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  • Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

    Post 16 Update

    Post 17 Warning

Angle Deck Essex

Carriers

Would realy like to see some of the Mid-Sixty and seventy carriers that you can land on and take off
 
I did much of the testing of Milton's STOOF series on the straight deck Valley Forge, thanks!

Wing tip clearance a bit tight, Bonnie Dick or the like would be nice indeed!

Cheers. T
 
The honourable Mr Davies produced both the straight deck Valley Forge and one of the other WWII ships (Bunker Hill?) quite some time ago. Whether it still exists here at SOH I have no idea.

T
 
Could have been Essex, don't remember as the Valley Forge worked fine but I could never get the "Essex" to show. Indeed, a couple of years ago by now, as was the start of this thread.

Cheers: T
 
Would be interesting to see these carriers. Especially when Ron gets done with the redo of the Scooters, and Skyraiders. Right now I have the AI Carriers pack, and some gentlemen's finely done Nimitz class carrier model. The older ones would be good as well though.
 
Steve, why don't you use the Clemenceau package of Sparouty? Highly detailed small carrier! Highly recommended. :salute:
And not to forget....the upcoming USS Enterprise package of SDB.........

Cheers,
Hank
 
Still not angle deck Essex's. The naval types are kinda particular to accuracy when it comes down to the decks they land on. No way Clemenceau would be mistaken for a USN flattop.
 
Dah.....but still a nice add-on. A bit smaller than the Essex class, but they were able to operate the Crusader from them, just like the Essex class.

Hank
 
A Vietnam-era SCB-27C ("27 Charlie") CVA such as Hancock or Bon Homme Richard would be a great addition to the FSX Carrier Navy. Or maybe Oriskany, which was not technically a 27 Charlie but we airdales throw her into the group anyway. All those old Essex decks were top performers and during Vietnam they met their commitments as well as or better than the big decks like Constellation or Enterprise.
 
A Vietnam-era SCB-27C ("27 Charlie") CVA such as Hancock or Bon Homme Richard would be a great addition to the FSX Carrier Navy. Or maybeOriskany,
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Has been mentioned before that there is a very big hole here that a 27C would go a long way to fill. Also wouldn't mind a Forrestal, Coral Sea, Midway etc. We need at least one in this group to fly all those Alphasim and other Nam era birds off of!
 
I made three deployments aboard Coral Sea (two during Vietnam and one during the 79-80 Iran Hostage Crisis) so yes, I'd like to eventually see the old "Coral Maru" in FSX along with that 27 Charlie. :jump:
 
Friend of mine, now long retired flew F-8 Crusaders off the Essex Boats in the gulf of Tonkin.

Great ships, suppose I could still find my way around one.

T
 
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