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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2020 3:56 am 
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Jon C Ryckert wrote:
Yes, but I was comparing how he depicted the linoleum strips on the main deck to those on the airplane deck on drawing H18/3.


Hi, I didn´t do comparison-check since my aot book is still at his place in Krakow.(he stopped sending books and materials to other countries as they were found stolen at the local post office)

In stead, I tried to look into the aircraft deck area and the pattern of lino stripes from another source.
It ought to be like this pr attached illust. of mine. Shown with yellow lines. Got the stripes info from a pic of ex captain of Atago where the a/c deck surface is visibe .The Chokai might have had the same,also counting the ending of the stripes from the stern.Takao and Maya seemingly must have had extra stripes longditudinally on either side here,too

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 27, 2022 5:46 pm 
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Somebody knows from what date those protection plates were fitted and in what ship?, I mean Takao, Maya, Atago or Chokai.
That pic belongs to the Takao Kagero 3D, but I can´t find a photo of this arrangement.


https://www.mediafire.com/file/aajx3wplv9mxwtz/Takao+12.7+guns.jpg/file

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 27, 2022 9:41 pm 
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For some reason, I cannot access that photo.


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PostPosted: Sat Aug 27, 2022 9:44 pm 
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Dan K wrote:
For some reason, I cannot access that photo.

I've uploaded it directly to their post for convenience.

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2022 10:06 am 
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Thx, Timmy!

Chokai never mounted twin 12.7cm mounts, so it's a moot point for her.

Maya's wreck photos show no shields over the otherwise intact 12.7cm mounts.

There is a photo of an Atago mount that does seem like it has a shield.

I can't find anything for Takao one way or another.


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PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2022 10:28 am 
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Yes, you are right, I forget that about the Chokai single gun turrets.
Many thanks for the info.


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Mucho's magnificent scratch-built 1/100 Chokai 1944 has been completed and featured in the just released Navy Yard #51. Maybe his best work to date.


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2022 1:54 am 
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Dan K wrote:
Mucho's magnificent scratch-built 1/100 Chokai 1944 has been completed and featured in the just released #51. Maybe his best work to date.

WOW! Simply stunning!! :woo_hoo:

How long did thaaaaaaat take to build? :thumbs_up_1:

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 5:32 pm 
Hi all,

Does anyone know why the edges of IJN Chokai's deck (above her torpedo tubes) appear "wavy"? This is how Aoshima's 1/350 kit is depicted - I have Eduard railings that have a "wavy" bottom to fit along this edge. Anyone know the reason why this was done, and if this was common for all Takao class ships? Thanks in advance!


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Offhand, I couldn't say. Can you show us a photo of the area in question?


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PostPosted: Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:20 pm 
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Hi Dan,

Skulski's Anatomy of the Ship shows an undulating high angle gun deck (tried to highlight it in yellow). Mr. Sasaki's May 1, 2020 post that shows a portside photo of his 100 scale Chokai also shows this wavy pattern just above the aft torpedo tubes. Was there a structural/functional reason why the deck had this shape? Am aware of the sloped forward deck on the Yamato class and sloped rear decks characteristic of the IJN heavy cruisers, but not sure why this was also done to Chokai's (and appears all Takao class) HA gun deck? Thanks!


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PostPosted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:18 am 
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Huh. I have to say that I've never noticed this detail before. Fascinating.

An examination of photos for all the sisters shows it to be a common feature, roughly between frames 170 - 200, over the aft set of TT mounts. It's not clear to me about a similar feature over the front set of TT mounts. The view of this area below shows it off well. This feature was present in their as-built configurations.

The HA is not a strength deck, but I would guess that it seemed to have something to do with alleviating bending stresses in the hull. Just a guess.

I'll have to ask Mucho.


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