bolitho
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last sunday 7 players fought the battle of ice sea 1917 -variant-
Jess, Rich and Martin(saddletank) were in command of the RN forces, vdT, Hipper, Otto and myself played on the german side. vdT as host was in command of the fleet, Hipper the escorts of the battlewagon, otto the escorts of the Scout forces and myself the german battlecruisers. In the first part we did some scouting to the north and west until some Rn CL showed up in west and sw later also in NW. main heading of the german forces was west. After a few salvos of the scouting forces at the RN CL the BCF was sighted in west and the battle of the BC started.
The exchange of heavy shelles resulted in the explosion of Seydlitz and sinking of Lion as well as the heavy flooding of Lützow which must be redrawn from the line but could be saved. In the meantime the RN battleline came into range so the german BC must increase the distance. The german battlewagon was able to open fire with the modern ships as baden und Bayern and the Kaisers and Koenigs as well resulting in the sinking of Resolution but also with the loss of PR Luitpolt. A torpedo attack caused a disorder of the british line and maybe also a hit on one of the ships. This was used to make it back home but just at this time Von der Tann and Moltke both got magazine hits in about 2 min and exploded. Proncess Royal was also in sinking condition at the end of this day.
The ACH settings were poor ammo off and critical handling on. We also had a number of strange problems with jumping owner of some ships as well as warnings about the connection of one player.
In general it was a interesting battle but maybe a little bit one-sided due to the used greenboys and number of brit 15in ships.
Here are the statistics of the german BC:
Ice sea 1917 Variant
von der Tann +
002 x 13.5in Mk V 1400 lb Gun.
003 x 15 inch Mk I Gun.
1 critical hits.
02:52:44 : 15 inch Mk I Gun strikes BC Von Der Tann [magazine [critical]] Record serial:28040.
02:52:44 : BC Von Der Tann has exploded due to magazine detonation.
Moltke +
004 x 15 inch Mk I Gun.
005 x 13.5in Mk V 1400 lb Gun.
011 x 6in BL Mk VII(H) Gun.
1 critical hits.
02:54:32 : 15 inch Mk I Gun strikes BC Moltke [magazine [critical]] Record serial:28582.
02:54:32 : BC Moltke has exploded due to magazine detonation.
Seydlitz +
003 x 13.5in Mk V 1400 lb Gun.
002 x 6in BL Mk VII(H) Gun.
003 x 4in QF Mk V Gun.
009 x 13.5in Mk V 1250 lb Gun.
003 x 15 inch Mk I Gun.
2 critical hits.
02:04:42 : 13.5in Mk V 1250 lb Gun strikes BC Seydlitz [propulsion [critical]] Record serial:17307.
02:04:42 : BC Seydlitz propulsion damage:light [21%]
02:44:21 : 15 inch Mk I Gun strikes BC Seydlitz [magazine [critical]] Record serial:25250.
02:44:21 : BC Seydlitz has exploded due to magazine detonation.
Derfflinger
004 x 13.5in Mk V 1250 lb Gun.
012 x 13.5in Mk V 1400 lb Gun.
002 x 6in BL Mk XII(CP) Gun.
001 x 12 inch Mk XIII Gun.
002 x 6in BL Mk XII(PVII) Gun.
009 x 4in QF Mk V Gun.
004 x 15 inch Mk I Gun.
003 x 12-pdr 20cwt HA Mk I.
Luetzow
002 x 6in BL Mk XII(CP) Gun.
008 x 15 inch Mk I Gun.
001 x 13.5in Mk V 1250 lb Gun.
013 x 4in QF Mk V Gun.
006 x 6in BL Mk XII(PVII) Gun.
001 x 12-pdr 20cwt HA Mk I.
Jess, Rich and Martin(saddletank) were in command of the RN forces, vdT, Hipper, Otto and myself played on the german side. vdT as host was in command of the fleet, Hipper the escorts of the battlewagon, otto the escorts of the Scout forces and myself the german battlecruisers. In the first part we did some scouting to the north and west until some Rn CL showed up in west and sw later also in NW. main heading of the german forces was west. After a few salvos of the scouting forces at the RN CL the BCF was sighted in west and the battle of the BC started.
The exchange of heavy shelles resulted in the explosion of Seydlitz and sinking of Lion as well as the heavy flooding of Lützow which must be redrawn from the line but could be saved. In the meantime the RN battleline came into range so the german BC must increase the distance. The german battlewagon was able to open fire with the modern ships as baden und Bayern and the Kaisers and Koenigs as well resulting in the sinking of Resolution but also with the loss of PR Luitpolt. A torpedo attack caused a disorder of the british line and maybe also a hit on one of the ships. This was used to make it back home but just at this time Von der Tann and Moltke both got magazine hits in about 2 min and exploded. Proncess Royal was also in sinking condition at the end of this day.
The ACH settings were poor ammo off and critical handling on. We also had a number of strange problems with jumping owner of some ships as well as warnings about the connection of one player.
In general it was a interesting battle but maybe a little bit one-sided due to the used greenboys and number of brit 15in ships.
Here are the statistics of the german BC:
Ice sea 1917 Variant
von der Tann +
002 x 13.5in Mk V 1400 lb Gun.
003 x 15 inch Mk I Gun.
1 critical hits.
02:52:44 : 15 inch Mk I Gun strikes BC Von Der Tann [magazine [critical]] Record serial:28040.
02:52:44 : BC Von Der Tann has exploded due to magazine detonation.
Moltke +
004 x 15 inch Mk I Gun.
005 x 13.5in Mk V 1400 lb Gun.
011 x 6in BL Mk VII(H) Gun.
1 critical hits.
02:54:32 : 15 inch Mk I Gun strikes BC Moltke [magazine [critical]] Record serial:28582.
02:54:32 : BC Moltke has exploded due to magazine detonation.
Seydlitz +
003 x 13.5in Mk V 1400 lb Gun.
002 x 6in BL Mk VII(H) Gun.
003 x 4in QF Mk V Gun.
009 x 13.5in Mk V 1250 lb Gun.
003 x 15 inch Mk I Gun.
2 critical hits.
02:04:42 : 13.5in Mk V 1250 lb Gun strikes BC Seydlitz [propulsion [critical]] Record serial:17307.
02:04:42 : BC Seydlitz propulsion damage:light [21%]
02:44:21 : 15 inch Mk I Gun strikes BC Seydlitz [magazine [critical]] Record serial:25250.
02:44:21 : BC Seydlitz has exploded due to magazine detonation.
Derfflinger
004 x 13.5in Mk V 1250 lb Gun.
012 x 13.5in Mk V 1400 lb Gun.
002 x 6in BL Mk XII(CP) Gun.
001 x 12 inch Mk XIII Gun.
002 x 6in BL Mk XII(PVII) Gun.
009 x 4in QF Mk V Gun.
004 x 15 inch Mk I Gun.
003 x 12-pdr 20cwt HA Mk I.
Luetzow
002 x 6in BL Mk XII(CP) Gun.
008 x 15 inch Mk I Gun.
001 x 13.5in Mk V 1250 lb Gun.
013 x 4in QF Mk V Gun.
006 x 6in BL Mk XII(PVII) Gun.
001 x 12-pdr 20cwt HA Mk I.
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