@vodot Makes sense.
Axis & Allies free carrier templates (all nations)
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…and one more, a deck that matches the Italian Aquila sculpt from 2nd Ed.
Full file with humorless French + 3x Aquila decals in place of the Italian Graf Zepplins: https://www.mediafire.com/file/ef5gpczrxgkpmlb/carrier_decals_HumorlessFrench_Aquila.pdf/file
Preview:
Just the Aquila (print at 600 DPI):
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@vodot This is very funny.
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@vodot Your Joke I mean.
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@FranceNeedsMorePower I thought of you and your username :)
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@vodot You know the French actually had one aircraft carrier in ww2 and one work in progress,
- Béarn –
Originally laid down as a Normandie-class battleship after WWI, but converted into an aircraft carrier in the 1920s.
By WWII she was quite outdated: slow (about 21 knots), poorly armored, and not capable of operating modern aircraft effectively.
At the start of the war she mostly ferried aircraft rather than conducting carrier operations.
After the fall of France in 1940, she went to Martinique in the Caribbean and stayed neutral under Vichy control until 1943, when she joined the Free French.
J2. offre-class carriers –
Planned modern fleet carriers (two ordered: Joffre and Painlevé) intended to give France a competitive naval aviation capability.
Construction began before WWII, but Joffre was only about 25% complete by 1940. Both were canceled after the German invasion.
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@FranceNeedsMorePower
I should sculpt up the Bearn-class carrier for my etsy store -
@vodot YES! I really want a full set of actual French Sculpts not just Blue Russian Sculpts.
It’s actually kinda in interesting story what happened to the carrier:
Why Béarn went there: After France’s defeat, Béarn sailed across the Atlantic carrying military aircraft (including U.S.-built planes purchased before the war) and gold from the French treasury. She stopped in Martinique rather than risk capture by the British or Germans.
What happened then: From mid-1940 to 1943, Béarn stayed in Fort-de-France harbor with her cargo. The U.S. monitored her closely, worried the gold and aircraft could be used by Axis forces. She didn’t join combat again until 1943, when she switched to the Free French side.
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aaaaaand one more: the great, the impossible, the terrifyingly and impractically over-gunned Project Kostromitinov! These pieces were included in AA41, and are largest A&A sculpts in any edition of the game, ever. Let’s get one on the table!
Time for another goofy house rule.
Проект Костромитинов
If the copy of the game being played includes the Kostromitinov sculpt as the Soviet Aircraft Carrier, and if Karelia is USSR-controlled, then after each COLLECT INCOME phase of the USSR turn that player may set aside 6 IPCs. If he does, place one Kostromitinov Heavy Carrier on its side (under construction) in Karelia (not in the adjacent Sea Zone). Only one such carrier may be under construction at a time. As long as it is under construction, this piece remains on the board in Karelia (even if captured) and has no effect on the game.Each turn that ends with Karelia under USSR control the USSR player may set aside a further 6 IPCs. When 18 IPCs have been set aside in this way, immediately launch the completed Kostromitinov from Karelia into the adjacent Sea Zone.
The Kostromitinov Heavy Carrier has the following stats: A2/D3/M2. Requires 2 Hits to Destroy. May carry up to 3 fighters/tactical bombers in any combination.
Full File, with Kostromitinov:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/lk7jy06dbm0uiw6/carrier_decals_HumorlessFrench_Aquila_Kostromitinov.pdf/file
Here’s my promised photo with a full set, complete and magnitized:
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I can’t stop remixing these - here’s an update with every version, including Lilly’s originals and my remixes + the Akagi sculpt from AA41:
6a9e7491-bf3b-4ee8-8887-368a9a86c19f-Carrier_Decals_lilly_vodot_v5.pdf
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My son keeps buying Japanese Aircraft Carriers (why am I giving him such a huge handicap, again?) so I need more flight decks. But 7 (yes, 7!) Shinanos is more than anyone can bear. Thus, the addiction continues with a new Akagi, now with quasi historical markings that differentiate it somewhat from the Shinano deck:
Updated pdf with everything: Carrier_Decals_lilly_vodot_v6.pdf
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