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Corvettes & other Convoy ships (incl. freighters)
raafif:
In 1940 Germany had air-superiority over the Channel -- what if they had run large convoys from Keil to Africa instead of via Italy ? What woudld they use for escorts ? ...
Rail-launched Komet / Natter / Salamander Cam-ships for protection against Sunderlands, Libs, Catalinas etc ??
What would they use against British subs ? Anything innovative ?
GTX_Admin:
Rockets /jets might be a tad early in 1940. Maybe a CAM style Bf-109E?
GTX_Admin:
Actually, thinking about it a it more, you could have the rocket interceptors as a uniquely German CAM.
finsrin:
Have an unassembled Revell Flower class Corvette (1/72). Be fun to build as modernized for 2012 service. Radars, at least one modern rapid fire 3in gun turret. Of course some smaller guns onboard like MK38 mod2 25mm and maciine guns (bad day for Somali priates). Harpoon missile battery, light weight torpedo launcher? what ever else......
Also there is the Glencoe 1/74 110ft subchaser to do similar only less with.
All so fun - need the time and skill.
Bill
apophenia:
That's an interesting notion. I took a crude stab at the idea -- plonking shortened bits of the French Avisos type A69 (so 100mm in place of 76mm gun) on top of the Flower class hull. I didn't change the later other than raking the bow and covering the portholes.
BTW: the Flower class hull was taken from a Bob Pearson profile of K157 (HMCS Dauphin).
http://www.cbrnp.com/profiles/naval/Flower_Class-Corvettes.htm
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