Forgot to post this one, but here's the Yorck, WGs take on the I/10 cruiser design: https://i.imgur.com/VuEkzY1.png And fresh off the dungeon of forced labo... I mean off the assembly line is the Hizen, one of WGs take on one of the A-140 designs with 12x410mm guns: https://i.imgur.com/OY1uNTE.png O...
I'm also wondering what measure that is supposed to be and why certain components are not colored the same as the ship. On another note, the planes should be all-over dark blue. One picture I've seen of it from 45 is most likely Measure 21, ie all-over 5-N Navy Blue. Here's also a source for you if ...
This one is a bit of an older one, but I did not post it here as it's also part of my AU, but I'll post it anyway. The Zao is one take on the proposed 1941 heavy cruiser design that was to be armed with 12x203mm guns. I fixed elements of the design that did not fit Japanese cruiser design doctrine, ...
Grosser Kurfürst is an elongated H-41 design using the real design for a triple turret mounting the 40,6cm (later rebored to 42cm) gun. Grosser Kurfürst has the standard array of 12x15cm guns, and has DP 12,8cm guns in twin mounts. Medium AA is 5,5cm gun and 20mm Flakvierling. https://i.imgur.com/X4...
The Patrie is an enlarged ship over the Republique, having three quad 431mm turrets as opposed to two. She also trades the 127mm guns for the newer 100mm gun in a fictional twin mount. https://i.imgur.com/jlSplM9.png The Shikishima is the smaller of the A-150 designs, basically a Yamato, but with 6x...
The USN had concluded that the armored cruiser as a concept had reached its last legs, and the class either had to evolve or be phased out. Two choices stood before them, either uparmor and upgun the ships (as they wanted irl, but the challenge won't permit 12" guns and battleship-grade armor,) or m...