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01/01/1927-31/03/1927 1st quarter
18 Factories
18 Factories produce 18.000tons of material

Ships under construction
RM Francesco Morosini, completes 01/06/27, light displacement 27.986tons, 3000tons built this quarter, requires 5278tons to complete reconstruction

RM Zara, Laid down 01/01/27, completes 18/10/28, light displacement 11.249tons, 3000tons built this quarter, requires 8249tons to complete

RM Caio Mario, Laid down 01/01/27, completes 24/12/27, light displacement 2.900tons, 2.900tons built this quarter, requires 0tons to complete

RM Claudio Druso, Laid down 01/01/27, completes 24/12/27, light displacement 2.900tons, 2.900tons built this quarter, requires 0tons to complete

RM Claudio Tiberio, Laid down 01/01/27, completes 24/12/27, light displacement 2.900tons, 2.900tons built this quarter, requires 0tons to complete

RM Cornelio Silla, Laid down 01/01/27, completes 24/12/27, light displacement 2.900tons, 2900tons built this quarter, requires 0tons to complete

RM Giulio Germanico, Laid down 01/01/27, completes 24/12/27, light displacement 2.900tons, 0tons built this quarter, requires 2900tons to complete

RM Ottoviano Augusto, Laid down 01/01/27, completes 24/12/27, light displacement 2.900tons, 0tons built this quarter, requires 2900tons to complete

RM Dardo, Laid down 01/01/27, completes 13/11/27, light displacement 1.541tons, 0tons built this quarter, requires 1541tons to complete

RM Freccia, Laid down 01/01/27, completes 13/11/27, light displacement 1.541tons, 0tons built this quarter, requires 1541tons to complete

RM Saetta, Laid down 01/01/27, completes 13/11/27, light displacement 1.541tons, 0tons built this quarter, requires 1541tons to complete

RM Strale, Laid down 01/01/27, completes 13/11/27, light displacement 1.541tons, 0tons built this quarter, requires 1541tons to complete

8x Spica Class TB, Laid down 01/01/27, complete 16/10/27, light displacement 601tons, 601tons built this quarter, requires 0tons to complete

Production Totals
18 Factories produce 18.000tons of material. 2.000tons of material is transferred from EAS. 2.587tons of material is used from stockpile. 260tons of material is used from scrapped ships
Total 22.847tons of material is available.
22.408tons of material is needed.
Stockpile of 439tons is created

0.1pts transferred from Turkey
Construction on Type 1 Slipway at Massawa needs 0.9pts to complete

Ships that are being scrapped
Total 1632t materials available in Q3/27

Fleet Strength
BB. 7(0)+0
CV. 0(1)+0
CA. 1(0)+1
CL. 26(0)+0
CDA. 4(0)+0
DD. 47(0)+4
TB. 9(0)+8
Submarines. a) 1(0)+1
b) 29(0)+0
Escorts. 20(0)+0
MAS. 112(0)+7

2 Factories produce 2.000t of materials

Massawa -
1 Type 1 Slipway -
1 Type 1 Drydock -

Mogadishu -
1 Type 1 Drydock -

2.000t of materials transferred to Italy

Fleet Strength
2(0)+0 Coastal Defence ships

Notes; 2 Coastal defence ships finish trials

- Replacements for old armoured cruisers scrapped because of CT

- New 203mm/53 weapon in duple turrets firing a 125.3kg shell at 900m/s

- 100mm/47 gun with 13.8kg shells as powerful secondary armament

- Normal AA fit of 47mm and 20mm guns

- Poweful 600mm torpedo armament

- One catapult mounted forward with 2 aircraft

- Armoured against 152mm guns and partially against 203mm weapons

- Armour belt thins to 100mm thick at lower edge

- No deck armour forward. Single 90mm lamina over citadel on top of main belt armour. 50mm Lamina over steering gear. Average 70mm thickness

- Looks damn good

RM Zara, Italian Cruiser laid down 1927

Displacement:
11,249 t light; 11,752 t standard; 13,065 t normal; 14,115 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
603.39 ft / 590.55 ft x 67.59 ft x 23.62 ft (normal load)
183.91 m / 180.00 m x 20.60 m x 7.20 m

