jeane d'ark and short deck unit

stuarttank · Post by **stuarttank** » Nov 24 2006

how come the jeane d'ark (france) has got a short deck unit symbol at the bottom of its details?

so can it take helis?

if it can how many?

thx for your help cos i am just confused over the thing.

Post by **Balthagor** » Nov 24 2006

It's a mistake, its is not a short deck carrier.

If you look up the Jeane D'Arc on the net you'll see why it caused some confusion, it is a destroyer that carries 8 helicopters onboard. It's an oddity as it is still a destroyer, not a carrier. We had initally been unsure how to classify it so it is marked as a short deck carrier but has a capacity of zero.

stuarttank · Post by **stuarttank** » Nov 25 2006

it should be like real destroyers. able to carry certain loads of helis. like up to 100t like in cargo. using like the carrier the how many units it can take but only able to take that many or up till its maxiumum weight of cargo. this would help make the game more realistic.

Feltan · Post by **Feltan** » Nov 25 2006

Well if total realism is the goal, the ship would probably never leave port due to maintenance shortfalls.

Regards,
Feltan

ainsworth74 · Post by **ainsworth74** » Nov 25 2006

Play nice Feltan...

That a bit nasty...

True though...

Post by **Balthagor** » Nov 25 2006

stuarttank wrote:it should be like real destroyers. able to carry certain loads of helis. like up to 100t like in cargo. using like the carrier the how many units it can take but only able to take that many or up till its maxiumum weight of cargo. this would help make the game more realistic.

This would not work as none of the helicopter battalions would be small enough to fit. For game purposes we give the ships some capabilites relating to their onboard helos such as longer anti sub attack/detection ranges.