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Originally posted by Brockpaine
Very Temeraire-ish, I think. I like it.
I question the number of main battery gun shells, however. I've never seen any historical 8" armed ships which carried more than 150-180 rounds per gun, though I can't double-check that at the moment.
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Originally posted by The Rock Doctor
This'll be the first six-turret CLAA in Iberian service, so I suspect they're not going to get a feel for "insufficient directors" until they've done some trials and shoots. Perhaps modifications will be made down the line or the design tweaked for a new sub-class.
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Originally posted by HoOmAn
I can't help it, but your super-CA design isn't worth it.
On round about 18,000 tons the South Africans build the Radiance class in 1934 (!) which features 8x28cm, heavier armor and more speed. Broadweight is 2,8 tons versus 1,9 tons. Misc weight and range is lower, though. I'd take a Radiance over your design any day. The Iberian vessel has no imune zone at all while the vitals of RSAN Radiance are save between 10,000m and 27,000m...
Why torpedos on such a vessel? What are 4 TT per side good for?
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Originally posted by Brockpaine
I think that's actually a pretty decent start, although I'd note the miscellaneous weight isn't very high and the stability is distressingly low. I at least would call it a contender...
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Originally posted by HoOmAn
I don't buy your argument. If opponents will be cruisers with 6" armament first place, why build a 18kts super-CA at all? A standard CA of about 12,000 tons can carry enough armour to be save against 15cm guns at common battle ranges...
So in fact, I am missing two things - the rational behind building a super-CA at all, and the idea behind building it as proposed.
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