1938 British Battlecruiser Proposal
Based off the latest ‘Showboat’ series. In the recent instalment of ‘Showboat’ the RN is planning to build a class of 6 ‘Improved G3’ type battlecruisers from the late 1930s onwards. I am not totally...
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IIRC There were 6 number twin 13.5" turret asemblies in store at Rosyth as well as the 4 number twin 15" turrets. There was also I believe a considerable quantatie of recovered armour available (even...
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We had some slipway space seems to be the consensus on alt KGVs with old guns / mounts. Four big ships worth, depends, you did say "follow on, so probably doable. Germans had the opposite problem,...
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"I also want to reserve these for railway gun use & possible coastal defences by the RA." What the Trolls wished to convey with the above quote was that the 'big' guns needed to be reserved for...
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How come the US Army was able to do it? There's some extra work beyond just getting some rail guns but it is possible. Standard rail guns may not be able to track moving targets but that's not...
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One method. Recoil isn't that great an issue on most rail guns, they don't roll backwards on firing. All you need is sufficient on carriage elevation and traverse, fast enough to get onto the exact...
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ChrisPat wrote:One method. Recoil isn't that great an issue on most rail guns, they don't roll backwards on firing. All you need is sufficient on carriage elevation and traverse, fast enough to get...
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ede144 wrote:If it's so easy, why is there any railway gun available in any Army? Because it isn't 1938 anymore, back then most armies had them, albeit not for coast defence - that was a US niche.My...
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These would all be 'Spanish' type barbette mounts for the 13.5-inch to defend bases like Singapore, Malta, Gib, Cape Town etc. Railways would only be moved to shift the guns to their positions. Proper...
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1. Modern era - Unless you have air dominance, it's a juicy target; in fact, it could expect to get visited by any number of Scuds and Tomahawks. If collateral damage isn't a factor (rural area or...
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1. Rail guns of BB caliber have tremendous recoil. Shoves the mounting car considerably backwards. And that is planned into the guns recoil system.2. No building of aiming turntables. That's...
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The main strategy behind a railway gun is simply using a means for moving a very large piece of ordnance over strategic distances in order to get it near enough the battlefield to shoot at the enemy....
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Nope. 1. Not with a suitable recoil mechanism, ships don't go sideways, super heavy arty doesn't all move on firing (some did, 7.2" Hows show both). Some rail guns allowed the mount to move, some...
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Rail guns allow one gun to cover a length of coast greater than its own range, exceptionally, as at Panama, two coasts. For Britain I can imagine being able to move guns from one end of the Suez...
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The railway could also be used to move troops the entire length of the Suez Canal to defend it from land attacks & general policing duties. I also have visions of 'land' railway guns (up to...
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An article on armoured trains gave me the impression that it might be a rather good concept, especially if the country has an extensive and compact network, even with the dangers of sabotage, missile...
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Where 360 degree traverse is useful is a small island like Malta where rail mobility isn't useful. Given somewhere that a longish line can be used a selection of just under 180 degree positions should...
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Not quite the large calibre railway guns being discussed here, but the Italian Navy at the start of WWII operated a number of Armoured Trains - 5 armed with 6inch guns, 4 with 4.7inch guns, 1 with...
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