ShortySunderland Players 144 posts Report post #1 Posted March 24, 2017 Coming from the ASIA WoWS Facebook. Please note at the AA-suite... 178mm ROCKET LAUNCHERS 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[JUNK] Affeks [JUNK] Beta Tester 1,934 posts 8,416 battles Report post #2 Posted March 24, 2017 About time they introduced AA rockets. As shitty as they were irl I still want them in the game Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[JUNK] Affeks [JUNK] Beta Tester 1,934 posts 8,416 battles Report post #3 Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) Wait a minute, is it just me or is there a typo there? since when did Hood have 16 102mms? I have always thought it had 14 after the refit.... Edit: I can also only find 7 twin mounts on the pictures here as well. Keep trying to look this up but only the 7 twin mounts show up when the Secondaries got uniformed... Edited March 24, 2017 by Affeks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ilDuca Beta Tester 61 posts 3,429 battles Report post #4 Posted March 24, 2017 I can't believe she's finally here! Tier 7! That's why she exploded after the first hit...F off MM! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[JUNK] Affeks [JUNK] Beta Tester 1,934 posts 8,416 battles Report post #5 Posted March 24, 2017 I'm pretty sure Hood slowed down after the refit... Well anyways you guys think we'll see the same cruiser Damage Control that is on Warspite? I sure hope that becomes the national trait of RN BBs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mucker Players 842 posts 8,403 battles Report post #6 Posted March 24, 2017 Torpedoes? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xXx_Blogis_xXx Alpha Tester, Players 5,335 posts 35,510 battles Report post #7 Posted March 24, 2017 nice one , but still not better then scharn ,,, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[JUNK] Affeks [JUNK] Beta Tester 1,934 posts 8,416 battles Report post #8 Posted March 24, 2017 Threw together some numbers on the AA that actually matters: 2.5 km = 59 dps 5 km = 65 dps (74 dps if it actually is 16 of those 102 mms, but I'm 95% sure its a typo) As for the rockets I have no idea about the DPS, but the range shouldnt be more than 1 km... http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_UP.htm They were really damn bad so I expect them to be borderline useless, or maybe be part of some makeshift consumable due to their slow reload. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VC381 Players 2,928 posts 6,549 battles Report post #9 Posted March 24, 2017 YEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Note the big warning that says the stats are the real ship NOT in game, so they may not implement the rocket AA or the torps, we will have to see. Also the 16 AA guns is a typo, should be 14. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth_Glorious Beta Tester 2,464 posts Report post #10 Posted March 24, 2017 Torpedoes? Mutsu-style. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[JUNK] Affeks [JUNK] Beta Tester 1,934 posts 8,416 battles Report post #11 Posted March 24, 2017 YEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Note the big warning that says the stats are the real ship NOT in game, so they may not implement the rocket AA or the torps, we will have to see. Also the 16 AA guns is a typo, should be 14. I'm very sure the torps will be included, they were above water and we can see what they did to Mutsu. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BLOBS] Spellfire40 Beta Tester 5,330 posts 13,776 battles Report post #12 Posted March 24, 2017 Mutsu-style. Didn't they had underwater ones? Unlikely to get if so Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[JUNK] Affeks [JUNK] Beta Tester 1,934 posts 8,416 battles Report post #13 Posted March 24, 2017 Didn't they had underwater ones? Unlikely to get if so I think the pre-refit torps were under waterline, but after the refit they certainly were above. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ilDuca Beta Tester 61 posts 3,429 battles Report post #14 Posted March 24, 2017 Rockets with 1km range...I cant figure how they could be used as AA weapons. I wonder what will be the non-premium counterpart since she was the only one of her class... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth_Glorious Beta Tester 2,464 posts Report post #15 Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) Didn't they had underwater ones? Unlikely to get if so No, they are above the water line, the 2 small windows pairs on the belt : http://www.hmshood.com/ship/torpedo.htm As for the rockets I have no idea about the DPS, but the range shouldnt be more than 1 km... http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_UP.htm They were really damn bad so I expect them to be borderline useless, or maybe be part of some makeshift consumable due to their slow reload. I think that the rockets will be some sort of consummables. You activate it and you have an AA minefield around your ships in several seconds. Edited March 24, 2017 by Darth_Glorious Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShortySunderland Players 144 posts Report post #16 Posted March 24, 2017 I wonder what will be the non-premium counterpart since she was the only one of her class... Yes and no... She was the only of her class to be built and completed. She was one of the four "Admiral-Class" Battlecruisers (Hood, Anson, Howe, Rodney), all of which were planned (and construction started on), but the three others got suspended in 1917. Hood escaped, since she was already too complete to be cancelled. Could very well be that we get to see the Admiral-class as a regular T7 ship. (although, to be honest, there is enough BB material of actual ships available for the Royal Navy). