battlecruiser

  1. Tangles2

    Alternate Battle of Jutland - 1916 (The Battle of the Battlecruisers.)
    Threadmarks: 1. Prologue

    Greetings All Just thought I'd post for your interest and amusement a different take on the Battle of Jutland in 1916 and some of its flow ons. Hope you find it interesting and look forward to your feedback. Tangles. PROLOGUE: To put this scenario in context much of its initial inspiration...

  2. WI: After Japan denounces the Naval treaties, the US withdraws and made changes to its initial builds (see post for details)?

    So I was thinking, what if after Japan denounced the naval treaties in 1936, the US said screw it and modified the plans for the NC class ships and instead based off their concerns for Japanese and German large cruisers/pocket battleships that were being built, decide to make the following...
  3. Marshmallow Waffles

    US Navy Battlecruisers: Possible? Reasonable? Remotely Likely?

    So, this is something I've always kind of wondered but haven't found a solid answer for it. Most of the major navies in the interwar period built some form of battlecruisers, or at least had them available at the start of the war, except for the USN. Why is that? I know that the Lexingtons were...

  4. PC: Earliest All or Nothing, three turret RN Battlecruiser?

    The battlecruiser as a design and concept splits opinion. There are those who see them as a mistake and waste of resources in general and there are those who see them more of a missed opportunity. IMHO, the genesis of the battlecruiser makes sense, the need for a “super cruiser” to combat...

  5. England Expects that Every Man....
    Threadmarks: England Expects Ch 1 - 1

    England Expects that Every Man.... This is the beginning of a story I wrote a few months ago, and am re-editing. It will be a short confection, posted in tiny pieces as I have time to re-think the nuance and edit it. I have some ideas and I think it will be fun to roll them out. There will be...
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