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Assuming a relatively straightforward FFO scenario, or indeed any other suitable ATL, could the Jean Bart be fitted in a US shipyard with two triple turrets with 16 inch /50 Mark 2 guns, of the kind initially planned for the Iowa (but as a result of laughable incompetence they had to build brand new guns for it as you know), that the US had in stock by the dozens, leftovers from the South Dakotas of 1920. Though it is not clear if whole turrets/turntables left over from the SoDaks existed.I have tried a bit of digging and it appears the barbette diameter as planned for the 16in/50 Mark 2 of 39ft 4in would actually be LESS than the barbette diameter for quad 380mm turrets as on Jean Bart, so it could be made to fit right?How long do you thing such a rebuild/refit would take, and when would it be likely for it to take place?
Assuming a relatively straightforward FFO scenario, or indeed any other suitable ATL, could the Jean Bart be fitted in a US shipyard with two triple turrets with 16 inch /50 Mark 2 guns, of the kind initially planned for the Iowa (but as a result of laughable incompetence they had to build brand new guns for it as you know), that the US had in stock by the dozens, leftovers from the South Dakotas of 1920. Though it is not clear if whole turrets/turntables left over from the SoDaks existed.
I have tried a bit of digging and it appears the barbette diameter as planned for the 16in/50 Mark 2 of 39ft 4in would actually be LESS than the barbette diameter for quad 380mm turrets as on Jean Bart, so it could be made to fit right?
How long do you thing such a rebuild/refit would take, and when would it be likely for it to take place?
