WW1 BRITISH GRAND FLEET V GERMAN HIGH SEAS FLEET

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I expected nothing less from a perfectionist like yourself! [:D]

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What about the position of the Nations flags,all top left or axis top left,allies top right ?[8D]

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Hows about everybodys flags go top left, like the British Armoured cruiser Cressy ?

This will be the size of flag I will be using for all.[;)]

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Works for me!

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I think the flags just make all the difference,just finnishes of the art work a treat mmmmmhhhh.[:)]

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British Armoured cruiser Cressy flying the flag.

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German Pre-Dreadnought Braunschweig class.

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I'm was not happy with the above Braunschweig class,in the previous post, so I have changed it to this newer version,she now looks more like a Pre-dreadnought and not like a Battlescruiser[:-]

As a foot note, all my art work from now on, will be to a scale off 1 pixel = 5 feet approx.[;)]

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Guys the next update off the German Hgh seas Fleet,which should be available next week,has many more ship classes added,there is nearly every ship you could think of included,even a German gunboat class,by the way Tex don't know all that is in the pack boy will he be amazed,I have been very busy creating so much art last week, that I took a little vacation so to speak,don't tell my boss,oh!!! I forgot I'm my boss shit I will have to give myself a good talking to about my conduct.

Also all art is to scale with flag,here for your enjoyment is my version of the Emperors personal taxi service when at sea,otherwise known as the Hohernzollern.[:D]

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I´m already amazed, and I haven´t even seen the pack yet! [:)]

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Hi Tex,the new version off the German High Seas Fleet, has been sent to you, this includes a great many more ship classes than has been done before,as a taster for all you gamers,the never completed Battlecruisers Mackensen + Ersatz Yorck classes have been added.[;)]

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Here is one off the never completed Battlecruiser's this is the Ersatz Yorck class [:)]

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Now that the art work for these ships has been done,I will not be changing them again,I will be creating new class off ships for all Nation's that are in the game already,or that I want to add to the game,I will be focusing on the other major fleets ie America,Japan & Britain,but if there is a German class I have not done yet then that situation will be addressed and rectified.[8D]

Regarding the other fleets I will be starting with Carriers,Dreadnoughts,Pre-Dreadnoughts & Battlecruisers first,then once these are done and out of the way,I will then do the Armoured cruisers etc,so over the next few months I'm going to be very busy[:)]

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Here is the British Armoured cruiser Warrior class.

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British Invincible class Battlecruiser[;)]

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The above picture of the Battlecruiser Invincible class,is to small it's not showing enough detail,so if you would like to read my post in the Italian ship art, you will see how I'm going to solve this problem.[;)]

Below is Invincible as a work in progress she will be larger than normal but small enough to see all the ships detail,a compromise me thinks.[;)]

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British Invincible class Battlecruiser completed[;)]



Name: Invincible-class battlecruiser
Builders: Armstrong Whitworth, John Brown & Company, Fairfield
Operators: Royal Navy
Preceded by: Minotaur-class
Succeeded by: Indefatigable-class
Cost: £1.7 m
Built: 1906–1909
In service: 1908–1921
Completed: 3
Lost: 1
Retired: 2
General characteristics
Type: Battlecruiser
Displacement: 17,250 long tons (17,530 t) at load
20,420 long tons (20,750 t) at deep load
Length: 567 ft (173 m) overall
Beam: 78.5 ft (23.9 m)
Draught: 30 ft (9.1 m) at deep load
Propulsion: four-shaft Parsons direct-drive steam turbines, 31 Babcock & Wilcox or Yarrow boilers, 41,000 ihp (31,000 kW)
Speed: 26.48 knots (30.47 mph; 49.04 km/h) (trials)
Range: 3,090 nmi (5,720 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement: 784
Armament: 4 × 2 - BL 12-inch (304.8 mm) Mk X guns
16 × 1 - QF 4-in (102mm) Mk III guns
7 × 1 - Maxim guns


5 × 1 - submerged 18-inch (450-mm) torpedo tubes
Armour: Belt: 4–6 in (102–152 mm)
Decks: 1.5–2.5 in (38–64 mm)
Barbettes: 7 in (178 mm)
Turrets: 7 in (178 mm)
Conning tower: 6–10 in (152–254 mm)
Torpedo bulkheads: 2.5 in (64 mm)

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New Lord Nelson class Pre-Dreadnought[;)]



