The US Navy in version 2.2

[Targan]

Originally Posted by swaghauler

The Shershen Class Torpedo Boats: 85 such boats were built but the Soviet Union only had 30 left by the time of the Coup. These were another popular boat with poorer client States. Their initial armament in Russian service was TWO 14.5mm KPV machineguns (one fore and one aft in powered turrets) and FOUR 533mm (21") Heavy Torpedo Tubes. Some export models were equipped with lighter torpedos. The 30 remaining ships sold like hot cakes when the Russians upgraded the KPVs to Twin 37mm Autocannon in powered mounts.

Major Po and his band of merry murderers captured an operational Shershen (sans torpedo tubes) near Warsaw. IIRC it was the flagship of a river pirate fleet. The party fabricated limpet mines and the Navy SEAL PC attached them to the hulls of some of the other vessels, then they conducted a night-time raid as the mines went off and slaughtered the Shershen's crew.


They didn't have it for long. They failed to bluff their way past a WarPac unit garrisoning a bridge further down the Vistula and the Shershen was shot to pieces.

[swaghauler]

Originally Posted by Targan

Major Po and his band of merry murderers captured an operational Shershen (sans torpedo tubes) near Warsaw. IIRC it was the flagship of a river pirate fleet. The party fabricated limpet mines and the Navy SEAL PC attached them to the hulls of some of the other vessels, then they conducted a night-time raid as the mines went off and slaughtered the Shershen's crew.


They didn't have it for long. They failed to bluff their way past a WarPac unit garrisoning a bridge further down the Vistula and the Shershen was shot to pieces.

I see the smaller boats as being a lot of fun for the characters because they are easier to manage for the GM and don't carry the same level of "firepower" that larger ships do. I think that The 14 Cyclones (US), The 17 Archers (UK), and the Soviet "Corvettes" are all good ships because of their crew sizes (60 or less) and the fact that they can sail in the rivers and littorals where the players can interact with the local inhabitants.

The US also has the MK6 (26m/85ft, 4ft/1.2M Draft, 11-man crew) Patrol Boat and The River Command Boat (15m/48ft, 2ft 7"/0.8m Draft, 6-man crew) for those who are playing Merc or TW2K13.

[swaghauler]

I'm sorry for the delay, I had issues this week.

The following list of subs were in service during the Twilight War.

Diesel-Electric Subs:

Whiskey Class Subs: The Russians kept 6 whiskey Class Subs for training purposes and sold the remaining 54 subs to various states and the South American Cartels (12 subs). The Whiskeys were a lucrative sales item for Russia (along with the Zulu, Quebec, and Golf Classes). They survive on a roll of 1 on 1D10.

Romeo Class Subs: These were given to North Korea as a "bribe" to get NK to move against SK (along with other subs and promises of military aid). All 20 were in service with NK during the Twilight War.

Juliette Class Subs: These cruise missile subs were given to NK in order to "sweeten" the Russian deal for NK to invade and take SK (in order to "drive a wedge between the US & China" in the Twilight War). All 8 were transferred to NK along with a large number of missiles.

Kilo Class Subs: There were 22 original and 6 improved versions in this class. They are all still in service with Russia and survive on a roll of 1 on 1D10. There are 4 in each of the five Fleets with 5 original and 3 improved models in the Mediterranean and Baltic Fleets.

Tango Class Subs: All 18 Tangos are still in service with the Russian Fleets. There are 2 subs in both the Pacific Fleet and the Northern Fleet. The other boats were distributed as follows: Baltic Sea Fleet (6), the Black Sea Fleet (4), and the Mediterranean Sea (4). They survive on a roll of 1 on 1D10.

The SSBN's:

All of the Hotel Class, the 8 remaining Yankee Class (sold to China), the Delta I's, and II's (sold to India) and the Ecos and Charlies were either sold or scrapped to pay for the following subs.

The Delta Class SSBNs: The 14 Delta IIIs and the 7 Delta IVs are still in Russian service. They survive on a 1 on 1D10.

The Typhoon Class SSBNs: The 6 Typhoons are still in Russian service and survive on a roll of 1 on 1D10.

The Oscar Class SSBNs: while not technically an SSBN (they carry cruise missiles), the 2 base Oscars and 12 Oscar Mods are all still in service with Russia. They survive on a roll of 1 on 1D10.

All of these subs participated in The Exchange (delivering tactical warheads to US continental strategic targets).

The Nuclear Attack Subs:

There were 44 SSNs with 22 stationed in the Nothern Fleet and 22 stationed with the Pacific Fleet. They are used as long-range commerce raiders. The sole Mike Class sunk in 1989 and the November Class had been scrapped by 1990 (before the coup).

The Alfa Class SSN: The last Alfa was stationed with the Northern Fleet as a trainer. It survives on a roll of 1 on 1D10.

The Akula Class SSN: The Akula Is are split 3 to the Northern Fleet and 4 to the Pacific Fleet. The Akula IIs are split evenly 3 per Northern Fleet and 3 per Pacific Fleet. They survive on a 1 on 1D10.

The Sierra Class SSNs: The 2 Sierra I's are stationed with the Northern Fleet and the 2 Sierra IIs and singular Sierra III are stationed with the Pacific Fleet. They survive on a roll of 1 on 1D10.

Victor III Class SSNs: The Victors are split 13 to the Northern Fleet and 12 to the Pacific Fleet. They survive on a roll of 1 on 1D10.

There are the dispositions of the Russians for an improvised V2.2 game. Please feel free to add any other ships to this thread.