@Panther great thank you!
Preview: Unit Details and Abilities
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Oh, the bombardment is gone too? That’s even simpler than Classic. That would explain the cheaper price some. 2 hits, 1@4 BB for 16 vs 2 hits, 2@2 subs for 16… hmmm, I’m thinking subs is a slightly better buy unless you have some protection for that BB.
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Want to identify the carrier? Have at it… a good place to start is here:
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Want to identify the carrier? Have at it… a good place to start is here:
http://voodoo-world.cz/ww2car/index.htmlAnother place to look which might be even better, because the images are of simplified miniatures rather than photos of real ships, is the section of the Panzerschiffe catalog…
http://www.panzerschiffe.com/Catalog.html
…titled “World War II”. Clicking on it gives a list of countries. In each country, you’ll find a list of ships. Each ship entry has a “Click” link in the “Image” column which will call up a small photo. There are quite a few carriers listed in the catalog.
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What I would like to see is some photos of the new pieces placed next to their AA50/1942 counterparts, to compare size/detail. Djensen, you mentioned that the Infantry pieces are a little larger tan previously… any chance we could see a pic of this? It would also be cool to compare, say, the new German Tiger next to the old Panther. Would that be okay? Thank you.
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@CWO:
Another place to look which might be even better, because the images are of simplified miniatures rather than photos of real ships, is the section of the Panzerschiffe catalog…
http://www.panzerschiffe.com/Catalog.html
…titled “World War II”. Clicking on it gives a list of countries. In each country, you’ll find a list of ships. Each ship entry has a “Click” link in the “Image” column which will call up a small photo. There are quite a few carriers listed in the catalog.
Thanks for that link. I went to look myself and still couldn’t positively identify the Allied carrer. I guess the Ark Royal does come closest, but it’s still not an exact match. The new sculpt looks like some kind of hybrid carrier to me – with the conning tower of a British carrier and the flight deck of an American carrier.
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Thanks for that link. I went to look myself and still couldn’t positively identify the Allied carrer. I guess the Ark Royal does come closest, but it’s still not an exact match. The new sculpt looks like some kind of hybrid carrier to me – with the conning tower of a British carrier and the flight deck of an American carrier.
It could be a hybrid or it could be just a case of inaccuracy. Some of the A&A sculpts over the years have been pretty accurate (though simple) representations of the units they’re based on, but others have deviated significantly from their real-life counterparts. The worst case I can think of is the traditional Japanese battleship sculpt, which is supposed to be modeled on the Yamato class. The shape of the sculpt’s stern in particular is a faulty caricature of the one on the real ship, which was quite distinctive in appearance when viewed from above.
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Very true on the sculpt vs. actual observations… I decided the new carrier is close enough to the Ark Royal and Essex classes that I’m happy to use them for both!
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What I would like to see is some photos of the new pieces placed next to their AA50/1942 counterparts, to compare size/detail. Djensen, you mentioned that the Infantry pieces are a little larger tan previously… any chance we could see a pic of this? It would also be cool to compare, say, the new German Tiger next to the old Panther. Would that be okay? Thank you.
I second that motion. I’d like to see the size of the new sculpts vs the size of the AA40 sculpts, especially the ships and tanks, to see if they give us some interesting new customization options.
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Very interested in the piece comparison as well since I can’t do this myself for another month now… Maybe I could come by and have a look? What do you say DJ? :-D
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About the same.
What I would like to see is some photos of the new pieces placed next to their AA50/1942 counterparts, to compare size/detail. Djensen, you mentioned that the Infantry pieces are a little larger tan previously… any chance we could see a pic of this? It would also be cool to compare, say, the new German Tiger next to the old Panther. Would that be okay? Thank you.
I second that motion. I’d like to see the size of the new sculpts vs the size of the AA40 sculpts, especially the ships and tanks, to see if they give us some interesting new customization options.
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DJ have you played a 4th game yet? Should we expect a review of gameplay this weekend?
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About the same.
Okay, thanks. It would still be nice to see some pictures if you can get around to it though.
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Gentlemen,
I have a 1-700 Royal Navy Ark Royal, The new AA resembles it fairly close. The main thing I see for it to truly rep the Ark Royal is it should be a little bit taller. It looks fairly flat to me. As for it looking like an Essex or any other USN Aircraft carrier not even a faint resembelance to the Essex class carriers. It would need a bigger island and more catwalks and 5 inch DPs on the flight deck and be a bit longer.
WARRIOR888
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