Tone supposedly in the April Foole event as a CAV

[renegadestatuz]

From looking at stuff on Reddit, it's seems as though Tone is supposedly going to be in the April Fools event as a non-playable CAV carrying Aichi D3A2. Very interesting. The entire supposed April fools event looks interesting. There also is supposedly going to be a USSR submarine on the non-playable faction as well(don't kill me). But it's interesting that that is in there as well.

 

[DoomStomper]

A truly April Fool's-worthy Tone would be this one...

 

 

 

[renegadestatuz]

A truly April Fool's-worthy Tone would be thisone...

 

 

 

 

There's a USSR submarine listed as well.

[RivertheRoyal]

You said it....those words. 

 

...Submarine....

 

Well, been nice knowing ya. 

[renegadestatuz]

You said it....those words. 

 

...Submarine....

 

Well, been nice knowing ya. 

 

Lol look at the Reddit. I'm going to go hide now

[DoomStomper]

There's a USSR submarine listed as well.

 

Yeah, this is gonna be a crazy one.

 

Also sounds like they might've stolen a tanks-for-turrets idea from a recurring yUPPatriots photoshop job.  Can't seem to locate an example, but it involved a Warspite with its turrets swapped out with tanks of a model I don't recall.  Had a caption that went something like, "HMS T-somethingoranother: The Potatoism Ends Here."

[renegadestatuz]

 

Yeah, this is gonna be a crazy one.

 

Also sounds like they might've stolen a tanks-for-turrets idea from a recurring yUPPatriots photoshop job.  Can't seem to locate an example, but it involved a Warspite with its turrets swapped out with tanks of a model I don't recall.  Had a caption that went something like, "HMS T-somethingoranother: The Potatoism Ends Here."

 

Oh yeah I remember that pic of his. If the event stays as this says it is, then it should be interesting and fun.

[ryuukei8569]

A truly April Fool's-worthy Tone would be this one...

 

 

 

 

What the F@ck. Um, I have no words for this, thing.

[RivertheRoyal]

 

What the F@ck. Um, I have no words for this, thing.

 

I do. Awesome. 

[Palladia]

Judging from the article they aren't sure if the Tone is going to be playable or not.  Might be a fun/funny litmus test to see how they'd control and how well received the idea of CAV's are.  I can see them functioning either as a separate style,  as in pushing the button launches the flight to attack the closest target/your highlighted target,  or CV light in popping up the map and allowing us to select a target for our bombers.

 

Or they could just be NPC's!  Either way,  sorta hyped for it.

[OOM911]

There is also the possibility that the Tone will be NPC controlled in the event and later added to the main game.

 

Or at least that's what I hope.

[renegadestatuz]

There is also the possibility that the Tone will be NPC controlled in the event and later added to the main game.

 

Or at least that's what I hope.

 

This could be what they're using to see if they've finally gotten her to work.

[Battlecruiser_Siegfried]

It's really a shame - I want to buy it.

[El_Judarino]

It's really a shame - I want to buy it.

This.

 

I don't need it to be anything more than a tier 7 CA with funny firing arcs and an unusual reserve of spotter planes. 

 

But it is too cool not to own.

[Battlecruiser_Siegfried]

This.

 

I don't need it to be anything more than a tier 7 CA with funny firing arcs and an unusual reserve of spotter planes. 

 

But it is too cool not to own.

 

You could take it a step further for added uniqueness - instead of giving the ship a "defensive fire" ability, it could get a "defensive squadron" of fighter aircraft that went up for 90 second or something to provide CAP defense. It obviously wouldn't be accurate to real life - we all know the planes only mounted scouts - but there are so many spotter aircraft hovering around in a given game these days that the idea of making that the Tone's unique element seems kind of drab. 

[El_Judarino]

 

You could take it a step further for added uniqueness - instead of giving the ship a "defensive fire" ability, it could get a "defensive squadron" of fighter aircraft that went up for 90 second or something to provide CAP defense. It obviously wouldn't be accurate to real life - we all know the planes only mounted scouts - but there are so many spotter aircraft hovering around in a given game these days that the idea of making that the Tone's unique element seems kind of drab. 

I guess I'm trying to say that I don't need it to be a carrier as it really wasn't much of a carrier. 

 

Your proposal would be perfectly adequate, or launching 3 scouts instead of 1 or even allowing a "controllable" scout plane. 

 

I keep hearing "WG doesn't know how to make hybrid CV game play work" as the reason we haven't had the chance to buy Tone yet and I'm saying "it doesn't need to be a hybrid CV because it never was, so just sell it already! " 

 

 

Sorry about the rant, I'm trying to agree with you... I just want to be able to buy it

[scruffycavetroll]

A truly April Fool's-worthy Tone would be this one...

 

 

 

 

That's just obscene. 

 

COVER THE CHILDREN'S EYE'S!

[Battlecruiser_Siegfried]

I guess I'm trying to say that I don't need it to be a carrier as it really wasn't much of a carrier. 

 

Your proposal would be perfectly adequate, or launching 3 scouts instead of 1 or even allowing a "controllable" scout plane. 

 

I keep hearing "WG doesn't know how to make hybrid CV game play work" as the reason we haven't had the chance to buy Tone yet and I'm saying "it doesn't need to be a hybrid CV because it never was, so just sell it already! " 

 

 

Sorry about the rant, I'm trying to agree with you... I just want to be able to buy it

 

I know. I knew you were agreeing with me (or I was agreeing with you). No worries

[OOM911]

A truly April Fool's-worthy Tone would be thisone...

 

 

 

 

Let's see....

6 twin 200 mm gun turrets

5 twin 127 mm guns

8 triple torpedo launchers per side for a total of 34 torpedoes in 1 broadside. 68 total! 

 

OP much?

 

But ya hopefully this will all work out in the end.

I mainly want the hybrid Ise more then anything.

[YamatoA150]

This sounds like a fancy base-defense-from-invasion mode.  Except it's an island and the tanks don't move (probably, sadly).

[DoomStomper]

Let's see....

6 twin 200 mm gun turrets

5 twin 127 mm guns

8 triple torpedo launchers per side for a total of 34 torpedoes in 1 broadside. 68 total! 

 

OP much?

 

But ya hopefully this will all work out in the end.

I mainly want the hybrid Ise more then anything.

 

That also isn't your everyday floatplane.

 

I'd like to see a post-conversion Ise BBV as well.

[atPrick__]

If we see it for April fool's it is getting implemented into the game in some way, Halloween same.

 

These little mini games are just testing for the live server.

[renegadestatuz]

If we see it for April fool's it is getting implemented into the game in some way, Halloween same.

 

These little mini games are just testing for the live server.

 

Which is what I was thinking.

[capncrunch21]

Hmm. They say the Tone will have Aichi D3A2 'Val' dive bombers? Those were fixed gear aircraft, not floatplanes. The Tone's flightdeck is much too short to recover them - and they can't land in the water. Are they going to be one-shot aircraft then? (Use and Lose)?

As for the USSR sub. I think people are absolutely right. It's going to be a test to see how their prototype submarine system performs. We have been getting more and more ships modeled with depth charges on their deck lately. ​

So hold on to your hats - submarines are a commin'!

 

[hipcanuck]

There also is supposedly going to be a USSR submarine on the non-playable faction as well(don't kill me). But it's interesting that that is in there as well.

 

 

 Burned at the stake you should be....slowly....