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Hey guys, so this is just outline of my Treaty battleships for my AU, I'm still working on the Main Armament i don't know if i it should give her 16 inch or 12 inch guns, what what do you guys think.

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Work list: 1. various pre-1900 Zipang ships 2. Some protected cruisers and other miscellaneous projects

Depends on which treaty we're talking about(Washington or London) and the time of the design, I'd say, but I doubt they would go with 12" artillery on a battleship unless it was intended to be more a cruiser killer than a capital ship for the line of battle. Of the two, I would vote for the 16", but otherwise, maybe consider going with 15" or 14".

thanks i think the 16 inch guns are a better choice then the 12 inch guns.

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Work list: 1. various pre-1900 Zipang ships 2. Some protected cruisers and other miscellaneous projects

I would suggest making it longer, the turrets are huge and look like triples.

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i'm trying to keep her a similar Length to the nelson class and the turrets are twins turrets, and triples turrets would add too much weight.
and would Break the Displacement limit of the washington naval treaty.

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Work list: 1. various pre-1900 Zipang ships 2. Some protected cruisers and other miscellaneous projects

Well, in general, triples even reduce weight.
I mean, 8 guns in 4 twin turrets weight much more than 9 guns in 3 triples. So if you want to keep the threaty limit I'd suggest you to use triple turrets.

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thanks but i think keep the twins turrets like the Colorado class, is a Displacement of 33,666 tons to light for her or or should she be heavier.

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The bow looks kinda short to me for some reason...guess I'm just used to battleships with long, sweeping lines or something. Still, nice work thus far!

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thanks i was mostly inspired by the 29,200 Tons Minimum Battleship Design drawn by Hood.

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Work list: 1. various pre-1900 Zipang ships 2. Some protected cruisers and other miscellaneous projects

I suggest you to use the SpringSharp to calculate displacement and other interesting things.

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«A sea is not a barrier, a sea is a road, and those who try to use the sea as an instrument of isolation soon realize their foe has already put the sea into his own service.». - Alfred Thayer Mahan.