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I have a few concerns with the Lauting mine transporter design.
Armament – 400 rpg for 20mm LAA guns is not going to last very long in a shooting situation. Light AA ammunition should be multiplied by a factor of 3 to 5, if not more.
Low-stowed cargo (mines) – the weight involved is excessive. Four tons per mine seems overly much, unless you have data to that effect. Simming them as bunkers means that they are cargo, and the mine rails become superfluous. If the ship is a minelayer instead of a transport, the mines ought to be in the miscellaneous weight category, IMHO.
In OTL in 1969, large scale icing in Bohai Sea caused great economic loss and proved that older icebreakers built before 1950 were simply too small and too old to perform icebreaking duties effectively in severe icing conditions. (from wikipedia)
From my research, it looks like the Bohai Sea has an average of 5cm sea ice buildup around the coast, with marginal sea ice occasionally spreading a bit beyond that. Apparently the Bohai Sea is the most southerly (Northern Hemisphere) sea that regularly ices. Interesting; I wouldn't have guessed that..
Looking at the average ice thicknesses and maps of coverage, I might suggest that you have a look at whether or not you could gain more utility from a smaller design built in greater quantity. In most years, 5cm of ice shouldn't usually require any icebreaking capacity for large ships (say, over 500t). So in normal winters, the big Cuiniao will not see much use, due to its draft and comparative expense of operation (fuel and crew requirements). And in the more extreme cases, only having two hulls will limit the amount of traffic you can actually escort. In other words, normally they'll be bored with nothing to do, and every ten years, they'll be horribly overworked.
Perhaps it might be more useful to you to exchange your 2x4500t Cuiniao designs for 3x3000t ships, or even 4x2250t ships. Russia's Gavrila Derzhavin class or Germany's Castor class might be good exemplars for a smaller ship with a higher degree of utility.
If China wants to waste tonnage on icebreakers rather than cruisers and battleships and carriers then that's fine with me!
If China wants to waste tonnage on icebreakers rather than cruisers and battleships and carriers then that's fine with me!
I must admit I'm surprised how far south the ice goes, I never thought of China as having an ice problem. Interesting.
That's why the main task is on the smaller Shen Neng - Class. The two big Cuiniao are more seen as "firefighters" :) That means the two ships will escort every expedition in the arctic or antarctic. Sure the Cuiniao is for daily work with small ice a little bit overdesigned but for the work in the extreme north / south it's a good ship (i think).
That's why the main task is on the smaller Shen Neng - Class. The two big Cuiniao are more seen as "firefighters" That means the two ships will escort every expedition in the arctic or antarctic. Sure the Cuiniao is for daily work with small ice a little bit overdesigned but for the work in the extreme north / south it's a good ship (i think).
Mm, perhaps. I'm not fully convinced - I think it's too large for your primary mission in the Bohai Sea, and a bit too small for your secondary mission as an Antarctic expedition ship.
But this feeling might be due to one of my in-game hats being a Russian ushanka - the Russians have thirty-five icebreakers currently in service at the opening of 1948, two more under construction, and eight on order...
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