DD: Hotspur HMS Onslow - Destroyer leader. VC action Barents Sea. Mid war class DD New class.
Aircraft: Mosquito bomber Whitley MK.VII, Lancaster lookalike with two engines.
Other Nominated: 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 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 Effingham CL HMS Norfolk BB HMS Erebus (Erebus Class monitor)
1. HMS Hotspur 2. HMS Onslow 3. DD HMS Blankley (Hunt Class II) 4. HMS Foxhound - Full action packed war service as well as being known as the go between boat at Oran. New class. 5. Flower Class DE
Other 3---Howe BB Cover Landings 4-- Indomitable CV Airfield Strike 5---Ruler Class CVE Hunter Killer Group 6---Dido Class CL Landing Leader 7---T Class SS How about a 3-3-2 for 11pts.
Destroyers: 1. HMS Hardy 2. HMS Foxhound (more sister ships then Faulkner and if we get Hardy, we already have a leader; whats with all the leader options? Duncan too would be a leader, I would have preferred a none leader D) 3. HMS Onslow 4. HMS Greyhound 5. HMS Blankley
Aircraft: 1. UK Corsair 2. UK Avenger - torpedo bomber 3. UK Blenheim Mk V 4. UK Hawker Typhoon 5. Mosquito Bomber
Other Nominated:
1. HMS Dido 2. HMS NOrfolk (and yes, most certainly because it had torpedos!) 3. T class submarine (maybe a 1941 boat like Tempest or Thorn; always hate I have to wait for a 1942 game) 4. HMS Bermuda 5. HMS Couragous
Regarding all the DD choices and particular the leader options, Personally I'm hoping for two fleet destroyers. A leader (we are lacking these) and a non leader. I'm not including the smaller escort/sloop types in that, although I have seen the mention about Starling needing to be in the DD thread. Can we get a definite on this as I think most have it in other types and a rearrangement might need to be made. Regardless I would hope to get the Starling type in addition to fleet options.
I'm just hoping for more than token gestures on the smaller stuff and less big stuff for a change. UK choices in particular.
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Votes Tallied - those nominated but not receiving votes dropped:
DD Nominated: 8 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. 7 HMS Onslow - Destroyer leader. VC action Barents Sea. Mid war class DD New class. 9 HMS Hardy - Destroyer leader. VC action Narvik. Other famous unit of the time alongside Glowworm. New class. - Kiss me Hardy! 8 HMS Foxhound - Full action packed war service as well as being known as the go between boat at Oran. New class. 11 HMS Hotspur - Full action packed war service. New class. 3 DD HMS Blankley (Hunt Class II) 3 DD HMS Duncan (D-Leader) 8 Flower Class DE 7 HMS Jervis 6 HMS Greyhound 8 HMS Starling
Aircraft Nominated: 9 UK avenger - Tarpon 7 UK corsair 3 Hawker sea fury 5 Mosquito bomber 6 Whitley MK.VII, Lancaster lookalike with two engines. 9 Supremarine Walrus Mk. I - Gunnery Spotter (new SA), Search and Rescue 6 Hawker Tempest V 4 Hawker Typhoon 3 Fighter-Torpedo Bomber B37 Firebrand (carried) 2 Torpedo Bomber Avenger AS3 (carried ASW warfare) 5 Patrol Bomber Blenheim Mk V
Other Nominated: 2 Revenge 11 Indomitable 1 HMS Palomares 3 HMS Black Swan 8 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. 6 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. 5 HMS Audacity - Important stop gap and busy in its short period. New Class. 1 HMS Springbank/HMS Maplin - CAM ship type's with a Hurricat! 5 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. 9 total - HMS Anson /Howe :: Anson 3 specific, Howe 3 specific, Anson or Howe 3 9 HMS Norfolk 1 HMS Manchester 1 HMS Bermuda 5 HMS Malaya 1 HMS Courageous 6 CL HMS Dido (Dido Class) 1 CVE Vindex Class 4 BB HMS Erebus (Erebus Class monitor) 2 Sub HMS Shakespear (S-III Class) 1 Ruler Class CVE Hunter killer group 2 T-Class SS How about a 3-3-2 for 11pts.