Tunk
03-31-2005, 04:01 PM
Normal Engine.
4x 6"/ 50 BL Mark XVII D's.
1x4 torp launcher, 8 torps.
Rest of displacement into belt.
This will make you travel 2kn/3kn (37/46 fully loaded) slower than a normal full out armour whore Q with a heavy engine, but reduced weight from using light 6" guns and normal engine allow you to pack on almost as much armour and just as much punch.
The normal engine also allows for 45% longer overheat time so you can have longer bursts of speed.
The added torpedos make for a nice surprise for slow destroyers and and cruisers you happen to cross, because no one expects a spread of torps from a Q let alone a british ship.
If you have high enough torpmen I suspect the lvl28 3x21" Mark VIII woulndnt go amiss with 12k dmg @ 55kn over short range.
4x 6"/ 50 BL Mark XVII D's.
1x4 torp launcher, 8 torps.
Rest of displacement into belt.
This will make you travel 2kn/3kn (37/46 fully loaded) slower than a normal full out armour whore Q with a heavy engine, but reduced weight from using light 6" guns and normal engine allow you to pack on almost as much armour and just as much punch.
The normal engine also allows for 45% longer overheat time so you can have longer bursts of speed.
The added torpedos make for a nice surprise for slow destroyers and and cruisers you happen to cross, because no one expects a spread of torps from a Q let alone a british ship.
If you have high enough torpmen I suspect the lvl28 3x21" Mark VIII woulndnt go amiss with 12k dmg @ 55kn over short range.