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DF, one minor nit with that piece is that Kinashi Takakazu never held the rank of Captain. Historically, he was promoted to Commander in November 1942 and (quoted from wiki) "was posthumously promoted two levels in rank to that of rear admiral" in July 1944, thus skipping the rank of Captain.

http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/px51.htm#r007

Well I do know that submarine commanders where usually not captains, but weren't they still referred to as "captain"?

Captain in function yes and it would no doubt be used in spoken form, when addressing him. However, I was actually referring to the use of Captain in this non-spoken bit of your text: "Suddenly, the captain remembered something."

early in the design process for Soyuz Nerushimy. Firing rate declines faster than shell weight rises. Gunnery output over time declines.

These big shells might swamp torpedo boats or small escorts with their tsunami-sized shell splashes, but capital ships and cruisers ought to be safe.

When RF naval staff find out about it, they'll just doubt the sanity of the Japanese/Mexicans more than they already do.

OOC. This is an interesting point, AK. What caliber or shell weight marks the turning point where firepower axtually declines?

Though navweaps.com has the data.

Of course, there are other condiderations, like desired range, desired penetration, and gun life. 420mm/53 met Russian needs the best

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Originally posted by HoOmAn
OOC. This is an interesting point, AK. What caliber or shell weight marks the turning point where firepower actually declines?

It depends very much on what you're firing against and in what conditions. If you're building a land based weapon to destroy fixed targets then a really big gun is pretty useful as the downsides don't matter so much (e.g. 800mm Dora). If I'm in a firefight against chaps in body armour at short range, a 5.56mm automatic weapon seems like a good bet. For period battleships, I think that it's a grey area between 16" and 18". Blast on open AA gun positions and antennas being one of the key factors.