General Kassar,fleet flagship

[Borys]

Ahoj!
Anyhow, the soonest I actually can put those 42cm guns to sea is ... drum roll ... 1st HY 1926.
Borys

[Sachmle]

Logi: How do those degrees relate to range? Also, the 25mm isn't a decapping plate, per se (at least the way I understand it). It's a fuse initiating plate made to arm the nose fuse on AP rounds, there by starting the timer so the shell explodes between the 25mm deck and the 75(100)mm deck. Then the 75(100)mm deck just has to contain the explosion, with a 25mm deck under it just in case of splinters.

Borys: LOL!

[ledeper]

Correct Sam ,that is the idea/philosophy behind both the Ocean class as well as in Gen.Kassar

[Logi]

It does not, but its far easier for me to look at than looking for the ranges ;)

Well I thought that was the idea behind it, but I have no clue how to show that in BigGun :-X

[Sachmle]

I don't either honestly, but the idea behind a single thick deck is to actually refuse the shell. But you'd need a 6.5"/7" deck for some of the later big guns. With the fusing deck, you don't want to stop it from penetrating, you just want to make sure it's fused. Of course CL armor (3-4") didn't always fuse AP rounds, so 25mm may be thin for the future, but should be fine for the foreseeable future (i.e. no hindsightitis)

[ledeper]

Me made stupid mistake again ::) ::) ,off course all main guns is on centreline:


General Kassar, Esc Bb laid down 1918 (Engine 1916)

Displacement:
   40.915 t light; 43.105 t standard; 46.383 t normal; 49.005 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   752,81 ft / 749,34 ft x 108,27 ft x 31,17 ft (normal load)
   229,46 m / 228,40 m x 33,00 m  x 9,50 m

Armament:
      6 - 15,94" / 405 mm guns (2x3 guns), 2.026,91lbs / 919,39kg shells, 1918 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread
      4 - 15,94" / 405 mm guns (2x2 guns), 2.026,91lbs / 919,39kg shells, 1918 Model
     Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts
      16 - 5,91" / 150 mm guns (8x2 guns), 102,98lbs / 46,71kg shells, 1918 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side, evenly spread
      6 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns in single mounts, 1,95lbs / 0,88kg shells, 1918 Model
     Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 21.928 lbs / 9.947 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   13,8" / 350 mm   410,11 ft / 125,00 m   15,78 ft / 4,81 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
   Upper:   5,91" / 150 mm   410,11 ft / 125,00 m   8,01 ft / 2,44 m
     Main Belt covers 84 % of normal length

   - Torpedo Bulkhead:
      1,97" / 50 mm   410,11 ft / 125,00 m   31,99 ft / 9,75 m

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   13,8" / 350 mm   9,84" / 250 mm      13,8" / 350 mm
   2nd:   13,8" / 350 mm   9,84" / 250 mm      13,8" / 350 mm
   3rd:   2,95" / 75 mm   1,97" / 50 mm            -

   - Armour deck: 5,51" / 140 mm, Conning tower: 13,78" / 350 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Electric cruising motors plus geared drives, 3 shafts, 83.769 shp / 62.492 Kw = 25,00 kts
   Range 9.000nm at 14,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 5.900 tons

Complement:
   1.579 - 2.054

Cost:
   £8,343 million / $33,372 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 2.741 tons, 5,9 %
   Armour: 16.349 tons, 35,2 %
      - Belts: 4.904 tons, 10,6 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 955 tons, 2,1 %
      - Armament: 3.815 tons, 8,2 %
      - Armour Deck: 6.291 tons, 13,6 %
      - Conning Tower: 383 tons, 0,8 %
   Machinery: 3.121 tons, 6,7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 17.954 tons, 38,7 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5.468 tons, 11,8 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 750 tons, 1,6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     61.039 lbs / 27.687 Kg = 30,1 x 15,9 " / 405 mm shells or 9,6 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,11
   Metacentric height 6,9 ft / 2,1 m
   Roll period: 17,3 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 57 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,61
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,15

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0,642
   Length to Beam Ratio: 6,92 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 27,37 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 46 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
   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:      19,69 ft / 6,00 m
      - Forecastle (10 %):   18,77 ft / 5,72 m
      - Mid (50 %):      18,77 ft / 5,72 m
      - Quarterdeck (15 %):   18,77 ft / 5,72 m
      - Stern:      18,77 ft / 5,72 m
      - Average freeboard:   18,80 ft / 5,73 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84,0 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 139,7 %
   Waterplane Area: 61.695 Square feet or 5.732 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 102 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 221 lbs/sq ft or 1.081 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,98
      - Longitudinal: 1,13
      - Overall: 1,00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

Armor disposition as in Ocean class
Misc Weight:
2x FC :500t
L/RW/L:25 t
Seendes augen :25 t
Flag faciliteies:50 t
Starshells :50 t
Reserve:100t