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HMS Hood: Alternate Fate

Posted: August 19th, 2022, 10:42 am
by Karle94
What is says on the tin. This is a fictitious take on what might have happened to the Hood if things went down differently.

Semi fictional rebuild design

Completed rebuild in 1943:
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BPF 1944:
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BPF 1945:
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Proposed Carrier Conversion

1927 Carrier Conversion:
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1933:
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1936 full-length rebuild:
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1939:
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1941:
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1942: Applied shitty camo
Edit: Made a better camo!
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1943: USS Robin
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1944: BPF
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Re: HMS Hood: Alternate Fate

Posted: August 19th, 2022, 1:24 pm
by rifleman2
Very nice. Lovely conversion of Hood, I do wonder what if all 4 had been built Hood Cinverted in service but Anson, Howe and Rodney during build. And what their fates would have been.

Re: HMS Hood: Alternate Fate

Posted: August 19th, 2022, 6:23 pm
by emperor_andreas
Awesome work!

Re: HMS Hood: Alternate Fate

Posted: August 20th, 2022, 8:09 am
by MihoshiK
Excellent work.

For some extra inspiration, here's a whole discussion about the designs leading up to Hood:
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/allthew ... t9117.html

Of note:
https://imgur.com/hje3Yhb

Design 3 was chosen for development, but 4-6 had 18 inch MkI guns (15" B gun was the designation for the 18" MkI gun, a secret development) with design 6 being 20 feet longer and carrying a massive 8 18" guns...

Which would have had... Interesting implications for the coming post-war naval treaties.

Re: HMS Hood: Alternate Fate

Posted: August 20th, 2022, 10:53 am
by Karle94
In my haste to making camos and such, I forgot that by 1941, all of the 4.7" DP mounts would have been replaced with the twin 4" DP mounts, so I´ve corrected that. And I made a new, less shitty camo for the 1942 edition.

Re: HMS Hood: Alternate Fate

Posted: August 20th, 2022, 11:23 am
by emperor_andreas
Ooh, nice camo!

Re: HMS Hood: Alternate Fate

Posted: October 31st, 2022, 2:12 pm
by dinomike123
Very nice, any plans for a top view

Re: HMS Hood: Alternate Fate

Posted: November 24th, 2022, 10:34 am
by bugsier_060
beautiful! Very nice!

Re: HMS Hood: Alternate Fate

Posted: February 16th, 2023, 4:51 pm
by arcticman123
Karle94 wrote: August 19th, 2022, 10:42 am What is says on the tin. This is a fictitious take on what might have happened to the Hood if things went down differently.

Semi fictional rebuild design

Completed rebuild in 1943:
Image

BPF 1944:
Image

BPF 1945:
Image

Proposed Carrier Conversion

1927 Carrier Conversion:
Image

1933:
Image

1936 full-length rebuild:
Image

1939:
Image

1941:
Image

1942: Applied shitty camo
Edit: Made a better camo!
Image

1943: USS Robin
Image
Why suddenly it is a American ship?

1944: BPF
Image

Re: HMS Hood: Alternate Fate

Posted: February 17th, 2023, 6:32 am
by heuhen
quoting the entire post, nice!