Plan Z:
Battle Cruisers

This downloadable expansion set, exclusively for Gold Club members, puts its focus on the conversion of British and American battle cruiser hulls into aircraft carriers, with 10 “long” ship pieces and 20 aircraft pieces (so you have some planes to fly off of all those new decks).

Britain’s Royal Navy converted the hulls of three “light battle cruisers” into aircraft carriers: Courageous, Glorious and Furious. Three other battle cruisers served in their original configuration: Repulse, Renown and Hood. Much larger ships than the light battle cruisers, they would have operated a much more powerful air group had they been converted into aircraft carriers instead.

Aircraft carriers are pretty vulnerable when alone – German battle cruisers sank Glorious – and needed escorts against both surface and air attack. So our set also has the original light battle cruisers in their surface combatant guise, as modernized for a new war.

The United States Navy converted two of their Lexington-class battle cruisers into aircraft carriers and scrapped the other four of the class. The Washington Naval Limitations Agreement limited each power to 66,000 tons’ worth of such conversions, allowing the Americans to convert two of the big ships and the British to re-build three of their smaller battle cruisers. In our set, you get the others, too: Constitution, Constellation, Ranger and United States. Because you need them.

How do you get it? Only by joining the Gold Club – join up and we’ll tell you how to get it for FREE.

Note: This product is a digital download. Pieces require assembly.

Links:
• Ships of Plan Z: Battle Cruisers
• Ship Data

Stock Code: APL1569

Price: FREE (Gold Club members only)

Status: Downloading Now!

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