USS Alaska CB-1 now building

EdGrune

 

 

Straycat1911

One idea I had (pictures above) was putting the box launchers for the Tomahawks on the stern 4 each port and starboard, skipping the helicopter pad. 

 

 

 

 

"Amatuers discuss tactics, professionals discuss logistics" a quote variously attributed to General of the Army Omar Bradley.

 

While an onboard helicopter asset could help with ASW or over the horizon targeting, an important task of a helicopter (or helo drone) is replenishment.   Yes barrels of fuel oil can be piped over from the AOE,  pallets of beans can be slung over too.   But to replenish the missile stocks and naval artillery rounds your build is going to be slinging downrange you will need a place to land them, the helicopter pad.  To remove that asset would be an amatuer move.

 

Gee, thanks for the veiled insult, Ed. 

In case you missed it, this is my first ship build and first ever conversion attempt, so naturally everything is in a state of flux. I might put the launchers aft, I might not. At this point, I'm leaning towards not. 

And I might put a helicopter pad in, I might not. But whichever way I build it, I'm not building this to make you happy or satisfy how you think it should be done. 

Have a nice day. 

HooYah Deep Sea

I concur. Look around at ALL other modern / semi-modern ship types and classes. one common is a flight deck or at minimum, a one spot vertrep deck. you just got to have one. And this is especially true on a 'capitol ship'. Look at what this ship (if it were still in existance) would be used for.

By the way, you probably should have put the CIWS in the 03 level 40mm tubs that you lopped off.

 

Actually, the CIWS mount forward is gonna go where that quad 40mm mount was on the 0-4(?) level centerline below the FC radar.

Then one aft and one on each side. 

Okay, that makes sense and should give you decent coverage.

Now, from the comments from me and others, as you can see, you should probably keep the flight deck in your planning. The ability to handle and work with air assets is critical in modern warfare, for tactical and strategic / logistical reasons. How extensive your aviation facilities are is up to you, but again, you really need to have something.