Comments by "" (@RedXlV) on "The Drydock - Episode 061" video.

  1. With regard to the G3 and N3 designs...in the event the Washington Naval Treaty hadn't happened, what are the chances that their design would've evolved to move the amidships turret forward and moving the superstructure aft to just in front of the funnels, as was done on the Nelson-class? Given the innately limited firing arcs that a Q turret will always have, that seems like a more efficient location anyway. Though I suppose having one turret separate from the others does have its own advantages, such as guaranteeing that a single hit can't possibly disable all of the guns. With regard to that theoretical Hood with Mogami powerplants? I'm fairly certain that 380,000 shp is more than any ship has ever produced. Not just warships, but ships period. In fact, the 320,000 shp machinery for BB-65-8 (a Montana preliminary to create a 4x3 version of Iowa without losing any speed) is the highest engine output I'm aware of any ship even having been designed with.
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