Some highlights
--Start work on 4 new IC
--Begin the following research items
---1912 Night Fighting
---1914 Capital Ships
---1915 Subs and Countermeasures
--Construction begins for
---IRS Tullius Leofric (LAC-17)
---IRS Isca (GPC-17)
---IRS Yannic Salucci (GFD-16)
---IRS Thibaut Franjić (GFD-16)
---IRS Perica Trudeau (GFD-16)
---IRS Nicodemo Lachapelle (GFD-16)
---IRS Bérenger Perić (GFD-16)
----Two Custodi IV Sloops (Also completed)
--Construction or repairs complete for
---IRS Triumphus
--Non Naval points
----2 Land
----1 Air
----5 Fort (Land, Tamara Insula)
LAC-17, Imperial Roman Republic Battlecruiser laid down 1917
Displacement:
41,100 t light; 43,027 t standard; 45,874 t normal; 48,151 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(803.79 ft / 787.40 ft) x 108.27 ft x (29.53 / 30.76 ft)
(245.00 m / 240.00 m) x 33.00 m x (9.00 / 9.38 m)
Armament:
12 - 13.39" / 340 mm 45.0 cal guns - 1,212.54lbs / 550.00kg shells, 100 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1909 Model
2 x Quad mounts on centreline, forward deck forward
1 raised mount - superfiring
1 x Quad mount on centreline, forward deck aft
20 - 5.51" / 140 mm 55.0 cal guns - 85.98lbs / 39.00kg shells, 200 per gun
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts, 1909 Model
12 x Single mounts on sides, forward evenly spread
8 x Single mounts on sides, aft evenly spread
2 - 3.94" / 100 mm 45.0 cal guns - 30.86lbs / 14.00kg shells, 200 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts, 1915 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck centre
2 raised mounts
4 - 1.77" / 45.0 mm 50.0 cal guns - 3.31lbs / 1.50kg shells, 350 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1911 Model
4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
4 raised mounts
10 - 0.26" / 6.5 mm 110.0 cal guns - 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 15,000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1911 Model
10 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 16,345 lbs / 7,414 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13.4" / 340 mm 472.11 ft / 143.90 m 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
Ends: 1.97" / 50 mm 315.26 ft / 96.09 m 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
Main Belt covers 92 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
2.36" / 60 mm 472.11 ft / 143.90 m 31.17 ft / 9.50 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 85.30 ft / 26.00 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 16.5" / 420 mm 7.09" / 180 mm 13.4" / 340 mm
2nd: 3.94" / 100 mm 1.97" / 50 mm 3.94" / 100 mm
3rd: 0.20" / 5 mm - 0.98" / 25 mm
4th: 0.20" / 5 mm - -
- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 3.35" / 85 mm
Forecastle: 1.38" / 35 mm Quarter deck: 1.38" / 35 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 13.39" / 340 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 4 shafts, 148,000 shp / 110,408 Kw = 29.13 kts
Range 8,000nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,124 tons
Complement:
1,566 - 2,037
Cost:
£6.661 million / $26.644 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2,900 tons, 6.3 %
- Guns: 2,900 tons, 6.3 %
Armour: 13,737 tons, 29.9 %
- Belts: 5,296 tons, 11.5 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 1,286 tons, 2.8 %
- Armament: 3,296 tons, 7.2 %
- Armour Deck: 3,489 tons, 7.6 %
- Conning Tower: 370 tons, 0.8 %
Machinery: 5,425 tons, 11.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 16,603 tons, 36.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,774 tons, 10.4 %
Miscellaneous weights: 2,435 tons, 5.3 %
- Hull below water: 1,620 tons
- Hull above water: 150 tons
- On freeboard deck: 615 tons
- Above deck: 50 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
75,300 lbs / 34,156 Kg = 62.8 x 13.4 " / 340 mm shells or 10.9 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.21
Metacentric height 8.0 ft / 2.4 m
Roll period: 16.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.64
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.31
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck ,
a normal bow and a round stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.638 / 0.643
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.27 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 28.06 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 53
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 5.64 ft / 1.72 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 21.00 %, 29.53 ft / 9.00 m, 28.71 ft / 8.75 m
- Forward deck: 35.00 %, 28.71 ft / 8.75 m, 28.71 ft / 8.75 m
- Aft deck: 24.96 %, 28.71 ft / 8.75 m, 28.71 ft / 8.75 m
- Quarter deck: 19.04 %, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Average freeboard: 27.06 ft / 8.25 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 91.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 225.5 %
Waterplane Area: 64,581 Square feet or 6,000 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 112 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 198 lbs/sq ft or 966 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.43
- Overall: 1.00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily
Misc Weight Distrubution
-Below Water (1620t)
--1360t Electric Drives
--200t Additional Pumps
--45t Additional Dammage Control Equipement
--15t Construction Reserve
-Above Water (150t)
--40t Improved Officer Accomodations
--40t Improved Crew Accomodations
--20t Additional Damage Control Equipment
--20t Enhanced Ventilation and Crew Comfort
--20t Short-Range Wireless (x2)
--10t Construction Reserve
-On Deck (615t)
--290t 1912 Fire Control
--90t Flag Facilities
--40t Admiralty Accomodations
--50t Long Range Wireless (x2)
--20t Enhanced Ventilation and Crew Comfort
--40t Night Fighting Equipement
--50t Additional Damage Control Equipment
--25t Huelsmeyre Equipment
--10t Construction Reserve
-Above Deck (50t)
--20t Additional Optical Spotting Equipment
--15t Night Fighting Equipment
--15t Improved Signaling Equipment
Turrets arranged A(B)[SS]Q[ss] with B superfiring A. Secondaries are grouped between B and Q (Side Fore Deck), or aft of Q (Side Aft Deck)
Armored deck is a 70mm Main deck with a 15mm splinter deck, 35mm uniform deck over the ends.
