Post by fluorophil on Feb 7, 2011 17:40:04 GMT -5
The last battleship to be completed. Or, as a veteran, who I had the good fortune to meet last year, called it "the Guard's Van" (End of the train/end of the line)...
NOT the Vanguard which was sunk in Scapa Flow as a result of an accidental explosion on 9th July 1917..
HMS Vanguard arrived Faslane for scrapping 9 August 1960, never having fired her guns in anger.
A "What - if?" vessel...
"Vanguard was unique among British battleships in having remote power control for main, secondary and the tertiary guns along with the Admiralty Fire Control Table Mk X for surface fire control of the main armament." (Wikipedia) (a die roll adjustment perhaps, Harry?)
Vanguard was considered a particularly seaworthy ship (much more so than the Iowa class).
My references (mainly books):
Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922 - 1946 (2006 reprint)
British Battleships of World War Two. (1976)(Alan Raven and John Roberts)
British and Empire Warships of the Second World War. (1998)(H.T. Lenton)
Battleships and Battlecruisers 1905 - 1970. (1973)(Siegfried Breyer)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vanguard_(23)
Proposed stats:
Hull points:178 (44500 tons)
Armor:20
SAV:7
AA:23
Speed:8 (30kts)
Weapon:15in x 8 (4 turrets 2 guns)
Secondary: 5.25in x 16 (8 P/S)
Primary Gun Data:
Short:16 Med:32 Long: 48 Ext:64
Pen:12 DMG:10
FPS (4) (2x2)
APS (4) (2x2)
Secondary Guns:
Short:10 Med: 20 Long: 30 Ext:40
Pen:2 DMG:2
P (8) (4x2)
S (8) (4x2)
I apologise in advance if there are any errors - this is my first crack at "construction". All constructive criticism and discussion is welcome.
NOT the Vanguard which was sunk in Scapa Flow as a result of an accidental explosion on 9th July 1917..
HMS Vanguard arrived Faslane for scrapping 9 August 1960, never having fired her guns in anger.
A "What - if?" vessel...
"Vanguard was unique among British battleships in having remote power control for main, secondary and the tertiary guns along with the Admiralty Fire Control Table Mk X for surface fire control of the main armament." (Wikipedia) (a die roll adjustment perhaps, Harry?)
Vanguard was considered a particularly seaworthy ship (much more so than the Iowa class).
My references (mainly books):
Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922 - 1946 (2006 reprint)
British Battleships of World War Two. (1976)(Alan Raven and John Roberts)
British and Empire Warships of the Second World War. (1998)(H.T. Lenton)
Battleships and Battlecruisers 1905 - 1970. (1973)(Siegfried Breyer)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vanguard_(23)
Proposed stats:
Hull points:178 (44500 tons)
Armor:20
SAV:7
AA:23
Speed:8 (30kts)
Weapon:15in x 8 (4 turrets 2 guns)
Secondary: 5.25in x 16 (8 P/S)
Primary Gun Data:
Short:16 Med:32 Long: 48 Ext:64
Pen:12 DMG:10
FPS (4) (2x2)
APS (4) (2x2)
Secondary Guns:
Short:10 Med: 20 Long: 30 Ext:40
Pen:2 DMG:2
P (8) (4x2)
S (8) (4x2)
I apologise in advance if there are any errors - this is my first crack at "construction". All constructive criticism and discussion is welcome.
