[WIP] A new great battleship!
 

With Gerome's permission, i'm working on his Roma battleship, for this new unit:

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/5817/rowtn1.jpg
RM Duilio
http://www.regiamarina.net/arsenals/...ilio_class.jpg

This unit is thinked for give an alternative to italian Littorio\Roma class for Med Campaign. In facts, all no-Littorio class of italian battleships had 4 main gun turrets, like Duilio. Only Littorio class had 3 gun towers.
Give your impressions, please ^_^

Very Nice...as always


KD

Looks like another beauty in the making there VonDos.:up:

Seems like it is time to ask Prevateer to help with some new italian main Turrets. By the way with some minor changes this project could be extended to another Italian BB Julio Chesare finalizing Italian battle line.
http://warships.web4u.cz/italia/bb/img/rys-ceasare.gif

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/5817/rowtn1.jpg

This is a problem; what can i use for main towers?
320 binate and 320 trinate aren't included in SH3\GWX, i think.
Duilio had 2 320binate and 2 320trinate

For now i've those options:
11inch triple, 14 double, 15 double, 16triple, 18triple

My idea is use 15double and 16triple, but they're too big; btw 14double and 16 triple are too different one from other...

help!

Hey , once this is done With your permission could i port it too sh4 and make it playable?

I think no present guns will fit. You should ask Privateer for assistance.

Yes, you will be authorized to import her.
Before i must solve the problem, btw ^_^

just a thought
 

Very nice to see those big Italian(poorly used) ships in the game..
:up:
Cheers

Excellent work VD, as always! Can't wait to sink her!!! :lurk:

Bah... It looks just like all of those others....

.... GREAT SHIPS YOU ALWAYS BUILD! :rock:

:rotfl:

:up:

Weight?
Size?
Draught?
Lenght?
Width?
Mast?
Engine power?
Propellers?
Rudder drag?

Very nice Von D
:up:

That would be an excellent addition VD http://www.psionguild.org/forums/ima...s/thumbsup.gif

I don't know what to say. One day - one ship, idea.
Awesome! :yep:

Fantastic looking,always love the red&white stripping on the bow deck,trust the Italians to have a bit of style with there ships:up:

Duliio tale of the tape.

Displacement: As built:

22,956 tons normal
24,729 tons full load
As modernized:
26,434 tons normal
29,391 tons full load Length:

168.96 m (554.3 ft) Beam:

28.03 m (92.0 ft) Draft:

8.58 m (28.1 ft) Propulsion:

As built:

Steam turbine system
20 boilers
4 shafts
30,000 shp


As modernized:

Steam turbine system
8 Yarrow type boilers
2 shafts
75,000 shp Speed:
As built: 21 knots (39 km/h)

As modernized: 27 knots (50 km/h) Complement:
As built: 1,233

As modernized: 1,485 Armament:
As built:

13 × 305 mm (12 in) guns (Three triple and two double turrets)
16 × 152 mm (6 in) guns
13 × 76 mm (3 in) guns
6 × 76 mm anti-aircraft guns
3 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes

As modernized:

10 × 320 mm (12.6 in) guns (Two triple and two double turrets)
12 × 135 mm (5.3 in) guns (Four triple turrets)
13 × 76 mm guns
10 × 90 mm (3.5 in) anti-aircraft guns
15 × 37 mm anti-aircraft guns
16 × 20 mm anti-aircraft guns Armor:
Belt: 100 mm
Turrets: 275 mm
Decks: 250 mm

Shouldn't the guns look like this?
http://www.serafimov.com/public/general/roma32.jpg

Something like this ^_^

You know, Duilio and Cavour class had 320guns instead 381 of littorio class, btw design is similar!

(What a nice model in your image! °_°)

That's the image I'm useing to finish the Italian triples.
:yep:
Check out the model here.
http://www.military-meshes.com/forum...hread.php?t=87

The Doubles are nearly done.

I started the Italian Guns just after the Averof Guns were released.
;)