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Dreadnought · 09-13-2005, 12:56 PM

Defcon,
I found your ideas very interesting to say the least.
I have a question or two if thats ok..

Ok for comparison ill use BB38 Pennsylvania.

608' long x 97' beam
31,400 tons
Main Arm- 12/14" in four triples
crew-915

Ok so your proposing a new generation battleship

611' long x 79' beam
33,000 tons
Main Arm 9/16" in four triples
crew-202-369

My question is,

1. With a longer length then the Pennsylvania class but with much shorter beam would this new ship be able to handle the weight of a full broadside of 9/16" guns (Pennsy had 12/14")without capsizing or shaking her to pieces?(according to lore Pennsy & Arizona shook like hell under full broadsides.) I understand that she will be heavier then the Pa class but not by much and given the narrower beam one has to wonder if it will handle the broadside weight and still be good seakeeping i.e. extreme draft etc to be an effective fast (41 knot) weapons platform.

I do like the idea of the Mermaid pods. Shame they werent thoughts in WWII.
A battleship with a small crew would really make the Carrier Admirals cringe..lol there goes one more of their excuses..

Ahh a battleship with torpedoes again. Hopefully the submerged design so they hide and hopefully the newer faster design torpedo as well

You seem to have some pretty good ideas maybe do some mock up model drawings to share with us to give us a better understanding as there are a few guys here that may be able to help you enhance your ideas. Good Luck. I know I'd love to see a battleship at sea agin

Also Praxus has a model on here that may help you visualize its under the Multimedia Forum called Model Battleship.

P.S. Please do make sure that you give her a proper "capital" ship name i.e. back to state names and restore some lost glory to us battleship crazies

09-13-2005, 12:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dreadnought *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 05-12-05 Posts: 5,319 Country:	Defcon, I found your ideas very interesting to say the least. I have a question or two if thats ok.. Ok for comparison ill use BB38 Pennsylvania. 608' long x 97' beam 31,400 tons Main Arm- 12/14" in four triples crew-915 Ok so your proposing a new generation battleship 611' long x 79' beam 33,000 tons Main Arm 9/16" in four triples crew-202-369 My question is, 1. With a longer length then the Pennsylvania class but with much shorter beam would this new ship be able to handle the weight of a full broadside of 9/16" guns (Pennsy had 12/14")without capsizing or shaking her to pieces?(according to lore Pennsy & Arizona shook like hell under full broadsides.) I understand that she will be heavier then the Pa class but not by much and given the narrower beam one has to wonder if it will handle the broadside weight and still be good seakeeping i.e. extreme draft etc to be an effective fast (41 knot) weapons platform. I do like the idea of the Mermaid pods. Shame they werent thoughts in WWII. A battleship with a small crew would really make the Carrier Admirals cringe..lol there goes one more of their excuses.. Ahh a battleship with torpedoes again. Hopefully the submerged design so they hide and hopefully the newer faster design torpedo as well You seem to have some pretty good ideas maybe do some mock up model drawings to share with us to give us a better understanding as there are a few guys here that may be able to help you enhance your ideas. Good Luck. I know I'd love to see a battleship at sea agin Also Praxus has a model on here that may help you visualize its under the Multimedia Forum called Model Battleship. P.S. Please do make sure that you give her a proper "capital" ship name i.e. back to state names and restore some lost glory to us battleship crazies Last edited by Dreadnought : 09-13-2005 at 14:11 PM.