Study Your Enemy - Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Japan 1910 Episode 47

[@mrmunchkin2181]

A lovely series to watch even with the weirdnesses of UAD.

[@walterengler5709]

I'm just imagining a meeting going in on the blue room of the white house between the Japanese Ambassador and his aides, and the US delegation. The Ambassador jumps up on the table, drops his pants, and waves his rear in the faces of the Americans "This is what we think of your nation!!!". The American response "Well seeing we are both at war with Germany and Britain, you drive a hard bargain Ambassador. We'll sign the alliance papers (*Relations jump to 100 PING*).". Sometimes you have to love the diplomacy in this game just as much as you hate it lol. And then the American ships. Lets put some guns .. on top of the other guns! Yep, America!!

[@Arks1103]

Now that war with Britain has started again, it's a good opportunity to invade Singapore and capture it, its a massive port with very few soilders defending it. Also, being close to the home islands, any ship damaged during invasion can be fixed swiftly. Go for it. Btw nice episode.

[@kristoffermangila]

One fair-sized task force can take it. And any enemy task force has to pass through that place.

[@edmanning8545]

being from the US, I find your side-eye digs at our love of big...and guns hilarious (and true)...but your tongue-in-cheek delivery really keeps me interested.....please continue and don't put in some wimpy PSA that you are not trying to offend anybody yada, yada, yada. we can take the digs.

[@nerfcommando149]

I 2nd this

[@americanpatriotlgb4780]

@@nerfcommando149 I 3rd this

[@PhoenixT70]

5:12 "Germany is at war with enemies Empire of Japan, France, United States, United States, United States. An urgent alliance is formed between Britain and Empire of Japan, France, United States, United States, United States in order to oppose the common foe." ... did no one check _anything_ in this game's text boxes?

[@americanpatriotlgb4780]

I got something like that and somehow it ended in every country being at war with everyone, like it was a free for all

[@Pheonix0998]

I'm laughing my butt of at the fact that the British fleet are flying either the Australian or New Zealand flags and not the Union Jack

[@MrsGozdzikova]

It looks like they had a revolution in the meantime.

[@TheCaptainbeefylog]

Blue Ensign, not Oz or Kiwi flags.

[@Pheonix0998]

@@TheCaptainbeefylog Ok thanks for that just saw them on the world map and was like WTF mate, thanks for correcting me

[@Tirandus]

And the BC Florida is flying the Swedish flag for some unknown reason

[@benbowling345]

I noticed that and was a bit confused

[@TheCaptainbeefylog]

While I appreciate allies loaning me some ships occasionally, I don't like losing victory points when their designs fail in combat.

[@garretthinkle4804]

Hey Stealth, in my current playthrough, both the British Empire and the French Empire have folded as a result of prolonged wars against me while I played the Japanese and it's only December 1919 in my game.

[@christofferthunberg5479]

Florida do a Swedish flag XD

[@nerfcommando149]

I'd love to see more quad turrets and even 5 and 6 gun turrets. this game has so much potential but needs mod support

[@nerfcommando149]

I'd recommend always going with the biggest guns on DD, CL and CA once you can afford to do it in later years. I had many fights where my CLs outgunned enemy CAs and my CAs with 11.9" guns could give BBs a hard time. even CLs with 7.9" guns and long barrels could help with fleet actions at range against enemy BBs. when the fight starts, send in a DD or two to scout and set up everything else for a broadside before the enemy is spotted (assuming the enemy as coming toward you). you will get a feel for when they will attack and when they will run.

[@andrewmencer916]

Florida of the Florida class was swedish

[@xXxWARvetxXx]

I saw the Swedish flag and thought that, but why is it called Florida?

[@williamerwin7094]

@@xXxWARvetxXx Probably sold by the Americans to the Swedish

[@maleo9473]

As far as I know, minor countries can’t build any ships. Instead they have to buy them and it’s reasonable to assume that “Florida” was originally from USA.

[@mikhailiagacesa3406]

@@maleo9473 It was.

[@merafirewing6591]

Floridaman decided to also become Swedishman just to reach his final form.

[@taiko1237]

Also BTW the Florida's not a US ship but one they built for the Swedish, meaning it hasn't been refitted since they bought it (which was apparently a long time ago). (I can tell because it had a Swedish flag.)

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Yup, as a Swede, I also find it silly that the game uses the straight cut civilian flag instead of the three tounged martial flag😅

[@antoniomcgloster]

~-SENDS 100,000 B29s TO NUKE HIROSHIMA AGAIN

[@nerfcommando149]

I just finished my 1st campaign. I played as the USA on normal mode, starting in 1890. I finished in 1950. I was one of 3 countries left, Germany (who I made dissolve) came back with for ports and china with 1 port (I was trying to wipe them out before the end). I learned a couple things. 1st, the US economy is so strong that even at war, my GDP always increased. 2nd, as long as you keep making ships for your allied lesser nations, they seem to stay with you. it actually worked out well since when I went to war, they were helping me with my own ships. I only lost one fight when a lesser nation switched sides and fought me with my ships. It seems worth it to always lengthen the barrels of you guns since you can shoot at great range in later years, hitting the enemy before they see you. as for flaws in the game, I hope they make it to where you can make the upgraded version of your ship instead of having to make the base model and they upgrade it right away (your lesser nation allies can order upgraded ships from you). also the turrets get jammed alot, seemingly more often in newer ships with triple barrels. another frustrating thing was that sometimes as technology improved, I could not build ships I designed a couple turns ago because the weight of the ship increased over the max allowed. yes, I could refit them but then you can't build more, just refit what you already have. the worst thing about this game if I had to pick one, is the loading times. they are god awful! for this game to thrive, it will need mod support. without it, I have little hope and I really like this game.