Class and type: Lord Nelson-class predreadnought battleship
Displacement: Lord Nelson: 15,358 long tons (15,604 t) normal; 16,090 long tons (16,350 t) load; 17,820 long tons (18,110 t) deep
Agamemnon: 15,925 long tons (16,181 t) load; 17,683 long tons (17,967 t) deep
Length: 443 ft 6 in (135.18 m)
Beam: 79 ft 6 in (24.23 m)
Draught: 26 ft 0 in (8 m)
Installed power: 16,750 indicated horsepower (12,490 kW)
Propulsion: 2 shafts; 4-cylinder inverted vertical triple expansion steam engines
15 coal-fired water-tube boilers (Babcock and Wilcox in Lord Nelson; Yarrow in Agamemnon) with oil sprayers
Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h)
Range: 5,390 nmi (9,980 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) with coal only
9,180 nmi (17,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) with oil added
Lord Nelson 900 long tons (910 t) coal normal, 2,170 long tons (2,200 t) coal maximum; 1,090 long tons (1,110 t) oil maximum
Agamemnon 900 tons coal normal, 2,193 long tons (2,228 t) coal maximum; 1,048 long tons (1,065 t) oil maximum
Complement: ca. 750 in peacetime
ca. 800 in wartime[1]
Armament: 2 × 2 - BL 12-inch (304.8 mm) 45-caliber Mark X guns
4 × 2, 2 × 1 - BL 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) Mark XI guns
24 × 1 - QF 12-pounder 18 cwt guns
2 × 1 - 3-pounder guns


5 x 18-inch (450-mm) torpedo tubes (submerged)
Armour: Belt: 12 inches (305 mm) to 8 inches (203 mm)
Upper belt: 8 inches (203 mm)
Bulkheads: 8 inches (203 mm)
Citadel: 8 inches (203 mm)
Barbettes: 12 inches (305 mm)
12-inch (305-mm) gun houses (turrets): 12 inches (305 mm)
9.2-inch (234-mm) gun houses (turrets): 8 inches (203 mm) to 7 inches (178 mm)
Conning tower: 12 inches (305 mm)
Deck: 4 inches (102 mm) to 1 inch (25.4 mm)[2]

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King Edward V11 class Pre-Dreadnought [;)]



Class and type: King Edward VII class predreadnought battleship
Displacement: normal 16,350 tons
full draft 17,500 tons
Length: 453 ft 6 in (138.23 m)
Beam: 78 ft (24 m)
Draught: 26 ft 9 in (8.15 m)
Installed power: 18,000 hp (13 MW)
Propulsion: 2 shafts
Two 4-cylinder vertical compound expansion steam engines
Coal fired (with oil sprayers) boilers, except no oil sprayers in New Zealand (Zealandia)
Boilers:[1] King Edward VII 10 Babcock and Wilcox and 6 cylindrical;
Commonwealth and Dominion 16 Babcock and Wilcox;
Africa, Britannia, Hibernia, and Hindustan 12 Babcock and Wilcox and 3 cylindrical;
New Zealand (Zealandia) 12 Niclausse and 3 cylindrical
2,164-2,238 tons coal maximum, 380 tons oil
Speed: 18.5 knots (34.25 km/h) maximum
Range: 5,270 nm (9,760 km) at 10 knots (18.5 km/h)[2]
Complement: 777
Armament: 4 × BL 12-inch (304.8 mm) Mark IX /40 guns (in Commonwealth, Dominion, Hindustan, King Edward VII, and New Zealand / Zealandia)
or Mark X /45 guns (in Africa, Britannia, and Hibernia) in two twin turrets
4 × BL 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) Mark X guns in four single turrets
10 × BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) Mk VII guns
5 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes (4 broadside, one stern)
14 × 12-pounder guns
14 × 3-pounder guns


2 Maxim machine guns
Armour: Belt amidships: 9 inches tapering to 8 inches (203 mm)
Bulkheads: 12 inches (305 mm) to 8 inches (203 mm)
Barbettes: 12 inches (356 mm)
Main turrets (gunhouses): 12 inches (356 mm) to 8 inches (203 mm)
9.2 inch (234 mm) turrets: 9 inches (229 mm) to 5 inches (127 mm)
6 inch (152 mm) battery: 7 inches (178 mm)
Conning tower: 12 inches (305 mm)
Armoured deck: 2.5 inches (63.5 mm) to 1 inch (25.4 mm)

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British Battlecruiser Indefatigable class[;)]



Name: Indefatigable class
Operators: Royal Australian Navy
Royal Navy

Preceded by: Invincible-class
Succeeded by: Lion-class
Subclasses: New Zealand
Built: 1909–1913
In service: 1911–1923
In commission: 1911–1923
Completed: 3
Lost: 1
General characteristics
Type: battlecruiser
Displacement: 18,500 long tons (18,800 t) at load
22,130 long tons (22,490 t) at deep load
Length: 590 ft (180 m)
Beam: 80 ft (24 m)
Draught: 27 ft (8.2 m)
Propulsion: four-shaft Parsons direct-drive steam turbines, 31 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 43,000 ihp (32,000 kW)
Speed: 25.8 knots (48 km/h)
Range: 6,690 nautical miles (12,400 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement: 800
Armament: 4 × 2 - BL 12-inch (304.8 mm) Mk X guns
16 × 1 - BL 4-in (102mm) Mk VII guns


2 × 1 - submerged 18-inch (450-mm) torpedo tubes
Armour: Belt: 4–6 in (102–152 mm)
Decks: 1.5–2.5 in (38–64 mm)
Barbettes: 7 in (178 mm)
Turrets: 7 in (178 mm)
Conning tower: 4–10 in (102–254 mm)
Torpedo bulkheads: 2.5 in (64 mm)