Donald,
Thanks, as always, for keeping the list up-to-date. I am awaiting your assessment of the 2015-16 1/2400 releases.
Thanks again, Brad
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My top 12:
WWII USA aircraft carrier Yorktown (CV-5), 1942 appearance
WWII USA escort carrier Long Island (CVE-1)
WWII France heavy cruiser Duquesne class
WWII UK frigate Black Swan class
WWII USA battleship Idaho (BB-42), late-war appearance
WWII UK A & E–I class destroyer leaders (Codrington, Exmouth, Faulkner, Grenville, Hardy, and Inglefield)
WWII USA fast attack transport Charles Lawrence (APD-37)
WWII UK light cruiser Coventry/Curlew (anti-aircraft conversion)
WWII USA light carrier Saipan (CVL-48) class
Early Cold War Soviet cruiser Sverdlov (Project 68 bis) class
WWII Italy motor torpedo boat MAS type
Early Cold War USA destroyer Gearing FRAM I conversion
WWII USA aircraft carrier Yorktown (CV-5), 1942 appearance
WWII USA escort carrier Long Island (CVE-1)
WWII France heavy cruiser Duquesne class
WWII UK frigate Black Swan class
WWII USA battleship Idaho (BB-42), late-war appearance
WWII UK A & E–I class destroyer leaders (Codrington, Exmouth, Faulkner, Grenville, Hardy, and Inglefield)
WWII USA fast attack transport Charles Lawrence (APD-37)
WWII UK light cruiser Coventry/Curlew (anti-aircraft conversion)
WWII USA light carrier Saipan (CVL-48) class
Early Cold War Soviet cruiser Sverdlov (Project 68 bis) class
WWII Italy motor torpedo boat MAS type
Early Cold War USA destroyer Gearing FRAM I conversion
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Here is my updated Micronaut Consolidated Wish List for 2016-2017. Compared to the 2015-2016 wish lists, WWII USA early-war carrier-based aircraft removed because it is being produced by GHQ. In addition, I am thoroughly shuffling my choices from previous years..
For all the other Micronaut fans; you are welcome to post your list of favorites for me to compile.
So here's the idea:
- Provide your list of the Micronauts you would most like to see produced in the next season (currently, next is the 2014-2015 season).
- I won’t put a limit on the number of ships on your list, but try to restrict yourself to about a dozen ships. Since the 2008-2009 season, the number of releases scheduled by GHQ has varied from a minimum of only eight in 2009-2010 to a high of thirteen in the 2012-2013 season.
- Provide some support for your choice. Try to convince other customers that they want your choice and GHQ that your choices are good for the company.
- Although most of my choices are from the WW II era, don't feel limited to this time. This just happens to be my favorite era. If you prefer modern or WW I era ships, feel free to express your opinion. Eventually, I want to get into the pre-Dreadnought Spanish-American War and Russo-Japanese War eras.
- Please feel free to comment on my choices.
My choices are (in alphabetical order of country of origin):
• WWII Germany Aircraft Pack 2 [Fw 190A/F, Ju 88 or Ju 188 (preferably with dive-bomber armament), He 111 (preferably with torpedo armament), He 115 floatplane, and/or He 177 (preferably with FX 1400 guided bomb or Hs 293 missiles)]: All five types played significant roles in maritime combat. If not Fw 190A/F, then Bf 109T – the Germans really need a single-engine fighter. Maybe even both fighter types rather than one of the Heinkel aircraft.
• WWII Italy destroyer Folgore class: This class of four destroyers and the similar Freccia class saw extensive service as escorts in the Mediterranean during the Second World War Less than satisfactory because of mechanical unreliability, these ships still deserve to have a good model in 1/2400 scale. CinC makes a model for the Freccia class, but GHQ would be better.
• WWII Japan late-war Navy aircraft: Yokosuka D4Y3 [Judy] (radial version), Aichi B7A Ryusei [Grace] (open & folded wings), Kawanishi N1K1-J Shiden [George], Yokosuka P1Y Ginga [Frances]. Although Jill, Val, etc. continued fighting to the end of the war, they were meat on the table for Hellcats and Corsairs. I need some improved Japanese aircraft to make hypothetical late-war battles more evenly balanced. If hypotheticals are allowed, the carrier-based Mitsubishi A7M Reppu [Sam] would have been a good match against late-war US carrier-based fighters.
• WWII Japan commercial oil tanker “Kawasaki†type: Between the wars, the Kawasaki shipyards built eighteen essentially identical oil tankers for commercial use (Akatsuki Maru was one example). GHQ has been producing at least one commercial ship type each year for several years now. Although there are many possibilities, I selected this one because it’s been a while since a tanker or a civil Japanese ship type was produced. I wouldn’t be disappointed if another type were produced, but I hope GHQ continues producing commercial ship types.
• WWII Soviet Union destroyer type 7U: This is a natural follow-on to SUN02 Type 7 destroyers; differing in appearance due to two funnels for a more damage-tolerant unit machinery arrangement. A significant number were completed before the end of the war. Viking Forge makes a 1/2400 model of the Type 7U but the quality is inferior to that of GHQ’s Micronauts.
• WWII Soviet battleship Sovyetskiy Soyuz design: Now that GHQ has produced the British Lion design, it’s time to consider this Soviet design. Like the German H, British Lion, and US BB-67 designs, work was started but none were produced. I do not know of any 1/2400 model of Sovyetskiy Soyuz.
• WWII UK aircraft Fleet Air Arm pack: By now, anyone with 1/2400-scale British aircraft has plenty of Swordfish, but none of the other purpose-built aircraft used on carriers. Blackburn Skua, Fairey Fulmar, Fairey Firefly, and Fairey Barracuda would provide some variety on the decks. For land-based designs adapted for carrier use, Gloster Gladiators and Hawker Hurricanes would also be useful in addition to the available Spitfires. All of these aircraft saw significant combat from British carriers. If a Hurricane were available, it would also allow me to put aircraft on Merchant Aircraft Carrier (Mac) ships.
