Ger/CB/1943 Very Large, Germany Battlecruiser laid down 1943 Displacement: 253,110 t light; 262,391 t standard; 281,121 t normal; 296,105 t full load Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep) (1,514.57 ft / 1,500.00 ft) x 256.00 ft x (39.00 / 40.70 ft) (461.64 m / 457.20 m) x 78.03 m x (11.89 / 12.40 m) Armament: 9 - 22.00" / 559 mm 50.0 cal guns - 5,650.00lbs / 2,562.80kg shells, 120 per gun Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts , 1943 Model 9 x Triple mounts on centreline ends, majority forward 3 raised mounts - superfiring 16 - 6.00" / 152 mm 55.0 cal guns - 116.57lbs / 52.88kg shells, 180 per gun Quick firing guns in turret on barbette mount , 1943 Model 1 x Twin mount on sides amidships 24 - 4.00" / 102 mm 50.0 cal guns - 33.88lbs / 15.37kg shells, 150 per gun Anti-air guns in deck and hoist mounts , 1943 Model 12 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread 12 raised mounts 64 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 60.0 cal guns - 1.69lbs / 0.77kg shells, 240 per gun Breech loading guns in deck mounts , 1943 Model 32 x Twin mounts on sides, evenly spread 24 raised mounts Weight of broadside 53,637 lbs / 53,637 kg Armour: - Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg) Main: 19.0" / 483 mm 980.00 ft / 298.70 m 16.00 ft / 4.88 m Ends: Unarmoured Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length - Torpedo Bulkhead: 8.00" / 203 mm 980.00 ft / 298.70 m 39.00 ft / 11.89 m - Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max) Main: 20.0" / 508 mm 14.0" / 356 mm 20.0" / 508 mm 2nd: 6.00" / 152 mm 4.00" / 102 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm - 1.00" / 25 mm - Armour deck: 8.00" / 203 mm, Conning tower: 20.00" / 508 mm Machinery: Oil fired boilers, steam turbines, Geared drive, 10 shafts, 716,023 shp / 534,153 Kw = 35.00 kts Range 15,000nm at 17.00 kts Bunker at max displacement = 33,713 tons Complement: 6,103 - 7,935 Cost: £111.332 million / $445.326 million Distribution of weights at normal displacement: Armament: 8,639 tons, 3.1 % Armour: 89,799 tons, 31.9 % - Belts: 13,210 tons, 4.7 % - Torpedo bulkhead: 11,313 tons, 4.0 % - Armament: 17,708 tons, 6.3 % - Armour Deck: 45,720 tons, 16.3 % - Conning Tower: 1,849 tons, 0.7 % Machinery: 18,492 tons, 6.6 % Hull, fittings & equipment: 138,198 tons, 49.2 % Fuel, ammunition & stores: 28,011 tons, 10.0 % Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 % Overall survivability and seakeeping ability: Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship): 920,311 lbs / 417,446 Kg = 172.9 x 22.0 " / 559 mm shells or 485.1 torpedoes Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.63 Metacentric height 46.1 ft / 14.1 m Roll period: 15.8 seconds Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 56 % - Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.09 Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.12 Hull form characteristics: Hull has a flush deck, a normal bow and small transom stern Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.657 / 0.663 Length to Beam Ratio: 5.86 : 1 'Natural speed' for length: 45.44 kts Power going to wave formation at top speed: 45 % Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50 Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12.00 degrees Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length): Fore end, Aft end - Forecastle: 20.00 %, 45.00 ft / 13.72 m, 36.00 ft / 10.97 m - Forward deck: 30.00 %, 36.00 ft / 10.97 m, 34.00 ft / 10.36 m - Aft deck: 35.00 %, 34.00 ft / 10.36 m, 34.00 ft / 10.36 m - Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 34.00 ft / 10.36 m, 37.00 ft / 11.28 m - Average freeboard: 35.65 ft / 10.86 m Ship space, strength and comments: Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 44.0 % - Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 332.3 % Waterplane Area: 308,916 Square feet or 28,699 Square metres Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 156 % Structure weight / hull surface area: 403 lbs/sq ft or 1,969 Kg/sq metre Hull strength (Relative): - Cross-sectional: 1.31 - Longitudinal: 0.92 - Overall: 1.00 Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Saturday, May 12, 2007
An extremely large battlecruiser: the Ger/CB/1943
The largest caliber guns allowed by Springsharp are 22in guns. I would like to use 24in guns, as the Germans built larger guns. The used an 80cm gun to attack Russian positions in the Crimea, I believe. In any case, I probed the limits of what are feasible with Springsharp with the Ger/CB/1941 design. This is an amazing ship that can make 35 knots and cruise for 15,000nm at 17 knots. This is the Springsharp report:
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