Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-3502824-20171207155334/@comment-32647310-20180127142057

...interesting.

Just looking at the markings on the Fairy and equipment, you cannot say for certain that it's Gambier Bay though; the markings as shown are too generic (the B[number]) was, apparently, a plane's squadron code, and not unique to any individual ship necessarily.

BUT!

The both the Gambier Bay and St. Lo were sunk at the Battle off Samar (part of Leyte) and were CVEs. Further, the USS Princeton was a CVL and was also lost at Leyte.

Now, I'm kinda curious as how things will work with the inclusion of a CVE and what kind of role they will have. As carriers, they were pretty much CVLs, but were considered to be too slow for regular fleet duties, so they were frequently used as escorts for Transport Fleets.

Would the Devs bring a whole new ship class with its own mechanics (such as being usable in Transport Fleets)? Or would they just be 'Slow' CVLs? Wikipedia tels me they were tasked with helping perform anti-submarine defense as part of their escort duties...