[TEC] Question: would anyone be interested in a couple "fixed" ships?

[GerritJ9]

Jentschura's "Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy 1869-1945" has several photos of the W13 minesweeper class, they clearly show shielded single 4.7-inch guns so they are definitely correct. This publication is a must for modders, it has LOTS of photos and line drawings- not only of the major ship types and classes but also of the more humble ships such as minesweepers and other auxiliaries. My copy is dated 1977, though, so it may not be available any longer. However, I'll be happy to scan stuff provided you ask very nicely

[tater]

Wow $90 for a copy. I think I need to own it

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[tater]

So far I have the guns added to the minelayer (already in my campaign), I dumped the 5 inch on the Zimbu for a 3in, and I have Akizuki with the proper TT setup.

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[GerritJ9]

It's worth the money if you can still get it, even though it does have some incorrect info occasionally, particularly where minor ship's fates are concerned. I suspect that Jentschura used the results of US early post-war research into Japanese losses- sometimes, the Japanese themselves did not know what the cause of a particular loss was. The "Shinonome" is such a case. She was escorting the invasion convoy to Miri, but was sunk with all hands and as her sinking was not witnessed from other Japanese ships, it was assumed she hit a mine. Much later post-war research showed she had been actually sunk by Dutch aircraft. Initially ML-KNIL Glenn Martin bombers were credited with the kill, but further research showed she had actually been sunk by an MLD Do-24. Because of the conditions (cloudy) the Japanese had not observed any enemy air activity, hence they did not even consider the possibility of "Shinonome"'s loss being caused by aircraft. The ML Glenn Martins are now credited with sinking a subchaser; the confusion as to whether the Dornier or the Glenn Martins sank the "Shinonome"was caused by the remarkably similar way in which both ships sank- both received one or more direct hits, and both rapidly capsized before going to the bottom with all hands.
If you use it with caution as to such info for minor vessels, it is definitely an asset, especially the pics and drawings.

[tater]

Cool, think I will buy it. I'm a bookaholic

It'll force me to remodel the den sooner, I need more bookshelves.

[tater]

I found a new ship to have an altered eqp file.

Asashio. Asashio, and the very closely related Kagero Class (Asashio is our stand-in for the visually identical Kagero) both had similar late war modifications, so I can make them change a little in 1944. They lose the X turret and have it replaced by AAA (in reality a 2 mount balcony, but that is beyond the scope of the eqp file). They also received 4 DC throwers.

That'll add some historical realism to them, and will also make them rather more nasty as ASW platforms. The DC throwers might be tough, but I can add a few I'm sure.

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[tater]

IJN Corrected eqp files, version 1.0

http://mpgtext.net/subshare/408Corre...0EQP%201.0.rar

This is a simple mod to improve the accuracy of a few ships by modding their eqp files alone (in the name of modularity). A more definitive improvement could obviously be made with DAT work, rosters, sns files, etc, but I will leave that for a later definitive mod.

This mod alters the eqps of:

DD Akizuki: replaces quad TT mount with quad TT "turret"

DD Asashio: replaces X turret with triple 25mm mount in 1944. Replaces 2 single 25mm mounts with K guns (in RL it got 4 DC launchers, but that'll need dat work).

MS No13: changed the guns back to the shielded 4 inch versions.

NML_Okinoshima: added turrets.

KMCS_Zinbu: dumped the CL guns in favor of 3 inchers.


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