Italys' repsonse to British cruiser tanks. None entered service due to the armistice. https://i.imgur.com/8lgvd63.png The 1940 design for a heavy tank armed with a 75mm gun. None entered service due to shifting priorities and lack of resources. https://i.imgur.com/6WrPXIt.png A redesigned version of...
AMX-50-120 Surblinde was a heavily amrored version of the AMX 50 with a 120mm gun in a conventional turret. Not built as a 120mm version of the oscillating turret was developed. https://i.imgur.com/AH4LCP1.png The Chasseur de Chars was a fast lightly armored tank destroyer equipped with a 90mm gun. ...
The color of the paint is determined by what exact substance is used to make the hull unpleasant to sealife. There is quite a wide range of colors, even among some navies. The Royal Navy in WW1 had black, dark/light grey, brown-red, red and green colors. I'm unaware of green being used by the Japane...
Make sure to remove the crown from the flag. I doubt a civilian airship would be flying the Regia Marina ensign. The national flag at the time kept the middle motif, excluding the crown above.
Back when I did the Soviet cruisers and the Imperial Navy-days Svetlana class I semi-did the Nakhimov as designed but got a little carried away and forgot about the original design, so I've done that now. https://i.imgur.com/RkkpeHI.png And I'll throw in the Maraviev Amurskyy, a class of two cruiser...
Here's an updated version of most of these never-weres. The Nikolai has some tweaks and a recolor: https://i.imgur.com/ANlqRlH.png https://i.imgur.com/4wLNc8u.png https://i.imgur.com/jqCwfEA.png Similarly the Izmail has gotten some touch-ups: https://i.imgur.com/Z14eMIZ.png The Svetlana got some tou...
It should not be that much of a surprise that understanding and improvements in testing facilities had improved by the 30s and 40s compared to when the US invented the bulbous forefoot in the early 1900s.
I tested some of these bulbs on my Littorio drawing, and it really did not look good.
I forgot to post these yesterday, but here's the three large cruiser designs offered to Spain by Ansaldo. All of these designs have standard Italian armament such as the Breda 20mm and 37mm mounts and 90mm AAA guns, though two of the designs have a new Minizini-based twin mount. Realistically had th...
Here's a little play on some of the designs that would lead up to the Littorio, but it's actually the Littorio, or a slightly earlier version of her. 2x4 15" guns and 16x135mm guns: https://i.imgur.com/BNafSpM.png 3x3 15" guns and 12x135mm guns: https://i.imgur.com/LBbw4aa.png 4x2 15" guns and 16x13...