Nob Akimoto
Rear Admiral
Strange thread title, but going through how they classified ships, it seemed like an interesting point of discussion.
Namely, the difference between an "escort" carrier and a "light" carrier.
While they make it clear that the new line of CVE's circa End Run were transport conversions(much like the British Tracker and subsequent US Bogue, Casablanca which were either merchant-man conversions or similar) it seems there's at least an intentional reference to a "light" fleet carrier that is actually more of a warship hull than a transport.
Example would be TCS Eagle from WC3N, and Victory(obviously not a new build, but still considered a "light" carrier)
Given the somewhat strange WW2 parallels in WC, would these light carriers be more something commissioned out of a cruiser conversion like the Independence or Saipan classes?
Also a semi-interesting point is that the CV*-xx designations only apply to "fleet" vessels rather than CVE's which seem to indiciate that CVE's themselves are considered to be auxillaries rather than primary combat vessels.
Namely, the difference between an "escort" carrier and a "light" carrier.
While they make it clear that the new line of CVE's circa End Run were transport conversions(much like the British Tracker and subsequent US Bogue, Casablanca which were either merchant-man conversions or similar) it seems there's at least an intentional reference to a "light" fleet carrier that is actually more of a warship hull than a transport.
Example would be TCS Eagle from WC3N, and Victory(obviously not a new build, but still considered a "light" carrier)
Given the somewhat strange WW2 parallels in WC, would these light carriers be more something commissioned out of a cruiser conversion like the Independence or Saipan classes?
Also a semi-interesting point is that the CV*-xx designations only apply to "fleet" vessels rather than CVE's which seem to indiciate that CVE's themselves are considered to be auxillaries rather than primary combat vessels.