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Topic: Dreadnoughts Flotilla Question

I was checking my spreadsheet against the numbers in the book and I can't get the flotillas to work out.
The book says they have 40 SU's, but the ones in the book are over that.
I calculate the AH Huszar as:
Engines: 7 SU's
Light guns: 44 SU's
Torpedoes: 4 SU's
For a total of 55 SU's

And the French Bouclier as:
Engines: 8 SU's
3.9@ guns: 30 SU's
Light guns: 36 SU's
Torpedoes: 5 SU's
For a total of 79 SU's

Am I missing something or were the book Flot's done to the historical design, ignoring the SU limit?

  • From: Denver, CO
  • Registered: 2005-03-27
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Re: Dreadnoughts Flotilla Question

The ships in Dreadnoughts (including the flotillas) were "built" to historical specs, without consideration to the SU costs.

The Combat Rating calculations, however, are accurate.

Daniel Kast
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  • Registered: 2022-11-14
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Re: Dreadnoughts Flotilla Question

Thanks, that explains it.

  • Registered: 2005-06-08
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Re: Dreadnoughts Flotilla Question

Hope you do not mind my asking but what ship details were used for this flotilla?
'Jane's WWI' and an Austrian museum site have the weapons as 6 x 6.6cm (2.6") guns and 2 x 45cm (17.7") TT with no re-loads mentioned.
No mention also of any twin mounts, the pictures are next to useless.
This giving single mounts and the stats in the book would come to

Type:  , HUSZAR Class,  Destroyer Flotilla  (64)
Ships: 4 3 2 1
Max Speed: 7
Armor: 0
Weapons:
Battery X:   Light Guns  TL0,  2/4/6, 2/3+/1/1
Non–Piercing
[ABCD]  [ABCD]  [ABCD]  [ABCD] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [D] [D] [D] [D] [D] [D] [D] [D] [CDEF] [CDEF] [CDEF] [CDEF]
Battery Y:   17.7” Torpedo  TL0,  1/2/3, 1/6+/3/1
Halves Armor
[CD]  [CD]  [CD]  [CD] [CD] [CD] [CD] [CD]
Ammo:( 8 ) 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Are the range and ROF correct?
The Light Gun arcs do not seem to be for Four ships.
Help please.
Paul

Add, Better photograph and painting indicates Single mounts. There does seem to be some confusion as ships were converted around 1914. One Hungarian site gives 1 x 70mm/45 & 6 x 70mm/30 while a book written on these destroyers has the 12pdr guns as 1 x 66mm/45 and 5 x 66mm/30. I have changed the above, shipyard was showing twice the [CDEF] gun.
I have corrected the fault in version 8. Paul 29/8/08