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One of the issues I’m having is deciding which category of reconstruction the vessels would fall under- particularly the need or lack of same to upgrade the barbettes. If I can “pay” only 50%, the prospect becomes rather more attractive.
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Has to be 75% because of the removal of Q turret and barbette.
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I was thinking of watching powerplant size to ensure it remained the same, and razing the barbette above the armor deck and plating over the hole to remove the barbette weight. That should still be in the 50% range, no? Or have I wandered onto uncharted reefs again?
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Q barbette would be an integral part of the ship's structure that can't just be plated over.
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Those numbers don't look logical. How is it accounted for the difference in the penetrations? Angle of attack? Amount of powder used? Heavier usually means more penetration. It doesn't do as well at the same ranges at standard shells at extreme ranges due to the angle at attack if I remember correctly.
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As I recall, the USN shells were built to go through virtually anything, and successfully penetrated plates meant for Shinano's turret face,
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Drat, I was thinking that by maintaining the barbette between the bottom and the strength/armor deck -i.e. by not impinging on that area with machinery- I would be addressing the structural issue.
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That is impossible. I'm sure the tests showed that the faceplates were actually invulnerable to penetration.
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Now, are those likely combat conditions? Probably not, as noted.
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they had not attempted to make improved face-hardened armor, as the U.S. Navy did during the 1930's
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So how would their typical over-weight shells do compared to their likely opponents in the Pacific?
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Having a big hole in the armourdeck(which is probably the strength deck) would be bad. Extensive structural modification would be needed, i.e. 75%
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