HOKOKU MARU incorrect starting armanet
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 5:44 am
HOKOKU MARU according to these two sources the ship had 15 cm guns until march 1942 refit to 14cms..
she starts the game alredy upfitted for march 1942.. you will want.. nay i demand complete historical accuracy..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_r ... n_Campaign
Original Armament
* 4 x 15 cm/40 caliber Vickers guns[1]
* 2 x 8 cm/40 caliber[1]
* 4 x 25 mm
* 2 x 533 mm TT[1]
* 2 Kawanishi E7K2 "Alf"[2] Type 94 reconnaissance seaplanes,[1] with Mitsubishi "Zuisei 11" 870 hp engine, armed with 3×Type 92 machine guns and 120 kg of bombs[3]
Following March 1942 Re-Armament at Kure
* 8 x 140 mm/50 caliber[1]
* 2 x 80 mm
* 4 x 25 mm
* 4 x 533 mm TT (2x2)
* 2 Mitsubishi F1M2 "Pete" Type 0 observation seaplanes,[1] with Mitsubishi "Zuisei 13" 875 hp engine, armed with 2× fixed forward firing Type 97 machine guns, 1x flexibly mounted rearward-firing Type 92 machine guns and 120 kg of bombs[4]
http://www.combinedfleet.com/Hokoku_t.htm
30 August 1941:
Kobe. Begins installation of four 152-mm (6-inch) guns, two 76-mm/40 cal (3-inch) AA guns, type 93 type 13.2-mm MGs and two 533-mm torpedo tubes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard. 20
The 24th Squadron arrives at Truk.
12 February 1942:
Arrives at Kure. Begins refit and armament moderization. HOKOKU MARU's four 152-mm guns installed the previous autumn are removed and replaced by eight 3rd Year Type 140- mm/50 cal guns.
she starts the game alredy upfitted for march 1942.. you will want.. nay i demand complete historical accuracy..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_r ... n_Campaign
Original Armament
* 4 x 15 cm/40 caliber Vickers guns[1]
* 2 x 8 cm/40 caliber[1]
* 4 x 25 mm
* 2 x 533 mm TT[1]
* 2 Kawanishi E7K2 "Alf"[2] Type 94 reconnaissance seaplanes,[1] with Mitsubishi "Zuisei 11" 870 hp engine, armed with 3×Type 92 machine guns and 120 kg of bombs[3]
Following March 1942 Re-Armament at Kure
* 8 x 140 mm/50 caliber[1]
* 2 x 80 mm
* 4 x 25 mm
* 4 x 533 mm TT (2x2)
* 2 Mitsubishi F1M2 "Pete" Type 0 observation seaplanes,[1] with Mitsubishi "Zuisei 13" 875 hp engine, armed with 2× fixed forward firing Type 97 machine guns, 1x flexibly mounted rearward-firing Type 92 machine guns and 120 kg of bombs[4]
http://www.combinedfleet.com/Hokoku_t.htm
30 August 1941:
Kobe. Begins installation of four 152-mm (6-inch) guns, two 76-mm/40 cal (3-inch) AA guns, type 93 type 13.2-mm MGs and two 533-mm torpedo tubes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard. 20
The 24th Squadron arrives at Truk.
12 February 1942:
Arrives at Kure. Begins refit and armament moderization. HOKOKU MARU's four 152-mm guns installed the previous autumn are removed and replaced by eight 3rd Year Type 140- mm/50 cal guns.