I got a new IJN prem ship idea.

[userz123]

Maya in the 1944 configurations with buffed up anti air capability, I know Maya is another Tako class CA but Maya was specially reconfigured and buffed up for Anti air capability, No 3 turret was removed to install more AA mounts  and since Japanese CA lack AA generally so it would be cool to have 1 Japanese CA that have really strong anti air like American CA.. What do you guys think? 

[Eisennagel]

 

I think this idea has also been proposed a number of times and I believe many thinks its a particularly good idea.  The Maya can also be set at as a Tier 7 premium due to having only 8 main guns.

[Popingheads]

It would make a good premium I imagine since its something different than the rest of the CA line.

[_Sarcasticat_]

Takao was in the IJN Tree back in Alpha I think.

[userz123]

It would make a good premium I imagine since its something different than the rest of the CA line.

 

That's what i thought haha. But what tier would it be tho? 7 8?

[Strike_Witch_Tomoko]

 

That's what i thought haha. But what tier would it be tho? 7 8?

 

not 8. Atago has bigger guns. more guns. 

 

tier 7 is an idea.

 

[LordCommanderMatthew]

i want the ISE class battleship

 

[LordCommanderMatthew]

the ISEs 1945 refit hull stats  

 

Displacement:	42,675 long tons (43,360 t) (deep load)
Length:	219.62 m (720 ft 6 in)
Beam:	31.71 m (104 ft 0 in)
Draught:	9.03 m (29 ft 8 in)
Range:	9,500 nmi (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 16 knots
Complement:	1,463
Sensors and processing systems:	1 × Type 21 air-search radar 2 × Type 13 early warning radars 2 × Type 22 surface-search radars
Armament:	4 × twin 356 mm guns 8 × twin 127 mm dual-purpose guns 31 × triple, 11 × single 25 mm AA guns 6 × 30-round AA rocket launchers
Aircraft carried:	22
Aviation facilities:	2 catapults

[userz123]

i want the ISE class battleship

I kind of like NOT BBV configuration of ISE. because i like more guns, BBV just look weird. In real life the BBV was kind of didn't work because of Pagoda mast and the smoke was too high.

[LordCommanderMatthew]

I kind of like NOT BBV configuration of ISE. because i like more guns, BBV just look weird.

 

i think it would add a cool dynamic to the game personally  its one of my favorite Japanese ships of ww2

[Fast_Battleship_Iowa]

I want some premium destroyers. 

 

This concept was especially good...

 

[Yuubari_Melon]

Having Ise would be fun, but I think it would be really hard just to make the CV and BB aspects of it work in-game. could you imagine trying to command two or three air squads while also trying to operate a BB at the same time? Having the BB configuration would put it at par with the Fusou class, so I'd expect that to be at around tier 6-7.

 

As for the possibility of Maya, maybe it will turn out something like Yuubari, and be the best AA ship of the tier. Even if it doesn't get in as a premium ship, a heavy-AA version of Takao/Atago (Referring to both Takao as lead ship, and Atago as the one in game {Confusing, right?}), it may make an interesting side-tree to go alongside the heavy and light cruisers, sort of like the KV-13 in World of Tanks (and how it bridges the gap between Soviet heavies and mediums). Of course, that would probably be a long time in the future. Only time (and an announcement from the devs) can tell if there are any actual plans.

[Fast_Battleship_Iowa]

i think it would add a cool dynamic to the game personally  its one of my favorite Japanese ships of ww2

Agreed - having a BBV would be hands down neat.  Being able to fully or even partially control floatplane fighters / dive bombers would be really cool.

[mr3awsome]

Atago has bigger guns

They have exactly the same guns....

[Fast_Battleship_Iowa]

Having Ise would be fun, but I think it would be really hard just to make the CV and BB aspects of it work in-game. could you imagine trying to command two or three air squads while also trying to operate a BB at the same time?

WG could possibly simplify it so you set one command and the planes carry it out - ie: clicking on a battleship will cause dive-bomber float planes to automatically line up an attack run and engage the battleship, and a similar command could be implemented for the fighters.  When the dive bombers don't have a target, they'll orbit around you until you give a command.

 

Just thinking out loud here.

 

As for the possibility of Maya, maybe it will turn out something like Yuubari, and be the best AA ship of the tier.

Yuubari is my favorite CL in the game currently (and she's a great character in KanColle) - really hyped for her incoming buff that gives her an AA ability.  She's going to be a plane shredder on steroids for her tier (and I think she gets preferential MM too).  Glad I already ground my captain and have the tier 2 and tier 4 AA skills...  Dis gon be gud.

[Strike_Witch_Tomoko]

They have exactly the same guns....

 

20cm vs 203mm.   i could be wrong of coarse but i read the 20cm as the stock furutaka guns (just a bit smaller)

[Kamaitachi_Mio]

Another Takao class? >.>

 

WG could just give us the regular Takao class, with hull option for more AA emplacements

[mr3awsome]

 

20cm vs 203mm.   i could be wrong of coarse but i read the 20cm as the stock furutaka guns (just a bit smaller)

 

They both have 203mm guns. Only the Furutakas, Aobas and Myoukous had the 200mms historically. They were all upgraded to the 203s later.

[Strike_Witch_Tomoko]

 

They both have 203mm guns. Only the Furutakas, Aobas and Myoukous had the 200mms historically. They were all upgraded to the 203s later.

 

ah kk

 

my bad

[gbgentry]

Remember, in addition to planes, the Ise also had torps at one point.

 

[userz123]

Remember, in addition to planes, the Ise also had torps at one point.

 

I believe  a lot of IJN Battleship/battle cruisers had torpedo at one point.

[AdmiralPiett]

Yeah, most BBs used to have torpedoes. They had them in fixed underwater positions. The Japanese removed all of their's during the various reconstructions.