The first game design grew to roughly 80,000 tons once its desired armament and fittings were included. That figure is excessive for a G3-derived hull despite the quadruple-turret version's attractive appearance. A three-twin-16-inch arrangement offers a lighter alternative and shows how displacement limits discipline a designer's ambitions. The exercise puts the whole ship's practicality ahead of a single ideal calibre.
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The cost of a quadruple-turret G3 hull
A visually attractive quadruple-turret concept exposes how quickly a G3-derived hull can become impractically heavy.