Альтернативный линейный крейсер «Акуни». Япония

Водоизмещение:
33,460 t light; 35,130 t standard; 38,183 t normal; 40,624 t full load

Размерения: Length overall / water x beam x draught
822.30 ft / 800.00 ft x 90.00 ft x 32.00 ft (normal load)
250.64 m / 243.84 m x 27.43 m x 9.75 m

Вооружение:
6 — 14.96" / 380 mm guns (3×2 guns), 2,000.00lbs / 907.18kg shells, 1933 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount — superfiring
22 — 5.00" / 127 mm guns (11×2 guns), 55.12lbs / 25.00kg shells, 1930 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 7 raised mounts — superfiring
32 — 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4×8 guns), 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1923 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts — superfiring
30 — 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (10×3 guns), 0.57lbs / 0.26kg shells, 1933 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
32 — 0.52" / 13.2 mm guns (8×4 guns), 0.09lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1930 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 13,296 lbs / 6,031 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120

Броня:
— Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 13.0" / 330 mm 508.53 ft / 155.00 m 13.78 ft / 4.20 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 98% of normal length

Противоторпедная переборка:
1.77" / 45 mm 508.53 ft / 155.00 m 29.86 ft / 9.10 m

Броня орудий: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 14.2" / 360 mm 6.69" / 170 mm 13.4" / 340 mm
2nd: 3.00" / 76 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 2.00" / 51 mm
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm —
4th: 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm —
5th: 0.50" / 13 mm 0.50" / 13 mm —

Броня палубы: 4.33" / 110 mm, Conning tower: 2.76" / 70 mm

Maшины:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 177,466 shp / 132,389 Kw = 33.00 kts
Range 7,550nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 5,494 tons

Complement:
1,365 — 1,775

Cтоимость:
£14.666 million / $58.665 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1,437 tons, 3.8%
Armour: 11,731 tons, 30.7%
— Belts: 3,859 tons, 10.1%
— Torpedo bulkhead: 995 tons, 2.6%
— Armament: 2,496 tons, 6.5%
— Armour Deck: 4,314 tons, 11.3%
— Conning Tower: 67 tons, 0.2%
Machinery: 5,171 tons, 13.5%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 14,321 tons, 37.5%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,723 tons, 12.4%
Miscellaneous weights: 800 tons, 2.1%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
51,077 lbs / 23,168 Kg = 30.5 x 15.0 " / 380 mm shells or 6.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
Metacentric height 5.0 ft / 1.5 m
Roll period: 17.0 seconds
Steadiness — As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
— Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.82
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.01

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.580
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.89 : 1
‘Natural speed’ for length: 32.29 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 4.00 ft / 1.22 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
— Stem: 31.70 ft / 9.66 m
— Forecastle (20%): 23.70 ft / 7.22 m
— Mid (75%): 23.70 ft / 7.22 m
— Quarterdeck (15%): 21.70 ft / 6.61 m
— Stern: 21.70 ft / 6.61 m
— Average freeboard: 23.94 ft / 7.30 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space — Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 97.4%
— Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 176.9%
Waterplane Area: 53,843 Square feet or 5,002 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 111%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 181 lbs/sq ft or 883 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
— Cross-sectional: 0.98
— Longitudinal: 1.26
— Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

Features:
— Official standard displacement 33,395 tons
— Ships: 3. Ginchiyo, Nouhime, Oichi.
— 1 secodary turret superfiring the main gun turrets forward, 2 secondary turrets superfiring the main gun turrets aft, remaining secondary gun turrets four on each side
— 60 APC — 2100 lbs and 60 HE — 1900 lbs. Also able to use ‘San Shiki’ AA projectiles (1900 lbs)
— Main belt is 320mm Kaisanshi (‘Result 3-4’) Steel with 10mm Ducol steel plate backing. Main belt inclined at 20 degrees.
— Bulbous bow and improved fitting of the shaft brackets and the bilge keels for reduction in the hull resistance, resulting in higher speed and better fuel efficiency (both > than what SS gives).
— Transom stern for the use of the ‘Hain mat’ system.
— New Type 93 Fire Control System, superior to any other FCS in the world.
— High quality optics and 12m rangefinder allow for exceptional range estimation and a high degree of accuracy in shooting.
— 38cm/50 caliber Type 93 main gun, an improved version of the 38cm/45 caliber Type 85 gun used aboard the monitor Hideyoshi Hashiba. Range greater than 40 kilometers.
— Semi-automatic loading system for the 5 inch/40 caliber Type 93 secondary gun