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Could Rio de Janeiro carry 15-inch and 9.2-inch guns?

A game-inspired conversion may fit 15-inch guns physically, but its 9.2-inch secondary battery creates handling and fire-control problems.

Question

Could the Rio de Janeiro hull take 381 mm main guns and 234 mm secondary guns?

Short answer

The 15-inch battery is plausible, but the 9.2-inch secondary arrangement is inefficient and operationally troublesome.

Notes

The World of Warships-inspired proposal can plausibly fit twin 15-inch mountings on the Rio de Janeiro hull. The 9.2-inch wing turrets are more troublesome because their positions demand awkward handling spaces. Their shell splashes could confuse fire control, and their slow rate makes them a poor answer to torpedo craft. Several twin six-inch turrets would use the same area more effectively while keeping the battery roles easier to distinguish.