Psychological Warfare - Germany 1920 Big Guns Episode 5 - Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts

[@justinneilson1263]

I love how in the admirals log he's essentially become a supervillain.

[@ulrichkalber9039]

Imagine the desperate message from that BB to the admirality. "we are under attack by a german cruiser, it must be using some secret weapon" "can you be more specific?" ***silence***

[@_Admin_01.]

Germany: Didn't know your battleship also doubles as a submarine!

[@hanhnguyenluu75]

Admiralty: Hello? Could you be more specific? Formidable: Okay sir.... We are basically being bullied by a CA

[@hanhnguyenluu75]

Formidable: Our ships are trash

[@HossBlacksilver]

German Admiralty: Congratulations to the French Navy, you did better than the Royal Navy, you took one of our heavy cruisers to the loss of your fleet, the British only managed a destroyer.

[@DasGrimm66]

That will be forever funny, can't wait to see if the Americans, Japanese and why not the Spanish get campaigns

[@Thatchannel69]

The problem is: the British take down a destroyer for 19 ships including 3 BB because of a massive error in command, the french take down 1 heavy cruiser for 6 ships including 2 BB

[@swiftdraw]

It might make sense to station a squadron of CA's and DD's at Gibraltar. The Thuringia class has proven capable of taking on BB's, and back by a bunch of 5.9in ankle biters spamming HE, you would have a effective quick response force that would have great patrol range into the Mediterranean. It might just be enough to fend of further transport losses in the region.

[@kyleheins]

exactly the right call

[@battleaxe6684]

Big Brain Move

[@jarrodkopf6813]

HMS Formidable crew before battle: “A heavy cruiser plus transports? This will be a cakewalk.” The crew when in the battle: “How are we losing to a heavy cruiser in a 1v1 duel?” The Germans: “Haha, big cruiser guns go brrrrrrr.”

[@Jules_Diplopia]

Big cruiser guns go "BOOOOOOM"

[@ILKOSTFU]

@@Jules_Diplopia XD

[@avi8aviate]

"British Empire had the following event: "At press conference, journalists questioned the combat ability of the fleet...""

[@IansMentalOmega]

"BattleCrip." Well, just get it to fly the right colors and make the right signs. It can already do drive-bys, so you have that down.

[@Frontline_view_kaiser]

It's a pleasure to see another one of your UAD campaign uploads every time. Let me tell you that your content has really been a boon in the last five months of war and watching your videos in between deployments has helped to lift my spirits. Thank you for all the great stuff you put out. Your work is greatly appreciated 💪🙏

[@Stealth17Gaming]

Thanks for the praise! Glad to hear that I'm able to help you lift your spirits. Hope this series isn't too dark for you ;)

[@trustworthy_fishYT]

Stay strong my friend, and you're 100 percent right when saying the content is amazing!

[@danielcook1015]

"Beake the brittish will to fight" Historically somthing germany struggles with.

[@paxamericania5923]

Oh god that opening adrmirals log was amazing. If you added something along the lines of the german ships cricled them like hungry sharks each one taking a bite out of its prey, well it wpuld have even better admirals log.

[@mclougeeborja4406]

I only wish they could add the feature to design an armed merchant ship/commence raider

[@lanchester101]

If that comes into the game. I'll build one and name it the Kamchatka

[@theorderofthefrontmostlawn4546]

@@lanchester101 It will be to powerful to exist for this game.

[@Thatchannel69]

Immagine a transport ship capable of taking down BB

[@memelord7333]

@bruh Kormoran V Sydney rematch

[@CodyIsDaBaws]

The one thing I want with that is that it’s only present in convoy battles. It shouldn’t be hunting down ships on its own but working with a screen.

[@somerandomdudesayshi]

The pocket battleship thing gave me an idea, make a heavy armored camapaign, try to give your ships as much armor as possible

[@Thatchannel69]

How are the enemy ships made? You mean, how are the enemy floating steel made sir?

[@Poop-qz9yn]

Maybe a certain percentage of displacement all dedicated to armour

[@ILKOSTFU]

YES!!

