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by ForceA1
November 28th, 2020, 10:10 am
Forum: Never-Built Designs
Topic: SC-21 COEA Concept 3A3 aka Heavy Cruiser aka Everything and the kitchen Sink
Replies: 17
Views: 28786

Re: SC-21 COEA Concept 3A3 aka Heavy Cruiser aka Everything and the kitchen Sink

Want some opinions on whether or not to depict the mine hunting system in a side bay or not. Text mentions it carries the system but it's not shown where it is on the accompanying diagram. Surely the Mk 32 tubes would also be in sidebays? They were moved into the hull of the original unbuilt late ...
by ForceA1
September 25th, 2020, 6:30 pm
Forum: FD Scale Drawings
Topic: FD AU 4
Replies: 502
Views: 1163245

Re: FD AU 4

Looks like a large Hawker P.1129.
by ForceA1
July 7th, 2020, 6:44 pm
Forum: Personal Designs
Topic: HMS Victoria
Replies: 27
Views: 36157

Re: HMS Victoria

remember that the triple 6in turret that Minotaur class had, was lighter the the 6in twin turret you have on this drawing. and she had only 3 turret then 6 turrets! I think they were referring to the 1947 clean sheet Minotaur design that followed on from Design Y (Neptune). this one? http ...
by ForceA1
July 7th, 2020, 5:21 pm
Forum: Personal Designs
Topic: HMS Victoria
Replies: 27
Views: 36157

Re: HMS Victoria

heuhen wrote: July 7th, 2020, 4:08 pm remember that the triple 6in turret that Minotaur class had, was lighter the the 6in twin turret you have on this drawing. and she had only 3 turret then 6 turrets!
I think they were referring to the 1947 clean sheet Minotaur design that followed on from Design Y (Neptune).
by ForceA1
July 7th, 2020, 2:44 pm
Forum: Personal Designs
Topic: HMS Victoria
Replies: 27
Views: 36157

Re: HMS Victoria

is this set-up better then ? The Type 984s need more space to fully rotate (The forward one is blocked by the foremast, whilst the rearmost Type 984s aft arcs intersect with the LRS-1 Director.) The previous criticisms about the main armament by the others still stand. I don't think there is enough ...
by ForceA1
July 6th, 2020, 12:10 pm
Forum: Personal Designs
Topic: HMS Victoria
Replies: 27
Views: 36157

Re: HMS Victoria

So I've gone through some of my books to see what sort of boat complement a British cruiser would have around this period. Irritatingly I don't have any for this period, although I have a few examples that bookend the period of your design. Belfast and Edinburgh (1939): Two 35ft Motor Boats, one ...
by ForceA1
July 6th, 2020, 12:13 am
Forum: Personal Designs
Topic: HMS Victoria
Replies: 27
Views: 36157

Re: HMS Victoria

There are number issues with the design. Armament: From the Cruisers of 1960 (designed in 1948-49) onwards the British Cruiser designs were supposed to have guns that were able to train 360 degrees in all elevations without colliding with the superstructure or each other. The rapid training speeds ...
by ForceA1
May 6th, 2020, 2:58 pm
Forum: Never-Built Designs
Topic: American Never-Built Cruisers
Replies: 50
Views: 95169

Re: American Never-Built Cruisers

I'll also point out that the gun mountings are likely to be the same type as the below image with a shape similar to that of the automatic Mk 42.

https://imgur.com/a/o91CIqp