done. I would have loved to see her reaction to Searc's flirting, though... ; )
Wow. She's beautiful, both as a shipgirl and a ship. Very nice painting, Rustyal.
If I may ask, how long did it take to draw her?
by New Antonalia » Wed Dec 06, 2017 8:11 am
by The Selkie » Wed Dec 06, 2017 9:55 am
New Antonalia wrote:I apologize for not being active and leaving some people in the dark with my character interactions, but I had final essays to do and still have two more to write so I'll probably be indisposed until the end of next week. I hope I am not causing too much of an interruption and I'll try to get posts in here and there whenever I have time.
Rustyal wrote:Thanks! It took me 30 minutes, I estimate.
I play PT, MT and a bit FT. I am into character-RPs.
by Bentus » Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:15 pm
"Though I fly through the valley of Death, I shall fear no evil. For I am at the Karman line and climbing." - Bentusi SABRE motto
North America Inc wrote:13. IfFinland SSR or Bentusanyone spams the Discord with shipping goals, I will personally tell your mother.
by Mestovakia » Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:27 pm
by Legatia » Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:30 pm
Mestovakia wrote:Anyone gonna interact with Re?
by The Selkie » Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:47 pm
Bentus wrote:Finals are eating up all my time too I'm afraid. One way or the other I'll be done by midnight on Friday though
I play PT, MT and a bit FT. I am into character-RPs.
by Mestovakia » Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:57 pm
by Rustyal » Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:58 pm
by Sterkistan » Wed Dec 06, 2017 4:08 pm
by Bentus » Wed Dec 06, 2017 4:08 pm
Technical Data
Displacement: 15,200t
Length (overall): 138.7m
Width: 18.9m
Draught: 8.5m
Propulsion:
Speed: 23 knots
Complement: 536
Armament: 20 x 40mm Bofor's Gun, 10 x 20mm Oerlikon Cannons, 2 x 5in guns in Single turrets, optimised for Anti-Air fused rounds
Armour: < 10mm added on top of the existing hull during refit
Notes:
"Though I fly through the valley of Death, I shall fear no evil. For I am at the Karman line and climbing." - Bentusi SABRE motto
North America Inc wrote:13. IfFinland SSR or Bentusanyone spams the Discord with shipping goals, I will personally tell your mother.
by Mestovakia » Wed Dec 06, 2017 4:41 pm
by Yekrenia » Wed Dec 06, 2017 4:49 pm
by Mestovakia » Wed Dec 06, 2017 4:51 pm
Yekrenia wrote:Mestovakia wrote:
I wonder if Re could go over and help her out.
Uh...I don’t think...
(Lanza Blanca in the background): “¡¿Huelo herejía?! (Do I smell heresy?!)”
No! Everything is okay over here.
(Lanza Blanca appears): “¡Sé exactamente lo que está pasando aquí! ¡Y la herejía no será tolerada! (I know exactly what is going on here! And heresy shalt not be tolerated!)”
Okay, time to get out of here...
by The Selkie » Thu Dec 07, 2017 2:31 am
Rustyal wrote:I haven't checked on the RP chat in a while.
Though I do see combat.
I do presume it isn't necessary for Cath or K-591 to come along though, so.
[is it?]
Sterkistan wrote:Planning on getting a post up. But where is Whona currently? Just so I don't make a fool of myself after the retcon.
Mestovakia wrote:Re ate her broadside by having every shell whack her in the face. Right now she's floating on her back around...3 metres away.
