Ok, I'm undecided again.
Question to all the modelers here: If a real Habakkuk had been built, then how much armament do you think it would have had?
There are no accurate listings of amounts or types of armament that a Habakkuk would've carried. As originally conceived, the Habakkuk was a British design and was to have British armament, namely the following. However, since no references discuss how much armament the Habakkuk was to have, nor the exact locations, etc., the listing here is an "educated guess" based on what was commonly used during WWII by the British.
Approximately 20-40 4.5" dual barreled DP (dual purpose) turrets.
http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_45-45_mk1.htmAnd numerous lighter anti-aircraft armament of various amounts of the following:
http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_2pounder_m8.htmhttp://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_5-62_mk3.htmhttp://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_2cm-70_mk234.htmBut since I'll be building an "Americanised" Habakkuk ship, I'll be adding American guns instead. So what I'm going with for my model is the following (Estimated):
20 5"/38 cal. dual barreled gun mounts:
http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_5-38_mk12.htmApprox. 25(?) 40mm gun mounts:
http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_4cm-56_mk12.htm60-70 20mm anti-aircraft machine guns:
http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_2cm-70_mk234.htmThe placement of all my armament can be seen in these three pics:
Those three pics represent a "preliminary" placement of armament I'll have. The placement of all armament is 90-95% "locked in" so to speak. The only decisions I haven't made are at both ends of the hull, as well as any armament to be added for the new bridge superstructure I have yet to build.
HOWEVER.........things change. I just recently thought about the following tonight:
In the above pic, you can see the placement of the round 40mm gun tubs, the skinny 20mm gun balconies, and the placement of the groupings of 5" gun turrets. Originally, I was going to have two 5" turrets (as shown in the upper left corner) in each unpainted white section. But since those white sections are so long/large, I am now thinking I can fit three 5" turrets in each section........or would that be overkill? But if I add more 5" gun turrets, it means I also have to possibly add more Mk.37 radar directors, possibly one at each corner (red dots) of the Habakkuk as shown in this pic: