@James Ricker the hull that was 70% percent complete was the BB66 USS Kentucky. None of the Montana class were ever laid down.
can we get her complete? One more Iowa post war would be interesting.
@James Ricker the hull that was 70% percent complete was the BB66 USS Kentucky. None of the Montana class were ever laid down.
My bad@James Ricker the hull that was 70% percent complete was the BB66 USS Kentucky. None of the Montana class were ever laid down.
They was nothing they did that a CA or BB could do more efficiently.The Alaska's chief virtue is speed... Speed and AA armament...AA armament and speed.... Their two virtues are AA armament and speed...and ruthless inefficiency.... Their three virtues are AA armament, speed, and ruthless inefficiency...and an almost fanatically unique battery of main armament.... Their four...no... amongst their virtues.... amongst their virtues...are such elements as AA armament, speed.... I'll come in again.
If only they had put it on a real battleship hull with real torpedo protection and real maneuverability instead of the overgrown cruiser hull it ended up with. The main battery included what were arguably the best 12" guns ever put afloat, although the mountings were terrible.
Postwar, the Navy would probably be looking to keep something with guns that were bigger than anything the Army had. Because the Army had 8" SPGs, only the Alaskas and the battleships would suffice. The Iowas became a politically naturally choice because they had the speed to keep up with carriers, unlike the Treaty battleships or the Montanas. However, with Montana out of the question, the Iowas might blend in enough to allow the Navy to go with something smaller and therefore cheaper. The fact that the Des Moines had as much throw-weight per minute as 15" battleships would definitely make them an attractive option.
They was nothing they did that a CA or BB could do more efficiently.
Increase CalBear's blood pressure?They was nothing they did that a CA or BB could do more efficiently.
Nothing else could annoy Cal Bear as muchThey was nothing they did that a CA or BB could do more efficiently.
So my plan for a timeline beginning with General of the Armies Douglas MacArthur accepts the surrender of German occupation forces in Britain aboard his flagship USS Alaska following the trans-Atlantic counter-invasion is OK then?Yet.
So my plan for a timeline beginning with General of the Armies Douglas MacArthur accepts the surrender of German occupation forces in Britain aboard his flagship USS Alaska following the trans-Atlantic counter-invasion is OK then?
Exactly.And the German British invasion started from the Frisian islands secret base, where the super raid on scapa flow was launched from ?
Reluctant ASB move, although I would be looking a the Ban Hammer case with longing.So my plan for a timeline beginning with General of the Armies Douglas MacArthur accepts the surrender of German occupation forces in Britain aboard his flagship USS Alaska following the trans-Atlantic counter-invasion is OK then?
Don't forget the H-class battleships bombarding the cliffs of Dover.And the German invasion of Britain started from the Frisian islands secret base, where the super raid on scapa flow was launched from ?