Hey guys every one is right! I love the looks of the Alaska also but have been in small gun a long time and know that I would be doing a lot of patching on one. Best bet is go for an I boat perferably a Indeafeatable over the Invinceable and get use to how the game plays out. You will pick up on the different battleing styles and what kind of battler you are, and learn what you strenghts are. Buddy
I agree that I-boats are ideal (I am biased but I can't see the advantage of building an HMS Indefatigable. They both had the same armor and same number and arrangement of guns. In fast gun, they are both 4 units and 26 sec. The Invincibles are shorter and turn better and there are hulls already made for Invincible on the used ship market.
The only advantage is in weight and internal space. I'd think that an Indefatigable would be a little easier to fit everything in to. That being said, as an Invincible driver, I'd be more then happy to go one on one with any Indefatigable out there, because I KNOW exactly how well my Invincible can turn. That being said, for a rookie builder, I like the Indefatigable slightly better simply due to the extra room for fitting things in. Wiggle room is important to guys who have never built a combat ship before. As far as pure combat performance, I'd give the edge to the Invincible as being a slightly better ship due to its shorter length. Mike D
I don't think that a Konig will disappoint you. Those things spin on dimes and cause utter frustration for my usually beautiful turning Invincible. They are one of few ships that can turn inside me, and they make me pay if I try to get too aggressive with them. Mike D
Question regarding turrents: -Is a 2 barrel turrent counted as 2 units only if it has a magazine capacity of 100, similarly, is the unit size determined by magazine capacity rather than barrels? Thanks!
A unit can be either a pump or a cannon. They can't be added together though (under IRCWCC and MWCI rules....Washington Treaty is a little more flexible), so with a 5 unit ship, the standard configuration is be 1 pump, two 1 unit stern guns in Y turret, and a side mount in each quadrant. Mike D
