Shipbucket

It'd break the heart of all who love to see a proper broadside, but is there any possibility that the infrastructure for one of the 6inch turrets might have been removed and given room for a sea dart fit forward?

Point taken about the Leander SW fit, but the Exocet canisters were fixed and blew the missiles clear with a relatively modest oomph compared to the blast that comes off a Sea Dart in a hurry. And being fixed they never directly impinged upon the SW canisters.

Edit: Apparently this is a wooden mock up of the 6inch twin mount, showing a rather deep and extensive magazine arrangement. http://www.dockmuseum.org.uk/archive/de ... &subtitle=

Noooo No offence, but you are suggesting completly redesigning the weapon system to fit onto an already old hull. Come on, please, you must realise this is a non-starter. By the time the re-designed Seadart was built and tested we'd be seeing the new Darings coming down the slips And meeware has it right re the Exocet compared to the Seadart; and notwithstanding that, why group them on top of each other - very vulnerable IMHO.

Anyway, I'll let you get on