Name This...(332)
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:47 pm
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RE: Name This...(332)
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:50 pm
Looks like BB Maryland or Colorado bombarding shore targets.
RE: Name This...(332)
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:05 pm
She's got the old "wicker" tower aft of the funnel! Definately a BB. I'll say Arizonia for patriotic reasons.
RE: Name This...(332)
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:17 pm
twin turret and stump cage mast. ron's got to be right.
RE: Name This...(332)
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:44 pm
USS Colorado or USS Maryland, color photo indicates late WWII, stump cage is one of these ships, two gun turrent. Ron's right, but which one I would think the color scheme would be the determining factor only I don't know which ship had which color scheme. Very likley they were different.
RE: Name This...(332)
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:49 pm
I bet those guys liked the old aft directors better than the refitted ones.
RE: Name This...(332)
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:05 pm
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RE: Name This...(332)
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:07 pm
Those are twin turrets. The angle of the shot is making the far turret appear to be part of the near turret.
RE: Name This...(332)
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:23 pm
I could be abritish ship my something from the Royal Soverin class?
RE: Name This...(332)
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:29 pm
No, only the Americans had cage masts like the one in the middle of the picture.
Beautiful shot.
I will add that in addition to being a US BB its also bad news for someone on the other end of that gunfire.
Beautiful shot.
I will add that in addition to being a US BB its also bad news for someone on the other end of that gunfire.
RE: Name This...(332)
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:40 pm
another pic... just b/w and seconds afterwards.... afaik it´s the colorado
RE: Name This...(332)
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 3:05 am
It would suck being level with that funnel opening though...
RE: Name This...(332)
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 4:07 am
USS Colorado, it is[:)]
RE: Name This...(332)
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 4:08 am
Now THIS is a cool pic.
RE: Name This...(332)
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 4:10 am
Is that Colorado? Gorgeous. The class looks so.. awkward from the in-game side icon.
RE: Name This...(332)
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 6:39 am
It is awkward. This just happens to be the one esthetically pleasing angle. [:)]
For some reason I am sooo not a fan of US BB architecture. The fellas made beautiful CAs, but the BBs are dogs.
For some reason I am sooo not a fan of US BB architecture. The fellas made beautiful CAs, but the BBs are dogs.
RE: Name This...(332)
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 10:58 am
It's Maryland after her final refit in '45. Got this off Pry's NavSource site. The pic Brady used is there as well I think.
Tanker Ace's profiles do it justice, no longer looks so awkward. Not much you can do when you mix wicker and hardened steel though. Like Dennis Rodman.[8D]
Tanker Ace's profiles do it justice, no longer looks so awkward. Not much you can do when you mix wicker and hardened steel though. Like Dennis Rodman.[8D]
RE: Name This...(332)
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 1:18 am
I dont think poor Dennis has a good side. [:D]