I’m sure the UK itself can do fine with larger vessels (corvettes, frigates, moniters, minesweepers, trawlers etc) but I’ll take your word on the patrol and pt boats.
The UK has never operated corvettes in the modern sense. Minesweepers do exist but only with .50 cals. But frigates yes but India also provides so potentially very powerful options in that regime.
Main area of interest here is definitely corvettes and patrol boats
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I should’ve clarified ww2 corvettes to be honest
Aus+NZ have a suprising amount of corvettes, minesweepers, and small craft, mostly being local builds to local designs, or UK builds to unique designs.
Totally not a plug but I have a pending suggestion for a ANZAC coastal subtree, so I’ve done a fair amount of research about this topic.
They must be something to consider as they already have vessels in the tree.
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Unless Gaijin deems it easier to just C&P soviet ones over from the Indian Sub TT
It’ll be a Leander class most likely.
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Batch 2 river class would be cool
Please tell me you’re talking about the frigate…
I will not tell
On the topic of Type 12I, there are many, many different fits that could come to the game, most with missiles (seacat, seawolf, etc), and some without.
So which fits do we think will come to the game? Naturally I think the initial fit is bound to come, but there are many options to choose from, and only so many slots in the tree for them to go into.
Initial definetly because its main anti-ship weapon is guns not ASMs
Batch 1 - Ikara… depends on how advanced they want to get with ASW, maybe
Batch 2/Batch 3 the question is very much the Exocets and whether or not we see ASMs and if we do, whether they want to add a second Leander or just go straight for the Type 21/22s
Future of Great Britain coastal tree is on India XD.
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Would actually be META as hell tbh
It’s just something the UK has never needed to invest in.
I will admit though as @Ogaly_Bogaly pointed out I hadn’t considered ANZAC stuff but I don’t see why we can’t take the best from all of them.
Britain need HMS Furious with “18”/40 (45.7 cm) Mark I" guns, AP with 54.0 kg(explosives) , whole 2 guns with 60s reload, 457 mm pen at 13,720 m. That would show them.
457 mm pen at 13,720 m should be able to deal with Yamato at 10,000m lol
Britain why you never made a proper BB with these guns…
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Blame the Americans and their treaty
Yeah… We would have Yamato’s for every country if not that treaty
I wonder if there was a laid down ship with 18 inch guns we could get (outside of furious)