I figured that I'm gonna attempt this and that so I might as well start the thread now. I might even attempt it before the USS Yorck entry......
Omaha class scout cruiser is to me very destroyer-like. And I was born in a country that brought you the real-life version of
this, after all.
Also, I've developed a fascination for casemate-mounted guns as a result of joining closed-beta test for World of Warships (St. Louis and Phoenix classes cruisers, currently working on unlocking Omaha class; it's also one of the reasons why USS Yorck gets in the planning as well).
So what I intend to do is to bring the ship to a Cold War configuration- inspirations are likely to be drawn from FRAM of Gearing and Fletcher classes as well as PLAN's Type 051. I won't touch the gun casemates, but the rest of superstructure and masts will be altered at least in some way and one of the turrets may or may not be landed to make room for a missile launcher/battery. I don't think there would be room for an aviation capability without loosing the aft gun casemates......
Comments and suggestions are welcomed.