• WWII UK battleships Duke of York, Anson, or Howe: Now that GHQ has produced Prince of Wales, I would like to have a late-war version of this class, with significantly increased medium anti-aircraft weaponry. Although none of these ships were identical at the end of the war, the differences are small enough that I would accept any of these three to represent the others.
• WWII UK sloops Black Swan class - I've got plenty of 'Flower' class corvettes, but the British had hundreds of other escort-type ships (Bay, Loch, River, Bittern, Egret, Castle, etc.). Any of these would be a welcome addition. I selected Black Swan because this was the most-produced of the pre-war escort designs. Other than ‘Flower’ class corvettes, the only 1/2400 model of a WWII British purpose-built escort (i.e., not a conversion of an old destroyer) is CinC’s Avon (River class) – not one of their best models.
• WWII UK destroyers ‘V & W’ long-range escort conversions. These ships underwent significant conversion from obsolescent destroyers into effective anti-submarine escorts. The extent of the conversion makes it impractical to change GHQ’s UKN43 into this appearance. GHQ has already produced the unconverted version and the even more extensively converted anti-aircraft WAIR version. I would like them to continue with this and later the fast (short-range) escort version.
• WWII US heavy cruiser Indianapolis (CA-35) (final configuration) – We are about half- way to being able to represent all the US pre-war heavy cruiser types in both early-war & late-war configuration. A late-war Pensacola (CA-24) or Chester (CA-27) would also be welcome, but Indianapolis gets my vote because of her tragic sinking. No one makes a 1/2400 model of a late-war Indianapolis.
• WWII US oil tanker T2-SE-A1 type: Over 450 of these medium-sized oil tankers were mass-produced during the war. Most were intended for civil use but some were completed as military auxiliaries (Suamico (AO 49) class). Considering the large number built, I think that many customers would make multiple purchases of this type.
Don S.
For all the other Micronaut fans; you are welcome to post your list of favorites for me to compile.
So here's the idea:
- Provide your list of the Micronauts you would most like to see produced in the next season (currently, next is the 2014-2015 season).
- I won’t put a limit on the number of ships on your list, but try to restrict yourself to about a dozen ships. Since the 2008-2009 season, the number of releases scheduled by GHQ has varied from a minimum of only eight in 2009-2010 to a high of thirteen in the 2012-2013 season.
- Provide some support for your choice. Try to convince other customers that they want your choice and GHQ that your choices are good for the company.
- Although most of my choices are from the WW II era, don't feel limited to this time. This just happens to be my favorite era. If you prefer modern or WW I era ships, feel free to express your opinion. Eventually, I want to get into the pre-Dreadnought Spanish-American War and Russo-Japanese War eras.
- Please feel free to comment on my choices.
My choices are (in alphabetical order of country of origin):
• WWII Germany Aircraft Pack 2 [Fw 190A/F, Ju 88 or Ju 188 (preferably with dive-bomber armament), He 111 (preferably with torpedo armament), He 115 floatplane, and/or He 177 (preferably with FX 1400 guided bomb or Hs 293 missiles)]: All five types played significant roles in maritime combat. If not Fw 190A/F, then Bf 109T – the Germans really need a single-engine fighter. Maybe even both fighter types rather than one of the Heinkel aircraft.
• WWII Italy destroyer Folgore class: This class of four destroyers and the similar Freccia class saw extensive service as escorts in the Mediterranean during the Second World War Less than satisfactory because of mechanical unreliability, these ships still deserve to have a good model in 1/2400 scale. CinC makes a model for the Freccia class, but GHQ would be better.
• WWII Japan late-war Navy aircraft: Yokosuka D4Y3 [Judy] (radial version), Aichi B7A Ryusei [Grace] (open & folded wings), Kawanishi N1K1-J Shiden [George], Yokosuka P1Y Ginga [Frances]. Although Jill, Val, etc. continued fighting to the end of the war, they were meat on the table for Hellcats and Corsairs. I need some improved Japanese aircraft to make hypothetical late-war battles more evenly balanced. If hypotheticals are allowed, the carrier-based Mitsubishi A7M Reppu [Sam] would have been a good match against late-war US carrier-based fighters.
• WWII Japan commercial oil tanker “Kawasaki†type: Between the wars, the Kawasaki shipyards built eighteen essentially identical oil tankers for commercial use (Akatsuki Maru was one example). GHQ has been producing at least one commercial ship type each year for several years now. Although there are many possibilities, I selected this one because it’s been a while since a tanker or a civil Japanese ship type was produced. I wouldn’t be disappointed if another type were produced, but I hope GHQ continues producing commercial ship types.
• WWII Soviet Union destroyer type 7U: This is a natural follow-on to SUN02 Type 7 destroyers; differing in appearance due to two funnels for a more damage-tolerant unit machinery arrangement. A significant number were completed before the end of the war. Viking Forge makes a 1/2400 model of the Type 7U but the quality is inferior to that of GHQ’s Micronauts.
• WWII Soviet battleship Sovyetskiy Soyuz design: Now that GHQ has produced the British Lion design, it’s time to consider this Soviet design. Like the German H, British Lion, and US BB-67 designs, work was started but none were produced. I do not know of any 1/2400 model of Sovyetskiy Soyuz.
• WWII UK aircraft Fleet Air Arm pack: By now, anyone with 1/2400-scale British aircraft has plenty of Swordfish, but none of the other purpose-built aircraft used on carriers. Blackburn Skua, Fairey Fulmar, Fairey Firefly, and Fairey Barracuda would provide some variety on the decks. For land-based designs adapted for carrier use, Gloster Gladiators and Hawker Hurricanes would also be useful in addition to the available Spitfires. All of these aircraft saw significant combat from British carriers. If a Hurricane were available, it would also allow me to put aircraft on Merchant Aircraft Carrier (Mac) ships.
