Comments by "" (@RedXlV) on "G3 class (NB) - Guide 070 (Extended)" video.

  1. Another suggestion I've seen is that the "Saints" would've been the names assigned to the N3 battleships, and that the G3 battlecruisers would've been named Invincible, Inflexible, Indomitable, and Indefatigable. At any rate, if the Washington Naval Treaty had never happened, I strongly suspect that the G3 and N3 designs would've been been revised before construction to place the third turret forward of the bridge, as was actually done with the Nelson-class. That all-forward layout was universal to the different designs considered for the Nelsons, both the O3 design that was actually adopted and the F2 and F3 treaty-compliant battlecruisers (with 3x2 or 3x3 15" guns) that were considered. Incidentally, I consider the F3 to be something of a masterpiece of capital ship design. On a displacement of only 35000 tons it would've had armor close to that of the much later 45000 ton Iowa-class battleships, and a design speed of 29 knots. And given the broad similarities to the Nelsons, I'm fairly confident it would've exceeded that design speed. Even with engines in need of an overhaul, Rodney was able to make 25 knots (design speed was only 23) in the rush to intercept Bismarck.
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  2. And Alsace has plenty to discuss, because there were three distinct versions that France considered. Two 35,000 ton designs with either 3x3 380mm or 3x3 406mm guns, and the better-known 45,000 ton design we've seen in World of Warships with 3x4 380mm.
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  3. On the other hand, the Royal Navy's surface fleet is now smaller than South Korea's.
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