Quoted Originally posted by perdedor99 I was trying to follow the historical Polish plan for their fleet but is impossible with the resources available in WW. By the middle of 1937 the Polish leaders will recognize constructing three battlecruisers will be a strain to their resources. They will cancel their third planned battlecruiser and I'm just looking for replacements for that allocated tonnage. This cruiser was an enlarged Zialy Lew type cruiser but I agree is too slow to be cruisers and t...
Hi, Czialy Lew? There is no "czialy" word in polish language. There is "Bialy" (white, Bialy Lew = White Lion) or "Czarny" (black). In "polish navy" were Zolty Lew (Yellow Lion) and Bialy Lew, there was no Czarny Lew. btw. http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okrty_polskie_do_XVII_wieku
Yes. She is a design from one of polish discussion board. Before the WW2 there were some voices that a heavy, circa 15000t cruiser should be built for Polish Navy. There were no Washington Treaty rules in Poland . We decided that Italy is a most probably to do it. Btw. There is another, smaller cruiser. If you want I can put her here. It is a british style heavy cruiser, but only 6x203mm.
Hi, Are there any buyers for her? What do you think? btw. Thank you Hooman for SS report! Wladyslaw IV Waza, seawolfian Heavy Cruiser laid down 1933 Displacement: 11.733 t light; 12.288 t standard; 13.657 t normal; 14.752 t full load Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught 681,57 ft / 666,01 ft x 68,90 ft x 20,83 ft (normal load) 207,74 m / 203,00 m x 21,00 m x 6,35 m Armament: 10 - 7,99" / 203 mm guns (5x2 guns), 255,24lbs / 115,78kg shells, 1933 Model Breech loading guns in turrets...
To comapre She isn't perfect ;/
Hi all, I am new member, but well known (I hope ) from Warship Projects DB. It is my version of the Acestus class cruisers: Regards