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tanjman -> Besides Weapon Suite Refits... (1/7/2003 7:10:27 PM)
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there were also two other major refits, the first was various radar suits, and everyone wants radar, right? The second is the introduction of the Combat Information Center (CIC).
Before the introduction of the CIC (late '42 IIRC) the captain fought his ship from the bridge and all data was passed to him there and he had to keep track of it in his head! With the CIC concept he fought the ship from CIC with all information available at a glance from the plot board (I've had a brain fart and can't remember if that's the correct name). The introduction of the CIC greatly enhanced the fighting ability of the USN. BTW CIC's were retrofitted on all major combats and on ships as small as destroyer escorts.
As far as which ship yards can do what work. One thing to remember is that as part of a normal overhual (usually a 4 year cycle) the ship's bottom was cleaned (usually by sandblasting) and painted, so a dry dock needs to be available for around a week per ship.
A normal overhaul (wartime 7/24 work shifts, not peace time work shifts) would take around 4 weeks depending on if there are any major alterations done to the weapons suite. And another 2 weeks for shakedown (to make sure all of the yard dogs work is up to speed) and for the yard to do any warranty work, plus a week to train the crew in there new equipment an tactics.
BTW I'm basing most of this off of things I've experienced while in the USN (10 1/2 years, with plenty of yard time) as well as books I've read on naval warfare. I'm sure with Paul Vebber on the WitP team they've an excelent source for this kind of info ;) I'm just curious on how it will be implemented.
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