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[ctwaterman]

Only 2 Ships hit by Air Dropped Torpedos have survived, Constellation and Launceston.   Now my TWIN Engined Medium Bombers were using 16" Torps and given that Torps fired from Subs and Destroyers in this age have a horrible malfunction rate the 100 or so bombers in the First Torpedo attack seemed to have done miraculously well with  50 or so attacking and 43 drops and 6 hits so yea really lucky attack.   Either that or the New Swiss were so packed together with a fleet of like 80 ships that Torpedoes had multipule chances to hit running through the colums of ships.  That sounds like what happened on that 6th hit the Destroyer was busy not getting ramed by a cruiser and ate a torp.

Anyway once Foxy gets the Constellation and Launceston to a Swiss Dry Dock he can actually do a real clinical examination of the damage.  Of course if they spent any time in a New Zion Dry Dock or somewhere else information might spread.  :o

[ledeper]

Finalized version,I guess. ;)

Enter ship name, Enter country Enter ship type laid down 1921

Displacement:
   11.978 t light; 12.422 t standard; 13.314 t normal; 14.028 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   603,99 ft / 600,39 ft x 75,46 ft x 24,61 ft (normal load)
   184,10 m / 183,00 m x 23,00 m  x 7,50 m

Armament:
      8 - 7,87" / 200 mm guns (4x2 guns), 244,10lbs / 110,72kg shells, 1921 Model
     Breech loading guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
      4 - 3,94" / 100 mm guns in single mounts, 30,51lbs / 13,84kg shells, 1921 Model
     Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
      6 - 1,57" / 40,0 mm guns in single mounts, 1,95lbs / 0,88kg shells, 1921 Model
     Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
     on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
   Weight of broadside 2.087 lbs / 946 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   4,72" / 120 mm   383,69 ft / 116,95 m   19,82 ft / 6,04 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 98 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   5,91" / 150 mm   1,97" / 50 mm      3,94" / 100 mm
   2nd:   0,79" / 20 mm         -               -

   - Armour deck: 2,76" / 70 mm, Conning tower: 5,91" / 150 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Electric cruising motors plus geared drives, 4 shafts, 93.021 shp / 69.393 Kw = 31,50 kts
   Range 4.500nm at 16,00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 1.606 tons

Complement:
   619 - 805

Cost:
   £2,766 million / $11,065 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 261 tons, 2,0 %
   Armour: 3.193 tons, 24,0 %
      - Belts: 1.521 tons, 11,4 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0,0 %
      - Armament: 162 tons, 1,2 %
      - Armour Deck: 1.438 tons, 10,8 %
      - Conning Tower: 71 tons, 0,5 %
   Machinery: 3.203 tons, 24,1 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 4.772 tons, 35,8 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1.336 tons, 10,0 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 550 tons, 4,1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     14.400 lbs / 6.532 Kg = 59,0 x 7,9 " / 200 mm shells or 1,9 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,13
   Metacentric height 4,1 ft / 1,3 m
   Roll period: 15,6 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,24
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1,01

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0,418
   Length to Beam Ratio: 7,96 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 24,50 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 70
   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:      20,41 ft / 6,22 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:   16,72 ft / 5,10 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 98,1 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 142,4 %
   Waterplane Area: 28.206 Square feet or 2.620 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 116 lbs/sq ft or 565 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0,97
      - Longitudinal: 1,34
      - 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