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Micronaut New Releases Predictions/Guesses

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Results of my guesses for 2020-2021 Micronaut releases

GHQ has announced their new releases for the coming year. I didn’t do very well on my predictions this year.

As they have for several years GHQ announced the release of twelve Micronauts this year. I had predicted four each of modern, WWII, and WWI types. Instead they listed five WWII and only three WWI, as they did last year.

My predictions for Great War releases were:
- UK battlecruiser Renown-class
- France pre-Dreadnought battleship Charlemagne-class (three in the class, all at the Dardanelles).
- Italy battleship Dante Alighieri (only a single ship but with unique appearance)
- Italy destroyer Indomito-class.
I got none of these correct. GHQ’s selections do make sense: GWB-39 BB Canopus-class and GWB-40 HMS Otranto armed merchant cruiser were wanted for the Battle of the Falklands and GWG-26 Braunschweig-class battleship represents the last capital ship at Jutland not modeled by GHQ.

My four selections in the era of WWII were:
- USS Lexington (CV-2) as she appeared at Coral Sea
- UK King George V-class, late-war appearance (Duke of York, Anson, or Howe)
- UK Dido class cousins Scylla and Charybdis
- UK V & W-class long-range escort conversion
None of these were correct.

My predictions for modern Micronauts were:
- China corvette Type 056 (Jiangdao-class)
- NATO frigate Horizon (French Forbin, Italian Andrea Doria)-class
- NATO frigate FREMM (French Aquitaine, Italian Bergamini)-class
- Japan guided missile destroyer Atago-class
Again; four shots, zero hits.

Hope this has amused everyone.

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But, some were very nice straddling shots! 8)
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Re: Micronaut New Releases Predictions/Guesses

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Donald M. Scheef wrote:
Thu Aug 20, 2020 2:17 am

My predictions for modern Micronauts were:
- China corvette Type 056 (Jiangdao-class)
- NATO frigate Horizon (French Forbin, Italian Andrea Doria)-class
- NATO frigate FREMM (French Aquitaine, Italian Bergamini)-class
- Japan guided missile destroyer Atago-class
Yeah, I had thought the modern line up would be:

- China Type 075 Landing Helicopter Dock
- China corvette Type 056 (Jiangdao-class)
- Japan guided missile destroyer Atago-class
- Tarantul missile corvette

So would have only have had one match. Hopefully, we will be more accurate next year.

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I was almost 100 percent sure we would get the WW2 Japanese Akatsuki class destroyers in the 2020-2021 releases. The current GHQ Fubuki class destroyer models just bug me on gaming G u a d a l c a n a l naval battles since they are noticeably different looking and nobody else makes a model for Akatsuki.

Hoping 2021-2022 releases will include Akatsuki class destroyers.

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For ww2navyguy: I'll add another vote for WWII Japan destroyer Akatsuki-class.
For StarCruiser: When you have only one salvo, straddles do no good. "close" counts only in horseshoes and with nuclear warheads.
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My Predictions/Guesses for Modern Warships for 2021-2022
Ess-ex Class Carrier (Angled Deck modification.)
Illustrious class Carrier (Post War Angled Deck Mod.)
Gearing Class destoryer (FRAM 1 and 2)
Albany Class Guided Missile cruiser (Converted Baltimore and Oregon Class Heavy Cruisers).
Galvistion/Providence Class Guided Missile Crusier (Converted Cleveland class Heavy Cruisers).
Long Beach Class Crusier.
Ticonderoga class Crusier (MK 26 launcher Variant)
Sprunce Class Destoryer (Pre VLS Variant)
CL Giuseppe Garibaldi (1957 Guided missile cruiser reconstruction.)

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My guesses for 2021-2022 Micronaut releases

GHQ has released the last of the 2020-2021 Micronauts and within the next month or so (at least I hope it will be within this time span) they should announce their new releases for the coming year. I would like to post my predictions/guesses for next year’s Micronaut releases. A suggestion from Mikee started this several years ago and it seemed to provoke some good discussions. We are interested in any support or contradictory opinions. Those of you interested in Microarmor, ACW or Napoleonic figures, etc.; start your own thread.

For those of you following the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List, predictions/guesses for next year’s releases do not count as votes in the Wish list.

For some time now, GHQ has consistently released twelve Micronauts per year. Since they resumed production of modern warships, there has been a pattern of four ships from the WWI era, four from WWII, and four modern (late Cold War or post-Cold War) ships (although there were exceptions in the 2016-2017 series, the 2019-2020 series, and the 2020-2021 series). I predict that they will return with four each WWI, WWII, and modern.

