[RAF_Magpie]

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As a brainstorm for the next instalment of the wonderful ship mods, perhaps they might like to have a look at the Italian Aircraft Carrier, the Aquila. I know you guys are busy, but I figured this might be something you guys might be interested in. I myself didnt even know of this nice looking ship, till castalde at M4T discovered it ( http://www.mission4today.com/index.php? ... 5718#25718 - nice find btw), so I figured I'd at least bring it to the attention of you Ship guru's

Here's the Wiki Link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_ai ... ier_Aquila

And here's some pictures of the ship:











and the aircraft - perhaps a nice addition to the 109T & Ju-87E/T



Oh and just for interests sake, here's a tri-motor concept designed for use off the Aquila:

Macchi-Castoldi MC-605--This is an Italian tri-motored carrier plane (!!). Also tri-tailed. this kit took SIX different kits to make. I needed three MC-205's just for the three engines. The main body is a Bf-110 with Me-410 cockpit and rear-firing guns. A 1/144 (1/200?) Constellation kit furnished the triple tails. The wings folded with dollhouse door hinges. The camo/markings are for the Aquila in the Pacific after its surrender. The Italians were the first put the red line through the stars-and-bars (green replacing blue) to dress it up, and it caught on as the standard post-war marking.

I cannot find a coloured image of her ATM, but as the pictures shown, it seems to be unpainted anyway, so perhaps another excelent rendition like your Graf Zeppelin perhaps?

Mag's

[ILV_Aquila_Noctis]

WTF? That ship is named like...well.....like...(Read my Nickname!)

And because of that me says +1000000

[Trooper117]

Hey.. Where's my aircraft carrier then? HMS Trooper!!..

[RAF_Magpie]

Hey.. Where's my aircraft carrier then? HMS Trooper!!..

hehe right here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Trooper_%28N91%29

[Trooper117]

lol.. a submersible aircraft carrier! :mrgreen:

[VT-51_Razor]

Excellent find Magpie! Anything that accommodates more aircraft with tail hooks gets my vote!

[Metatron]

Ah... The Reggiane 2001...

[GentleKiller]

see trooper? you are dead lol :lol:
but magpie, +76 for all the mods

[char_aznable]

I completely agree, Il-2 1946 is already full of 'what if' planes, so why not some 'what if' carriers :wink: ?

Macchi-Castoldi MC-605--This is an Italian tri-motored carrier plane (!!).

This MC.605 is only an hoax. Last Mario Castoldi's project was MC.207, and its prototype was never completed. A twin fuselage MC.205 was proposed by other designers, but it never went off the drawing table.
Only one G.50bis/OR prototype was built, the final model should be G.50bisA/OR with wider wings and 2 x 12.7 MG more, but due to bad results this project was canceled and carrier Aquila should be equipped with 51 Reggiane Re.2001OR fighter-bombers only.
All Royal Italian Navy ships were painted with a camo like this one (Condottieri III class light cruiser, a WIP of mine):



So it could be added eventually.

[RealDarko]

What kind of bombs will carry the Re2001? Being a light fighter can't see what fighting power can have the italian carrier. It can't project any serious offensive power

[*{64s}Tomio_I]

it's a same that wikipedia compare the offensive power of the Aquila to the japanese Taiho :lol:

you have to create a generation of pilots and crew, it take much more time than building the carrier itself
the italian was unable to make that :roll:

[char_aznable]

What kind of bombs will carry the Re2001? Being a light fighter can't see what fighting power can have the italian carrier. It can't project any serious offensive power

An excellent Re.2001CB 3D model made by Flakwalker:


and its weapons loadout:



It could carry up to 500Kg bombs (1 x 500Kg or 1 x 250Kg + 2 x 100Kg) for short range missions, but exceptionally a 640Kg bomb, and a shortened torpedo (Silurotto) was also developed. Normally it carried a 250Kg bomb for long range missions. It seems enough...
A further developement of this plane should have folding wings, so the carrier could have up to 66 of them.

[ILV_Aquila_Noctis]

Wanna have dat thing!
But, that plane....3D-Converter needed :roll:

[RealDarko]

Wow!! Nice model!! Exist a land based version too?

[char_aznable]

Wow!! Nice model!! Exist a land based version too?

THIS ONE is the land based version... :wink:
Only 2 prototypes of carrier based version were obtained from it, here is a rendition of that version made by Flakwalker as previous one.



To ILV_Aquila_Noctis: all of these 3D models were done and ready by Flakwalker one year ago and submitted to Oleg, but he refused them. I hope we will have it as soon as we can get a mesh converter.

Obviously, I'd like to have an Aquila carrier, too... 8) Can anybody made it at this time :?: