A 3,000-ton anti-submarine destroyer quickly exceeds its hull's weight allowance once the desired equipment is fitted. The design retains anti-flooding protection and nine five-inch guns, then reduces other protection and speed while searching for hundreds of tons of savings. A light-cruiser alternative offers more room, yet the game's minesweeping equipment is restricted to destroyers, pulling the design back toward the smaller type. Sonar level, torpedo-launcher limits, missing automatic systems, and mine-warfare requirements continue to constrain the fit. A less balanced and slower result is accepted because a hundred copies can provide defensive ASW, patrol, and mine-warfare coverage around the empire.
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A 3,000-ton ASW destroyer runs out of weight
A 3,000-ton anti-submarine destroyer project works through nine five-inch guns, flooding protection, sonar, speed, minesweeping, and the weight ceiling of a defensive global escort.