Topic: Lewis class carrier (Read 2302 times)

Mackie · « **on:** August 15, 2004, 04:52:31 pm »

note: this has not been converted to sfc yet

carrier + freighter = U.S.S. Jerry Lee Lewis - Lewis class carrier. :p
credits to desty nova

lightwave version: http://www.the-tcs.net/dldir/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=177

Dizzy · « **Reply #1 on:** August 15, 2004, 05:08:18 pm »

Very cool. I'll use that as my Fed Aux CVA.

Nice work... Like it.

Edit: Oops... Hehe. LWO. Duh. Someone convert!

atheorhaven · « **Reply #2 on:** August 15, 2004, 06:07:51 pm »

Quote from: Dizzy on August 15, 2004, 05:08:18 pm

Very cool. I'll use that as my Fed Aux CVA.
Nice work... Like it.
Edit: Oops... Hehe. LWO. Duh. Someone convert!

d/l'ed... have an idea for a part of this puppy that'll be of use to lots of others..

Arcanum · « **Reply #3 on:** August 15, 2004, 06:24:26 pm »

Dang nice looking ToS style carrier . . . bet we see a TMP version too . . . so nice . .

Mackie · « **Reply #4 on:** August 15, 2004, 06:40:23 pm »

alec: thnx

arcanum: linketh me to tmp ships of the same style then and ill bash

Centurus · « **Reply #5 on:** August 15, 2004, 06:50:04 pm »

SFC3 version please??? *gets on his hands and feet and grovels*

Rod ONeal · « **Reply #6 on:** August 15, 2004, 09:53:03 pm »

Quote from: Dizzy on August 15, 2004, 05:08:18 pm

Very cool. I'll use that as my Fed Aux CVA.

Nice work... Like it.

Edit: Oops... Hehe. LWO. Duh. Someone convert!

Agreed, agreed, agreed. Nice work, nice aux CVA, and somebody please convert it.

111wallace111 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 16, 2004, 09:03:47 am »

I like the combined freighter carrier look.... great job

Rogue · « **Reply #8 on:** August 16, 2004, 10:52:25 am »

That is ever so cool. The freighter we recognise as do we the dish but where did the doors and ledge come from? And will there be a SFC2 release for us? Gee, I hope so.

USS Mariner · « **Reply #9 on:** August 16, 2004, 11:19:47 am »

The doors and ledge are from Desty's original CVA...

J. Carney · « **Reply #10 on:** August 16, 2004, 06:55:03 pm »

I like this... TREMENDOUSLY!!! I actually think that it makes a better looking heavy carrier than the 'flatbeds' that ADB came up with!!!

Bloody excelent ship Mackie!

zerosnark · « **Reply #11 on:** August 16, 2004, 07:53:46 pm »

Clearly, this design is WAY too expensive to be used as an Aux CVA => not with that fancy CA/CVA saucer

In my humble eyes, this ship should compete for the standard CVA slot. . .but I wonder at the major rounding of the secondary hull .. . .but I do think this ship does have merits as a CVA. Looks like it has more internal volume than a CVA. . .maybe a SCS?

Mackie · « **Reply #12 on:** August 16, 2004, 08:30:02 pm »

imagine they had a broken carrier and a broken freighter and the scrabbled this together from them , this is supposed to be a low cost fecked up solution ;p (or alternatively imagine starfleet their excisting freighter hulls into useable carriers as a makeshift solution)

Arcanum · « **Reply #13 on:** August 16, 2004, 09:48:13 pm »

Actually there is a historical precedent, in World War 2 the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force/Fleet Air Arm, I think (not sure which service), did Convert several Frieghters to CAM Freighters, this was Catapult Armed Merchantman. What they did was to add a standard ship mount seaplane catapult, common for launching seaplane spotters off the Cruisers, Battlecruisers and Battleships of the day for over the horizon spotting and gunnery (watch the shot splash) correction. To this catapult they added a Hawker Hurricane fighter. The reason was the Luftwaffe was using long range Focke-Wulf 200s converted to the anti shipping role to attack or shadow convoys for the U-Boats. They needed a desprate solution and this was it, before the advent of the so called Jeep or escort carriers.

So this is another solution for an armed merchant man to assist the escort Commodore with fighter/attack support. . . http://www.hq.wwiionline.com/profiles/supply_ship.shtml for more information.

Rod ONeal · « **Reply #14 on:** August 16, 2004, 10:07:44 pm »

Quote from: zerosnark on August 16, 2004, 07:53:46 pm

Clearly, this design is WAY too expensive to be used as an Aux CVA => not with that fancy CA/CVA saucer

In my humble eyes, this ship should compete for the standard CVA slot. . .but I wonder at the major rounding of the secondary hull .. . .but I do think this ship does have merits as a CVA. Looks like it has more internal volume than a CVA. . .maybe a SCS?

Yeah, you're right. If it lost the saucer and replaced the nacelles with standard freighter nacelles, it would probably be more believable as an AuxCVA. Still, a cool model though.

Strip it down and use it for a CVA tug pod?

zerosnark · « **Reply #15 on:** August 16, 2004, 10:44:55 pm »

oooohhhhh. I like the CVA tug pod idea

Just mate it up to a Lord Schupp or AtraHasis Tug. . .and voila!

I hear you on the CAM freighter idea, but I think the analogy is a bit stretched on this one. Although. . .did I see a model recently of a B10 boom on a Tug body? (shudder)

Arcanum · « **Reply #16 on:** August 16, 2004, 11:36:41 pm »

True Zero,

But the Jeep carrier idea that eventually arrose during WW II came from building a landing deck on a freigther hull for a "jeep/escort" style carrier, to provide aircover (and replaced the CAM ships) . . and that is how I see this design, by using a "carrier pod" and perhaps some converted ships like this one the Feds would be doing in this future what was done in the past

, the cam ship wasnt a good anthalogy . . was what popped into the head

. . was long day at work

Dizzy · « **Reply #17 on:** August 17, 2004, 12:01:20 am »

Take a cpl warp engines off a decommisioned/salvaged ship and match it to a similar situation saucer and mate them then to a converted tug pod and what do you have? An Aux CVA.

Mackie · « **Reply #18 on:** August 17, 2004, 04:54:20 am »

all very good ideas. ill keep in mind

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