Thomo's Hole

The rest of the parcel from Brigade Models was the Americans to face off against the Japanese. As with the Japanese, I purchased two fleet packs.

The American fleet packs are battleship heavy which makes them an interesting opponent for the Japanese. I am planning on a paint job on these that is reminiscent of the Great White Fleet.

The first of the two packs I purchased is shown on the right. It was pack VANFP-202 and contains:

• 2 x Maine class Battleship
• 1 x Baton Rouge class Cruiser
• 2 x Des Moines Class Frigate
• 2 x Tallahasee Class Patrol Nef

To accompany that battleship group above I ordered fleet pack VANFP-201 which is illustrated on the right. It contains:

• 2 x Texas class Battleship
• 1 x Michigan Class Destroyer
• 2 x Des Moines Class Frigate
• 2 x Tallahasee Class Patrol Nef

This gives me a combined fleet, heavy in battleships, of:

• 2 x Maine class Battleship
• 2 x Texas class Battleship
• 1 x Baton Rouge class Cruiser
• 1 x Michigan Class Destroyer
• 4 x Des Moines Class Frigate
• 4 x Tallahasee Class Patrol Nef

If these paint up as well as I expect them too then I will definitely be adding to these vessels and then by default, the Japanese I discussed yesterday. As I mentioned, I am planning on painting them based on the colours of Teddy Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet which circumnavigated the globe early in the 20th century, calling into Sydney amongst other places. Let me leave you then with an illustration of the Great White Fleet.