[@one5e]

I played a Germany 1890 game where I slaughtered the British fleet, took their battleships, Gibraltar, Malta, and Cyprus. A few months later, the British and I were both at war with the French and working together, but then the British empire dissolved because their economy had withered and died after the war I had with them

[@williamkenningtion628]

What do you mean by that I do not have the game

[@AustinBlack28]

i wish that there was a capture mechanic as i have had DDs surrender due to low crew in my playthroughs

[@walterengler5709]

Love that torpedo. That was a common issue with early US torpedos as the ran too low in the water and would pass under enemy ships and miss the hull

[@highjumpstudios2384]

The Mk.13 torpedo?

[@walterengler5709]

@@highjumpstudios2384 Or the Mk 14 which was supposed to exploder UNDER the target. Man that thing was bad. It supposedly had two circle sinkings where it was fired, ran off, the prop and drag caused it to circle around .. and hit they sub that fired it.

[@highjumpstudios2384]

@@walterengler5709 that's the one I was thinking of. Man that was a real onion of a torpedo.

[@walterengler5709]

@@highjumpstudios2384 Yes there is a video somewhere on KZbin that does an excellent job diagnosing all the ills and how such crap came to be US torpedoes and almost cost us the war. A lesson for anyone listening to Democrats these days no one will pay heed to.

[@highjumpstudios2384]

@@walterengler5709 drachinifel?

[@CubeMasterTV]

The Thuringia-class really needs a follow-up once better tech is researched^^

[@lewisvargrson]

"No one shoots like Gascogne" Oh, you! Interestingly, no one sinks like Gascogne either. Shame about the Prinz Eugen though, just flew a touch too close to the sun.

[@AsbestosMuffins]

kind of a cursed name tbh as the same happened to both Prinz Eugens

[@kaiseryakkovonwarner8783]

No one dies like Gaston

[@PainFireFist]

I just gained a new appreciation for heavy cruisers.

[@Tuck-Shop]

Using 6 transports to lure a BB within range of your CA was a strange plan but it worked. A strange trap indeed.

[@Lankygit01]

Hmmmm hyenas with 11.9 inch guns..... well that would've changed the Lion King movie a bit lol "Run simba" BOOOM

[@nikkolimua3542]

The story telling is on point on the Admiral's log today. It really sells the point of the Prussian tactic of instilling fear to the enemy. Damn it's so good

[@Kr0noZ]

The Brits giving up Gibraltar... such a bad move xD IRL that would never have flown, they probably would have sold parts of Scotland rather than giving up control of the Mediterranean.

[@southern_populist3406]

Can 100% see them giving away Ireland before the rock

[@itsmezed]

Great Admirals log this time out ominous music and all! 😄

[@hanhnguyenluu75]

Prinz Heinrich: *walks in* *A few minutes later* Formidable: *confused screaming*

[@southern_populist3406]

The central battery design would be interesting to see when you unlock a bb Hull that could support it. Imagine a bb armed with 2x4 18-20" guns with a ridiculous citadel with 8" chase guns superfireing bow and stern to scare off cruisers and dds

[@DasGrimm66]

That sounds like something the French could pull off, this is just looking at past campaigns though, it would be awesome to see that

[@Thatchannel69]

It would not scare cruisers and dds, it would make them go to the moon

[@southern_populist3406]

@@Thatchannel69 lol

[@danielross7983]

Torpedo went under your CL! :D Too shallow of draught

[@luciancondon]

32:23 maybe it was a deep water torpedo?

[@38tales]

Loving this campaign. Tied with the Mediterranean speed boats for my favorite so far.

[@nathanshoaf5452]

I love your ships are awesome

[@_.Glennicus._]

I feel like the heavy cruiser design you have there took inspiration from certain battleships (Izmail and gangut specifically)

[@deanheyden5098]

Atleast I wasn't the only one thinking that maybe he should do a battleship with similar designs

[@_.Glennicus._]

@@deanheyden5098 i wasn't suggesting it, but the Gangut and Izmail seem like well balanced ships in terms of armement placement so they may be useful

[@someguy7294]

Mmmmh That Admirals log was GREAT!

[@willynthepoorboys2]

Thanks for the video.

[@zbrendeth6073]

These admiral logs do be hitting different

[@louis-arthurderaguenel8742]

I love how the big guns with a short barel look, they seem like a freaking mortar

[@sassjaalfonsyt4572]

The intro is perfect

[@MisterMac4321]

@ 32:30 "Torpedo didn't go off. Wonder why that happened..." Can't say from a game standpoint, but in an actual real world situation it could be because the enemy's torpedo only had a contact (rather than magnetic) detonator and was set to run at a depth that took it beneath the hull of your ship (which often, according to your usual design parameters, has a reduced draft). Historically it was not unheard of for torpedoes to pass under smaller ships without exploding due to this phenomenon.

