What is it #12

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Post by Symon » Sun Apr 19, 2015 3:18 pm

Ok, you guys think you are hot stuff … the lead boat of the type; 1000 GrT, 64m Loa, built April 1929, ‘enlisted’ October 1938. Original owners Gomei Kaisha Amasaki Kisembu.

What is the “type”, and for a shoot load of extra credit, what is the ship?

Oh, yes, Its a signifigant vessel in the WiTP/AE game system.[8D]

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Post by mind_messing » Sun Apr 19, 2015 4:02 pm

Shosei Maru

Ansyu PB class.

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Post by m10bob » Sun Apr 19, 2015 4:14 pm

WAG....A net layer?

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Post by Symon » Sun Apr 19, 2015 6:48 pm

ORIGINAL: mind_messing

Shosei Maru

Ansyu PB class.

Full marks ! Who let you in here, anyway? [8D]

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Post by Gilbert » Sun Apr 19, 2015 6:52 pm

Something looks wrong here as the image depicts a much bigger ship => SHOSEI MARU 3,580 GRT ,completed 29 Nov '38. See it here: http://www.geocities.jp/tokusetsukansen ... 10TOP2.htm

What say you, John?

Gilbert

Sorry, meant SHOEI (not SHOSEI MARU)

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Post by Gilbert » Sun Apr 19, 2015 7:05 pm

Correct picture of SHOSEI MARU is here: http://www.geocities.jp/tokusetsukansen/E/110/index.htm

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Post by Symon » Sun Apr 19, 2015 7:20 pm

Good call Gilbert, but yeah, that's the pic I was trying to snag. Don't know why it turned out different. It really is supposed to be Shosei (not Shoei) Maru, 998 GRT, 64m Lpp, launched 25 April, 1929 by Gomei Kaisha.

P-1 on the Navy list for Tokusetsu Hokan patrol gunboats. Has the silhouette of the game's Ansyu class. M-m had it wired. The give away was "lead boat of the type". Darn, you guys are getting to know my methods too well. Gonna have to get innovative. JWE

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Post by m10bob » Mon Apr 20, 2015 11:05 am

ORIGINAL: Symon

Good call Gilbert, but yeah, that's the pic I was trying to snag. Don't know why it turned out different. It really is supposed to be Shosei (not Shoei) Maru, 998 GRT, 64m Lpp, launched 25 April, 1929 by Gomei Kaisha.

P-1 on the Navy list for Tokusetsu Hokan patrol gunboats. Has the silhouette of the game's Ansyu class. M-m had it wired. The give away was "lead boat of the type". Darn, you guys are getting to know my methods too well. Gonna have to get innovative. JWE

At least you are not showing pics of a P40 and asking to identify it as I have nearly done.[;)]