Dan K wrote:
I can't stand steel PE, and in this day and age, it seems unnecessary.
Rainbow makes five different sets of fire control directors in both 1/700 and 1/350 that can be posed with internals exposed. Resin and PE. However, they are for capitol ships, not DDs. Set V does have Type 94 directors, but these are only applicable to the Akizukis, if using them for a DD.
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ere there ever any daylight Surface Actions in the Pacific???
While David's post is correct for 1944, there were no daylight surface actions in the mid-'42 thru '43 time frame that I can think of, save for a couple of minor, post action skirmishes. In early 1942, I believe the 1st Battle of the Java Sea began in the late afternoon. The 2nd Battle of the Java Sea was definitely a daytime surface action.
Back to Feb, 1944, off Truk, Katori, Maikaze and Nowaki faced off against part of Task Force 50.9 (Iowa, New Jersey, Minneapolis, New Orleans, and 4 DDs) during daytime.
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A Light Cruiser and some Destroyers faced off against two of the most powerful BBs to exist, two of the most powerful CAs, and some of our better DDs???!!!
In having just read about this, it seems that only Iowa and the two Cruisers really “did” anything, in the former sinking Katori, and the latter sinking Nowaki and Maikaze (It seems “New Jersey” threw some weight at Maikaze as well… And aided in sinking the Akagi Maru they were supposed to be escorting … other accounts credit this to Iowa???).
Several of the accounts cite Spruance as ordering the Surface Action, when the ships could have been easily finished off by Aircraft.
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The Rainbow 1/700 Directors (BB, CA, or not) with the shutters that can be posed “open,” do they also make the “internals” that would be exposed?
I have found a huge number of 1/700 IJN “Crew” that are 3D printed that would function as the operators (most bending down to look through the eyepieces of Rangefinders, or Fire Control Computers)…
But what is up there in the directors? I know the Sokutekiban tends to be mounted separately from the Director, which I see in some cases the Hoiban is located, but it seems that more than one thing is up there, given that the two wing stations in most of these directors would not be close enough to the given stations of the Hoiban as given in the Lacroix & Wells book… But then I am just getting around to looking into what they stuffed inside their copious lookouts, director, rangefinder, and other stations.
And, what would be going-on at the huge number of Binoculars and spotters that tend to exist with the Japanese? I assume these stayed manned, even at General Quarters/Action Stations?
I see that Fivestar Models has some stuff that might be in a director or Lookout Post (Or the Sokutekiban station above or below the Director, depending upon ship)…
But it would be nice to see a more complete list (I think Lacroix & Wells describe the directors for the cruisers, and I recall some line-drawings of the plan and stations)….
If you might know of where to find such a list or diagrams, please???
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