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Post subject: Re: Japan - Nagato Class Battleship.Posted: December 22nd, 2012, 4:29 am
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What always amazed me is that, for a naval power that makes claims about pioneering air power as an offensive force, they kept giving their capital ships such poor AA fit. American capital ships were almost invulnerable to air attacks (USS South Dakota in particular shot down many aircraft in a few battles) but Japanese vessels were almost always toast, even their largest ones.
Exactly what I think. I sometimes wonder how effective they would have been if the Japanese had developed better aa and fire control like the late war us models. Might have altered the results of some engagements.
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Post subject: Re: Japan - Nagato Class Battleship.Posted: December 22nd, 2012, 5:14 am
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Their problem was that they did not coordinate their AA defense systems correctly. IJN AA gunners had a tendency to fire willy-nilly at whatever target they wanted, while USN AA fire was coordinated.

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Post subject: Re: Japan - Nagato Class Battleship.Posted: December 22nd, 2012, 7:21 am
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emperor_andreas wrote:
Their problem was that they did not coordinate their AA defense systems correctly. IJN AA gunners had a tendency to fire willy-nilly at whatever target they wanted, while USN AA fire was coordinated.
Not to mention having 20 round mags on wobbly 25mm guns as the primary AA.
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Post subject: Re: Japan - Nagato Class Battleship.Posted: December 22nd, 2012, 1:36 pm
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Incredible work.

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Post subject: Re: Japan - Nagato Class Battleship.Posted: December 22nd, 2012, 2:05 pm
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Ho-ho, this is joy for my eyes! :D
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Post subject: Re: Japan - Nagato Class Battleship.Posted: December 22nd, 2012, 8:19 pm
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Nagato as of 1941:
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Extensively refitted Like Mutsu Nagato can be distinguished from her sister because of her completely different aft superstructure, also many other small differences around the bridge and pagoda mast further made the sips look quite unique from one to the other.
Under command of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto IJN Nagato was the flaghsip of the combined fleet until february 1942; it was from this battleship that, on december 2nd 1941, admiral Yamamoto ordered the Kido Butai (carrier strike force), by signaling
"Niitaka yama nobore" (Climb Mount Niitaka), to attack Pearl Harbour.

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Post subject: Re: Japan - Nagato Class Battleship.Posted: December 22nd, 2012, 8:31 pm
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Beautiful work, my friend!

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Post subject: Re: Japan - Nagato Class Battleship.Posted: December 22nd, 2012, 8:53 pm
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Post subject: Re: Japan - Nagato Class Battleship.Posted: December 22nd, 2012, 9:51 pm
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Truly amazing work!

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Post subject: Re: Japan - Nagato Class Battleship.Posted: December 23rd, 2012, 12:34 am
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Nagato as of 1944:
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Sorry guys, i'm too tired to write a description for her, i will add it in the first page once i've updated the 1945 version also, wich i think i might be able to complete tomorrow.

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