Similar in feel, but with one (or two) big differences.

Similar Personality, but different in one aspect.

RIP Abu

Isn't it sad, Abubear?

Death_Usagi said:

Similar Personality, but different in one aspect.

RIP Abu

I want both as they're cute in different ways.

On the plus side, Gambi doesn't seem to mind the swimsuit too much (although maybe Abukuma is going to have even more of a complex about it now), so I guess you can count it as a decrease in the amount of bullying?

NWSiaCB said:

On the plus side, Gambi doesn't seem to mind the swimsuit too much (although maybe Abukuma is going to have even more of a complex about it now), so I guess you can count it as a decrease in the amount of bullying?

It's now spread out among two people. And Gambier looks good in a swimsuit, so it's okay.

Got to remember, she was a carrier converted from a cargo hull...she's got lots of storage spaces, unlike some light cruisers.

ithekro said:

Got to remember, she was a carrier converted from a cargo hull...she's got lots of storage spaces, unlike some light cruisers.

Gambi is a Casablanca-class, so unlike most Japanese light carriers (besides Houshou), she wasn't a conversion carrier.

In fact, America in general didn't have many conversion carriers besides some of their earliest carriers when it was still experimental. Japan did conversions because converting submarine tenders or whatever was faster than building a new carrier, and they needed new carriers NOW. America had no such need because new carriers were coming off the assembly line every other month.

NWSiaCB said:

Gambi is a Casablanca-class, so unlike most Japanese light carriers (besides Houshou), she wasn't a conversion carrier.

In fact, America in general didn't have many conversion carriers besides some of their earliest carriers when it was still experimental. Japan did conversions because converting submarine tenders or whatever was faster than building a new carrier, and they needed new carriers NOW. America had no such need because new carriers were coming off the assembly line every other month.

Sort of half true.

While the ships were never started as merchants, they were based on a modified merchant hull and built to basically civilian standards. Utilizing an existing hull and engineering designs with a few modifications to improve their capabilities in the intended task was considerably faster then starting from scratch and facilitated mass production at existing civilian shipyards.

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Thank you Gamby-chan, you're an Angel-
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TRAITOR. NOT PART OF THE FLAT CLUB ANYMORE.

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