BB-63 Missouri

[Kamikazi]

Has anyone considered doing the refit to the Iowas as mentioned in "The Last War" with VLS replacing the ABLs, 2 extra batteries of Harpoons, VLS ESSM replacing two Twin 5-inch/38 turrets, RAM launchers, and a TAB MPQ-37/FIREFINDER target acquisition radar?

[Cybermax]

That drawing is boss! (as the kids today like to say)

[ALVAMA]

That drawing is boss! (as the kids today like to say)

hahaha

Or what they say here: That drawing is sick!

[Wolfman]

I'm glad the stuff I sent you was helpful, Colosseum. The scheme on the Missouri during her shakedown was also used by two Atlanta-class CLAAs: USS Flint (CL-97), and USS San Juan (CL-54). There's a picture on Wikipedia of the Flint at Ulithi in that scheme.

[Colosseum]

Has anyone considered doing the refit to the Iowas as mentioned in "The Last War" with VLS replacing the ABLs, 2 extra batteries of Harpoons, VLS ESSM replacing two Twin 5-inch/38 turrets, RAM launchers, and a TAB MPQ-37/FIREFINDER target acquisition radar?

The best ship to kitbash that off of would be paul's New Jersey:



Thanks for the positive comments guys.

[Wolfman]

Any plans to do the New Jersey as she was commissioned, or is that too similar to the Iowa?

[Colosseum]

Not really, the early units were all fairly similar. I've captured the open bridge type of the early class with Iowa in 1943. This ship covers the late-war enclosed square bridge of Missouri and Wisconsin. Friedman's has a photo of New Jersey before it was given the square bridge with a round bridge (a la the South Dakotas). I'm not sure if there's enough of a difference to really warrant another drawing.

As always, you guys are free to come up with whatever derivatives you'd like.

[Wolfman]

Ah, well, just checking.

[Colosseum]

I believe New Jersey received an SP height-finding radar on her mainmast sometime in 1945.

However I don't think creating entirely new drawings just to show what is basically a minor detail that the average viewer will not notice is worth our time.

[Wolfman]

I'm certainly not complaining!