Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Q&A · 3:57:35-3:57:58

Ibuki's old guns do not solve a new cruiser's weight problem

The panel rejects using the retired Ibuki's 8-inch guns in two new four-turret cruisers as a solution to weight-accounting problems.

Heavy CruisersIbukiImperial Japanese NavyNaval GunneryWarship Design
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Question

Would building two cruisers with four twin 8-inch turrets taken from the retired Ibuki help avoid weight problems caused by a measurement-system change?

Short answer

No; the proposal would not solve the weight issue and would leave the ships with an unusual inherited gun installation.

Notes

Reusing the retired First World War Ibuki's 8-inch guns would not solve the proposed cruisers' weight problem. The brief answer also objects that the resulting ships would have an unusual inherited gun installation. It gives no displacement calculation or alternative design.