Peebo-Thulhu said:Just a question to TZoli, or any one who might know, but...
Is/Was it possible to actually produce that 25 gun monster?
Or would certain structural problems have put a limit on things?
I assume the Yamato ship that was built was the best (Perceived or other wise) compromise between what people actually wanted, what treaties and politics allowed and what budgets and time made available?
Very much cheers to all.
Tzoli said:And what do you think about the CLAA Emerald?
Jemiba said:The dedicated AA variant to my opinion is the better idea, I'm just not sure, that fuselage depth would
allow the SAM systm to be installed instead of the gun turetts.
Jemiba said:Probably preferably for placing the machinery, as you've mentioned and of course for the field of fire,
but I would expect stability problems due to the third turrets superimposed. AFAIK, the modernisation,
with fitting those large Pagoda structures already had brought CG problems to those ships.
Tzoli said:..and thus I saved weight and tried to issue the stability problems with them.
Jemiba said:Tzoli said:..and thus I saved weight and tried to issue the stability problems with them.
Not meant to depreciate your work ! It's just, that IIRC several sources I've read mentioned, that those
quite impressing modifications of Japanese large fightig ships in most cases had detrimental effects on
seakeeping and stability, although the added top weight was tried to compensate with large torpedo bulges.
And heavy artillery probably is the greatest contribution to top weight, where every feet of height counts.
But you know, I'm neither an aviation engineer, nor a shipbuilder !