Japanese ship art

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Japanese Kawachi / Settsu class Dreadnought completed.[;)]



Class overview
Name: Kawachi

Builders: Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan (Kawachi)
Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan (Settsu)
Operators: Imperial Japanese Navy
Completed: Two

General characteristics
Type: battleship

Displacement: 20,800 tons
Length: 160.6 metres (526.9 ft)
Beam: 25.6 metres (84.0 ft)
Draught: 8.23 metres (27.0 ft) (Kawachi)
8.47 metres (27.8 ft) (Settsu)
Propulsion: Two shaft Brown-Curtis turbine engines; 16 Miyabara boilers, 25,000 shp (18,640 kW)
Speed: 18.5 knots (34 km/h)

Complement:
999 (Kawachi)
968 (Settsu)

Armament:
4 x 12-inch (305 mm)/50 caliber guns (2 x 2)
8 x 12-inch (305 mm)/45 caliber guns (4 x 2)
10 x 6-inch (152 mm)/45 caliber guns
8 x 4.72-inch (120 mm)/40 caliber guns
12 x 3-inch (76 mm)/40 caliber guns
4 x 3-inch (76 mm)/28 caliber guns
5 x 18-inch (457 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour:
belt: 100-300 mm
barbette: 180-240 mm
turret: 280 mm
conning tower: 150 mm
deck: 30mm

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Japanese Aki class Dreadnought completed.[:)]



Career (Japan)

Name: Aki
Ordered: 1904
Builder: Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan
Laid down: 15 March 1906
Launched: 14 April 1907
Commissioned: 11 March 1911
Struck: 7 September 1923
Fate: Sunk as Target 7 September 1924
General characteristics

Class and type: Aki class battleship
Displacement: 20,100 tons (normal); 21,800 tons (max)
Length: 140.21 metres (460.0 ft) @ waterline;
150 metres (492.1 ft) overall
Beam: 25.48 metres (83.6 ft)
Draught: 8.38 metres (27.5 ft)
Propulsion: 2-shaft Curtis Steam Turbine, 15 Miyabara boilers; 24,000 shp (17,900 kW)
Speed: 20 knots (37 km/h)
Range: 172 tons oil; 3000 tons coal
Complement: 931

Armament:

4 x 12-inch (305 mm)/45 caliber guns (2 x 2)
12 x 10-inch (254 mm)/45 caliber guns (6 x 2)
8 x 4.7-inch (119 mm)/40 caliber guns
3 x 3-inch (76 mm)/40 caliber guns
4 x 3-inch (76 mm)/28 caliber guns
5 x 18-inch (457 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour:

belt: 100-230 mm
barbette:180-240 mm
turret: 180- 200 mm
conning tower: 150 mm
deck: 50 mm

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Japanese Battlecruiser Hiei class completed.[8D]



Class overview
Operators: Imperial Japanese Navy
Succeeded by: Amagi class battlecruiser
Built: 1911–1915
In commission: 1913–1945
Planned: 4
Completed: 4
Lost: 4

General characteristics
Type: Battlecruiser (later Battleship)

Displacement: 1915: 27,500 long tons (27,941 t) standard
1932: 36,600 long tons (37,187 t) standard[1]
Length: 1915: 704 ft (215 m)
1932: 728 ft (222 m)[1]
Beam: 101 ft (31 m)[1]
Draught: 31.9 ft (9.7 m)
Propulsion: 4 shafts; Parsons turbines; 8/11 boilers; 136,600 shp (101,900 kW)
Speed: As completed: 27.5 knots (50.9 km/h)
After refit: 30.5 knots (56.5 km/h)[1]
Range: 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement: 1437

Armament:

8 × 14-inch (356 mm) /45 calibre guns[1]
16 × 6-inch (152 mm) /50 calibre[1]
8 × 5-inch (127 mm)[1]
8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Up to 118 1-inch (25 mm) /60 calibre[1]