Cruise Speeds/SpringSharp Range/True Range (Electric Drive bonus)
10knts/16340nm/18791nm
14knts/8000nm/10000nm
20knts/3438nm/3953nm
25knts/1901mn/2186nm
29knts/1242nm/1428nm
Time at Top Speed: 49.24 Hours
Fastest Speed From Brest to Havana (3943nm):20knts for 197.15h transit
GPC-17, Imperial Roman Republic Cruiser laid down 1917
Displacement:
8,000 t light; 8,287 t standard; 9,332 t normal; 10,168 t full load
Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(554.46 ft / 541.34 ft) x 57.41 ft x (19.69 / 21.05 ft)
(169.00 m / 165.00 m) x 17.50 m x (6.00 / 6.42 m)
Armament:
6 - 7.09" / 180 mm 50.0 cal guns - 187.39lbs / 85.00kg shells, 150 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1915 Model
3 x 2-gun mounts on centreline ends, majority forward
1 raised mount - superfiring
2 - 3.94" / 100 mm 45.0 cal guns - 30.78lbs / 13.96kg shells, 175 per gun
Anti-air guns in deck mounts, 1917 Model
2 x Single mounts on sides, aft deck centre
2 raised mounts
6 - 0.26" / 6.5 mm 110.0 cal guns - 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 10,000 per gun
Machine guns in deck mounts, 1911 Model
6 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
6 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 1,186 lbs / 538 kg
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.15" / 80 mm 396.69 ft / 120.91 m 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 113 % of normal length
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.36" / 60 mm 1.18" / 30 mm 2.36" / 60 mm
2nd: 0.20" / 5 mm - -
3rd: 0.20" / 5 mm - -
- Armoured deck - single deck:
For and Aft decks: 1.18" / 30 mm
Forecastle: 0.00" / 0 mm Quarter deck: 1.18" / 30 mm
- Conning towers: Forward 3.94" / 100 mm, Aft 0.00" / 0 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 4 shafts, 78,000 shp / 58,188 Kw = 31.23 kts
Range 8,050nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,881 tons
Complement:
474 - 617
Cost:
£1.457 million / $5.829 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 366 tons, 3.9 %
- Guns: 366 tons, 3.9 %
Armour: 1,469 tons, 15.7 %
- Belts: 831 tons, 8.9 %
- Armament: 161 tons, 1.7 %
- Armour Deck: 439 tons, 4.7 %
- Conning Tower: 38 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 2,859 tons, 30.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,101 tons, 33.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,332 tons, 14.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 205 tons, 2.2 %
- Hull below water: 70 tons
- Hull above water: 30 tons
- On freeboard deck: 85 tons
- Above deck: 20 tons
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
9,186 lbs / 4,167 Kg = 51.6 x 7.1 " / 180 mm shells or 1.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.26
Metacentric height 3.3 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 13.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.31
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.07
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak,
a normal bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.534 / 0.544
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.43 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.27 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 59 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 47
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.87 ft / 1.18 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 16.72 %, 25.43 ft / 7.75 m, 25.43 ft / 7.75 m
- Forward deck: 20.00 %, 25.43 ft / 7.75 m, 25.43 ft / 7.75 m
- Aft deck: 53.28 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Quarter deck: 10.00 %, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m, 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
- Average freeboard: 19.72 ft / 6.01 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 112.7 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 162.0 %
Waterplane Area: 21,366 Square feet or 1,985 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 95 lbs/sq ft or 466 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.52
- Overall: 1.00
Cramped machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room