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USS 'Nevada' - general view
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The battleship USS "Nevada" (BB-36) in 1941 - general view
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USS Arizona was a Pennsylvania class battleship, not the Nevada class. Further more, Almost every US ships including destroyers and older battleships were fitted with Radar and ballistic computers after Pearl Harbor. By 1943-44, US not only had the most ships with radar and FCS but they best ones in the world.

It wouldn't of mattered rather they had radar at that time as Callaghan could of used one of his 5 ships with the new SG radar at the front and have it as his flagship but he didn't. It's not like they didn't get Radar, he just didn't choose to use them. If you have every ship mounted, you are like forcing him to use it. Which in my opinion is really funny because it's like purposely refusing to use something of advantage that you have to be forced to.
And even if he did, they couldn't get visual confirmation. What was being reported was ships beyond visual sight, but he was busy trying to confirm what the radar detected with visual sight due to poor information handling. Either way, the radar would make no difference.
And even if he did, they couldn't get visual confirmation. What was being reported was ships beyond visual sight, but he was busy trying to confirm what the radar detected with visual sight due to poor information handling. Either way, the radar would make no difference.

That is one of the reasons: [link]

The battleship was repaint after attack (1942 standard).
Even white false-bow wave disappeared...
Fire damage could destroy a paint, but not make STS or MS / HTS steel to be white (it should be dark grey).
Here is painting sheme on both sides of superstructute (navigation bridge):
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...and on my painting:
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Even white false-bow wave disappeared...
Fire damage could destroy a paint, but not make STS or MS / HTS steel to be white (it should be dark grey).
Here is painting sheme on both sides of superstructute (navigation bridge):
[link]
[link]
[link]
...and on my painting:
[link]
The reasons I ask so many questions are because I've been studying the attack on Pearl Harbor and the battleships there for years and yours is the first I've ever seen with the white on the bridge/superstructure. The fact that this white color only shows up in certain pictures and only when the ship is at a certain angle leads me to believe(and others I've consulted with) to believe it is just fire damage and it looks like that because of the way the sun is hitting it. I noticed a couple other inaccuracies in the drawing for the 1941 time period you are depicting that I could help you correct too, if you would like. Again your artistic skills are excellent and I thank you for sharing them with us.

Hallo.
All kind of help will be very greatly appreciated.
However, I must note at the start, that this drawing is already VERY old.
I'm prepareing a new one now.
Last time I published a three-part technical and analytical article about Pennsylvania class battleships. You can see some of drawings in my gallery.
I will have my personal website (new, modern version) soon, so there will be more of my works there.
All kind of help will be very greatly appreciated.
However, I must note at the start, that this drawing is already VERY old.
I'm prepareing a new one now.
Last time I published a three-part technical and analytical article about Pennsylvania class battleships. You can see some of drawings in my gallery.
I will have my personal website (new, modern version) soon, so there will be more of my works there.
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