Armour:

deck: 2.3–1.5 in (57–41 mm)(later strengthened +101mm on ammo storage, +76mm on engine room)
turrets: 9 in (227 mm)
barbettes: 10 in (254 mm)
belt: 8–11 in (203–279 mm)

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ORIGINAL: hellfirejet

Japanese Battlecruiser Kongo class completed.[8D]

Cool [8D]

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Japanese Kongo class Battlecruiser completed.[;)]

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Japanese Nagato class Dreadnought completed.[;)]

That completes the new art work for all Japanese Pre-Dreadnoughts,Dreadnoughts,Battlecruisers & Armoured cruisers.[:D][:D]

I have done some Light cruisers already and I'm now going to complete these,then move on to the Destroyers & Submarines,and then finally I will do all the Auxilliary ships as well.[;)]



Class overview
Name: Nagato
Operators: Imperial Japanese Navy
Preceded by: Ise-class battleship
Succeeded by: Tosa-class battleship
In service: - 1945
In commission: November 15, 1920
Completed: 2
Active: none

General characteristics

Type: Battleship
Displacement: 42,850 tons wartime full load (32,720 standard)
Length: 221.03 m (725 ft 2 in) 215.79m (708 ft) at launch
Beam: 34.59 m (113 ft 6 in) 29m (95 ft) at launch
Draught: 9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
Draft: 2.9 metres
Propulsion: Geared turbines, 4 shafts, 80000 hp (60 MW)
Speed: 27 knots (50 km/h)
Range: 5,500 nmi at 16 knots (10,200 km at 30 km/h)
Complement: 1,368

Armament:
8 × 16.1 inch (410 mm) guns
20 (later 18) × 5.5 inch (140 mm) guns
8 × 5 inch (127 mm) anti-aircraft guns
Up to 98 × 25 mm AA guns

Armor:

deck: 2.8+3.0 in (70+76 mm)
face & side of turrets: 12 in (305 mm)
ceil of turrets: 6 in (152 mm)
belt: 12+inclined 3 in (305+inclined 76 mm


Aircraft carried: 3

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Japanese Protected cruiser Niitaka class.[;)]



Class overview
Builders: Yokosuka Naval Arsenal (Niitaka)
Kure Naval Arsenal (Tsushima)
Operators: Imperial Japanese Navy
Built: 1901–1904
In commission: 1904–1936
Completed: 2
Lost: 1
General characteristics

Type: Protected cruiser

Displacement: 3,366 long tons (3,420 t)
Length: 102 m (334 ft 8 in) w/l
Beam: 13.44 m (44 ft 1 in)
Draft: 4.92 m (16 ft 2 in)
Propulsion: 2-shaft VTE reciprocating engines; 16 boilers; 9,500 hp (7,100 kW)
Speed: 20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h)
Complement: 287-320

Armament:
• 6 × 152 mm (6 in) rapid-fire guns
• 10 × 10-pounder rapid-fire guns
• 4 × 47 mm (2 in) guns

Armor:
Deck: 76 mm (3 in)
Conning tower: 100 mm (4 in)

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Great stuff Graham [:)]

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Thanks Aces8.[;)]


Japanese Protected cruiser Tsugaru class completed.[8D]



Career

Name: Tsugaru
Ordered: 1895 Fiscal Year

Builder: Admiralty Shipyard, Russia
Laid down: 1 December 1895
Launched: 26 August 1899
Completed: 2 November 1901

Acquired: by Japan as prize of war, 1905
Commissioned: 22 August 1908
Struck: 1 April 1922
Fate: Scuttled, 27 May 1924

General characteristics

Type: Protected cruiser

Displacement: 6,731 long tons (6,839 t) standard
6,932 long tons (7,043 t) full load
Length: 126 m (413 ft 5 in) w/l
Beam: 16.8 m (55 ft 1 in)
Draught: 6.4 m (21 ft 0 in)
Propulsion: 2 shaft reciprocating VTE engines; 24 boilers; 11,610 hp (8,660 kW)
Speed: 20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h)
Range: 3,700 nmi (6,900 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h)
Complement: 514

