Gnevnyi. Thought it might have been British at first, but the bridge didn't match.
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Something more confusing: 20cm/50 3rd year type is 200mm in diameter, but 20cm/50 3rd year type Mk. 2 is a totally different gun at full 8 inches (203.2mm) and is incompatible with the former's shells but somehow kept the name, and it has the same length as the former, meaning that it's not 50 caliber either.
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Ok, I'm not Axe but I have the perfect ship for this thread, would be VERY hard to guess if you don't know the story.
The clue is that this ship was fully operational in this picture, its not a overgrown wreck.
The clue is that this ship was fully operational in this picture, its not a overgrown wreck.
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When one can get it by googling "ship disguised as an island", it's too easy in the age of search enginesOk, I'm not Axe but I have the perfect ship for this thread, would be VERY hard to guess if you don't know the story.
The clue is that this ship was fully operational in this picture, its not a overgrown wreck.
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When one can get it by googling "ship disguised as an island", it's too easy in the age of search engines
But how do you know it is not an island disguised as a ship?
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When one can get it by googling "ship disguised as an island", it's too easy in the age of search engines
Haha, I suppose you're right about that.
It does have a British radar mast on it, so not a bad guess
.Right you all are, nice work
. At least according to the caption (I wasn't there) it's the actual Gnevnyi during the war (hence it's British lend-lease radar kit).No new ships yet though, we've still to guess our foliaged friend
. I do recall seeing that exact pic at some point, can't for the life of me remember where, but going on my rather spotty memory, was it a ship trying to hide from the Japanese in the Dutch East Indies?
Ok, I'm not Axe but I have the perfect ship for this thread, would be VERY hard to guess if you don't know the story.
The clue is that this ship was fully operational in this picture, its not a overgrown wreck.
A a Dutch ship! As a dutchman I know this one! Its the Hr. Ms. Abraham Crijnssen. A Minesweeper
It was in de Dutch East Indies and left for Australia. In order to get there save they disguised it as a tropical Island. It would move at night and layed still as an Island during the daytime. It managed to get to Australia where it served in the Australian Navy.
It survived the war!
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It does have a British radar mast on it, so not a bad guess
No new ships yet though, we've still to guess our foliaged friend
You're right about that.
It seems to be a though one so here's another tip, it is a small ship, only a minesweeper. I don't think this hiding tactic would have worked with large ships.
Damn, you guys replied just as I was thinking of the tip, you're both right!
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Nice one, love the camo ship
. Although if it's possible, try and keep to ships within the scope of HoI4 (minesweepers don't make the cut unfortunately).I'm going to be around a bit this morning, so will do this one in stages if first pic is a bit tough (edit: although it is possible to deduce which class this is, even if you can't recognise the inside of a turret, if you can recognise other elements of the picture...). Clue is that this class had a maximum speed of less than 25 knots.
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They look like big guns in a triple turret either a US Standard or a Nelson ?
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Its a Nelson Class, So its either the Nelson or the Rodney because only 2 were build of that class.
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Right you both are, nice work
. If you were able to pick the uniforms as British, then it's a dead giveaway, as the Brits only had one class with triple turreted main armament that was that large. That's the Rodney - it turns out the internet has a much better range of 'not as easy to spot' pictures of Rodney than Nelson, and using a profile shot would be a teensy bit too obvious.Here's the next candidate
. This vessel/class had the misfortune of being knocked out of action fairly early in the game's timeline....
Chinese protected cruiser Ying Swei.Right you both are, nice work
Here's the next candidate
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Spot on
How are we doing with all of these? I'm happy to keep putting ships up, but only if this still interests people, if it's getting boring, also happy to move on
.In the meantime though, here's one for overnight. The clue is that this boat had a 4.7 inch gun....
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Spot on
How are we doing with all of these? I'm happy to keep putting ships up, but only if this still interests people, if it's getting boring, also happy to move on
One of the best current threads of this forum, for sure.
Even if i can barely find the easy ones, i am quite happy to follow.
So keep it up please
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