USS Robin (CV "V")

CommanderSam
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USS Robin (CV "V") Jul 6, 2020 12:51:12 GMT

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Post by CommanderSam on Jul 6, 2020 12:51:12 GMT

This episode is listed in HMS Victory flavor text but I admit I had highly overlooked it.

A great article about it can be found here : www.armouredcarriers.com/uss-robin-hms-victorious/

Has anyone done a custom card and/or a custom painting for it?
USN-inspired scheme is quite interesting.

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USS Robin (CV "V") Jul 7, 2020 0:56:02 GMT

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Post by mnnorthstars on Jul 7, 2020 0:56:02 GMT

It’s a long yet interesting read. From a distance it seems like a carrier is a carrier and they all just do their thing, but each navy has its own way of doing things and you can’t just mix and match equipment/personnel/communications.

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USS Robin (CV "V") Jul 7, 2020 7:11:43 GMT

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Post by CommanderSam on Jul 7, 2020 7:11:43 GMT

Jul 7, 2020 0:56:02 GMT mnnorthstars said:

It’s a long yet interesting read. From a distance it seems like a carrier is a carrier and they all just do their thing, but each navy has its own way of doing things and you can’t just mix and match equipment/personnel/communications.

That's a godd summary. I also like the finding they had that Victorious was better at fighter direction and poorer at strikes (especially with heavy Avengers) and they swapped squadrons accordingly

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USS Robin (CV "V") Jul 20, 2020 20:13:39 GMT

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Post by attackercat on Jul 20, 2020 20:13:39 GMT

I recently painted up a Victorious in this scheme on the WAS facebook group, haven't located a custom card for it though. I almost wonder if having a special "Armored Deck" SA or something as USS "Robin" essentially shrugged off a kamikaze hit and continued flight operations in a matter of hours. Also, it has US fire control and radar that was removed after being given back to the British so you could see some potential for giving it greater AA defense or something like the "Fighter Director" SA.

Some decent options there to spice up a mid-point US Carrier. It also carried US aircraft like F4Fs and TBFs,

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Post by CommanderSam on Jul 6, 2020 12:51:12 GMT

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