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Originally posted by thesmilingassassin
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....the respected Peruvian jurist Orlando Baylon (head of Congress) stood and silenced them with the demand "¿Por qué no te callas?"
Hahaha! A brilliant quote!
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Originally posted by Hrolf Hakonson
[Referring to the Battle of Ilo…]
Nice bit of action. But I REALLY have to worry about the chance of things spreading if Chile is independently operating against Peru like this. I suppose everything depends on what Iberia does, or doesn't, do…
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Originally posted by Hrolf Hakonson
One of the things I noticed, back when I first started running Peru, was that my primary naval foe Chile had a distinct lack of large, fast destroyers. That's been, to a degree, worked on since, but it does give the Peruvian fleet a small opening to at least show it's mettle. The Capitan Valdez and Independencia classes were intended, very consciously, to overmatch their Chilean opponents
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Originally posted by HoOmAn
Nice little batle and a good read.
May I propose to add a link to the ships stats when you post such battles? Or some kind of appendix? Makes things easier to understand.
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Originally posted by HoOmAn
In game the government in Grand Uruguay is VERY concerned about the Brazilians once more preparing to meddle into affairs that are not theirs. They just got mauled and are still looking for more? Guess the RSAN could help here. ;o)
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Originally posted by Brockpaine
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Originally posted by Hrolf Hakonson
[Referring to the Battle of Ilo…]
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Originally posted by Hrolf Hakonson
One of the things I noticed, back when I first started running Peru, was that my primary naval foe Chile had a distinct lack of large, fast destroyers. That's been, to a degree, worked on since, but it does give the Peruvian fleet a small opening to at least show it's mettle. The Capitan Valdez and Independencia classes were intended, very consciously, to overmatch their Chilean opponents
I noted that overmatch when I started running Chile. I'm pretty much a destroyer and cruiser fan, and I was greatly dismayed by the state of Chile's destroyer force, particularly compared to the Peruvian fleet. That realization has shaped in no small part my naval planning for Chile, and contributes to the reason I suggested the outcome of the Battle of Ilo. That Peruvian superiority in destroyers pays off handsomely here, as you intended. Aside from that single non-exploding hit against Independencia, the Peruvians wiped out most of a destroyer squadron without loss. The material losses aside, the Peruvians have struck a solid blow against the morale of Chilean sailors.
The Peruvian destroyer superiority is part of the rationale behind my order of eight Eyzaguirre-class DDs, the as-yet-unseen Esmeralda-class DDLs, and finally the 1939 Covadonga-class (and Battle-subclass) SCLs. The Eyzaguirres and Esmeraldas, both with 8x5.12" DP, should according to my calculus balance out the Valdez-classes, while the Covadongas/Battles, with 8x6" or 10x5.12", will balance well against the Independencias (if they can catch them, being two knots slower than those ships).
In truth, the Riquelmes should never have been sent into the war zone at all. While I understand, in principle, the theory behind their design, what happened at Ilo was pretty much inevitable the moment the Armada tried to use them in combat. Unlike most torpedo boats, they don't have the speed to outrun danger, and they aren't big enough to be survivable against anything that can catch them. I feel that a single Valdez alone could have stood a serious chance against them, if the Valdez had a commander with severe intestinal fortitude and a crack crew.
I actually had a plan to strip the Riquelmes' 6" mounts off, turn the four ships into fast coastal subchasers/minesweepers, and reuse the guns to arm the equally oddball Capitan Simpson with centerline 6" mounts. Too late for that now.
Heh, as I said, the mismatch has been worked on by Chile since I was running Peru, and the Peruvian navy went further afield with more large ships than I would have purchased (the ex-RSAN BBs would have been about my limit), so there aren't as many DDs (or subs) as I'd have liked. Peru couldn't out-build Chile, but if Chile was distracted, Peru could at least get superiority in one area.
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