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we do not draw guns facing outward, but in one direction, either forward or aft-facing.

Noted

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Danica Class Heavy Cruiser

Original 1931 config. She was armed with 7" guns


1942 Refit.


1944 Refit. Rearmed with 8" guns

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1942 refit. where does the space come from in your hull that lets your add those turrets and their magazines aft? were the ships build with a lot of ballast and space left empty in the hull?
1944 refit. where does the topweight reserve come from for the heavier main guns, radar and, if I see it correctly, heavier secondaries?

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1942 refit. The space there was reserved as cargo space, similiar to the Cleveland class, only it's more extensive. When 1942 came, much of the aft section was reconstructed to hold more guns.

1944 refit. The ship would have a wider beam, similiar to a ship like the Myoko. It would originally be armed with 7" guns in triple or quadruple mounts, then get reconstructed and replaced with slightly heavier double or triple 8" guns. Also in terms of the secondaries, overall all that's being added is two 5" guns and which are now housed in gun houses. Also a torpedo launcher was removed.

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This AU has gone a long way and it's amazing.
Continue the good work!

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Thanks! The actual history and whatnot I've stopped writing. I've moved that to a dedicated site. But I post my drawings here still.

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Oh it's been a while since I've posted here. My older drawings are looking a lot different compared to my newer drawings, and thus they are constantly getting redrawn.

Re-introducing the Arabella and Carrywood classes, designed in 1928 and 1930 respectively:

Arabella - Original

1942 - 100mm guns replaced with DP 127mm guns in single mounts. 40mm AA and radar were added as well.

Carrywood - essentially a repeat of the preceding Arabella, but with a shorter hull, improved engines, improved main battery and lighter but less effective torpedoes.

1942 refit. Newer DP guns and radar, plus AA

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William Class, Antara Battleship laid down 1926

Displacement:
37 590 t light; 40 666 t standard; 43 388 t normal; 45 565 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)
(696,12 ft / 691,93 ft) x 91,86 ft x (30,51 / 31,90 ft)
(212,18 m / 210,90 m) x 28,00 m x (9,30 / 9,72 m)

Armament:
12 - 14,00" / 356 mm 50,0 cal guns - 1 452,45lbs / 658,82kg shells, 200 per gun
Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1926 Model
3 x 2-gun mounts on centreline, forward evenly spread
1 raised mount
3 x 2-gun mounts on centreline, aft evenly spread
1 raised mount aft
14 - 6,00" / 152 mm 55,0 cal guns - 116,57lbs / 52,88kg shells, 300 per gun
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts, 1926 Model
14 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread
14 hull mounts in casemates- Limited use in heavy seas
Weight of broadside 19 061 lbs / 8 646 kg

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 10,0" / 254 mm 492,13 ft / 150,00 m 14,76 ft / 4,50 m
Ends: 7,99" / 203 mm 65,62 ft / 20,00 m 8,20 ft / 2,50 m
134,19 ft / 40,90 m Unarmoured ends
Upper: 5,98" / 152 mm 492,13 ft / 150,00 m 8,20 ft / 2,50 m
Main Belt covers 109% of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead - Additional damage containing bulkheads:
7,99" / 203 mm 656,17 ft / 200,00 m 19,69 ft / 6,00 m
Beam between torpedo bulkheads 65,62 ft / 20,00 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 14,0" / 356 mm 12,0" / 305 mm 10,0" / 254 mm
2nd: 5,00" / 127 mm 5,00" / 127 mm 5,00" / 127 mm

- Armoured deck - multiple decks:
For and Aft decks: 5,98" / 152 mm
Forecastle: 5,98" / 152 mm Quarter deck: 5,98" / 152 mm

- Conning towers: Forward 12,01" / 305 mm, Aft 12,01" / 305 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 72 566 shp / 54 134 Kw = 24,00 kts
Range 8 000nm at 15,00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 4 899 tons

Complement:
1 503 - 1 954

Cost:
£12,233 million / $48,932 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 4 324 tons, 10,0%
- Guns: 4 324 tons, 10,0%
Armour: 19 128 tons, 44,1%
- Belts: 4 307 tons, 9,9%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 3 820 tons, 8,8%
- Armament: 4 224 tons, 9,7%
- Armour Deck: 6 139 tons, 14,1%
- Conning Towers: 639 tons, 1,5%
Machinery: 2 323 tons, 5,4%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 11 814 tons, 27,2%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 5 798 tons, 13,4%
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0,0%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
70 134 lbs / 31 812 Kg = 51,1 x 14,0 " / 356 mm shells or 13,4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,13
Metacentric height 5,5 ft / 1,7 m
Roll period: 16,4 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 57 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 1,00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1,35

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck ,
a ram bow and a cruiser stern
Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0,783 / 0,787
Length to Beam Ratio: 7,53 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 26,30 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 42
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0,00 ft / 0,00 m
Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):
Fore end, Aft end
- Forecastle: 15,00%, 23,79 ft / 7,25 m, 22,97 ft / 7,00 m
- Forward deck: 30,00%, 22,97 ft / 7,00 m, 22,97 ft / 7,00 m
- Aft deck: 40,00%, 22,97 ft / 7,00 m, 22,97 ft / 7,00 m
- Quarter deck: 15,00%, 16,40 ft / 5,00 m, 16,40 ft / 5,00 m
- Average freeboard: 22,03 ft / 6,72 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 84,2%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 160,1%
Waterplane Area: 54 996 Square feet or 5 109 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 104%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 182 lbs/sq ft or 887 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0,97
- Longitudinal: 1,28
- Overall: 1,00
Adequate machinery, storage, compartmentation space
Excellent accommodation and workspace room
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

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Wow long time no see!

Thanks buddy!

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