Armament:
8 - 7.99" / 203 mm guns (4x2 guns), 276.24lbs / 125.30kg shells, 1927 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns (8x2 guns), 30.42lbs / 13.80kg shells, 1927 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side ends, evenly spread
12 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns (4x3 guns), 3.86lbs / 1.75kg shells, 1927 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all aft
12 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1927 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 2,746 lbs / 1,245 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
6 - 23.6" / 600 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 5.91" / 150 mm 366.96 ft / 111.85 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 96 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 5.91" / 150 mm 3.94" / 100 mm 3.94" / 100 mm
2nd: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.79" / 20 mm -
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.76" / 70 mm, Conning tower: 5.91" / 150 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 96,400 shp / 71,914 Kw = 31.65 kts
Range 4,235nm at 20.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,364 tons

Complement:
610 - 794

Cost:
£3.962 million / $15.850 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 321 tons, 2.5 %
Armour: 2,818 tons, 21.6 %
- Belts: 905 tons, 6.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 505 tons, 3.9 %
- Armour Deck: 1,338 tons, 10.2 %
- Conning Tower: 71 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 3,043 tons, 23.3 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,016 tons, 38.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,816 tons, 13.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 0.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
16,030 lbs / 7,271 Kg = 62.8 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 1.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.17
Metacentric height 3.7 ft / 1.1 m
Roll period: 14.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 54 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.48
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.02

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.485
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.74 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.30 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 57 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 53
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: 26.25 ft / 8.00 m
- Forecastle (19 %): 22.97 ft / 7.00 m
- Mid (65 %): 22.97 ft / 7.00 m (13.12 ft / 4.00 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (19 %): 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Stern: 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Average freeboard: 19.77 ft / 6.03 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 95.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 145.4 %
Waterplane Area: 26,236 Square feet or 2,437 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 113 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 121 lbs/sq ft or 592 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.53
- Overall: 1.01
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

- 130mm/45 guns with 28kg shells

- 47mm secondary guns give added punch

- 6x600mm torpedoes

- Very fast

- Adequate seakeeping of 1.00

Commandante Toscano, Italian Esploratore laid down 1928

Displacement:
2,900 t light; 3,057 t standard; 3,324 t normal; 3,537 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
449.84 ft / 442.91 ft x 40.03 ft x 16.40 ft (normal load)
137.11 m / 135.00 m x 12.20 m x 5.00 m

Armament:
8 - 5.12" / 130 mm guns (4x2 guns), 61.73lbs / 28.00kg shells, 1928 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 3.86lbs / 1.75kg shells, 1928 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1928 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
Weight of broadside 527 lbs / 239 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300
6 - 23.6" / 600 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 1.18" / 30 mm -
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm - -

- Conning tower: 2.76" / 70 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 64,000 shp / 47,744 Kw = 36.19 kts
Range 4,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 480 tons

Complement:
218 - 284

Cost:
£1.565 million / $6.259 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 70 tons, 2.1 %
Armour: 55 tons, 1.7 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 42 tons, 1.3 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 13 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 1,780 tons, 53.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 944 tons, 28.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 424 tons, 12.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 1.5 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
708 lbs / 321 Kg = 10.6 x 5.1 " / 130 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.17
Metacentric height 1.7 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 12.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.62
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.400
Length to Beam Ratio: 11.07 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.14 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 64 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 70
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 20.67 ft / 6.30 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 17.39 ft / 5.30 m
- Mid (50 %): 15.75 ft / 4.80 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 15.75 ft / 4.80 m
- Stern: 15.75 ft / 4.80 m
- Average freeboard: 16.58 ft / 5.06 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 192.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 112.5 %
Waterplane Area: 11,325 Square feet or 1,052 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 71 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 43 lbs/sq ft or 211 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.51
- Longitudinal: 1.45
- Overall: 0.56
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

- Same SS design as Turbine

- Added abovedeck space for accomodation

- More modern bridge and FC systems

- New bow shape

Transom stern on Zara...
... > 8,000t and < 34 knots...
... you could at least draw a transom stern on the Zara.
Would look much better that way. :-)

The transom is a relic from her previous 34knt incarnation. That was CA1927d whereas this is CA1927eii. If I take the transom stern off I might as well just return to historical Zara of 11.500t.

I'm confused.... does she have a transom stern?

Not any more. Shes also shrunk by 2000t to a more historical size.

Why the change to Zara? The notion of a high-speed CA was interesting, and a little alarming.

I wanted the heavy armour more than speed. My perfect cruiser would have been Zara armour and Bolzano's 150,000shp powerplant, but SS way overestimates the wegiht of both so it is impossible. This way I get to keep Regina Elana as well

You´ve edited your report? What changed?

Zara class of course. She's lighter now.

Change of tonnage for Zara and 0.1pts transferred from Turkey. Nothing sinister.

Edit; Changed design of Zara for last time. I've no idea why I kept the triple turrets.