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Discussion in 'Warship Builds' started by Commodore, May 8, 2020.

  1. Commodore

    Commodore Well-Known Member

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    Classy! Gotta like the days before the discovery of poppet valves... Glad I wasn't there.
     
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    I was 19 years old at the time. I was amazed at how one ship could take out the allied fleet with as messy as the interior was. There were only a few people who could tweak those style of guns correctly and looking at water baths for the freon tanks. Funny thing at that time, cruisers were not allowed pumps and battleships/battlecruisers were considered targets until this meet. Up until that time they were considered to complexx
     
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    Amazing what money and time can do, no matter what the era of the hobby, eh?
     
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    Yep. Back in the days of unlimited pumping, speed and spurt guns
     
  5. Terry Keef

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    I remember that QE. I remember the Tennessee hull. Ahhh oldies but goodies.
     
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    Steve's invincible was a really nice little terror of a ship. While your QE was a real slugger.
     
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    I remember that QE.
     
  9. Terry Keef

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    The Tennessee looked good. How did she work out in battle?