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Info on IJN Takao (was Re: Be vewwwy, vewwy quiet...I'm hunting Richard's CVE)
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lugnet.pirates
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Tue, 23 Jul 2002 20:32:51 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> In lugnet.pirates, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > I forgot to ask for some information on the ship....what is it? The bow has
> > abandoned the reverse sloping bow of WWI era ships, but it still has a has a
> > rear-facing forward turret, which seemed to dissappear on ship design by the
> > start of WWII. So, at a guess, early thirties? Looks a bit light to be a
> > BB, so a HC (I don't recall any Japanese BC)?
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> Excellent powers of deduction, Bruce! :D It is indeed a heavy
> cruiser, of the post-Treaty sort (built 1927-1932). It's meant
> to represent the heavy cruiser Takao (but could also pass for the
> Atago), normal displacement ~13,000 tons, length at waterline 667
> feet. I'll take it as a reasonably good modeling job that you
> can make the deductions! ;)
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> It's modeled at its general December 1942 state, although I did
> not have the time to produce a really accurate bridge structure
> (that's coming yet) or the low (~6 high) inner structure deck.
> The problems of compression, alas.
>
> best
>
> LFB
Here's some interesting info & 1 photo of the real Takao:
http://www.infomagic.net/~grog/Takao.htm
- Bob
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| (...) Excellent powers of deduction, Bruce! :D It is indeed a heavy cruiser, of the post-Treaty sort (built 1927-1932). It's meant to represent the heavy cruiser Takao (but could also pass for the Atago), normal displacement ~13,000 tons, length at (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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