Germany - Admiral Hipper class Heavy Cruiser

[bezobrazov]

Mind blowing, amazing stuff! One thing I've learned: the ship had a fully enclosed admiral's bridge. Always thought it remained open till the end...

[eswube]

Ah, another awesome part of this thread!

[Karle94]

You could almost say that was a proud day for Norway, the recruits at Oskarsborg had time to fire two 280mm shots before Blücher opened fire on Oskarsborg. The torpedoes at Oskarsborg were from the 1890s and had been test fired over 200 times, so there were doubts if they would even go forward. One of the largest and most modern german ships were sunk by almost 50 years old equipment used by recruits. The German flotilla pulled out because they thought that Blücher had hit a mine. This gave the royal family enough time to escape along with most of the Norwegian treasury. The flotilla was discovered by the boat Pol III, which was built in 1926 and often sailed to where I live. She is currently being scrapped, but I digress. Nice drawing. Will you also do the Lonely Queen of the North?

[seeker36340]

Bluecher would be a nice source of uncontaminated steel. I understand the German ships in Scapa Flow were valued for such steel.

[Rodondo]

It would but then you have to remember its a war grave whilst the German fleet in Scapa Flow are not

[emperor_andreas]

Beautiful work, my friend...can't wait to see the other three ships of the class!

[KimWerner]

I have to second my fellow mates in the praises of your drawing of Blücher. The history behind is as always a pleasant bonus

[Hood]

Another great addition to this thread and some interesting info.
I assume if the fuel bunkers were filled to maximum capacity that Blucher most of had some kind of follow-up mission further north or in the North Sea after the initial landings?

[Charybdis]

Marvelous drawing, well done!

[KHT]

Awesome work!
As always...