The proposed fit uses command, control, radio, and sighting technology available to the period, without later systems such as radar. Its main battery substitutes nine modeled 14-inch guns for Orion's ten 13.5-inch guns, while six triple four-inch mounts provide eighteen secondary guns instead of sixteen singles. The comparison also covers three two-inch weapons and two 18-inch torpedo tubes against Orion's three 21-inch tubes. The conning tower is deliberately left lightly armoured, with the caveat that a period-accurate ship would probably have received more protection.
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Armament and fire-control choices behind the concept
The hypothetical ship combines three triple 14-inch turrets with period-appropriate fire control, secondary guns, torpedo tubes, and modest armour changes.