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The revamped version of HMAS/SS Barnier in her final World War Three (WWIII) condition heading to Tainjin and serve as a Landing Ship Headquarters for the landing invasion to bring an end to the CCP and "stick it" to Beijing directly. Little would anyone know this will be her final mission as she would be sunk by Chinese anti-ship missiles (given she was the largest target), but not before giving the CCP a final parting gift which ended the war early, by vapouring the majority of the CCP three seconds before her bow slipped below the waves, taking 34 enlisted sailors including her captain with her.

If any Chinese users see this (if you can via VPN from behind the "Great Firewall of China"), I do apologise if you think it's because I hate China as a whole. I do think the people are nice as I have a few Chinese friends in Australia and overseas, but I just hate the Chinese Communist Party (the CCP can burn in hell for all I care, or fall, whatever comes first).

As for the logic in this alternate world:
-I went with Tainjin over Shanghai as I felt it'll be better to hit the closest port to Beijing and cut off a quick supply chain to the capital. Plus, Shanghai would have been liberated by this time with minimal casualties (the other reason for Tainjin was reduce unwanted civilian casualties).
-Barnier's fourth funnel was functional originally but later had the first three functional and the fourth repurposed as a hidden missile launcher, which is meant to target the leadership of the CCP in Beijing if she were to sink as a "parting gift", which is what happened.
-At about 120, HMAS Barnier would be the oldest vessel in the strike force and for the enemy forces (the "Communist Union" in this timeline), has become something that sends shivers down them whenever an old passenger liner suddenly appears painted in her civilian colours and later, haze grey and WWII-style Measure 21, it's the sign to get "the f**k out of Dodge" and away from it ASAP. At the time of sinking, HMAS Barnier has quite the kill count to her name.

This is my first time using my standard smoke technique I use in my sprite scenes to give the illusion of oil smoke from the funnels.

If "Winnie the Pooh" sees this, all I can say is "Comrade Xi, deal with it (puts on the sunglasses)".

Update: Just added one last flag flying from the forward mast. HMAS Barnier do a bit of trolling to the CCP.

Description
The revamped version of HMAS/SS Barnier in her final World War Three (WWIII) condition heading to Tainjin and serve as a Landing Ship Headquarters for the landing invasion to bring an end to the CCP and "stick it" to Beijing directly. Little would anyone know this will be her final mission as she would be sunk by Chinese anti-ship missiles (given she was the largest target), but not before giving the CCP a final parting gift which ended the war early, by vapouring the majority of the CCP three seconds before her bow slipped below the waves, taking 34 enlisted sailors including her captain with her.

If any Chinese users see this (if you can via VPN from behind the "Great Firewall of China"), I do apologise if you think it's because I hate China as a whole. I do think the people are nice as I have a few Chinese friends in Australia and overseas, but I just hate the Chinese Communist Party (the CCP can burn in hell for all I care, or fall, whatever comes first).

As for the logic in this alternate world:
-I went with Tainjin over Shanghai as I felt it'll be better to hit the closest port to Beijing and cut off a quick supply chain to the capital. Plus, Shanghai would have been liberated by this time with minimal casualties (the other reason for Tainjin was reduce unwanted civilian casualties).
-Barnier's fourth funnel was functional originally but later had the first three functional and the fourth repurposed as a hidden missile launcher, which is meant to target the leadership of the CCP in Beijing if she were to sink as a "parting gift", which is what happened.
-At about 120, HMAS Barnier would be the oldest vessel in the strike force and for the enemy forces (the "Communist Union" in this timeline), has become something that sends shivers down them whenever an old passenger liner suddenly appears painted in her civilian colours and later, haze grey and WWII-style Measure 21, it's the sign to get "the f**k out of Dodge" and away from it ASAP. At the time of sinking, HMAS Barnier has quite the kill count to her name.

This is my first time using my standard smoke technique I use in my sprite scenes to give the illusion of oil smoke from the funnels.

If "Winnie the Pooh" sees this, all I can say is "Comrade Xi, deal with it (puts on the sunglasses)".

Update: Just added one last flag flying from the forward mast. HMAS Barnier do a bit of trolling to the CCP.