New Unit - "Atlanta" Class Light Cruiser (WIP)

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Just a heads up to expect an additional surface unit for the underequipped US Navy. The ship is based on the hull of the "Dido" class - an obvious choice. I've modded the eqp files and given it the correct main armament of 16 5" guns, which are in roughly correct locations; unfortunately, I had to get rid of the torpedo tubes to place two of the turrets. PLEASE, if ANYONE has photos or technical information about this class, post it here. I'd post screenshots of her but the skin I designed is so hideous it's embarassing. Thanks

EDIT: I'll probably regret this, but anyway... here are a couple of screens. I'm just about finished with the eqp file. The skin is obviously still in its early stages. I'm toying with using textures created almost entirely by hand, instead of relying heavily on photo textures. The hull would look a lot better if I could add some rivet textures I created, but I have a suspicion that the hulls were welded, not riveted. One annoying thing is that the superstructure and hull share a big chunk of texture, so I need to keep part of the forward deckhouse featureless. You may notice superstructure fixtures on the hull; these will be removed.