This week I finally completed the Naval units for Historicon 2024. They are part of my Senkaku project and include both Japanese and Chinese ships. These vessels have taken me way longer than I expected. I have used a combination of three different scales for the naval units.
- 1/2400 is for the naval battle using the Harpoon V rules.
- 1/700 is for the naval units during the amphibious assault phase.
- 20mm is for the actual ground battle.
- I will be adding some 1/300 aircraft later for an additional scale.
The LCAC – Landing Craft Air Cushioned.
These are the hovercraft that the Japanese forces will use to bring units ashore. The Osumi LST carries two of these craft in its rear well-dock. I have built both of them in 20mm and also in 1/700 scale. The 20mm scale units took a lot of time to build and tested my airbrushing and weathering abilities.
The JMSDF – the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force.
The Japanese units consist of:
- The Osumi – A Landing Ship Tank with 2 LCAC and 2 CH.47 helicopters
- A Kongo Class destroyer capable of Ballistic Missile Defense
- An Akizuki Class destroyer
- Two Takinami Class destroyers
The Chinese fleet
The Chinese fleet will consist of:
- Two Type 56 Coast Guard vessels
- A Type 52D destroyer
- A Type 54A frigate
Next steps
With the naval units for Historicon 2024 complete I will be finishing the 1:300 aircraft before moving onto the cliffs and hills for the 20mm terrain. The project is finally starting to come together and March and April should see me get close to completion. I plan to do a test run of the game in May.
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