Could a 16-inch standard support twelve-gun ships or 35-knot rebuilt battlecruisers?
Short answerThe viewer proposes nine guns as the baseline, while twelve guns or a 35-knot reconstruction would demand difficult compromises. The reply considers the speed increase possible but a tough ask.
NotesA viewer applies the relationship among guns, armour, and speed to a treaty standard fixed at 16 inches. The proposal uses nine guns in triple turrets as its baseline, while twelve guns in quadruple turrets require protection or speed to be sacrificed and may push designers toward a shorter citadel. The same comment says that driving an existing battlecruiser to 35 knots would test waterline length, machinery power, propulsion efficiency, and cavitation. The reply calls such a reconstruction a tough ask, though it might be achievable.