Dragon1
Rear Admiral
I was recently re-reading Victory Streak and something about the Frigate entry made me think about a ship development which came about in the years after World War II.
Large anti-aircraft ships originally called destroyer-leaders, later called frigates (in the US), took on the role of providing anti-air escort for carrier groups. After 1975, many of these ships were reclassified (again, in the US) as cruisers to help shore up a perceived US-Soviet cruiser gap.
The Confed Frigate is not only as large (mass) as the light carrier, but also is the only capital ship which is equipped with anti-fighter missiles. When originally planned, did the game designers have in mind the DLGs of the past, which incidentally also equipped anti-air missiles as a primary armament?
Large anti-aircraft ships originally called destroyer-leaders, later called frigates (in the US), took on the role of providing anti-air escort for carrier groups. After 1975, many of these ships were reclassified (again, in the US) as cruisers to help shore up a perceived US-Soviet cruiser gap.
The Confed Frigate is not only as large (mass) as the light carrier, but also is the only capital ship which is equipped with anti-fighter missiles. When originally planned, did the game designers have in mind the DLGs of the past, which incidentally also equipped anti-air missiles as a primary armament?