Post by fluorophil on Apr 22, 2012 6:18:28 GMT -5
The boards have been a little quiet lately, so I thought that I would wake everyone up... 
I have stats for a few more ships (ahem!), but finding the time and quoting sources (and checking and rechecking...) can be a little...difficult...
The ships are included in the 1.7 version of the printing tool, of Battleship Row, but there aren't any stats included - just the cells...
I know this class was not completed before the war ended, but I like what - if scenarios..., and hey, why not??
Ships in Class: Des Moines (CA134), Salem (CA139), Newport News (CA148), (USS Dallas (CA140) not launched).
My sources include:
Conways - All the World's Fighting Ships 1922 - 1946. (2006 reprint)
Whitley - Cruisers of WWII. (2000 reprint)
Friedmann - US Cruisers: An Illustrated Design History. (1984)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_Moines_class_cruiser
Proposed stats:
Des Moines Class Heavy Cruiser (8+)
Hull: 69 (17255t)
Speed: 9
Armour: 12
SAV: 5
AA / ASW: 16 / 0
Move Step: Cruiser.
Shoot Step: Cruiser.
Fire Control: RDR
Primary Weapon: 9 x 8"/55
Secondary Weapons: 12 x 5"/38
Primary Data:
Short: 14 Med: 28 Long: 42 Ext: 56
Arcs: 3 x [2] F / P / S
3 x [1] A / P / S
Pen: 5 Dmg: 5
Secondary Data:
Short: 7 Med: 14 Long: 21 Ext: 28
Arcs: 2 x [1] F / P / S
2 x [2] P
2 x [2] S
2 x [1] A / P / S
Pen: 2 Dmg: 2
Aircraft: Nil (4 as designed, not carried when completed)
TT: Nil
Remember this is my own posting, and as usual, I welcome constructive discussion - everyone is free to agree or disagree...
I have stats for a few more ships (ahem!), but finding the time and quoting sources (and checking and rechecking...) can be a little...difficult...
The ships are included in the 1.7 version of the printing tool, of Battleship Row, but there aren't any stats included - just the cells...
I know this class was not completed before the war ended, but I like what - if scenarios..., and hey, why not??
Ships in Class: Des Moines (CA134), Salem (CA139), Newport News (CA148), (USS Dallas (CA140) not launched).
My sources include:
Conways - All the World's Fighting Ships 1922 - 1946. (2006 reprint)
Whitley - Cruisers of WWII. (2000 reprint)
Friedmann - US Cruisers: An Illustrated Design History. (1984)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_Moines_class_cruiser
Proposed stats:
Des Moines Class Heavy Cruiser (8+)
Hull: 69 (17255t)
Speed: 9
Armour: 12
SAV: 5
AA / ASW: 16 / 0
Move Step: Cruiser.
Shoot Step: Cruiser.
Fire Control: RDR
Primary Weapon: 9 x 8"/55
Secondary Weapons: 12 x 5"/38
Primary Data:
Short: 14 Med: 28 Long: 42 Ext: 56
Arcs: 3 x [2] F / P / S
3 x [1] A / P / S
Pen: 5 Dmg: 5
Secondary Data:
Short: 7 Med: 14 Long: 21 Ext: 28
Arcs: 2 x [1] F / P / S
2 x [2] P
2 x [2] S
2 x [1] A / P / S
Pen: 2 Dmg: 2
Aircraft: Nil (4 as designed, not carried when completed)
TT: Nil
Remember this is my own posting, and as usual, I welcome constructive discussion - everyone is free to agree or disagree...
vs. 15 seconds on a Baltimore class. The Cleveland/Fargo class 6" guns firing rate was 6-8 seconds and the Worcester class CLAA 6" guns could fire every 5 seconds. Probably wouldn't take long to empty the magazines at those rates. Source: Naval Weapons of WWII by J. Campbell.