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Originally posted by BruceDuncan
Very interesting....
I wonder how Q turret fairs stuck in between the engine and boiler rooms, but it certainly makes for a striking visual design. Never having played in N-verse, and coming to WW rather late, I have never quite understood the tactical concepts behind the Escort Cruiser, but she appears workmanlike and definitely reflecting a different culture.
Looking forward to seeing more of your handiwork.
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Originally posted by BruceDuncan
Hmm. Now this design is rather... odd.
I think that with such a lightweight gun a simple deck mount would have sufficed and saved some tonnage. And for such a ship I'd not be sold on electric drive - though this could reflect a cultural preference or a tech issue.
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Originally posted by BruceDuncan
Better in some respects, but I have to wonder about carrying the torpedo tubes so high. And all things being equal, the bridge as drawn looks too low - I think it would look better with at least another deck.
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Originally posted by BruceDuncan
I'm afraid that I have some problems with the battleship design. It looks as though she'd snap in the middle from all the weight fore and aft. The covered boat locations would, I think, be a weak point. The massing of the secondary armament contributes to the visual effect of too much missing from the middle of the ship.
That said, she's a powerful design.
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Originally posted by Hood
Not sure on the viablilty of enclosed twins on a 1912 destroyer design. The only comment I'll make on the torpedo tubes is that they are high, a torpedo has to land in the water and will hit with some force from that height. That isn't good for the gyros and delicate equipment in them. Accuracy is likely to be downgraded.
The battleship looks very Germanic. Overall its ok. I'm not so fond of the secondary layout, seems a bit cramped and those back-to-back turrets hamper each others firing arcs. Broadside fire is good but fore and aft secondary fire is only four barrels. Saying that superfiring guns would cause problems. It's a flaw but not a serious one. (That said we could pick flaws in most real designs of that era too.)
Overall interesting stuff.
This post has been edited 1 times, last edit by "Valles" (Nov 5th 2011, 10:31pm)
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