I recall that one of the locked items I was working under was that the factories were built in the same window as RA's factories, if this is wrong I can correct it.
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Incrociatori Corazzati 1931, Italian Armored Cruiser laid down 1931
Displacement:
13,875 t light; 14,531 t standard; 16,585 t normal; 18,228 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
637.63 ft / 623.36 ft x 65.62 ft (Bulges 75.69 ft) x 24.61 ft (normal load)
194.35 m / 190.00 m x 20.00 m (Bulges 23.07 m) x 7.50 m
Armament:
12 - 7.99" / 203 mm guns (4x3 guns), 275.58lbs / 125.00kg shells, 1927 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
14 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns (7x2 guns), 30.86lbs / 14.00kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all forward, 3 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1931 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all forward, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.48lbs / 0.22kg shells, 1931 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 3,768 lbs / 1,709 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
16 - 23.6" / 600 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 7.28" / 185 mm 433.07 ft / 132.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 0.79" / 20 mm 65.62 ft / 20.00 m 8.20 ft / 2.50 m
Main Belt covers 107 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
1.57" / 40 mm 305.12 ft / 93.00 m 32.81 ft / 10.00 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 7.48" / 190 mm 4.92" / 125 mm 5.91" / 150 mm
2nd: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
4th: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
- Armour deck: 2.95" / 75 mm, Conning tower: 7.48" / 190 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 86,000 shp / 64,156 Kw = 30.87 kts
Range 3,760nm at 25.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 3,696 tons
Complement:
729 - 949
Cost:
£5.302 million / $21.210 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 440 tons, 2.7 %
Armour: 4,405 tons, 26.6 %
- Belts: 1,315 tons, 7.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 583 tons, 3.5 %
- Armament: 853 tons, 5.1 %
- Armour Deck: 1,548 tons, 9.3 %
- Conning Tower: 105 tons, 0.6 %
Machinery: 2,572 tons, 15.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,159 tons, 37.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 2,710 tons, 16.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 300 tons, 1.8 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
24,767 lbs / 11,234 Kg = 97.0 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 4.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.17
Metacentric height 3.5 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 16.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 53 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.46
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.07
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.24 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.95 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 56 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 30.18 ft / 9.20 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.80 ft / 6.95 m
- Mid (70 %): 22.80 ft / 6.95 m (13.78 ft / 4.20 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (20 %): 13.78 ft / 4.20 m
- Stern: 13.78 ft / 4.20 m
- Average freeboard: 20.69 ft / 6.30 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 106.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 103.9 %
Waterplane Area: 28,340 Square feet or 2,633 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 124 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 133 lbs/sq ft or 649 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.37
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
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