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csvousden

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Anyone got a Japanese Cruiser substitute?
« on: March 07, 2012, 09:13:58 PM »
I have been reading A Dawn Like Thunder and there is a great bit about two Avengers attacking a cruiser in the slot.  I would love to create a mission around that event.

Any suggestions about what ship to use?  How similar are the other cruisers in the game to those that might have appeared in the solomons in 1942?

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Re: Anyone got a Japanese Cruiser substitute?
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2012, 09:22:02 PM »
I assume you don't have the name of the ship obviously. Do you happen to know the date of the attack?
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Re: Anyone got a Japanese Cruiser substitute?
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2012, 09:38:35 PM »
well first off we don't have any ijn cruiser so you may have to use another nation cruiser
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Re: Anyone got a Japanese Cruiser substitute?
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2012, 11:03:35 AM »
Lol, yeah, I forgot. Not too much pacific flying lately on my side.
Well, since you have no choice then, I'd probably use a Kirov CL. But again, depends and I am still curious to learn about the ship's name or date of attack.
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Re: Anyone got a Japanese Cruiser substitute?
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2012, 07:29:53 PM »
This is from Wikipedia: 

On another mission on 11–12 October 1942, as Murakumo was attempting to assist Japanese cruiser Furutaka in aftermath of the Battle of Cape Esperance, she was attacked by Allied aircraft. Three near-misses, a torpedo hit and then a bomb hit left the ship unmaneuverable and aflame, with 22 crewmen dead. Shirayuki rescued survivors, including Murakumo skipper Lieutenant Commander Higashi, then scuttled Murakumo with a torpedo 90 nautical miles (170 km) west-northwest of Savo Island at position

08°40?S 159°20?ECoordinates: 08°40?S 159°20?E.[9]
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Re: Anyone got a Japanese Cruiser substitute?
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2012, 02:14:44 AM »
The Kuma class light cruiser is included in the HSFX5.0 pack.
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Blazing

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Re: Anyone got a Japanese Cruiser substitute?
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2012, 03:51:47 AM »
really? i never knew i'm going to dl it now  :)
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Re: Anyone got a Japanese Cruiser substitute?
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2012, 12:00:03 PM »
Quote from: asheshouse on March 09, 2012, 02:14:44 AM
The Kuma class light cruiser is included in the HSFX5.0 pack.


Is there a place to download the Kuma anywhere or do you need to download all of HSFX 5.0 to get it? I have been searching the internet but can't find a link or even a post about it.
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csvousden

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Re: Anyone got a Japanese Cruiser substitute?
« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2012, 09:20:39 PM »
Excellent!  Thanks for the the insight. I would love to have that ship in dbw1.71
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Re: Anyone got a Japanese Cruiser substitute?
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2012, 12:09:43 AM »
https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,14610.0.html

here the link to HSFX 5 from reading the readme the kuma is included inside the pack
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