• WWII UK battleships Duke of York, Anson, or Howe: Now that GHQ has produced Prince of Wales, I would like to have a late-war version of this class, with significantly increased medium anti-aircraft weaponry. Although none of these ships were identical at the end of the war, the differences are small enough that I would accept any of these three to represent the others.
• WWII UK sloops Black Swan class - I've got plenty of 'Flower' class corvettes, but the British had hundreds of other escort-type ships (Bay, Loch, River, Bittern, Egret, Castle, etc.). Any of these would be a welcome addition. I selected Black Swan because this was the most-produced of the pre-war escort designs. Other than ‘Flower’ class corvettes, the only 1/2400 model of a WWII British purpose-built escort (i.e., not a conversion of an old destroyer) is CinC’s Avon (River class) – not one of their best models.
• WWII UK destroyers ‘V & W’ long-range escort conversions. These ships underwent significant conversion from obsolescent destroyers into effective anti-submarine escorts. The extent of the conversion makes it impractical to change GHQ’s UKN43 into this appearance. GHQ has already produced the unconverted version and the even more extensively converted anti-aircraft WAIR version. I would like them to continue with this and later the fast (short-range) escort version.
• WWII US heavy cruiser Indianapolis (CA-35) (final configuration) – We are about half- way to being able to represent all the US pre-war heavy cruiser types in both early-war & late-war configuration. A late-war Pensacola (CA-24) or Chester (CA-27) would also be welcome, but Indianapolis gets my vote because of her tragic sinking. No one makes a 1/2400 model of a late-war Indianapolis.
• WWII US oil tanker T2-SE-A1 type: Over 450 of these medium-sized oil tankers were mass-produced during the war. Most were intended for civil use but some were completed as military auxiliaries (Suamico (AO 49) class). Considering the large number built, I think that many customers would make multiple purchases of this type.
Don S.
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I am putting in a list of my second dozen of most-wanted Micronauts. Rather than summarizing the changes from my previous list, I will just say that I totally shuffled it..
My choices are (in alphabetical order of country of origin):
• WWII France heavy cruiser Duquesne class: One of the early Treaty cruiser designs, these two ships were relatively fast but only lightly armored. During the war, both were refitted in the US, but I would prefer the pre-war configuration. I already have two models from Minifleet, but GHQ’s quality would be much better.
• WWII France torpedo boat La Melpomene class: This class of miniature destroyers was intended for escort work in the Mediterranean. They turned out overweight, lacking in stability, and unsuited for open-ocean work. They were fast, however and several of them had interesting careers. There are numerous other small ships of similar characteristics that I would like modeled.
• WWII France destroyer Vauquelin class: GHQ’s FRN5 is labeled as Vauquelin, but I believe the arrangement of the torpedoes is that of the Aigle class. There are several classes of WWII-era French destroyers yet to be modeled by GHQ; any of the following would be welcome: Mogador, Guepard, Chacal, L’Adroit, and Bourrasque.
• WWII Germany amphibious craft: Germany had a variety of small and medium-sized amphibious craft such as F-lighters, Marinefährprahm, Siebel ferry, etc. These were used in the Mediterranean, Black Sea and other coastal combat areas. I would like something similar to USN54, Landing Assault Craft, or USN55, landing support craft.
• WWII Italy torpedo boat Spica: These were good-looking ships with high speed, but let down by the armament scheme. Their gun and torpedo armament was ineffective against full-size destroyers and left insufficient capacity for defensive weapons. They would have been much better escorts with more anti-submarine capability and air defenses. I would like more of these smaller warships available.
• WWII Japan heavy cruiser Maya: This Takao class heavy cruiser was badly damaged at Rabaul. After repairs, the ruined “C†turret had been replaced by two additional twin 5-inch mounts. Although this is a single ship, I think the interest in the Japanese cruisers is enough to make this a good choice for GHQ’s production.
• WWII Japan destroyer Mutsuki class: This was the last of the Japanese destroyer classes before the introduction of the revolutionary “Special Type†Fubuki. Considered obsolescent by 1940, they were converted into fast transports, most of which were sunk during the Solomons Campaign. This is the configuration that I would prefer.
• WWII Japan destroyer Shimakaze: This was only a single ship but many more were planned. This was a particularly fast and powerful design for a classic destroyer. Later I the war, the gun armament was reduced to provide additional anti-aircraft protection. I would prefer the original appearance.
• WWII UK heavy cruisers Berwick and Cornwall: GHQ has modeled several County class cruisers but not this pair; modified with a large hanger aft but not with the cut-down quarterdeck of Cumberland and Suffolk (UKN2). Panzerschiffe makes a resin 1/2400 model of this appearance but the detail is far below that of GHQ’s models.
• WWII USA aircraft: land-based attack and medium bombers: The Douglas A-20 Havoc and its late-war replacement, the A-26 Invader, were high-powered attack types. GHQ already makes a B-25B with USS Hornet, but it would be nice to have a late-model B-25H or J for anti-shipping strikes. Although the Martin B-26 Marauder was used mostly for medium-altitude level bombing in Europe, they did participate as torpedo bombers during the battle of Midway.
• WWII USA minesweeper Admirable (AM 136) class and PCE 842 class escorts: These small multi-purpose ships were neither fast nor strongly armed, but they were easy to build and had excellent sea keeping qualities. These are typical of many similar-sized ships that filled vital but unsung roles.
• WWII USA attack transport Harris (APA 2) class: Sixteen medium-sized passenger liners were built at the end of WWI to the “Design 1029†standard, also known as the “dollar design†and the “President 535-foot†design. Most operated as merchant liners between the wars, were taken over by the Army in 1940 and transferred to the Navy in 1942. Five were sunk or converted to hospital ships, seven were converted into attack transports. I would like these modeled as attack transports, but the civil or military transport versions would be OK.
Don S.
