Post by fluorophil on Jul 10, 2012 22:59:34 GMT -5
I know it's a month and a half late, but I've been a bit busy...
South America had a little bit of an arms race happening in the early part of the 20th Century - what if Argentina had decided to come in one side or another...River Plate Part II? or...Islas Malvinas??
References include:
Conway's – All the World's Fighting Ships 1922 - 1946. (2006 reprint)
Whitley – Cruisers of WWII: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. (2000 reprint)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARA_Veinticinco_de_Mayo_%28cruiser%29
Ships in Class: Veinticinco de Mayo, Almirante Brown.
Proposed stats:
Veinticinco de Mayo Class Heavy Cruiser (8+)
Hull: 27 (6800 t)
Speed: 9
Armour: 6
SAV: 2
AA / ASW: 4 / 0
Move Step: Cruiser
Shoot Step: Cruiser
Fire Control: STD
Primary Weapon: 6 x 7.5”/52
Secondary Weapons: 12 x 4”
Primary Data:
Short: 15 Med: 30 Long: 45 Ext: 60
Arcs: 2 x [2] F / P / S
2 x [1] A / P / S
Pen: 5 Dmg: 4
Secondary Data:
Short: 8 Med: 16 Long: 24 Ext: 32
Arcs: 2 x [3] P
2 x [3] S
Pen: 1 Dmg: 2
Aircraft: 2 (Recon) Flight Ops: 1
TT: 6 x 21” (1 x Triple P, 1 x Triple S)
As usual, the normal disclaimers apply - if I'm wrong, I will happily correct the mistakes..
South America had a little bit of an arms race happening in the early part of the 20th Century - what if Argentina had decided to come in one side or another...River Plate Part II? or...Islas Malvinas??
References include:
Conway's – All the World's Fighting Ships 1922 - 1946. (2006 reprint)
Whitley – Cruisers of WWII: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. (2000 reprint)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARA_Veinticinco_de_Mayo_%28cruiser%29
Ships in Class: Veinticinco de Mayo, Almirante Brown.
Proposed stats:
Veinticinco de Mayo Class Heavy Cruiser (8+)
Hull: 27 (6800 t)
Speed: 9
Armour: 6
SAV: 2
AA / ASW: 4 / 0
Move Step: Cruiser
Shoot Step: Cruiser
Fire Control: STD
Primary Weapon: 6 x 7.5”/52
Secondary Weapons: 12 x 4”
Primary Data:
Short: 15 Med: 30 Long: 45 Ext: 60
Arcs: 2 x [2] F / P / S
2 x [1] A / P / S
Pen: 5 Dmg: 4
Secondary Data:
Short: 8 Med: 16 Long: 24 Ext: 32
Arcs: 2 x [3] P
2 x [3] S
Pen: 1 Dmg: 2
Aircraft: 2 (Recon) Flight Ops: 1
TT: 6 x 21” (1 x Triple P, 1 x Triple S)
As usual, the normal disclaimers apply - if I'm wrong, I will happily correct the mistakes..
