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Post subject: French light cruisersPosted: May 2nd, 2013, 6:56 pm
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Hello again!

Probably the best cruisers ever actually built by the French: The La Galissonière-Class.

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More to come as soon as I find some better sources about the FNFL versions; I could not obtain any even vaguely accurate line-drawing or big-scale photograph with sufficient details of the 1943 and 1945 fit of these ships in all the www. If anybody has the sources I lack...
...pleeeease share!

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Post subject: Re: French light cruisersPosted: May 2nd, 2013, 8:01 pm
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THAT. Is one sexy ship. Gotta love the absurdly large aircraft catapult on the aft turret. Wonderful renderation, Garlic.
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Post subject: Re: French light cruisersPosted: May 2nd, 2013, 8:03 pm
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Fantastic work! :)
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Post subject: Re: French light cruisersPosted: May 2nd, 2013, 8:35 pm
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Beautiful. I agree, this ship has excellent lines. :)

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Post subject: Re: French light cruisersPosted: May 2nd, 2013, 10:17 pm
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Lovely work. Excellent as usual.

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Post subject: Re: French light cruisersPosted: May 3rd, 2013, 2:31 am
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Excellent job, my friend! However was this class not called the Georges Leygues-class? That's atleast is the name ive found in most sources...
As for the drawings, it suffices to say that they confirm very closely to the model of Jean de Vienne that I have, so, good to see them being done.

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Post subject: Re: French light cruisersPosted: May 3rd, 2013, 2:51 am
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Promote Garlicdesign to Premium Member...he's more than earned it! These French warship drawings are INCREDIBLE!

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Post subject: Re: French light cruisersPosted: May 3rd, 2013, 9:04 am
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Wonderful drawings. I'm sure this is going to be another cracking thread.
I thought the Georges Leygues was the common class name too.

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Post subject: Re: French light cruisersPosted: May 3rd, 2013, 9:56 am
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KHT wrote:
THAT. Is one sexy ship. Gotta love the absurdly large aircraft catapult on the aft turret. Wonderful renderation, Garlic.
Just how well did the catapult arrangement work? That's a lot of extra weight on the turret rollers, I wouldn't be surprised if it affected fire control, not to mention damage to the catapult and plane when the turret fired...
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Post subject: Re: French light cruisersPosted: May 3rd, 2013, 10:24 am
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Excellent work!...Beautiful ship...
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