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Layered citadel armour for a standard battleship

A viewer's 25,000-ton battleship sketch combines a 300 mm belt with sloped and internal decks in a citadel judged credible for 12- to 14-inch guns.

Question

What do you think of this 25,000-ton standard-battleship design?

Short answer

The layered citadel appears credible for a ship carrying 12- to 14-inch guns, although thicker armour would better suit the preference for prolonged gunnery engagements.

Notes

A viewer submits a 25,000-ton standard-battleship sketch for comment. The initial readable image suggests a credible arrangement for 12- to 14-inch guns, with a preference for thicker armour because the intended ship fights prolonged gunnery engagements. A later, clearer reading identifies a 300 mm outer belt, a 145 mm sloped layer, a 100 mm upper deck, and 80 mm internal decks. Its structural torpedo defence uses a double-H arrangement. These dimensions come from the spoken reading of the images, whose smaller labels are initially difficult to make out.