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Military Structure; Help?
Topic Started: Apr 11 2007, 07:45 PM (408 Views)
Al Araam
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Norightsia
Apr 14 2007, 12:05 AM
Al Araam
Apr 13 2007, 04:01 PM
Norightsia
Apr 13 2007, 11:28 PM
Kasnyia
Apr 13 2007, 03:18 PM
What? I have more destroyers than battleships...  :blink:

It was a joke. You just have a ton of battleships.

And then there's the whole 'battleships have been rendered obsolete' argument...

They're just floating artillery platforms. Not used for ship-to-ship combat anymore. They did that in the Gulf War.

Yes, plus the same amount of firepower can be provided by smaller vessels designed to mount guided missiles, which have a much longer range and are generally more accurate.
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Noriega
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Al Araam
Apr 13 2007, 04:18 PM
Norightsia
Apr 14 2007, 12:05 AM
Al Araam
Apr 13 2007, 04:01 PM
Norightsia
Apr 13 2007, 11:28 PM
Kasnyia
Apr 13 2007, 03:18 PM
What? I have more destroyers than battleships...  :blink:

It was a joke. You just have a ton of battleships.

And then there's the whole 'battleships have been rendered obsolete' argument...

They're just floating artillery platforms. Not used for ship-to-ship combat anymore. They did that in the Gulf War.

Yes, plus the same amount of firepower can be provided by smaller vessels designed to mount guided missiles, which have a much longer range and are generally more accurate.

But where's the fun in that? :lol:
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Al Araam
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Norightsia
Apr 14 2007, 12:21 AM
Al Araam
Apr 13 2007, 04:18 PM
Yes, plus the same amount of firepower can be provided by smaller vessels designed to mount guided missiles, which have a much longer range and are generally more accurate.

But where's the fun in that? :lol:

:D And that's exactly why people insist on keeping there battleships around, obsolete or not. Nothing is quite as satisfying as a full broadside from 18 inch naval guns at close range. :lol:
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Kasnyia
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Oh indeed. I'm even trying to give cruiser/destroyer-like capabilities to my sB Type I ships...faster, wit missiles... :D
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lebowski2123
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so do i keep them now, or can i not have them?

EDIT: Plus, if i have 4,500,000 troops of normal quality, would 2,250,000 troops be twice as good?
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Nag Ehgoeg
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lebowski2123
Apr 13 2007, 04:53 PM
Plus, if i have 4,500,000 troops of normal quality, would 2,250,000 troops be twice as good?

2,250,000 troops could be upto twice as good, yes.

They don't have to be twice as good. But, yes they can be. (There's no advantage to them not being twice as good, I'm just saying they don't have to be.)
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Noriega
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Kasnyia
Apr 13 2007, 04:45 PM
Oh indeed. I'm even trying to give cruiser/destroyer-like capabilities to my sB Type I ships...faster, wit missiles... :D

Please don't. That would totally ruin the concept. :rolleyes:
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Union
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Hey, whats the rule for nuclear warheads? If we want some, can we just RP having them? I onyl want four.
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Noriega
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Hispania
Apr 15 2007, 06:31 PM
Hey, whats the rule for nuclear warheads? If we want some, can we just RP having them? I onyl want four.

They're not in the system. There are two unwritten rules that involve the subject. One is the unlimited munitions rule. That means that ammunition, ordinance, and the like (including nukes) is assumed to be infinite. So you can have four nukes. However, there is also the WMD rule. WMDs like nukes are not conventional weapons, and so you don;t use them like conventional weapons. You must obtain express permission from the victim to use your nukes.
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Tristan da Cunha
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Yeah anyone can have nukes. But nukes cannot be used unless the target nation agrees to be nuked.

EDIT: Nor has explained it.
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Nag Ehgoeg
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One addition, if you take max values of everything you are allowed (in terms of man power and military hardware) then claim to have hundreds of thousands of IBCMs, AA possitions, and dozens of nukes... then we will crucify you for godmoding.

If you want nukes (or indeed anything not covered by this guide) take a moment to consider how your government got said weapons (and how they paid for them).
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Union
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Naw, I only want four, each positioned on a submarine so I can scare people when the time comes. No godmodding here, no sir.
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