After setting the ASW cruiser's fleet role, the design turns to the machinery and survivability needed to make that speed usable. Engine efficiency and damage control compete with deck protection and the weight distribution required for a stable weapons platform. An eight-torpedo broadside adds offensive power, but the launchers and their position also affect the ship's balance. Increasing deck protection changes the remaining displacement instead of providing a free improvement. Although the numbers are game parameters, a specialist escort still has to be a complete, survivable warship rather than a single-purpose weapon carrier.
Notable Point · 1:58:59-2:08:39
Balancing machinery, survivability, and torpedoes in an ASW cruiser
Machinery efficiency, damage control, deck protection, stability, and an eight-torpedo broadside compete inside the fast escort's limited displacement.