Shipbucket

What about replacing the tripod masts in the first two units with smaller and more modern bridge structures like it was done on the italian Cesare/Cavour classes? Plate the casemates and fit a new DP secondary armament.

As for the other two that got minor refits: remove the first one or two casemate guns, upgrade a bit the AA guns and cut down slightly bit the two tripod masts.

What do you think?

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Sounds reasonable. But I don`t really know which style to rebuilt the two ships in. Should I continue to mix the styles of several navies with a touch of my own personal style? I also think I should trunk the two funnels, make a large funnel somewhere in between the two. It might not be possible, as the two funnels are spaced some distance from each other. Also, I don`t think there existed DP guns in the early 30s, not in real life at least.

The japanese 127/50 3rd Year Type that equipped the Fubuki class Destroyer is considered one of the first DP guns. The gun was designed in 1926 and entered service in 1928.
http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNJAP_5-50_3ns.htm
Starting with the Ayanami subclass (Shikinami commissioned in 1929, another 4 ships following in 1930, 4 in 1931 and 1 in 1932) the gun model B had a maximum elevation of 75° making it a true DP mount in all aspects. (Yes, a bit outdated by the time WWII broke out, but in 1928/1930 this was one of the most modern guns around.)

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Sources and documentations are the most welcome.

-Koko Kyouwakoku (Republic of Koko)
-Koko's carrier-based aircrafts of WWII
-Koko Kaiun Yuso Kaisha - KoKaYu Line (Koko AU spinoff)
-Koko - Civil Aviation