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They look great to me, excellent work!

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-Koko Kyouwakoku (Republic of Koko)
-Koko's carrier-based aircrafts of WWII
-Koko Kaiun Yuso Kaisha - KoKaYu Line (Koko AU spinoff)
-Koko - Civil Aviation

Good looking fast BB, BB.

Agreed. I like how you designed and depicted the Octagonal structure. Top notch!

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Salide - Denton - The Interrealms

I am not very active on the forums anymore, but work is still being done on my AUs. Visit the Salidan Altiverse Page on the SB Wiki for more information. All current work is being done on Google Docs.
If anyone wishes for their nations to interact with the countries of the Salidan Altiverse, please send me a PM, after which we can further discuss through email.

Fantastic looking ship, I like the blend of British and American features.

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Very attractive. Why is the 13mm (?) tub aft colored differently from everything else?

Ta!
Cheers, their half-sisters shall be following shortly.
Cheers, the final result doesn't look like a giant postbox!
Ta! It's an awkward thing to get looking right
Huh? There's splinter mattresses here and there but nothing else differently coloured.

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AU Projects: | Banbha et al. | New England: The Divided States
Blood and Fire

Macha Class Fast Battleship




The two ships in the class (Macha and Nemain) are the half-sisters of Ealga and Etain being laid down to a modified design originally worked out in detail as one of the Ealga proposals. As such they are built much the same with similar machinery and compartment arrangements. The main difference between them and their precursors are the larger 420mm guns and generally increased overall size.
Unlike Ealga and Etain the two Macha class ships were designed to operate closer to home with the threat of the Bismarck and Littorio classes to contend with they only reached the Pacific in the early part of April 1945 wherein they joined ranks with their sisters to form force X with a screening force of four cruisers and two light carriers, they operated together until the end of the war when Macha and Nemain returned to home waters.

Specifications as designed unless stated otherwise.

HMGS Macha- MC (1942)
HMGS Nemain - NM (1943)

Dimensions in feet and inches, weights in tons

Dimensions
Length PP: 790ft
Length OA: 850ft
Beam (Max): 105ft
Draught (Mean): 30ft

Power + Speed
Power (Normal): 150,000SHP
Power (Forced): 165,000SHP
Speed (Clean): 30kts

Total Fuel Capacity: 3,800tons

Vertical Armour
Magazines

• Belt (Above WL) 15"
• Belt (Below WL) 15"

Machinery

• Belt (Above WL): 14"
• Belt (Below WL): 14"

Non-Citadel

• Belt (Above WL): 12" tapering to 10"
• Belt (Below WL): 10" tapering to 8"

Horizontal Armour
Magazines

• Main Deck: 7"
• Lower Deck: Splinter Protection

Machinery

• Main Deck: 6"
• Lower Deck: Splinter Protection

Non-Citadel

• Main Deck Splinter Protection
• Lower Deck 5"

Bulkheads: 12"

Barbettes
Main Guns Barbettes: 15"
DP Guns Barbettes: 2"
Turret Armour
Main Guns
Turret Front: 13"

• Turret Side: 9"
• Turret Rear: 6"
• Turret Roof: 6"

DP Guns
Turret Front: 4"

• Turret Side: 3"
• Turret Rear: 2"
• Turret Roof: 2"

Torpedo Defence System

• Triple-bottom under machinery and magazines with double-bottom elsewhere
• Compartmented into 28 watertight compartments
• Water-filled internal bulges between lower belt and torpedo belt

Torpedo Bulkhead: 2"

Conning Tower
Back + Front: 3"
Sides: 3"
Floor + Roof: 3"
Conning Tower Trunks: 2"
Director Trunks: 2"
Funnel Uptakes 1" and 2"
Splinter Shields: 1" to 3"

Weights (Est.)

General Equipment: 1,300tons
Machinery: 3,550tons
Armament: 7,200tons
Armour: 15,500tons
Hull: 15,750tons
Total: 43,300tons

Armament

1944
Main Armament: 9x16.2"/45 (3x3)
DP Armament: 16x 5.1"/40 (8x2)
AA Armament:

• 72x 23mm x122 L70 HS.407 Cannon in single and twin mounts
• 56x 40mm x311/56 Bofors in stabilised twin mounts and US-pattern quad mounts
• Numerous 13.2mm x99 and 7mm x57 machine guns

1945
Main Armament: 9x16.2"/45 (3x3)
DP Armament: 16x 5.1"/40 (8x2)
AA Armament:

• 42x 23mm x122 L70 HS.407 Cannon in single and twin mounts
• 56x 30mm x170 L75 HS.411 Cannon in quad mounts
• 60x 40mm x311/56 Bofors in stabilised twin mounts and US-pattern quad mounts
• Numerous 13.2mm x99 and 7mm x57 machine guns

~Mark.

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Blood and Fire

Wow those are some big beasts. 420mm guns, You are fielding the most powerful battleships after the Yamatos (Don't misunderstand, I do like!)
One thing though, "Main Armament: 9x14"/50 (3x3)" is possibly a typo left from the Ealga Class specs table. And oh, I've just noticed the searchlights, I appreciate it!

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Sources and documentations are the most welcome.

-Koko Kyouwakoku (Republic of Koko)
-Koko's carrier-based aircrafts of WWII
-Koko Kaiun Yuso Kaisha - KoKaYu Line (Koko AU spinoff)
-Koko - Civil Aviation

Why yes, yes that was a typo! As for the main armament, that's out of a paranoia about the Axis battleships.

I've used bits and bobs from both the IJN and KM part sheets where they look right rather than drawing new parts as people have taken the time to draw things, why not put them to good use!

~Mark

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Blood and Fire

Attractive, but it feels very not-tight from a design standpoint. Your machinery box is almost 50' longer than an Iowa's, for substantially less power. You could attribute some of that to better subdivision, but it seems like we should reap greater gains for such a long box.