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I guess it could have gone either way. The Zara class was considered one of the best cruisers. Having drawn the Algerie, which I guess is the basis for these drawings, i have to say, she is definetely one of the better looking of all the cruisers, treaty or no.

The thing about the vast torpedo arnament of Jap cruisers was also their achilles heel. Even .50 cal Mgs could detonate them, and blow half the ship away, similar to the damage sustained by the USS New Orleans and USS Minneapolis.

@Krakatoa "The UK went the other way and removed armament to produce the York class to keep the ships within the treaty displacement."
All RN Treaty cruisers were built within the 10,000 ton limit, but none were built after 1930 as the RN had by then already built up to the new limit on their numbers set by the 1930 London Treaty.
York and Exeter were 8250 and 8390 tons, commissioned in 1930 and 1931 respectively.
They were not a smaller design with reduced armament to keep weights within treaty limits, but to save money so that more could be built.
RN building intentions, not fulfilled because of financial and (later) treaty limitations, were annually from 1927 onwards, one A type 10,000ton cruiser and two B type 8300ton cruisers.

Hi everybody

Very nice drawings.

I have a little question: what are the sources regarding the yellow color of the safety boats (in the 1942 version)?

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Thanks all for the comprehensive responses to my query.

Oh, and to compensate for the way said question took over the thread; I think I've spotted a pixel error on the first two drawings; it's on the crane for the forward boarding stairway. There doesn't seem to be anything "dividing" the crane from the overhanging B-deck.