Eugenio Alpha Tester 25 posts 177 battles Report post #1 Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) I was in the game since the alfa test. During the closed beta test, I have not had much opportunity to play and read forum. So... Now im shocked. New language? Its similar to klingon I understand that BB is a battleship. But only from the conversation. Nor is it short for the battleship! BattleShip so BS is better way or not? DD? Destroyer. I dont see 2x D. Why you dont use brain and dont give short terminology for this like CA-CArrier Gah... The world is heading into perdition Ah... Nice. Thx for info ;) Now im smartest. So, US terminology is new for me I know only UK and Germany. +I did not expect that there will use the official terminology. Im sorry. Seriously. In WoT im mad if i see ARTY... Artilery. And in WoWp Heavy Fighters is "Bombers". I expected next stupidity like this Edited July 24, 2015 by Eugenio 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[VLAAI] Blue_Qbe Beta Tester 77 posts 5,964 battles Report post #2 Posted July 24, 2015 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BALAM] Ra97oR Beta Tester 103 posts 5,990 battles Report post #3 Posted July 24, 2015 We did not invent that, blame the US Navy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister_Greek Supertester 1,046 posts 4,551 battles Report post #4 Posted July 24, 2015 Be glad we dont have this... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull_classification_symbol 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orangeminus Players 105 posts 5,590 battles Report post #5 Posted July 24, 2015 http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/index_ships_list.htm Maybe you will learn something Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BRITS] fallenkezef [BRITS] Players 1,788 posts 1,954 battles Report post #6 Posted July 24, 2015 The USN designation system is complex and arcane but it's not as bad as the RAF rank system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[PORT] Atris2nd Beta Tester 333 posts 6,438 battles Report post #7 Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) While we're on the topic, why the hell is a battleship called a battleship? Cause it fights battles? Go home, boy, all the naval warfare ships fight battles. And cruiser. What? Why is it called cruiser, cause it cruises? Mighty original there, not like the rest of them don't cruise. Destroyer destroys? Well, I'm willing to agree, but so do battleships and cruisers, what's the deal there? Aircraft carriers are the only ones that makes sense cause they carry aircraft. Pretty mindblowing. And then we have the mutant children, the battlecruisers. It's like a cruiser. But it also battles. -AWESOME- And lets not forget about the Heavy Cruisers. Cause the rest of the ships ain't heavy, right? Oh, the guns are bigger, I get it. That's why it's heavy. TOOK ALOTTA PEOPLE TO FUSE THOSE ON THERE, PRETTY DARN HEAVY. Edited July 24, 2015 by Atris2nd 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBS Alpha Tester, In AlfaTesters 2,556 posts 1,924 battles Report post #8 Posted July 24, 2015 Just be happy that we are using the limited classifications that we are, we could very easily have a heck of a lot more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[WJDE] Khul Beta Tester 520 posts 2,891 battles Report post #9 Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) While we're on the topic, why the hell is a battleship called a battleship? Cause it fights battles? Go home, boy, all the naval warfare ships fight battles. And cruiser. What? Why is it called cruiser, cause it cruises? Mighty original there, not like the rest of them don't cruise. Destroyer destroys? Well, I'm willing to agree, but so do battleships and cruisers, what's the deal there? Aircraft carriers are the only ones that makes sense cause they carry aircraft. Pretty mindblowing. And then we have the mutant children, the battlecruisers. It's like a cruiser. But it also battles. -AWESOME- FWIW, cruiser originally indicated their theoretical function: yes, cruising at long range (& high speed), to harry/protect shipping & to scout for the fleet. So... Yeah. Though impossible to implement in WOWS terms, they are kinda named after what they were meant to do. The other one people get confused about, of course, is (Torpedo-boat) Destroyer; i.e. a destroyer of torpedo-boats (E-boat/PT boat/MTB sort of thing). The problem in that case is not the terminology, it's the elision over time. & that leaves battleships: the ones that don't destroy the torpedo boats, or go on long-range solo cruises: they're there to battle things. Battlecruiser is... Hopefully self-explanatory. The US navy classification system, whilst it is convenient & I do use it in-game, has always irked me. Not as much as people whining about having to use it irks me, but still. Edited July 24, 2015 by Khul 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[POP] YukiEiriKun [POP] Beta Tester 1,500 posts 5,749 battles Report post #10 Posted July 24, 2015 I was in the game since the alfa test. ... I think WG needs to take down your Alpha Tester -status if you can't figure these four acronymes out. Because that tells us that you are not interested about ships, but only the "alpha tester" tag. BB - battleship CA - Cruiser (armoured) or CL (cruiser light) but .. I'd say CA is used here for ALL cruisers. (plz ... this is WG we are talking about so give me some slack?) DD - Destroyer CV - Aircraft Carrier Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[CAIN] G01ngToxicCommand0 Beta Tester 2,177 posts 23,318 battles Report post #11 Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) This is what happens when you market what is traditionally a niche game genre to the igonrant masses, just saying. Edited July 24, 2015 by atomskytten Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Del_Mare Weekend Tester 461 posts 2,563 battles Report post #12 Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) I was in the game since the alfa test. During the closed beta test, I have not had much opportunity to play and read forum. So... Now im shocked. New language? Its similar to klingon I understand that BB is a battleship. But only from the conversation. Nor is it short for the battleship! BattleShip so BS is better way or not? DD? Destroyer. I dont see 2x D. Why you dont use brain and dont give short terminology for this like CA-CArrier Gah... The world is heading into perdition Battleship is BB, your post is BS infact simple terminology Edited July 24, 2015 by Del_Mare 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister_Greek Supertester 1,046 posts 4,551 battles Report post #13 Posted July 24, 2015 This is what happens when you market what is traditionally a niche game genre to the igonrant masses, just saying. Tell me more Mahatma Ghandhi.