Bentus wrote:Another app coming up still working on the appearance and I could really use help for the technical data for the vessel.Personell file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West
Name: HMS James Cook (Formerly James Cook)
Type: Merchant vessel/Support
Class: Converted Triumph merchant vessel
Role: Underway Replenishment/Advanced Fire Control and Telemetry/Anti-Air
Nation of origin: United Kingdom
Year commissioned: 1939 (recommissioned as a naval vessel in 1942)
Image or description of the ship girl/boy:
Gender: Male
Character:
“Aye, Cook’s a hard worker, and a determined one at that. He never says ‘no’ to a job regardless of how difficult or how long. I’ve never heard him complain once about back-to-back shipments or extended long hauls, and even when a mission might be dangerous he just presses on regardless. Cook’s not the biggest ship in the fleet, sure, or the fastest, but if a job comes up that needs to get done on short notice – he’s the guy to call.”
- Mr. Jeffrey Victors, Dock Director, North Sea Sector.
“He’s a reliable worker and a good friend. If someone is in trouble, Cook will do everything that he can to help – even if he doesn’t necessarily think everything through before he dives straight in. He tends to make up a plan as he goes, and by his own damn good luck they usually wind up working out. I can’t even tell you how many times he’s left on shipments without only the barest of fuel margins but somehow has managed to make do.”
- HMS Florence, Supply Ship, North Sea Sector
“You’ve got to be kidding me? I’ll tell you what I think: it’s a stupid idea. You can’t just throw some fancy tech on a freighter and start calling him a warship. A Merchant Navy vessel has no place in a warzone and will just wind up getting in the way when the brown hits the fan. There’s no chance in hell that I’d want him sailing with me against an Abyssal battlegroup – let alone telling me how to use my own guns.
The poor bastard’s just going to get himself killed. All I can hope for is that he won’t take someone else down with him.”
- HMAS Canberra , Heavy Cruiser, North Sea Sector
Special abilities:
Straight and True – The advanced radar system onboard Cook is accompanied by entire rooms of dedicated computing equipment for outputting firing solutions. This allows for Cook to aggressively and accurately target fast aircraft with his anti-air weaponry, making him an effective screen for any larger ships he may be accompanying. He can also transmit computed firing solutions to the gunnery stations of allied vessels, improving their own accuracy and range.
A Helping Hand –[i] Although [i]Cook has been heavily refitted, a number of his cargo holds (both dry and wet) were maintained from his Merchant Navy days. This allows him to haul a not-insignificant amount of supplies and perform Underway Replenishment for allied vessels. While he can support smaller escort vessels, he is more well equipped to provide for larger capital ships which are better able to take advantage of his firing computers.
Technical Description of the vessel:Technical Data
Displacement: 15,200t
Length (overall): 138.7m
Width: 18.9m
Draught: 8.5m
Propulsion:
Speed: 23 knots
Complement: 536
Armament:
Armour:
Notes:
Designed and built during the Second World War, the Triumph class was designed to transport men and material to the front line and between Allied powers. Similar to the American Victory ships, the Triumph were built with slightly smaller cargo holds but instead had more powerful engines equipped in order to better keep their escorts and run the occasional blockade. However, their first and foremost design feature was the ease and speed with which they could be built and deployed. Although dozens of the class were sunk in the Battle for the Atlantic, the surface and subsurface fleets of the Axis powers simply could not eliminate them faster than allied shipyards could produce them. This ultimately ensured that supply lines between Europe and America remained open and helped keep the United Kingdom in fighting shape.
Following a distinguished and reliable career, the James Cook was selected to undergo a refit that sought to take advantage of Britain’s expertise in radar and computation technology. Exploiting the large cargo holds built into Cook’s superstructure, he was fitted out with advanced telemetry equipment and even a Turing machine to rapidly produce accurate firing formulas for allied vessels. Operating in the English Channel, the Cook proved highly effective at detecting hostile bomber formations during the Battle for Britain and helped augment the existing radar grid. As the naval war in Europe wound down, he was redeployed to the Pacific where he was able to help guide shells from the Iowa reliably to their maximum range.