[@TheCaptainbeefylog]

You can make a copy of a refit as a new class. You can then build the new class straihgt away without the hassle of refitting an older design you like.

[@Ewen6177]

Great series and nice to see you back. Question, Have you ever thought of being a total D&*k whilst in charge of other nations ships. so you can see what damage they can take, or just to inflict losses on your short term Ally.

[@taiko1237]

You need a 49-knot torpedo driveby CL class for when the HE spam bounces off BBs. Like the Paolo Emilio in WoWs.

[@Lankygit01]

ahhhh the paolo emiliyolo lol i laugh every time jingles calls it that

[@merafirewing6591]

When Floridaman decides he wants to embrace his inner Sweden.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

And failing at it 😂

[@mechanicus0910]

Uuhhhh 7 mins? VERY MUTHER FUKIN EARLY

[@idv1328]

Wonder if you can take midway?

[@abercrombieblovs2042]

Could you give me some advice on how to avoid the "Total Bankruptcy" event from ending my campaign? It's happened to me about five to six times now as Spain, Germany and AH. What I think might be causing it would be me setting the TR capacity to 0 and forgetting to raise it again, but my naval budget in all cases was above a billion dollars with only negative fifty million or so budget. I'm not sure how I could bankrupt so quickly.

[@TheCaptainbeefylog]

I push my transport cap to 100% at the start of a campaign and never touch it after that. That said, I have had a booming econmy, owned dozens of provinces, had a few billion in the bank and STILL get "Total Bankruptcy" at random times. Usually around 1920 when playing from 1890. Raiding and capturing small provinces across Africa and SE Asia will make you money.

[@abercrombieblovs2042]

@@TheCaptainbeefylog I keep doing that (I have ALL of France's african colonies in that most recent AH save) so I guess it must just be TR capacity

[@noiwonttellyoumyname.4385]

Awfully odd how that "American" battleship in the first fight was flying the *Swedish* flag at the masthead, though, innit?

[@SonsOfLorgar]

And the civilian straight cut flag instead of the tripple tounged martial flag at that

[@destrogamer8283]

Them CL's underperforming

[@ottaviobasques]

Battleship C the greatest of all time

[@loganmcinnis9451]

The AI doesn't design good ships, never has. They may design a ship that isn't awful from time to time, but usually they're just trash.

[@usssimshullnumberdd-4095]

Hey, i know im 2 months late and you probably wont read this but I would like to see a campaign where the AI designs all of your ships. The stipulations would be: Once every year you can have the AI auto design one of each of the five classes (BB, BC, CA, CL, DD). If you do not like the design you may reroll it up to 3 times (do be sure to save the previous designs incase you want to go back to them if you get a bad reroll). You may chose whichever hull you want for each ship type. Refits are allowed to be designed by you, but no copying a refit design and building that (i.e you have to build the AI design then refit it.) or making major changes to an AI design such as gun layout, torpedo layout, tower layout, speed, or propulsion plant. I think this challenge would make the game a bit more interesting and more 'challeneging' for lack of a better term. The AI cant design ships as good as a player can so an AI designed ship vs an AI designed ship should spice things up a bit.

[@Stealth17Gaming]

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm not covering UAD at this time though.

[@Levexter69]

The florida is swedish, i saw a swedish flag on it. So its imported witch makes me think its a very old design "MAYBE" from 1920 when it was sold and i dont think thats the US main BC. (i know youre color blind thats why i m pointing this out) peace.

[@jaywerner8415]

We are in the 1930-40s now, and the AI is STILL fielding ships that look like they belong in the 1910s. Like what have they been researching if they still only have mk2 Range finders? "Why do they keep sailing around with these Fing Relics...." I too wish to know that answer, cus between the AIs blatant stupidity and OUT OF DATE ship designs they stand NO CHANCE after the first 5 to 10 years in your campaigns.

[@mrlopez3403]

pretty early here

[@joshuadalton1437]

Naval invade Ceylon / sri lonka

[@EchoXero25]

Haha...BBC.

[@Exilninja]

Honestly I don't know how you cope with playing this game so much. I designed a "not North Carolina class" with similar stats to the real ship, Gen 3 radar and Stereo V rangefinder and yet I can't hit a battlecruiser that is 6 kilometres away, ironically in a ship called Washington! The buggy gameplay and extremely restrictive and unrealistic mechanics are sucking the fun out of this game for me so quickly.

[@Stealth17Gaming]

I'm not. The next episode will be my last.

[@keremmu]

How is the BB C not a british ship? Missed opportunity, game, much disappointment :(

[@Captaincapafew14]

I think they were going for a different acronym haha