My choices are (in alphabetical order of country of origin):
• WWII France heavy cruiser Duquesne class: One of the early Treaty cruiser designs, these two ships were relatively fast but only lightly armored. During the war, both were refitted in the US, but I would prefer the pre-war configuration. I already have two models from Minifleet, but GHQ’s quality would be much better.
• WWII France torpedo boat La Melpomene class: This class of miniature destroyers was intended for escort work in the Mediterranean. They turned out overweight, lacking in stability, and unsuited for open-ocean work. They were fast, however and several of them had interesting careers. There are numerous other small ships of similar characteristics that I would like modeled.
• WWII France destroyer Vauquelin class: GHQ’s FRN5 is labeled as Vauquelin, but I believe the arrangement of the torpedoes is that of the Aigle class. There are several classes of WWII-era French destroyers yet to be modeled by GHQ; any of the following would be welcome: Mogador, Guepard, Chacal, L’Adroit, and Bourrasque.
• WWII Germany amphibious craft: Germany had a variety of small and medium-sized amphibious craft such as F-lighters, Marinefährprahm, Siebel ferry, etc. These were used in the Mediterranean, Black Sea and other coastal combat areas. I would like something similar to USN54, Landing Assault Craft, or USN55, landing support craft.
• WWII Italy torpedo boat Spica: These were good-looking ships with high speed, but let down by the armament scheme. Their gun and torpedo armament was ineffective against full-size destroyers and left insufficient capacity for defensive weapons. They would have been much better escorts with more anti-submarine capability and air defenses. I would like more of these smaller warships available.
• WWII Japan heavy cruiser Maya: This Takao class heavy cruiser was badly damaged at Rabaul. After repairs, the ruined “C†turret had been replaced by two additional twin 5-inch mounts. Although this is a single ship, I think the interest in the Japanese cruisers is enough to make this a good choice for GHQ’s production.
• WWII Japan destroyer Mutsuki class: This was the last of the Japanese destroyer classes before the introduction of the revolutionary “Special Type†Fubuki. Considered obsolescent by 1940, they were converted into fast transports, most of which were sunk during the Solomons Campaign. This is the configuration that I would prefer.
• WWII Japan destroyer Shimakaze: This was only a single ship but many more were planned. This was a particularly fast and powerful design for a classic destroyer. Later I the war, the gun armament was reduced to provide additional anti-aircraft protection. I would prefer the original appearance.
• WWII UK heavy cruisers Berwick and Cornwall: GHQ has modeled several County class cruisers but not this pair; modified with a large hanger aft but not with the cut-down quarterdeck of Cumberland and Suffolk (UKN2). Panzerschiffe makes a resin 1/2400 model of this appearance but the detail is far below that of GHQ’s models.
• WWII USA aircraft: land-based attack and medium bombers: The Douglas A-20 Havoc and its late-war replacement, the A-26 Invader, were high-powered attack types. GHQ already makes a B-25B with USS Hornet, but it would be nice to have a late-model B-25H or J for anti-shipping strikes. Although the Martin B-26 Marauder was used mostly for medium-altitude level bombing in Europe, they did participate as torpedo bombers during the battle of Midway.
• WWII USA minesweeper Admirable (AM 136) class and PCE 842 class escorts: These small multi-purpose ships were neither fast nor strongly armed, but they were easy to build and had excellent sea keeping qualities. These are typical of many similar-sized ships that filled vital but unsung roles.
• WWII USA attack transport Harris (APA 2) class: Sixteen medium-sized passenger liners were built at the end of WWI to the “Design 1029†standard, also known as the “dollar design†and the “President 535-foot†design. Most operated as merchant liners between the wars, were taken over by the Army in 1940 and transferred to the Navy in 1942. Five were sunk or converted to hospital ships, seven were converted into attack transports. I would like these modeled as attack transports, but the civil or military transport versions would be OK.
Don S.
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Replaced by updated list 2015-06-03.
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My "top twelve" list has changed a bit, since GHQ is going to produce three of my last list. This list will actually be 13 ships long; I'm listing the WWI Birmingham (I think I called it the Nottingham last year), but I'm hoping I can modify the upcoming Chatham class to produce the two Birminghams I want for the Jutland fleets.
1. CA Duquense 2 ships. I've wanted this one for years.
2. DD Melpomene class. The small French DD.
3. AC Waldeck Rosseau. This WWi protected cruiser had six funnels. Maybe not a
particularly good reason to choose this ship, but it just fascinates me.
4. DD Akatsuki. Between CinC and GHQ, nearly all the other WWII IJN DDs are covered.
Only the Wakatake is left (according to my reference book).
5. BB Iowa. Not a big difference from the Missouri, but the bridge is different, and B turret
has a different arrangement of AA guns.
6. BB Idaho '44. Donald Scheef talked me into this one.
7. DD Maestrale or Oriani classes. These classes were similar, so one model could be
used for both classes. CinC already does (or did) either the Folgore or Freccia
class, so I'd like to see GHQ produce something a little different.
8. BB Malaya. The only U.K. BB that needs to be added. "Tiny Thingmajigs" on
Shapeways has one; I may order that model if I get around to making an order with
them.
9. CA York. Nobody does this ship.
10. CA ** CENSORED **. I think this model could be used for four different U.K. CAs.
11. CLAA Scylla. Two ships in this class.
12. CL Birmingham, WWI. This is the one I hope to modify from the upcoming Chatham
class.
13. B Braunschweig (I don't guarantee the spelling). I want to fill out the German battle
fleet at Jutland.
Squint 181 and Tiny Thingamjigs on Shapeways are producing lots of ships in 2400 scale. They're resin (I think that's what they call it) and not up to GHQ quality. One of them (Squint, I think) has the soviet 7U class DDs, and I think it has a Sovietsky Soyuz. There are lots of other ships for those who are interested.
1. CA Duquense 2 ships. I've wanted this one for years.
2. DD Melpomene class. The small French DD.
3. AC Waldeck Rosseau. This WWi protected cruiser had six funnels. Maybe not a
particularly good reason to choose this ship, but it just fascinates me.