[@Zenoviax_DFSOU]

Stealth: I dont know *many* Hyenas that have 11.9 inch guns. Me: "many"? THAT IMPLIES THAT YOU STILL KNOW OF SOME?!

[@Lupus_Indomitus]

love, how you do the admiralslogs.

[@jacobktan]

Thanks for another one

[@ehhellomypotatoe3155]

keep up the good work man, love your work

[@ozcarplayz1656]

Hey stealth so I was playing around on the custom battle thing and I did a thing where my secondary armament outranked my primary, think you could maybe ask taskmaster if he’s up for creating a rule set with that in mind? Would be pretty fun to see

[@Stealth17Gaming]

Interesting idea

[@ozcarplayz1656]

@@Stealth17Gaming meant to write outranged but hopefully you get my point, cheers!

[@matthewyang7893]

Man thats nice (I'm austria hungary in 1914 campaign, 46,000 tons super duper dreadnought on the drawing board. Give me another 23 months :)

[@lieps2547]

reminds me of mine own CA that i got about 1907ish? and even closing in on 1930 they are still scary to any other navy

[@AsbestosMuffins]

the CAs aren't your weirdest ships but certainly among your weirdest effective ships. They're almost like a throwback to Armored Cruisers which were the battleships of their era. the citadel is a bit unrealistic in its size but it does cheese the game a bit

[@herbertgearing1702]

"I don't know of any hyenas that carry 11"guns", but they would be a lot scarier if they did. It would be bad enough for the lions getting shelled, but they would laugh like a politician with no answers the whole time!

[@kineuhansen8629]

just started my second warwith germany in my 1920 british campaign and just got radar 1

[@sharkk127]

Bruh I usually get gen 1 radar around 1918

[@jurkoskvarka2154]

Is it possible to make a campaign with all or most of the tech unlocked but only with pre-drednought battleships? I think it would be very interesting to see a super tech pre-dred facing against whatever you meet

[@Stealth17Gaming]

No. The breakthroughs in hull make older hulls obsolete.

[@jurkoskvarka2154]

@@Stealth17Gaming i know but if you play with the files enough you can delete the progress for hull construction. Al tho i dont know if its possible because i havent played with UAD files yet

[@Stealth17Gaming]

@@jurkoskvarka2154 You can't edit those files anymore.

[@jurkoskvarka2154]

@@Stealth17Gaming thats sad :(

[@Screewup69]

Build a true pocket battleship like the Deutschland or USS Alaska.

[@ChristopherB.]

The Admiral's log reminds me of The Art of War by Sabaton: We don't have to destroy the British fleet, just break their will to fight Breaking the will to fight upon the enemy

[@elliottbruffer5016]

Have you done a cruiser only campaign? You’ve done battleship and and destroyers only but I think only cruiser would be interesting, you might struggle with power projection.

[@jamesricker3997]

Your heavy Cruisers are in need of a refit The improved triple turrets shouldn't take long to install

[@AsbestosMuffins]

44:40 When your 1800 ton DD is actually a race boat

[@stevelenox152]

Your heavy cruisers are more like pocket battleships I love them how about using them in a taskmaster challenge

[@DasGrimm66]

In my opinion I would check into upgrading the battleships that have the 4 single turrets to maybe 4 double turrets for additional firepower and possibly a couple of secondary guns, but that is my opinion

[@southern_populist3406]

Problem in that case is the ship is nearly overweight so he'd have to shed armor/or speed. Probably best just to build a new one.

[@DasGrimm66]

@@southern_populist3406 oh ok, I had thought that those ships had been left with some spare weight for upgrade possibilities

[@Jules_Diplopia]

Nice to have the Admirals Log again, and the Brits gave up Gibraltar! Nice going Stealth. Any idea when the Spanish will be part of this game... there are Spanish flags on the campaign map, just greyed out, so I am assuming that at some point they will be included.

[@Stealth17Gaming]

Yeah the Spanish and Russians are on the map, but not implemented yet. Same for the US and Japan, which aren't even on the mpa yet.

[@southernwolfgaming]

Hey stealth, can you make like a nelson class battleship for the Germans. I love that ship design.

