How to sim USS Kersarge type guns

Tanthalas · August 01, 2011, 03:32:52 AM

anyone have an idea? im trying to figure out how to place the 8" twin over the 12" twin but im not coming up with anything I like.

Nobody · August 01, 2011, 07:42:46 AM

How about 12 inch turret and barbette on deck, plus 8 inch turret without barbette one level up?

Walter · August 01, 2011, 08:16:23 AM

Yes, but how would you sim that 8 inch turret? As a coles/ericsson turret or mount+hoist?

Korpen · August 01, 2011, 09:12:22 AM

Quote from: Walter on August 01, 2011, 08:16:23 AM
Yes, but how would you sim that 8 inch turret? As a coles/ericsson turret or mount+hoist?

Or one could sim it as turret+barbette, but only put 0,01mm of armour on the tube.

Carthaginian · August 01, 2011, 10:08:32 AM

Quote from: Korpen on August 01, 2011, 09:12:22 AM
Quote from: Walter on August 01, 2011, 08:16:23 AM
Yes, but how would you sim that 8 inch turret? As a coles/ericsson turret or mount+hoist?
Or one could sim it as turret+barbette, but only put 0,01mm of armour on the tube.

I think Korpen has hit upon the most effective way of getting this one done.
Fast, simple, and effective.

Tanthalas · August 01, 2011, 11:47:17 AM

all good ideas, here is my issue, the 8" twin cant rotate seperately from the 12" twin so wouldnt it realy be like a Casemate?

Walter · August 01, 2011, 11:56:37 AM

You're better off turning it into a floating crane right away. ;D

Carthaginian · August 01, 2011, 12:07:02 PM

Quote from: Walter on August 01, 2011, 11:56:37 AM
You're better off turning it into a floating crane right away. ;D

I thought that building a new Alabama was fitting penance for the namesake of the ship who sank the world's most famous raider. Such beautiful irony. :D

Walter · August 01, 2011, 12:24:40 PM

No doubt it will be turned into a garbage barge in N4. :)

Carthaginian · August 01, 2011, 12:27:45 PM

Quote from: Walter on August 01, 2011, 12:24:40 PM
No doubt it will be turned into a garbage barge in N4. :)

I seriously thought about turning one of the old CSA battleships into a crane ship, but Swampy made me such a good offer on the hulls that it just wasn't economical. I might have to do something like that with one of my ships here.

Ithekro · August 01, 2011, 01:34:48 PM

Crane Ship....oh one of them Okinawa built fighting ships right?
;D

Carthaginian · August 01, 2011, 02:06:47 PM

OH- to add to Korpen's statement: remember if you're doing this to a turret that's already raised, use the '2 mounts up' option in SS3! I know neither of the U.S.N. ships use this particular setup- but some in the N-verse might just be planning ships like that.