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Can you springsharp a 1920 design to fit the image?

It's possible. Forget armor, but it is possible.

QuotePatroclus, Dutch Tin can laid down 1920

Displacement:
   10.000 t light; 10.497 t standard; 11.302 t normal; 11.946 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   661,14 ft / 656,17 ft x 65,62 ft x 16,40 ft (normal load)
   201,51 m / 200,00 m x 20,00 m  x 5,00 m

Armament:
      12 - 8,27" / 210 mm guns (3x4 guns), 264,55lbs / 120,00kg shells, 1920 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
      4 - 2,95" / 75,0 mm guns in single mounts, 12,87lbs / 5,84kg shells, 1920 Model
     Dual purpose guns in deck mounts
     on side, all aft, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      32 - 0,59" / 15,0 mm guns (16x2 guns), 0,10lbs / 0,05kg shells, 1920 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 3.229 lbs / 1.465 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150
   8 - 24,0" / 609,6 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   1,75" / 44 mm   347,77 ft / 106,00 m   8,00 ft / 2,44 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 82% of normal length
     Main belt does not fully cover magazines and engineering spaces

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   3,00" / 76 mm   1,00" / 25 mm      3,00" / 76 mm

   - Armour deck: 0,50" / 13 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 90.827 shp / 67.757 Kw = 32,00 kts
   Range 8.000nm at 12,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1.449 tons

Complement:
   547 - 712

Cost:
   £2,733 million / $10,933 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 431 tons, 3,8%
   Armour: 776 tons, 6,9%
      - Belts: 210 tons, 1,9%
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0%
      - Armament: 286 tons, 2,5%
      - Armour Deck: 281 tons, 2,5%
      - Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0,0%
   Machinery: 3.176 tons, 28,1%
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 5.318 tons, 47,1%
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1.302 tons, 11,5%
   Miscellaneous weights: 299 tons, 2,6%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     9.688 lbs / 4.395 Kg = 34,3 x 8,3 " / 210 mm shells or 1,3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,08
   Metacentric height 3,1 ft / 0,9 m
   Roll period: 15,7 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,74
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,03

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0,560
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10,00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 25,62 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 69
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10,00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      28,18 ft / 8,59 m
      - Forecastle (25%):   19,69 ft / 6,00 m
      - Mid (50%):      19,69 ft / 6,00 m
      - Quarterdeck (22%):   19,69 ft / 6,00 m
      - Stern:      19,69 ft / 6,00 m
      - Average freeboard:   20,53 ft / 6,26 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 123,1%
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 173,2%
   Waterplane Area: 30.333 Square feet or 2.818 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104%
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 119 lbs/sq ft or 583 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,99
      - Longitudinal: 1,07
      - Overall: 1,00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

250 ton FC
24 ton Torpedo's (NO reloads)
25 ton long range Marconi

Why the gazillion machine guns? NS likes these ships, Interceptor is still better...

I think 73 feet would prove to be the minimum for a 8'' quad to operate effectively, without turret cramping, such as in the Kirov class cruisers.

QuoteLady in the Negliee, Dutch Unarmoured Cruiser laid down 1920

Displacement:
   10,263 t light; 10,784 t standard; 11,576 t normal; 12,209 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   600.00 ft / 600.00 ft x 73.00 ft x 18.50 ft (normal load)
   182.88 m / 182.88 m x 22.25 m  x 5.64 m

Armament:
     12 - 8.27" / 210 mm guns (3x4 guns), 282.80lbs / 128.28kg shells, 1920 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
     4 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns in single mounts, 12.87lbs / 5.84kg shells, 1920 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, all amidships
     32 - 0.59" / 15.0 mm guns (8x4 guns), 0.10lbs / 0.05kg shells, 1920 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 3,448 lbs / 1,564 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150
   8 - 24.0" / 609.6 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   3.00" / 76 mm   3.00" / 76 mm      3.00" / 76 mm

  - Armour deck: 0.50" / 13 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Geared drive, 4 shafts, 95,123 shp / 70,962 Kw = 32.00 kts
   Range 8,000nm at 12.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,426 tons

Complement:
   557 - 725

Cost:
   £2.805 million / $11.222 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 431 tons, 3.7 %
   Armour: 650 tons, 5.6 %
      - Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 380 tons, 3.3 %
      - Armour Deck: 270 tons, 2.3 %
      - Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
   Machinery: 3,326 tons, 28.7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,555 tons, 48.0 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,313 tons, 11.3 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 300 tons, 2.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     10,451 lbs / 4,741 Kg = 37.0 x 8.3 " / 210 mm shells or 1.4 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.23
   Metacentric height 4.5 ft / 1.4 m
   Roll period: 14.4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.47
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.00

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.500
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.22 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 24.49 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 51
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      29.00 ft / 8.84 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   23.00 ft / 7.01 m
      - Mid (50 %):      23.00 ft / 7.01 m (20.00 ft / 6.10 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Stern:      20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Average freeboard:   21.98 ft / 6.70 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 124.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 178.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 29,183 Square feet or 2,711 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 105 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 129 lbs/sq ft or 631 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.95
      - Longitudinal: 1.54
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

263 tons heavier, lighter armor,  exchanged steadyness for seakeeping...

