Deck 5 Opening Salvo - USS Columbia and A-Go Mogami
Nov 14, 2017 3:05:03 GMT
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Post by weedsrock2 on Nov 14, 2017 3:05:03 GMT
Since the crickets got to sing over the last Opening Salvo, we thought a couple of cards that would stir up a little more discussion were in order. We are almost done with the cards, which means the USN and IJN cards are finally getting locked down. How about a couple of cruisers?
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USS Columbia
The rapid firing 6in/47 main battery on the Brooklyn and Cleveland class cruisers was the favorite cruiser gun of the USN, and gave these ships a powerful punch. USS Columbia had a very active war.
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One of the main lessons the IJN learned from the Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway was "you can't have enough scout planes." After being seriously damaged during the Midway campaign, Mogami was extensively refit as a reconnaissance cruiser. Sometimes called a cruiser-carrier "hybrid", she was actually converted into a Tone-class type cruiser with a larger complement of seaplanes. It wasn't easy finding a configuration and cost/value slot for this cruiser. Tone is widely considered a "Set 1 over cost" while her sister Chikuma is a very popular unit that boosts the preferred IJN long-lance torpedo attack for a lower cost. It was very clear to us that we didn't want to interfere with the power/cost value of Chikuma, but it became equally clear we couldn't do the same for Tone. So we decided to fill a value/cost slot slightly above Chikuma, and let Tone be what she already is. At least this way those that like to recost old cards have a spot to simply drop the cost of Tone just below Chikuma without worrying about running into A-Go Mogami. (Pun intented.)
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USS Columbia
The rapid firing 6in/47 main battery on the Brooklyn and Cleveland class cruisers was the favorite cruiser gun of the USN, and gave these ships a powerful punch. USS Columbia had a very active war.
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One of the main lessons the IJN learned from the Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway was "you can't have enough scout planes." After being seriously damaged during the Midway campaign, Mogami was extensively refit as a reconnaissance cruiser. Sometimes called a cruiser-carrier "hybrid", she was actually converted into a Tone-class type cruiser with a larger complement of seaplanes. It wasn't easy finding a configuration and cost/value slot for this cruiser. Tone is widely considered a "Set 1 over cost" while her sister Chikuma is a very popular unit that boosts the preferred IJN long-lance torpedo attack for a lower cost. It was very clear to us that we didn't want to interfere with the power/cost value of Chikuma, but it became equally clear we couldn't do the same for Tone. So we decided to fill a value/cost slot slightly above Chikuma, and let Tone be what she already is. At least this way those that like to recost old cards have a spot to simply drop the cost of Tone just below Chikuma without worrying about running into A-Go Mogami. (Pun intented.)
