German Capital Ship Design Studies of The First World War
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Re: German Capital Ship Proposals of The First World War
Its been a while since I last posted a drawing, I've had this almost complete since January so I thought i'd finish him tonight. Hope you like.
GK 4541 Battlecruiser
The GK 4541 project was a 1918 design proposal for a 45,000 ton battlecruiser, armed with eight 42cm (16.5in) SK L/45 guns in four twin turrets, in a superfiring arrangement on the centreline.
Secondary armament consisted of eight 15cm (5.9in) L/45guns in casemates, four 15cm (5.9in) L/45 AA guns in turrets and one torpedo tube in the bow.
The GK 4541 was to have been 240m (787.40ft) long, with a beam of 33.5m (109.9ft) and a draught of 10m (32.8ft). His speed was estimated to be 28.5kts.
GK 4541 Battlecruiser
The GK 4541 project was a 1918 design proposal for a 45,000 ton battlecruiser, armed with eight 42cm (16.5in) SK L/45 guns in four twin turrets, in a superfiring arrangement on the centreline.
Secondary armament consisted of eight 15cm (5.9in) L/45guns in casemates, four 15cm (5.9in) L/45 AA guns in turrets and one torpedo tube in the bow.
The GK 4541 was to have been 240m (787.40ft) long, with a beam of 33.5m (109.9ft) and a draught of 10m (32.8ft). His speed was estimated to be 28.5kts.
Re: German Capital Ship Proposals of The First World War
Mein Gott... Fürs Vaterland!
I always like the look of Great War German warships and this is just... WOW!
I always like the look of Great War German warships and this is just... WOW!
Re: German Capital Ship Proposals of The First World War
Wow, this one looks really nice!
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Any help and source material is always welcome.
Any help and source material is always welcome.
Re: German Capital Ship Proposals of The First World War
Missing are the AA guns, from this well done drawing
Thank you Kim for the crest"Never fear to try on something new. Remember that the Titanic was built by professionals, and the Ark by an amateur"
Re: German Capital Ship Proposals of The First World War
Nice work! Those would have been some huge BC's!
@Novice:
The AA guns are next to the barbette of turret c, though hard to make them out at a first glance...
@Novice:
The AA guns are next to the barbette of turret c, though hard to make them out at a first glance...
Re: German Capital Ship Proposals of The First World War
Interesting, a somewhat basic and blocky design and not aesthetically pleasing on the eye, but certainly a powerful looking ship. The hull has some serious armour coverage, although I suspect its not that thick. An interesting comparison to Repulse and Hood.
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Interwar RN Capital Ships
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Never-Were British Aircraft
Re: German Capital Ship Proposals of The First World War
Yeah, I had to look a third or fourth time as well until I finally found them. I wonder how efficient such a placement of the entire AA (around one turret, only aft) would be...maomatic wrote:The AA guns are next to the barbette of turret c, though hard to make them out at a first glance...
My worklist
Any help and source material is always welcome.
Any help and source material is always welcome.
Re: German Capital Ship Proposals of The First World War
About as efficient as most other AA arrangements of the era were?DG_Alpha wrote:I wonder how efficient such a placement of the entire AA (around one turret, only aft) would be...
A very beautiful drawing though! I've discovered a new liking of German WW1-era warships.
