I was about to ask if that was the Long Beach. Looks like her bridge is even taller than a Tico, which I didn't think was possible (all....those....stairs...).
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WWII history and tactics
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I was about to ask if that was the Long Beach. Looks like her bridge is even taller than a Tico, which I didn't think was possible (all....those....stairs...).
No, there were several others to include the California class cruisers.
Things not to have happen on cruise . . . being in the hangar bay and realizing "Shit! I'm almost late for Tower Flower!"
10 stories later . . .
As HH says no, several other nuke cruisers were made but all were decommissioned by the mid 90's due to cost. The Long Beach was the last cruiser built on a long and slender WWII 'traditional' cruiser-style hull though, a point pride for the crew.
.....and being the first by a couple of months.
Ah, the Montanas. WWII vaporware, but still really cool vaporware.
Ah, the Montanas. WWII vaporware, but still really cool vaporware.
The Montana class were Leviathans. 35 feet longer, 13 feet wider, 14,000 tons heavier than the Iowa class. Not only did it have a 4th main gun turret, but the 5" secondary armament went from a 38 calibre to a 54 calibre. They were to be massive.
Although a good representation of the penultimate USN BB the resources that would have been needed to build them were far better off being used in CVs and SSs.The Montana class were Leviathans. 35 feet longer, 13 feet wider, 14,000 tons heavier than the Iowa class. Not only did it have a 4th main gun turret, but the 5" secondary armament went from a 38 calibre to a 54 calibre. They were to be massive.
Weren't they the first class to be designed after the intel broke on the Yamatos? And to be a pedantic putz, the "ultimate" class. The Iowas were the second to last, making them "penultimate."The Montana class were Leviathans. 35 feet longer, 13 feet wider, 14,000 tons heavier than the Iowa class. Not only did it have a 4th main gun turret, but the 5" secondary armament went from a 38 calibre to a 54 calibre. They were to be massive.
I don't think so. The Montana class was designed prior to the war and the USN didn't have a full grasp of the capability of the Yamato BBs until later in the war (http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/tech-084.htm).Weren't they the first class to be designed after the intel broke on the Yamatos? And to be a pedantic putz, the "ultimate" class. The Iowas were the second to last, making them "penultimate."
The US had the Montana class, Japan had plans for a Super Yamato class armed with 6 (3x2) 20"guns and Germany had plans for the H class (variants H-39 through H-44) - the biggest version was the H-44 at 1,131 long and armed with 8 (4x2) 20" rifles. It makes the Bismarck class look tiny. Two of the H-39's had their keels laid before the war but production was stopped after hostilities commenced.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-class_battleship_proposals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_A-150_battleship
Realistic fictional depiction of H44 dwarfing the Tirpitz to the left
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-class_battleship_proposals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_A-150_battleship
Realistic fictional depiction of H44 dwarfing the Tirpitz to the left
Eh, everyone had plans but then reality intruded. Even the US, with the most resources of anyone in the war by far, had to cry uncle when it came to the Montana-class. And some weren't even practical, like the later Japanese and German designs where the guns would have exceeded the contemporary targeting capability. A huge shell isn't much good if it can't hit the target or is fired only once every minute or two.
And then there's this http://www.upsection.com/2012/03/ic...iology-the-study-of-pykrete-and-the-bergship/
Leave it to the Brits for all kinds of weird.
Leave it to the Brits for all kinds of weird.