Ultimately serving with distinction, Cook would eventually be sunk near the end of the war. While performing an emergency replenishment of a stricken allied vessel, poor weather prevented him from sailing with an aerial escort. After being stumbled upon by a wolf pack of Japanese destroyers, the lightly armed vessel stood little chance of fending them off on its own. A shell eventually struck its cargo hold – filled with fuel and ammunition – and the ship went down with all hands.
OOC-section:
RP-sample: See other app
Have you read and understood the rules? “Ahead flank!”
I play PT, MT and a bit FT. I am into character-RPs.
by Bentus » Thu Dec 07, 2017 4:11 am
The Selkie wrote:Bentus wrote:Another app coming up still working on the appearance and I could really use help for the technical data for the vessel.Personell file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West
Name: HMS James Cook (Formerly James Cook)
Type: Merchant vessel/Support
Class: Converted Triumph merchant vessel
Role: Underway Replenishment/Advanced Fire Control and Telemetry/Anti-Air
Nation of origin: United Kingdom
Year commissioned: 1939 (recommissioned as a naval vessel in 1942)
Image or description of the ship girl/boy:
Gender: Male
Character:
“Aye, Cook’s a hard worker, and a determined one at that. He never says ‘no’ to a job regardless of how difficult or how long. I’ve never heard him complain once about back-to-back shipments or extended long hauls, and even when a mission might be dangerous he just presses on regardless. Cook’s not the biggest ship in the fleet, sure, or the fastest, but if a job comes up that needs to get done on short notice – he’s the guy to call.”
- Mr. Jeffrey Victors, Dock Director, North Sea Sector.
“He’s a reliable worker and a good friend. If someone is in trouble, Cook will do everything that he can to help – even if he doesn’t necessarily think everything through before he dives straight in. He tends to make up a plan as he goes, and by his own damn good luck they usually wind up working out. I can’t even tell you how many times he’s left on shipments without only the barest of fuel margins but somehow has managed to make do.”
- HMS Florence, Supply Ship, North Sea Sector
“You’ve got to be kidding me? I’ll tell you what I think: it’s a stupid idea. You can’t just throw some fancy tech on a freighter and start calling him a warship. A Merchant Navy vessel has no place in a warzone and will just wind up getting in the way when the brown hits the fan. There’s no chance in hell that I’d want him sailing with me against an Abyssal battlegroup – let alone telling me how to use my own guns.
The poor bastard’s just going to get himself killed. All I can hope for is that he won’t take someone else down with him.”
- HMAS Canberra , Heavy Cruiser, North Sea Sector
Special abilities:
Straight and True – The advanced radar system onboard Cook is accompanied by entire rooms of dedicated computing equipment for outputting firing solutions. This allows for Cook to aggressively and accurately target fast aircraft with his anti-air weaponry, making him an effective screen for any larger ships he may be accompanying. He can also transmit computed firing solutions to the gunnery stations of allied vessels, improving their own accuracy and range.
A Helping Hand –[i] Although [i]Cook has been heavily refitted, a number of his cargo holds (both dry and wet) were maintained from his Merchant Navy days. This allows him to haul a not-insignificant amount of supplies and perform Underway Replenishment for allied vessels. While he can support smaller escort vessels, he is more well equipped to provide for larger capital ships which are better able to take advantage of his firing computers.
Technical Description of the vessel:Technical Data
Displacement: 15,200t
Length (overall): 138.7m
Width: 18.9m
Draught: 8.5m
Propulsion:
Speed: 23 knots
Complement: 536
Armament:
Armour:
Notes:
Designed and built during the Second World War, the Triumph class was designed to transport men and material to the front line and between Allied powers. Similar to the American Victory ships, the Triumph were built with slightly smaller cargo holds but instead had more powerful engines equipped in order to better keep their escorts and run the occasional blockade. However, their first and foremost design feature was the ease and speed with which they could be built and deployed. Although dozens of the class were sunk in the Battle for the Atlantic, the surface and subsurface fleets of the Axis powers simply could not eliminate them faster than allied shipyards could produce them. This ultimately ensured that supply lines between Europe and America remained open and helped keep the United Kingdom in fighting shape.
