Post by oaklander on May 21, 2020 2:56:13 GMT
After getting back in the game after some years away, the fleet is now coming together (thanks boomerbill, stalker6, and Encore). So far I've assembled two 100 point US fleets - one focused on air power, another concentrating firepower in a marquee unit:
Fleet 1:
USS Montpelier (17, Cruiser)
USS Princeton (16, Carrier)
SBD Dauntless (13, Aircraft - Dive Bomber)
F4F Wildcat (7, Aircraft - Fighter)
TBF-1 Avenger (11, Aircraft - Torpedo Bomber)
USS San Diego (11, Cruiser)
USS Taylor (9, Destroyer)
USS Kidd (8, Destroyer)
USS S-37 (8, Submarine)
(Thinking that Avenger and Wildcat go on the carrier, so that there's a fighter escort every turn even if one of the bombers is rearming)
Fleet 2:**edited**
USS North Carolina (58, Battleship)
USS Guadalcanal (13, Carrier)
F4F Wildcat (7, Aircraft - Fighter)
USS Phoenix (12, Cruiser)
USS Kidd (8, Destroyer)
**per Stealth 7's suggestion, now with a Hellcat to help take the sting away from enemy with more aircraft**
Which fleet would you put forward? Of course, one answer is - play a 200 point game! But assuming a 100 point match, which presents the stronger option in your opinion? Fleet 1 has a breadth of air power (fighter, torpedo bomber, dive bomber) and almost twice the units, but none alone packs the punch. In some limited play testing I've found that a marquee unit (like North Carolina) ends up as the last man standing, but having several units with torpedo attacks can rack up the hull points on that marquee unit.
Fleet 1:
USS Montpelier (17, Cruiser)
USS Princeton (16, Carrier)
SBD Dauntless (13, Aircraft - Dive Bomber)
F4F Wildcat (7, Aircraft - Fighter)
TBF-1 Avenger (11, Aircraft - Torpedo Bomber)
USS San Diego (11, Cruiser)
USS Taylor (9, Destroyer)
USS Kidd (8, Destroyer)
USS S-37 (8, Submarine)
(Thinking that Avenger and Wildcat go on the carrier, so that there's a fighter escort every turn even if one of the bombers is rearming)
Fleet 2:**edited**
USS North Carolina (58, Battleship)
USS Guadalcanal (13, Carrier)
F4F Wildcat (7, Aircraft - Fighter)
USS Phoenix (12, Cruiser)
USS Kidd (8, Destroyer)
**per Stealth 7's suggestion, now with a Hellcat to help take the sting away from enemy with more aircraft**
Which fleet would you put forward? Of course, one answer is - play a 200 point game! But assuming a 100 point match, which presents the stronger option in your opinion? Fleet 1 has a breadth of air power (fighter, torpedo bomber, dive bomber) and almost twice the units, but none alone packs the punch. In some limited play testing I've found that a marquee unit (like North Carolina) ends up as the last man standing, but having several units with torpedo attacks can rack up the hull points on that marquee unit.
