She's in commission kit, remember. So she can level up again by hating islands into non-existence imo.
Belated Battleships (KanColle) [REHOST]
- Thread starter theJMPer
- Start date
- Location
- Minot, North Dakota
Maybe if she doesn't gain XP from doing, maybe she can from teaching. She can start with Johnston, since they previously teamed up to shell Guam.
Pennsy: Ok, we'll start with this sandbar. Then we can work up to something with some trees to knock down!
Nah, that'd be when she figures out she can do all of that without firing a shot. Using her turrets as blunt weapons.
There's just something more personal with a hands-on approach.
owlmessenger
Parts Guy Extraordinaire
- Location
- New York
I thought she'd been summoned as her post refit, as evidenced by the wear on the rifle and the tattered clothes. Also Ari had cage masts, Pennsy had tripod masts.
SeaSirocco
Formerly 'Sanae Aran' / Aspiring Artist
- Location
- The Seaside
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Perhaps they could rebuild her as an anti air battleship, with a ton of VLS, five inchers, and Bolfors guns?
- Location
- Minot, North Dakota
If I recall from her summoning, she noticed that Ari looked like her WWI self, and then she noticed that she had changed too, including still having torpedo tubes.
The last standards were built with partial cage masts, but almost all the rest, including Pennsylvania were built with only cage masts. They were replaced with various types of tripods in the late 20s- early 30s
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- Location
- Canada
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IIRC, yes. Though, Ari may soon be receiving tripod masts...
- Location
- Minot, North Dakota
So right now Ari and Pennsy look like this?
Technically, this is after one of their earlier (1921-22?) refits, because the fore and aft casemate guns have been removed and plated over.
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- Location
- Canada
Here's something i posted in the original SB thread over a year ago and somehow didn't think to post it here till now. A pep talk from Iowa to Jersey inspired by Rocky.
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"You remember way back when we first sailed together? Fought side by side? Remember what we told eachother? We were gonna be the best battleships in the world, the best anybody ever knew.
I watched you become the battleship you are and it was great, it was wonderful, every day was like a privilge. And when the time came to head into battle and take on the world, you did. But after Samar...you changed. You stopped being you.
You started looking at yourself through your own reflection and telling yourself youre no good. And when things got hard, you started looking for something to blame. Like a big shadow.
Let me tell you something you already know: this world isnt all sunshine and rainbows. Its a nasty place, and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it.
Not you, me, or anybody is gonna hit as hard as life. But its not about how hard you hit, its about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward, how much you can take and keep moving forward, thats how winning is done!
Now if you know what youre worth, go out and show what youre worth but you gotta be willing to take the hits and not point fingers and say things aint the the way you want them to be because of Halsey or Enterprise or anybody! Cowards do that and that aint you! Youre better then that!
Im always gonna love you no matter what. No matter what happens. Youre my sister, youre my blood. You, Mo, Wisky, are the best thing in my life. But untill you start forgiving yourself you aint gonna have a life...
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"You remember way back when we first sailed together? Fought side by side? Remember what we told eachother? We were gonna be the best battleships in the world, the best anybody ever knew.
I watched you become the battleship you are and it was great, it was wonderful, every day was like a privilge. And when the time came to head into battle and take on the world, you did. But after Samar...you changed. You stopped being you.
You started looking at yourself through your own reflection and telling yourself youre no good. And when things got hard, you started looking for something to blame. Like a big shadow.
Let me tell you something you already know: this world isnt all sunshine and rainbows. Its a nasty place, and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it.
Not you, me, or anybody is gonna hit as hard as life. But its not about how hard you hit, its about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward, how much you can take and keep moving forward, thats how winning is done!
Now if you know what youre worth, go out and show what youre worth but you gotta be willing to take the hits and not point fingers and say things aint the the way you want them to be because of Halsey or Enterprise or anybody! Cowards do that and that aint you! Youre better then that!
Im always gonna love you no matter what. No matter what happens. Youre my sister, youre my blood. You, Mo, Wisky, are the best thing in my life. But untill you start forgiving yourself you aint gonna have a life...
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YuffieK
(Verified Ninja Princess)
At this point, Iowa is pretty much just a hull. No guns, no mechanical elements (engines/transmissions). Even if the parts and supplies to make her seaworthy again were available, it would probably require gutting the bulkheads even MORE to re-install them.
Are you sure? Because I actually imagined that when Jersey started bawling at the turret, she saw Iowa right then, even if nobody else could.
You've just gotten word your sister's dead. You just finished mourning your OTHER sister. Now, imagine going to the hospital to see your third sister in the ICU after she's gone through a third round of chemo/radiation therapy. She's skeletal for lack of a better description. THAT'S what Jersey's going through right now. The only thing keeping her from going catatonic is: "I'm going to kill those fuckers at Pearl first."
And maybe Jersey's clinging to the hope that if she does the killing well enough, her sisters WILL come back.
And maybe Jersey's clinging to the hope that if she does the killing well enough, her sisters WILL come back.
- Location
- Minot, North Dakota
Refitting Iowa and putting her to sea in any kind of configuration (battleship, AA platform, fast transport for ship girls who can't keep up with the fleet) will take awhile and will take dedicated effort. After Pearl Harbor, some of the battleships were ready in 42, some weren't ready till 43 or 44. Overhauling ships that big and that old takes time. So if they did it would take at least a year, maybe 2 or 3, depending on what they have to do to her.
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- Minot, North Dakota
"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him."- G.K. Chesterton
Like all quotes, it is not truly all encompassing, but for many is often true
Old Iron
Admiral Unfun
- Location
- The Southwestern Deadlands of America
She showed up as she was when commissioned. The rifle and her tattered coat were more meant to be symbolism than reflective of her refitting state. I admit I've done really poorly in maintaining her rifle's presence, but it it may have been a bit over the top to begin with. Still, no matter how many stitches or run through the laundry, that coat is still dirty and tattered as ever.
For the most part, they do.So right now Ari and Pennsy look like this?
...That does get the soul moving, I have to say.
Harry Leferts
Suave Shadow Cabal Kaiju
So... got some news that should send Johnston and the other Destroyers vibrating. HMCS Haida, the last Tribal Class Destroyer is apparently going to be declared the Flagship of the Royal Canadian Navy. In other words, our version of Constitution or Victory.
MaHaL
Conductor of the Choir of Death
- Location
- Canada
I dunno how people are gonna feel about a DD flagship. Could turn out to be plenty interesting.
Grounders10
Nine-Tailed Kitsune
- Location
- British Columbia, Canada, Mars
We've never had large ships. Sounds good to me.
Harry Leferts
Suave Shadow Cabal Kaiju
She is known as Canada's "Fightingest Ship" and sank more tonnage during WWII then any other warship in the RCN as well as liking to bully German Torpedo Boats and set them on fire.
She's more then worthy of it.
DawnofWar32
War is coming. Prepare yourselves!
- Location
- Butuan City, The Philippines
I agree with that. Also, I'm glad that Haida will enjoy that status, even if I'm not a Canadian myself.
Sandy River DL
(Verified Destroyer Leader)
- Location
- Lake Michigan
- Pronouns
- Her/She
She is, however, nowhere near as adorable as Sackville. But then again, cuteness is not a good critical factor for choosing a flagship.
MaHaL
Conductor of the Choir of Death
- Location
- Canada
Oh yeah, as a ship she's more than worthy of it, I was thinking in the context of KanColle and other shipgirls hearing about a DD flagship.
Harry Leferts
Suave Shadow Cabal Kaiju
I see the Destroyers being extremely smug about it actually.