Armament:
• 8 × 152 mm (6 in) guns
• 12 × 80 mm (3.1 in) guns
• 3 × 450 mm (18 in) torpedo tubes

Armour:
Deck: 50–62 mm (2.0–2.4 in)
Conning tower: 150 mm (5.9 in)

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New Japanese Aircraft carrier Hosho.[;)]



Career (Japan)
Builder: Asano Dock, Yokosuka
Laid down: 16 December 1919
Launched: 13 November 1921
Commissioned: 27 December 1922
Decommissioned: June 1946
Fate: Dismantled in 1947
General characteristics
Displacement: 7,470 t standard;
9,330 t trial;
10,000 t full load
Length: 165.0 metres (541 ft 4 in) LOA
Beam: 18.0 metres (59 ft 1 in)
Draft: 6.2 metres (20 ft 4 in)
Propulsion: 2-shaft geared turbine, 12 boilers, 30,000 shaft horsepower (22 MW)
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h)
Capacity: Fuel oil 2,695 t, coal 940 t
Complement: 550

Armament:
4 × 140 mm / 50 caliber guns(1 × 4)
2 × 80 mm / 40 caliber AA guns(1 × 2)
2 machine guns

Aircraft carried: 26

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Japanese Protected cruiser Chitose class [;)]



Career
Name: Chitose
Ordered: 1896 Fiscal Year
Builder: Union Iron Works, United States
Laid down: 16 May 1897
Launched: 23 January 1898
Completed: 1 March 1898
Commissioned: March 1898
Decommissioned: 1 April 1928
Fate: Scuttled, 19 July 1931

General characteristics

Class and type: Chitose-class cruiser

Displacement: 4,836 t (4,760 long tons)
Length: 115.3 m (378 ft 3 in) w/l
Beam: 15 m (49 ft 3 in)
Draft: 5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)
Installed power: 11,600 kW (15,600 hp)
Propulsion: 2 × VTE; 12 × boilers
2 × shafts
Speed: 22.5 kn (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph)
Range: 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement: 405

Armament:
2 × 203 mm (8.0 in) guns.
10 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns.
12 × 12-pounder guns.
5 × 47 mm (1.9 in) guns.
4 × 360 mm (14 in) torpedo tubes

Armor: Deck:
112 mm (4.4 in) (slope), 62 mm (2.4 in) (flat)
Gun shield: 203 mm (8 in) (front), 62 mm (2.4 in) (sides)
Conning Tower: 115 mm (4.5 in)

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Japanese Light cruiser Sendai class [8D]



Career (Japan)

Ordered: 1920 Fiscal Year
Laid down: 16 February 1922
Launched: 30 October 1923
Commissioned: 29 April 1924[1]
Struck: 5 January 1944
Fate: Sunk 3 November 1943
by United States Navy cruisers at Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, Java Sea
06?‹10?ŒS 154?‹20?ŒE / 6.167?‹S 154.333?‹E / -6.167; 154.333.

General characteristics

Class and type: Sendai class cruiser
Displacement: 5195 tons (standard)
Length: 152.4 m (418 ft)
Beam: 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in)
Draught: 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
Propulsion: 4 shaft Parsons geared turbines
10 Kampon boilers
90,000 shp
Speed: 35.3 knots (65 km/h)
Range: 5,000 nautical miles (9,000 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement: 452

Armament:
7 x 140 mm (5.5 in) guns (7x1)
2 x 80 mm AA guns
4 x 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes (4x2)
48 mines

Armor:
64 mm (belt)
29 mm (deck)

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Japanese Destroyer Minekaze class.[:)]



Class overview
Builders: Maizuru Naval Arsenal
Mitsubishi-Nagasaki
Operators: Imperial Japanese Navy
Republic of China Navy
Preceded by: Kawakaze class destroyer
Succeeded by: Wakatake class destroyer
Subclasses: Nokaze class
In commission: 1919 ¨C 1946
Completed: 15
Active: 0
Lost: 11
Retired: 4
General characteristics
Type: Destroyer

