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I know we're all about aviation here but I also love naval vessels. If Combat Pilot becomes the sim I believe it will, undoubtedly battleships will be a part of it. Until then, here's a thread where we can post and drool over these beautiful and powerful ships. We can include battlecruisers as well. 

USS Maryland

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1.1" on Maryland, port quarterdeck

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USS California. IMO, the post-Pearl Harbor refits/reconstructions of California, West Virginia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee resulted in good-looking ships--not that they weren't before the attack!
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USS Indiana. Interesting how the camo extends across the decks and not just the vertical surfaces. 

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USS Iowa

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USS South Dakota

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USS South Dakota

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USS Nevada

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USS Arizona

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Kirishima

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HMS Hood

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HMS King George V

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7 hours ago, JFM said:

I know we're all about aviation here but I also love naval vessels. If Combat Pilot becomes the sim I believe it will, undoubtedly battleships will be a part of it.

I think aviation and battleships go well together. On some ships, the planes even have their own little room (here's the King George V). 🙂

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3 hours ago, wheelsup_cavu said:

Considering the storied history of the Nevada it is a shame that they sunk the Nevada as a target ship in Operation Crossroads. 🫤

 

Wheels

Nah, they painted her orange to use her as direct target for the first nuke. And they missed by more than half a kilometer. Nevada was damaged, but somewhat ok (if you don‘t mind the radiation). After Able, they used another nuke, Baker, and the ship got a lot more damage, but still intact enough to be towed to Pearl. In 1948, she was sunk as a gunnery target.

A propos orange: Some ideas for Hellcat liveries:

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Remote controlled airborne radioactivity sampling drones, tail color according to RC frequency.

 

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