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Can a destroyer carry a ship-of-the-line broadside?

A broadside-heavy game destroyer tests the difference between fitting more guns and bringing them to bear effectively.

Question

Can you build a second-rate destroyer of the line with guns along its sides?

Short answer

The game permits an attempt at a gun-heavy broadside destroyer, but firing arcs and the ability to hit remain constraints on the extra barrels.

Notes

The request turns a destroyer into a ship of the line by fitting as many guns as possible along its sides. Those guns would fire outward, making the broadside arrangement a constraint on their firing arcs. The game flags poor sectors of fire while the design is pushed towards maximum gun power. Its opponent combines long-range torpedoes with five-inch guns able to match the engagement distance, so the extra barrels still have to score hits. Sheer gun power can work in the simulated duel, but this deliberately unusual design is an experiment rather than a historical destroyer proposal.