WesWorld

Belt height. Anywhere between 10.5ft for USS South Dakota to 23ft for HMS KGV. Obviously more is better. The default figure given by SS of around 3.8m or so is probably a bit on the short side. 4-4.5m would be better. It depends on the detail of your protection as well.

Beautiful work on the drawings again, alt naval.

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. There are two options for this 'large cruiser', the first uses the powered twin from escort cruisers, the new Psara class CL's and auxilliaries. The second introduces a new triple 8" turret and would be superior to most treaty cruisers and share a common calibre with Greece's two CA. The 6" version fits in better with Greece's night fighting doctrine. All three designs share the same powerplant. The cruiser hull could also serve a model for the second carrier hull to be built soon.

If you're going the "1 big-1 small" route, I'd say Greece needs to decide just where the lesser ship is going to lie with respect to doctrine. I see the larger 8" design being much more in the "Scout" role you started this requirement with, alt naval.

I think the 6", while very impressive and fitting very well into a night fight scenario, is less of a scout. Besides the night fight, she would be an excellent battleline escort, her large number of rapid fire guns could decimate enemy light forces trying to press home an attack on you three BB's. (On a side note, I'd say if that were the case, Slugnutt here might dispense with the 6" and go for more 5" DP secondaries...)

Over on the projects board a while back I'd answered a question about CA's for carrier escort and CL's operating with the battleline. The CA with larger guns has the ability to protect the carrier at range from the encroaching enemy, while the CL with rapid fire guns can hurt enemy light forces trying to close with the battleline (who, by definition, already have bigger guns!) and to same to the enemy screen while covering torpedo attacks. Thinking of the other things big cruisers tend to do, independent operations, escort work, I think you should look at both designs in a scenario where they encounter an escorted target like a carrier or convoy. Not exactly something to run away from and call the battleline, but not something that cannot exactly be left to proceed on its merry way. Which would be the better ship? Or which would be the better ship to escort Greece's convoys and/or Carrier(s)?

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, you can replace Salamis and Navarino with two improved Slugnutts

CANCEL THE REBUILD!!! "Improved Slugnutt" is just TOO good a project name!!!

Regards gents,

Big Rich