The King George V alternative begins with a roughly 46,000-ton deep-load allowance and a desired speed of 28 knots. Oil firing, geared turbines, subdivision, underwater protection, and armor all consume that allowance before the design is complete. The game lacks the Royal Navy's 5.25-inch gun, so six-inch secondaries are fitted alongside lighter weapons. Adding the selected equipment leaves the model about 5,000 tons overweight. Its range display assumes high speed, whereas the historical endurance figure used for comparison was measured at 10 knots. Reducing the fuel allowance saves only a few hundred tons, leaving most of the weight problem unresolved.
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King George V alternative without Chatfield's choice
A King George V alternative exceeds its displacement allowance, and the game's high-speed range figure complicates comparisons with historical endurance.