DD Nominated: Hotspur HMS Faulkner - Destroyer leader. Arguably the best balanced DD type going into the war for various actions/duties. Full action packed war service. New class. HMS Onslow - Destroyer leader. VC action Barents Sea. Mid war class DD New class. HMS Hardy - Destroyer leader. VC action Narvik. Other famous unit of the time alongside Glowworm. New class. - Kiss me Hardy! HMS Foxhound - Full action packed war service as well as being known as the go between boat at Oran. New class. HMS Hotspur - Full action packed war service. New class. DD HMS Blankley (Hunt Class II) DD HMS Duncan (D-Leader) Flower Class DE
Aircraft Nominated: UK avenger - Tarpon UK corsair Hawker sea fury Mosquito bomber Whitley MK.VII, Lancaster lookalike with two engines. Supremarine Walrus Mk. I - Gunnery Spotter (new SA), Search and Rescue Vought Corsair Hawker Tempest V Hawker Typhoon Fighter-Torpedo Bomber B37 Firebrand (carried) Torpedo Bomber Avenger AS3 (carried ASW warfare) Patrol Bomber Blenheim Mk V HMS Jervis HMS Greyhound: A G-class destroyer
Other Nominated: Revenge Indomitable HMS Palomares HMS Black Swan HMS Rorqual - According to wiki the most successful mine laying sub of the war and the UK needs a sub with mines. Simple! Only one of its class to survive. New class. HMS Starling - It's quite surprising really we haven't had this yet considering the who. what's & why's. Who? Johnnie Walker, say no more. What? Most famous of a very successful unrepresented class. Why? Stalwart pack leader that led the way in hunting down 14 U-boats. HMS Cairo - Give us another of the 'valiant quartet' of c class AA cruisers. All are worthy and we've had multiple US Atlanta types. HMS Audacity - Important stop gap and busy in its short period. New Class. HMS Springbank/HMS Maplin - CAM ship type's with a Hurricat! A dedicated UK Fleet tanker (RFA or whatever) to boost slow rolls. Macoma was not dedicated and anyway Dutch. HMS Effingham CL - converted Hawkins class CA - light cruiser with a heavy cruiser hull, first to get experimental three gun turrets. Hunted German raiders and Narvik campaign before sinking. HMS Indomitable - Indomitable class CV - anchor unit for deck. Upgraded variant of the Illustrious class with greater aircraft capacity in exchange for less armor HMS Anson - KGV class BB - anchor unit for deck. Escorted Arctic convoys, provided cover during carrier attacks on Norway including attack on Tirpitz. HMS Norfolk HMS Manchester HMS Bermuda Farmille D HMS Howe HMS Malaya HMS Courageous HMS Chaser CL HMS Dido (Dido Class) CVE Vindex Class BB HMS Erebus (Erebus Class monitor) Sub HMS Shakespear (S-III Class) HMS Resource: A purpose built fleet repair and depot ship. Ruler Class CVE Hunter killer group T-Class SS How about a 3-3-2 for 11pts.
Voting Thread
Once nominations are closed, I will make voting threads for each nation. There, you list your top 5 choices for each category.
Destroyers 1. HMS Faulknor - Destroyer leader. Arguably the best balanced DD type going into the war for various actions/duties. 11 battle honors 2. HMS Starling - DE - It's quite surprising really we haven't had this yet considering the who. what's & why's. (Belongs in DD section) 3. 4. 5.
Aircraft 1. Supremarine Walrus Mk. I - Gunnery Spotter (new SA), Search and Rescue 2. 3. 4. 5.
Other 1. HMS Indomitable - CV 2. HMS Rorqual - According to wiki the most successful mine laying sub of the war and the UK needs a sub with mines. Simple! Only one of its class to survive. New class. 3. HMS Anson - KGV class BB 4. HMS Norfolk - (okay, I checked and she retained her torpedoes) 5. HMS Effingham CL - converted Hawkins class CA - light cruiser with a heavy cruiser hull,
Destroyer 1. HMS Faulkner - Destroyer leader. Arguably the best balanced DD type going into the war for various actions/duties. Full action packed war service. New class. 2. HMS Foxhound - Full action packed war service as well as being known as the go between boat at Oran. New class. 3. Flower Class DE 4. HMS Jervis 5. HMS Greyhound: A G-class destroyer
Aircraft 1. Hawker Typhoon 2. Supremarine Walrus Mk. I - Gunnery Spotter (new SA), Search and Rescue 3.
Other 1. HMS Audacity 2. HMS Manchester 3. HMS Rorqual - According to wiki the most successful mine laying sub of the war and the UK needs a sub with mines. Simple! Only one of its class to survive. New class. 4. HMS Effingham CL 5.