Not a bad attempt either. it's not easy to put everything on the ship, and have anything resembling armor.

I'll stick to my 195's.

Oh, absolutely...you would have to be insane to consider building that...if you want a decent cruiser that size with the armour, you need about 13,000 tons.

I find this to be rather a better choice in terms of cruisers..... ;D

QuoteVulcan, Romania Light Cruiser laid down 1920

Displacement:
   8,215 t light; 8,606 t standard; 9,320 t normal; 9,890 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   545.00 ft / 545.00 ft x 60.00 ft x 21.00 ft (normal load)
   166.12 m / 166.12 m x 18.29 m  x 6.40 m

Armament:
      16 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (4x4 guns), 106.92lbs / 48.50kg shells, 1920 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      8 - 2.56" / 65.0 mm guns in single mounts, 8.39lbs / 3.81kg shells, 1920 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, all amidships
      8 - 1.85" / 47.0 mm guns in single mounts, 3.17lbs / 1.44kg shells, 1920 Model
     Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 1,803 lbs / 818 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 200
   8 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   4.25" / 108 mm   360.00 ft / 109.73 m   12.00 ft / 3.66 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   5.00" / 127 mm   2.00" / 51 mm      4.00" / 102 mm
   2nd:   2.00" / 51 mm         -         1.00" / 25 mm

   - Armour deck: 2.00" / 51 mm, Conning tower: 5.00" / 127 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Geared drive, 4 shafts, 64,469 shp / 48,094 Kw = 30.00 kts
   Range 6,000nm at 14.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,285 tons

Complement:
   473 - 616

Cost:
   £1.873 million / $7.492 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 225 tons, 2.4 %
   Armour: 1,974 tons, 21.2 %
      - Belts: 767 tons, 8.2 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 370 tons, 4.0 %
      - Armour Deck: 788 tons, 8.5 %
      - Conning Tower: 48 tons, 0.5 %
   Machinery: 2,254 tons, 24.2 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,481 tons, 37.4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,105 tons, 11.9 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 280 tons, 3.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     10,064 lbs / 4,565 Kg = 94.1 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 1.5 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.16
   Metacentric height 3.1 ft / 0.9 m
   Roll period: 14.4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.41
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.02

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.475
   Length to Beam Ratio: 9.08 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.35 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      25.68 ft / 7.83 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   16.34 ft / 4.98 m
      - Mid (50 %):      16.34 ft / 4.98 m
      - Quarterdeck (30 %):   16.34 ft / 4.98 m
      - Stern:      16.34 ft / 4.98 m
      - Average freeboard:   17.09 ft / 5.21 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 101.3 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 116.6 %
   Waterplane Area: 21,306 Square feet or 1,979 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 104 lbs/sq ft or 508 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.97
      - Longitudinal: 1.33
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate

QuoteKMS Patroclus, Dutch Overengineered Ship laid down 1920

Displacement:
   10,000 t light; 10,417 t standard; 11,204 t normal; 11,834 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   640.00 ft / 640.00 ft x 68.00 ft x 18.00 ft (normal load)
   195.07 m / 195.07 m x 20.73 m  x 5.49 m

Armament:
      12 - 8.27" / 210 mm guns (3x4 guns), 282.57lbs / 128.17kg shells, 1920 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
      4 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns in single mounts, 12.87lbs / 5.84kg shells, 1920 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts
     on side, all aft
      32 - 0.59" / 15.0 mm guns (8x4 guns), 0.10lbs / 0.05kg shells, 1920 Model
     Machine guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 3,446 lbs / 1,563 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 100
   8 - 24.0" / 610 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   2.50" / 64 mm   506.00 ft / 154.23 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 122 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   3.00" / 76 mm   1.00" / 25 mm      2.00" / 51 mm

   - Armour deck: 0.50" / 13 mm, Conning tower: 3.00" / 76 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 3 shafts, 88,983 shp / 66,381 Kw = 32.00 kts
   Range 8,000nm at 12.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,417 tons

Complement:
   543 - 707

Cost:
   £2.712 million / $10.848 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 431 tons, 3.8 %
   Armour: 924 tons, 8.2 %
      - Belts: 411 tons, 3.7 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 213 tons, 1.9 %
      - Armour Deck: 268 tons, 2.4 %
      - Conning Tower: 32 tons, 0.3 %
   Machinery: 3,111 tons, 27.8 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,235 tons, 46.7 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,204 tons, 10.7 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 299 tons, 2.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     9,555 lbs / 4,334 Kg = 33.8 x 8.3 " / 210 mm shells or 1.3 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
   Metacentric height 3.4 ft / 1.0 m
   Roll period: 15.4 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.67
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.01

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.501
   Length to Beam Ratio: 9.41 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 25.30 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 54 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 69
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      20.00 ft / 6.10 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   19.00 ft / 5.79 m
      - Mid (50 %):      19.00 ft / 5.79 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   19.00 ft / 5.79 m
      - Stern:      18.60 ft / 5.67 m
      - Average freeboard:   19.05 ft / 5.81 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 121.6 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 161.3 %
   Waterplane Area: 29,012 Square feet or 2,695 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 103 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 124 lbs/sq ft or 604 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.98
      - Longitudinal: 1.14
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

Just a curious question here: do the quads actually benefit the design here? How does the 3x4 concept compare to (say) 4 triples? 6 twins would likely present crowding issues, I suspect.

