The Pan-American game ship is described as a paper design based on Vanguard. That origin suggests a British 5.25-inch secondary battery, prompting questions about replacing it with American 5-inch weapons. Logistics is offered as a possible reason for American guns. The reply accepts that a 5-inch/54 mounting could fit but remains unconvinced that the benefit justifies the expense. The exchange concerns the game's ship configuration; it does not establish that a navy carried out the refit.
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A Vanguard-derived game design and its secondary-gun refit
A World of Warships design prompts disagreement over whether replacing British 5.25-inch secondary guns with American 5-inch weapons justifies the work.