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Originally posted by Hood
A very interesting design.
Why the high speed of 34 knots?
Have you tried a three triple 150mm version?
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Originally posted by Red Admiral
Really I think there are significant difficulties with such cruisers as above. The new baseline cruiser is 15000t+ with 254mm guns or more, and can easily outshoot and outfight smaller ships.
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Originally posted by BruceDuncan
I have solicited private opinions on the merits of the cruiser versus super-cruiser, and they have been running strongly against the super-cruiser as poor value for money.
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Originally posted by Brockpaine
I would think that, while Germany has an excellent merchant marine, the majority of German merchant vessels will not be as world-spanning as those of the British, French, or Nords. Is it economical for Germany to build a 10,000-ton "trade protection cruiser" to guard, say, the five or ten ships a year which tramp around to the SE Pacific Ocean?
This post has been edited 3 times, last edit by "AdmKuznetsov" (May 28th 2011, 4:36pm)
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Originally posted by AdmKuznetsov
Cruisers or capital ships will fare no better now in guerre d' corse than they did during the Great War. They cannot outrun aircraft or radio waves. Successful surface raiders will operate by stealth and deception.
Therefore, the real threat a trade protection cruiser needs to deal with is the AMC, and 8x6" is plenty for that.
This post has been edited 1 times, last edit by "BruceDuncan" (May 29th 2011, 8:57pm)
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Originally posted by Brockpaine
Well, first off... I'd double the onboard 128mm ammunition straight away. Presuming that the ship's purpose is to help soak up air attacks, it'd be nice to have enough ammunition for more than ten to fifteen minutes firing (even if its off and on, those stocks will dwindle fast). Most cruisers of this era seem to have carried between 300 and 500 rounds per gun.
What's with the torps? New caliber? I thought you were using 21"...
This post has been edited 1 times, last edit by "BruceDuncan" (Jun 13th 2011, 6:30pm)
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