My solution.

KMS Patriclus, Hoilland Project 323 laid down 1920

Displacement:
   12,299 t light; 12,863 t standard; 13,748 t normal; 14,455 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   650.00 ft / 650.00 ft x 75.00 ft x 21.00 ft (normal load)
   198.12 m / 198.12 m x 22.86 m  x 6.40 m

Armament:
     12 - 8.27" / 210 mm guns (3x4 guns), 282.57lbs / 128.17kg shells, 1920 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
     4 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns in single mounts, 12.87lbs / 5.84kg shells, 1920 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, all aft
     32 - 0.59" / 15.0 mm guns (8x4 guns), 0.10lbs / 0.05kg shells, 1920 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread
   Weight of broadside 3,446 lbs / 1,563 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150
   8 - 24.0" / 610 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
  - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   5.91" / 150 mm   389.40 ft / 118.69 m   10.40 ft / 3.17 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 92 % of normal length

  - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   5.91" / 150 mm   2.95" / 75 mm      1.97" / 50 mm
   2nd:   0.39" / 10 mm   0.39" / 10 mm            -
   3rd:   0.39" / 10 mm   0.39" / 10 mm            -

  - Armour deck: 2.95" / 75 mm, Conning tower: 4.92" / 125 mm

Machinery:
   Diesel Internal combustion generators,
   Electric motors, 4 shafts, 77,113 shp / 57,526 Kw = 30.00 kts
   Range 8,000nm at 12.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,592 tons

Complement:
   634 - 825

Cost:
   £2.765 million / $11.059 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 431 tons, 3.1 %
   Armour: 3,121 tons, 22.7 %
      - Belts: 1,021 tons, 7.4 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 311 tons, 2.3 %
      - Armour Deck: 1,728 tons, 12.6 %
      - Conning Tower: 61 tons, 0.4 %
   Machinery: 2,696 tons, 19.6 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 5,551 tons, 40.4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,448 tons, 10.5 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 500 tons, 3.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     16,131 lbs / 7,317 Kg = 57.1 x 8.3 " / 210 mm shells or 2.1 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
   Metacentric height 3.8 ft / 1.2 m
   Roll period: 16.2 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 81 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.45
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.09

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.470
   Length to Beam Ratio: 8.67 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 25.50 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 74
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      22.97 ft / 7.00 m
      - Forecastle (20 %):   16.40 ft / 5.00 m
      - Mid (50 %):      16.40 ft / 5.00 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   16.40 ft / 5.00 m
      - Stern:      16.40 ft / 5.00 m
      - Average freeboard:   16.93 ft / 5.16 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 92.2 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 132.8 %
   Waterplane Area: 31,625 Square feet or 2,938 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 110 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 125 lbs/sq ft or 609 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 1.00
      - Longitudinal: 1.05
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

500 tons
250 tons fire control
 25 tons radio
 25 tons navigation radar
 25 tons acoustics
144 tons  torpedoes (4 reloads)

Inclined armor belt.

Quote from: Guinness on June 24, 2010, 01:18:27 PM
Just a curious question here: do the quads actually benefit the design here? How does the 3x4 concept compare to (say) 4 triples? 6 twins would likely present crowding issues, I suspect.

Deck space. SS takes it into account I found. Cram those guns in on a short hull if you are short of long docks  

Quote from: Desertfox on June 24, 2010, 12:16:45 PM
Why the gazillion machine guns? NS likes these ships, Interceptor is still better...

Well, we shall see. I have one cruiser class that is a near match, This one us another such exercise.  

You have no engine, you might want to correct that.

Quote from: damocles on June 24, 2010, 02:14:24 PM
My solution.

You broke your own specification of 10,000 tons :D

And got a lower speed than 32 knots.  ;D

Now you see why?

Quote from: damocles on June 24, 2010, 03:43:35 PM
Now you see why?

Yes, I also see your design has 0.470 B/C. I'm a bit iffy, then, on the possibility of mounting three quads on such a fine hull form.

Well my efforts don't come up with something I would consider.  I think Guinness is correct and the beam needs to be out around 23m, if not slightly more.

The USN triples were around 20m. I tried a 4xT3 design which at least has some light armor vs DDs, but only by sacrificing seakeeping, which makes the dash speed less useful.