The first Lion reconstruction exposes two constraints in Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts. The historical design could vary belt thickness over magazines and machinery, but the game accepts one value for both. Applying the maximum thickness throughout makes the model slightly heavier. Engine-fault mechanics also leave the displayed ship at about 29.3 knots rather than the 30-knot design figure. Stated, designed, and achieved speeds can differ, especially for Royal Navy warships. The model is therefore an analytical approximation rather than a digital set of construction plans.
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Where the first Lion model departs from the design
The game cannot reproduce Lion's sectional armour scheme exactly, making the reconstruction a slightly heavier analytical approximation.