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I think the reason they got so screwed up is because I was doing these on my desktop (which runs Windows 2000 and only saves pics as bitmaps) and then transferring them to my laptop (which runs Windows 7 and saves bitmaps as pngs). Thankfully my laptop's back up and running so I'll probably avoid this problem in the future.

-Matt

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Happy New Year, everyone...and to start the 2012 off right, I've got a new drawing for you!

In this timeline, both Akagi and Atago are completed as CVs instead of CBs. This is Atago in 1943. Tried to upload it as a PNG, but I dunno if it took or not.

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Makes my efforts look pretty sorry by comparison.
Excellent work! I've liked this thread for a long time- glad to see it back in action!!!

Very nice. You could overhang the flight deck at the bows a little more but its not a serious issue.

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I did it just like the drawing showed. the forward flight deck is like that of Ryujo, but on a fleet carrier scale.

-Matt

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And we're back again, this time with another one of those cruisers I promised!

The design of the Oyodo-class was considered fine for submarine squadron flagships or as reconnaissance units, but there were some that believed the IJN could use the design as a replacement for some of the older CLs. The IJN had already begun replacing its CLs starting in 1933, starting with the Katoris:

Katori-class
Katori - commissioned 1933; replaced training cruiser Asama
Kashima - commissioned 1933; replaced training cruiser Izumo
Kashii - commissioned 1934; replaced training cruiser Iwate
Kashiwara - commissioned 1934; replaced training cruiser Yakumo

The Oyodo-class was designed as SubRon flagships, roles which the smaller follow-on Naniwa-class also assumed:
Oyodo-class
Oyodo - commissioned 1934; replaced Komahashi as SubRon flagship
Niyodo - commissioned 1934; replaced Jingei as SubRon flagship

Naniwa-class
Naniwa - commissioned 1935; replaced Chogei as SubRon flagship
Otowa - commissioned 1935; replaced Taigei as SubRon flagship; vessel was converted to CVL
Chishima - commissioned 1935; replaced Tsurugisaki as SubRon flagship; vessel was converted to CVL while under construction
Matsushima - commissioned 1936; replaced Takasaki as SubRon flagship; vessel was converted to CVL while under construction

The Agano-class and their successors were designed to replace the older CLs that were slowly becoming obsolete:
Agano-class
Agano - commissioned 1934; replaced Tenryu, which was converted to convoy escort ship
Noshiro - commissioned 1934; replaced Tatsuta, which was converted to convoy escort ship
Yahagi - commissioned 1935; replaced Kuma, which was converted to convoy escort ship
Sakawa - commissioned 1935; replaced Tama, which was converted to convoy escort ship

Improved Agano-class (Niitaka-class)
Niitaka - commissioned 1935; replaced Kitakami, which was converted to a midget submarine training ship
Tsushima - commissioned 1936; replaced Kiso, which was converted to convoy escort ship
Takachiho - commissioned 1936; replaced Oi, which was converted to a midget submarine training ship
Takasago - commissioned 1937; replaced Nagara, which was converted to convoy escort ship

Improved Oyodo-class (Kamo-class)
Kamo - commissioned 1937; replaced Natori, which was converted to AA cruiser
Kizu - commissioned 1937; replaced Kinu, which was converted to AA cruiser
Nayoro - commissioned 1938; replaced Yura, which was converted to AA cruiser
Izumi - commissioned 1938; replaced Yubari, which was converted to coast defense squadron flagship

Improved Kamo-class (Ayase-class)
Ayase - commissioned 1939; replaced Isuzu, which was converted to AA cruiser
Minase - commissioned 1939; replaced Sendai, which was converted to AA cruiser
Otonase - commissioned 1939; replaced Abukuma, which was converted to AA cruiser
Yoshino - commissioned 1940; replaced Jintsu, which was converted to AA cruiser
Saien - commissioned 1940; replaced Naka, which was converted to AA cruiser

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Main gun turrets look so small compared with the secondry gun mountings?

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What caliber?, the turret style suggest 6" but it looks way too small.

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6.1-inchers, just like Oyodo had. This is a kitbash from WhyMe's Oyodo drawing.

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Back again after a hiatus that was much longer than I'd planned. Laptop crashed, then I lost internet briefly...suffice to say, life got in the way, as it so often does.

Anyway, I thought I'd help this thread make a comeback in a GINORMOUS way. I therefore present to you the Shichido-class battleships (heck, I don't think the term 'super-battleship' fits these beauties; 'mega-battleship' is a more fitting term ).

Enjoy, everyone!

-Matt

Shichido-class Battleships
Names: Shichido ("Seven Circuits"; contained areas such as Musashi and Shinano provinces), Hachido ("Eight Circuits"; contained areas such as Hokkaido), Edo (original name for what is now Tokyo), Yokozuna (Grand Champion of Sumo)
Length: 1,269.5 feet
Armament: 15 x 20-in. main, 12 x 6.1-in. secondary, 60 x 5-in. AA, 252 x 25.mm. AA, & 4 x 13.2-mm. AA

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