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43 tons? My source seems to be bad. I'll redo her with ligther arms.

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The basic problem is that the class was not suitable for anti-air conversion; and what the RN desperately needed (in early WWII) was asw assets; so a few light aa, plus a gun for use against submarines was all that was required, and all that could have been done [realistically]. I have done HMS Roxborough, a modified 'Town', based on Colosseums USN version, but it does not seem to be on the archive; when I'm home I'll post it for comparison.

That reminds me, isn't it about time for another "lost sheep" thread like the one you did on the old forum?

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lost sheep?

PB made a thread were people could post WIPs that had been abandoned and finished drawings by other users that for some reason hadn't been uploaded.

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Curious. And what, its free reign on them? Or just bask in the glory of unfinished drawings

The goal would be to get them finished and uploaded, but the rules would be up to the mods.
Anyway, we're getting of topic.

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Yes, good idea. And yes, OT.

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Fitting multiple directors will also be impossible; indeed even a single Mk 37 is probably impossible. The below-decks weight, volume and power requirements were considerable. Perhaps a single Mk 56.

HMS Roxborough; for some reason I never submiited it for upload; but it does show what the problem was in RN service, that is, the bridge. To be fair, these old ships were designed with the intention of fleet support against opposing destroyers in 'no mans land' between the battlefleets. They weren't supposed to do continuous steaming, or escorting slow convoys, more, short sprints with refueling from bigger ships. They didn't do too bad in the pacific, but in the North Atlantic they suffered. On some occasions the bridge was crushed, so any upgrading was in that area, as in this one: