Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Choosing secondaries for the King George V alternative

British 4.5-inch and 5.25-inch guns fit the game's options poorly, prompting a proposed six-inch dual-purpose alternative.

4.5-inch Guns5.25-inch Guns6-inch GunsAlternate HistoryBattleshipsKing George V Class Battleships (1939)Royal NavySecondary BatteriesShip DesignWargaming Simulation
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The redesign seeks an alternative to King George V using equipment as close to available designs as possible. A 4.5-inch secondary battery is considered, but the game's five-inch substitute does not match the British 4.5-inch or 5.25-inch weapons. Six-inch guns offer another starting point because British capital ships still carried that caliber as secondary armament during the Second World War. Adapting a six-inch weapon into a dual-purpose mounting for a carrier or capital ship is proposed as a possible development. That mounting is part of the counterfactual, rather than an established feature of the historical ships.