dsawan Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 Hi, has anyone ever thought of doing the malta convoys during the Battle for malta oin WW2? i read there wer 35 attempts or so to resupply the island despite heavy Italian and german air and naval attack. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_Convoys Quote
+SkippyBing Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 Nice idea, I have a book on the convoys so I may be able to help if you need more info than you can get from wikipedia. Also we should be releasing the early war Victorious in the near future which would fit in for any of the Illustrious class carriers that took part. I might even have a Swordfish available soonish, depending on how much I find is wrong with it when I get the 'From the Cockpit' book through! Quote
Arrigo Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 If you have questions on the italian side feel free to ask, I have decent referenca and proably I can even ask a couple of contacts in the navy. Quote
dsawan Posted March 21, 2009 Author Posted March 21, 2009 Hi, which book do you have? So far in my MAW install, we have the scenery and most of the planes involved. as for the ships we need what you mentioend above and some we already have. the Italian battleships have different names and dont think we have. we have Cesare and Cavour but perhaps use the generic battleship and cruisers and destroyers for Sf and retexture them for British, American and Italian sides. same with subs. we do have a torpedo boats from spanish civil war. The American carrier Wasp participated also. Only real prob would be the Ohio tanker and the Freighter ships used as weonly have small cargo ship from spanish civil war and Liberty ship. As for the campaign victory details, what percentage of shipping needed to win the campaign for the Axis? Quote
+SkippyBing Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 It's Malta Convoys by Richard Woodman, the underlined bit in my last post is actually a link to it on Amazon! If you start off with stand in ships e.g. SF default tanker/cargo for development, if anyone can find some plans I could probably knock up some reasonable 1940s cargo and tanker ships. I'm thinking medium levels of detail so we can have a large convoy without single digit frame rates! Quote
dsawan Posted March 21, 2009 Author Posted March 21, 2009 Hi, Skip. does this help you for the Ohio? http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/se...c/pc-index.html Quote
Wrench Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 You guys are going to force me finish my FAA Operation Pedestal skins, aren't you???? For the last 2 years, I've had a Sea Hurri nearly done .... wrench kevin stein Quote
dsawan Posted March 21, 2009 Author Posted March 21, 2009 hey, kevin, glad you can join us. iw ould really like to see this come to fruition as I think this would make for a good campaign with the key being USS Ohio getting through intact or a similar amt of shipping to the island. here is another link to a merchant ship in 1942 ss clan campbell. http://www.thewrecksite.com/wreck.aspx?31424 Quote
dsawan Posted March 21, 2009 Author Posted March 21, 2009 Another key ship with some pics: http://www.bluestarline.org/brisbane1.html Quote
dsawan Posted March 21, 2009 Author Posted March 21, 2009 Cool vid on the battle; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SasYIwlb-1Y...feature=related Quote
Wrench Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 Well, in that case....this might come in handy too.... http://wrench1smog.com/books/SSP-FleetAirArm.zip its a pdf, so make sure you have Acrobat wrench kevin stein Quote
+Hinchinbrooke Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 (edited) Conti de Cavour/Guilio Cesare could stand in for Andrea Doria/Caio Duilio as the two classes looked much the same from a distance. So that's four Italian battleships right there. My ancient (and inaccurate) model of a Soviet Chapaev class cruiser might pose nicely as an Italian cruiser as Soviet construction at the time was influenced by Italian design. My 'Foch' cruiser could pose as Italian at a pinch. Just some thoughts off the top of my head. Edited March 21, 2009 by Hinchinbrooke Quote
+Geezer Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 Conti de Cavour/Guilio Cesare could stand in for Andrea Doria/Caio Duilio as the two classes looked much the same from a distance. So that's four Italian battleships right there. My ancient (and inaccurate) model of a Soviet Chapaev class cruiser might pose nicely as an Italian cruiser as Soviet construction at the time was influenced by Italian design. My 'Foch' cruiser could pose as Italian at a pinch. Just some thoughts off the top of my head. Hinch asked me how my Gladiator was doing. The answer is that I set it aside to work on other stuff, but I could resume work on it after I finish 'dem Fokkers'. Quote
Wrench Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 800 Squadron, FAA Sea Hurricane 1 (Eagle, perhaps???? Indomitable?? ) looking it over, I'd say it ok. I've only got 12 serial numbers made, so if more decals are needed.... it shouldn't take too long to whip them out (decal bleed on starboard side is only fixable with a new lod -- it has some open meshes) wrench kevin stein Quote
+SkippyBing Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 Wrench, random thought, could you hide the decal bleed with a bit of weathering? Separate thought, does anyone know where I can get an actual Hurricane for July the 11th? The one I was thinking of seems to have been damaged! Quote
+Hinchinbrooke Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 This is making me think of laying down the 'increasingly sexy ship' (in the words of Borat)............ Littorio Quote
dsawan Posted March 22, 2009 Author Posted March 22, 2009 Interesting article I found surfing net on supplying Malta. see here' http://www.naval-history.net/xAH-MaltaSupply01.htm Quote
+Hinchinbrooke Posted March 29, 2009 Posted March 29, 2009 Don't know if people are still pondering this scenario, but doing some virtual dockyard cleaning this afternoon, I bunged some railings on to the Cavour, just to give the old model a bit more detail. Hope to at least get the main battery working for a possible upload update. Quote
+russouk2004 Posted March 29, 2009 Posted March 29, 2009 You may find summat here too.. http://knigaonline.net//BooksCatalog.aspx?category=Aviation Quote
+Hinchinbrooke Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 Okay, for those thinking Med, I've uploaded updates for Cavour and Cesare. The ships have a little more detail and the main 12.59" battery works (i.e., turrets move, guns move........................ don't ask about accurate naval gunnery, as I think that's beyond TW games at the moment). If there's sufficient interest, I might find the time to get AA working (but setting up guns, knowing that naval gunnery is basic, is something of a chore). Quote
Wrench Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 That's a sharp looking ship there, Hinch!! wrench kevin stein Quote
+Hinchinbrooke Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 That's a sharp looking ship there, Hinch!! wrench kevin stein Ta! I'm even contemplating an Italian heavy cruiser (they might have been lightly armoured, but Italian ships were pleasant viewing). Just contemplating mind. Quote
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