Nevada Class Main Guns and Radar

[afilter]

During our scenario last weekend we noticed that the gun data for the Nevada/Oklahoma is off. Basically it shows 4 3 gun main turrets. In actuality Nevada only had a total of ten 14" guns not 12 the fore and aft turrets should be 3 barrles, but but the other two should be two guns. My guess it Pennsylvania class stats were transposed.

Just thought I would bring it up for a future update.

Also I noticed the majority of U.S ships have Radar to include Arizona and Oklahoma. Since the scenario I was running was Dec 8th 1941 I did not think this was quite right. IIRC West Virginia had an early form of radar, but I do not recall the rest having it. How was it determined to give ships radar? Are these all Mid War stats? Just curious as I hope to do some more early war or Pre-war alternate history. As it was I gave them very unreliable Radar so they had to roll 5 or less for it to work.

[warchariot]

My guess is they are mid-war stats, because of the repairs. But that wouldn't explain Arizona unless it was done for what ifs.

[afilter]

Oct 9, 2013 18:05:07 GMT -5 warchariot said:

My guess is they are mid-war stats, because of the repairs. But that wouldn't explain Arizona unless it was done for what ifs.

That might explain the radar, but the main guns arrangement never changed.

[shigure]

In checking my sources in "Pearl Harbor: Why, How, Fleet Salvage and Final Appraisal" by Wallin on page 190, it shows the USS Pennsylvania after the Pearl Harbor attack in Drydock #1 behind the sunken destroyers USS Cassin and USS Downes with radar on her forward tripod mast.

[TheDreadnought]

All the stats are late war stats.

And yes, I believe the Nevada gun layout is incorrect.

[afilter]

Thanks all, For the Pearl Harbor scenario I think I will leave it the same way we did for NAVCON as a special sceanrio rule for "Early Radar" 50% chance to spot and if the flag ship spots the other ships can roll with +1. Seemed to work pretty well.

I have adjusted the data cards for Nevada and Oklahoma for Guns.