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RE: USA ship art - 7/13/2010 9:25:48 AM

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You can get photos like this one of the USS Iowa.

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RE: USA ship art - 7/13/2010 1:44:51 PM

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You can get photos like this one of the USS Iowa.

Oooh. I'll definately have to visit that site. Thanks!

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RE: USA ship art - 3/13/2011 11:40:20 PM

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I don't know if this class is in the game or not,but I came across it in a book and thought I would do the art for it,it's the 1890 Protected cruiser Columbia class!

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RE: USA ship art - 3/13/2011 11:53:16 PM

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They could be added as "what if" ships. The Navy disposed of them just before the WPO time period. Given the USN's shortage of cruisers, it's plausible that they could be brought back into service.

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RE: USA ship art - 3/14/2011 12:28:07 AM

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I have just added them via the editor to uncle Graham's ( hellfirejet ) TORA TORA TORA scenario so they are now recommisioned and in the game!

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RE: USA ship art - 3/16/2011 7:38:06 AM

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All new Lexington class Battlecruiser. dedicated to Connfire

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RE: USA ship art - 3/16/2011 5:42:15 PM

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Thank you - I'm honored

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RE: USA ship art - 3/16/2011 5:46:28 PM

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I'm sure I heard uncle Graham mention you asking him about the Lexington Battlecruiser way back when,anyway I thought I should dedicate this one to you hope you like it!

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RE: USA ship art - 3/16/2011 7:45:14 PM

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Yes, I was the Lexington BC guy, and that is sharp artwork.

Ever since I was a kid and started getting into naval history I had a facination with the big, beautiful, fast, flawed, ill-fated BCs. Maybe I got into the Lex's because they are the closest the USA ever came to actually having BCs. They're one of the interesing "what ifs" of the era - would CV development have been slowed if they were completed? Any that survived Pearl Harbor would probably have become CV escorts, but would the USA have been more aggressive in getting closer to the Japanese if they had fast, big gunned escorts in 1942? Or would they have tried to use them in hit-and-run raids, like the Japanese used Hiei and Kirishima in the Solomons? Would they have died quickly under air attack like Repulse? Lots of possibilities.

Even after they were converted, Lexington and Saratoga made attractive CVs too, in my opinion.

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RE: USA ship art - 3/16/2011 7:57:23 PM

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I thought the Alaska class world war 2 were classified as Battlecruiser ? or were they Large cruiser!

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RE: USA ship art - 3/28/2011 10:47:08 AM

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USA Pennsylvania class Dreadnought.

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RE: USA ship art - 3/28/2011 11:24:25 AM

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Screen shot showing some more new art work!

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RE: USA ship art - 3/28/2011 2:13:58 PM

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I thought the Alaska class world war 2 were classified as Battlecruiser ? or were they Large cruiser!

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Kirk 23, they were large cruisers. Effectively they were where cruisers were heading had it not been for the Washington Naval Treaty.

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RE: USA ship art - 3/28/2011 5:40:49 PM

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Thanks Warspite1.

I'm not happy with the Pennsylvania class on the previous post,so I have reworked it and it looks more realistic in this version I think,plus not sure if the colour is right or not,is the grey to light ?

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RE: USA ship art - 3/29/2011 3:09:49 PM

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Colorado class Dreadnought.

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RE: USA ship art - 3/29/2011 3:45:18 PM

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Tennessee class Dreadnought.

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RE: USA ship art - 3/29/2011 4:56:17 PM

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New Mexico class Dreadnought.

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RE: USA ship art - 3/29/2011 5:59:11 PM

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Its really been facinating to see how the artwork in WPO has evolved, thanks to artists like Graham and Kirk

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RE: USA ship art - 3/29/2011 6:02:32 PM

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Cheers Connfire, here is Nevada class just completed.

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RE: USA ship art - 3/29/2011 8:48:43 PM

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South Dakota class.

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RE: USA ship art - 3/29/2011 9:37:43 PM

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Another test naval combat screen showing new art work.

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RE: USA ship art - 3/29/2011 11:22:23 PM

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New York class Dreadnought.

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RE: USA ship art - 3/30/2011 9:24:30 AM

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Langley Aircraft carrier.

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RE: USA ship art - 3/30/2011 4:46:17 PM

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Wow. Once again you have raised the bar for WPO artwork, Kirk! Great job!

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RE: USA ship art - 3/30/2011 10:08:56 PM

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Cheers Rob sometimes the art work really is a bit of a challenge,those cage masts nip the head trying to get them to look right,anyway I have just completed another ship class,this time it's Wyoming class Dreadnought.