In “U.S. Navy Plan Red,” why are 1914 Fast ACs given coal fuel and do their primaries have a range of 3?
They were designed as coal-burners, even though the USN was using oil for most warships by the time they would have been laid down. Possibly has to do with their commerce-raiding role (easier to take fuel from prizes). They were designed during the coal-to-oil transition but not approved, and could very well have burned oil by the time they completed but we went with coal. They are long enough for effective fire control and so should get the 3 range. Q: “U.S. Navy Plan Red” – a couple of questions regarding the aircraft: sopwith cuckoo – are the bomb and torpedo factors the wrong way round? The cuckoo was only equipped for torpedo dropping. As it was a single seat aircraft with no guns, why does it have an air to air rating? Bombing/torpedo ratings: Do the circled values mean that these aircraft hit on a 5 or 6, as in air to air combat? A: Land rating in bottom left, naval in bottom right. Circle does mean hits on 5 or 6. Postwar Cuckoos often had a machine gun, and they desperately ne
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