Notable Point · 3:50:10-3:54:36

Why spare displacement does not guarantee a steady gun platform

A battlecruiser remains unstable with displacement to spare, and adding internal armor produces a result that is questioned.

Notes

Violent pitch and roll can throw a gun off its aim even when the ship is below its displacement limit. This UAD battlecruiser still has troublesome movement with roughly 2,000 tons to spare. Its metacentric-height display is used to picture the motion. Adding internal citadel armor then worsens the displayed result, contrary to the expectation that weight inside the hull should help. That unexpected response leaves doubts about this particular game calculation.