This is a forum for discussion of topics relating to the Dreadnought era, prior to the ascendency of naval aviation. We will be discussing history, ship design, and naval wargaming.
Sunday, November 20, 2005
My 1976-era alternate history
Starting in early 1976, I did a series of drawings, with specifications, for an alternate history naval building race and the start of a war. I have not been able to find the drawings, but I am holding out hope that it might still exist in storage. The scenario started from 1905 and continued up through 1914. I actually continued filling in gaps and continuing the timeline into the latter 1970's. The focus was on a competition between Great Britain and Japan. They both were building fleets with dreadnought battleships, medium caliber-armed armoured cruisers, light cruisers, destroyers, submarines, and eventually, aviation (I believe). I also had fleets for the neutral nations, which included the United States and Germany. The United States had one particularly nice light cruiser design from somewhere in the 1912-1914 timeframe, armed with 5in QF guns and torpedo tubes. On the outbreak of war, the action took place in the seas around Indonesia and the Philippines.
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