Question to the artists among us.

[oldman45]

While reading about the French WWII warships I came across this passage;

After the French North Africa forces joined the Allies, Jean Bart was made seaworthy to be refitted with the help of the U.S.A., as Richelieu. The wish of the French Admiralty, presented by Vice Admiral Fenard, Chief of the French Naval Mission, to complete Jean Bart in U.S. shipyards was discussed during 1943. But the U.S. Navy authorities considered the task as exceeding their capacities, for the ship was too different from the equivalent U.S. warships, and every specific materials were lacking.[72] Instead of completing her as designed, it was proposed, in May 1943 to complete her with only one main artillery turret, with 340 mm guns taken on the French battleship Lorraine which had joined the Allied forces, after she had stayed from 1940 to 1943 in Alexandria. Fifteen U.S.-built dual-purpose 127mm double turrets, sixteen Bofors 40 mm quad mountings, numerous Oerlikon 20 mm mountings, and aircraft installations for six planes (Grumman Avenger or Fairey Barracuda bombers and Hellcat or Seafire fighters), would have transformed Jean Bart into a kind of hybrid battleship-aircraft carrier. An second proposal, less expensive, always with the same main artillery turret, seventeen 127mm double turrets, and twenty Bofors quad 40 mm mountings, would have resulted in a kind of AA battleship.[73] Admiral King, Commander in Chief, United States Fleet and Chief of Naval Operations, decided finally, in March 1944, to not agree any French proposals, and Jean Bart stayed in Casablanca.[74][75]



I was wondering if somebody could take a crack at this and make a jpeg of the hybrid or the AA version?

[Dixie]

Something along these lines? It's not finished yet, just something to show the general idea.

[oldman45]

damn that is good work. can't wait to see the finished product. I hate to ask but could you add a second funnel to picture below.

thanks in advance.

in this thread post 46 is the ship /w shill.

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2594041&mpage=2

these are artists rendition and line drawing of the ship.

http://www.webcitation.org/5gSeBoO5M

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_1047_battlecruiser

[DuckofTindalos]

1047 already exists in several incarnations.

[oldman45]

I found where it was talked about, but I didn't see one done.

[Dixie]

Will this do for the Jean Bart CV conversion?

[oldman45]

Wow, thanks much. Now I have to figure out how they intended to land the planes on there [:D]

You feel like taking a crack at making it a AAA BB?

[Dixie]

Can do, I'll post a pic when it's done and a zip with the game art files for both ships.

[oldman45]

Thanks much!!

[DuckofTindalos]

ORIGINAL: oldman45

Wow, thanks much. Now I have to figure out how they intended to land the planes on there [:D]

You feel like taking a crack at making it a AAA BB?

Well, they probably didn't.

[oldman45]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

ORIGINAL: oldman45

Wow, thanks much. Now I have to figure out how they intended to land the planes on there [:D]

You feel like taking a crack at making it a AAA BB?

Well, they probably didn't.

Your perception of the obvious is stellar [;)] But being a bit more serious, they could launch just about anything with a catapault, I don't understand why they would suggest the air mix they did in such limited number unless they lost most of the superstructure and the planes were assumed to land back on the ship.