British Monitors

kennylibben · Post by **kennylibben** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:12 pm

Hey guys,

did the Erebus class have a bulge like the Roberts class?

i'm considering a monitor for combat and love the Roberts for many reasons including the bulge, but i'm told the Erebus would be a better ship...so i was wondering if it had the bulge like the Roberts does because that is one of the main things i love about Roberts that the pictures dont show and i cant find any plans.

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:53 am

Email please Kenny.

Sean Hert · Post by **Sean Hert** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:05 am

Kenny-

Did you ever see the images from the Big Gun monitor battle? I did mention a monitor is what once sunk your Mikuma, right?

kennylibben · Post by **kennylibben** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:14 am

Laurence,
kennylibben@yahoo.com

Sean,
what monitor is that? i believe you did mention it. It hurts to be building an allied ship but i just love monitors too much.

Sean Hert · Post by **Sean Hert** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:59 am

kennylibben wrote: what monitor is that? i believe you did mention it. It hurts to be building an allied ship but i just love monitors too much.

Abercrombie

kennylibben · Post by **kennylibben** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 12:42 pm

hmmm, that bulge doesn't seem right. According to the photos and drawings i've seen it should be a much more prominent bulge.

But i think thats the one i'm going with, i like the Roberts (class leader) for multiple reasons but one being its a family name, and i've seen a picture of it painted white which looked really cool...

ARH · Post by **ARH** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 12:45 pm

YER, Stand out like a sitting duck on the water,

kennylibben · Post by **kennylibben** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 1:46 pm

Eh, i'm a small ship that moves slowly.... everyones going to know i'm there. And they will see it if i paint it gray anyways, the best color to hide with is Kure Naval Green, which blends in splendidly with the grass along the banks of the pond - an example is Kate Friends IJN Suzuya.... most guys never even see it when she cruises the coast.

However i doubt the Roberts was ever Kure Naval Green.... ha.

Werner · Post by **Werner** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 2:06 pm

kennylibben wrote:However i doubt the Roberts was ever Kure Naval Green.... ha.

None of the monitors would have sought a naval engagement, either. Except for some river action in Africa, these ships were intended to bombard shore positions.

Lest we think this is the first time we have been thrown out of Iraq by the locals, the British commissioned an entire series of monitors for use on the Euphrates between the Gulf and Baghdad.

kennylibben · Post by **kennylibben** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 3:12 pm

interesting werner....

and i realize monitors probably wouldn't be the best for combat in normal circumstances but in rc combat they would, Sean seems to have quite a bit of experience with them.... just look at the pictures he posted.

Sean Hert · Post by **Sean Hert** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:57 pm

Oh yeah, Abercromie was a you-know-what. Slow, but can turn on a dime. Plus, in RC combat, you have a minimum speed.

Calculating penetrable area is a stone-cold PITA. Since she was built Big Gun, she had an extra 3/8" freeboard available to her- that's what is probably throwing off the bulge.

Two hard hitting guns in a rotating turret- a formidable opponent. In Treaty Combat- I dunno, what's Mikey think?

BTW- Kenny, are you going to Xenia on Saturday?

Here's some more Abercrombie pics-

kennylibben · Post by **kennylibben** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:49 am

Sean,

considered it but i'm not sure, its over 2 hours away. Maybe if Alan goes down i'll hitch a ride with him... if not i'll be going to Heritage Days as Malabar Farm and getting me a cask of Saspirilly.....

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:26 am

Werner wrote:
kennylibben wrote:However i doubt the Roberts was ever Kure Naval Green.... ha.
None of the monitors would have sought a naval engagement, either. Except for some river action in Africa, these ships were intended to bombard shore positions.

Lest we think this is the first time we have been thrown out of Iraq by the locals, the British commissioned an entire series of monitors for use on the Euphrates between the Gulf and Baghdad.

Didn't Goeben fight a duel with a monitor?

Rob

Foeth · Post by **Foeth** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:33 am

She did with two and the monitors M28 and HMS Raglan were sunk. Still, approaching a monitor remains risky, though not so risky as attacking coastal artillery.

kennylibben · Post by **kennylibben** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:01 am

Sean,

looks like i wont be able to make it to Xenia!