Italian BC (Maybee)

[Tanthalas]

Italia-XBC-1909, Italia Battle Cruiser laid down 1909

Displacement:
   14,198 t light; 15,017 t standard; 15,950 t normal; 16,696 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   548.06 ft / 540.00 ft x 79.00 ft x 25.50 ft (normal load)
   167.05 m / 164.59 m x 24.08 m  x 7.77 m

Armament:
      9 - 12.00" / 305 mm guns (3x3 guns), 864.00lbs / 391.90kg shells, 1909 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline, evenly spread
     Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
      16 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1909 Model
     Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
     on side, evenly spread
      2 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns (1x2 guns), 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1909 Model
     Breech loading guns in a deck mount with hoist
     on centreline aft, all raised guns - superfiring
   Weight of broadside 8,803 lbs / 3,993 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 100
   4 - 20.0" / 508 mm submerged torpedo tubes

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   9.00" / 229 mm   357.05 ft / 108.83 m   10.67 ft / 3.25 m
   Ends:   4.00" / 102 mm   182.93 ft / 55.76 m   10.67 ft / 3.25 m
   Upper:   4.00" / 102 mm   357.05 ft / 108.83 m   8.00 ft / 2.44 m
     Main Belt covers 102 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   9.00" / 229 mm   4.00" / 102 mm      8.00" / 203 mm
   2nd:   4.00" / 102 mm   2.00" / 51 mm            -
   3rd:   1.00" / 25 mm   1.00" / 25 mm            -

   - Armour deck: 1.00" / 25 mm, Conning tower: 9.00" / 229 mm

Machinery:
   Coal and oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Direct drive, 4 shafts, 45,910 shp / 34,249 Kw = 25.00 kts
   Range 6,000nm at 10.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1,679 tons (70% coal)

Complement:
   709 - 922

Cost:
   £1.733 million / $6.933 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 1,100 tons, 6.9 %
   Armour: 4,167 tons, 26.1 %
      - Belts: 2,255 tons, 14.1 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 1,257 tons, 7.9 %
      - Armour Deck: 532 tons, 3.3 %
      - Conning Tower: 123 tons, 0.8 %
   Machinery: 2,229 tons, 14.0 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 6,602 tons, 41.4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,752 tons, 11.0 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 100 tons, 0.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     15,688 lbs / 7,116 Kg = 18.2 x 12.0 " / 305 mm shells or 1.9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
   Metacentric height 4.3 ft / 1.3 m
   Roll period: 16.1 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 60 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.73
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.10

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has rise forward of midbreak
   Block coefficient: 0.513
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6.84 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 23.24 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 54
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 4.00 ft / 1.22 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      23.00 ft / 7.01 m
      - Forecastle (17 %):   22.00 ft / 6.71 m
      - Mid (50 %):      22.00 ft / 6.71 m (14.00 ft / 4.27 m aft of break)
      - Quarterdeck (17 %):   14.00 ft / 4.27 m
      - Stern:      4.00 ft / 1.22 m
      - Average freeboard:   17.22 ft / 5.25 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 101.5 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 139.1 %
   Waterplane Area: 28,769 Square feet or 2,673 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 91 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 160 lbs/sq ft or 779 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.95
      - Longitudinal: 1.65
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

[P3D]

You should build light cruisers and destroyers...

[The Rock Doctor]

I won't disagree with that.

Still, there's a decent amount of firepower and speed on her.  Can't say that I care for her protection, though.

[Tanthalas]

She is a compromise after looking at historic bcs I came up with her.  Not sure im going to build her... However one never knows.  For at least H1 1909 ill be building destroyers, got to get my escort numbers up.  H2 I may build cruisers or lay down more destroyers, im not sure on that yet.  However atm I have 3 11 can escort groups from 1905.  So im figuring on adding another 11 to bring me to an even 44 destroyers.  After that it will likely be a few of the scout cruisers I posted before, but I could decide to lay down some heavier units.