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 therritn |
Commanding a WW II type ship |
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Posts: 33 ( 1-Mar-2007 05:52:21) |
Here is an unusual set of questions. When any of you watch navy movies, play simulations, read books, etc. 1) Have any of you pictured yourself as the skipper of a WW II warship? and 2) If so, what kind of ship do you imagine yourself commanding?
Me, for some reason, I picture myself commanding either a destroyer/destroyer escort or a light cruiser. |
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RP2Ryan |
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Posts: 194 ( 8-Mar-2007 02:18:23) |
With My luck...
I'd be a CO of a CV that haulled a flag around, so I could only order the ship after being told. |
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Dave Bender |
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Posts: 6721 ( 8-Mar-2007 19:21:08) |
A harbor tug sounds good. :)
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sgtlambert |
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Posts: 18 ( 9-Mar-2007 23:59:48) |
Either a light cruiser or a PT/MTB craft. Speed and grace either way.
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RP2Ryan |
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Posts: 194 (30-Jun-2007 00:05:14) |
something small, grey and fast, stars and bars trailing from the main. Even though it was the CVs that really won it, to me, DDs and DEs are represent the war best.
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emc |
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Posts: 3913 (30-Jun-2007 06:31:04) |
While my father served in PT boats in the Pacific, I've always pictured myself serving on a USN convoy escort in the North Atlantic.
The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law. [Aristotle]
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johnestauffer |
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Posts: 809 ( 3-Jul-2007 16:10:09) |
I would like to command a heavy cruiser.
Based on experience in the USN during Vietnam there is a big difference between a navy preparing for/fighting a conflict and a peacetime navy. (Some possibly incorrect views) In the Pacific Fleet, the emphasis was on combat skills. Spit & polish was reduced in importance. Getting the job done, and staying on station were the goals. In the Atlantic Fleet, the emphasis was on peformance in drills and apperance. The ships operated in formations and trained but at a different tempo. (That may be simplistic - but never the less, the view of many sailors at the time) The goal of a wartime ship is combat readiness. Command would be difficult for any officer. The techniques of war (ASW, AAW, NGFS, etc) were changing and maturing. The systems (Radar, sonar, communications, CIC, etc) were expanding. It seemed every time a ship returned to the yard for a maintenance period, something new was added. Aside from combat, that would be a challenging period to exercise command |
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BattleofthePyramids |
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Posts: 143 ( 6-Jul-2007 03:53:54) |
Personally, I would like to command a panzerschiffe or some other raider type vessel. Not a U-boat, too confining for me. A raider BC would be cool.
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USS Clarence E Walsh |
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Posts: 16 (20-Oct-2007 02:14:12) |
1. Not a submarine, because by the end of the war those were deathtraps
2. The proud part of me says the USS Iowa, cause it's huge and has big guns. 3. The practical part of me says a Fletcher Class Destroyer, it's a fast, good reliable ship that has a good record. Also I confess I love WWII era anti-aircraft warfare. The idea of have a lot of 20 and 40mm guns firing shells all across the sky, that's just really cool. (another reason I like the IOWA 80 bofors guns, that must have been a sight to see.) |
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Posts: 107 (23-Nov-2007 19:33:39) |
Would have loved to be the CO on HMS Rodney when the old girl caught up to Bismark I would have kept the range longer than historical though.. I.E not closed
in to point blank range to try and finish Biz off.
Take Care, Brian Payne |
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Posts: 24 (29-Nov-2007 00:39:32) |
The USN lost 52 out of 351 submarines. Not cushy duty to be sure, but I wouldn't call them death traps.
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