doug941 wrote:
Could be but I doubt a KG5 would be followed by an Iron Duke since the second was mostly an evolved version of the first. If that era is represented, I'd guess more likely to be one of the American Nevada era designs. Same number of guns(or more)without using a Q turret.
As for cruisers, I could see a Warrior class analog with single caliber main guns and/or a smaller version of the Hawkins class. The destroyer analog could be used more as a dispatch vessel and/or a coast guard cutter later on.
Cruisers are likely designed along more economical guidelines.
I can see the Omaha class CL next then followed by the St. Louis class.
The DDs will likely start witht he Clemsen class and then move to the Porter class.
The ICN will likely shift between CLs and DDs in their progression. I suspect they will stick to the CLs because the DDs would be optimized for turbines and electricity. The CLs can still use triple expansion engines with oil burning boilers. They are big enough ships.
DDs with reciprocating engines will be really short legged and good for coastal defense only.
As for BBs, yeah, I can see Nevada following the Audacious.
The big issue is how to power those big turrets. Comressed air and hydrolics will work. The combination of optics and the balloons will really maximize the range for the big guns. Combining better steal and tripple based propellant will really be tough for other nations to duplicate.
So by the next time we see Safehold, we will see the ICN with between 20-30 BBs, 60-80 CLs and 200-300 DDs cruising the coast of the Empire and the Gulf of Dohlar. Dohlar and South Harchong will have a similar number between them.
What sort of fire control computers will they develope, I wonder?