4. DD Akatsuki. Between CinC and GHQ, nearly all the other WWII IJN DDs are covered.
Only the Wakatake is left (according to my reference book).
5. BB Iowa. Not a big difference from the Missouri, but the bridge is different, and B turret
has a different arrangement of AA guns.
6. BB Idaho '44. Donald Scheef talked me into this one.
7. DD Maestrale or Oriani classes. These classes were similar, so one model could be
used for both classes. CinC already does (or did) either the Folgore or Freccia
class, so I'd like to see GHQ produce something a little different.
8. BB Malaya. The only U.K. BB that needs to be added. "Tiny Thingmajigs" on
Shapeways has one; I may order that model if I get around to making an order with
them.
9. CA York. Nobody does this ship.
10. CA ** CENSORED **. I think this model could be used for four different U.K. CAs.
11. CLAA Scylla. Two ships in this class.
12. CL Birmingham, WWI. This is the one I hope to modify from the upcoming Chatham
class.
13. B Braunschweig (I don't guarantee the spelling). I want to fill out the German battle
fleet at Jutland.
Squint 181 and Tiny Thingamjigs on Shapeways are producing lots of ships in 2400 scale. They're resin (I think that's what they call it) and not up to GHQ quality. One of them (Squint, I think) has the soviet 7U class DDs, and I think it has a Sovietsky Soyuz. There are lots of other ships for those who are interested.
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Following GHQ’s 2015-2016 release announcements; here are some of the highlights of the Micronaut Wish List as of 2015-06-06. The noted changes are from the 2015-05-20 summary (just before the 2015-2016 schedule announcements).
Total number of ship types receiving at least one vote: 3838 (decreased from 3846). Twelve ships previously on the list were removed because they were announced for production by GHQ. Four new ships received their first vote. Also, four ships with only one vote received at least one additional vote.
Most popular item: WWII era Germany MTB S-100 type Schnellboote (E-boats) with 45 votes (unchanged from the most-recent previous summary).
By era:
Most popular Napoleonic era product: brass etched ratlines for 1st, 3rd, and 5th rates (9 votes, unchanged)
Most popular Napoleonic era ship type: tie between UK 44-gun razée Indefatigable (originally 64-gun Ardent class) and UK 44-gun razée Magnanime (originally 64-gun Intrepid class) (4 votes each, unchanged)
Most popular ironclad era ship: Confederate States casemate ironclad ram Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack) (4 votes, unchanged).
Most popular pre-Dreadnought era ship: Germany battleship Braunschweig class (30 votes, replacing UK armored cruiser Devonshire class, previously 43 votes, scheduled for production)
Most popular WWI era ship: UK light cruiser Birmingham class (37 votes, replacing UK light cruiser Chatham class, previously 42 votes, scheduled for production).
Most popular WWII era ship: German Schnellboote (45 votes, unchanged)
Most popular early Cold War era ship: Soviet light cruiser Sverdlov (Project 68 bis) class (20 votes, up from 19 votes).
Most popular late Cold War era ship: tie between Argentina aircraft – Falklands/Malvinas War and USA destroyer Kidd (DDG 993) class – later Taiwan Kee Lung class (12 votes each, replacing UK frigate Duke (Type 23) class, previously 34 votes, scheduled for production)
Most popular post-Cold War era ship: US naval aircraft (14 votes, replacing US littoral combat ship Freedom (LCS-1) class (previously 21 votes, scheduled for production).
Most popular post-Organian Treaty era ship: tie between UFP star cruiser Constitution (NCC1700) class and Klingon battlecruiser D-7 type (1 vote each, unchanged)
Most-popular ship, by nation:
Argentina: late-Cold War era Malvinas/Falklands aircraft (12 votes, unchanged)
Australia: post-Cold War era frigate ANZAC class (4 votes, unchanged)
Austria-Hungary: WWI era battleship ersatz Monarch (Improved Tegetthoff, battleship VIII) design (6 votes, unchanged).
Belgium: WWII era gunboat Artevelde (1 vote, unchanged)
Brazil: WWI era battleship Minas Gerais class (7 votes, unchanged)
Bulgaria: WWI era torpedo boat Drski class (2 votes, unchanged)
Canada: tie among early Cold War era destroyer Annapolis class, early Cold War era destroyer Restigouche class (as completed), late Cold War era destroyer Iroquois class, and post-Cold War era frigate City class (4 votes each, unchanged)
Chile: WWI era battleship Almirante Latorre class (6 votes, unchanged)
China: tie between post-Cold War era destroyer Type 052C (Luyang II, Lanzhou) class (13 votes, unchanged) and post-Cold War era destroyer Type 052D (Luyang III, Kunming) class (up from 11 votes)
Colombia: WWII era destroyer Vouga class (2 votes, unchanged)
Confederate States of America: Ironclad era casemate ironclad ram Virginia (4 votes, unchanged)
Cuba: WWI era gunboat Cuba (1 vote, unchanged)
Czechoslovakia: tie between WWII era river gunboat OMm35 type and WWII era river gunboat President Masaryk (1 vote each, unchanged)
Denmark: WWII era coastal battleship Niels Juel (aka Niels Iuel) (1936 refit) (2 votes, unchanged)
Egypt: tie among WWII era motor gunboat Al Sarea, WWII motor gunboat Darfeel type, WWII gunboat El Amir Forouq, WWII motor gunboat Raqib type, and late Cold War guided missile patrol boat Ramadon class (1 vote each, unchanged)
Eire: tie between WWII era fisheries protection ship Fort Rannoch and WWI era motor torpedo boat M1 type (1 vote each, unchanged)
Estonia: tie between WWII era submarine Kalev class and WWII era gunboat Pikkeri (1 vote each, unchanged)
Finland: WWII era coast defense ship Väinämoinen class (4 votes, unchanged)
France: WWII era heavy cruiser Duquesne class, early war (32 votes), replacing WWII era light cruiser Duguay-Trouin class (38 votes, scheduled for production)
Germany: WWII era Schnellboote (45 votes, unchanged)
Greece: late-Cold War era patrol boat La Combattante III type (5 votes, unchanged)
Hungary: tie among WWII era river gunboat Godolo, WWII era river gunboat Kecskemet, and WWII era river gunboat Sopron (1 vote each, unchanged)
Iceland: tie among WWII era fisheries protection ships Aegir, Esja, Odinn, Sudin, and Thor (1 vote each, unchanged)
India: post-Cold War era frigate Talwar class (7 votes, unchanged)
Iran (Persia): post-Cold War miniature submarine Ghadir type (4 votes, unchanged)
Italy: tie between WWII destroyer Folgore class and MTB MAS500 type (19 votes each, up from 18 votes each).