Following a distinguished and reliable career, the James Cook was selected to undergo a refit that sought to take advantage of Britain’s expertise in radar and computation technology. Exploiting the large cargo holds built into Cook’s superstructure, he was fitted out with advanced telemetry equipment and even a Turing machine to rapidly produce accurate firing formulas for allied vessels. Operating in the English Channel, the Cook proved highly effective at detecting hostile bomber formations during the Battle for Britain and helped augment the existing radar grid. As the naval war in Europe wound down, he was redeployed to the Pacific where he was able to help guide shells from the Iowa reliably to their maximum range.
Ultimately serving with distinction, Cook would eventually be sunk near the end of the war. While performing an emergency replenishment of a stricken allied vessel, poor weather prevented him from sailing with an aerial escort. After being stumbled upon by a wolf pack of Japanese destroyers, the lightly armed vessel stood little chance of fending them off on its own. A shell eventually struck its cargo hold – filled with fuel and ammunition – and the ship went down with all hands.
OOC-section:
RP-sample: See other app
Have you read and understood the rules? “Ahead flank!”
Looks good so far. He seems like a nice chap, and a useful one, too, especially for the firing solution calculation, after all, we have several vessels, who rely on range (Searc, for example).
As for the technical data, the speed sounds entirely possible with an appropriate machine. Shall he be unarmoured as well (he is a converted merchant ship, after all) and lightly armed?
"Though I fly through the valley of Death, I shall fear no evil. For I am at the Karman line and climbing." - Bentusi SABRE motto
North America Inc wrote:13. IfFinland SSR or Bentusanyone spams the Discord with shipping goals, I will personally tell your mother.
by The Selkie » Thu Dec 07, 2017 4:40 am
Bentus wrote:The Selkie wrote:
Looks good so far. He seems like a nice chap, and a useful one, too, especially for the firing solution calculation, after all, we have several vessels, who rely on range (Searc, for example).
As for the technical data, the speed sounds entirely possible with an appropriate machine. Shall he be unarmoured as well (he is a converted merchant ship, after all) and lightly armed?
That's what I had in mind. I'm thinking that his armour wouldn't be too terrible - having been bolstered during his refit to at least meet the expectations for a military vessel - but he would have nothing in the way of dedicated ship-to-ship weaponry and could only use his anti-air weaponry if he were really in a pinch. His ability to precisely and rapidly target fast-moving planes is what makes him a good anti-air vessel though, so even his AA weaponry isn't spectacular once that advantage is taken away. Heck, his namesake got sunk by a couple of destroyers My thinking is his armour is such that - were he to be engaged - he could try surviving long enough for nearby help to come to the rescue, but if he's caught all by himself then even a destroyer poses a life-or-death threat.
I play PT, MT and a bit FT. I am into character-RPs.
by Bentus » Thu Dec 07, 2017 5:31 am
Bentus wrote:Another app coming up still working on the appearance and I could really use help for the technical data for the vessel.
-snip-
"Though I fly through the valley of Death, I shall fear no evil. For I am at the Karman line and climbing." - Bentusi SABRE motto
North America Inc wrote:13. IfFinland SSR or Bentusanyone spams the Discord with shipping goals, I will personally tell your mother.
by Rustyal » Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:13 am
The Selkie wrote:Rustyal wrote:I haven't checked on the RP chat in a while.
Though I do see combat.
I do presume it isn't necessary for Cath or K-591 to come along though, so.
[is it?]
While it is not necessary per se, it might be a good idea to bring them on standby. Do you want me to summarize what happened for you?Sterkistan wrote:Planning on getting a post up. But where is Whona currently? Just so I don't make a fool of myself after the retcon.