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[MEN] Captain_Singleton Players 3,184 posts 20,023 battles Report post #17 Posted March 24, 2017 at last, thanks WG Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VC381 Players 2,928 posts 6,549 battles Report post #18 Posted March 24, 2017 Rockets with 1km range...I cant figure how they could be used as AA weapons. I wonder what will be the non-premium counterpart since she was the only one of her class... I believe they were supposed to fire a kind of aerial mine that hung on cables by a parachute. Attackers flying through would either get tangled or drag the bomb into themselves. The idea is about as practical as it sounds and they were quickly removed from the other ships that had them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth_Glorious Beta Tester 2,464 posts Report post #19 Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) Rockets with 1km range...I cant figure how they could be used as AA weapons. I wonder what will be the non-premium counterpart since she was the only one of her class... More infos here : http://www.hmshood.com/ship/aaa.htm 7" Naval Wire Barrage, Unrotating Projectile (UP) Rocket Launcher Type: Mark INumber of Tubes: 20 (smooth bore)Rocket: 7 in./178 mm x 32 in./813 mm fin stabilised rocket (3 in. / 76 mm motor)Warhead: 8 oz / .14 kg aerial mine (CE)Fuse: No. 700 and No. 720Rate of Fire: Salvoes of 10Maximum Altitude: @ 1,000 ft / 305 mElevation Angle (Max. / Min.): ? ° / @ 45°Training: 360°Comments: Hood was outfitted with 5 UP mounts which were added in 1940. One was atop "B" turret, and the remaining four on the Shelter Deck. In general, the UP (AKA "rocket-on-a-string") was a largely unsuccessful attempt at a low altitude anti-aircraft defence system. The basic concept was to create an aerial minefield: When hostile aircraft were detected, the UP "layer" (operator) would manually launch a salvo/spread of 10 rockets. Upon reaching @1000ft, the rockets would detonate and expel mines attached to three parachutes by @400ft of cable. Aircraft flying through the aerial minefield would snag the cables and pull the mines into themselves. In reality, the system was slow & cumbersome. The aerial minefields were clearly visible & easily avoidable. This, coupled with other factors such as the volatile nature of the cordite/rockets & the risk of mines floating back onto the launching ship, doomed this weapon to mothballs. There are no records of UPs bringing down any aircraft. It's entirely possible that this system injured or killed more Britons than enemies due to accidents, fires, etc. Edited March 24, 2017 by Darth_Glorious 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
44smok Players 4,367 posts 16,858 battles Report post #20 Posted March 24, 2017 Waiting for Chipmunk to lose his crapover that this not yet another Lion project spin-off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[CHATS] Webley_Mark WoWs Wiki Team 12,258 posts 9,688 battles Report post #21 Posted March 24, 2017 IT'S HAPPENING! Me? Happy? No... It's an idea. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BLOBS] Spellfire40 Beta Tester 5,330 posts 13,776 battles Report post #22 Posted March 24, 2017 I believe they were supposed to fire a kind of aerial mine that hung on cables by a parachute. Attackers flying through would either get tangled or drag the bomb into themselves. The idea is about as practical as it sounds and they were quickly removed from the other ships that had them. Not shrapnel shotgun types? I think IJN played around with this on ise thoght UK did the same. Interesting to see they played around with some rather unorthodox idias too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[JUNK] Affeks [JUNK] Beta Tester 1,934 posts 8,416 battles Report post #23 Posted March 24, 2017 I think that the rockets will be some sort of consummables. You activate it and you have an AA minefield around your ships in several seconds. They had slow reload and was easy to evade so that would make the most sense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[GUNUP] sharpie65 Beta Tester 279 posts 2,572 battles Report post #24 Posted March 24, 2017 Hood? Actual news on Hood? Sounds interesting..at least she can face her nemesis Bismarck soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VC381 Players 2,928 posts 6,549 battles Report post #25 Posted March 24, 2017 Not shrapnel shotgun types? I think IJN played around with this on ise thoght UK did the same. Interesting to see they played around with some rather unorthodox idias too. I don't know if they had a shrapnel option, I assume not since the HMS Hood website doesn't mention it (see the more detailed link Darth_Glorious posted). The IJN had their own ideas, and they were playing with rockets in 1943-45 while the RN UP launchers were 1940-41. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
