Japan - Shokaku class aircraft carrier

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Re: Japan - Shokaku class aircraft carrier

#71 Post by DG_Alpha »

Very nice work!
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#72 Post by Charybdis »

Very impressive work! Well Done.
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#73 Post by PomboCZ »

Ozawa added :)
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#74 Post by Tempest »

PomboCZ a very beautiful ship, the flight deck cam is awesome.
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#75 Post by Novice »

Amazing work, a real work of art. One remark I have, are you sure that she had a radar at Santa Cruz battle?
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Re: Japan - Shokaku class aircraft carrier

#76 Post by WWII44 »

what kind of planes are the dive bombers in the 1944 version of Zuikaku?
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#77 Post by KimWerner »

Amazing drawings and an impressive thread :D
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#78 Post by emperor_andreas »

WWII44 wrote:what kind of planes are the dive bombers in the 1944 version of Zuikaku?
Those are Vals and Judys.
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#79 Post by WWII44 »

emperor_andreas wrote:
WWII44 wrote:what kind of planes are the dive bombers in the 1944 version of Zuikaku?
Those are Vals and Judys.
the ones flying above her deck don't look like Vals.
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#80 Post by emperor_andreas »

From left to right, the airborne planes are: Kates, Judys, Vals, and Zeros. The Vals are easily distinguishable by their fixed undercarriage.
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