The Maomatic/Krakatoa Deutschland class drawing you are using is from my Dual Purpose Kriegsmarine series. The secondary armament would be 10x5" DP guns in single mountings.
Maybe even something like the French Jeanne D'Arc training ship. A bit more capable ship that could replace the Älvsnabben when it was used as a training ship as well.
Everybody has differing ideas on what should happen with the German Navy. If you think they should design and build a different set of ships than both myself and the real life designers went for. Then go for it. We will all watch with interest what you come up with.
USS Hawaii (CB-1916) USN's first Dreadnought Scout Cruiser. The USN could only watch in amazement as the German -v- British Naval Race fueled a revolution in dreadnoughts that pushed them from 20,000 tons and 12" guns to 30,000 tons and 16" guns in less than 10 years. The changes were almost from c...
Thank you Ace. I am enjoying reading the pro's and con's to lengthening a ship. And where it should or should not be lengthened from. The information for us that like to play with AU ships is very good. What I draw from your remarks is that the best time to lengthen a ship is when it is still on the...