Japan: (WWII destroyer Kagero class, late-war version – this version may have been scheduled for production, 36 votes) or WWII era aircraft carrier Ryuho (33 votes), replacing WWII era aircraft carrier Taiyo class (previously 39 votes, scheduled for production)
Klingon: post-Organian Treaty battlecruiser D-7 class (1 vote, unchanged)
Korea, People’s Republic of (North): late-Cold War era frigate Najin class (10 votes, unchanged)
Korea, Republic of (South): post-Cold War era destroyer King Sejong the Great (KD-3) class and post-Cold War era corvette Pohang class, late anti-air version (9 votes each, unchanged)
Latvia: tie between WWII era minesweeper Imanta class and WWII era submarine Ronis class (1 vote each, unchanged)
Mexico: WWI era gunboat Progreso (1 vote, unchanged)
NATO: late-Cold War era tactical aircraft (11 votes, unchanged)
Netherlands: tie between WWII era battlecruiser 1047 design and WWII era destroyer Isaac Sweers (as completed in England with AA armament) (6 votes each, unchanged)
Norway: WWI era coastal battleship Norge class (4 votes, unchanged)
Panama: WWII era commercial transport El Capitan (3 votes, unchanged)
Peru: tie between WWII era river gunboat Loreta class and WWII era submarine R1 class (1 vote each, unchanged)
Poland: late-Cold War era landing ship Ropucha class (7 votes, unchanged)
Portugal: tie among WWI era destroyer Guadina class, WWI era destroyer Liz, and WWII era destroyer Dao class (2 votes each, unchanged)
Romania: WWII era destroyer Regele Ferdinand class (2 votes, unchanged)
Russia/Soviet Union/Russia: WWII era destroyer Type 7U class (27 votes, up from 26 votes)
Siam/Thailand: WWII era torpedo boat Puket class (3 votes, unchanged)
South Africa: post-Cold War era frigate MEKO 200 class (3 votes, unchanged)
Spain: tie between pre-Dreadnought era destroyer Audaz class and pre-Dreadnought era armored cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa class (6 votes each, unchanged)
Sweden: tie among WWI era coastal battleship Sverige class, WWII era cruiser Gotland, WWII era coastal battleship Sverige class (1939 reconstruction), and WWII era light cruiser Tre Kroner class (4 votes each, unchanged)
Taiwan: post-Cold War corvette Tuo Chiang class (8 votes, including first)
Turkey: WWI era light cruiser Midilii, 1917 rearmament (10 votes, replacing WWI-era minelayer Nusret 8 votes, unchanged)
UFP: Post-Organian Treaty star cruiser Constitution (NCC-1700) class (1 vote, unchanged)
UK: WWII era heavy cruisers Berwick and Cornwall (42 votes, replacing pre-Dreadnought armoured cruiser Devonshire class with 43 votes, scheduled for production)
Uruguay: tie among WWI era gunboat 18 du Julio, WWI era gunboat Uruguay, and WWII era motor gunboat Paysandu class (1 vote each, unchanged)
USA: WWII era aircraft carrier Yorktown (CV 5) – early 1942 appearance (34 votes, up from 32 votes)
Vietnam: post-Cold War frigate Dinh Tien Hoang (HQ-011) class [Russian Gepard 3.9 (Project 1166.1E)] (1 vote, unchanged)
Yugoslavia: WWII era destroyer Dubrovnik (4 votes, including first for this type)
Most popular ship, by type:
Aircraft carrier: WWII USA Yorktown, 1942 appearance (34 votes, replacing WWII era Japanese Taiyo class (previously 36 votes, scheduled for production)
Battleship / battlecruiser / armored cruiser: WWI era Germany Braunschweig class (30 votes, replacing WWI era UK armored cruiser Devonshire class, previously 43 votes, scheduled for production)
Cruiser: WWII era UK Berwick & Cornwall (42 votes, up from 41 votes)
Destroyer: WWII era UK War Emergency classes O & P with 4.7†guns (39 votes, up from 38 votes)
Escort: WWII era UK frigate Black Swan class (29 votes, replacing late-Cold War era UK frigate Duke (Type 23) class, previously 34 votes, scheduled for production)
Submarine: WWII era Italy 600-ton type (16 votes, up from 15 votes)
Amphibious: WWII era US fast attack transport Charles Lawrence (APD 37) class (22 votes, up from 18 votes)
Auxiliary: WWI era UK seaplane tender Engadine class (26 vote, up from 21)
Small craft: WWII era Germany Schnellboote (45 votes, unchanged)
Aircraft: WWI era Germany aircraft Zeppelin (29 votes, unchanged)
Commercial / civilian: WWII era Japan merchant oil tanker, Kawasaki type (15 votes, up from 14 votes)
Sailing ships: tie between UK 44-gun razée Indefatigable (originally 64-gun Ardent class) and UK 44-gun razée Magnanime (originally 64-gun Intrepid class) (4 votes each, unchanged)
Other: deck decals for HUS4, CVN 71, USS Roosevelt (11 votes, unchanged)
Number of ships receiving only one vote: 1917, unchanged.