Displacement:

1,345 long tons (1,367 t) normal,
1,650 long tons (1,680 t) full load
Length: 97.5 m (320 ft) pp,
102.6 m (337 ft) overall
Beam: 9 m (30 ft)
Draught: 2.9 m (9.5 ft)

Propulsion: 2-shaft Mitsubishi-Parsons¡¡geared steam turbine, 4 heavy oil-fired boilers 38,500 ihp (28,700 kW)
Speed: 39 knots (72 km/h)
Range: 3600 nm @ 14 knots
(6,700 km at 26 km/h)
Complement: 148

Armament:

4 x Type 3 120 mm 45 caliber naval gun
2 x 7.7mm machine guns
6 x 53cm torpedoes
20 x mines

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Nice

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Japanese Kawakaze class Destroyer.[;)]



Class overview
Builders: Maizuru Naval Arsenal
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
Operators: Imperial Japanese Navy
Preceded by: Enoki class destroyer
Succeeded by: Momi class destroyer [
In commission: 1918-11-11 – 1935-04-01
Completed: 2
Active: 0
Lost: 0
Retired: 2
General characteristics

Type: Destroyer

Displacement: 1,300 long tons (1,300 t) normal,
1,580 long tons (1,610 t) full load
Length: 97.3 m (319 ft) pp,
103.6 m (340 ft) overall
Beam: 8.8 m (29 ft)
Draught: 2.8 m (9.2 ft)
Propulsion: 2-shaft steam turbine, 4 boilers 34,000 ihp (25,000 kW)
Speed: 37.5 knots (69.5 km/h)
Range: 4400 nm @ 14 knots
Complement: 128

Armament:
3 × Type 3 120 mm 45 caliber naval gun
2 ×6.5mm machine guns
6× 53cm torpedoes

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Japanese Asakaze / Kamikaze class Destroyer.[;)]



Class overview
Operators: Imperial Japanese Navy
Preceded by: Harusame-class destroyer
Murakumo-class destroyer
Succeeded by: Umikaze-class destroyer
In commission: Aug 16, 1905 - Apr 1, 1928

Completed: 32
Active: 0
Lost: 2
Retired: 30

General characteristics

Type: Destroyer
Displacement: 381 long tons (387 t) normal,
450 long tons (460 t)
Length: 69.2 m (227 ft) pp,
72 m (236 ft)
Beam: 6.57 m (21.6 ft)
Draught: 1.8 m (5.9 ft)
Propulsion: 2-shaft reciprocating, 4 coal-fired boilers, 6,000 ihp (4,500 kW)
Speed: 29 knots (54 km/h)
Range: 850 nautical miles @ 11 knots

Complement: 70

Armament:

2 × QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval guns
4 × 80 mm/28 cal guns
2 × 450 mm torpedoes

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Japanese Submarine type C1 , C2 Vickers + type S2[;)]



General characteristics
Class and type: C class submarine
Displacement: 287 long tons (292 t) surfaced
316 long tons (321 t) submerged
Length: 143 ft 2 in (43.64 m)
Beam: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Propulsion: 600 hp Vickers petrol engine, 200 hp electric motor, 1 screw
Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged
Range: 1,500 nmi (2,800 km) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) surfaced
50 nmi (93 km) at 4.5 kn (8.3 km/h; 5.2 mph) submerged
Complement: 16
Armament: 2 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes (2 torpedoes)

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Japanese Submarine type C1 , C2 Vickers + type S2 Shil.[;)]

Showing the hull in full for the first time in War Plan Orange combat screen[8D]

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New SubCombat screen.[:)]

This SubCombat screen, used in combination with my many soon to be added Submarine Shils,much improves the games graphics,in regard to anti-submarine combat.[8D]

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More Japanese Submarines.

Type Kawaski.
Type Fiat F1.
Type C3 Vickers. = Game art file number JnSide0351 & JnShil0351.[8D]