WWI era releases: GHQ has already provided a fairly good collection of German and British ships of this era (although there are still a pre-Dreadnaught battleship, the Renown-class battlecruisers, several cruisers, and plenty of destroyers yet to be produced). For other countries for which GHQ has produced WWI ships (Austria-Hungary, France, Italy, Russia, and the USA) there are still some good choices.

All of the ‘modern’ (by Great War standards) battleships, cruisers and destroyers of the Austro-Hungarian navy have been produced. The armored cruiser Sankt Georg and the never-built ersatz Monarch, are possibilities. There are a number of pre-Dreadnought French ships that would make reasonable choices, including Charlemagne-class battleships and Edgar Quinet-class armored cruisers. Italian ships of this era include the battleship Dante Alighieri, large destroyer Aquila-class, and destroyer Indomito-class. Among Russian ships, the Svetlana-class light cruisers and Kerch-class destroyers are desirable. For the USA, New Mexico (BB 40)-class battleships and Caldwell (DD 69)-class destroyers would extend the available line.

This may be the year GHQ introduces Japan into the Great War series. Although they did not participate in extensive combat during the war, their ships were interesting and there were possibilities among hypothetical battles. I can’t think of any other nations that would be significant to WWI.

My predictions for Great War releases are the same as last year:
- UK battlecruiser Renown-class
- France pre-Dreadnought battleship Charlemagne-class (three in the class, all at the Dardanelles). The armored cruiser Edgar Quinet-class is my backup choice.
- Italy battleship Dante Alighieri (only a single ship but with unique appearance)
- Italy destroyer Indomito-class.

For my four selections in the era of WWII, I’m going to divide them according to type of ship rather than by country.

Recently GHQ seems to have been producing at least one aircraft carrier each year. Although I am more interested in surface warfare, I predict that there will be another aircraft carrier in this year’s offerings. My prediction is USS Lexington (CV-2) as she appeared at Coral Sea (most notably; seven quadruple 1.1-inch anti-aircraft guns instead of four twin 8-inch guns. As a backup, I think the UK Indomitable might appear – it’s been a while since a new model of a WWII British carrier has appeared.

I also think there will be a battleship from WWII produced in the next year. One of the late-war British KGV class (Duke of York, Anson, or Howe) sounds like a reasonable choice. If not, the Japanese Haruna is appealing.

GHQ should produce a WWII era cruiser in the coming year. My first choice is the UK Dido class cousins Scylla and Charybdis. My second choice in this area is the USA Des Moines (CA 134)-class.

For my fourth choice in the WWII era, I am having trouble deciding between a destroyer type, an amphibious type, a merchant/auxiliary type, or a pack of aircraft. Last year, I predicted UK V & W-class long-range escort conversion and missed. This year I’m going to stick with that choice, but add UK fleet air arm aircraft as a backup.

Without going through a lot of details, my predictions for modern Micronauts are:
- China corvette Type 056 (Jiangdao-class)
- NATO frigate Horizon (French Forbin, Italian Andrea Doria)-class
- NATO frigate FREMM (French Aquitaine, Italian Bergamini)-class
- Japan guided missile destroyer Atago-class

As a backup, I think that the China aircraft carrier Type 002, Shandong, would be a risk – it is not that different from the Type 001 Liaoning and only one will be built.

Don S.
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Since I'm a WWII guy, I am only predicting WWII types for 2021-22:

UK auxiliary escort carrier Audacity
USA light cruiser Worcester
Japan destroyer Akatsuki
UK destroyer L-M class
If there is a fifth selection: USA escort destroyer conversion 3-stack Wickes/Clemson class

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I second the hope for the Japanese WW2 destroyer Akatsuki class. :D

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I’d like to see a Bird class minesweeper.

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Post by Donald M. Scheef »

As these are obviously wishes rather than predictions or guesses, I have added votes to the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List for the following items:
- WWII Japan destroyer Akatsuki-class
- WWI USA minesweeper Lapwing (aka "Bird")-class

Don S.
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Post by Beagle »

Don, I was actually referring to the WWII RNZN minesweepers, Kiwi, Moa and Tui.

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Post by Donald M. Scheef »

Sorry, Beagle. I'll keep the vote for the Lapwing class and add one for the NZ ships. I didn't see these as minesweepers because I had them listed as trawlers.
Don S.
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Post by ww2navyguy »

OK. My four guesses for WW2 Micronauts are:
1. CV Lexington in Coarl Sea config
2. UK Battleship Malaya
3. UK Heavy Cruiser London class (unmodified for Devonshire, Shropshire and S u s s e x)
4. Japanese Destroyer Akatsuki class (hopefully a pack of 2 or all 4)

Thanks!

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Post by ww2navyguy »

A possible alternate WW2 Micronauts pick is French Seaplane Carrier Commandant Tests. :D

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