heylookabigmac Posted February 14, 2022 Posted February 14, 2022 The USS Arkansas would make for a great addition to the WW2 asset pack especially with the coming Pacific theatre. Not only would it be relevant in the pacific but would also be relevant to the Normandy map as it was there for the invasion. here is a brief history of the USS Arkansas in WW2 Following the outbreak of World War 2, Arkansas conducted neutrality patrols in the Atlantic prior to America's entry into the war. Thereafter, she escorted convoys to Europe through 1944; in June, she supported the invasion of Normandy, and in August she provided gunfire support to the invasion of southern France. In 1945, she transferred to the Pacific, and bombarded Japanese positions during the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. After the end of the war, she ferried troops back to the United States as part of Operation Magic Carpet. Arkansaswas expended as a target in Operation Crossroads, a pair of nuclear weapon tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946. 4
upyr1 Posted February 18, 2022 Posted February 18, 2022 Toss in the USS Wyoming as well they were the same class 1
Andrew8604 Posted February 2 Posted February 2 (edited) On 2/18/2022 at 6:18 AM, upyr1 said: Toss in the USS Wyoming as well they were the same class Umm, toss out Wyoming as it was modified to be an anti-aircraft gunnery training ship before and during WWII. That would be an extensively different 3D modeling than Arkansas. The version of Arkansas you'd likely want would be its 1944 configuration. The same with the Battleship Utah that was sunk at Pearl Harbor...it was an older anti-aircraft gunnery training ship with all its 12-inch guns removed. Would be nice, eventually, having the other much forgotten "Slow Battleships" ...in 1944 configuration... New York & Texas (not at Pearl Harbor) Nevada - much modernized Uprated AA armament (Oklahoma sunk) Pennsylvania (Arizona sunk) New Mexico, Mississippi & Idaho (not at Pearl Harbor) Tennessee & California - both much modernized Colorado, Maryland & the much-modernized West Virginia (Colorado not at Pearl Harbor) Nevada, Tennessee, California and West Virginia, after being rebuilt from their extensive Pearl Harbor damage, had completely new and different superstructures resembling those of the new South Dakota class. Correction: Nevada did not get a modern superstructure, only modification of the existing. The aft tripod mainmast was removed and replaced with an aft secondary battery director, as well as 3 more directors. The open-mount 5" guns replaced by 8 twin 5"/38 turret mounts, plus 8 quad 40mm mounts added. If DCS would develop the simulation of the ship's main battery guns and directors, and the ship's anti-aircraft directors and standard gun mounts, as well as standard search radars, it would just be a matter of 3D models of these ships being incorporated into DCS, legally, I think. And it would be a lot of fun and look totally awesome!! Edited February 3 by Andrew8604 1
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