It might be her 5" gunIt's for when she's drawn the abyssals into 40 mm range, is all.
am 'Merican, can confirm.
According to the Nendoroid figure, Gamby has a backup gun inside her deck.
from twitter user @canbri2:
see, THIS is part of why I like Kancolle more than other shipgirl games, the characters tend to have little things all over themselves referencing their actual service.Unintended reference that the Gambier Bay was one of the few carriers to actually fire on enemy ships?
Probably should bump the year up to 1944, fits better as the I-200s were layed down that year and the 400s would be further along in construction/finished making it make more sense to be using experience gained during their construction.
Based on the description, the I-300 class seems more like an offshoot of the I-200 program than the I-400s, as it seems all about speed and there isn't anything mentioned about aircraft carrying capability.Uncaring of the fact that the design was a take off of the I-400 design lessons, the entity also understood that it would be an underwater craft.
While there doesn't seem to have been a specificAs in my snippettes thread, I wonder about why there is no I-300 submarine series when you had I-400s and I-100s.... Not sure if Crash Dive's author made up the I-200s or not.
Hmm ...So, this came to me and I would really like some feedback on it...
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The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipyard, 1943.
Unseen, and certainly unheard, the collection of translucent vapor particles metamorphed on the prow of the unfinished hull. Unifinished was an understatement however as four of these hulls rested on the same slipway that had held Musashi earlier in the decade. For whatever reason, the fourth of these hulls was the furthest along in progress, if one paid attention to the dockworker banter; rumor said that one of the Naval higher-ups personally pushed the 4th hull's construction faster. However, dockworkers were not paid to gossip or consider the validity of rumors, they were to construct ships, regardless of who was footing the bill.
The entity, called such because that's what we currently know to call it, looked around at the darkened surroundings. It could see the engines within its own hull in the process of being installed, it knew that it would be a significant period of time before it was fit to journey. At the same time however, the particle collection could feel the similar hulls in a state of disrepair and dismantle, it felt sad to reach the obvious conclusion; that the sister hulls were being recycled for used into its furthering along.
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Later in the year, the entity could finally understand what it was meant for; a bow unlike any ship before graced its hull. Uncaring of the fact that the design was a take off of the I-400 design lessons, the entity also understood that it would be an underwater craft. Very different to how most ships were understood to move through the water. Yet it could also see that construction was slowing in other parts of the yard while its own making continued, perhaps even more expediently than before.
The entity felt stronger with each passing week as more material and sections were emplaced, several new features were installed like a triple hull and more advanced sonar. The best technology the Japan had been able to procure for the time went into this submarine, a first for the Japanese Navy in terms of a good submarine.
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By this point, I-303 had her name, or at least a moniker. Her hull was complete and her tower was finishing the process of being placed. While she didn't know it at the time, her hull was longer then the I-400 class, her underwater speed was a staggering 27 knots and her engines were engineered copies of the German models. Four diesel engines to charge up a huge system of batteries that took up half the space between inner and middle hull which powered 6 electric generators, 4 of those were motors tied into the propulsion system. Weapons were limited to Type 97 torpedos [95s maybe?] and stored up to 36 torpedoes with fore and aft tubes loaded. Storage being what it was, food was the chief concern for remaining good to eat and healthy; much of the Japanese diet was rice after all. Care was taken to rubberize the main pressure inner hull to minimize sonic disturbance.
One could compare it to perhaps a Balao class submarine, except this was not Made in America, this was Nippon style, designed for long distance travel between Hokkaido and Formosa or farther if needed. Hoped to be undetectable as possible while underway, the batteries were designed to be the longest lasting possible. With minimal usage, mostly just essential lighting and oxygen circulation support; lasting up to a week for a crew of 65. The more normal longevity put the battery storage at 56 to 72 hours depending on situation. Surface speed was 15 knots, much of the diesel power focused toward rapid charging of the battery system through the multi-snorkel system. Surface warfare was limited to one deck gun [usually used in AA capacity] and two small AA stations.
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As in my snippettes thread, I wonder about why there is no I-300 submarine series when you had I-400s and I-100s.... Not sure if Crash Dive's author made up the I-200s or not. But anyway, the point is that an I-300 submarine could have possibly been designed at some point, and due to information purges, any info is not there... An interesting question I feel...
Naval Command Vessel, kinda weird to command from the deep though...
Chile and Brazil would make sense. They have large Japanese Ex-Pat communities and a surprising amount of naval history.I'm working up a KC quest idea for one that's darker than the typical quest.
I think I've got the mechanics mostly sorted. Playtesting shows that both sides will need time in a repair bath when neither side has surprise.
Where I'm having trouble is the opening. I want the players to have access to the IJN plus one other navy that's preferably not the USN, RN, or Kriegsmarine
I'm not sure how to present that without coming across as heavy-handed. The basic idea is that the admiral (the PC) has Japanese ancestry (IJN) but was born and raised somewhere else (other fleet).
I know which countries had dreadnoughts and/or aircraft carriers before 1946 and I want them to pick one of the smaller ones like, say, Chile.
I'm thinking I should arrange the "which shipgirl responds" part of the summoning table to reflect that the big navies had a whole lot older capital ships, many of which are pre-dreadnoughts, and lumping escort carriers and light carriers with fleet carriers as capital ships.
Chile, Australia, and Canada are extreme examples in that there's only one which fits the above while Argentina, Brazil, and Greece have two.
Suggestions would be very welcome.
I'd rather not say "you're from here" and let the players choose instead.Chile and Brazil would make sense. They have large Japanese Ex-Pat communities and a surprising amount of naval history.
Maybe as motherships for hunter-killer groups of Sub-Girls.Apologies if it was discussed before, please, point me at relevant part of the thread in the case.
AFAIK, maximum depth for modern nuclear submarines may reach 600 m with cruise depth quite close. On abyssal plains, that cover about absolute majority of ocean floor, the average depth is 3-6 km. On the other hand, maximum depth of most WWII submarines may not reach 100m , they are fairly slow underwater and have limited time of dive and their weapons is mostly designed to work against surface ships.
So, could we say that modern nuclear submarines are relatively safe against Abyssals at the cruise depth ? If so, how could they be used and how it can be used in a fic?
Depth charges and torpedoes have maximum operational depth as well. For depth charges of WWII it is about 200m according to wiki. Additionally, submerged SSNs are simply faster than most WWII ships with possible exception for destroyers and even they probably can't keep maximum speed for prolonged time.Also, while abyssal subs are minimal threat to SSNs, Abyssal DDs may pose a problem. Their ability to detect a SSN is questionable, but a depth charge is a depth charge.
This is true. Though the public figures for test depth for modern SSN is closer to the 300 meter (~1000 feet) mark, not 600 m. Still below depth charges, and likely they can push a bit deeper than they admit in public, but in general, not quite as great a safe zone as your initial post suggests.Depth charges and torpedoes have maximum operational depth as well. For depth charges of WWII it is about 200m according to wiki. Additionally, submerged SSNs are simply faster than most WWII ships with possible exception for destroyers and even they probably can't keep maximum speed for prolonged time.
AFAIK, Russian Borei class have operation depth of 400 m and maximum depth of 480m, Yasen class have operational depth of 450m, submerged to 580 m and rated for >600m (but never tested). Can't comment for US modern subs, but shouldn't they be at least as good?This is true. Though the public figures for test depth for modern SSN is closer to the 300 meter (~1000 feet) mark, not 600 m. Still below depth charges, and likely they can push a bit deeper than they admit in public, but in general, not quite as great a safe zone as your initial post suggests.