Post by fluorophil on Jul 12, 2012 16:28:14 GMT -5
And on today's menu we have a target (whoops!), I mean an aircraft carrier.
This is my first attempt, so please be gentle...
The wiki entry is for a quick look at the history - try a Google search if you want to see what it looks like... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_class_aircraft_carrier
Ships in Class: Gibraltar, Malta, Africa, New Zealand
My sources include:
Conway's – All the World's Fighting Ships 1922 - 1946. (2006 reprint)
Chesnau – Aircraft Carriers of the World, 1914 to the Present: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. (2000 reprint)
Brown – Nelson to Vanguard: Warship Design and Development 1923 – 1945. (2000)
Proposed stats:
Malta Class CV (7+)
Hull: 188 (46900 t)
Speed: 9
Armour: 9
SAV: 4
AA / ASW: 12 / 0
Move Step: Battleship
Shoot Step: Cruiser
Fire Control: RDR
Primary Weapon:
Secondary Weapons: 16 x 4.5” Mk V (8 x 2)
Primary Data:
Short: Med: Long: Ext:
Arcs:
Pen: Dmg:
Secondary Data:
Short: 9 Med: 18 Long: 27 Ext: 36
Arcs: 2 x [4] P
2 x [4] S
Pen: 1 Dmg: 2
Aircraft: F =13 B = 3 T = 3 Flight Ops: 3
TT: Nil
I am interested in everyone's thoughts on these ships and stats...
This is my first attempt, so please be gentle...
The wiki entry is for a quick look at the history - try a Google search if you want to see what it looks like... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_class_aircraft_carrier
Ships in Class: Gibraltar, Malta, Africa, New Zealand
My sources include:
Conway's – All the World's Fighting Ships 1922 - 1946. (2006 reprint)
Chesnau – Aircraft Carriers of the World, 1914 to the Present: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. (2000 reprint)
Brown – Nelson to Vanguard: Warship Design and Development 1923 – 1945. (2000)
Proposed stats:
Malta Class CV (7+)
Hull: 188 (46900 t)
Speed: 9
Armour: 9
SAV: 4
AA / ASW: 12 / 0
Move Step: Battleship
Shoot Step: Cruiser
Fire Control: RDR
Primary Weapon:
Secondary Weapons: 16 x 4.5” Mk V (8 x 2)
Primary Data:
Short: Med: Long: Ext:
Arcs:
Pen: Dmg:
Secondary Data:
Short: 9 Med: 18 Long: 27 Ext: 36
Arcs: 2 x [4] P
2 x [4] S
Pen: 1 Dmg: 2
Aircraft: F =13 B = 3 T = 3 Flight Ops: 3
TT: Nil
I am interested in everyone's thoughts on these ships and stats...
