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eltf177
Post subject: Re: French 1926-1931 capital-ships studiesPosted: February 3rd, 2015, 7:31 pm
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smurf wrote:
But John Jordan did write an article on the French 37000tonnes battlecruiser designs in Warship 2011...but Warship 2011 has got a bit pricey even secondhand
I was not aware of this but WARSHIP has gotten too expensive for me to keep up with it anymore, I haven't bought a copy in a number of years. Too bad too, it's an excellent reference...


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Post subject: Re: French 1926-1931 capital-ships studiesPosted: February 6th, 2015, 10:47 am
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French Battlecruiser Design Study “B1” 1928:

General Characteristics:

Length: 235 m (771 ft)
Beam: 31 m (101.5 ft)
Displacement: 37.000 tons
Speed: 27 knots
Armament:
Six 406mm main battery (3 x II)
Sixteen 130 mm (4 x IV)
Eight 90mm (8 x I)
Twelve 37mm (12 x I)


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Krakatoa
Post subject: Re: French 1926-1931 capital-ships studiesPosted: February 6th, 2015, 11:09 am
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Good work David,

another capable looking design from the French.


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Navarchos
Post subject: Re: French 1926-1931 capital-ships studiesPosted: February 6th, 2015, 12:31 pm
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Nice looking ship...some notifications from me!
1st: the Secondary Battery of 130mm are DP guns? ... if yes then you will face a major problem when the main battery rotate, the secondary 130 could not adjust the guns for A/A shots!

2nd: The forecastle boats at the davits will face plenty damages during rough weather ...u have plenty space at midships to place them

3rd: The boats at midships are blocked by the gungway ladder...you cannot lower them...


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David Latuch
Post subject: Re: French 1926-1931 capital-ships studiesPosted: February 6th, 2015, 1:07 pm
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Navarchos wrote:
Nice looking ship...some notifications from me!
1st: the Secondary Battery of 130mm are DP guns? ... if yes then you will face a major problem when the main battery rotate, the secondary 130 could not adjust the guns for A/A shots!

2nd: The forecastle boats at the davits will face plenty damages during rough weather ...u have plenty space at midships to place them

3rd: The boats at midships are blocked by the gungway ladder...you cannot lower them...
Agreed :D . . .but that IS the way she was designed, I'm only the reporter not the designer. ;)

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Post subject: Re: French 1926-1931 capital-ships studiesPosted: February 6th, 2015, 2:17 pm
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Navarchos wrote:
Nice looking ship...some notifications from me!
1st: the Secondary Battery of 130mm are DP guns? ... if yes then you will face a major problem when the main battery rotate, the secondary 130 could not adjust the guns for A/A shots!
Does not make the mistake of "confusing"
These quadruples 130mm turrets are the ancestors of the quads 130mm DP turrets carried onboard the Dunkerque class.
On these 1926-1928 studies, these quadruples 130mm turret are only SP (Single Purpose), very usefull again....italian torpedo-boats, destroyers & cruisers...
On these studies, only the single 90mm (& the 37mm) are fully AA/DP
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2nd: The forecastle boats at the davits will face plenty damages during rough weather ...u have plenty space at midships to place them
Here, you have reasons
but this (strange and vulnerable) boats-installation was considered only during studies. It is extremely likely that if these ships were built, these light installations have been moved toward amidship or aft...
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3rd: The boats at midships are blocked by the gungway ladder...you cannot lower them...
I am not sure


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Post subject: Re: French 1926-1931 capital-ships studiesPosted: February 6th, 2015, 2:56 pm
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Very nice work!

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David Latuch
Post subject: Re: French 1926-1931 capital-ships studiesPosted: February 6th, 2015, 3:51 pm
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emperor_andreas wrote:
Very nice work!
Thanks Matt.

Waiting for the next batch of drawings towork from, so I'm revisiting USS Tennessee BB-43 at the moment to spruce her up a bit.

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Post subject: Re: French 1926-1931 capital-ships studiesPosted: February 6th, 2015, 7:10 pm
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Indeed a very interesting thread with lots of great content.


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Post subject: Re: French 1926-1931 capital-ships studiesPosted: February 6th, 2015, 11:19 pm
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Amazing work with those french ships.

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