![]() I suggest the hull upgrade be treated like an additional perma-camo. They can start with increasing gun accuracy. ![]() I would like to see this thing get a refit that makes it more usable, and versatile like Scharnhorst. ![]() Oh and I have Nelson now and that thing just shi*s on Hoods soooo. I can do well but always felt it deserved a little bit "more".and not some silly gimmick. You're more or less just a large tank that due to it's speed gets to decide where it takes damage but lack the consistent guns to make it worth while. I don't hate this ship, but I don't love it either. There are no detailed plans of these reconstructions however, as the planning never moved beyond the initial stages. This was in line with the three year renovation of Renown. This depended largely on the extent to which the Hood's machinery and boilers would be updated and worked on. The expected / planned estimate of cost was £ 4,500,000 and two to three years in the yards. That would also be a weight compensation for the armor being installed. The bridge structure is likely to have been redone to look more like a KGV class and that would see the armored conning tower removed. The 5.5" secondary guns would have been removed. In all cases the torpedo tubes were removed entirely, and 6 8 barrel 2 pdr pom poms would be included. ![]() A cheaper alternative would have been 6 twin 4" Mk XIX mounts. There were plans for either a 4.5" battery like Queen Elizabeth got or a 5.25" battery like on the KGV's. This scheme is better for medium and long range engagements and gives greatly increased deck protection. The lower deck is increased to 5" over the magazines and 4" over the engine rooms. This scheme gives greatly increased short and medium range protection to the ship but does little for bombs and plunging fire at long range. The 12" belt is extended up replacing the existing 7" armor and 2" of armor is added to the upper deck over the citadel. In Hood, Design and Construction, by Maurice Northcott, the reconstruction would have been:Īll 5" belt armor is removed and the 2" deck splinter armor is extended outboard, particularly around the magazines. ![]()
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