With Searc and Lanza Blanca, the former asking Whona to tug the latter, most likely throwing in some flirting, while she provides cover.Mestovakia wrote:Re ate her broadside by having every shell whack her in the face. Right now she's floating on her back around...3 metres away.
Hm... we could take her prisoner, if you allow that, of course. What do the others think?Bentus wrote:Another app coming up still working on the appearance and I could really use help for the technical data for the vessel.Personell file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West
Name: HMS James Cook (Formerly James Cook)
Type: Merchant vessel/Support
Class: Converted Triumph merchant vessel
Role: Underway Replenishment/Advanced Fire Control and Telemetry/Anti-Air
Nation of origin: United Kingdom
Year commissioned: 1939 (recommissioned as a naval vessel in 1942)
Image or description of the ship girl/boy:
Gender: Male
Character:
“Aye, Cook’s a hard worker, and a determined one at that. He never says ‘no’ to a job regardless of how difficult or how long. I’ve never heard him complain once about back-to-back shipments or extended long hauls, and even when a mission might be dangerous he just presses on regardless. Cook’s not the biggest ship in the fleet, sure, or the fastest, but if a job comes up that needs to get done on short notice – he’s the guy to call.”
- Mr. Jeffrey Victors, Dock Director, North Sea Sector.
“He’s a reliable worker and a good friend. If someone is in trouble, Cook will do everything that he can to help – even if he doesn’t necessarily think everything through before he dives straight in. He tends to make up a plan as he goes, and by his own damn good luck they usually wind up working out. I can’t even tell you how many times he’s left on shipments without only the barest of fuel margins but somehow has managed to make do.”
- HMS Florence, Supply Ship, North Sea Sector
“You’ve got to be kidding me? I’ll tell you what I think: it’s a stupid idea. You can’t just throw some fancy tech on a freighter and start calling him a warship. A Merchant Navy vessel has no place in a warzone and will just wind up getting in the way when the brown hits the fan. There’s no chance in hell that I’d want him sailing with me against an Abyssal battlegroup – let alone telling me how to use my own guns.
The poor bastard’s just going to get himself killed. All I can hope for is that he won’t take someone else down with him.”
- HMAS Canberra , Heavy Cruiser, North Sea Sector
Special abilities:
Straight and True – The advanced radar system onboard Cook is accompanied by entire rooms of dedicated computing equipment for outputting firing solutions. This allows for Cook to aggressively and accurately target fast aircraft with his anti-air weaponry, making him an effective screen for any larger ships he may be accompanying. He can also transmit computed firing solutions to the gunnery stations of allied vessels, improving their own accuracy and range.
A Helping Hand –[i] Although [i]Cook has been heavily refitted, a number of his cargo holds (both dry and wet) were maintained from his Merchant Navy days. This allows him to haul a not-insignificant amount of supplies and perform Underway Replenishment for allied vessels. While he can support smaller escort vessels, he is more well equipped to provide for larger capital ships which are better able to take advantage of his firing computers.
Technical Description of the vessel:Technical Data
Displacement: 15,200t
Length (overall): 138.7m
Width: 18.9m
Draught: 8.5m
Propulsion:
Speed: 23 knots
Complement: 536
Armament:
Armour:
Notes:
Designed and built during the Second World War, the Triumph class was designed to transport men and material to the front line and between Allied powers. Similar to the American Victory ships, the Triumph were built with slightly smaller cargo holds but instead had more powerful engines equipped in order to better keep their escorts and run the occasional blockade. However, their first and foremost design feature was the ease and speed with which they could be built and deployed. Although dozens of the class were sunk in the Battle for the Atlantic, the surface and subsurface fleets of the Axis powers simply could not eliminate them faster than allied shipyards could produce them. This ultimately ensured that supply lines between Europe and America remained open and helped keep the United Kingdom in fighting shape.
