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Offline brady

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« on: July 09, 2002, 06:31:30 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2002, 06:34:27 PM »
French carrier "Bearn"

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« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2002, 07:36:25 PM »
USS Lexington CV-2

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« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2002, 01:46:39 PM »
USS Langley??:confused:
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« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2002, 01:56:30 PM »
Looks like the Langley to me.

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« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2002, 02:21:57 PM »
I can't go with USS Langley, I got a picture somewhere, I think the Langley was the first Flatop, and it was flat, no Island or funnel, but that was an old picture and it may have been modified later.
I'll waggle alittle and say still USS Lexington but add  USS Saratoga, both built on converted crusiers I think 1921-22.

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« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2002, 02:29:53 PM »
I don't think it's the Lexington or Saratoga.  It's missing the 8-inch guns for that.  My guess is a Japanese light carrier - just a guess at Ryujo.

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« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2002, 02:41:12 PM »
Ryujo was also flush-deck, and much smaller than the Carrier in the pic (the french "bearn" ;)).

In fact the Ryujo was intended to be under the 10.000 ton line so it could be built out of the washington treaty tonnage limitation

According to that treaty a carrier was a ship displacing more than 10k tons, so the japanese took advantage of this loophole by building a ship which nominally displacced less than that ammount, so its tonnage won't count for the total.

In the end the ship was a disaster, and had to go through a thorough rebuild which increased its displacement over the 10k mark.


WEll summing it up, no, it's not ryujo :D

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« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2002, 02:51:16 PM »
It looks like a British carrier, not sure though, btw, what is the cv in AH modelled after?

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« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2002, 02:58:24 PM »
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Originally posted by Kevin14
It looks like a British carrier, not sure though, btw, what is the cv in AH modelled after?



AH's CV is modelled after an Essex-Class CV.


And if that thing looks like a British carrier then I'm Roger Rabbit :D

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« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2002, 03:02:34 PM »
Hiya Roger!  :p   Just kidding, but couldn't resist.

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« Reply #11 on: July 10, 2002, 03:21:13 PM »
I believe it's italian, but it's definitely not US or IJN..I dont think we or they painted our CVs white

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« Reply #12 on: July 10, 2002, 03:39:18 PM »
OK, did some looking around and agree with Rams first answer
French Carrier Bearn

http://www.history.navy.mil/download/car-12.pdf

The only carrier France completed before the start of WW2.

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« Reply #13 on: July 10, 2002, 03:52:16 PM »
sure does look like the Lexington:

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« Reply #14 on: July 10, 2002, 03:56:58 PM »
Yep at first I would say it was the Lexington, CV2 the first one,
but compare pics not the same.  Still agree with RRam its the Bearn.

the Lexington was prettier though,  compare the funnel and island

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