Germany - Admiral Hipper class Heavy Cruiser

[DG_Alpha]

One American version is planned, it'll come later.

During 1944, Prinz Eugen got a massive light AA refit: The old 37mm twins and 20mm singles were replaced by shielded 40mm Flak 28 Bofors, 20mm twins M42 and 20mm shielded quads C/38/43. The total number was 9*1*40mm (total 9), 10*2*20mm and 6*4*20mm (total 44). The radar was changed as well, most notably with the addition of a FuMO 25 active radar on the aft mast with an additional set of four FuMB 4 'Sumatra' passive arrays. On the main mast the passive FuMB 7 'Timor' and active FuMO 26 was replaced with an improved massive FuMO 26 arrays plus an assortment of smaller passives array (most notable on the drawing are the two passive FuMB 3 'Bali-1' antennas on top) and a FuMO 81 'Berlin-S' radar dome at the top of the mast.

[eswube]

Excellent work!

[KHT]

Agreed. Nice to see her whole again.

[emperor_andreas]

Beautiful work!

[Radome]

Exellent!

[Trojan]

Your work is just.... so impressive is really the best way to put it I guess, please keep it up I can't wait to see whats coming next. These drawings are truly masterful

[BrentD15]

Dang, I'm almost speechless.

[DG_Alpha]

Once again, thanks to everyone.

The last years of the war saw Prinz Eugen more and more assigned to coastal artillery support and evacuation escort in the baltic. In late 1944, she crashed with the light cruiser Leipzig, nearly taering the smaller ship apart, but both ships could be separated after fourteen hours. In November of 1944 Prinz Eugen returned to port in Gotenhafen to have her main guns re-bored, after firing over 500 shots in the previous battle.
The returned to combat in early 1945, continuing to bombard the advancing Soviet forces and was shortly later back in port after expending all of her ammunition, this time over 870 shots. After leaving for action again in march, she came under attack of British fighters in April. The accompaning heavy cruiser Lützow (ex-Deutschland) was sunk in port on April 13th, Prinz Eugen only escaping to Copenhagen by a narrow margin. There she surrendered to the British on May 7th.

By 1945 some of the 20mm had been replaced by 40mm singles.

[emperor_andreas]

Incredible work!

[Hood]

I know I haven't commented much, I was waiting for the 1945 version so I could comment on all the versions. Exceedingly great work, all of these are equally as great.