Wildwind Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Once we have our Corsair, and hopefully a Hellcat (and can we hope for a Wildcat, too?), I really want a Yorktown-class carrier. Well, really, what I want is Enterprise. But if you're making Enterprise there's no reason not to put in her sister ships as well. You can't have the Pacific Theater without Enterprise. She was there at almost every major battle in the Pacific. At one point, she was the only operational U.S. carrier. Getting the Essex-class is nice, because they were the beginning of the evolution of modern carriers, but it was the Yorktown-class that held the line for half the war. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AG-51_Razor Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Definitely a worthwhile wish. It would be awesome to see ED and/or some 3rd Party developer really get serious about the PTO during WWII. I have no doubt that it will eventually happen, my only concern - being 69 yrs old - is whether I will live long enough to see it. :pilotfly: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upyr1 Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Agreed, the Enterprise was the flagship for Task group 58.3 at the battle of the Philipine Sea. According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Sea_order_of_battle#American_order_of_battle That group had the following ships Carrier Division 2 2 fleet carriers Enterprise (CV-6) Lexington (CV-16) 2 light carriers San Jacinto Princeton 1 heavy cruiser Indianapolis Cruiser Division 12 3 light cruisers Montpelier Cleveland Birmingham Screen 1 anti-aircraft light cruiser Reno 16 destroyers Anthony, Braine, Caperton, Clarence K. Bronson, Cogswell, Cotten, Dortch, Gatling, Healy, Ingersoll, Knapp, Terry, Wadsworth. Then if we were to get the battle of Midway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_order_of_battle#United_States She was part of Task force 16 which consisted of the Hornet, The light cruisers CA USS Pensacola CA USS Northampton CA USS New Orleans CA USS Minneapolis CA USS Vincennes CL USS Atlanta Destroyer Squadron 1: USS Phelps (Lt. Cmdr. Edward L. Beck) USS Worden (Lt. Cmdr. William G. Pogue) USS Monaghan (Lt. Cmdr. William P. Burford) USS Aylwin (Lt. Cmdr. George R. Phelan) Destroyer Squadron 6: USS Balch (Lt. Cmdr. Harold H. Thiemroth) USS Conyngham (Lt. Cmdr. Henry C. Daniel) USS Benham (Lt. Cmdr. Joseph M. Worthington) USS Ellet (Lt. Cmdr. Francis H. Gardner) USS Maury (Lt. Cmdr. Gelzer L. Sims) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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