Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Ammunition storage for an enormous secondary battery

A viewer asks whether the heavily armed battleship has enough magazine capacity to sustain its exceptional volume of fire.

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Question

Does the battleship have enough ammunition storage for its exceptionally large gun battery?

Short answer

Yes for this game design. Its 85,000-ton displacement is used to explain the space available for ammunition.

Notes

The question follows a game battle in which the ship's 6-inch batteries maintain an extraordinary rate of fire. The answer is yes for this design, with its 85,000-ton displacement offered as the explanation. The exchange connects the battery's volume of fire to the space needed to carry ammunition inside the hull.