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Howdy Dimitry97,

The only reason to keep these two ships in place of Nelson/Rodney, would be to keep the costs to the absolute minimum. The 16" guns would need to be a completely new weapon with all of the design, proving, and then building of the required guns. Keeping to the triple 15", already constructed, keeps the extra costs down to zero.

I keep the fourth Majestic Class ship (Majestic, Goliath, Bulwark and Albion) Albion (45% complete November 1918) to convert to a large carrier. If I kept it with this JSB inspired offshoot, then I would be able to build one more new, purpose built, carrier at the new limits set down by the WNT.

Taking the next step is a WW2 upgrade for the Majestic Mk-2 ships.

That ship looks beefy, nice work!

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I'm not sure about that... I think those "Furies" were land based versions of the latter Sea Fury.

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Fairey Falcon, 1944.

Started as a private venture in 1939, the Fairey designers were awarded an Air Ministry specification so that funding could be provided for continued development. This was cancelled in 1940 as the Air Ministry poured money into traditional manufacturers and aircraft. The Admiralty stepped in as the Falcon was exactly the type of small, nimble fighter they required for all aircraft carrier types. The new type of 'Escort' carrier especially required a 'light' fighter that could operate from their shorter flight decks. First flight of the Falcon was October 1942. Further development flights followed with the aircraft showing such promise that a pre-production order for ten aircraft was placed with Fairey in 1943. Six of these aircraft were sent to 809 squadron for service evaluation aboard HMS Victorious. They proved extremely useful in downing the fighters flying air patrol over the Tirpitz so that the bombers could attack the battleship, putting the Tirpitz out of action for several months. Accepted for full production, the first production models were assigned to the new aircraft carrier Implacable which sailed to join the British Pacific Fleet in late 1944.

Pilots described the acceleration of the Falcon as like having a rocket strapped to their back. In mock dogfights on the long trip from the UK to Sydney, the Falcon consistently outfought and outflew the Corsair and Hellcats aboard the other carriers of the group. Eventually to make them even more useful as fighter bombers, hardpoints were fitted for 2x250lb bombs or drop tanks, plus underwing pylons could be fitted for 6 of the 60lb rocket projectiles. The main gun armament of four 20mm cannon in the nose being superior to the 0.5" Browning machine guns on the Corsairs and Hellcats. Level speeds of 450-460mph were regularly attained with over 500mph in a dive.

I think those Fairey's Engineers were heavily inspired on the Japanese Kyushu J7W...
However I think that looong landing gear is far from ideal for carrier-borne aircrafts... (Although the Shiden was designed for the IJN, it was land based)

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I'm Norwegian, known for our awesomenes and the ability to not be scared to easy, but that HMS Bulwark in 1942 mod... If I meet it out there as an enemy... I would wet my pants...

Fairey Falcon Mk-2

Several improvements were made to create the Mk-2 Falcon. In active service what had seemed a generous radius of action turned out to be too short. To improve this a new wing was designed that integrated an external fuel tank into the wing. The external hardpoints for extra drop tanks and bombs were kept.




The drawings may still need work, this is only the second aircraft I have tried (the first crashed and burned), so I am happy for people to help me with constructive comments that help me improve the drawings.

HMS Apollo 1932

In Greek Mythology, Apollo is the big brother of Hermes. So it also proved for the Royal Navy. The RN's first Washington Treaty Aircraft Carrier, the HMS Apollo was an enlarged Hermes, utilising the information gained from operating the early carriers. At just over 800 feet it was for some time the RN's largest ship. Having only 27,000 standard tons to play with, something had to give to get a ship 807 x 104 feet. What gave was armour. Only the most vital systems in the ship were given armour coverage. Three inches of box armour were placed around the armouries and propulsion systems.

As with most ships of the time a heavy gun armament was provided with 12 x 5.5" as the main armament, with 4 x 4" AA guns and the new 2pd guns in octuple and quadruple mounts. The aircraft were navalised versions of the equivalent land based aircraft. The ship was designed to carry the maximum number of aircraft internally and this equated to 76 aircraft (plus or minus 4-6 depending on size and type. If the RN followed USN policy and included a deck park of aircraft to the total, that would take the aircraft complement to 90-100 aircraft.

Looks nice cant wait for a 1939 rebuild