Next Maori Cruiser

[Valles]

CE-1920, Enter country Enter ship type laid down 1916

Displacement:
   6,629 t light; 6,965 t standard; 8,198 t normal; 9,185 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
   533.22 ft / 524.93 ft x 52.49 ft x 19.69 ft (normal load)
   162.52 m / 160.00 m x 16.00 m  x 6.00 m

Armament:
      14 - 5.91" / 150 mm guns (7x2 guns), 110.23lbs / 50.00kg shells, 1916 Model
     Quick firing guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on centreline, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
      4 - 1.38" / 35.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.10lbs / 0.50kg shells, 1916 Model
     Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
     on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
   Weight of broadside 1,548 lbs / 702 kg
   Shells per gun, main battery: 200

Armour:
   - Belts:      Width (max)   Length (avg)      Height (avg)
   Main:   5.91" / 150 mm   367.45 ft / 112.00 m   12.30 ft / 3.75 m
   Ends:   Unarmoured
     Main Belt covers 108 % of normal length

   - Gun armour:   Face (max)   Other gunhouse (avg)   Barbette/hoist (max)
   Main:   5.91" / 150 mm   3.94" / 100 mm      3.94" / 100 mm
   2nd:   0.39" / 10 mm   0.39" / 10 mm      0.39" / 10 mm

   - Armour deck: 1.97" / 50 mm, Conning tower: 7.87" / 200 mm

Machinery:
   Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
   Electric motors, 2 shafts, 34,634 shp / 25,837 Kw = 26.00 kts
   Range 10,000nm at 14.00 kts
   Bunker at max displacement = 2,220 tons

Complement:
   430 - 560

Cost:
   £0.924 million / $3.696 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
   Armament: 181 tons, 2.2 %
   Armour: 2,135 tons, 26.0 %
      - Belts: 1,100 tons, 13.4 %
      - Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
      - Armament: 280 tons, 3.4 %
      - Armour Deck: 687 tons, 8.4 %
      - Conning Tower: 69 tons, 0.8 %
   Machinery: 1,290 tons, 15.7 %
   Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,822 tons, 34.4 %
   Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,570 tons, 19.1 %
   Miscellaneous weights: 200 tons, 2.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
   Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
     12,378 lbs / 5,615 Kg = 120.2 x 5.9 " / 150 mm shells or 2.0 torpedoes
   Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
   Metacentric height 2.3 ft / 0.7 m
   Roll period: 14.6 seconds
   Steadiness   - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
         - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.67
   Seaboat quality  (Average = 1.00): 1.34

Hull form characteristics:
   Hull has a flush deck
   Block coefficient: 0.529
   Length to Beam Ratio: 10.00 : 1
   'Natural speed' for length: 22.91 kts
   Power going to wave formation at top speed: 49 %
   Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 52
   Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 5.00 degrees
   Stern overhang: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
   Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
      - Stem:      19.69 ft / 6.00 m
      - Forecastle (15 %):   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:   16.60 ft / 5.06 m
   Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
   Space   - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 72.2 %
      - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 137.0 %
   Waterplane Area: 18,857 Square feet or 1,752 Square metres
   Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 129 %
   Structure weight / hull surface area: 92 lbs/sq ft or 451 Kg/sq metre
   Hull strength (Relative):
      - Cross-sectional: 0.98
      - Longitudinal: 1.26
      - Overall: 1.00
   Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
   Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
   Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
   Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily



Like so? I'll admit my grasp on what kind of armor will stop what is... a little shaky.

[TexanCowboy]

Should do. Blooded thought that 6'' could stop 8'' shells, but if this is against the Swiss, I would go for 180 mm for 9'' shells.

[Valles]

Hmm. A 175mm belt costs about two hundred tons, looks like. At 1.1 quality as Maori armor is, that's effectively... 192.5mm.

[Guinness]

From NaAB, against the RN's 9.2" (380 pounder), It looks like a belt of 6" or more and a 2" deck would provide at least some immunity zone at right around 20,500 yards. A 7" belt moves the inside of that zone in to around 17,500 yards.

[Sachmle]

From NaAB, against the RN's 9.2" (380 pounder), It looks like a belt of 6" or more and a 2" deck would provide at least some immunity zone at right around 20,500 yards. A 7" belt moves the inside of that zone in to around 17,500 yards.

Hmm. A 175mm belt costs about two hundred tons, looks like. At 1.1 quality as Maori armor is, that's effectively... 192.5mm.

Exactly. And your 15cm belt @ 1.1 is 16.5cm/7". I'd keep what ya got, anymore armor is overkill. She really only should worry about being immune to Swiss/Whoever's CL guns (5-7") which 10-12cm should do fine, especially @ 1.1. (11-13.2 effective).

[mentat]

like the pic on the last page - but really think it illustrates the design is too cramped - with the very poor arcs in particular for the twins right up against the funnels

how about dropping 1 twin amidships - better spacing will give equivalent firepower in many sitns for less weight - 12 gun main battery is still plenty and weight saved can be used for deeper belt or a knot more speed - either would be useful  ;D