[@jonastemme2837]

This havy cruser is loking weird but it insane

[@ohitsrusher842]

You could beat everyone with just the Thuringa class

[@JerzeyBoy]

When you get 406mm unlocked will you refit or build a Groß Kurfürst or FDG-class?

[@Stealth17Gaming]

Soon. Next episode I'm designing some new ships.

[@krazypotatopotato6743]

Are these videos going to continue to be released every other day at 12

[@Lost.911]

Fax

[@Stealth17Gaming]

Yes, although I'm considering releasing more frequently, seeing as Cold Waters didn't do as well as I hoped.

[@krazypotatopotato6743]

Great video

[@Lost.911]

@@Stealth17Gaming Just could you please upload the video either like 2 hours later or a bit before pls, But otherwise I loved the video.

[@Stealth17Gaming]

@@Lost.911 No sorry, this is the best time to post for the majority of people.

[@sharkk127]

I dont know how your supposed to get Ireland, like I've gone to war with Britain i dont know how many times yet I still can't get it

[@marco_grt4460]

Thuringia class, also renamed "Honey Badger" class

[@hacep160]

I've been wondering. My question is not related to this episode but why are you not putting mroe deck armour on your ships? I've been noticing that some of your ships (mostly across previous campaigns) are getting hammered through the deck. Given that you're running long range ships now, I'd expect that shells would be landing more often on the deck than not. From my understanding the top layer of the dmg indicator is the deck, just a guess.

[@hacep160]

Also I think the belt armour is not covering the full height of the ship, so that's why you're getting deck pen from fairly close range - the top part of the side is covered by the deck armour? Also a guess

[@jacobktan]

I feel like the ships always take a list to the opposite side that you hit.

[@A_Name_]

Just me spit balling here, but if you get over pen hits they should come out the other side lower in the hull which would cause the flooding on the far side.

[@remkirkthegamer1157]

38:50 Death by -chihuahua- DD horde.

[@granddoctor7391]

7 seconds XD. My best is 1 XD.

[@andrewengel3023]

'British stiff upper lip' more like slack lower jaw

[@ShionWinkler]

They know they are going to die anyways, so is it bravery or just desperation?

[@Theawesomeblackreaper]

You make this game look easy, or is it just easy? I only just got it so I haven't tried yet.

[@bradenwolf2179]

Yay deep water torpedoes

[@Clefairy4007]

Moar!!!😁🎉

[@jachineze5928]

32:15 -"So the French navy was packing deep-water torpedoes. Hmm."

[@redstarlegion7009]

Germania rules the waves!

[@gn0me420]

I don't this that turingia class or whatever the name is, is wierd. Not at all, a very practical and effective design.

[@MrJay_White]

port queen massacre.

[@lightbenderga2017]

Shows again of how shorter barrels are trash.

[@muttley00]

This game is far to easy, mainly due to the absolute crap the AI passes of as credible warship designs. Design brief seems to be guns, guns, guns. None of them can hit shit presumably because of awful pitch and roll and maybe cheap tech. No armour, no speed, a five year old wouldn't do any worse. Then the AI tactics seem to have got worse, destroyers rush in, in too small numbers whilst battleships remove themselves as an immediate threat by backing off , end result is destroyers slaughtered whilst battleships engage in totally ineffective long range fire. Then you wipe out the battleships. There is no overall command, just ships doing what's best for them. No using your ships strengths, no hiding of weaknesses(although again this is mostly due to crap ship design, they don't do anything well!) Then there is the range problem, there is zero(obvious to the player)penalty for low range ships, meaning an advantage is immediately given to the player over the AI(assuming the AI isn't min ranging its ships). If you sail a ship from the eastern Med to the north sea, this is a journey of over 2000km, so how is it possible for a ship with an 8000 km range to stay there for 6 or more months(short of turning your engines off and drifting) when you use half your range to get there and back, that return to port should happen much sooner, even assuming you are cruising everywhere. Instead there's a "oh you get more encounters with longer range" rubbish. Didn't stop you carrying a sizeable advantage into combat though did it? You didn't see the encounters you missed, and the encounters you got were enough to beat the enemy into submission. Could be wrong on this point, but to me it seems there is no range penalty. Again game is too easy, playing at 5x time compression, making inevitable mistakes as a result, and still winning handily is an obvious indicator.