New Zion Destroyer

[Korpen]

Rocky drawing give the same boardside with 4x127.
Jef  ;)

The closest ships here that got similar armament is the Dutch boats with 5x12cm gun. But their layout is quite different (all centerline for one).

But if SS - the core of this game - allows it ...  it is a tough call to ban stuff which SS says works.

Much also depends on the gun in question, there is a significant difference in size between a L35 and a L50 gun (~1-1,5m in length).
The size of the guns in my drawing is about accurate for a 127mm L36 gun (scale is 1 pixel = ~10cm). 

I think that on small ships, hte size of the gun itself is the minor problem, the making enogh space around if for efficient operation is a larger problem.

[Jefgte]

hmmm...
IMHO, Your DD is overloaded in armament for 30kts.
I hope that in heavy sea, that is not the "Tomozuru stability".


"...
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
  Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather"


Jef  ;)

[Korpen]

hmmm...
IMHO, Your DD is overloaded in armament for 30kts.
I hope that in heavy sea, that is not the "Tomozuru stability".


Jef  ;)

Possible, but as the V&W class served sucessfully in two world wars without breaking in half  or turning turtle every now and then, I am not worried about that.

[P3D]

"...
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
  Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather"

If you sim a destroyer with historical freeboard, you cannot avoid getting this message.

[Jefgte]

P3D wrote:
"If you sim a destroyer with historical freeboard, you cannot avoid getting this message"

I agree but that is not an historical destroyer, That is our SS & we could sim "better".

IMHO, with this message I think that the SS is not good enough, the crew in heavy sea work with lack of  confort & the performances in action decrease.

Better heavy weather performances...Thanks for the crew.


Jef  ;)