[Rel] IJN Furutaka for Sea Trials

TBear · 02-07-12, 05:37 AM

Sea trials of following

Ship Class: Furutaka class heavy cruiser
Builder: Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki
Laid Down: 5 Dec 1922
Launched: 25 Feb 1925
Commissioned: 31 Mar 1926
Displacement: 9150 tons standard; 10507 tons
Full Length: 595 feet
Beam: 51 feet
Draft: 18 feet
Machinery: 4-shaft Parsons geared turbines, 12 Kampon boilers
Power Output: 102000 SHP
Speed: 34 knots
Range: 7,000nm at 14 knots
Crew: 625
Armor: 76mm belt, 36mm deck
Aircraft: 1 floatplane
Catapult: 1

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Being a Takao class fanatic, what a jump. Visual the first impression is pretty good. It deffently have some apeal. Walking up the deck looking at guns and the upperdeck structure gives you a feeling that this ship can do some damedge, but also let you know that this is not a "i win" Hull for big engagements.

On the bridge she deffently dont seem as "mighty" as the Takao, but looking down the forward deck give you an impression that she is fast and manouverble. She doent look as "fat" as the takao.

She willingly responce to speed changes, and she deffently feels more manouverble than Takao, this might be a visual thing since the bridge are somewhat lower than the bridge on the Takao.

After the initial speed, turn and burn tests i set out to target area. In distance a cargo ship apeared and after sounding general qourters i told the gunners to open fire. With a broadside she feels simulare to the Takao and she sank 4 merchants between 12km to 3000m with no problem. Next in line was 2 destroyers. They steamed ahead charging like they use to, but both where sunk around 5000m out with only minor hits on us.

Damedge test. Well midway here we come. Laid course to cirkle midway speed normal and then just let her hammer out the shells. Against bigger ships she deffently lack some of the power of the Takao, she takes about the same damedge, but do feel abit weaker. If you want to live to tell storys, stay well away from anything bigger than heavy cruisers.

Status
All stations worked. AA guns worked, main gun worked, damedge worked and realy didnt have any isues. She is deffently a ship suitet for raiding and taskforce escort, and she is deffently suiteble for a campaign.(just remember no go to suply or drop missions)

What i would like.
Well kinda the same as on the Takao lol, but looking into that my self
Looked around into Keltos1`s Japanese sub folders and files (That mod bring some game changes that would be cool for these ships)

Japanese captain office. Japanese torpedoes and upgrades.

Pictures and a small movie about this great ship you have made will come soon

Tx for bringing her to us

02-07-12, 05:37 AM	#8
TBear Medic Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 160 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Sea trials of following Ship Class: Furutaka class heavy cruiser Builder: Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki Laid Down: 5 Dec 1922 Launched: 25 Feb 1925 Commissioned: 31 Mar 1926 Displacement: 9150 tons standard; 10507 tons Full Length: 595 feet Beam: 51 feet Draft: 18 feet Machinery: 4-shaft Parsons geared turbines, 12 Kampon boilers Power Output: 102000 SHP Speed: 34 knots Range: 7,000nm at 14 knots Crew: 625 Armor: 76mm belt, 36mm deck Aircraft: 1 floatplane Catapult: 1 ---------------------------------------- Being a Takao class fanatic, what a jump. Visual the first impression is pretty good. It deffently have some apeal. Walking up the deck looking at guns and the upperdeck structure gives you a feeling that this ship can do some damedge, but also let you know that this is not a "i win" Hull for big engagements. On the bridge she deffently dont seem as "mighty" as the Takao, but looking down the forward deck give you an impression that she is fast and manouverble. She doent look as "fat" as the takao. She willingly responce to speed changes, and she deffently feels more manouverble than Takao, this might be a visual thing since the bridge are somewhat lower than the bridge on the Takao. After the initial speed, turn and burn tests i set out to target area. In distance a cargo ship apeared and after sounding general qourters i told the gunners to open fire. With a broadside she feels simulare to the Takao and she sank 4 merchants between 12km to 3000m with no problem. Next in line was 2 destroyers. They steamed ahead charging like they use to, but both where sunk around 5000m out with only minor hits on us. Damedge test. Well midway here we come. Laid course to cirkle midway speed normal and then just let her hammer out the shells. Against bigger ships she deffently lack some of the power of the Takao, she takes about the same damedge, but do feel abit weaker. If you want to live to tell storys, stay well away from anything bigger than heavy cruisers. Status All stations worked. AA guns worked, main gun worked, damedge worked and realy didnt have any isues. She is deffently a ship suitet for raiding and taskforce escort, and she is deffently suiteble for a campaign.(just remember no go to suply or drop missions) What i would like. Well kinda the same as on the Takao lol, but looking into that my self Looked around into Keltos1`s Japanese sub folders and files (That mod bring some game changes that would be cool for these ships) Japanese captain office. Japanese torpedoes and upgrades. Pictures and a small movie about this great ship you have made will come soon Tx for bringing her to us __________________ *IJN rules, but peabody makes it float!* *"TAKAO" Status: work in progress*