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by Karle94
November 24th, 2024, 11:08 pm
Forum: FD Scale Drawings
Topic: FD AU 5
Replies: 54
Views: 129498

Re: FD AU 5

Here's the AU-version of a production model of the P-46A, with some minor modifications, such as 6 wing-mounted .50cal machine guns rather than the initially designed two fuselage-mounted .50cals and as many as 8 wing-mounted .30cals. https://i.imgur.com/MdH9dM0.png Additionally, I've also chosen to ...
by Karle94
November 24th, 2024, 11:05 pm
Forum: FD Scale Drawings
Topic: FD Aircraft 21
Replies: 57
Views: 56952

Re: FD Aircraft 21

The XP-46 was an attempt by Curtiss to make a superior plane to the P-40. Its performance was not superior enough to the P-40D to warrant further development.

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by Karle94
November 22nd, 2024, 4:03 am
Forum: FD Scale Drawings
Topic: FD AU 5
Replies: 54
Views: 129498

Re: FD AU 5

The B-30 would continue to see improvements in service, such as the D-variant with an extra twin turret mounted on its belly, and the bow-mounted twin turret/bombardiers' position being replaced with a new turret with quad MGs and the bomardier being moved aft, and below with a new window added ...
by Karle94
November 21st, 2024, 2:44 am
Forum: FD Scale Drawings
Topic: FD AU 5
Replies: 54
Views: 129498

Re: FD AU 5

Here's my take on turning the XB-30 into a long-range maritime patrol bomber.

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And an AU version of the plane with minor changes/addons that better reflect the base bomber in actual service.
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by Karle94
November 21st, 2024, 1:33 am
Forum: Never-Built Designs
Topic: Unfinished/Unbuilt ships: Casualties of WW2
Replies: 25
Views: 99247

Re: Unfinished/Unbuilt ships: Casualties of WW2

When WW2 broke out France was in the process of building one new carrier (Joffre), had one more on order (Painlevé) and was planning to order a third to replace the Bearn.

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by Karle94
November 21st, 2024, 1:32 am
Forum: FD Scale Drawings
Topic: FD scale Never Built Designs
Replies: 981
Views: 1423205

Re: FD scale Never Built Designs

Here's the XB-30, Lockheeds design for a long-range strategic bomber using the Constellation as a base. The wings and tail-plane was kept, and an entirely new fuselage was designed for them. A total of 10 .50 cal M2s were used as defensive armament.

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by Karle94
September 19th, 2024, 6:21 pm
Forum: Never-Built Designs
Topic: Soviet Never-Weres
Replies: 33
Views: 69530

Re: Soviet Never-Weres

I almost forgot to post the proposed rebuild of the battleship Frunze into a battlecruiser.

Variant A:
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Variant B:
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by Karle94
September 18th, 2024, 11:33 pm
Forum: Real Designs
Topic: Gangut Class: Russias Baltic Dreadnoughts
Replies: 13
Views: 15318

Re: Gangut Class: Russias Baltic Dreadnoughts

You don't find the Ganguts (especially the rebuilds) incredibly sexy?
by Karle94
September 18th, 2024, 1:17 am
Forum: Never-Built Designs
Topic: Imperial German never-weres
Replies: 2
Views: 2032

Imperial German never-weres

So far I have made two (one more in the works) German battleship designs. Two are for fast battleships and one is for a battleship with triple turrets in a superfiring arrangemnt. First up is a rather large fast battleship design from Blohm und Voss armed with 10x35cm guns and looks a lot like the ...
by Karle94
September 18th, 2024, 1:07 am
Forum: Personal Designs
Topic: Real, but Fictional Ships
Replies: 10
Views: 22003

Re: Real, but Fictional Ships

Here comes another wave for this thread. Starting with the TA50, the Commandanti Margottini, the only one of the Commandanti class destroyer to be launched. As the name Torpedoboot Ausland denoted, this is if it had been vompleted by the Germans (and German-leaning Italians) with German equipment ...