Following a distinguished and reliable career, the James Cook was selected to undergo a refit that sought to take advantage of Britain’s expertise in radar and computation technology. Exploiting the large cargo holds built into Cook’s superstructure, he was fitted out with advanced telemetry equipment and even a Turing machine to rapidly produce accurate firing formulas for allied vessels. Operating in the English Channel, the Cook proved highly effective at detecting hostile bomber formations during the Battle for Britain and helped augment the existing radar grid. As the naval war in Europe wound down, he was redeployed to the Pacific where he was able to help guide shells from the Iowa reliably to their maximum range.
Ultimately serving with distinction, Cook would eventually be sunk near the end of the war. While performing an emergency replenishment of a stricken allied vessel, poor weather prevented him from sailing with an aerial escort. After being stumbled upon by a wolf pack of Japanese destroyers, the lightly armed vessel stood little chance of fending them off on its own. A shell eventually struck its cargo hold – filled with fuel and ammunition – and the ship went down with all hands.
OOC-section:
RP-sample: See other app
Have you read and understood the rules? “Ahead flank!”
Looks good so far. He seems like a nice chap, and a useful one, too, especially for the firing solution calculation, after all, we have several vessels, who rely on range (Searc, for example).
As for the technical data, the speed sounds entirely possible with an appropriate machine. Shall he be unarmoured as well (he is a converted merchant ship, after all) and lightly armed?
by Mestovakia » Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:46 am
The Selkie wrote:Rustyal wrote:I haven't checked on the RP chat in a while.
Though I do see combat.
I do presume it isn't necessary for Cath or K-591 to come along though, so.
[is it?]
While it is not necessary per se, it might be a good idea to bring them on standby. Do you want me to summarize what happened for you?Sterkistan wrote:Planning on getting a post up. But where is Whona currently? Just so I don't make a fool of myself after the retcon.
With Searc and Lanza Blanca, the former asking Whona to tug the latter, most likely throwing in some flirting, while she provides cover.Mestovakia wrote:Re ate her broadside by having every shell whack her in the face. Right now she's floating on her back around...3 metres away.
Hm... we could take her prisoner, if you allow that, of course. What do the others think?Bentus wrote:Another app coming up still working on the appearance and I could really use help for the technical data for the vessel.Personell file - Operational Sector Wide Sea - South West
Name: HMS James Cook (Formerly James Cook)
Type: Merchant vessel/Support
Class: Converted Triumph merchant vessel
Role: Underway Replenishment/Advanced Fire Control and Telemetry/Anti-Air
Nation of origin: United Kingdom
Year commissioned: 1939 (recommissioned as a naval vessel in 1942)
Image or description of the ship girl/boy:
Gender: Male
Character:
“Aye, Cook’s a hard worker, and a determined one at that. He never says ‘no’ to a job regardless of how difficult or how long. I’ve never heard him complain once about back-to-back shipments or extended long hauls, and even when a mission might be dangerous he just presses on regardless. Cook’s not the biggest ship in the fleet, sure, or the fastest, but if a job comes up that needs to get done on short notice – he’s the guy to call.”
- Mr. Jeffrey Victors, Dock Director, North Sea Sector.
“He’s a reliable worker and a good friend. If someone is in trouble, Cook will do everything that he can to help – even if he doesn’t necessarily think everything through before he dives straight in. He tends to make up a plan as he goes, and by his own damn good luck they usually wind up working out. I can’t even tell you how many times he’s left on shipments without only the barest of fuel margins but somehow has managed to make do.”
- HMS Florence, Supply Ship, North Sea Sector
“You’ve got to be kidding me? I’ll tell you what I think: it’s a stupid idea. You can’t just throw some fancy tech on a freighter and start calling him a warship. A Merchant Navy vessel has no place in a warzone and will just wind up getting in the way when the brown hits the fan. There’s no chance in hell that I’d want him sailing with me against an Abyssal battlegroup – let alone telling me how to use my own guns.
The poor bastard’s just going to get himself killed. All I can hope for is that he won’t take someone else down with him.”
