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I realy realy like her although I have to confess to being inspired by the late WW1 german ships myself. (if I could get my hands on Derfflinger id be in 7th Heaven ^.^ )
The British have the Iron Dog at Scapa Flow. And, regrettably, she isn't going to be moving anytime soon.
I know T.T couldnt our estimed british player have writen a tad bit of history about her being saved LOL
Originally posted by Tanthalas
I know T.T couldnt our estimed british player have writen a tad bit of history about her being saved LOL
Something to keep in mind for WesWorld 2.
I've always wondered how treaty modernized High Seas Fleet ships would turn out.
Originally posted by ShinRa_Inc
Originally posted by Tanthalas
I know T.T couldnt our estimed british player have writen a tad bit of history about her being saved LOL
Something to keep in mind for WesWorld 2.
I've always wondered how treaty modernized High Seas Fleet ships would turn out.
could have a bit of revisionist history LOL, perhaps they have bene riding at anchor at scapa all this time and the UK just decided to sell em off =P
Maybe D wasn't badly damaged during the scuttling and can be refloated...Course the costs would be through the roof, but if you really really want her, it could be an option. Would make for a good story too.
Originally posted by Desertfox
Maybe D wasn't badly damaged during the scuttling and can be refloated...Course the costs would be through the roof, but if you really really want her, it could be an option. Would make for a good story too.
the question being would everyone let me if I wanted to use that as a story line thing?
It would cost you a lot (possibly up to 75% her original cost), but I don't think it would be a problem.
Back with a 'Vengeance' - For you Wes:
I had to make a few necessary changes; increased the freeboard, widened the catapult deck, omitted a couple of directors. I also added funnel caps to preserve the family face.
Voila!
Very nice looking ship, both versions (Monty's and yours) look very sleek.
Historically the salvage operation at Scapa Flow started in around 1935ish. I'd assume such work would therefore be undertaken now so maybe it could be done.
As Desertfox says it would be very expensive. Scrap value + costs of rasing + costs of total overhaul of all machinery, new superstructure, new guns, new fittings and 1001 other little things that don't like salt water... still it could be done.
[Although this opens the doors to other sunken ships down there!]
I have been amazed...
...that there are no models of those German battlecruisers.
I realy realy like her although I have to confess to being inspired by the late WW1 german ships myself.
I mean, 4 BCs steaming into the massed cannonade of the 33 battleships and battlecruisers of the Grand Fleet, and living to tell the tale...
Staggering.
This post has been edited 1 times, last edit by "AdmKuznetsov" (Feb 14th 2008, 4:09pm)
RE: I have been amazed...
Originally posted by AdmKuznetsov
...that there are no models of those German battlecruisers.
I realy realy like her although I have to confess to being inspired by the late WW1 german ships myself.
I mean, 4 BCs steaming into the massed cannonade of the 33 battleships and battlecruisers of the Grand Fleet, and living to tell the tale...
Staggering.
I know if I wasnt so cash straped i would be very very tempted to raise and rebuild the Iron Dog (also sadly I realy dont have any reason to have a large fleet)
I could get you Swiftsure and Triumph.
ill have to look them up =P Everyone (atleast from Navalisim) knows im a long term lover of German ships. (although at this point id likley take anything i could mess around with)
Hate to dump on you guys but it might be better to create a separate thread on German BC ideas ect., rather than clutter this one. I'm half expecting comments on the thread topic only to find its been highjacked!
i know I made one but everyone kept posting here...
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Originally posted by Tanthalas
Sunday, April 28th 2024, 10:52pm
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