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[NGU873X]

philjd, on Apr 18 2012 - 12:20, said:

Actually close to the wars end homing torpedo's were available - they used sound to guide to guide themselves to a propellar, both the Germans and the Western allies had them (air launched included for UK/USA).

I'm glad sub's aren't in this as it's a battleship/surface fleet action - if you want subs involved then it's an entirely different era. All navies tried to combine sub's with fleet action but they usually failed for two main reasons:-
1) subs' couldn't keep up with the surface fleets (and a surfaced sub is easy meat)
2) communications - not possible with a submerged sub in the early days which includes WW2.

As I said before

NGU873X, on Apr 16 2012 - 16:15, said:

That's why the Germans came at the end with the elektroboot (Type XXI and XXIII) these were actually the first real submarines which were designed to operate entirely submerged for a long time and they could go even faster then ASW ships(Anti Submarine Warfare) so they were FAST!!!!

And about the communication

Navy_Blue, on Apr 18 2012 - 13:49, said:

For those who think you can't communicate VLF antennas were good to 20M's and could transmit text.

[philjd]

The type XX1/XXIII were both good designs, ahead of their times, but when they were developed the Kriegsmarine is sitting on the bottom of the ocean so no surface ships to support in fleet actons (slightly facetious) and no fuel oil to send what remained out of harbour either.

But the point still stands.

[spittoon]

BlackAngelCom, on Aug 30 2011 - 17:37, said:

Submarines are far too difficult in a number of respects. You'd have to hardcap them to eliminate it as an organized team strategy, detection would either make surface vessels useless or make submarines useless (seeing as you have 15 minutes or so...) and the technical challenges of that much of a Y-axis are pretty significant.

The idea is much better off without them.

no ww2 subs of any nation could share instantly updated enemy location information in ANY meaningful way while completely submerged at an undetectable depth

imagine the similar problems that would result if nobody looked at the minimap in WoT..........


wait a minute, i guess WoB subs could 'work as intended'

[spittoon]

wikipedia says "By 1939, the Soviet Union had the largest submarine fleet in the world, with one hundred fifty submarines in commission. Of these, as many as seventy-five percent were smaller, coastal boats, but they were suitable for the defensive purposes intended"

so maybe there will be subs in WoB, in the future?    
OP russian subs, i can hear it already



i want the premium 'gold boat' that will only be available to 'selected countries'

[dingofire121094]

I think they implimented subs well in battle station midway best navel game I have ever played

[Tuco22]

Maus123, on Apr 19 2012 - 02:25, said:

I'm a Silent Hunter 4 fan.

*highfive* great game.

[SgtFtKnox]

OK, kinda of a new question, if they are going to have aircraft from aircraft cairries attacking other ships, will those ships have AAA to shoot back and down aircraft? If so will it be automatic or user controlled?

[David_90539]

SgtFtKnox, on Apr 24 2012 - 20:54, said:

OK, kinda of a new question, if they are going to have aircraft from aircraft cairries attacking other ships, will those ships have AAA to shoot back and down aircraft? If so will it be automatic or user controlled?

User controlledhopefully

[VirgilHilts]

RipMarley, on Apr 17 2012 - 21:44, said:

I haven't skimmed through the whole post, but there is a point you are missing here. In the era in question, subs could not kill other subs. They had no guided torps to hit a sub that was submerged and subs didn't carry depth charges. So what happens when you get into a World of Battleships match and half the players are subs? When the surface ships are gone.....what then? You would have a punch of subs sitting around with their thumbs in their peeholes.

Plus, as a previous poster mentioned, subs didn't really take part in pitched fleet battles. Notice that in none of the big WW2 fleet battles there were virtually no subs. They had no means to communicate with a fleet in the midst of a battle. All subs did was travel alone or in a small group and do hit and runs on unsuspecting ships.

On several occasions, allied subs sunk axis subs, mostly British sinking Germans and U.S. sinking Japanese. In at least one case, a British sub sank a submerged German sub with a sound directed shot using an unguided torpedo.

In several instances in the Pacific, it was a U.S. sub that not only spotted the Japanese force, but also led the attacks on it.

[agamemnon_b5]

After playing World of Tanks for 9 months, and taking the current state tanks thus far, I wouldn't be surprised if Russian light cruisers are able to one shot a Bismarck class.

[Altorous]

agamemnon_b5, on Apr 26 2012 - 01:16, said:

After playing World of Tanks for 9 months, and taking the current state tanks thus far, I wouldn't be surprised if Russian light cruisers are able to one shot a Bismarck class.

Its funny cause almost every top tier is better than the Russian top tiers.  You take an IS-7 against either German and you get smoked, you take an IS-7 against the tops for USA or French and alot of the time it is a toss up but German tops own Russian tops almost every time with good drivers.  The Russians only saving grace at this point will be what they do for the IS-4, but from the feedback I have seen on the forums so far is that the tier 9 IS-8 is better, but still remains to be seen.  Examples of comparisons:

TypeE>Obj.261
E100>IS-7
the one I would say would beat out someone else is:
Obj.704>Jagdtiger

But my point is made.

[Maus123]

Subs in WoB, WHO'S WITH ME!

[scotsman1999]

Wait a minute. When is this thing supposed to be released? Please tell me! I want to play badly!

[Dunewarrior]

scotsman1999, on Apr 30 2012 - 04:16, said:

Wait a minute. When is this thing supposed to be released? Please tell me! I want to play badly!

Forums for it aren't even up yet... there's still quite a ways to go.