An early British move to 13.5-inch guns is the premise for an alternative HMS Dreadnought built in the game. The main battery is paired with six-inch secondaries and torpedo tubes, so the heavier guns have to fit within a complete armament scheme. A trial increase to 25 knots gives way to a 24-knot target. Ammunition, reloading equipment and armour then compete for the remaining displacement. Adjusting the belt and deck protection reduces the fore-and-aft weight offset to about one percent, following checks of the guns' firing arcs.
Notable Point · 7:37-12:37
Designing a 13.5-inch-gun HMS Dreadnought
A game-built alternative Dreadnought establishes the battery, speed, and supporting weapons required by an immediate British move to 13.5-inch guns.