Hi colombamike, I'd thought that in this AU, America and Japan were at peace by that point (unless I'm getting my AUs mixed somewhere, I'd thought that in nihon kaigun, the war was over in '46). Could be I've misread somewhere in the 40-odd pages of stuff, but my understanding of this AU is that it...
Without going into that whole prick thing I was talking about ( this is another example of what being a prick is like ) the only thing I can offer is that it's going to take a lot of practice. Make details look purposeful, add more details, or if you're having trouble doing so, shrink it down or eli...
I'd rather do like what Navyfield does and have two of the fore turrets be on the same plane. Cut down the superstructure if it gets too long - even if it means sacrificing boilers and you have to live with sub-30 knot top speed.
I wonder how much they could've rebuilt the hull since they put in so much into the superstructure, not to mention the huge-ass torpedo bulges (which ended up reducing top speed to 19-20 knots). I wonder if they could've extended the stern like the Japanese did the Kongos to get the hull speed up to...
What I want to say is, "I've discovered a new hobby: finding all the things wrong with this ship. It should keep me occupied all summer long." But inb4 Ian says something about me being a prick (which is 100% true anyway), so.... First thing first, the superstructure looks rather bland, see what you...