Nintoku Class Armored Cruiser: Ordered right at the turn of the century, the the two ships of the Nintoku Class were part of the second step in Koko's Navy expansion plan: domestic procurement. Purposefully using the four Armstrong built Japanese ACRs as aid and starting point for the design, Kokoa...
is it practical Completely impratical. https://i.imgur.com/xs7J6DJ.png The barbette for a twin 409mm turret has a larger diameter than that of Fuso's 356mm ones. That would require the barbettes for turrets 1,2 and 3 to be removed and the internal structure gutted to get the extra space needed to f...
If two or three views are included, they must depict the same individual aircraft in the same paint schemes, markings, and configuration (e.g. landing gear deployed). I was planning to show three views : - Floating - Takingoff - Flying ("classic" view) Would it be prohibited ? (my design has a mobi...
Umeda U-7 In early 1928, with the upcoming establishment of state-owned Koutei Koku Yuso Kabushiki Kaisha (Emperor Air Transport Corporation), Umeda -one of the leading Kokoan aircraft manufacturers- was tasked with the developement of a large flying boat capable of offering passenger services to J...
Koko, CV-24 Inuwashi Discussions regarding what would later become Koko's first 'supercarrier' first began in 1966, shortly after CV-23 Sekirei's deployment to Vietnam, as shortcomings regarding the current roster of Kokoan carrier-based planes (a mix of license built F-11 super-tigers and A-4 skyha...
Shinryu Class SSBN: Born in a time of major realignment of Koko's military policies, the ominously named Shinryu (abyssal dragon), namesake of a class of five, was the first Kokoan SSBN, and first nuclear-powered submarine as well. Given its novel nature, Kokoan designers recieved some assistance fr...