HMAES Illustrious (1980)

HMAES Illustrious This is the battleship Illustrious, the sister ship of the Audacious, my first battleship uploaded here in the workshop. This one is a look into how the Audacious-class would've looked like in the middle of the Cold War. This particular depiction of Illustrious is before her decommissioning in 1980. For Illustrious's modernisation, I took mainly inspiration from HMS Vanguard, as well as some elements taken from the modernised Iowa-class and HMS Belfast. Unlike my previous two ships, this one is truly complete - all the weapons are there, masts are fully detailed, custom radars are there, anchors added, chains done, any missing deck details were added, and for the first time, rigging. In addition, I reworked some parts of the hull to be smoother and better-looking, and fixed some missing railing issues. The custom weapons are made using adjustable blocks, and so aren't functional. Thanks, and I hope you enjoy this ship! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Specifications means they might be subject to change Dimensions Length - 242m Beam - 33m Height - 126. 3m Draft - 10m Propulsion Power - 279,977 hp Speed - 28. 3kn 4 shafts Full speed time - 41. 9s Full rudder time - 13. 4s Armaments 3x3 457mm guns 8x2 112mm dual-purpose guns 7x quadruple 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun mount 6x MM38 Exocet box launchers 2x GWS-25 Sea Wolf launchers 4x Goalkeeper CIWS* Armour Belt - 500mm Citadel - 410mm Barbettes - 250mm Hull - 25-140mm Superstructure - 16-50mm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Ships HMAES Audacious USS Lexington CC-1 HMAES Illustrious HMS Sheffield (C24) (1942) HMS Sheffield (C24) (1960) HMS Warspite (03)