The Yorktown Class: USN Pre-war Carriers

[Charybdis]

Charybdis,
You forgot the 20mm guns starboard of the island

Fixed.

[Colosseum]

These are really excellent!

[Colosseum]

I've been trying to find you some information on the Mk.33 gun directors on the early versions of these ships (basically to no avail online). I had planned to draw those as a standalone system to complement the USN parts sheet I was keeping updated (along with the Mk.34 cruiser main battery directors) but alas life got ahold of me. I just remembered however that I have some Floating Drydock plans of CV-6 which may have some measurable versions of the Mk.33 on them. I'll try to scan them and send them across to you!

[Rhade]

Excellent!

[Charybdis]

I've been trying to find you some information on the Mk.33 gun directors on the early versions of these ships (basically to no avail online). I had planned to draw those as a standalone system to complement the USN parts sheet I was keeping updated (along with the Mk.34 cruiser main battery directors) but alas life got ahold of me. I just remembered however that I have some Floating Drydock plans of CV-6 which may have some measurable versions of the Mk.33 on them. I'll try to scan them and send them across to you!

Thanks, I'd appreciate that. You've set the bar for these drawings and I'm using your Washington and Alaska works for techniques and guidance.

[KimWerner]

A real pleasure to see this thread Wonderful drawn carriers! Excellent work Charybdis

[Charybdis]

Thanks, Kim. I'll upload the badges to your archive soon.

[KimWerner]

That's really nice. I'm looking forward to it

[Tempest]

Awesome drawing Charybdis, looking forward to the others.

[Charybdis]

CV-5's finest hour: Midway 4 June, 1942.



You can read about the battle here.

Thanks to the guys on the excellent Yorktown forum on modelshipforum.com

Aircraft coming soon...