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Armament:
6 - 15.00" / 381 mm guns (2x3 guns), 2,039.28lbs / 925.00kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
6 - 9.45" / 240 mm guns (2x3 guns), 551.16lbs / 250.00kg shells, 1931 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
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Main belt - 60mm external decapping plate, 240mm internal belt sloped @ 15 deg
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Having a large number of guns also allows her to split fire, so if for instance she has to entertain two Samals or two Dairens, she can use 6x240mm to keep one occupied while destroying the other with 6x381mm.
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Nowhere near enough beam for triple 381mm turrets.
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Main belt - 60mm external decapping plate, 240mm internal belt sloped @ 15 deg
Aaarrgggh.
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maximum speed of 34knts so in the ~8-10 hours of nightime you'll be able to cover up 340nm. What happens, french scouts spot enemy ship during the daytime, she sprints towards the last known position losing contact overnight. Even if the enemy ship is doing 10knts its still 100nm away from where you are and in what direction you don't know.
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Why not go with Richelieu instead? Shes almost as fast but a lot more capable.
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Originally posted by The Rock Doctor
I think you'd be better off with a pair of 20,000 t cruiser killers, with 8 or 9 240mm guns. They can undertake the carrier escort and fast strike missions just as effectively, while avoiding the capital ships they should be avoiding anyway. Then they just have to hold out until the four France-type fast battleships show up.
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And Rooijen why do you have Richelieu so much
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Good for speed and seakeeping, certainly, but a hassle when looking for ports, places to repair (how many friendly class four drydocks are there in the Pacific?)
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The freeboard seems unusually high.
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The speed seems excessive. Only two SATSUMA capital ships have speeds above 31 knots, and they (the Japanese BCs) are considerably less powerful than these units. I don't think there are any AANM capital ships faster than 31 knots either.
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