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  1. JFC Fuller

    Vickers Design 742 Battleship

    A detailed description of the Torpedo Protection System for this ship is held by the University of Tokyo and has been digitised. I have downloaded, and uploaded here, the description and the diagram of this system. It goes without saying that the presence of this document in Japan is a very...
    • JFC Fuller
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    • empire of japan great britain imperial japanese navy royal navy vickers ltd world war i
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  2. A Tentative Fleet Plan

    Vickers Interwar Super-Long-Range Artillery

    Found these images buried in my folders along with a screenshot of the (limited) information on these artillery pieces. It took me a while to track down which forum post I got them from (link and just in case, archived). Quoted from the thread in question:
    • A Tentative Fleet Plan
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    • british commonwealth british empire great britain interwar period royal artillery united kingdom vickers ltd vickers-armstrongs limited war office world war i
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  3. A

    Two Peculiar British Designs

    These projects date back to the beginning of the 20th century when many warship experiences and design concepts were developed. Neither proved to be viable. There is little information about these projects and in one case it is only possible to speculate on certain specifications. The first...
    • Akaloso Dudu
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    • admiralty british empire early 1900s early 1910s early 20th century great britain imperial russian navy kingdom of italy pre-world war i regia marina royal navy russian empire vickers ltd
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  4. overscan (PaulMM)

    Vickers Versatile Aircraft Carrier and 1983 Light Fleet Carrier

    Displacing 13,200 tons, space for 16 aircraft. 15deg ski jump. For peacetime operations a helicopter operates from the rear deck, in wartime the rear deck would be built up with containers to lengthen the flight deck. Length 604 ft. Source: Flight International, 12 Jan 1980.
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • aircraft carrier british shipbuilders cold war early 1980s great britain royal navy united kingdom v/stol vickers ltd vickers plc vsel vstol carriers vtol
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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