Some hints:
FCR:
1)Look at any of the Iowa classes sillowette during WWII and then Vangards. Note the placement of the FCR (fore and aft stationing), Note the height of the FCR against the height of the stacks and you can get a good impression of just where both ships were fundamentally "blind".
Gunnery:
The Iowa class had 1)projectile hoist and 2) powder elevators per gun. Rate of fire 2 rounds per minute.
Vangard- ROF -UNKNOWN However "if" (not sure) she kept with British tradition inside the turret their guns were loaded through the "cage" method" in other words the shell on the top shelf, powder bags on the second shelf and third shelf of the cage and the cage carried shells and powder at the same time. It would take three rammings to load one gun where as the Iowas only needed one ramming since their powder was moved by hand between the powder elevator and the spanning tray or cradle.
Anybody know the turret layout for Vangard?
I do know that KGV loaded her guns in this fashion. And supposedly Vangard was modeled after this class of BB.


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