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RE: Name That (7) ;-)

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 1:29 am
by tsimmonds
yamashiro

RE: Name That (7) ;-)

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 1:51 am
by Belce
Yamashiro didn't have that open tripod at the front.
http://www.military.cz/ww2_ships/Japan/BB/Yamashiro/yamashiro01_s.jpg

grr won't use the image from there, please go to the link.

The Yamashiro is the right idea I think in terms have having mid ship main gun batteries.

RE: Name That (7) ;-)

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 2:45 am
by mlees
Lets see if this jpg uploads.
Notice open tripod in the "as built" 1915 version of Fuso/Yamashiro.

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RE: Name That (7) ;-)

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 3:41 am
by Tankerace
ORIGINAL: Belce

Yamashiro didn't have that open tripod at the front.
http://www.military.cz/ww2_ships/Japan/BB/Yamashiro/yamashiro01_s.jpg

grr won't use the image from there, please go to the link.

The Yamashiro is the right idea I think in terms have having mid ship main gun batteries.

That is after a late 1920's rebuild. She looked like the plans above as built.

RE: Name That (7) ;-)

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 7:47 pm
by Marc
Fuso is the correct answer.
The pictures were taken in 1920.

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