German Capital Ship Design Studies of The First World War

[Tempest]

Hello again chaps!

I've updated the L 20 e design again, I know, I know but its my baby lol, I've added improved turrets again, the improved 8.8cm FlaK L/45 drawn by maomatic, the improved 110cm searchlight drawn by DG_Alpha and I've slightly recoloured the boats. The drawing is on the first page.

I've also updated Mackensen on the points brought up by Garlicdesign except the shafts. I used a photo of the original model of Mackensen, to help me when drawing the ventilation area between the turrets. This drawing is also on the first page.

Garlicdesign. I thought the actual prop shafts are armoured or at least covered their entire length. I've posted the photo below to clarify, I didn't think the photo would be that big but all the more detail Thanks for your help btw

[Tempest]

For now I am working on updating the GK 4541 battlecruiser design study and am just wondering what people think so far, I don't think I have that much to do, just a matter of the finer details. I won't update the version on the first page until the update is completed.


I've included my original drawing as a comparison







All the best


Tempest.

[maomatic]

A very nice update thus far.

Also great work on the top view!

[Hood]

Looking very good.

[eswube]

I concur. It's really a very good looking update.

[Tempest]

Thanks guys

Once I've finished this update I'll return to working on the L 28 battleship project.

I find this project interesting because it has one turret forward and two aft, this layout was considered for various design proposals including the Mackensen class battlecruiser.



All the best

Tempest

[Karle94]

That layout does not make much sense with twin turrets. If those were triple, or quad turrets, it would make sense, but not with twins.

[csatahajos]

It made sense as they could save a lot of weight with this (shorter forecastle deck and the tallest barbette eliminated) and it also spread out the 3 turrets along the length of the ship making for very good gun arcs and also lessened the chance of one hit knocking out more than one turret. These two points are against the tripple or quad turret layout (well you can always up-armor them but then you don't gain much weight).

Tempest,

would you mind doing some other GK designs as well? Like the http://dreadnoughtproject.org/plans/SM_ ... 100dpi.jpg I think would be fairly easy to mod the L28.

[Krakatoa]

The work you are doing now has certainly improved out of sight since you have been involved in the Jutland Project. Very well done Tempest.

[Tempest]

Thanks Krakatoa your opinion is much appreciated.

Csatahajos there's many more projects that I wish to draw fom that website and that is one of them.

All the best

Tempest.