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ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

In my PBEM game with Mike/1EyedJacks I just managed to get this yard pig repaired enough to withdraw. Torped in January 1942 off PH, she spent every day until mid-February 1943 in a yard somewhere, except for the WC transit. Thirteen months to get float down to 50 and this POS ship out of the game.

Good riddance.

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

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ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

In my PBEM game with Mike/1EyedJacks I just managed to get this yard pig repaired enough to withdraw. Torped in January 1942 off PH, she spent every day until mid-February 1943 in a yard somewhere, except for the WC transit. Thirteen months to get float down to 50 and this POS ship out of the game.

Good riddance.

warspite1

[;)]

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ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

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ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

In my PBEM game with Mike/1EyedJacks I just managed to get this yard pig repaired enough to withdraw. Torped in January 1942 off PH, she spent every day until mid-February 1943 in a yard somewhere, except for the WC transit. Thirteen months to get float down to 50 and this POS ship out of the game.

Good riddance.

warspite1

[;)]

The Warspite crew knows good liberty when they can get it. Beats Scapa in winter or the Murmansk run. [:D]

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ORIGINAL: Colonel Mustard

Ironic....Just today, I withdrew her from my AI game. She fought Hyuga to a standstill protecting my Ambon invasion fleet under Japanese air cover, then took two aerial torps on the way home. Made CT in time for 2/25/43 withdrawal.

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ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

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ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

In my PBEM game with Mike/1EyedJacks I just managed to get this yard pig repaired enough to withdraw. Torped in January 1942 off PH, she spent every day until mid-February 1943 in a yard somewhere, except for the WC transit. Thirteen months to get float down to 50 and this POS ship out of the game.

Good riddance.

warspite1

[;)]

The Warspite crew knows good liberty when they can get it. Beats Scapa in winter or the Murmansk run. [:D]

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ORIGINAL: Zorch

Shades of HMS Refit and HMS Repair? (also known as Renown and Repulse)

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

Poor HMS Repulse was not so fortunate....

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ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

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ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

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ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

In my PBEM game with Mike/1EyedJacks I just managed to get this yard pig repaired enough to withdraw. Torped in January 1942 off PH, she spent every day until mid-February 1943 in a yard somewhere, except for the WC transit. Thirteen months to get float down to 50 and this POS ship out of the game.

Good riddance.

warspite1

[;)]

The Warspite crew knows good liberty when they can get it. Beats Scapa in winter or the Murmansk run. [:D]

Yeah, they found every sodomite in both Pearl and SF. Finest traditions of the service and all that rot.

Also terrible tippers.

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

That tart certainly got around IRL [&o]. Reading about her involvement in the reduction of the Brest fortresses and other naval bombardment service in the Brittany campaign.

Speaking of Brittany and Brest, warspite1, that reminds me of a certain post that I need to make on the GD forums. [;)] Alas, since I am a mere mortal and not the KNOWER OF ALL THINGS(TM), I occasionally patronize the GD forums from time to time.

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

Poor HMS Repulse was not so fortunate....

Well, to be fair, old bean, she didn't spend much time in dry dock either during WWII.

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ORIGINAL: Zorch

The nicknames were acquired in WWI, when Renown and Repulse were in and out of the dockyard after completion.

Another book I'm awaiting is 'Warships of the Great War Era (History of Ship Models)'.

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ORIGINAL: dr.hal

Ned Wilmontt's Battleship is a good one too.... Ned is one crazy guy but writes good history!

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

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ORIGINAL: Zorch

The nicknames were acquired in WWI, when Renown and Repulse were in and out of the dockyard after completion.

Another book I'm awaiting is 'Warships of the Great War Era (History of Ship Models)'.

warspite1

I must admit the naval side of the Great War is proving very interesting. Never gave it any real time until recently but thanks to Castles of Steel (which gave me the impetus to research the period) I am learning fast.

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ORIGINAL: warspite1
Indeed AW1Steve [:D]. What Mr Bullwinkle no doubt does not realise is that by January 1942 when she was torpedoed (no doubt due to Mr Bullwinkle's poor captaincy), the Grand Old Lady and her crew had been in the war for over 2-years and, in the finest traditions of the Royal Navy, had put herself in harm's way in the service of her country in Norway, the Mediterranean and the North Atlantic (just as she had done at Jutland over 25 years previously [&o][&o]).

Thanks to our Yankee Allies she was able to have serious damage, incurred in the Med, repaired at Bremerton. Now, ready to return to service once more, Mr Bullwinkle seems to be making something of a pig's ear of getting her back into service. Perhaps someone - a grown up perhaps - who knows this game can help him out? [:)]

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ORIGINAL: warspite1
Indeed AW1Steve [:D]. What Mr Bullwinkle no doubt does not realise is that by January 1942 when she was torpedoed (no doubt due to Mr Bullwinkle's poor captaincy), the Grand Old Lady and her crew had been in the war for over 2-years and, in the finest traditions of the Royal Navy, had put herself in harm's way in the service of her country in Norway, the Mediterranean and the North Atlantic (just as she had done at Jutland over 25 years previously [&o][&o]).

Thanks to our Yankee Allies she was able to have serious damage, incurred in the Med, repaired at Bremerton. Now, ready to return to service once more, Mr Bullwinkle seems to be making something of a pig's ear of getting her back into service. Perhaps someone - a grown up perhaps - who knows this game can help him out? [:)]

She jumped in front of the spread to selflessly sacrifice herself to save that Clemson class destroyer from certain annihilation. [:D]

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ORIGINAL: warspite1
Indeed AW1Steve [:D]. What Mr Bullwinkle no doubt does not realise is that by January 1942 when she was torpedoed (no doubt due to Mr Bullwinkle's poor captaincy), the Grand Old Lady and her crew had been in the war for over 2-years and, in the finest traditions of the Royal Navy, had put herself in harm's way in the service of her country in Norway, the Mediterranean and the North Atlantic (just as she had done at Jutland over 25 years previously [&o][&o]).

Thanks to our Yankee Allies she was able to have serious damage, incurred in the Med, repaired at Bremerton. Now, ready to return to service once more, Mr Bullwinkle seems to be making something of a pig's ear of getting her back into service. Perhaps someone - a grown up perhaps - who knows this game can help him out? [:)]

She jumped in front of the spread to selflessly sacrifice herself to save that Clemson class destroyer from certain annihilation. [:D]

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ORIGINAL: Nikademus

Prince of Wales just made England in my game. It's April 42 and she's down to 63 SYS. WHOOOO!!!!!!


No warped props gonna get us down.

(and Warspite just entered Colombo with her refit from the US complete. The war is as good as WON!)

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ORIGINAL: JeffK

I fail to see the problem with Warspite, QE or the R class BB's if used correctly.

They certainly lack AA firepower, but would stand toe to toe with any IJN BB except Yamato & Musashi and would be the equal of the US BB's before the SoDak class.

Problem is, this era and the game, provide few chances for a BB heavy surface combat.