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ThisBrazil already has four carriers of more modern vintage, which is more than the current fleet reasonably has a means to protect. Really, the thing Brazil needs now is more destroyers, which is what Hood and I have had them build over the last year.
I don't see it reasonable to spend over 21,000 tons to refit an old 'R' into a carrier. The ship is too slow to make a good carrier.
I never came up with a worthwhile way to do it.I agree. Brazil has no need for more carriers, she does however have a need for more battlefleet protection from the RSAN's capital ships. Rebuilding the R to this extent makes no sense and I doubt her hull could carry 80 aircraft even with 55ft added. What the Imperial needs is a good refit/ rebuild with new engines etc. As caretakers me and Brock have devised a rebuild to extend Imperial's life. Had the previous Brazilian players refitted her, then her value would be higher than it currently appears.
Also, here at WW the hindsight of carrier-power is not widely shared here since there is not enough experience of wartime carrier battles to justify the pro-carrier stance, although that is slowly changing.
Just FYI on my methodology. I was thinking on upgrading some infrastructure and stopping capital ship construction. but looking at the fleet I saw the R class and couldn't picture her fulfilling a decent roll as a gun ship. As converted she is still a better carrier than any other in the fleet. I estimate most of Brazil's carriers to have an airgroup of 65 planes.
You're right. It was still an interesting experiment. Honestly I'm surprised the R class was not scrapped a decade ago. it is inferior to the battlecruisers and carriers in the fleet. a heavy cruiser would have been a better investment.
You're right. It was still an interesting experiment. Honestly I'm surprised the R class was not scrapped a decade ago. it is inferior to the battlecruisers and carriers in the fleet. a heavy cruiser would have been a better investment.
That was the piece of information I was missing. Considering we aren't really simming operational cost this becomes a much better investment, as long as operational doctrine does not make this ship a liability.You're right. It was still an interesting experiment. Honestly I'm surprised the R class was not scrapped a decade ago. it is inferior to the battlecruisers and carriers in the fleet. a heavy cruiser would have been a better investment.
You can't buy a fully-operational heavy cruiser for 5,800 tons, which was the purchase price for Imperial.
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