Don S.
Total number of ship types receiving at least one vote: 3838 (decreased from 3846). Twelve ships previously on the list were removed because they were announced for production by GHQ. Four new ships received their first vote. Also, four ships with only one vote received at least one additional vote.
Most popular item: WWII era Germany MTB S-100 type Schnellboote (E-boats) with 45 votes (unchanged from the most-recent previous summary).
By era:
Most popular Napoleonic era product: brass etched ratlines for 1st, 3rd, and 5th rates (9 votes, unchanged)
Most popular Napoleonic era ship type: tie between UK 44-gun razée Indefatigable (originally 64-gun Ardent class) and UK 44-gun razée Magnanime (originally 64-gun Intrepid class) (4 votes each, unchanged)
Most popular ironclad era ship: Confederate States casemate ironclad ram Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack) (4 votes, unchanged).
Most popular pre-Dreadnought era ship: Germany battleship Braunschweig class (30 votes, replacing UK armored cruiser Devonshire class, previously 43 votes, scheduled for production)
Most popular WWI era ship: UK light cruiser Birmingham class (37 votes, replacing UK light cruiser Chatham class, previously 42 votes, scheduled for production).
Most popular WWII era ship: German Schnellboote (45 votes, unchanged)
Most popular early Cold War era ship: Soviet light cruiser Sverdlov (Project 68 bis) class (20 votes, up from 19 votes).
Most popular late Cold War era ship: tie between Argentina aircraft – Falklands/Malvinas War and USA destroyer Kidd (DDG 993) class – later Taiwan Kee Lung class (12 votes each, replacing UK frigate Duke (Type 23) class, previously 34 votes, scheduled for production)
Most popular post-Cold War era ship: US naval aircraft (14 votes, replacing US littoral combat ship Freedom (LCS-1) class (previously 21 votes, scheduled for production).
Most popular post-Organian Treaty era ship: tie between UFP star cruiser Constitution (NCC1700) class and Klingon battlecruiser D-7 type (1 vote each, unchanged)
Most-popular ship, by nation:
Argentina: late-Cold War era Malvinas/Falklands aircraft (12 votes, unchanged)
Australia: post-Cold War era frigate ANZAC class (4 votes, unchanged)
Austria-Hungary: WWI era battleship ersatz Monarch (Improved Tegetthoff, battleship VIII) design (6 votes, unchanged).
Belgium: WWII era gunboat Artevelde (1 vote, unchanged)
Brazil: WWI era battleship Minas Gerais class (7 votes, unchanged)
Bulgaria: WWI era torpedo boat Drski class (2 votes, unchanged)
Canada: tie among early Cold War era destroyer Annapolis class, early Cold War era destroyer Restigouche class (as completed), late Cold War era destroyer Iroquois class, and post-Cold War era frigate City class (4 votes each, unchanged)
Chile: WWI era battleship Almirante Latorre class (6 votes, unchanged)
China: tie between post-Cold War era destroyer Type 052C (Luyang II, Lanzhou) class (13 votes, unchanged) and post-Cold War era destroyer Type 052D (Luyang III, Kunming) class (up from 11 votes)
Colombia: WWII era destroyer Vouga class (2 votes, unchanged)
Confederate States of America: Ironclad era casemate ironclad ram Virginia (4 votes, unchanged)
Cuba: WWI era gunboat Cuba (1 vote, unchanged)
Czechoslovakia: tie between WWII era river gunboat OMm35 type and WWII era river gunboat President Masaryk (1 vote each, unchanged)
Denmark: WWII era coastal battleship Niels Juel (aka Niels Iuel) (1936 refit) (2 votes, unchanged)
Egypt: tie among WWII era motor gunboat Al Sarea, WWII motor gunboat Darfeel type, WWII gunboat El Amir Forouq, WWII motor gunboat Raqib type, and late Cold War guided missile patrol boat Ramadon class (1 vote each, unchanged)
Eire: tie between WWII era fisheries protection ship Fort Rannoch and WWI era motor torpedo boat M1 type (1 vote each, unchanged)
Estonia: tie between WWII era submarine Kalev class and WWII era gunboat Pikkeri (1 vote each, unchanged)
Finland: WWII era coast defense ship Väinämoinen class (4 votes, unchanged)
France: WWII era heavy cruiser Duquesne class, early war (32 votes), replacing WWII era light cruiser Duguay-Trouin class (38 votes, scheduled for production)
Germany: WWII era Schnellboote (45 votes, unchanged)
Greece: late-Cold War era patrol boat La Combattante III type (5 votes, unchanged)
Hungary: tie among WWII era river gunboat Godolo, WWII era river gunboat Kecskemet, and WWII era river gunboat Sopron (1 vote each, unchanged)
Iceland: tie among WWII era fisheries protection ships Aegir, Esja, Odinn, Sudin, and Thor (1 vote each, unchanged)
India: post-Cold War era frigate Talwar class (7 votes, unchanged)
Iran (Persia): post-Cold War miniature submarine Ghadir type (4 votes, unchanged)
Italy: tie between WWII destroyer Folgore class and MTB MAS500 type (19 votes each, up from 18 votes each).
