Kriegsmarine 1946, second approach

[Ashley]

This is Gneisenau with the 15"-conversion as I think it would be more realistic, if it was readied in 1945. All the 2cm but that ones on the funnel-platform are replaced by 3cm. The 3,7cm are replaced by 5,5cm. The 10,5cm and the 15cm-singles are replaced by 12,8cm-DPs. The 15cm-twins are still there, they reach three decks deep, a removal will not be useful. Four 'Euklid'-radars are added and it's overall slightly more light aa installed.

now with badge from Kim Werner

[Clonecommander6454]

Superb work, Ashley!

[Biancini1995]

wow much better AA...

[emperor_andreas]

Very nice work!

-Matt

[Ashley]

Here comes the Gneisenau with state-of-the-art radar and invasion-camouflage.

Now with badge from Kim Werner.

For comparision, the Q-class battlecruiser, painted in camo, too.

Comparing the two ships, it should become clear, that the refitting of the two Scharnhorst-class ships would nearly cost the same as a new Q-class ship. But that does not really matter, cause the refit would have helped to perform so much better, that the ships would have survived critical situations. Of course, a G3 or N3 still would have a great advantage. But to comparable BCs/BBs like Dunkerque, Renown or Kongo-classes, the Scharnhorst would have been superior, simply due to sophisticated directors (the real ones, not the future stuff) and 1,5 times higher rate of fire of the 38,1cm guns.

[emperor_andreas]

I love her...she's beautiful!

-Matt

[eltf177]

I love her...she's beautiful!

-Matt

Agreed, especially the O/P/Q-class...

[emperor_andreas]

Is that the final version of Gneisenau, or are there still more to come?

-Matt

[Raxar]

Gneisenau is a beautiful draw, althought I'm not sure about the purple camo on the armor belt.

[Ashley]

The versions as built and with the new bow will follow. I will not do missile-pimped one, the Scharnhorsts are obsolete in 1950. Maybe a full missile-armed Q-class BCG.