RAN Melbourne vs. Italy's 1866 ironclad fleet

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-11-21 04:03pm

It is 1866 and Italy's ironclad fleet has set sail to capture the Austrian Island fortress of Vis, better know as Lissa. Historically the Italians where intercepted by an Austrian fleet which despite it lack of effective armor piercing guns managed to sink two major Italian warships by ramming in the first battle between Ironclad fleets.

In this Scenario RAN Melbourne, Australia carrier renown for its ability to sink its own escorts, has traveled through a space time warp, which has taken her to the Adriatic, directly in the path of the Italians, just like a certain USN carrier..

Mysteriously while Melbourne aircraft and aircraft fuel stocks are gone, but she has her full designed WW2 gun fit and a reinforced bow with ram. Can Melbourne defeat the Italian fleet?

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2002-11-21 04:14pm

Which USN carrier are you talking about, BTW?

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-11-21 04:23pm

Cyril wrote:Which USN carrier are you talking about, BTW?

Nimitz in Finnal Countdown.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2002-11-21 04:24pm

I check the bio of the Melbourne. Im not superstitious, but that ship is bad luck!

Post by **weemadando** » 2002-11-21 06:28pm

Oh yeah, everyone mock the Melbourne....

Sure it was a bad voodoo ship but hey.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-11-21 08:58pm

weemadando wrote:Oh yeah, everyone mock the Melbourne....

Sure it was a bad voodoo ship but hey.

She does have a 10 knot speed advantage and most of the Italian ships have lots of rigging to set fire to. It would be a most interesting fight.

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2002-11-21 09:05pm

weemadando wrote:Oh yeah, everyone mock the Melbourne....

Sure it was a bad voodoo ship but hey.

HEY, I voted for the Melbourne.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-11-21 09:11pm

weemadando wrote:Oh yeah, everyone mock the Melbourne....

Sure it was a bad voodoo ship but hey.

Just tell her she's the Italian's reinforcements. That'll finish them!

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2002-11-21 09:13pm

Stormbringer wrote:
weemadando wrote:Oh yeah, everyone mock the Melbourne....

Sure it was a bad voodoo ship but hey.
Just tell her she's the Italian's reinforcements. That'll finish them!

ROFLMAO

Thats too good

jenat-lai · Post by **jenat-lai** » 2002-11-21 09:21pm

Well without aircraft, what the hell is the point of an aircraft carrier? anyway, since she was easily able to sink an Australian Destroyer without firing a shot, killing hundreds of the Victory's (was it Victory or Vampire?) crew by sinking it (accidently) in a matter of minutes, I'd say in this case, the Italians are screwed... but so would it be. It'd have to limp back to shore and then be used for making kettles and toasters from for years to come <g>.

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2002-11-21 09:37pm

And the Itlian Fleet, sinks itself. Either by firing on their cmrades too show their good fortune too the Austrailian Fleet, or they the Italian Fleet sinks because they accidently hit and sink each other while retreating. Basically, the Melbourne doesn't have too fire a shot.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-11-21 10:12pm

jenat-lai wrote:Well without aircraft, what the hell is the point of an aircraft carrier? anyway, since she was easily able to sink an Australian Destroyer without firing a shot, killing hundreds of the Victory's (was it Victory or Vampire?) crew by sinking it (accidently) in a matter of minutes, I'd say in this case, the Italians are screwed... but so would it be. It'd have to limp back to shore and then be used for making kettles and toasters from for years to come <g>.

Actually she sank two destroyers in her carrier by ramming. That’s the whole point. A ship, which proved, adapt at ramming vs. a fleet that was defeated by ramming.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2002-11-22 05:18am

I voted for the Italians, simply because I doubt there's more than a handfull of people here who have even HEARD of Lissa.

Go Affondatore go!

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-11-22 05:42pm

Frank Hipper wrote:I voted for the Italians, simply because I doubt there's more than a handfull of people here who have even HEARD of Lissa. Go Affondatore go!

Well I did consider posting pictures of the carrier and battle, but I couldn't find the one I wanted online of Lissa and gave up on the idea.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2002-11-22 06:01pm

Wait...it's an aircraft carrier that rams other ships?

I guess when you said 'Paint the kills on the bow' you mean it literally.

Eeew.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-11-22 06:04pm

Cyril wrote:Wait...it's an aircraft carrier that rams other ships?

I guess when you said 'Paint the kills on the bow' you mean it literally.

Eeew.

Yup.

RAN Melbourne is renown for the fact that not once but twice it rammed and sank one of its escorts, suffering minimal damage both times.