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Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/15/2004 8:58:46 PM   
guke

 

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Status: offline 		In your opinion, what ist the most beautiful IJN ship?

My vote goes to the Mogami CA class. (obviously the
1943 conversion of Mogami herself was an aberration)

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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/15/2004 9:06:36 PM   
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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/15/2004 9:13:27 PM   
Mike Scholl

 

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Status: offline 		For elegance of lines, the Yamato's are hard to beat. The CA's, with that "out of place" fifth
turret that can't fire forward just don't quite "look right".

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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/15/2004 10:17:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		Beauty being relative, I always thought the fuso's looked cool because of the pagoda-style masts. Altho any of the PH carriers in flames looks good to me too.

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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/16/2004 12:24:51 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: guke

In your opinion, what ist the most beautiful IJN ship?

My vote goes to the Mogami CA class. (obviously the
1943 conversion of Mogami herself was an aberration)

regards,
Gunnar


They are butt ugly.

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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/16/2004 12:25:34 AM   
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< Message edited by Ron Saueracker -- 9/15/2004 5:59:52 PM >

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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/16/2004 12:58:20 AM   
Tiornu

 

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I deny any Freudian connection.

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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/16/2004 1:00:08 AM   
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edit: Tiornu beat me to it.

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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/16/2004 1:46:58 AM   
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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/16/2004 4:33:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		They all look good sitting on the bottem. That soft watery distortion and the slow creap of sea life growing on them is my favorite. The rearranging of the superstructure and hull courtesy of the 1000#lb bombs and various torpedoes of the USN.

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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/16/2004 4:37:19 AM   
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Status: offline 		How about Zuikaku/Shokaku? The most handsome carriers for sure, right?

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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/16/2004 4:46:21 AM   
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ORIGINAL: jnier

How about Zuikaku/Shokaku? The most handsome carriers for sure, right?


Yeah, I got to give an amen to that.

Or should that be, "Tenno Banzai!"?

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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/16/2004 5:58:48 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi, This thread shouuld have been one post and then just a lot of "your rights" following. Guke knows what he is talking about. (But truthfully I agree the Yamato class BB are among the most beautiful ships ever built)

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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/16/2004 6:21:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yamato Class, Big burly and has those sweet love handles on the side... lots of her to love
grace prow.. my favorite aspect is the long bow and bulbous curves.. very sexy.. in a kind of 18" way

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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/16/2004 6:36:47 AM   
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ORIGINAL: freeboy

Yamato Class, Big burly and has those sweet love handles on the side... lots of her to love
grace prow.. my favorite aspect is the long bow and bulbous curves.. very sexy.. in a kind of 18" way


Crist, Freeboy! Go cruise a porn sight for a while. You've been gaming too hard.

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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/16/2004 6:39:47 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi, For a good time call 1-900-Yamato 1.25 per minute

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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/16/2004 6:42:47 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi, For a good time call 1-900-Yamato 1.25 per minute

lol

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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/16/2004 8:48:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		shokaku/zuikako imho.

they are beautiful looking carriers and also they gave the american fleet a very good fight during the war until their end.



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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/16/2004 4:00:12 PM   
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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/16/2004 5:49:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		shokaku and zuikaku are indeed both very good looking carriers, but I prefer the Shinano, though it was pretty useless during the war.

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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/16/2004 5:59:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		Taiho was a good-looking ship. It's a shame there were so few photos of her.

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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/16/2004 6:43:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		I agree with irrelevant about the Takeo class, very handsome ships. I also like Akagi and the Zuikaku/Shokaku carriers.

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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/17/2004 12:42:55 AM   
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maybe i'll do a new banner




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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/17/2004 3:07:02 AM   
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Status: offline 		I vote Taiho, carrier-wise. With Tone and Fuso coming after that.

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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/17/2004 4:22:25 AM   
Mike Scholl

 

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Status: offline 		Personally, I disqualify all carriers as their design purpose results in variations of the
"cheesebox on a raft" description given the USS Monitor. It's impossible to combine
elegant lines and a flight deck.

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RE: Most beautiful IJN ship? - 9/17/2004 4:26:07 AM   
Ron Saueracker


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Status: offline 		Myokos look better than Takeos...no arguement. Thing is, ya have to like natural breasts, not California implants. Takeos are totally top heavy. Look weird.

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