Well guys, it didn't take long for me to get a request to post my BB ideas. Before I do I just want everyone to know that this project is my baby and I am a little sensitive about it ( i guess anyone would be if they put 4 years into it) so please let the critisism be just and well founded. I want critics, not haters, LOL
A little history, I have been a BB fan for a long time and while i was in college I decided I would design the ULTIMATE BB. I was young and immature and so the design reflected that. Then as I grew older and my esperience with real warships grew, I refined the idea incorporated what I could of current naval philosophy and my own and yadda yadda yadda.
The result was two ships. The first, named USS Montana (BBN-72), and the second, USS Constitution (BCN-7).
Now for the pictures....
Here is the orginal concept.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...SSErinBB72.jpg
Shoot that idea up all you want. It had waaaaaay to many guns and instead of tactical missles, it carried strategic ballistic missles. Need I say more?
And here are my finished products....
USS Montana
Please ignore the stats on that picture. I havent updated them in some time.
Now for the battlecruiser, USS Constitution...
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...BGN7wLAMPS.jpg
A little background on this. After much work on the Montana, I decided to show my work to some friends who said much of what you guys will probably say about it. So after all their kind words I went to modifying the idea to something more compatible with current ideas. In so doing i reduced the number of guns from 12 to 4. I havent come up with a caliber for these smaller guns, but so far i have been thinking of 12"/54's. The armor on this ship would also be somewhat reduced. How far recuced? I dont know yet. Again, these are works in progress.
Lastly, I have also decided to try to design the decks of this thing. So here is what I've got...
*NOTE* These deck plans, for now, just relate to the Montana.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g.../crossplan.jpg
Well this is all I've got for now. Thank you in advance for any advice or suggestions.
A little history, I have been a BB fan for a long time and while i was in college I decided I would design the ULTIMATE BB. I was young and immature and so the design reflected that. Then as I grew older and my esperience with real warships grew, I refined the idea incorporated what I could of current naval philosophy and my own and yadda yadda yadda.
The result was two ships. The first, named USS Montana (BBN-72), and the second, USS Constitution (BCN-7).
Now for the pictures....
Here is the orginal concept.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...SSErinBB72.jpg
Shoot that idea up all you want. It had waaaaaay to many guns and instead of tactical missles, it carried strategic ballistic missles. Need I say more?
And here are my finished products....
USS Montana
Please ignore the stats on that picture. I havent updated them in some time.
Now for the battlecruiser, USS Constitution...
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...BGN7wLAMPS.jpg
A little background on this. After much work on the Montana, I decided to show my work to some friends who said much of what you guys will probably say about it. So after all their kind words I went to modifying the idea to something more compatible with current ideas. In so doing i reduced the number of guns from 12 to 4. I havent come up with a caliber for these smaller guns, but so far i have been thinking of 12"/54's. The armor on this ship would also be somewhat reduced. How far recuced? I dont know yet. Again, these are works in progress.
Lastly, I have also decided to try to design the decks of this thing. So here is what I've got...
*NOTE* These deck plans, for now, just relate to the Montana.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g.../crossplan.jpg
Well this is all I've got for now. Thank you in advance for any advice or suggestions.
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