Japan: (WWII destroyer Kagero class, late-war version – this version may have been scheduled for production, 36 votes) or WWII era aircraft carrier Ryuho (33 votes), replacing WWII era aircraft carrier Taiyo class (previously 39 votes, scheduled for production)
Klingon: post-Organian Treaty battlecruiser D-7 class (1 vote, unchanged)
Korea, People’s Republic of (North): late-Cold War era frigate Najin class (10 votes, unchanged)
Korea, Republic of (South): post-Cold War era destroyer King Sejong the Great (KD-3) class and post-Cold War era corvette Pohang class, late anti-air version (9 votes each, unchanged)
Latvia: tie between WWII era minesweeper Imanta class and WWII era submarine Ronis class (1 vote each, unchanged)
Mexico: WWI era gunboat Progreso (1 vote, unchanged)
NATO: late-Cold War era tactical aircraft (11 votes, unchanged)
Netherlands: tie between WWII era battlecruiser 1047 design and WWII era destroyer Isaac Sweers (as completed in England with AA armament) (6 votes each, unchanged)
Norway: WWI era coastal battleship Norge class (4 votes, unchanged)
Panama: WWII era commercial transport El Capitan (3 votes, unchanged)
Peru: tie between WWII era river gunboat Loreta class and WWII era submarine R1 class (1 vote each, unchanged)
Poland: late-Cold War era landing ship Ropucha class (7 votes, unchanged)
Portugal: tie among WWI era destroyer Guadina class, WWI era destroyer Liz, and WWII era destroyer Dao class (2 votes each, unchanged)
Romania: WWII era destroyer Regele Ferdinand class (2 votes, unchanged)
Russia/Soviet Union/Russia: WWII era destroyer Type 7U class (27 votes, up from 26 votes)
Siam/Thailand: WWII era torpedo boat Puket class (3 votes, unchanged)
South Africa: post-Cold War era frigate MEKO 200 class (3 votes, unchanged)
Spain: tie between pre-Dreadnought era destroyer Audaz class and pre-Dreadnought era armored cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa class (6 votes each, unchanged)
Sweden: tie among WWI era coastal battleship Sverige class, WWII era cruiser Gotland, WWII era coastal battleship Sverige class (1939 reconstruction), and WWII era light cruiser Tre Kroner class (4 votes each, unchanged)
Taiwan: post-Cold War corvette Tuo Chiang class (8 votes, including first)
Turkey: WWI era light cruiser Midilii, 1917 rearmament (10 votes, replacing WWI-era minelayer Nusret 8 votes, unchanged)
UFP: Post-Organian Treaty star cruiser Constitution (NCC-1700) class (1 vote, unchanged)
UK: WWII era heavy cruisers Berwick and Cornwall (42 votes, replacing pre-Dreadnought armoured cruiser Devonshire class with 43 votes, scheduled for production)
Uruguay: tie among WWI era gunboat 18 du Julio, WWI era gunboat Uruguay, and WWII era motor gunboat Paysandu class (1 vote each, unchanged)
USA: WWII era aircraft carrier Yorktown (CV 5) – early 1942 appearance (34 votes, up from 32 votes)
Vietnam: post-Cold War frigate Dinh Tien Hoang (HQ-011) class [Russian Gepard 3.9 (Project 1166.1E)] (1 vote, unchanged)
Yugoslavia: WWII era destroyer Dubrovnik (4 votes, including first for this type)
Most popular ship, by type:
Aircraft carrier: WWII USA Yorktown, 1942 appearance (34 votes, replacing WWII era Japanese Taiyo class (previously 36 votes, scheduled for production)
Battleship / battlecruiser / armored cruiser: WWI era Germany Braunschweig class (30 votes, replacing WWI era UK armored cruiser Devonshire class, previously 43 votes, scheduled for production)
Cruiser: WWII era UK Berwick & Cornwall (42 votes, up from 41 votes)
Destroyer: WWII era UK War Emergency classes O & P with 4.7†guns (39 votes, up from 38 votes)
Escort: WWII era UK frigate Black Swan class (29 votes, replacing late-Cold War era UK frigate Duke (Type 23) class, previously 34 votes, scheduled for production)
Submarine: WWII era Italy 600-ton type (16 votes, up from 15 votes)
Amphibious: WWII era US fast attack transport Charles Lawrence (APD 37) class (22 votes, up from 18 votes)
Auxiliary: WWI era UK seaplane tender Engadine class (26 vote, up from 21)
Small craft: WWII era Germany Schnellboote (45 votes, unchanged)
Aircraft: WWI era Germany aircraft Zeppelin (29 votes, unchanged)
Commercial / civilian: WWII era Japan merchant oil tanker, Kawasaki type (15 votes, up from 14 votes)
Sailing ships: tie between UK 44-gun razée Indefatigable (originally 64-gun Ardent class) and UK 44-gun razée Magnanime (originally 64-gun Intrepid class) (4 votes each, unchanged)
Other: deck decals for HUS4, CVN 71, USS Roosevelt (11 votes, unchanged)
Number of ships receiving only one vote: 1917, unchanged.
Don S.
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Consolidated Micronaut Wish List Summary
Replaced by updated list 2015-07-08
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Replaced by updated list 2015-07-08
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My wish List Part II:
WWII Japan aircraft carrier Unryu class
WWII Soviet destroyer Type 7U Class
WWII UK battleship Duke of York, Anson, Howe, late-war appearance
WWI UK destroyer “S†class
WWII UK destroyer “V & W†classes, long-range escort conversions
WWII Italy submarine “600-ton†type (Argonauta, Sirena, Perla, Auda, Acciaio classes)
WWII USA merchant oil tanker T2-SE-A1 type
WWI USA battlecruiser Lexington class
WWI USA battleship South Dakota class
WWI USA battleship New Mexico class
Early Cold War USA cruiser Little Rock CLG)
Early Cold War USA cruiser Topeka CLG
WWII Japan aircraft carrier Unryu class
WWII Soviet destroyer Type 7U Class
WWII UK battleship Duke of York, Anson, Howe, late-war appearance
WWI UK destroyer “S†class
WWII UK destroyer “V & W†classes, long-range escort conversions
WWII Italy submarine “600-ton†type (Argonauta, Sirena, Perla, Auda, Acciaio classes)
WWII USA merchant oil tanker T2-SE-A1 type
WWI USA battlecruiser Lexington class
WWI USA battleship South Dakota class
WWI USA battleship New Mexico class
Early Cold War USA cruiser Little Rock CLG)
Early Cold War USA cruiser Topeka CLG
Don T