IJN Shōkaku (1941)
UPDATE!: added planks texture and physics optimization (the ship should lag less when spawned)
DESCRIPTION:
Shokaku was one of the aircraft carriers of the Japanese Imperial Navy during World War II.
she is famous for participating in numerous battles including the Pearl Harbor Attack and the Battle of the Coral Sea.
The model portrays the ship in her aspect at the beginning of the conflict in the Pacific.
In-game ship info:
- Parts: 7142 (1073 physical)
- Displacement: 45940 t
- HP: 75138 u
- Lenght: 258.9 m
- Width: 60.9 m (communication poles included)
- Full speed: 34 knots
- Armaments:
– 2×8 127mm Type89;
– 3×12 25mm/60 Type96;NOTE:
Feel free to use parts from my ships. But please refrain from re-uploading whole builds, versions of my builds slightly changed or with the mods required missing without my consent.MODS REQUIRED:
– Frolonov modpack (N1 to N56 not all used) (only the 127mmType89d used) (CAN BE REPLACED BY VANILLA 100mm IF MOD UNAVAILABLE)
– [optional] Japanese Aircrafts v.1.2 by Ponaproni (planes used on the screenshots, DECORATIVE ONLY)
All the mods used can be found under "mods" in the game’s Discord server.Mods installation guide (better info can be found on the NavalArt Discord):
– Close the game;
– Download the mods from the Discord Server;
– Unpack the mods files;
– Copy the mods folders in the game files "Mods" folder, usually found at:
Steam/steamapps/common/NavalArt/NavalArt_Data/Mods;
– ! for: Frolonov modpack you may need to move the contenets of the unpacked folder instead of the unpacked folder directly;
– ! if the "Mods" folder is not present you need to create a new folder and rename it "Mods";
– after the mods are in the Mods folder open the game and check the installed mods in the game’s menu;
– if the mods are correctly installed the ship should work properly.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:
Special thanks to Hyperschnizel for cooperating on the project by providing the base hull, some of sub-assemblies used (main directors, loop antenna and the detailed boats at the back of the ship) and references.