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So, I needed to re-sim the Almirante Barroso because I'm on a different computer now, which I did. Now, this design is basically a modified Mogami and the spring style Rooi gave me doesn't report the massive recoil problem I'm getting. Here are the two spring styles, hopefully you guys can figure it out.

Original
Regular Mogami, Japan Heavy Cruiser laid down 1935

Displacement:
10,694 t light; 11,200 t standard; 12,032 t normal; 12,698 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
614.92 ft / 600.00 ft x 65.00 ft x 21.60 ft (normal load)
187.43 m / 182.88 m x 19.81 m x 6.58 m

Armament:
15 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (5x3 guns), 120.00lbs / 54.43kg shells, 1935 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 4.72" / 120 mm guns (4x2 guns), 55.12lbs / 25.00kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
20 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 1.57lbs / 0.71kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
16 - 0.54" / 13.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.08lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1935 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 2,273 lbs / 1,031 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200
12 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 6.00" / 152 mm 390.00 ft / 118.87 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 100 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 2.25" / 57 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -

- Armour deck: 3.45" / 88 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 3 shafts, 77,000 shp / 57,442 Kw = 31.48 kts
Range 10,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,497 tons

Complement:
573 - 746

Cost:
£4.573 million / $18.293 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 259 tons, 2.2 %
Armour: 3,260 tons, 27.1 %
- Belts: 981 tons, 8.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 521 tons, 4.3 %
- Armour Deck: 1,725 tons, 14.3 %
- Conning Tower: 34 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 2,187 tons, 18.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,887 tons, 40.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,338 tons, 11.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
19,267 lbs / 8,739 Kg = 178.4 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 2.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.07
Metacentric height 3.0 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 15.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.60
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.29

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.23 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.13 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 55
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Mid (50 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Stern: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Average freeboard: 22.80 ft / 6.95 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 78.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 155.7 %
Waterplane Area: 27,022 Square feet or 2,510 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 123 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 112 lbs/sq ft or 549 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.78
- Overall: 1.01
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily


My Version
MIBN Almirante Barroso, Empire of Brazil Light Cruiser laid down 1935
DESIGN FAILURE: Ship will capsize

Displacement:
10,786 t light; 11,202 t standard; 12,034 t normal; 12,700 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
614.11 ft / 600.00 ft x 65.00 ft x 21.60 ft (normal load)
187.18 m / 182.88 m x 19.81 m x 6.58 m

Armament:
15 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (5x3 guns), 120.00lbs / 54.43kg shells, 1935 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
Main guns limited to end-on fire
8 - 3.54" / 90.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 25.00lbs / 11.34kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
20 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (10x2 guns), 1.56lbs / 0.71kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
16 - 0.54" / 13.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.08lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 2,032 lbs / 922 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
12 - 533.0" / 13538.2 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 4.50" / 114 mm 400.00 ft / 121.92 m 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 103 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 4.00" / 102 mm 2.25" / 57 mm 4.00" / 102 mm
2nd: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -

- Armour deck: 3.45" / 88 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 3 shafts, 77,181 shp / 57,577 Kw = 31.50 kts
Range 10,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,497 tons

Complement:
573 - 746

Cost:
£4.456 million / $17.824 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 227 tons, 1.9 %
Armour: 3,016 tons, 25.1 %
- Belts: 751 tons, 6.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 506 tons, 4.2 %
- Armour Deck: 1,725 tons, 14.3 %
- Conning Tower: 34 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 2,193 tons, 18.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,249 tons, 43.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,249 tons, 10.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
0 lbs / 0 Kg = 0.0 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 0.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 0.01
Metacentric height -2.6 ft / -0.8 m
Roll period: NaN seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 22 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 37.91
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0.19

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.23 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.13 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 25.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 30.25 ft / 9.22 m
- Forecastle (17 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Mid (50 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Quarterdeck (17 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Stern: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
- Average freeboard: 20.69 ft / 6.31 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 75.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): -26,793.3 %
Waterplane Area: 27,022 Square feet or 2,510 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 129 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 126 lbs/sq ft or 615 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.09
- Longitudinal: 1.67
- Overall: 1.14
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is extremely poor
Ship has quick, lively roll, not a steady gun platform
Caution: Lacks seaworthiness - very limited seakeeping ability

Really, guys, I could use some help on this. I know it works, I've done it on two different versions of Springsharp and I'm unable to figure it out here.

Don't know how much it would effect things, but I noticed this little oddity in your version.

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12 - 533.0" / 13538.2 mm above water torpedoes

I feel bad for whoever gets hit w/ one of those.

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Originally posted by Sachmle
Don't know how much it would effect things, but I noticed this little oddity in your version.

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12 - 533.0" / 13538.2 mm above water torpedoes

I feel bad for whoever gets hit w/ one of those.

What's wrong with shooting high-speed submarines at your target, huh?

Yeah, that did it. Thanks guys, you saved my sanity.

On the MIBN Falcão class cruisers, there aren't any AA weapons heavier than a 37mm mounting, is this intentional? If so, it seems an odd choice.

Yes, the choice is intentional. The Falcão class is something of a design departure from traditional light cruisers in that it is slightly faster than the norm for MIBN cruisers and has a lighter battery, the idea being that in their escort/scout role they won't be expected to beat off substantial air attacks and therefor aren't armed for it.