WW2 Unit Graphics

[Broken_Erika]

I'm looking through this thread and my own files looking for British capital ships. I'm wondering if the Hood, Barham/Warspite or Ark Royal exist, and where I might find them. Help much appreciated. Cheers.

The usual Fairline Open General units, i changed the funnels to create the 1915 version.
Warspite, Queen Elizabeth 1926, Queen Elizabeth 1938 and Queen Elizabeth as she was first commissioned.

Unfortunately the Ark Royal doesn't fit into the unit slot(it's 80 pixels wide)

 

[techumseh]

Thanks Erika.

 

[Fairline]

Here's all but the Hood Tech. The Queen Elizabeth Class, including Warspite, have been tweaked since I drew the ones that Erika posted. If you are after Barham, then the first WW2 QE Class pic is suitable as she didn't have the modified bridge that Queen Elizabeth and Warspite had. Is this for a specific project, in which case I'll have a go at the Hood?

EDIT: HMS Hood added

 

[Patine]

Here's all but the Hood Tech. The Queen Elizabeth Class, including Warspite, have been tweaked since I drew the ones that Erika posted. If you are after Barham, then the first WW2 QE Class pic is suitable as she didn't have the modified bridge that Queen Elizabeth and Warspite had. Is this for a specific project, in which case I'll have a go at the Hood?

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I believe he had casually dropped the word "Sealion" somewhere recently.

 

[techumseh]

Thanks, G. Patine is right. I'm taking a break from Burma v.2.0 to try a simple update of a long abandoned MGE beta of Operation Sealion. In ToTPP, so not as simple as I'd hoped. Anyway, the Hood would be most appreciated. Thanks.

 

[techumseh]

And there must be a Bismarck somewhere, yes?

 

[Fairline]

HMS Hood added in the units above B., ready to be spit in two by a single salvo from the Bismarck I'm going to draw next

 

[Fairline]

Here you go:

 

[Patine]

HMS Hood added in the units above B., ready to be spit in two by a single salvo from the Bismarck I'm going to draw next

Ah, the poor Hood. As I recall, they had a starship in ST:TNG called the Hood, after the WW2 ship. I believe that ship was also destroyed in one shot in the episode it appeared in...

 

[Fairline]

Might as well post the rest of my WW2 ships that'll fit in the ToT unit slot:

 

[Patine]

Might as well post the rest of my WW2 ships that'll fit in the ToT unit slot:

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These will be great for finishing off Empire of the Rising Sun! Thanks, greatly!

 

[Fairline]

Altered the Tribal Class destroyer to look a bit more like one and added a Hunt Class DD:

 

[Tanelorn]

Great work Gareth! Brittania ruled the waves indeed.

Quick mod for a side-project: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lioré_et_Olivier_LeO_45

 

[techumseh]

Grand work G, as usual. Many thanks.

 

[techumseh]

A few questions about German ship classes. The Scheer was a pocket battleship, right? So this unit could represent the Graaf Spee as well. And is the Hipper the same CA class as the Prinz Eugen? And finally, is the Z class destroyer the same as the "super-destroyers" sent to the bottom in Narvik Fjord by the Barham?

 

[Broken_Erika]

The Prinz Eugen was an Admiral Hipper-class
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral_Hipper-class_cruiser
Oh and Barham didn't take part in the Norwegian campaign, Warspite Did.

 

[techumseh]

The Prinz Eugen was an Admiral Hipper-class
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral_Hipper-class_cruiser
Oh and Barham didn't take part in the Norwegian campaign, Warspite Did.

Right you are. Thanks.

 

[Fairline]

Update to the US ships; added a WW1 and Pearl Harbor BB Nevada. There was an extensive third rebuild when she was refloated after Pearl Harbor, but meh. Also added a Lady Lex / Saratoga.

Tech, maybe this will help identifying the ship types:

Bismarck Class BB: Bismarck, Tirpitz
Scharnhorst Class BB: Scharnhorst, Gneisenau
Admiral Hipper Class CA: Hipper, Blucher, Prinz Eugen, Seydlitz, (+Lutzov, bizarrely sold to USSR in 1940)
Deutschland Class CA/'Pocket Battleship': Deutschland (Lutzov), Scheer, Graf Spee

Queen Elizabeth Class BB: (New bridge ie 3rd unit slot on Brit ships) Queen Elizabeth, Warspite, Valiant
(Old bridge ie 2nd unit slot) Barham, Malaya
R Class BB: Revenge, Resolution, Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign, Ramillies (can use QE old pic for R-Class as similar)
King George V Class BB: King George V, Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Anson, Howe
Nelson Class BB: Nelson, Rodney
Admiral Class BC: Hood

Also, if you are looking for the Battle of the River plate cruisers to oppose Graf Spee, then HMS Exeter was a York Class CA and Ajax and Achilles were Leander Class CLs

 

[techumseh]

That's very helpful. A couple more questions if I may: Were the Renown and Repulse BCs of the same class? Is there a graphic of them? Also, what class were the RN 'AA-cruisers'? Thanks.

 

[Fairline]

Yep, Renown and Repulse were both the same class of BC, a little smaller than Hood and built originally in WW1. I have a full size unit graphic for Open General but its way too big for ToT. I'll look at making a smaller one.

The Dido class of dual-purpose light escort / AA cruiser should fit the bill for an AAA type; they were also one of the most numerous cruiser classes with 16 built. I'll make a unit.

EDIT: Quick and dirty Renown