Testing the Dutch brief in a design game

The stated brief called for roughly 21,000 tons, 21 knots, eight 14-inch guns, sixteen 6-inch guns, and twelve 3-inch guns. The Dutch allowed displacement to rise to 25,000 tons, and some proposals reached 28,000. A broadly Vickers-style ship and a German-inspired counterpart in Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts make the competing demands on hull space and weight visible. Casemate space, compact superstructure, secondary batteries, and speed all compete on the same hull. Game limitations force compromises such as an unrealistic single funnel and altered gun placement, so the duel illustrates design pressures rather than proving which historical proposal was superior.