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BRITS] fallenkezef [BRITS] Players 1,788 posts 1,954 battles Report post #14 Posted July 24, 2015 While we're on the topic, why the hell is a battleship called a battleship? Cause it fights battles? Go home, boy, all the naval warfare ships fight battles. And cruiser. What? Why is it called cruiser, cause it cruises? Mighty original there, not like the rest of them don't cruise. Destroyer destroys? Well, I'm willing to agree, but so do battleships and cruisers, what's the deal there? Aircraft carriers are the only ones that makes sense cause they carry aircraft. Pretty mindblowing. And then we have the mutant children, the battlecruisers. It's like a cruiser. But it also battles. -AWESOME- And lets not forget about the Heavy Cruisers. Cause the rest of the ships ain't heavy, right? Oh, the guns are bigger, I get it. That's why it's heavy. TOOK ALOTTA PEOPLE TO FUSE THOSE ON THERE, PRETTY DARN HEAVY. The term Battleship derives from the 19th century. Ships where rated by how many gun they carried, a 1st rate ship had over a hundred cannon, a third rate ship had around 64. Ships of 3rd rate and above where termed "line of battle" ships as their role was to sail with the fleet in a line against the other fleet's line and exchange broadsides till the enemy died. The rating system became defunct in the late 19th century as ironclads and turreted vessels came into service but the term "Battleship" evolved from the "line of battle ship" to describe the biggest vessels in the fleet. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[WG] Makoniel WG Staff 2,824 posts 13,993 battles Report post #15 Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) BS means [edited], not Battleship. Edited July 26, 2015 by BigBadVuk This post has been edited by a member of the Moderation Team, due to inappropriate content. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
praetor_jax Beta Tester 1,266 posts 4,216 battles Report post #16 Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) Well, i guess they let just anyone be an alpha tester these days... Edit: no offense to real alpha testers intended Edited July 24, 2015 by praetor_jax Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vavil Beta Tester 36 posts 2,567 battles Report post #17 Posted July 24, 2015 Big Floaty Gun Floaty Gun Sneaky Sneaky BOOM Flying BOOM I have written to the First Sea Lord to get things changed. Hope it helps. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eugenio Alpha Tester 25 posts 177 battles Report post #18 Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) Ah... Nice. Thx for info ;) Now im smartest. So, US terminology is new for me I know only UK and Germany. +I did not expect that there will use the official terminology. Im sorry. Seriously. In WoT im mad if i see ARTY... Artilery. And in WoWp Heavy Fighters is "Bombers". I expected next stupidity like this Edited July 24, 2015 by Eugenio 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DtXpwnz Beta Tester 1,160 posts 377 battles Report post #19 Posted July 24, 2015 Battle Boat works just fine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superdeluxe Alpha Tester 1,200 posts 2,787 battles Report post #20 Posted July 24, 2015 It's a code, it's not an abbreviation. BB is a code for Battleship with no sub-classification, hence the second B. Like DD for destroyers with no Sub-classification, and DE or DDE for destroyers with sub-classification like the Destroyer Escort and the Escort Destroyer, or FF or Frigates with no sub-class and SS for submarines with no sub-class. Yeah I know CC is not the code for cruisers with no sub-class, but was the code for battlecruisers, it's the exception to the rule. In reality the CC coded ships became CV and the closest ships to battlecruisers in the US navy were CB code ships like the Alaska class. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-SBF-] Greyshark Alpha Tester, In AlfaTesters 8,315 posts Report post #21 Posted July 24, 2015 And in WoWp Heavy Fighters is "Bombers". I expected next stupidity like this No it's not. In WoWp Heavy Fighters are Heavy Fighters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[POP] YukiEiriKun [POP] Beta Tester 1,500 posts 5,749 battles Report post #22 Posted July 24, 2015 OK! How has this thread gone so far?I'll be reporting this to BBVuk now.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BRITS] fallenkezef [BRITS] Players 1,788 posts 1,954 battles Report post #23 Posted July 24, 2015 OK! How has this thread gone so far? I'll be reporting this to BBVuk now.. Anybody play the tabletop game Starfleet Battles? The abbreviations get very complex. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rocknrobot1 Beta Tester 68 posts 1,682 battles Report post #24 Posted July 24, 2015 Big Floaty Gun Floaty Gun Sneaky Sneaky BOOM Flying BOOM I have written to the First Sea Lord to get things changed. Hope it helps. LOL!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[POP] YukiEiriKun [POP] Beta Tester 1,500 posts 5,749 battles Report post #25 Posted July 24, 2015 Anybody play the tabletop game Starfleet Battles? The abbreviations get very complex. No .. umm .. do you have any IDEA how old (and thus powerful) I am? No.. of course you do not.. Look at to see.. ;)(yeah, born in 1976... xD) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
