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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Sea => Topic started by: ysi_maniac on March 04, 2020, 01:02:19 PM

Title: HMS Hood
Post by: ysi_maniac on March 04, 2020, 01:02:19 PM: What if HMS Hood à la Richelieu (top), alternatively a more british option with bits taken from KGV

(https://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/drawShips/Hood_Richelieu.jpeg) (https://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/drawShips/Hood_Richelieu.jpeg.html)
Title: Re: HMS Hood
Post by: tankmodeler on March 06, 2020, 01:27:52 AM: If I might be so bold...

In such an arrangement you might still see a spotting aircraft catapult aft of the last stack so the secondary turrets in that location probably should be moved forward between teh two stacks and than another aft abreast of the after superstructure. The datapult and aircraft stroage arrangements could be kinda like Warspite.

This turret arrangement would also be lighter than that of the original Hood so it could probably be armoured more like a BB and not a BC plus there would likely be room/topmass to maybe mount a pair of heavy cruiser twin 8" turrets superfiring in the stern, moving the rear deck house forward and incorporating the main mast in it.

Just spitballin"...

Paul
Title: Re: HMS Hood
Post by: ysi_maniac on March 06, 2020, 06:55:02 AM: Let me study your proposal. Do you mean turrets like those of HMS Belfast used as secundary artillery? ??? ::) 8) I like this idea.
Title: Re: HMS Hood
Post by: ysi_maniac on April 12, 2020, 12:27:40 PM: What if HMS Hood equipped with huge 20 inch artillery? 3x2

(https://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/drawShips/HMS_Hood_20inch.jpg) (https://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/drawShips/HMS_Hood_20inch.jpg.html)

EDIT: 2x2 may be a better idea :-\
Title: Re: HMS Hood
Post by: kim margosein on April 14, 2020, 10:48:25 AM: Remember the 18" guns shaking the Furious apart? And that was onlh one.
Title: Re: HMS Hood
Post by: ysi_maniac on April 16, 2020, 07:15:16 AM: I was thinking in Super Yamato.

https://www.amazon.com/-/es/SWM%E7%89%B900/dp/B001DI8DW0/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_es_US=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=fujimi+super+yamato&qid=1586992262&sr=8-1 (https://www.amazon.com/-/es/SWM%E7%89%B900/dp/B001DI8DW0/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_es_US=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=fujimi+super+yamato&qid=1586992262&sr=8-1)

http://ericknavasmodelismonaval.blogspot.com/2016/04/ijn-super-yamato-design-150-150.html (http://ericknavasmodelismonaval.blogspot.com/2016/04/ijn-super-yamato-design-150-150.html)
Title: Re: HMS Hood
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 17, 2020, 01:28:57 AM: Quote from: kim margosein on April 14, 2020, 10:48:25 AM
Remember the 18" guns shaking the Furious apart? And that was onlh one.

Which Furious was that?
Title: Re: HMS Hood
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 17, 2020, 01:34:29 AM: Never mind - found it:

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/25/Furious_Turret_pic.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/HMS_Furious-1.jpg)

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