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Q-ships

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 12:32 pm
by Commodore Rob
Dont know if this has been mentioned before but how about having some Q-Ships, irt would make for an interesting time if you were not sure if they were merchant or a heavily armed Q-Ship, i am sure the Assassins would like em.

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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 12:36 am
by aklua
hello all

I think Q ships wpould be a cool additoin to the game enigma!: buxton: bash:

I also beleive that RN had sailing q ships during both wars and this would be cool too

Thanks

aklua

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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 12:36 pm
by Commodore Rob
and the germans had their raiders which were similar

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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 6:01 pm
by starshell
Good suggestion Rob - that would certainly give a nasty edge to the gameplay

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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 10:09 am
by Commodore Rob
Actually I was doing one of the patrols yesterday and it mentioned watching out for Q-ships i wonder if that was just talk?

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Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:08 pm
by starshell
So how did that one turn out Rob - are Q-ships already in the game ? Which patrol was it ?

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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2004 12:41 pm
by Commodore Rob
I think by Q-ships they meant armed tankers. I think they need a bit more of a rethink in this area.

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Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 12:10 am
by SeaWolf
Outstanding idea, Rob! I vote for this!

How about Q-ships for all three sides as they could all use them. The German commerce raiders of WWII (and WWI) came about due to a totally different strategic situation than what Imperial Germany finds itself in our world.

The possibility of battle between Q-ships then comes up, lol.

The name of the first Q-ship should be the Commodore Rob. :D buxton:

Regards,

SeaWolf

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Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 6:40 pm
by Sub Lt. D. Abramczyk
I belive the term you are looking for, in that case, is AMC (Armed Merchant Cruiser), such as the Rawalpindi, which sacrificed herself to prevent the Scharnhorst from breaking out.

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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 9:32 pm
by Commodore Rob
Q-ships is a correct term used by the RN

http://qships.freeservers.com/About%20Q-Ships.htm

they were first used in WW1 to counter u-boats:)