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I think loading weapons on your aircraft on the lower hanger is a flawed concept. A carrier a/c with fuel and weapons on board is a potential time bomb.
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My own personal taste shudders at the sight of Europa's Island structure, I think the two funnel arrangement is a waste of space and a single funnel would significantly improve her appearance.
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I´m not sure what it is: An ESSEX-class carrier of 1942 warped back in time into the 1927 Or an EAGLE class CV?
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The loading of A/C in the lower hangar is not a good idea, as already pointed out. I also think her rudder/screw configuration is flawed - at least her manoverability should be heavily impaired... Probably a topic for the BB vs BB - I wonder what the professionals think of this?
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And while the Italian motto has become "speed is armor", is this reflected in a carrier with heavy deck armor? Is there really a need for an edge elevator at this time or in the next five years after her commissioning date? (remember, biplanes, slow, relatively ineffective as of yet in terms of naval warfare).
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I'm not asking you to stop or redesign....just to think about the implications and consequences of this design on the world in the late 1920's.
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And she's armored against 2000lb bombs from dive bombers. So how many dive bombers are there in the WesWorld, and how many can carry a 2000lb bomb?
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Originally posted by Red Admiral
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Fortunately SS doesn´t offer the nuclear power plant option yet... ;o)
And Nuclear fission isn't discovered until 1938. I tried explaining this to an American who was sure they started work on the bomb in the 1920s.
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I have to agree with Hoo, she still seems way too advanced for 1927. Her deck edge elevator inovation alone is already 10 years in advance of the historical U.S.S. Wasp and that "10 year's ahead of her time" designation only gets solidified with her being compaired to Ark Royal III, a 1935 design.
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In contrast My own Alioth design can be discribed as a Hermes class carrier on steroids, without any significant improvements other than newer mounts.
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But it should not be used when one is trying to rewrite history from the point of view of those living in it.
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Originally posted by Red Admiral
Why is she too advanced? She incorporates a deck edge elevator. Its not hindsight, its a natural consequence of having an armoured carrier. I compared her to ARK III to give you some idea of what she is like. Ark III is from a design from 1929 that was cancelled due to lack of funds anyway.
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Taiho or Shinano.
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I think it is a good idea. Far better than loading on the flight deck, which removes all the advantages of having lots of armour.
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For the rudders/scews I took it off a French carrier project, PA-5B. I hope the French architects knew what they were doing.
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I can't remember any speed is armour ships?
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Fortunately SS doesn´t offer the nuclear power plant option yet... ;o)
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I tried explaining this to an American who was sure they started work on the bomb in the 1920s.
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In the 20s two centerline lifts seemed to have been easily capable of handling air operations.
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Originally posted by HoOmAn
Just answer me this little question if an armored deck on a carrier automatically leads to a deck edge elevator:
Why didn´t the British introduce this feature on their armored carriers?
The Americans hadn´t armored decks after all...
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