- HMAS Canberra , Heavy Cruiser, North Sea Sector
Special abilities:
Straight and True – The advanced radar system onboard Cook is accompanied by entire rooms of dedicated computing equipment for outputting firing solutions. This allows for Cook to aggressively and accurately target fast aircraft with his anti-air weaponry, making him an effective screen for any larger ships he may be accompanying. He can also transmit computed firing solutions to the gunnery stations of allied vessels, improving their own accuracy and range.
A Helping Hand –[i] Although [i]Cook has been heavily refitted, a number of his cargo holds (both dry and wet) were maintained from his Merchant Navy days. This allows him to haul a not-insignificant amount of supplies and perform Underway Replenishment for allied vessels. While he can support smaller escort vessels, he is more well equipped to provide for larger capital ships which are better able to take advantage of his firing computers.
Technical Description of the vessel:Technical Data
Displacement: 15,200t
Length (overall): 138.7m
Width: 18.9m
Draught: 8.5m
Propulsion:
Speed: 23 knots
Complement: 536
Armament:
Armour:
Notes:
Designed and built during the Second World War, the Triumph class was designed to transport men and material to the front line and between Allied powers. Similar to the American Victory ships, the Triumph were built with slightly smaller cargo holds but instead had more powerful engines equipped in order to better keep their escorts and run the occasional blockade. However, their first and foremost design feature was the ease and speed with which they could be built and deployed. Although dozens of the class were sunk in the Battle for the Atlantic, the surface and subsurface fleets of the Axis powers simply could not eliminate them faster than allied shipyards could produce them. This ultimately ensured that supply lines between Europe and America remained open and helped keep the United Kingdom in fighting shape.
Following a distinguished and reliable career, the James Cook was selected to undergo a refit that sought to take advantage of Britain’s expertise in radar and computation technology. Exploiting the large cargo holds built into Cook’s superstructure, he was fitted out with advanced telemetry equipment and even a Turing machine to rapidly produce accurate firing formulas for allied vessels. Operating in the English Channel, the Cook proved highly effective at detecting hostile bomber formations during the Battle for Britain and helped augment the existing radar grid. As the naval war in Europe wound down, he was redeployed to the Pacific where he was able to help guide shells from the Iowa reliably to their maximum range.
Ultimately serving with distinction, Cook would eventually be sunk near the end of the war. While performing an emergency replenishment of a stricken allied vessel, poor weather prevented him from sailing with an aerial escort. After being stumbled upon by a wolf pack of Japanese destroyers, the lightly armed vessel stood little chance of fending them off on its own. A shell eventually struck its cargo hold – filled with fuel and ammunition – and the ship went down with all hands.
OOC-section:
RP-sample: See other app
Have you read and understood the rules? “Ahead flank!”
Looks good so far. He seems like a nice chap, and a useful one, too, especially for the firing solution calculation, after all, we have several vessels, who rely on range (Searc, for example).
As for the technical data, the speed sounds entirely possible with an appropriate machine. Shall he be unarmoured as well (he is a converted merchant ship, after all) and lightly armed?
by The Selkie » Thu Dec 07, 2017 2:25 pm
Bentus wrote:Bentus wrote:Another app coming up still working on the appearance and I could really use help for the technical data for the vessel.
-snip-
Added in a random <10mm for the armour and some AA weaponry based off of the Atlanta and the Cleveland - though I'm wondering if I should drop the 5in guns.
Rustyal wrote:That'd be lovely.
I play PT, MT and a bit FT. I am into character-RPs.
by The Assorted Saharan Outposts » Thu Dec 07, 2017 3:29 pm
by The Selkie » Thu Dec 07, 2017 3:38 pm
The Assorted Saharan Outposts wrote:So I haven't been in the roleplay much. Sorry.
We're retreating now?
I play PT, MT and a bit FT. I am into character-RPs.
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