More Accurate Conning Towers?

MGR1 · 04-03-10, 04:06 PM

At the moment, I'm running a late '42 campaign commanding a Gar class sub.

One thing that rather puzzles

me, is that the shears on the Gar conning tower look like those on a Gato conning tower:

USS Wahoo (this is near identical to the half cut Tambor/Gar CT):

Whereas the real Tambor/Gar class had a very different design:

USS Trout:

I know that the latter is a full conning tower, but it's at more-or-less the same angle as the Wahoo pic.

What I was wondering is if anyone has thought about altering the shears on the Tambor/Gar models to be more accurate?

The same applies to the conning tower on the Sargo's - the real ones were very different to what the game model has.

Perhaps it's a bit "anal-retentive"

, but it would be nice if it could be done.

Mike.

04-03-10, 04:06 PM	#1
MGR1 Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom Posts: 980 Downloads: 252 Uploads: 0	More Accurate Conning Towers? At the moment, I'm running a late '42 campaign commanding a Gar class sub. One thing that rather puzzles me, is that the shears on the Gar conning tower look like those on a Gato conning tower: USS Wahoo (this is near identical to the half cut Tambor/Gar CT): Whereas the real Tambor/Gar class had a very different design: USS Trout: I know that the latter is a full conning tower, but it's at more-or-less the same angle as the Wahoo pic. What I was wondering is if anyone has thought about altering the shears on the Tambor/Gar models to be more accurate? The same applies to the conning tower on the Sargo's - the real ones were very different to what the game model has. Perhaps it's a bit "anal-retentive" , but it would be nice if it could be done. Mike. __________________ "I am the battleship Jean Bart. This name originates from a certain 'respected' privateer... Yes? You want to know what privateers are? Hmph, they are pirates that rob openly under the banner of their country." Jean Bart from the mobile game Azur Lane.