ww2 Aircraft Carrier Concepts

Even if having a carrier with battleship guns seems like a cool concept, I think the flight-deck would be torn apart after firing a full salvo.. Which goes to show why these concepts never took off. 

Direct Hit

A B-25 Mitchell bomber scores a Direct hit on an enemy destroyer

Battleships Under Attack

 Battleship Ise Or Hyuga under severe air attack in 1945

Japanese heavy cruiser under intense air attack

Costa Concordia Sinks

Despite today's advanced radar and navigational devices, accidents are still common. The Costa Concordia ran aground off the island of Giglio near Italy due to human error. 

A huge gash below the waterline where the ship hit the rocks

Japanese battleship turret wreck

World War 2 Battleship main gun wreck. Probably a turret from the Battleship Ise Or Hyuga. It is so huge, these people seem like ants. 

Japanese Heavy Artillery Barge

This round barge was designed by the Japanese to carry two super massive guns to bombard the enemy on the shores. It has massive firepower for such a small vessel. 

 Docked Artillery Barge

 The massive main guns

barge layout

Another type of barge mounted artillery