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Old 01-31-08, 12:38 AM   #1
RED JOHNSON
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Can Anyone Confirm That an IJN SHINANO of correct shape and Tonnage Will soon be available for SH4 ? Does anyone know for sure.

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Old 01-31-08, 12:40 AM   #2
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This ship has yet to be made by modders around here.
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Old 01-31-08, 12:42 AM   #3
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"Two more IJN units have been added: Shinano Class CV and the ASW version of the Katori Class CL."

Is this what you were asking about? Lurker has included a Shinano CV in his next release of the Run Silent Run Deep Campaign (RSRDC) Mod Phase III.
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Old 01-31-08, 01:16 AM   #4
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He's talking about a whole new model accurately dipicting the Shinano, not just 'bungo pete' style clones.
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Welcome Aboard RED

I see the guys gave you the answer.
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Old 01-31-08, 12:28 PM   #6
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He's talking about a whole new model accurately dipicting the Shinano, not just 'bungo pete' style clones.
Gaaaahhhhh. If we can do that perhaps someone can add Lexington, Yorktown and Essex class CVs... I mean, rather than having to look at Wasp clones every time we enter or leave port?

I tried but gave up when the complexity of 3D modeling overwhelmed my feable talents and abilities.

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Old 01-31-08, 06:50 PM   #7
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The Shinano was my holy grail in SH1. I only saw it one time during a career. It was at anchor in a port I was sneaking into. And I didn't have enough torpedoes left to sink it!
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Perhaps these can clear any fog that some of you folks may encounter:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanes...arrier_Shinano



I also have another source:

"The Illustrated Directory of Warships: From 1860 to the Present" by Salamander Books Ltd. ,copyright 2001

And now the facts:

Shinano

Carrier group support carrier
Completed: 1944
number in class: 1
Displacement: 62,000 tons standard; 71,890 tons full load
Dimensions: Length: 872.7ft. (266.0m), beam 119.0 ft. (36.3m); draught 33.9ft (10.3m)
Propulsion: Four shafts; Kampon geared turbines; 12 boilers; 150,000shp; 27kts; 10,000nm at 18kts.
Aircraft: 47 (capable of storing 120)
Armor: Belt 8.1in (20.6cm); flight deck 3in (7.6cm); hangar deck 7.5in (19cm).
Armament: 16 x 5in; 145 x 25mm AA cannon; 12 x 12-barrel rocket launchers.
Complement: 2,400

History: When launched, Shinano was the largest aircraft carrier in the world and held that title until U.S.S. Kitty Hawk was commissioned in 1961. Unfortunately, Shinano's size was of no avail and her operational life lasted just ten days. Shinano was laid down as the third of the Yamato class battleships, but work was halted on the outbreak of war in December 1941 and then restarted in June 1942, but now as an aircraft carrier, a type that was urgently needed to make up for the carriers lost at the Battle of Midway (June 5, 1942), The battleship hull was retained, but with an additional single long hanger, topped by an armored flightdeck measuring 839.9 x 131.3 ft (256.0 x 40,0m). Despite her enormous size, Shinano was not primarily intended for use as an attack carrier, but as a carrier group support ship, where her enormous storage capacity for aircraft, fuel, and ordnance would have been of great service to the fleet. Shinano was launched in October 1944 and started running trials on November 19, 1944. She was still on trials, with many parts of the work incomplete and her crew onlw partly trained, when she was torpedoed by U.S.S. Archerfish on November 29, 1944 and sank several hours later due to uncontrolled flooding. The reason for her sinking was one of the tasks not completed was the fitting of watertight doors, although the lack of training of the crew also played a part.


Feel free to use any other references, I always enjoy being refreshed. I also apologize for making this so long. I also do hope that I was very informative... and hopefully I wasn't off topic too far.

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