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Forum: Real Designs Topic: Japan - Aoba Class Heavy Cruiser

BB1987

Post subject: Re: Japan - Aoba Class Heavy Cruiser

Posted: October 16th, 2012, 4:01 pm

Replies: 55
Views: 40825

I initally tought so, but after i saw a pic of the sunken Aboa and models showing the ship at the time of her sinking i began to doubt it. http://imageshack.us/a/img526/9089/copiadig351753.png http://imageshack.us/a/img201/2531/aoba194503.jpg Maybe the paint just weathered away, and i'm thinking abo...

Forum: Real Designs Topic: Japan - Aoba Class Heavy Cruiser

BB1987

Post subject: Re: Japan - Aoba Class Heavy Cruiser

Posted: October 16th, 2012, 2:35 pm

Replies: 55
Views: 40825

I have seen a pic and a drawing of Aoba in 1941 showing nothing similar to depth charges tough...

Anyway, completed 1945 and 1944 versions of Aoba

Forum: Real Designs Topic: Japan - Aoba Class Heavy Cruiser

BB1987

Post subject: Re: Japan - Aoba Class Heavy Cruiser

Posted: October 15th, 2012, 7:10 pm

Replies: 55
Views: 40825

Did anyone know if the Aoba ever operated or carried depth charges?

This pic is puzzling me:

Forum: Off Topic Topic: World of Battleships

BB1987

Post subject: Re: World of Battleships

Posted: October 15th, 2012, 2:36 pm

Replies: 8
Views: 4793

Battlestations: Midway was a great game ... but Pacific was epic fail. Of course in terms of technical side, game was unstable, bugs as hell and in 50% it want even start. I know some copy's that run smooth and nice but my and many others just don't start. Support just say that's my fault ... nothi...

Forum: Real Designs Topic: Japan - Aoba Class Heavy Cruiser

BB1987

Post subject: Japan - Aoba Class Heavy Cruiser

Posted: October 14th, 2012, 9:07 pm

Replies: 55
Views: 40825

Aoba 1927: Both ships looked like that once completed, a catapult was envised but not yet avaliable at the time of completion. http://www.shipbucket.com/Real%20Designs/Japan/CA%20Aoba%201927.png Kinugasa 1932: She was the first one to recieve an aircraft catapult and a Nakajima E2N in 1928, but by 1...

Forum: Alternate Universe Designs Topic: Norseland: The Viking AU

BB1987

Post subject: Re: Norseland: The Viking AU

Posted: October 13th, 2012, 9:17 pm

Replies: 335
Views: 156356

APDAF, i think you do not take into account another thing: Inteligence and secret services. While it's not WWII and thus there are not so much reckon planes there are high chances that the US would not be caught by surprise if you plan to invade them, an invasion would necessitate a large scale plan...

Forum: Real Designs Topic: Japan - Myoko Class Heavy Cruiser

BB1987

Post subject: Re: Japan - Myoko Class Heavy Cruiser

Posted: October 13th, 2012, 8:44 pm

Replies: 87
Views: 56141

Very nice indeed. Is there Maya in the works? Fred Not Yet, i'm currently working on Aoba and the 1928/1929 battleship designs by Yuzuru Hiraga, for the Takao class ships i'm still gathering sources, and probably the next ships wich i will start would be either the furutakas, the Mogamis or some IJ...

Forum: Real Designs Topic: Japan - Ise Class Battleship.

BB1987

Post subject: Re: Japan - Ise Class Battleship.

Posted: October 13th, 2012, 7:10 pm

Replies: 57
Views: 48125

A little extra i have decided to add. http://imageshack.us/a/img846/6880/bbijnhyuga1942templatex.png IJN Hyuga as she looked in 1942 after an explosion in turret 5; the damage was not repaired, instead the barbette was plated over and triple 25mm machine guns where fitted in place. This is one of th...

Forum: Real Designs Topic: Japan - Myoko Class Heavy Cruiser

BB1987

Post subject: Re: Japan - Myoko Class Heavy Cruiser

Posted: October 13th, 2012, 4:41 pm

Replies: 87
Views: 56141

Ashigara at the Coronation review: